Sawyer Breed and Andrew Madsen combined to throw a three-hitter as Bonney Lake Washington downed Braintree Massachusetts in a Little League Baseball World Series elimination game in South Williamsport, Pa.
Breed opened the game and bounced back from a pair of unearned runs in the second inning to go five full innings, striking out seven and walking three. Madsen added a perfect inning of relief to close the win out.
Cole Sehlin went 2-for-2 at the plate, hitting an RBI single in the bottom half of the second to tie the score. Atley Eager then scored the winning run on a wild pitch.
A Sam Trotta single accounted for Massachusetts’ runs, as an outfield error allowed two to score. Henry Kuka went the distance on the mound, allowing six hits, three runs and two walks while striking out six.
Vancouver Canada 12, Brisbane Australia 0
Canada exploded for 13 hits and 12 runs to eliminate Australia in South Williamsport, Pa.
After building a 4-0 lead through four innings, the floodgates opened in the fifth. The damage was mostly done with small ball, with Caleb Jackson knocking in two with a triple and Misha Lee chipping in an RBI double. Arek Aubuchon went 2-for-2 with three RBIs.
Starter Tyson Grimsrud-Ronse and Lee combined on a one-hit shutout.
Australia relief pitcher Preston Reid was tagged for nine runs on eight hits and three walks.
Honolulu Hawai’i 9, Clarendon Hills Illinois 1
Hawai’i jumped out to a big early lead with eight runs in the first two innings to cruise past Illinois in South Williamsport, Pa.
Bronson Fermahin kick-started the scoring in the first with a three-run home run, and then following two more runs scored on wild pitches, Josh Tanaka and Evan Crawford added RBI singles in the second. Fermahin and Crawford each went 3-for-3 at the plate, as did teammate Kobe Lumford.
Crawford also pitched in relief, teaming with Mason Mitani and Logan Brokaw to limit Illinois to five hits. One of the hits was an RBI single for Liam Harrigan in the fourth, Illnois’ only scoring play.
Chihuahua Mexico 2, Arraijan Panama 1
Xavier Nolasco plated two runs with a pair of RBI singles, including the decider in the bottom of the sixth to propel Mexico past Panama in South Williamsport, Pa.
Nolasco gave his team a 1-0 lead in the first with his first RBI, a line drive single to left that scored Ian Cano. That lead held all the way until the sixth inning, thanks to a stellar outing from pitcher Gregorio Madrid, who surrendered no earned runs on three hits with a walk and nine strikeouts through six innings.
Panama tied the score when Isaac Dufau hit a ground ball that wasn’t fielded cleanly, allowing him to reach and teammate Eric Rodriguez, who had singled, to score from second. Mexico won the game in the bottom half on Nolasco’s second hit, a fly ball to left, which scored Iker Castaneda, who had doubled.
Dylan Aguilera and Alvis Arauz combined to surrender five hits and two runs (one earned) for Panama.
–Field Level Media
