Teams set to begin play today in Little League World Series
Teams set to
begin play today in Little League World Series
The pings of metal
bats striking baseballs reverberated from the covered hitting cages at dawn.
The early-risers from Uganda are the first team from Africa to make it
to the Little League World Series, and they aren’t wasting a minute on the
pristine grounds of South Williamsport.
“I had never seen such a
beautiful field,” third baseman Ronald Olaa, 11, said about Lamade Stadium, up a
hill from the cages.replicawatches, Panerai replica
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The rest of the 15-team tournament field is
captivated, too, by Olaa and his teammates. They’re one of the most popular
squads on the Little League campus half a world away from their home in Lugazi,
Uganda.
“Who gets to meet people from Uganda in our neck of the woods,”
Brad Wegner, manager of a Kearney, Neb., team, said in recounting how he told
his players to meet other teams and enjoy time off the diamond.
Wegner’s
boys are making history, too. It’s the first time in the 66 years of the
tournament that a team from that state has made the tournament.shoespumps are one of the
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Opening day is today with four
games on the slate. Nebraska plays the prime-time game against Goodlettsville,
Tenn.
They’re already ready to party back in Kearney no matter how far
the town’s mini-mashers make it in the World Series.
But Blake Quintana,
13, is handling all the attention like a seasoned major leaguer.
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baseman said during a break at the cage while leaning against his bat. “I’m
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“I love the game room, dude,” 13-year-old Jake Gappa
exclaimed as he trudged back with teammates to the dorms carrying a bag full of
equipment after a round at the cage.
Free gear and a players housing
complex with a rec room and pool are part of the perks of being one of the 16
teams left standing at the World Series after a summer-long tournament that
began with 7,000 squads worldwide.