All posts tagged "LLWS"

  • South Korea's Hae Chan Choi (21) celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run off Chicago's Brandon Green in the sixth inning of the Little League World Series championship baseball game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    [NYT] A Series Draws to a Close, and Innocence May Soon Follow

    SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — I felt a twinge of sadness Sunday as Chicago’s last-gasp rally fell short and South Korea’s players celebratedtheir Little League World Series victory by piling on one another at the...

    • Posted August 27, 2014
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  • South Korea's Hae Chan Choi, center, celebrates with teammates after getting the final out of a 8-4 win in the Little League World Series championship baseball game against Chicago in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    South Korea wins third LLWS title

    SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP / Rusty Miller) — Hwang Jae Yeong drove in two runs and Hae Chan Choi weathered a late Chicago rally to lead South Korea to an 8-4 win in Sunday’s Little League World...

    • Posted August 24, 2014
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  • Japan catcher Shingo Tomita, left, misses the tag as South Korea's Jin Woo Jeon scores on a single by Ji Ho Park in the second inning of an International Championship baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Saturday Aug. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Korea beats Japan again, advances to LLWS final

    By Lee Kyutae Following a 29-year absence, South Korea has defeated defending champion Japan twice to make it all the way back to the Little League World Series (LLWS) championship game. South Korea won even more convincingly...

    • Posted August 23, 2014
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  • Korean fans won't get to see Mo'ne Davis go up against their team. (AP)
    Korea won’t get to face Mo’ne Davis, gets LLWS rematch with Japan instead

    By Lee Kyutae South Korea won’t get a chance to face America’s newest sensation Mo’ne Davis, but they will be going up against Japan for the second time in four days on Saturday (9:30 a.m. PT, ABC-TV). Davis, the...

    • Posted August 21, 2014
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  • Seoul's Hae Chan Choi (21) is greeted by teammates after hitting a two-run home run off Tokyo pitcher Takuma Takahashi in the second inning of a International semi-final baseball game against Tokyo at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Korea beats Japan, advances to LLWS international final

    South Korea defeated defending Champion Japan in Little League World Series (LLWS) action on Wednesday. Following a 29-year absence, South Korea has made it all the way to the international championship game. Hwang Jae-young hit a go-ahead solo...

    • Posted August 20, 2014
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  • South Korea’s Ji Ho Park (10), Dong Hwan Ahn (6) and Puerto Rico’s Emanuel Alicea (13) react to a safe call from home plate umpire Garry Smith after Park scored on a wild pitch during the sixth inning of an International double elimination baseball game at the Little League World Series, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, in South Williamsport, Pa. South Korea won 8-5. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
    Korea-Japan all set for LLWS showdown

    Yun Jun-hyeok stole home to score the go-ahead run, and South Korea went on to defeat Puerto Rico 8-5 on Sunday at the Little League World Series (LLWS). South Korea fell behind early 3-0, but came back to tie...

    • Posted August 19, 2014
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  • South Korea’s Ji Ho Park, left, and Jae Yeong Hwang celebrate after Park's three-run home run during the fourth inning of an international pool play baseball game against the Czech Republic at the Little League World Series, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in South Williamsport. South Korea won 10-3. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
    South Korea returns to LLWS with a bang

    Following a 29-year absence, defeats Czech Republic 10-3 in 1st game South Korea returned to the Little League World Series with a bang. Returning to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, after a 29-year absence — finally breaking through Taiwan and...

    • Posted August 15, 2014
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