The Cubs rallied after trailing 10-4 heading into the sixth inning to force extras, snagging an 11-10 win in the Little League city tournament championship game Wednesday.
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TORRINGTON – The Cubs rallied after trailing 10-4 heading into the sixth inning to force extras, snagging an 11-10 win in the Little League city tournament championship game Wednesday.
The Cubs’ bats came alive in the bottom of the sixth, with Mac Hibben, Ryder Hackbarth, Bryce Hager, Alyssa Albaugh, Ty Albaugh and Zabdiel Munoz all came across to score in the frame. Hager hit a three-run moon shot in the inning to help propel the Cubs’ rally.
The game was tied at 10 after the sixth inning, forcing the game to go to extras. In the top of the seventh, the Yankees were unable to plate any runners, opening the door for the Cubs. Emmett Coxbill took the plate with two runners on base. His single allowed Hackbarth to come around and score for the walk-off win.
The Yankees also had a late serge leading up the sixth-inning magic. To open the contest, Ayden Desmond, Tyler Bennick and Ben Firminhac all scored in the first inning, with Hibben and Hackbarth scoring in the bottom of the inning, giving the Yanks a 3-2 lead. Matthew Keene came around to score for the Cubs in the second, putting the game at 3-3, before Bennick added another run in the third for the Yanks. Keene scored his second run of the night in the fourth inning, bringing the score to 4-4.