Louisiana beats Hawaii to win the Little League US Championship, a breakdown
What Happened
In the championship game of the Little League World Series, the Louisiana team battles the Hawaii squad for the title of the best little league team in the United States. The game is scoreless through the first four innings, but Louisiana's offensive spark ignites in the bottom of the fifth. Leadoff hitter Landon Postma of Louisiana doubles to start the inning and the team quickly pinch-runs for him, with the pinch-runner coming around to score on a single, giving Louisiana a 1-0 lead. Later in the inning, Louisiana's Cole Hoffpauir delivers a big hit that bounces off the wall, plating multiple runs to extend their advantage. In the top of the sixth inning, Louisiana's Reese Russo, a standout from the Little League World Series, comes through with another crucial hit and Louisiana takes a commanding 9-0 lead heading to the bottom of the sixth. However, Hawaii refuses to go down without a fight. They load the bases with no outs and a series of hits, walks and defensive miscues by Louisiana allow Hawaii to score three runs and make it a 9-3 game. With the tying run at the plate, the Hawaii batter launches a towering home run to tie the game at 9-9, stunning the Louisiana squad and the crowd. But Louisiana's shortstop, unfazed by the pressure, calmly fields a line drive and turns a crucial double play to end the inning and preserve the tie. The game heads to extra innings, where Louisiana ultimately prevails, securing the title of the best little league team in the United States. "Every town has a little league team and now these kids can say they are the best little league team in the entire country," exclaims the announcer, marveling at the accomplishment of the Louisiana squad. The team now advances to face Curacao for the overall Little League World Series championship, a testament to their resilience and skill on the diamond.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe united states championship best
little league team in the United States
of America Hawaii versus Louisiana in
the final
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letter they were scoreless through for
last two innings it all started
happening there's a leadoff double he
says let's go and then they pinch run
and the pinch runner comes to score on
this single one nothing Louisiana takes
the lead it's gonna be a close one from
here on out that's what you'd think oh
yeah
hell yeah bases loaded later on comes
through with a big time knock hits the
wall home runs are down since they
changed the bats it's actually much more
fun baseball now and then in the next
inning Reese Russo the stud of the World
Series this year Little League World
Series comes through nine nothing is
gonna be the score going into the bottom
of the sixth inning can't make that
catch 9 nothing to score so you think ok
this should be easy
no drama should be involved Hawaii's not
gonna come back
base knock right off the pitchers foot
little excuse me I'd like to put the
ball there then walks a batter I think
he strikes out the next kid no this kid
bloops it in no outs little blue now you
got bases loaded no outs still 9 run
lead nothing scary yet nothing not scary
but no outs Oh another base knock that
kid can't get it nice scoop though I
love a scoop and fires home to stop the
run nice defensive play there's a
strikeout you got one out alright uh how
you just walked in a run 9 to 2 uh
walked in another run 9 to 3 is the
score little bouncer too short oh no he
can't make the play that's gonna score 2
runs remember that because the shortstop
he remembers it and then his calmly
takes that to the back no flinch no
movement nothing at all ok now a home
run ties the game there's one out two
outs to go we're getting a little scared
line drive shortstop snags it turns to
they are now the best team in America
imagine that like hey
every [ __ ] town has a little league
team ah I didn't want to say the f-word
on this one but I did every town has a
little league game and now these kids
say we are the best little league team
in the entire country that's insane
Congrats to them they're playing Curacao
right now for the championship
championship championship championship
and we'll see how they fare this one was
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