Chester County’s Glenmoore Eagle drops Little League World Series opening game, needs a win to avoid elimination
The squad from Uwchlan Twp. suffered a 2-0 shutout loss to Sioux Falls from South Dakota and next plays Saturday in the double-elination tournament.
The Glenmoore Eagle Little League team is one loss away from seeing its trip to Williamsport cut short after a 2-0 shutout loss Thursday to Midwest Region winner Sioux Falls from South Dakota in the first round of the Little League World Series.
The Mid-Atlantic Region champions struggled against Sioux Falls left-handed pitcher Maxen Snoozy, who finished the night allowing only one hit and striking out 11. Twelve of Snoozy’s last 13 pitches were strikes.
Ethan Herbein, with a first-inning single, was the only Glenmoore Eagle player to reach base.
Sioux Falls scored both its runs in the first against Aiden Mercer, who pitched five innings. With two outs, Devin Aukes singled to center field, then came home on Camden Tycz’s double. Tycz came around to score on a single to right from Kenson Henderson.
South Dakota held that lead for the rest of the night as Snoozy continued his dominance.
“It was so special, our team wants it so bad,” Snoozy said on the ESPN broadcast. “We just tried our hardest, we did whatever we could and we did our best.”
Glenmoore Eagle now faces Clarendon Hills (Ill.) on Saturday at 7 p.m., needing a win to advance in the double-elimination tournament. Clarendon Hills lost its opening game Wednesday against Summerlin South (Nevada).