Kearney Little League Team Keeps on Winning!

[BuffSurveyor]

So far go good for the Kearney, Nebr Little League Team as they represent Nebraska in the Regional Tournament.

http://www.kearneyhub.com/sports/loc...a4bcf887a.html

Follow the teams here:

http://ecll.webs.com/crllbase2012.htm

TV times for the Semi's:

Thursday, August 9
2 p.m.: No. 2 seed vs. No. 3 seed, Stokely Field (ESPN).
7 p.m.: No. 1 seed vs. No. 4 seed, Stokely Field (ESPN2).

Looks like the Kearney, Nebr. team will likely play at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. The game times listed appear to be Eastern time.

[Fromunda Cheese]

I'm a fan of Kearney, but not a fan of Little League baseball: No leading off, no balks, no dropped third strike, not to mention that tiny little diamond they play on. 11 & 12 year olds should be playing "real baseball"!!!

Its also frustrating to me to see no dropped third strike, which certainly encourages pitchers to throw breaking balls as their "out" pitch, with no worries if the curve eats dirt or not.

[mjohnson]

Go Kearney.

[BasilLongfellow]

Its also frustrating to me to see no dropped third strike, which certainly encourages pitchers to throw breaking balls as their "out" pitch, with no worries if the curve eats dirt or not.

I think that rule changed this year.

[BasilLongfellow]

Up 2-0 headed into the third.

[BuffSurveyor]

Well it looks like Nebraska beat Missouri 5-3.

On to the Regional finals against the South Dakota team.

Great job Kearney!

[HuskerFanz]

Sweet!

[BGRed]

Regional Final on at 1 PM Nebraska time on ESPN.

[Huskers57]

Go K town!

[Huskers57]

Ktown is up 7-4 in bottom of 5th.... c'mon!

[Huskers57]

threatening to blow this game wide open!!!!


8-4 now...

bases loaded 1 out...

[Huskers57]

10-4 onto the 6th...

[Huskers57]

3 more outs and it's onward to Williamsport!

[Huskers57]

WILLIAMSPORT-BOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BuffSurveyor]

KEARNEY LITTLE LEAGUE MAKES SOME NEBRASKA HISTORY!

ON TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES BEING THE FIRST TEAM TO REPRESENT NEBRASKA IN THE TOURNAMENT.

SAYS A LOT FOR THE BASEBALL PROGRAM IN KEARNEY!

GREAT JOB BOYS!

[carrolltonsker]

Congratulations guys!

[huskerpt34]

May have to make a trip up to support the boys!

[Huskers57]

http://www.kearneyhub.com/sports/loc...a4bcf887a.html

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Kearney Little League All-Stars are headed for the World Series.
WIth a 10-4 victory Saturday over Canyon Lake Little League of Rapid City, S.D., the Kearney team won the Midwest Regional championship and a spot in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.

[Huskers300]

Congrats to My HOMETOWN KEARNEY little leaguers!!! Have a buddy with a son on the team!!! AWESOME!!!!!!

[Fromunda Cheese]

Congrats to Kearney, but its always disappointing to see this:

Wegner said he plans to pitch Matt Masker, who has thrown 513 innings in the tournament, making three appearances. He’s given up two hits and struck out eight.
“He’s been real good with his control ... and he has a really good curveball with a speed change in it,” Wegner said. “Just keep changing speeds and locations, that will be the key for him.”

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120810/SPORTS/708119913

I'm not a big fan of 12 year olds throwing curves (which you rarely see in USSSA upper level select baseball), but hey, if he doesn't plan on pitching in high school, why not???