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| Saturday, August 18 Updated: August 19, 3:15 AM ET |
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| Almonte hurls perfect game for Baby Bombers Associated Press | |||||||||||||
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- A shy 12-year-old as soft-spoken
in his native Spanish as he is in English came close to strikeout
perfection at the Little League World Series on Saturday.
Coby Gibler hit a solo home run on the first pitch of the seventh inning to lift Bainbridge Island, Wash., to a 4-3 victory over Davenport (Iowa) East on Saturday in the first extra-inning game of this year's Little League World Series. Moving over from first base, Gibler then retired all three Davenport East batters in the seventh, striking out two, to secure the win. Gibler's shot to right-center field was the first score for Bainbridge (1-0) since they took a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Bainbridge held a 3-1 lead with two outs in the sixth when Davenport East (0-1) rallied to tie the game. Shane White scored on a Tom O'Donnel single, bringing Davenport East within 3-2 with runners on first and third. Willie Argo scored from third on a passed ball to tie the game 3-3. But Corbin Delacruz struck out swinging, sending the game into extra innings. Mash Hensen's third-inning double to center field gave Bainbridge Island a 1-0 lead and advanced Dalton Gent to third base. Gent then scored on a fielder's choice, and Hensen came in on Jesse Colkitt's line drive to center field, making it 3-0. Chris Kolar brought Davenport East within 3-1 in the fourth inning with a solo home run over the left field wall. Indiana 5, Rhode Island 1 T.J. Baumet hit a two-run homer in the third inning to lead Brownsburg, Ind., over Lincoln, R.I. Baumet's home run over the center-field fence put Brownsburg (2-0) up 4-0. Lincoln (0-2) closed within 4-1 when Seth Labossiere came home on a passed ball in the fourth inning, but Rhode Island would get no closer. Guam 6, Mexico 5 Guam is advancing in the Little League World Series after Derwin Aguon struck out 12 batters and allowed just four hits as Hagatna, Guam held off Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico 6-to-5. Aguon was at his best in the fifth inning today, when he struck out the final two batters with the tying run at second base. Guam is making its first appearance in the world series. Mexico tried to close a 6-to-3 gap in the fifth inning, but fell one run short. Mexico's pitcher Eduardo Flores struck out 12 batters but hurt himself with seven walks in the game. Netherlands Antilles 3, Panama 2 Michelangelo Trinidad belted an opposite field home run to left field to highlight a three-run uprising and Erick Rafael survived a late rally to lead Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antillies past Santiago, Veraguas, Panama, 3-2. Trinidad broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth with his two-out home run off losing pitcher David Montilla (0-1). However, the Netherlands Antillies squad continued its offensive surge when Erick Rafael reached second base on an error and pinch hitter Devin Lake dropped a single in front of center fielder Issac Forero to drive in a second run and a wild pitch allowed the lead to increase to 3-0. Rafael, who struck out seven batters in the win, took a one-hitter into the sixth inning before Luis Quintero walked and Otto Castillo belted a two-run homer over the right field fence to cut the Panama deficit to 3-2. David Montilla kept the rally going with a single to center but Elido Rodriguez grounded out and Adolfo Reina struck out to end the game. Rudson Pieter contributed a pair of singles to the winning offensive attack. Calgary 5, Moscow 1 Jessie Sawyer hit a leadoff home run and struck out 11 batters to lead Calgary, Alberta, Canada (1-0) past Moscow, Russia. Moscow (0-1) managed just three hits in its first world series appearance. Nikolai Lobanov broke up Sawyer's no-hit bid with a single in the fourth inning and scored on Stephan Kochkine's single. | |
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