The Little League World Series is officially underway after its start last Thursday and will continue until its climax Sunday, Aug. 25, with the championship. Here are the records to this point (keep in mind that this is double elimination):
US Teams
Great Lakes
0-2
Mid-Atlantic
1-1
Midwest
1-1
New England
2-0
Northwest
1-1
Southeast
1-1
Southwest
0-2
West
2-0
International Teams
Asia-Pacific
1-1
Australia
0-2
Canada
1-1
Caribbean
1-1
Europe & Africa
0-2
Latin America
1-1
Japan
2-0
Mexico
2-0
But the team to watch for is Eastlake Little League of the Northwest from Sammamish, Washington, which has been provided with 29 GelDefender products to finish out the tournament. Eastlake beat the team from the Southwest Thursday 8-4 but lost yesterday 7-9 against New England. However, the team is not out of the tournament yet, and they play again tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern against the Midwest team (to be televised on ESPN2). Keep an eye on these players as they advance, and check in with us periodically for updates on both their progress and the rest of the World Series!
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