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Alabama Outlasts PA in Extra Innings Thriller
25 Aug
Summary
- West Chester led 5-0 before Alabama tied the game in the third inning.
- Phenix City, Alabama, secured a 6-5 victory in extra innings.
- The Southeast's Alabama team advances to play Midwest's Iowa.
The East Side Little League team from West Chester, Pennsylvania, saw its World Series hopes end on Monday, August 25, 2026, following a 6-5 extra-inning loss to Phenix City, Alabama. Pennsylvania had established a 5-0 advantage by the third inning, but Alabama swiftly responded with five runs to equalize the score. Alabama's Kinley Rasmus entered the game as a pitcher in the third inning and effectively halted Pennsylvania's offense. Pennsylvania pitcher Cole Warner managed to escape a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning. After regulation ended tied, a ghost runner at second base in the seventh inning proved decisive. Pennsylvania failed to score its runner, while Alabama capitalized on a Brooks Cameron single to win and advance. The Mid-Atlantic Region champions conclude their season, while Southeast's Alabama moves on to compete against Midwest's Iowa. The Little League World Series championship game is scheduled for Sunday, August 30, 2026, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
