BROOMALL-NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 9, AUSTRALIA 6

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Down to its final out, Broomall-Newtown, Pennsylvania was about to fall to 0-2 Sunday evening at the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series.

Ryan Raftovich had other ideas.

The Mid-Atlantic Region champion’s No. 6 hitter hit an RBI double to tie the game and David Jackson drew a bases-loaded walk to plate the go-ahead run as Broomall-Newtown rallied for a 9-6 win over Australia in a game that was slowed by a pair of rain delays at Diethrick Park.

Broomall-Newtown, Pennsylvania starting pitcher Michael Travaglini delivers to the plate during Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series action against Australia on Sunday at Diethrick Park in Jamestown. P-J photo by Matt Spielman

Daniel Quinn was named the Ron Tellefsen Player of the Game for Broomall-Newtown after doing yeoman’s work out of the bullpen. The left-hander came in trailing 5-2, and after allowing an inherited runner to score on an error, shut out the International representative with 3 2/3 innings of four-hit, five-strikeout work.

Broomall-Newtown’s offense was relatively quiet against Australia starter Kyler Phagan, but was able to piece together its final seven runs against four relievers. Matthew Schumacher got Broomall-Newtown’s six-run seventh inning started with a single and after Cole Patterson walked, the pair executed a double-steal. James Hogan followed with an RBI single, but Patterson was thrown out when he slipped rounding third base and couldn’t make it back to the bag. After a balk sent Hogan to second base, a popup to first base put Australia on the brink of picking up its first victory of the tournament.

But that’s when Raftovich tied the game with his two-out double. A walk to Michael Travaglini and a single by Quinn loaded the bases before Jackson’s bases-loaded walk. Australia’s fifth reliever of the day entered and was greeted by Jacob Forbes’ two-run single before a strikeout ended the uprising.

Quinn allowed a two-out double to Phagan in the bottom of the seventh inning, but he was caught stealing to end the game when he tried to take third on a ball in the dirt.

Levi Lawes, who hit a pair of two-run doubles, was named the Ron Tellefsen Player of the Game for Australia.

Broomall-Newtown, Pennsylvania’s Matthew Schumacher dives past Australia first baseman Levi Lawes for an RBI infield single during Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series action Sunday at Diethrick Park in Jamestown. P-J photo by Matt Spielman

GAME 8

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS 14, JAMESTOWN 0

Eagle Pass, Texas jumped on host Jamestown as its first six batters of the game scored en route to a 14-0 victory to move to 2-0 in the American Division.

Sunday night’s game didn’t start until after 9:30 p.m. and ended just before midnight.

The late start didn’t bother the Southwest Region champions, who saw their first six batters reach base and score.

Australia starting pitcher Kyler Phagan delivers to the plate during Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series action against Broomall-Newtown, Pennsylvania on Sunday at Diethrick Park in Jamestown. P-J photo by Matt Spielman

Jamestown’s starter lasted just 20 pitches. Julian Palacios led off with a single, Caleb Jimenez walked and Leandro Mares hit an RBI single. Walks to Julian De Hoyos and Jesus Calderon led to a pitching change for Jamestown.

The host team’s first reliever was greeted by Mason Villarreal’s ringing two-run triple to left field and Joshua Montes followed with an RBI single to make it 6-0.

Eagle Pass added a pair of runs in the second inning when Jimenez and Mares singled ahead of a two-run single from De Hoyos.

De Hoyos added a two-run double in the fourth inning and Palacio had an RBI double in the fifth inning as Eagle Pass won via the mercy rule.

Calderon was named the Ron Tellefsen Player of the Game for Eagle Pass after tossing three no-hit innings with four strikeouts and four walks on the mound. He added a walk and a single at the plate.

The only blip on the radar for Eagle Pass was reliever Eli Moreno allowing his team’s first hit of the tournament, a fourth-inning single to Josh Cowan, who was named the Ron Tellefsen Player of the Game for Jamestown.

Moreno finished with four strikeouts in his two innings of work.

Eagle Pass is off today before returning to action at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday against Price, Utah (1-0). Jamestown (0-2) takes on Stevens Point, Wisconsin (0-2) at 7 p.m. today.