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 ...
Once Jaymiell Martina struck out Japan’s Ryosuke Takaoka in the top of the second inning, any worries he may have had being on the mound against Tokyo, Japan went away. It was also with that strikeout that he felt he had the ability to do something special. And do that he did. Martina ...
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 ...
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 ...
A night after his mom surprised him, Hudson Cowley provided her quite a gift. Cowley capped an exciting comeback, hitting a walk-off single and lifted Henderson, Nevada, to dramatic 6-5 in against Ohio Friday morning at Lamade Stadium. A night earlier, Cowley’s mom surprised him when she arrived in South Williamsport after saying she would have to stay home to take care of her younger son. An ecstatic Cowley carried that energy into Friday. lofting an 0-2 pitch into center field, scoring Owen Guzman as Nevada took its first lead all morning and earned a spot in Sunday’s ...
It took less than two hours. In that short time, Cooper Thissen became a household name. Producing one of the more dominant pitching performances in Little League World Series history can do that for a kid. And Anthony Johnson displaying some big-time clutch pitching sure helped, too. Thissen and Johnson combined on a no-hitter, striking out 17 as Davenport, Iowa edged Bonita, California, 1-0 Friday afternoon at Lamade Stadium. Thissen threw 5 1/3 no-hit innings, struck out 15 and hit a first-inning home run. Johnson excelled under pressure as fans around the stadium stood in the ...
