LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Summerlin South Little League staff gained the Nevada State Championship on Sunday and is now headed to San Bernardino for the Mountain Area Match.
Good Day Las Vegas’ JC Fernandez was reside from Mesa Park with Coaches TJ Fechser, Americo Cardenas, and Tony Mejia for extra on their unimaginable run.
Summerlin South will tackle Colorado in its first recreation Sunday morning (Aug. 3) on ESPN+. Coach Fechser stated the groups are taking issues one recreation at a time. In the event that they win, they’re going to advance by way of the Mountain Area bracket, which incorporates groups from Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. The winner of the match will head to the Little League World Collection in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, beginning August 13.
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Coach Cardenas shared how thrilling this subsequent step is for the children, particularly after they arrive on the staff lodge, which is full of nothing however Little League gamers. He stated one of many highlights for the children is pin buying and selling. Every staff has customized pins, and gamers commerce them like collectibles with different gamers from throughout the nation.
Coach Fechser additionally spoke about how proud he’s of this staff, calling it a once-in-a-lifetime expertise, including that the boys have robust “baseball IQs and big bats.”
All three coaches gave credit score to the gamers, dad and mom, and households, who’ve been there each step of the way in which. Lots of them are hitting the street to California this afternoon. If Summerlin South makes it to the World Collection, the gamers will fly straight from San Bernardino to Pennsylvania, whereas their households will journey to satisfy them there.
It was nice to see the fervour of all three coaches on show. The coaches work on a volunteer foundation. When they aren’t main the subsequent set of MLB All-Stars, Coach Fechser works in industrial actual property, Coach Mejia is with Caesars Palace, and Coach Cardenas is a lately retired doorman from Wynn Resorts, the place he labored for 20 years.
Summerlin South takes the sector Sunday morning towards Colorado. You may stream the sport reside on ESPN+.
