It didn’t take long for pitcher Clement Sevilla Pichardo of Leon, Nicaragua to start dazzling and impressing at the Little League World Series. In fact, after the first inning it was pretty evident that he can throw the ball well and with a lot of control. Strikeout after strikeout; inning ...
A three-run first inning helped set the tone for Tijuana, Mexico as the Mexico Region champions earned a 7-1 win against Sydney, Australia in Friday’s early game at Volunteer Stadium. Australia wasn’t able to get timely hits to put runs on the board, stranding six runners on base and scoring just one run in the fifth inning which cut the deficit to 5-1. But Australia was held scoreless in the sixth and couldn’t rally. Mexico collected just three hits in the win, but took advantage of three Australia errors and seven walks to score runs. Mexico scored twice in the bottom of ...
Ask anyone who ever played baseball what their dream was when they were a kid and majority will tell you it was hoping to get to the Little League World Series as an 11- or 12-year-old kid. It was the ultimate goal for any kid who played baseball to try and reach the mountain top. Few can ...
Cooper Thissen used his left arm and bat to make quite an impact at the Little League World Series. Anthony Johnson ensured the riveting story Thissen produced enjoyed a happy ending. Thissen hit a lead-off home run and threw 5 1/3 dominant innings of no-hit baseball Friday afternoon at Lamade Stadium and Johnson closed with two clutch strikeouts as Davenport, Iowa defeated Bonita, California, 1-0 and the pitching duo combined on a no-hitter. Thissen struck out 15 and his home run in the bottom of the first came after he fanned the side in the top half on 10 pitches. He golfed a ...
Jaymiell Martina and Giendry Ryan combined for a complete-game no-hitter against Japan to lift Curacao to a 6-0 win and advance in the winners’ bracket. Curacao will play on Sunday against either Brno, Czechia or Seoul, South Korea while Japan falls into the elimination bracket and will ...
In the battle of "Bayonne vs. Everybody," everybody remains winless. And Bayonne, New Jersey is marching on to the U.S. winner’s bracket semifinals. Chase Klimkowski threw 5 1/3 gutsy innings without allowing an earned run; Gabe Garcia closed it out on the mound and Mason Rincon homered ...
