Japan Punches Ticket to LLWS Finals
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Ryo Kanekubo hit the dramatic sayonara grand slam, which was on the heels of an earlier home run he smacked in the top of the 5th inning to tie the game at 3. When Curacao scored in the top of the 6th inning, things looked bleak for Japan, but Kanekubo came through with the big hit, sending Japan home winners, 7-4.
Japan now heads to the Little League World Series Final against Warner Robins, Georgia, the winners of the USA championship. Georgia defeated Lubbock, Texas by a score of 4-2 to earn their spot in the final.
Two times a team from Georgia has been to the LLWS final, and both times they won, including last year against Japan, so this final is essentially a rematch of last year.
The LLWS final between Warner Robins, GA and Tokyo, Japan can be seen on ABC tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 [time zone?].