Massapequa one game away from Little League World Series after blowout win

Not even Mom Nature may include Massapequa on a soggy Monday night time in Bristol, Conn., as they scored seven runs within the first inning en path to a 10-1 win over East Hanover (N.J.) within the semifinals of the Little League World Sequence Metro Regional Championship. 

It was the second consecutive recreation that the Lengthy Island squad defeated an opponent by such a big margin. 

“It definitely makes an announcement and, our final purpose is clearly to make it to the Little League World Sequence and compete and win there,” Massapequa coach Jonathan Henchy informed The Publish by telephone. “That is simply a part of that course of, so it’s clearly actually good, however the boys are locked in.”

Massapequa had scored 5 runs within the opening inning earlier than East Hanover had even recorded an out.

The primary additionally noticed Tommy Tabone steal house to attain the seventh run.

They tacked on three extra runs within the third, which included a two-run double by Andrew Cevallos and a run-scoring single by Carter Kemper. 

Matteo Pipia gave up one run and struck out 4 batters in 3 ²/₃ innings on Monday.

Harrison Smith got here into the sport and pitched 2 ¹/₃ innings with out giving up a run. 

The victory advances Massapequa to the regional ultimate at 7 p.m. Friday and can pit them in opposition to the winner of East Hanover and Smithfield (Rhode Island). 

The New York State champs are a win away from their second consecutive journey to the Little League World Sequence in Williamsport, Pa.

Nonetheless, with a wholly new roster and training workers, they aren’t taking a look at it like they may very well be headed again to the Little League World Sequence. 

“We form of don’t have that style of being there,” Henchy stated. “So our motto is one recreation at a time, one step at a time. … The truth that there are not any returning gamers retains it contemporary for these children and so they’re simply targeted on the sport on Friday. Let’s get the win and hopefully, we make a bit little bit of a run within the World Sequence.”