WILLIAMSPORT — Great Lakes fired up the offense in the first inning, when Preston Barr singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run. West pulled away for good with six runs in the second inning. In the second Ryan Knaebel threw a wild pitch allowing one run across the plate for West. West ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Japan took home a 4-2 victory over Latin America on Sunday. Japan got on the board in the first inning when Shisei Fujimoto homered on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs. Shinji Furusawa earned the victory on the pitcher’s mound for Japan. He went three innings, allowing zero ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Mexico watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 5-1 loss to Asia-Pacific on Sunday. In the first inning, Asia-Pacific got their offense started. An error scored one run for Asia-Pacific. Shoo Ho Choi was the winning pitcher for Asia-Pacific. He lasted ...
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Amed Rosario had three hits and drove in three runs, and the New York Mets went from cheering on players in the Little League World Series to impressing the youngsters in an 8-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night. Jeff McNeil added a two-run single to ...
By CHRIS MASSE cmasse@sungazette.com Rhode Island might be the country's smallest state, but it produces some big-time baseball players and teams. In the New England Region, it stands out as a giant. This is the fifth time in eight seasons that Rhode Island has sent a team to the ...
By CHRIS MASSE cmasse@sungazette.com Snow rarely falls in Peachtree City, Georgia but when it did last winter Connor Soper maintained his daily routine. He plodded through the snow and kept throwing the baseball off his pitchback. The ball often fell through the snow on its way back, but ...
By CHRIS MASSE cmasse@sungazette.com Ryan Selvaggi started slow against Oklahoma and walked the first three batters he faced. It was the Southwest Regional championship's first inning and the biggest game the Post Oak Little League had ever played at that point. The situation could make ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Reaching the Little League World Series is the dream. For most Little League Baseball players, coaches and volunteers, that is all ever remains. Becoming one of the world’s best 16 teams can be as challenging as solving a complex nuclear physics equation. But in Grosse ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Yuki Braxton did not compete at the Little League World Series more than two decades ago, but she sure came close. Braxton, formerly Yuki Matsushita, played second base for Austria in 1993 and ‘94 when her country played at the European Regional Tournament. Little did ...
WILLIAMSPORT — The tower that rises above the Post Oak Little League fields honors past champions. Whether district, section or states, if a team wins a title it will be remembered. Look toward that tower next year and one will see one team rise above the rest. The Post Oak 12-year-old ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Japan ran off with the lead late in the game in an 11-1 victory over Europe-Africa on Friday. The game was tied at one with Japan batting in the bottom of the fourth when Kenji Takada singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs. Japan secured the victory thanks ...
WILLIAMSPORT — It came down to one last swing in Game 6 of the 2018 Little League Baseball World Series. With the game tied, 4-4, in the bottom of the sixth inning Ryan Knaebel, singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run that gave the Great Lakes Region Champions from Grosse Pointe Woods ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Canada fell behind early and couldn’t come back in an 8-3 loss to Latin America on Friday. Latin America took the lead on an error in the first inning. Latin America got on the board in the first inning when Ian Huang’s wild pitch allowed one run to score for Latin ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Oscar Roman didn’t mince words with his players when they spoke about playing Japan on Friday at the Little League World Series. He couldn’t afford to. Spain doesn’t have anything remotely close to the tradition of success Japan has had in South Williamsport over the ...
GRANVILLE, WV – Two Crosscutters errors in the bottom of the 6th, lead to four Black Bears runs, as Williamsport fell 4-1 in the opening game at West Virginia. Ben Aklinski was the lone Cutters hitter with two hits, finishing the night 2 for 4 with a pair of singles. Jesse Wilkening had the ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Lamont Wade gave the best possible answer when asked what position he prefers to play. “Football,” he said. “I like to play football. That’s it.” Wade came to Penn State as an elite cornerback recruit from Clairton, and he spent his true freshman season playing ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Mid-Atlantic snagged a late lead and defeated Midwest 5-2 on Thursday. The game was tied at two with Mid-Atlantic batting in the bottom of the fourth when Jayson Hannah grounded out, scoring two runs. Mid-Atlantic fired up the offense in the first inning. An error scored one ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Caribbean lost the lead late in a 4-2 defeat to Asia-Pacific on Thursday. The game was tied at two with Asia-Pacific batting in the top of the ninth when Ji Hyung Choi was hit by a pitch, driving in a run. Asia-Pacific evened things up at two in the top of the sixth inning ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Both teams were strong on the mound on Thursday, but Southwest was just a little bit stronger at the plate in a victory over New England on Thursday. Tommy Turner started the game for New England and recorded 14 outs. New England opened up scoring in the first inning, when ...
STATE COLLEGE – Due to severe weather in State College during tonight’s contest, the game was suspended with the State College Spikes leading the Williamsport Crosscutters 3-0 heading to the 5th inning. Tonight’s game will be resumed on Monday, August 20th in State College as a part of ...