Little Hitter Carries Big Stick as Taiwan Wins Little League Title
Hsieh Chin-hsiung, a 4-foot-11, 95-pound outfielder, is the home run king of the Little League World Series record books.
Hsieh hit his record seventh home run of the five-game series Saturday as Taiwan won the title for the 17th time with a 13-3 victory over Cranston, R.I.
Yang Chia-chen homered and scored four runs for the elementary school team from the port city of Kaohsiung. Taiwan has won the series, which celebrated its 50th anniversary, in 12 of the last 23 years and four times in the 1990s.
The game was ended one inning early because Taiwan had a 10-run lead.
Hsieh broke the record set last year by Lin Chih-hsiang of Taiwan. Hsieh finished with a .706 average and 16 RBIs.
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