Cranston Western headed to Little League World Series
The Cranston Western Little League team is headed for the Little League World Series to represent New England.
Cranston Western defeated Bedford, New Hampshire, 10-4 Sunday in the New England Regional final at Bristol, Connecticut.
The Providence Journal reports it’s the third time in five years and the seventh time overall that a Rhode Island team will be going to Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Cranston Western also went to the World Series in 1996, when it won the U.S. championship and was runner-up for the title behind Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei.
In Sunday’s game, Nick Mason had a grand slam for Cranston Western in the top of the third and Jake Bender had a three-run double with two outs in the sixth. The team had battled back this week after losing to Connecticut on Monday.
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