Hastings rallies after rain delay to force extras, but Hawaii strikes with big inning at LLWS | Local sports
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Hastings third baseman Benjamin Wibbels (left) joins Hawaii’s Chasen Uyetake during Sunday’s second inning in Williamsport, Pa.
GENE J. PUSKAR, The Associated Press
A delay in rain woke the bats of the Hastings Little League baseball team.
After Hastings tied the game with a three-run blast at the end of the sixth inning, Hawaii scored eight runs in additional innings en route to an 11-3 win at Sunday’s Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Hastings, only the second Nebraska team to reach the LLWS, found themselves in an early 3-0 hole, with the offense battling Hawaiian left-handed pitcher Kaikea Patoc-Young, who allowed only two hits over five innings.
But lightning and later rain invaded the area, and the game came with a delay of nearly four hours.
When the tarpaulin came off, Hastings came to life.
Owen Ablott opened the final inning by picking up a mistake and Kowen Rader followed to center with a single. That set the stage for Hunter Nepple, who started a game-tying three-run homer on the left field.
Hunter Nepple delivers a clutch 3-run 💣 to tie it in the bottom of the 6th! #LLWS pic.twitter.com/r7rvaCDkEV
– Little League (@LittleLeague) August 22, 2021
But Hawaii responded with eight runs on six hits, including a home run in the park in the top of the seventh.
After two quick outs early in the game, Hawaii’s next four racket hits, including two doubles, took them 3-0 up.
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