Extras decide Tennessee-California LLWS tilt

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Eight teams on the brink of elimination took the field on Tuesday to try to extend their LLWS stays. Mexico held Canada to one hit to continue its quest for the title, while Iowa rebounded from its late-night loss on Monday to defeat Rhode Island. Sydney became the winningest Australian team in LLWS history, advancing to 2-1, before Tennessee took the final contest in extras.

Tuesday, Aug. 23

Game 20

Southeast 3, West 2

Just before Tuesday’s final game began, it sounded as though it would be a raucous affair, with both fanbases ready to will their respective teams to victory. But once the action got underway, it was a relatively quiet contest. Tennessee scratched out a run in the top of the second, but in the fifth Zach McWilliams finally made his team heard, homering to deep center field at Lamade Stadium. California’s Lucas Marrujo tied the score at 2-2 with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth, but once the game went to extras, Tyler Jones sealed the deal by going yard and his teammates tacked on an insurance run for good measure.

NOTABLE PERFORMER

Aside from hitting the long home run in the fifth, McWilliams — who tossed a complete game against Oregon on Thursday — again got the start and whiffed six over 4.1 innings.

WHAT’S NEXT

Mexico and Australia play at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, while Iowa and Tennessee play at 3 p.m. The slate concludes with a pair of winners’ bracket games, between South …

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