Monthly Archives: August 2008
Hawaii advances to Little League World Series U.S. final
Hawaii has finally got its offense on track and powered its way to a 9-4 victory over Washington in the semifinals of the United States division of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. The Little League team from … Continue reading
Hawaii in a rain delay leading 2-1
Hawaii has a 2-1 lead over Shelton, Conn. in the first game of the Little League World Series being played in Williamsport, Pa. The game is in a rain delay. Caleb Duhay, who was dominant in San Bernardino at the … Continue reading
Final thoughts from the Western Regional
It has taken me several days to decompress from 11 consecutive days of nearly non-stop Little League Western Regional coverage, but I wanted to share my final thoughts from the tourney. BEST COMEBACK Hawaii’s Tanner Tokunaga was asked to come … Continue reading
Hawaii 4, Nevada 3 FINAL
Hawaii got a stunning pitching performance from Tanner Tokunaga in relief and two home runs from Pikai Winchester as Hawaii defeated Nevada 4-3 in the Little League Western Regional championship Sunday night at Al Houghton Stadium. Hawaii will now advance … Continue reading
A little bit of history
We’ve talked a little bit about Nevada’s pursuit of reaching the Little League World Series for the first time, but this game is significant because of who is not in it. For the first time since 1988, no team from … Continue reading
Western Regional: Seven up, seven down
By John Murphy After covering the Western Regional for eight years, here are my ideas on what’s a hit and what needs the heave-ho at the regional and in Little League baseball. Without further ado, seven up and seven down … Continue reading