Hawaii is Little League World Series champion
Against a South Korea team that hadn’t surrendered a home run in the tournament, Mana Lau Kong drove the first pitch over the center-field fence, and pitcher Ka’olu Holt took it from there, throwing a two-hitter to lead Hawaii to a 3-0 victory in the Little League World Series championship in South Williamsport, Pa.
It was the first shutout in a title game since 2002 and Hawaii’s first title in a decade. It is now one of seven states with at least three LLWS titles. All of Hawaii’s championships have come in the past 13 years.
The team from Honolulu gave up only three runs in the entire tournament. The team from Seoul has played in three of the last six title games but won only in 2014.
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