Washington actually out-hit Oregon by a 6-3 margin, but Oregon was opportunistic in taking advantage of three Washington errors. Oregon lost to 8-2 to Washington in its first game, but things were much different Saturday, as Zack Reynolds allowed just three hits and no runs to go along with nine strikeouts in 5.1 innings for the victorious squad. Oregon (Bend North Little League) bounced back from an earlier defeat in the Northwest Regionals to take down Washington (Lynnwood Pacific Little League) 5-1 Saturday to earn a berth in the 2016 Little League World Series. Great pitching tends to be the biggest equalizer at any level of baseball, and based on the way Iowa played in the Midwest Regional, it may have a better group of arms than any American team that is heading to the LLWS.

Much like Rhode Island, Iowa will go to Williamsport with a unique opportunity in front of it, having never before won the Little League World Series. Kansas was only able to muster three hits, and it is fair to wonder if fatigue played a factor since it played six games in regionals, which was two more than any other team in the group. Michael Siemer also starred by going 3-for-3 and adding the team's other RBI. Iowa also generated just enough offense with leadoff hitter Miles Risley going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI, including a home run. Josh Larson shut the door in relief to earn the save by working around one hit and striking out two in the sixth inning. Kaiden Dinh led the way in that regard, allowing just two hits and one walk, while striking out eight in five innings. Iowa (Johnston Little League) continued its dominance on the mound Saturday, as it shut out Kansas (Frontenac Little League) 3-0 to advance to the Little League World Series.Īfter allowing just one run in its first two games during regional play, Iowa stymied the opposing hitters once again in the championship game. It figures to be a contender if Lemieux continues to get the job done at the plate and on the mound, especially considering how good it looked throughout regional play. Rhode Island will have a chance to make history, though, as the smallest state in the union has never captured a Little League World Series championship. But it won't have an opportunity to add to its tally. While California is the winningest state in LLWS history with seven titles, Connecticut is tied with Pennsylvania and New Jersey for second with four.

In addition, he pitched five innings of six-hit, one-run ball while striking out six.Ĭonnecticut entered the game having scored 36 runs in its previous three contests, but the bats went silent, including that of star Richie Kerstetter, who went just 1-for-2 with no runs or RBI after dominating en route to the title game. He went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. A remarkable individual performance by Colin Lemieux was the biggest key to victory for Rhode Island.

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