LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Little League World Sequence is full, and whereas Summerlin South got here up brief within the World Championship, the group nonetheless has lots to have a good time.
Summerlin South represents the state of Nevada and the Mountain Area after the group made its method via native and regional tournaments earlier than heading to Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
The native gamers made their presence felt within the first spherical of the Little League World Sequence on Aug. 13 once they defeated the group from Clarendon Hills, Illinois, which represented the Nice Lakes Area by a remaining rating of 16-1.
Subsequent got here a 5-3 victory over Bonney Lake, Washington, which represented the Northwest Area, adopted by a 1-0 win towards Irmo, South Carolina, which represented the Southeast Area.
Summerlin South misplaced to Fairfield, Connecticut, of the Metro Area 7-3, however due to the match’s double-elimination setup, there was nonetheless hope.
Within the decrease bracket, Nevada needed to once more face Irmo. A 5-2 win despatched Las Vegas to the U.S. Championship recreation, the place they confronted Fairfield and have been in search of redemption.
Issues have been completely different this time, nevertheless, with Summerlin South profitable the 8-2, securing the nationwide title and berth within the World Championship recreation towards Chinese language Taipei.
Sadly, profitable all of it wasn’t within the playing cards for Summerlin South, developing brief within the World Championship recreation 7-0.
A parade celebrating Summerlin South’s success within the match as United States champions will likely be held on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Downtown Summerlin.
