Logan Edwards scampered home on an error to break a scoreless tie and lead off a five-run, fifth-inning outburst, sending Henderson, Nev., to a 5-0 win over Tacoma, Wash., on Sunday morning at the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.
The first two batters of the fifth, Edwards and Michael Kleiner, reached base on bunt singles back to the pitcher, Kasen Workman. With James Esber at the plate, Edwards and Kleiner advanced on a wild pitch, and Edwards scored on an ensuing error on the play for the first run.
Esber singled to send Kleiner to third, and the latter scored on a sacrifice fly to center field off the bat of Adrian Cruz. Staked to a 2-0 lead, the Nevada squad followed with four more singles to drive home three more runs.
Edwards scored the winning run and also closed out the game on the mound, taking over for Brooks McFarland, who allowed two hits, walked four and struck out five in five innings for Nevada (2-0). Washington (2-1) moved into the lower bracket of the double-elimination tournament.
–Field Level Media
