One day after the Massachusetts state champions eliminated Concord Little League with a decisive victory, Middleborough punched its ticket to the Little League World Series with a 10-1 victory over Bangor, Maine, in the New England Region Tournament.
Concord Little League avenged losses in the New Hampshire District 2 tournament and the state championship but finally ran into an opponent that was too strong to overcome.Middleborough, Mass., defeated Concord for the second time in the New England.
Both Concord and Brattleboro needed to get their bats going get shut out in their openers. Both teams did, but Concord’s did more.Will Simms pitched another gem, Finn Gfroerer had an RBI single, Tyler Peterson drove in a run on a sacrifice fly, and.