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Southwest, represented by region winner Midway Little League out of Texas, came from behind Monday to clinch the Little League Softball World Series title with a 5-4 win over Mid-Atlantic, represented by Maryland.
The team fell behind 3-0 to Mid-Atlantic in the opening two frames but rallied with four runs in the fourth inning to take the lead.
Texas mounts a 4th inning rally to take the lead in the Little League Softball World Series Championship! pic.twitter.com/roKTYUDdJB
— Little League (@LittleLeague) August 15, 2022
Mid-Atlantic tied up the contest in the fifth, and the teams remained knotted 4-4 through the end of the sixth inning.
In a thrilling extra-innings finale, Southwest eked out the victory with a run in the top of the seventh.
Midway Little League is your Softball World Series Champions! pic.twitter.com/u6WmZddvmI
— Little League (@LittleLeague) August 15, 2022
Kaitlyn Lowe led Southwest with two RBIs, while pitcher Zaneria Hughes secured seven strikeouts to hold off Mid-Atlantic down the stretch.
“I was very excited for this game,” Huges told ESPN after the final. “When we started it, I knew there was something special with our team and that we were going to make it the whole way.”
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