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Mexico to play semifinals in 2015 Little League Baseball World Series

Xinhua, August 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

Mexico's children baseball team defeated Asia-Pacific with a score of 11-1 and next Thursday will play semifinals against the winner between Japan and Venezuela on the 2015 Little League Baseball World Series currently held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, local press reported Wednesday.

Mexico jumped out to an early lead on Asia-Pacific and achieved a 11-1 victory on the game played last Tuesday in Lamade Stadium.

Mexico left no doubt about its dominance after eight runs in the first three innings. A three-run home run by Raul Leon during the first inning and a passed ball, a two-run single by Leon and a passed ball in the second inning helped Mexico to be above early.

Later, Mexico hit three home runs in the win. Then additional home runs for Mexico were scored when Andres Villa homered in the fifth inning and Ernesto Rios did the same in the fifth inning.

Mexico's pitcher, Armando Verdugo, made a good job for the team to win, since he achieved a six-strikeout performance, allowed one earned run, six hits and no walks over five innings. Endi