LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES : Pennsylvanians Play Cypress in Semifinals Today
Wang Chih-Chang and Cheng Chang-Ming combined for a one-hitter and Hsieh Yi-Chieh drove in seven runs with two home runs as Taiwan trounced West Germany, 14-0, Friday in a Little League World Series quarterfinal.
Earlier Friday, Shippensburg, Pa., defeated Mobile, Ala., 3-1, in the completion of a suspended game, and will play Cypress, Calif., in today’s other semifinal.
Wang struck out seven and was pulled after issuing a fourth-inning walk. Cheng struck out six of the nine batters he faced.
Brian Huddleston of West Germany’s Ramstein Air Force Base team singled to right with one out in the sixth inning to break up the no-hitter.
The victory moved Sun-Hua of Taiwan into a semifinal today against Trail, British Columbia, which defeated Matamoros, Mexico, 8-3, Tuesday. Rain interrupted play each day since.
In the first game, Bob Shannon struck out 14 and Shippensburg clung to the 3-0 lead it had taken Wednesday.
The rain also forced postponement of the championship game from today to Sunday for the first time.
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