The workforce from El Segundo received the fifth LLWS in a row for the US
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El Segundo Little League earned California the 2023 Little League World Sequence championship with a 6-5 win over Curaçao on Sunday afternoon in South Williamsport, Pa. Louis Lappe hit a walk-off dwelling run within the sixth inning to safe the title.
The West Area vs. Caribbean Area matchup had loads of drama. California discovered a 2-0 lead within the first inning and appeared in management for many of the recreation. Then, with California sitting on a 5-1 lead within the fifth inning, Curaçao’s Nasir El-Ossaïs hit a grand slam off Max Baker to make it a brand-new recreation.
The joy and nerves have been excessive through the sixth as Lappe led off the underside of the body with the game-winning blast. Have a look:
The Curaçao pitcher had not allowed a homer within the World Sequence till Lappe’s winner. The 6-foot-1, two-way participant for El Segundo was a key piece for his workforce by the whole match. Sunday marked his fifth dwelling run of the competitors.
“My mentality was simply get the following man up and if we saved doing that, we might’ve received both approach. However I will take the homer,” Lappe mentioned after the victory.
Though Lappe obtained the final run of the sport, the win was a real workforce effort. Lucas Keldorf helped California get the early lead with a two-run double within the first inning, whereas Jaxon Kalish registered a two-run single within the third. California discovered the 5-1 benefit within the fourth after Crew O’Connor obtained an RBI single — which was truly his first hit of the LLWS.
In the meantime, Ollie Parks began the day on the mound, however Brody Brooks — who opened the sport with a single — was the pitcher who stopped Curaçao’s offense on the prime of the sixth.
That is the fifth consecutive match an American workforce has taken dwelling the title. America leads the way in which with 39 Little League World Sequence titles whereas Chinese language Taipei (17) and Japan (11) are second and third all-time, respectively.
California has been within the championship recreation 24 occasions and has now received all of it eight occasions, which is essentially the most by every other workforce in the US. El Segundo is the primary California workforce to win it since Ocean View Little League from Huntington Seaside in 2011.
Beneath is an entire recap of the 20-team 2023 Little League World Sequence, together with the schedule, scores and groups.
2023 Little League World Sequence scores
Sunday, Aug. 27
- World Sequence Championship: West 6, Caribbean 5
- Comfort Recreation: Asia-Pacific 10, Southwest 0
Saturday, Aug. 26
- Remaining: Caribbean 2, Asia-Pacific 0
- Remaining: West 6, Southwest 1
Thursday, Aug. 24
- Remaining: Caribbean 4, Mexico 2
- Remaining: West 2, Northwest 1
Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Remaining: Asia-Pacific 9, Caribbean 1
- Remaining: Southwest 1, Northwest 0
- Remaining: Mexico 2, Japan 0,
- Remaining: West 5, Southeast 3
Tuesday, Aug. 22
- Remaining: Mexico 3, Latin America 1
- Remaining: Southeast 2, Mountain 1
- Remaining: Japan 5, Panama 4
- Remaining: West 9, Metro 3
Monday, Aug. 21
- Remaining: Caribbean 2, Latin America 1
- Remaining: Northwest 6, Southeast 2
- Remaining: Asia-Pacific 10, Japan 0
- Remaining: Southwest 3, West 1
Sunday, Aug. 20
- Remaining: Panama 3, Cuba 2
- Remaining: Metro 7, Mid-Atlantic 2
- Remaining: Mexico 10, Canada 1
- Remaining: Mountain 7, Midwest 1
Saturday, Aug. 19
- Remaining: Cuba 11, Australia 1
- Remaining: Mid-Atlantic 5, New England 3
- Remaining: Canada 3, Europe-Africa 0
- Remaining: Mountain 13, Nice Lakes 2
Friday, Aug. 18
- Remaining: Latin America 4, Panama 3
- Remaining: Southeast 8, Metro 1
- Remaining: Japan 6, Mexico 1
- Remaining: Southwest 6, Midwest 2
Thursday, Aug. 17
- Remaining: Caribbean 2, Australia 1
- Remaining: Northwest 1, New England 0
- Remaining: Asia-Pacific 6, Canada 0
- Remaining: West 4, Nice Lakes 3
Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Remaining: Panama 4, Europe-Africa 0
- Remaining: Metro 3, Mountain 1
- Remaining: Japan 1, Cuba 0
- Remaining: Southwest 2, Mid-Atlantic 1
Little League World Sequence groups
United States
- Nice Lakes: New Albany Little League; New Albany, Ohio
- Metro Area: Smithfield Little League; Smithfield, Rhode Island
- Mid-Atlantic Area: Media Little League; Media, Pennsylvania
- Midwest Area: Fargo Little League; Fargo, North Dakota
- Mountain Area: Henderson Little League; Henderson, Nevada
- New England Area: Grey New Gloucester Little League; Grey, Maine
- Northwest Area: Northeast Seattle Little League; Seattle, Washington
- Southeast Area: Nolensville Little League; Nolensville, Tennessee
- Southwest Area: Needville Little League; Needville, Texas
- West Area: El Segundo Little League; El Segundo, California
Worldwide
Asia-Pacific Area: Kuei-Shan Little League; Taoyuan, Chinese language Taipei
Australia Area: Hills Little League; Sydney, Australia
Canada Area: North Regina Little League; Regina, Saskatchewan
Caribbean Area: Pabao Little League; Willemstad, Curaçao
Cuba Area: Bayamo Little League; Bayamo, Cuba
Europe-Africa Area: South Czech Republic Little League; Brno, Czech Republic
Japan Area: Musashi Fuchu Little League; Tokyo, Japan
Latin America Area: San Francisco Little League; Maracaibo, Venezuela
Mexico Area: Municipal de Tijuana Little League; Tijuana, Mexico
Panama Area: Activo 20-30 Little League; Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
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