SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Hairo Polonius hit a two-run double and Dennis Neuman struck out nine as Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, beat Worcester, Mass., 9-1 to finish third at the Little League World Series.

Curacao scored four runs in the first, and Worcester never threatened. Worcester's lone run came in the sixth when Ryan Griffin scored on a wild pitch and catcher's error.

It was the second consecutive year Curacao played in the consolation game. Last year, Curacao lost 9-1 to the Bronx, N.Y., scoring the only run of the series on pitcher Danny Almonte.

Curacao later was awarded third place when the Bronx was forced to forfeit because Almonte was found too old to play.