As long as Snohomish beat North Carolina in the game after Iowa won, then Snohomish and Iowa would have been the two out of the five teams to advance from their pool (Snohomish would have been 4-0; Iowa 3-1; and North Carolina 2-2).
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Amid reports it purposely lost its game Monday, the South Snohomish team will play a previously unscheduled playoff game Tuesday to see if it advances to the semifinals of the Little League Softball World Series.
Iowa filed a complaint following Washington’s loss to North Carolina.
Des Moines NBC affiliate WHO-TV added Washington coaches sat their four best players, had players bunt with two strikes, and told them to swing at balls in the dirt. “It’s not the girls’ fault, it’s the coaches… they should be disqualified”.
[Little League worldwide says Jackie Robinson West had only five eligible players in 2014]. Little League officials decided this is all ridiculous, and are having Central Iowa face the West in a single elimination playoff game to determine who moves on. Priester, a redshirt freshman, had four receptions for 67 yards in the fall scrimmage Sunday. But Iowa felt like Snohomish wanted them knocked out of the tournament, which is why it came up with a plan to throw its game against North Carolina.
Controversy also erupted over the game in which Rowan shut down Western representative Washington with some saying the Washington team deliberately threw the game. We have to play at 9 a.m. PT, but the girls have a little bit of a chip on their shoulders. “It was very evident right away what was going on”.
How scared was Washington of a rematch with the Iowa team?
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“The Little League global Tournament Committee recently received credible reports that some teams did not play with the effort and spirit appropriate for any Little League game”, Little League worldwide said in a statement Tuesday.
