N.Y. tops Seoul to give U.S. Little League title

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Sixteen teams from around the world played weeks’ worth of tournaments, and by Sunday, it all came down to one game. In a contest dominated by pitching and defense, Maine-Endwell, N.Y., defeated Seoul, South Korea, 2-1, in the 2016 Little League World Series title game on Sunday, finishing the tournament undefeated.

South Korea starting pitcher Junho Jeong struck out nine batters in four innings and didn’t give up a hit to the potent New York lineup until there was one out in the fourth inning.

In that fourth inning, though, the U.S. champs strung together three …

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