Aug 18, 2025
Mexico gamers have a good time after their win over Puerto Rico after the sixth inning of a baseball sport on the Little League World Sequence, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in South Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photograph/Jared Freed)
When the Little League World Sequence rolls round, it means my colleagues and I will probably be working on daily basis of the Sequence to offer unique content material and protection of the largest occasion in Pennsylvania each summer time.
And, whereas I used to be off on Saturday, I nonetheless discovered myself with my spouse and her buddy on the World Sequence complicated to loosen up and luxuriate in a sport with out that pesky deadline strain.
And boy oh boy did we get an important one to observe.
For those who had been on the complicated on Saturday and had been inside the confines of Volunteer Stadium, you had been handled to 1 thrilling contest between Mexico and Puerto Rico.
I’ve lived within the Williamsport space for basically my whole life, and I got here to the Sequence after I was youthful like most youngsters did with household or pals to observe video games — and generally slide down the hill — though I’ve to say I don’t assume I ever noticed an offensive show like I did on Saturday in particular person at a sport.
For those who had been additionally at Volunteer Stadium, what I’m referring to: 5 complete house runs, together with an enormous grand slam, multi function sport. Oh, and a few excellent followers from each Mexico and Puerto Rico offering one nice environment.
When Puerto Rico took a 4-0 lead within the backside of the third inning, some followers could have thought the momentum had shifted fully away. However baseball’s a humorous sport and all you want is one inning to spark your gamers and get your followers excited.
Mexico did simply that within the prime of the fifth inning.
Two hit batters and a stroll loaded the bases and after a pitching change, it was Iker Castaneda who crushed a grand slam over the left-centerfield fence to tie the sport at 4-4 and put life again into Mexico.
Mexico would then rating twice extra for its first lead of the sport because of Gregorio Madrid.
And what a day Madrid completed with as he ended by belting two house runs at Volunteer Stadium, the second of which put an emphatic eleventh run on the board and all however sealed the sport in opposition to Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico noticed two house runs by Sebastian Casanova Diaz and Azariel Alvarado Medina.
Solely on the Little League World Sequence can you could have such pleasure watching a sport performed by children, and that’s what the Sequence is all about.
Sure, Mexico defeated Puerto Rico on Saturday, 11-5, and eradicated Puerto Rico from title rivalry. However Saturday’s sport, irrespective of the result, supplied each fan in Volunteer Stadium with a number of pleasure and one thing to speak about afterwards.
And right here’s considering there’ll nonetheless be much more superior video games and moments earlier than subsequent Sunday rolls round for the World Sequence closing.
Jon Gerardi is the sports activities editor on the Solar-Gazette. He could be reached by e mail at jgerardi@sungazette.com. Observe him on Twitter at @JonGerardi.
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