Little League, Honolulu and World Series
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Irmo, coming off a heartbreaking loss to Las Vegas, shut out Honolulu, Hawaii, 3-0 in baseball at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.
Since losing to Chinese Taipei, Mexico has won back-to-back elimination games, beating Panama in walk-off fashion on Sunday. Japan suffered its first loss of the World Series on Monday, losing to Venezuela, 4-0, a few days after scoring 12 runs against
Monday’s matchup was highlighted by both starting pitchers. Irmo’s Joe Giulietti threw a six-inning no-hitter and tallied 12 strikeouts on 88 pitches. The Mountain team’s starter, Garrett Gallegos, also totaled 12 strikeouts, but gave up five hits on 85 pitches.
The Little League Baseball World Series continued on Tuesday from Williamsport, Pennsylvania with four elimination games.
Fairfield exploded for five runs in the top of the fifth inning to beat Hawaii in the Little League World Series.
The 2025 Little League World Series is officially off and running. Eight teams continue their quest to win it all in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Sunday in the annual summer tournament. A new winner will be crowned in 2025, too, after last year's champion, Lake Mary, Florida, was eliminated in the regional round.
Honolulu, under the direction of manager Gerald Oda, is making its fourth appearance at the LLWS since 2018 during a dominant stretch.