Japan wins 2011 Cal Ripken World Series

[Bonobo]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/sports/rec-leagues/ph-ag-world-series-sunday-0821-20110821,0,3670487.story


ABERDEEN, Md.-— Japan's complete dominance on the baseball field was put on hold Sunday for an hour and thirty minutes, but it was only delaying the inevitable.

Following a lengthy holdup to the start of the game because of thunderstorms, Japan used stellar pitching and its always seemingly error-free defense to win the 2011 Cal Ripken World Series Championship Sunday afternoon at Cal Sr.'s Yard.

Japan scored runs in four of the six innings, while three pitchers held United States champion Southeastern Lexington, Kentucky, to one hit in a 7-0 Japan victory.

Sakurai faced nine batters over three innings, striking out eight, including six straight. Kainen Bibb was the lone Kentucky player to hit the ball, grounding out to short to end Sakurai's first inning of work.

Japanese team captain Ryoken Nakanishi said through translator Ty Date: "I was confident that we would win the tournament and they wanted to win for the host families, to show them appreciation for hosting them for the past two weeks."

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My 14 year old son plays on his school team and considering how hard they practice, it is no surprise that it was a total blowout!