The boys from Lake Mary, Florida walked it off against Chinese Taipei in extra innings to win the Little League World Series, 2-1, in thrilling fashion on Sunday night.
A Florida team was 0-8 in LLWS title games all-time, but Lake Mary had been fighting tooth and nail throughout this series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, facing four elimination games just to reach the final against the squad from Taoyuan, Taiwan – a squad that didn’t lose any of the five games they’ve played since hitting the States.
After Lathan Norton finished his 3.2 innings with a scare, as Taoyuan’s Hu Yen-Chun flew out to the…