For the second time this decade, the 50th state is sending a squad to the World Championships of the Little League World Series, thanks to a miraculous late inning comeback.

The boys from Waipahu scored six in the sixth to come back from a 5-1 deficit in the final inning to beat Lake Charles, LA by a score of 7-5 in the U.S. Championships.

The comeback was fueled by a misplayed ground ball with Lake Charles one out away from heading to the World Championship. Hawaii’s Christian Donahue hit a grounder that got passed first baseman Gunner Leger which drove in the tying run. Since Gunner is 12, we won’t mention a certain Red Sox first baseman’s name that comes to mind. That would be cruel.

Tanner Tokunaga followed it up with a two run double, capping off the rally and giving Hawaii a 7-5 lead. Hawaii pitcher, Trevor Ling pitched a scoreless bottom of the sixth clinching a berth in tomorrow’s championship.

(Keep your head up Gunner) 

The Hawaiians, who won a Little World Series in 2005, say Aloha to Mexico who they will play in the World Championships. Mexico beat Japan earlier in the day 5-4.