{"id":2001955,"date":"2023-08-15T23:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T03:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-segundo-embraces-little-league-world-series-team\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T23:44:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T03:44:32","slug":"el-segundo-embraces-little-league-world-series-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-segundo-embraces-little-league-world-series-team\/","title":{"rendered":"El Segundo welcomes Little League World Series team."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fel-segundo-embraces-little-league-world-series-team%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001955&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Talk of the Town:\u200c El Segundo\u200b Little League Heads to the Little \u2062League World Series<\/h2>\n<p>The talk of the town in El Segundo, California, is nearly a continent away, \u200din Williamsport, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou \u200dcan just \u2064feel the excitement,\u201d El\u200b Segundo Mayor \u200bDrew Boyles told The Epoch Times. \u201cThe whole town is talking about it, everyone you \u2064run\u200b into on the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The conversation is all about El \u200bSegundo \u2064Little League\u2019s major all-star team, a collection of a dozen 12-year-olds\u2064 who will open play in the Little League World Series on Aug.\u200d 17.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/sports\/el-segundo-headed-for-little-league-regional-after-dramatic-victory-5438521\">El Segundo \u200bHeaded for \u2062Little League Regional After\u2064 Dramatic Victory<\/a> &#8211; 8\/1\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-sunny-hills-soccer-coach-honored-by-national-hall-of-fame-5460902\">Former Sunny Hills Soccer Coach Honored by\u2063 National Hall of \u2062Fame<\/a> &#8211; 8\/11\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>El\u200b Segundo earned the World Series ticket by sweeping three games in last week\u2019s West Regional in San Bernardino, including a 3\u20131 win over Northern \u2062California\u2064 representative San Ramon in the \u2063Aug. \u200d11\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-orders-restaurants-to-keep-tvs-off-as-outdoor-dining-resumes-and-super-bowl-approaches\/\" title=\"Los Angeles County Orders Restaurants To Keep TVs Off As Outdoor Dining Resumes And Super Bowl Approaches\">championship game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re used to big things happening, believe\u200c it or not, in such a small city,\u200c but this is, for us, about as big as it gets,\u201d Mr. Boyles said. \u201cAll of the \u200drestaurants and bars were \u200csold out\u200d for the\u2064 last game. I\u2019m sure they\u2019re going to be packed again Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The World Series opens on Aug. 16. \u2062El Segundo\u2019s first matchup, scheduled to be televised on ESPN, \u2063will come the following day against Great Lakes Regional \u200bchampion New Albany, Ohio, at 4\u200d p.m. (PT).<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>El \u2063Segundo Little League. (Kathryn Narahara\/El Segundo Little\u200d League)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 20-team tournament\u2064 features 10 \u200dUnited\u200d States regional\u2063 winners \u200dand 10 international entries. The U.S. and\u200d international championship\u2062 games\u2062 are scheduled for Aug. 26, with the world championship game Aug. 27.<\/p>\n<p>El\u200c Segundo has fashioned a\u2063 14-1\u2063 record while capturing district, section, division, and\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-times-stars-including-joe-rogan-brett-favre-caitlyn-jenner-stood-up-for-women-in-sports\/\" title=\"Five Times Stars Including Joe Rogan, Brett Favre, Caitlyn Jenner Stood Up For Women In Sports\">regional championships<\/a>, outscoring its opposition a combined 111-19. Twice, though, including in \u200da 4-3 decision in the regional opener, Bollinger Canyon of San Ramon\u2064 pushed El Segundo \u2064nearly\u200c to \u200bthe limit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the time\u2062 you get to the West Region, everybody is good,\u201d El Segundo Little League President Jamin Griffiths told The\u2063 Epoch Times. \u201cI went to\u200b two\u2063 of the games out\u2062 there, and I was biting my nails half the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A three-run first inning highlighted by doubles from Brody Brooks and Lucas Keldorf, \u200bthe latter \u2064driving in two runs, was the key \u2063in the championship game. Louis Lappe gave\u2064 up only four\u2063 hits over 5 2\/3 innings, striking out eight and walking one.\u200c And just as he had in a 3-2 win over Sherman Oaks \u200dSouthern in \u2062the July 31 division championship game in Mission Viejo, Jaxon Kalish came\u200d on to get the final out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery\u200b game, someone\u200b seems to step up, pick the other guy up,\u201d El Segundo Manager Danny \u2064Boehle told The Epoch\u200d Times. \u200c\u201cIt\u2019s huge for the team to know that \u200beverybody \u200don \u200bthis team can\u2064 contribute at any given time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>El Segundo Little League. (Kathryn Narahara\/El\u2063 Segundo Little League)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Life since winning the regional \u2063title Aug. 11 has been a \u200dwhirlwind for\u2063 Mr. Boehle, \u200dcoaches Eddie Lee and \u200bTim Abrams,\u2063 and the team members. \u2062A\u200b 4 a.m. \u2063bus the following day from San Bernardino to \u2064Ontario\u2062 for a 5:30 a.m. \u2064charter flight to Williamsport left everyone a bit fatigued.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the excitement, though, was the presence of two other World Series-bound teams on \u2062the \u2062plane. Henderson, Nevada, and Northeast\u200d Seattle had also qualified in San Bernardino,\u2062 winning the Mountain and Northwest regionals, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival in Williamsport, seeing the facilities took everyone\u2019s breath away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like a Major League Baseball Disneyland for kids, or like\u200c you\u2019re in Willy\u200c Wonka\u2019s Chocolate\u200d Factory,\u200c but it\u2019s baseball, not chocolate,\u201d Mr.\u200c Boehle said. \u201cThe\u2062 two baseball fields look like mini-stadiums. It is stunning. I \u2062found \u2064myself walking around, just sitting in the stands all by\u200c myself, kind of crying, just thinking from \u2062an emotional standpoint of how I can\u2019t \u200cbelieve we\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While baseball, of course, is at the forefront, players\u200c pass much of \u2062their\u200c downtime in a game room that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-segundo-embraces-little-league-world-series-team\/\" title=\"El Segundo welcomes Little League World Series team.\">features table-tennis<\/a> and air-hockey tables, 12 \u200barcade games, \u200bXbox, PlayStation 4, pretty much \u2064everything one might imagine.<\/p>\n<p>And though there are plenty of\u2064 language barriers, players from places such\u200c as Taiwan, Japan, \u2063Cuba, Curacao, Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, and Czechia nonetheless manage \u200cto tr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The buzz in El Segundo, California, centers on Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Mayor Drew Boyles says the excitement is palpable, with everyone in town discussing it. 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