For the first time in seven years, Texas has a chance of making the Little League Baseball World Series finals.
Lufkin finished as the LLBWS runner-up in 2017. The City of Spring became the first Texas team to win the World Series in 1991.
Texas has made 29 appearances in the LLBWS — the second most appearances of any state.
This is the first time that a team from Boerne, Texas, has been in the LLBWS. The team next takes on the Mountain Region’s undefeated team from Henderson, Nevada.
The Boerne and Henderson game begins today at 2 p.m. CST on ESPN.
KSAT.com reports on the small-town Texas baseball team’s accomplishments. Here’s the start of the story:
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Boerne all-star baseball team in the Little League World Series is one win away from clinching a spot in the United States final of the tournament.
Boerne, who represents the Southwest region of the LLWS, has already won two games in the tournament. Their opponents have only scored one run so far.
In Boerne’s LLWS opener, the team dominated Newtown, Pennsylvania, with a final score of 9-0. During the fifth inning, Boerne put the game on ice after Kole Newson drilled a grand slam.
Starting pitcher Caden Guffey, who hit a solo home run earlier in the matchup, allowed only two hits and struck out three Newtown players in two innings pitched. Ace pitcher Julian Hurst recorded ten strikeouts in the victory. Boerne outhit Newtown 12-2.
In Boerne’s next game, the team faced off against Lake Mary, Florida, in the U.S. Little League World Series bracket quarterfinals. In the 4-1 win, Boerne capitalized off the strong pitching from Hurst, who struck out ten batters in a complete game.
