Next stop for the Almaden Lightning: THE LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES!
"I was really nervous because anything could go wrong," Jayda said."It just mean so much to see her out there and when she got that last strikeout, I don't know if you could see, but I just went out right to her because it was just a special moment," he said.
The victory also avenged an opening round loss to Southern California, but maybe the most exciting thing for players is being able to tell their friends they played a game on national television. "I told them I was on ESPN and they were like, 'Wow, that's super cool!' I know when I get back to school I have to answer a lot of questions," player Kira Gutierrez said.
The team held two to three practices a week to prepare for the championship run. Drake said good defense and timely hitting have been big keys to their success, but the strength of the team is their never give up attitude.The first game in the double-elimination World Series tournament is on Monday, Aug. 7.
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