Mancini leads Endwell, New York, to Little League

During the first game of the tournament, the Southeast region representatives found themselves down 2-1 with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 6th inning.

Michael Mancini led Endwell, N.Y., to the Little League World Series championship game Saturday, striking out 11 in a 4-2 victory over Goodlettsville, Tenn., in the US final.

Mancini reached his 85-pitch limit with two outs in the fifth inning. Over half the roster returned from last season when NY fell to eventual World Series runner-up Red Land in the Mid-Atlantic Region final.

Maine-Endwell defeated Tennessee 4-2 Pitcher Michael Mancini did not give up a hit in 4 2/3 innings pitched.

“I was just trying to throw strikes”, Moore said.

Michael Mancini led Endwell, New York, to the Little League World Series championship game Saturday, striking out 11 in a 4-2 victory over Goodlettsville, Tennessee, in the USA final. “So you never know what can happen with that pitch”. Finally, Billy Dundon pulled a curveball into left field for a two-run single that made it 4-0.

Goodlettsville, which had won five of its last six games in the fifth inning or later, got started a little earlier this time.

The rematch between Maine-Endwell Little League and Goodlettsville Baseball Little League from Tennesse is set.

Here are three reasons why Goodlettsville is going to clinch a spot in the championship game for the first time since 2012. Although they were both stranded, Goodlettsville chewed up 30 of Head’s pitches in the first inning after only swinging at three of the first 19.

The boys from Endwell have taken the Southern Tier on quite the ride and the players say they are loving all of the support in Williamsport.

Tennessee plays Endwell, N.Y., on Saturday.

But Fellows followed with an infield single to short that scored Hopko with the second run.