Noah Davidson's misplayed ground ball with the bases loaded in the Bottom of the 8th Inning scored Chase Moak, and the West Side Little League All-Stars walked off with a 1-0 victory over Tennessee in the opening round of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. West Side starter JJ Vogel threw 5 and 2/3rds innings, striking out six batters and giving up just one hit on his final pitch. Reliever Cooper Oden was also brilliant, giving up just one hit and striking out two batters in 2 1/3rd innings of relief.
Tennessee pitcher Nolan Brown also shined on the mound, going 7 full innings, giving up just one hit while striking out 4 batters. West Side will play Torrance, California Sunday at 9:00am at Volunteer Stadium.
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