Tag: Little League World Series

California Beats Japan For LLWS Championship

California Beats Japan For LLWS Championship

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — An American flag draped around his shoulders, Braydon Salzman couldn’t contain his glee when he found California teammate Nick Pratto to give him a postgame hug. The boys from Huntington Beach are headed home with a Little League World Series championship. Pratto singled in the winning run with two outs and [...]

August 29, 2011 | 0 Comments More
U.S. Wins Little League World Series

U.S. Wins Little League World Series

The boys from Huntington Beach, Calif., brought the Little League World Series championship trophy back to the U.S.A. after a year’s absence. A bases-loaded single by Nick Pratto with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning drove in the tie-breaking run, sending the Southern California boys to a 2-1 victory against Hamamatsu City, Japan [...]

August 29, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Tiny Dancer In Left Field At Little League World Series 2011

Tiny Dancer In Left Field At Little League World Series 2011

In baseball, it is said that the best pitchers are able to “pitch to the score,” meaning that they will aggressively attack the strike zone and pitch to contact when staked to a large lead in order to limit their pitch count and speed up the game. Earlier this week, a player representing Aruba in [...]

August 26, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Uganda Probes Age Of Youth Team Denied US Visa

Uganda Probes Age Of Youth Team Denied US Visa

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A representative for the league affiliated with a youth baseball team from Uganda tells The Associated Press that players were denied visas to play in the Little League World Series because of discrepancies over their ages and birth dates. Richard Stanley, of New York City, told The AP Friday that league [...]

July 30, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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