Brody Brooks' hitting and pitching leads El Segundo to 2-1 win over Washington and a berth in the Little League U.S. championship game.
El Segundo must fight its way out of the loser’s bracket at Little League World Series after a 3-1 loss to Texas on Monday.Brooks, usually El Segundo’s shortstop, came on to pitch in the fifth inning with two runners aboard and none out and escaped the jam. In the sixth, Washington put two runners aboard on a hit batter and walk, then loaded the bases when the ball went to the backstop on a strikeout that would have ended the game.
Declan McRoberts shut out Washington for three innings, then Washington scored in the fourth on a double and single to cut its deficit to 2-1. McRoberts struck out five in four innings. Brooks led off the first inning for El Segundo with a single. El Segundo loaded the bases and a McRoberts infield single made it 1-0. In the second inning, Finley Green had an RBI single to score Quinn Boehle.Texas will have a well-rested DJ Jablonski to pitch on Saturday. He shut down El Segundo earlier this week in a 3-1 victory. But El Segundo will have Louis Lappe, its No. 1 pitcher, also available.
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