PORTLAND, Ore. – Greater Helotes erupted in the third inning en route to a 5-1 win over Rowan, North Carolina in Wednesday’s championship game of the 2016 Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon.
The San Antonio area squad scored all five runs in the third to defeat Rowan, the defending national champion.
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Alana Wimberley broke the inning open with a bases loaded single that brought home a pair of runs to give Greater Helotes all the cushion they would need for pitcher Annika Litterio.
Litterio pitched a complete game and the Greater Helotes defense allowed only one run in the fifth inning.
Litterio won five games during the tournament as Greater Helotes brought home the 2016 title.
The team is coached by Mario Sanchez, Francisco Ball and Mathew Norman.
Check out some highlights below courtesy ESPN/Little League World Series Baseball:
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