6th Inning Rally, Error Leads Hawaii to LLWS Finals
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.
