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Two first-inning runs propel Japan past Mexico in elimination game

Little League Extra

With a simple ground out to third base, Kei Kawanishi rifled the ball to first baseman Rui Tobata and just like that, Japan kept its summer going at the Little League World Series. The routine third-to-first ground out ended Tuesday’s elimination game at Volunteer Stadium, giving Tokyo, Japan a 3-1 win against Tijuana, Mexico. The loss eliminates Mexico from the tournament. With the win, Japan advances to face either Canada or South Korea at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at Volunteer Stadium. In the top of the first inning, Japan collected three straight singles to help the offense collect ...

This East Side LL team is trail blazer in West Chester

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East Side Little League has achieved big success this decade, but something was still missing entering this summer. The 2026 team filled that void in a huge way. And just kept going from there, cementing itself permanently among both league and West Chester, Pennsylvania lore. East Side ...

Boerne has achieved a lot in the past three years

Little League Extra

When Boerne, Texas reached the 2024 Little League World Series, it produced a storybook run. Literally. Tim Christ, whose son Kaleb played for the U.S. runner-up Boerne team, wrote a book entitled, “How Boerne made history and played on their Field of Dreams.” Just two years later, ...

Nicaragua keeps battling, and has done so every game

Little League Extra

When asked about the resilience and adversity of the Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila Little Leaguers after a comeback win against Panama on Friday at Volunteer Stadium, Nicaragua manager Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Mayorga didn’t hesitate crediting their hometown. The second-largest city ...

Pariba LL players happy to have Curacao on jersey

Little League Extra

Like thousands of kids every summer, Jaymiell Martina, Steven Felix and Giendry Ryan have both played Little League Baseball for years and watched every summer on television teams competing at the Little League World Series. Notably, they’ve seen over the years teams from Curacao get to ...