Mancini leads Endwell, New York, to Little League

Conner Rush had the NY team’s only RBI to give Endwell the lead in the bottom of the fourth. With Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” blaring over the PA system, the Mid-Atlantic champs tossed their gloves in the air and celebrated with teammates and coaches before receiving the LLWS championship banner. Just an unbelievable feeling..

Can New York win its first title since 1964 or will South Korea make it two in three years?

Will it be NY or South Korea that takes home all the glory from Williamsport on Sunday in the 2016 Little League World Series Championship?

Obama called Maine-Endwell Saturday after the team captured the U.S. Championship.

The last American team to win the Little League World Series was Ocean View Little League, from Huntington Beach, California.

The two teams facing off for a Little League World Series Championship will be United States victor Endwell, New York versus worldwide victor Seoul, South Korea. The last NY team to win a title was in 1964 (Stanton Island) and the last time an upstate team represented with a title was in 1954 (Schenectady).

NY is undefeated and has shown their offensive power in the tournament, outscoring opponents 27-15.

South Korea won the 2014 championship against Chicago (who was subsequently stripped of the honor) and avoided a matchup in the global bracket with Japan, who had won three of the last four championships coming into this year.

Michael Mancini was dominant on the mound on Saturday against Goodlettsville.

Mancini allowed just one hit through 4 2/3 innings. “I know that if I’m down in the count, I can get back up”. So you never know what can happen with that pitch..

For a while, it didn’t look like NY hitters would be able to hit anything.

The president congratulated the team on their win, and wished them good luck for Sunday. Over half the roster returned from last season when NY fell to eventual World Series runner-up Red Land in the Mid-Atlantic Region final. Over half of the roster returned for this year’s team.

“Hearing my name sort of gives me confidence and just how loud it is just gives me even more confidence”, Abbadessa said.

Check out the photo gallery at top for photos of the day, and play some of the videos below. “It was a long road and we made it where we wanted to”.

“The curveball is my biggest pitch”, he said.