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- Updated: August 18, 2016
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — On a day that brought much sunnier skies than the baseball-frenzied town experienced for Day 1 of last year’s Little League World Series, which was rained out entirely, the Latin America and the Mid-Atlantic Region Champions proved relentless on offense to claim the first two victories of 2016 LLWS play.
Game 1Latin America 10, Mexico 2
A trio of Little Leaguers with big league names channeled those high-powered personas to help Panama topple Mexico in the opening contest of the 2016 Little League World Series. With two outs and two runners on in the top of the third, Panama third baseman Carlos Gonzalez lined an RBI single into the 5.5 hole. The next batter, first baseman Esmith Pineda, drilled a three-run homer just over the right-center-field fence, giving starting pitcher Joaquin Tejada a four-run lead that would be more than enough support. Tejada was a bit shaky with his control, but he didn’t allow a …
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