The Day

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

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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.

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