Washington D.C.
Capitol City Little League won its first District of Columbia championship since 2010 with a 7-1 victory over rival Northwest Washington. NWLL had won two straight titles and three of the last four since Cap City’s run of 20 straight city titles. Sofia Ohanian broke the game open in the third with a two-out two-run blast to Cap City up for good. Isaac Frumkin had a pair of doubles and an RBI. Robert Reynolds picked up the win giving up just three hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five. Cap City will look to advance to the regional semifinals for the first time since 2004.
Alaska
Sitka knocked off defending state champion Gastineau Channel 5-1 in the District 2 finals behind a masterful pitching performance from Bryan Joseph who struck out nine batters and induced eight ground ball outs in 5 2/3 innings. Sitka will now face Abbott-O-Rabbit LL from Anchorage in the Best-of-5 state championship series.
Florida
The state tournament is set in Florida as all eight sections are complete. The best teams nearly always advance through sections in Florida because of their great schedule. They play round robin with no championship game. If you’re unbeaten and you beat everyone else already, why should you have to beat them again in a single game, right? Right.
Plant City looks like a solid contender and is the defending state champion. Florida tends to be wide-open in the state finals, however.
Virginia
Virginia is down to its final four now with Tuckahoe American, Fairfax National, West Springfield American, and defending state champion Great Falls. Tuckahoe hasn’t allowed a run in four games now after mercy-ruling Lynchburg in the quarterfinals. Although, West Springfield has been a state champion with this group before.
Texas
Universal Little League of Corpus Christi needed to sweep a double header this morning against powerhouse Midland Northern and they did. Juan Sosa and Jacob Garza each hit home runs in an 11-1 rout during the first game. Garza struck out 14 batters in the second game to pull off the sweep with a 3-0 victory. It was the fourth straight elimination victory in three days.
Hawaii
Central East Maui sits in the driver’s seat for the Hawaii state championship after knocking off Waipio 3-1 in the winners’ bracket final over the weekend despite being outhit 4-3 in the game. Waipio led 1-0 before Rayven Ruiz tied it with a solo home run.
Capitol City Little League won its first District of Columbia championship since 2010 with a 7-1 victory over rival Northwest Washington. NWLL had won two straight titles and three of the last four since Cap City’s run of 20 straight city titles. Sofia Ohanian broke the game open in the third with a two-out two-run blast to Cap City up for good. Isaac Frumkin had a pair of doubles and an RBI. Robert Reynolds picked up the win giving up just three hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five. Cap City will look to advance to the regional semifinals for the first time since 2004.
Alaska
Sitka knocked off defending state champion Gastineau Channel 5-1 in the District 2 finals behind a masterful pitching performance from Bryan Joseph who struck out nine batters and induced eight ground ball outs in 5 2/3 innings. Sitka will now face Abbott-O-Rabbit LL from Anchorage in the Best-of-5 state championship series.
Florida
The state tournament is set in Florida as all eight sections are complete. The best teams nearly always advance through sections in Florida because of their great schedule. They play round robin with no championship game. If you’re unbeaten and you beat everyone else already, why should you have to beat them again in a single game, right? Right.
Plant City looks like a solid contender and is the defending state champion. Florida tends to be wide-open in the state finals, however.
Virginia
Virginia is down to its final four now with Tuckahoe American, Fairfax National, West Springfield American, and defending state champion Great Falls. Tuckahoe hasn’t allowed a run in four games now after mercy-ruling Lynchburg in the quarterfinals. Although, West Springfield has been a state champion with this group before.
Texas
Universal Little League of Corpus Christi needed to sweep a double header this morning against powerhouse Midland Northern and they did. Juan Sosa and Jacob Garza each hit home runs in an 11-1 rout during the first game. Garza struck out 14 batters in the second game to pull off the sweep with a 3-0 victory. It was the fourth straight elimination victory in three days.
Hawaii
Central East Maui sits in the driver’s seat for the Hawaii state championship after knocking off Waipio 3-1 in the winners’ bracket final over the weekend despite being outhit 4-3 in the game. Waipio led 1-0 before Rayven Ruiz tied it with a solo home run.
Mississippi
Ocean Springs Little League won its sixth state title in the last 10 years. OSLL is 8-0 in the tournament so far and won the best 2-out-of-3 series with Hattiesburg with a pair of mercy-rule victories. Mitch Murrell hit two home runs in the state title series to lead Ocean Springs. Mississippi is looking for its first trip to Williamsport since Hattiesburg went in 1977.
Northern California
Santa Cruz American jumped out to an 8-0 lead after two
innings and held onto a 10-5 win. Javier Lopez blasted a pair of home runs in
the victory. SCA will face Belmont Redwood Shores on Wednesday.
Nebraska
Kearney Little League is looking to defending its regional crown and got off to a great start by winning the Nebraska state championship. It’s the third straight trip to Indianapolis for the Midwest Region Tournament for Kearney. Keegan Thurston was dominant on the mound for KLL while striking out 12 in the 3-0 victory over Omaha Keystone.
Nebraska
Kearney Little League is looking to defending its regional crown and got off to a great start by winning the Nebraska state championship. It’s the third straight trip to Indianapolis for the Midwest Region Tournament for Kearney. Keegan Thurston was dominant on the mound for KLL while striking out 12 in the 3-0 victory over Omaha Keystone.
State Champions List
Utah- Dixie LL (St. George)
Alabama- Jackson LL
Utah- Dixie LL (St. George)
Alabama- Jackson LL
Oklahoma- Tulsa LL
Idaho- Coeur d’Alene LL
Washington- Eastlake LL (Sammamish)
Mississippi- Ocean Springs LL
Nebraska- Kearney LL
Washington, D.C.- Capitol City LL
Texas West- Universal LL (Corpus Christi)
Louisiana- Bossier National LL
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Idaho- Coeur d’Alene LL
Washington- Eastlake LL (Sammamish)
Mississippi- Ocean Springs LL
Nebraska- Kearney LL
Washington, D.C.- Capitol City LL
Texas West- Universal LL (Corpus Christi)
Louisiana- Bossier National LL
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