Curaçao Wins Little League World Series Title

Curaçao's Pariba Little League team secured its second Little League Baseball World Series title on Sunday, August 30, 2026, defeating Nevada's Paseo Verde Little League 11-2 in the championship game at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The victory capped an unbeaten tournament run for the team from Willemstad, Curaçao, which also won the international championship by defeating Japan 4-0 on Saturday.

The championship game saw Nevada take an early 2-0 lead in the second inning when Maddox Bryan hit a two-run single. Curaçao responded in the third inning, tying the game on a two-run single by Shardijon De Lanoi. The team from the Caribbean island took the lead for good in the fourth inning on a two-run double by Jaymiëll Martina. The decisive blow came in the fifth inning when Juriënsly De Windt hit a three-run double to deep center field, extending the lead to 8-2 after De Lanoi had been hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Curaçao added three more runs in the sixth inning to finalize the score.

De Windt also started on the mound for Curaçao, pitching the first three innings and allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits with one walk. Relievers...