Santa Cruz, Aruba manager Max Arendsz never had his team looking too far down the road or get too high of expectations. Once they were in South Williamsport for the Little League World Series, the goal was to hopefully make it to the International semifinals.

Aruba is headed to the international final of the 2025 Little League World Series. The roster, made up of little-leaguers from Santa Cruz, Aruba, amassed a 4-1 record leading up to the international final against Chinese Taipei on Saturday, August 23.

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The Sporting News tracked live updates and highlights from Chinese Taipei vs. Aruba at the 2025 Little League World Series.

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Santa Cruz, Aruba manager Max Arendsz had a strategy idea going into Wednesday’s elimination game against Tokyo, Japan at Volunteer Stadium and it had absolutely nothing to do with the Xs and Os of baseball.