Overview

• Lamar defeated Louisiana’s Eastbank 5-2 at Waco’s Norcross Stadium, with a two-run fifth-inning rally breaking a 2-2 tie.
• Brayden Carlisle earned the win by striking out five batters over 4⅔ innings, allowing two runs on two hits before reaching his pitch limit.
• Joseph Miller closed the game in the sixth inning, retiring all three batters with help from Lucas Sontag’s diving stop and from-the-knees force out.
• The scoring began in the first inning when Logan Williams crossed home plate on an errant double-play throw by Eastbank.
• Lamar will open Little League World Series play in Williamsport on August 13 as one of 16 regional champions.