Robbinsville reaches 5th World Series
BRISTOL, CONN. >> The Robbinsville Little League 12-year-old All-Stars completed a 4-0 sweep through the East Regional with a 12-1 victory over Canal Little League of Delaware in Thursday’s championship round at Breen Field.
Robbinsville, 14-1 this summer since beginning the District 12 Tournament, will head to its fifth Little League World Series in Portland, Oregon. Robbinsville won the World Series in 2014.
Brynn Hopkins was solid again for Robbinsville on the mound Thursday, holding Delaware to four hits while striking out two over four innings.
Hopkins also excelled at the plate, batting 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run scored. She doubled in the first and second innings.
Kenzie Martin collected a team-high three hits along with one RBI, while seven other Robbinsville batters including Hopkins also drove in runs.
Robbinsville jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning thanks to Hopkins’ Robbinsville softball, which won the New Jersey state title earlier this month, has advanced to its fifth Little League World Series.
double that scored Ella Iorio, a single by Alexa Klepper that scored Hopkins and a sacrifice by Kailey Pacifico that scored pinch-runner Sofia Papa.
Robbinsville previously
beat Delaware to advance to the title round on Tuesday, 10-0. The Mercer County kids opened the East Regional with a 6-5 comeback win over George J. Hummel of Connecticut,
then proceeded to beat Sayville of New York, 6-1.
Robbinsville begins World Series play Aug. 11 against Europe-Africa in Game 8 at Alpenrose Stadium.
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