Canadian champion South Vancouver was knocked out of the Little League World Series by Latin America at Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Latin America champion Coquivquoa Little League eliminated the Canadian representative from further competition following a 10-0 victory in the double-knockout internatonal tournament last Saturday.
Pitchers Jose Luis Atencio and Edgardo Marriaga combined for five scoreless innings in the two-hit win over Canada. Atencio recorded six strikeouts for the winners.
Latin America opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning. They scored three more in the fourth and five in the fifth, including a grand slam home run by shortstop Ronny Medina, to end the game on the 10-run mercy rule.
(Evan March)
Canada, including Burnaby twins Emma and Evan March, opened the World Series with a 4-3 loss to Mexico’s Guadalupe Linda Vista Little League.
Luis Rodriquez drove in two runs on three hits, including a two-run, third-inning dinger. Pitcher Juan Garza struck out nine Canadian batters.
Joseph Sinclair took the loss for South Van, striking out five and giving up four runs in four and one-third innings.
The Little League World Series continues all this week, with the championship game scheduled for Sunday against the top international and U.S. teams.
