SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) Cooper Oden struck out six and allowed two runs over five innings Saturday as Ohio hung on to beat South Dakota 5-2 in a semifinal at the Little League World Series. The West Side Little League squad from Hamilton, Ohio, became the first team from the state to reach the LLWS championship game.
Both teams that advanced to the Little League World Series from the Great Lakes Region Taylor North Little League (Taylor, Michigan) and West Side Little League (Hamilton, Ohio) will play for the championship on Sunday.