Ohio broke up a scoreless tie with five runs in the fourth to spark a 5-2 victory over New Jersey in elimination-round play on Tuesday night in South Williamsport, Pa.
Xander Kinkade’s two-run double highlighted the big inning for the Great Lakes representatives from Hamilton, Ohio, who advanced to face Alabama of the Southeast Region on Wednesday.
Boone Treadway, who drew a leadoff walk to start the five-run frame, earned the victory as he allowed two runs and four hits over five innings. Bryson Williams picked up the save with a scoreless sixth, while Jack McAdams and Walker Osborne each finished with two hits and an RBI for Ohio.
AJ Tapia went 2-for-2 with a run for the Metro region represented by Bayonne, N.J. Starter Jett Bridges gave up three runs on three hits and five walks in three-plus innings.
Canada 5, South Korea 1
Vancouver, Canada posted four runs in the first inning to set the tone for an elimination-round victory over Seoul, South Korea.
Jason Mezzarobba and Felix Hoyano opened with singles against South Korea starter Ju Won Kim, then Cruz Krpan drove in Mezzarobba with a single and Hoyano also scored on an error. South Korea brought in Seo Jun Park to relieve, but Sha Hassko added an RBI single and came around to score on a wild pitch to make it 4-0.
Canada starter Jean Ramos allowed one hit and one unearned run in his two-inning stint, then Kian Sandhu closed with four scoreless innings. Krpan posted two of Canada’s seven hits.
Ha Jun Ju scored South Korea’s run in the second on a single by Ki Hyun Jung. Canada moved on to face Japan on Wednesday in the lower half of the International bracket.
Japan 3, Mexico 1
Tensei Yazawa threw five innings of one-run ball and fanned seven, Ryosuke Takaoka had two RBIs and Japan won its third straight game in the International lower bracket of the Little League Baseball World Series to eliminating Mexico.
The team from Joto Little League in Tokyo dropped into the lower bracket after an opening loss to Curacao, but it has defeated teams from the Dominican Republic, Czech Republic and Mexico over the past four days.
Yunosuke Yabe went 2-for-2 and Takeru Yorozu scored twice. Japan hit four consecutive singles to plate two runs in the first inning and scored again on a fielder’s choice by Takaoka in the fourth.
Rafael Mesina drove in Mexico’s lone run on a fourth-inning groundout before Yazawa struck out the side in the fifth and Rui Tobata tossed a 1-2-3 sixth. Jorge Fonseca went the distance for the team from Tijuana, Mexico, scattering all three runs (two earned) and eight hits while striking out three without a walk.
Alabama 4, Washington 2
Cam Lee hit an RBI double, Kinley Rasmus added two hits and Alabama stayed alive once more in a win over Washington.
The Southeast Region representatives from Phenix City, Ala., won their third consecutive game in the U.S. lower bracket. Jerry Taylor worked around four hits and four walks in five innings as he held Northwest Region representative from Tacoma, Wash., to its two runs.
Frankie McCabe had an RBI sacrifice fly for Washington, which later drew within two runs on Smith Huteson’s one-out double in the sixth. Alabama closer Cedric Harrison Jr. retired the next two batters to lock down the win.
–Field Level Media
