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Thissen, Johnson put on outstanding pitching performance in Iowa's no hitter

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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 ...

Hitting walk-off home run is something Rincon, Bayonne won’t forget

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Bayonne, New Jersey manager Justin Smith offered Metro Regional tournament coaches some advice. Most listened, too. There, Smith said if they hoped to avoid home runs, then don’t pitch to Bayonne slugger Mason Rincon. Following Bayonne’s Series debut, Wednesday Smith reversed course. “I used to say if you want to avoid the home run, don’t pitch to him, but I can’t say that anymore because they pitched to him,” Smith said. “Now my advice is to pitch to him all the time.” Expect future Bayonne coaches to adhere more to Rule No. 1 than Rule No. 2. Not after what ...

Soundview made people aware of Washington baseball

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Nearly everyone can point out Tacoma upon a Washington map. It is the state’s third largest city behind Seattle and Spokane, so most from Washington know plenty about Tacoma. It’s just that few knew much about Little League Baseball there. That is, until now. The Soundview Little ...

Nicaragua shows how talented its pitching is on first day

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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 ...