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Brooks Cameron hit a walk-off single within the seventh inning and stored Alabama alive within the Little League Baseball World Series with a 6-5 comeback victory over Pennsylvania on Monday in South Williamsport, Pa.
The Southeast Region representatives from Phenix City, Ala., knocked out the Mid-Atlantic workforce from West Chester, Pa., and superior within the decrease bracket to face Washington on Tuesday. Kinley Rasmus pitched the ultimate 4 2/3 innings for Alabama and restricted Pennsylvania to 2 hits and no walks whereas hanging out six.
Alabama fell behind 5-0 within the high of the third earlier than scoring 5 runs within the backside half. Cooper Champion and Easton Allen hit consecutive two-run singles, and Rasmus introduced dwelling the fifth run on one other base hit. All eight of Alabama’s hits had been singles.
Cole Warner hit a two-run homer amongst his two hits, Dillon DiGiulio had a two-run triple and Ryan Donnelly added two hits for Pennsylvania.
Ohio 6, Texas 1
Zach Hilton hit a two-run single, Bob Frazier threw 4 2/3 clear innings and the Great Lakes Region representatives from Hamilton, Ohio, knocked out the Southwest Region workforce from Boerne, Texas.
Frazier struck out 4 whereas scattering three hits and three walks for Ohio. Josiah Infante had an RBI hit to open the scoring earlier than Hilton’s huge swing within the second inning. Ohio’s different runs got here dwelling on a pair of untamed pitches and a fielder’s alternative.
Carson Patrick hit an RBI single with Texas right down to its final out, and teammate Lyle Fischer went 2-for-2. Ohio will face New Jersey within the third spherical of the U.S. decrease bracket on Tuesday.
Canada 3, Panama 2 (7 innings)
Connor Ross cracked an RBI single for his workforce’s solely hit of the sport, and Canada did all its injury within the high of the seventh inning to eradicate Panama.
Panama pitcher Obed Fuentes struck out 12 and walked two whereas holding Canada hitless by six innings, however his workforce couldn’t plate a run in regulation, both. After automated runner Jacob Massel took third on a wild pitch and Jean Ramos walked, the workforce from Vancouver scored runs on three straight performs: a fielder’s alternative bunt by Connor Matsuda, the only by Ross and one other fielder’s alternative courtesy of Jason Mezzarobba.
The third run was essential, as Panama scored twice within the backside of the seventh. Jeickot Sanchez hit an RBI double and later scored on a wild pitch earlier than Canada reliever Cruz Krpan shut the door. Massel struck out seven over 5 scoreless frames because the starter for Canada, which superior to face South Korea within the third spherical of the International decrease bracket on Tuesday.
Japan 3, Czech Republic 2
Yunosuke Yabe blasted a pair of solo homers to elevate Tokyo’s Joto Little League to the elimination-round victory over the South Czech Republic Little League from Brno.
The Czech Republic took a 1-0 lead within the high of the primary on Jan Luksicek’s double, however Japan responded within the backside half of the inning with homers from Takeru Yorozu and Yabe. Vojtech Kaspar scored on a Yabe wild pitch within the fourth to forge a 2-2 tie, however Yabe answered within the backside half with a homer to heart for the profitable run.
Yoruzu and Yabe every pitched three innings and mixed for 13 strikeouts and no walks whereas scattering 5 hits. Japan superior to face Mexico on Tuesday.
–Field Level Media