Leave it to Little League to put the "World" in "World Series!"
It's always exciting when a country (or continent) has its first team in this prestigious tournament, and this year both Australia and the Czech Republic made it to Williamsport. I was honored to participate in Australia's first game, albeit on the Left Field Line, but it gave me a wonderful view of their team in the dugout.
Again, I couldn't stop smiling at their excitement. At the plate meeting, the Australian manager was so emotional, I thought he would burst into tears any minute. All that hard work had paid off, and here they were, in a packed stadium full of heart. Every single spectator, including the parents from the opposing team, knew this was a little bit of history being made in Volunteer Stadium.
There were those special moments - - the first pitch by the Australian team, their first hit. The balls were quickly collected and are now headed, I'm guessing, to the Little League Museum. I'm hoping they'll add a home run ball to the collection before they head back to the Land Down Under.
The team from Mexico is always full of talent, and this year's team is typical. Well-coached and aggressive. They dominated the game from the beginning.
Great fun, great kids, great baseball.
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