Ohio Ousts Alabama 11-2 at LLWS as Kinley Rasmus Exits With 2 Tournament Records

2 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Aug 27

Ohio broke the game open immediately, scoring four first-inning runs and adding three more in the third before finishing Alabama off with a four-run sixth in an 11-2 Little League World Series elimination win.
12 hits and eight walks powered the Great Lakes champions, with Bryson Williams collecting three hits and Jack McAdams helping spark the early surge that forced Alabama to pull starter Easton Allen in the first.
Alabama managed only five hits and could not use star Kinley Rasmus on the mound because of Little League's mandatory rest rule; she went 0-for-1 with a walk and finished the tournament tied for most strikeouts and hits by a girl.
The loss ended a four-game rebound run for Phenix City after an opening defeat, while Hamilton advanced from its own first-round loss to set up a quick-turnaround game against Iowa on Aug. 27.

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