Council Rock Newtown (Pa.) extended its postseason streak in the Little League World Series by at least one more game on Sunday by scoring 12 runs in the first three innings en route to a 12-2 victory over South Hill Little League of Puyallup, Wash.
The game was played at Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The winners, representing the Mid-Atlantic region, will next play the loser of Monday’s Mountain-West region game at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
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The Paseo Verde Little League from Henderson, Nevada, represents the Mountain Region and the Central East Maui Little League from Wailuku, Hawaii, represents the West Region.
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South Hill, the representative of the Western Region, was eliminated from the tournament.
Council Rock Newtown took a 4-0 lead in the first inning after Greyson Gage singled to score two runs and Gavin Caudill doubled to score another run. Dean Hamilton scored the other run when he crossed the plate on a wild pitch.
The score was 6-0 in the second inning, once on an RBI single by Tyler Wexler and once when Ryan Uhl scored on a wild pitch.
They doubled their lead in the third inning, scoring six times. Brayden Peiffer scored on a wild pitch and Greyson Gage tripled to make it 8-2. With the bases loaded, Brody Gage singled to make it 10-2 and Ryan Uhl walked to make it 10-2. Rocco DaBronzo scored on a wild pitch and after another walk loaded the bases, Will Siveter forced the final run with a walk.
Greyson Gage led the winners with two hits, scored two runs and struck out three.
Kinnick Noble (left) of Puyallup, Washington, strikes out Tyler Wexler of Newtown, Pennsylvania, who was trying to score on a wild pitch in the second inning of a baseball game at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP
They finished the game with a total of nine goals.
Saverio Longo started for Council Rock Newtown and allowed one hit and two runs in three innings, with three strikeouts and two walks. Tyler Wexler pitched a scoreless fourth inning to end South Hill.
Sunday’s elimination game between Aruba and Australia was halted early in the second inning due to a weather delay with the Caribbean champions leading 3-0. It was decided to resume play at 10 a.m. on Monday so players could get to the MLB/Little League Classic at Bowman Field.
