LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
Kaiden Dinh hit a walk-off single and Johnston, Iowa rallied past Warwick, Rhode Island 3-2 on Tuesday in an elimination game at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.
Miles Risley led off the bottom of the sixth inning by reaching on an error and Michael Siemer blooped a single into right field to put runners on the corners with one out. Then Jack Emanuel walked to load the bases.
After Rhode Island starter Colin Lemieux left due to a pitch limit, Josh Larson hit the first pitch to tie it at 2-2. On the next pitch, Dinh singled through the same hole on the left side to win it.
Lemieux allowed just four hits and struck out 13 in 5 1/3 innings.
Victor Juarez and three relievers combined to allow one hit and no earned runs and Mexico beat Canada 7-1 in an elimination game.
Jose Angel Leal hit a two-run homer over the trees behind the center-field wall to give Mexico, a club from San Nicolas, a 3-0 lead in the third.
Clayton Campbell pitched a complete game and struck out 14 to help Australia beat Curacao 2-1 in an elimination game.
Stephen Courtney hit a solo homer to right field in the fifth inning to give Australia a 2-0 lead.