SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Shiloh Baniaga hit a home run in the top of the first, then struck out six and allowed three hits over five innings to lead Waipahu, Hawaii, to a 3-1 win Sunday over Toms River, N.J.
Both sides hit big homers and got solid pitching, but Baniaga did both by himself.
His homer into the hedges past the 225-foot wall in left-center gave him a boost before he took to the hill.
“It made me feel more confident,” he said afterward. “I knew I had this game.”
The other early games Sunday were blowouts: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, beat Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 11-2; and Chitre, Panama, shut out Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 13-0.
The New Jersey, Germany and Saudi Arabia teams were knocked out of contention.
Tokyo beat Manati, Puerto Rico, 7-2 on Sunday night, while Pearland, Texas, stayed unbeaten with a 14-1 rout of Fairfield, Conn.
The Associated Press
