West Side Little League played Nevada in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., on Friday, Aug. 21, at 9 a.m. Here is a game summary:
Top 1st
West Side 1, Nevada 0
Boone Treadway drew a walk against Mountain starter Owen Guzman. Treadway advanced to second on a wild pitch before Xander Kinkade also walked.
Bryson Williams then grounded to third baseman Hudson Cowley, who forced Treadway out trying to advance to third. An error by Cowley on the play allowed Kinkade to advance to third, leaving runners at the corners with one out.
Josiah Infante struck out swinging for the second out.
Leo Feltner followed with the inning’s key hit, lining a hard ground-ball single to right field. Kinkade scored from third to give West Side a 1-0 lead, while Williams advanced to second.
Bob Frazier strikes out to end the top of the first.
Bottom 1st
- Owen Guzman — popped out to shortstop Leo Feltner.
- James Esber — grounded out to shortstop Feltner, who threw to first baseman Josiah Infante.
- Hudson Cowley — struck out swinging.
Boone Treadway retired Mountain in order, with Feltner involved in the first two outs and Treadway recording the strikeout to end the inning.
Top 2nd
Great Lakes 2, Nevada 0
- Jack McAdams grounded out to second baseman Adrian Cruz, who threw to first baseman Brooks McFarland. One out.
- Walker Osborne singled on a hard ground ball to left field.
- Osborne advanced to second on a wild pitch.
- Finn Dykes delivered an RBI single, lining the ball to left field. Osborne scored to extend Great Lakes’ lead to 2-0.
- Mountain then made a pitching change, bringing Payton Hinsen to the mound.
Bottom 2nd
West Side 2, Nevada 2
- Brooks McFarland struck out looking against Boone Treadway. One out.
- Jace Ward walked.
- Logan Edwards struck out looking. Two outs.
- Ward advanced to second on a passed ball.
- Ward advanced to third on another passed ball.
- Michael Kleiner doubled on a line drive to left field, scoring Ward and cutting Great Lakes’ lead to 2-1.
- With two outs and Michael Kleiner at second, Maddox Bryan lined an RBI single to center field, scoring Kleiner and tying the game.
Top 3rd
West Side 2, Nevada 2
Mountain pitcher Payton Hinsen retired Great Lakes 1-2-3:
- Hudson Vonderheide grounded out to second baseman Owen Guzman, who threw to first baseman Brooks McFarland. One out.
- Boone Treadway grounded out to shortstop Logan Edwards, who threw to McFarland. Two outs.
- Xander Kinkade struck out swinging to end the inning.
Bottom 3rd
West Side 2, Nevada 2
Boone Treadway worked a 1-2-3 third inning, recording two strikeouts:
- Michael Guerrero struck out swinging. One out.
- Carsynn Meyer struck out swinging. Two outs.
- Adrian Cruz popped out to first baseman Josiah Infante to end the inning.
Treadway needed 15 pitches in the inning and generated five swinging strikes.
Top 4th
West Side 5, Nevada 2
- Bryson Williams singled on a line drive to left field.
- Josiah Infante walked, moving Williams to second.
- Williams advanced to third and Infante to second on a passed ball.
- Leo Feltner lifted a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Esber. Williams tagged and scored, putting Great Lakes ahead 3-2. One out.
- Bob Frazier followed with a hard ground-ball single to right field, advancing Infante to third.
- Jack McAdams singled on a hard ground ball to left, scoring Josiah Infante. Bob Frazier advanced to third, giving Great Lakes a 4-2 lead.
- Walker Osborne grounded into a fielder’s choice to shortstop Logan Edwards. Edwards threw to second baseman Owen Guzman to force McAdams for the second out, while Frazier scored from third.
West Side has scored three runs in the fourth — Williams on Feltner’s sacrifice fly, Infante on McAdams’ RBI single and Frazier on Osborne’s fielder’s choice.
Bottom 4th
West Side 5, Nevada 4
Great Lakes brought Bryson Williams in to pitch.
- Owen Guzman grounded out to third baseman Leo Feltner, who threw to first baseman Josiah Infante. One out.
- James Esber singled on a line drive to center field.
- Hudson Cowley walked on four pitches, moving Esber to second.
- Brooks McFarland flew out to left fielder Xander Kinkade. Two outs.
- With Logan Edwards batting, Esber scored on a passed ball, while Cowley advanced to third.
- During Jace Ward’s at-bat, James Esber advanced to third and Hudson Cowley to second on a wild pitch.
- Ward walked, loading the bases.
- Logan Edwards then grounded to third baseman Leo Feltner. Cowley scored, but Feltner retired Ward attempting to advance to third for the final out.
Top 5th
West Side 5, Nevada 4
Mountain brought Brooks McFarland in to pitch to start the inning.
- Zach Hilton walked.
- Caiden Trent flew out to center fielder Michael Kleiner. One out.
- Hudson Vonderheide flew out to left fielder Jace Ward. Two outs.
- Hilton advanced to second on a passed ball.
- Boone Treadway walked.
- Xander Kinkade walked on four pitches, loading the bases with Hilton at third and Treadway at second.
- Mountain made another pitching change, bringing Logan Edwards to the mound.
- Bryson Williams grounded out to third baseman Hudson Cowley, who threw to first baseman McFarland to end the inning.
Great Lakes loaded the bases with two outs but couldn’t add to its lead.
Bottom 5th
West Side 5, Nevada 5
Great Lakes brought Walker Osborne in to pitch.
- Michael Kleiner reached on a dropped third strike/wild pitch.
- Maddox Bryan doubled on a line drive to center field, scoring Kleiner and tying the game 5-5.
- Payton Hinsen popped out to Osborne. One out.
- Michael Guerrero struck out swinging but was retired at first on a dropped third strike. Bryan advanced to third. Two outs.
- Carsynn Meyer struck out swinging.
Osborne worked out of the inning after the tying double, stranding Bryan at third.
Top 6th
West Side 5, Nevada 5
With the game tied 5-5, Great Lakes threatened against Logan Edwards:
- Josiah Infante led off with a line-drive single to center.
- Leo Feltner walked, moving Infante to second.
- Bob Frazier flew out in foul territory to right fielder James Esber. Infante tagged and advanced to third. One out.
- With runners at the corners, Jack McAdams grounded into an inning-ending double play. Shortstop Owen Guzman threw to first baseman Brooks McFarland, with Feltner retired attempting to advance to second. Infante did not score.
Great Lakes put the potential go-ahead run at third but came away empty.
Bottom 6th
Cowley’s walk-off single wins it for Nevada
- Adrian Cruz grounded out to third baseman Jack McAdams. One out.
- Owen Guzman singled on a line drive to center.
- Great Lakes brought Josiah Infante in to pitch.
- Guzman advanced to second on a passed ball and then to third on a wild pitch.
- James Esber grounded out to shortstop Boone Treadway, who threw to first baseman Bob Frazier. Guzman held at third. Two outs.
- Hudson Cowley then delivered the game-winner, singling to center field to score Guzman and give Nevada a 6-5 walk-off victory over West Side.
