How to Watch Oregon vs. South Dakota, The No. 6-seeded Oregon Ducks are set to face the No. 11-seeded South Dakota Coyotes to open the NCAA tournament. Oregon last played against Oregon State in the Pac-12 tournament, and didn't have the season many were expecting.
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After a 2-0 win over Louisiana on Friday, the Sioux Falls team finds itself in a 1 p.m. CT contest vs. Oregon on Sunday. Fans can watch the game on ABC.South Dakota advanced in the Little League World Series bracket thanks to a shutout performance by Gavin Weir. The 12-year-old pitcher tossed 5.2 hitless innings and struck out 15 Louisiana batters.
Meanwhile, Oregon enters Sunday's game fresh off an 8-2 win over Pennsylvania on Friday.
Here's how fans can watch and stream Sunday's Little League World Series game between South Dakota and Oregon.The entire Little League World Series will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC. Viewers can stream each game through WatchESPN.
Both the home run derby and Little League World Series championship are slated for Sunday, Aug. 29. The title game is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT on ABC.California, Ohio, Hawaii, Nebraska, Oregon, and South Dakota all advanced into the second round, in addition to South Dakota and Oregon.California and Ohio play on Sunday at 8 a.m., Hawaii and Nebraska square off at 10 a.m., and Oregon and South Dakota clash at noon — all on ESPN.
With no international bracket at the Little League World Series this year because of COVID-19 travel restrictions, runners-up in the U.S. regional tournaments have filled half the 16 available slots. They’re noted on the schedule as B teams, while the regional winners are the A's.So far, the B's are having some fun. In the first round, they won five of the eight games played.
Each of those winners -- Ohio, California, Oregon, South Dakota and South Dakota -- had a different and entertaining path to victory. While California dominated New Hampshire 10-2, South Dakota starter Gavin Weir struck out 15 batters before hitting the pitch count limit in a 2-0 combined no-hitter over Louisiana.
Ella Bruning of Abilene, South Dakota, just the 20th girl to play in the LLWS, got the game’s first hit and run in a 6-0 win over Washington. Noah Davidson of Hamilton, Ohio, knocked a hard ground ball just past the first baseman, sending the winning run home in a 1-0 victory in eight innings against Tennessee.And the Lake Oswego, Oregon, team defeated Pennsylvania 8-2, behind a strong performance from starting pitcher Ben Robertson, who also launched a crucial three-run homer into the bushes in left field of Volunteer Stadium.
So why are all the runners-up playing so well? Simple, said Oregon manager Chris Kelly. When it comes down to it, these teams aren’t that different whether they are A's or B's.“These guys are 12-year-olds, they’re not superheroes,” he said Friday after Oregon’s win over Oaks, Pennsylvania. “They make mistakes, whether they’re on the mound or at the plate. If we’re able to execute and take advantage of some of those mistakes, we can beat those guys.”
Kelly’s son, Chase, a first baseman and pitcher, said he wasn’t bothered by playing an A team.“I wasn’t nervous at all,” he said. “Obviously I wanted to win, but if we lost, I wouldn’t have cared that much. I was just trying to have fun out there.”While Hawaii defeated California in the West region championship, both teams won their games in the first round of the Little League World Series.