But Baptista still had to face the heart of Pearland’s order in the bottom of the inning, and a leadoff home run by Ben Gottfried was followed by a walk and then a Caleb Low home run that ended the game.
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The Bonita-based Sweetwater Valley all-stars fell to their counterparts from the Pearland West Little League of Pearland, Texas, who defeated Sweetwater Valley, 8-4, on Sunday.
Lewisberry, Pa.’s Jaden Henline (12) drives in a run with a single off Pearland, Texas, pitcher Jarrett Tadlock during the first inning of a baseball game in United States pool play at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Pearland will play Pennsylvania for the US championship on Saturday afternoon. The loser will be eliminated from title contention.
Pearland lost Wednesday night 3-0 against the team from Pennsylvania, so in order to stay in the tournament and keep the goal of making it to the US championship alive, they must win Thursday night.
The fuzzy Little League World Series mascot “Dugout” headed to Japan’s dugout and found a few dance partners. “I’m just hoping they can do the best they can.” he said.
Mexicali gets a rematch with Tokyo, which won their earlier matchup 3-1.
Low was replaced by a pinch-hitter in his previous at-bat. When asked why Cramer was so effective against his kids, Solomon initially stopped at, “He made us swing and miss”. His final line was five innings pitched with 13 strikeouts and no runs allowed.
Sweetwater Valley Little League’s dream of winning the Little League World Series is over after falling to Texas 9-7 in extra innings.
Pearland needed just three batters in the bottom of the eight to tie and then win the game. His home run was a liner over the fence in left field, setting off a wild celebration. Barquisimeto used up its pitching staff in that one. “A tough game”, manager Junji Hidaka said, in a tone of voice that didn’t need translating.
Cole Wagner gave Lewisberry a 2-0 third-inning lead, hitting his third Series home run.
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Lewisberry rallied for a fifth-inning run, doing so with nobody on base and two outs. He switched positions with right fielder Gerardo Lujano for the final out, and then made the long jog back toward the mound to join the celebration.
