Adrienne and I started our journey on what I hope will be our annual trip to the the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania this morning. This is our second trip and we had beautiful driving weather. We managed to avoid running over any semi-truck tires and also successfully navigated the parking lot without backing into an SUV full of elderly -- unlike last year. Obviously, the trip is already better.
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| View of the complex from the parking lot |
While waiting in line I got to talk to Luke Ramirez, one of the stars of the Chula Vista team from last year about how much fun it was to watch them play at such a high level. I'm always incredibly impressed when someone that young is so extraordinarily talented in a way I have never been.
The first game today was the International Championship between Japan and Asia Pacific. The team from Japan was down 2-1 after the first two innings for the entire game until the 6th (and final in Little League play), when they scored the tying run to send the game into extra innings. In the seventh Japan was able to score a run to win the ballgame.
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| Texas players' conference on the mound |
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| Kahoea Akau advances to third |
Following the Japan/Asia Pacific game, we were able to move down closer to the field for the West (Hawaii) vs. Southwest (Texas) game. While I'm pretty sure Texas had been the favorite to win due to their home run ball and strong pitching in the regionals and throughout the preliminary rounds of the World Series, Hawaii forced the 10-run mercy rule in five innings, advancing to the final World Championship game vs. Japan tomorrow. This is the third year in a row the West team has advanced to the World Championship game, and the second time in 3 years a team from Hawaii has repped for the West. The player Adrienne and I were most impressed by was the 4' 11", 86 lb. Kahoea Akau from the Hawaii team. Hopefully I will have more to say and more pics to post tomorrow.
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