Royals win Federal Way National Little League Majors Championship in thriller
Published 3:15 pm Thursday, June 4, 2015
The game lasted three and a half hours and had a little of everything as the Royals beat the Giants in the Federal Way National Little League Majors Championship on Saturday, May 30.
There were 308 pitches thrown in the game. Eighty-five of those pitches came from Royals pitcher Ryan Elgar and 88 came from Giants pitcher Tyler Harries, both in relief.
Elgar recorded 20 outs in his 85 pitches, while Harries escaped from bases loaded, no-out situations twice without allowing a run.
The Giants raced to a 4-0 lead in the first, only for the Royals to tie it up in the second. Elijah Morales tied the game on a home run, the first of his career.
The Giants took a 5-4 lead in the third, only for the Royals to tie it in the sixth on a Scott MacClaren lead-off home run, also the first of his career.
The Giants’ Prince Faamelle and Isaiah Erickson hit back-to-back two-out doubles to take a 6-5 lead.
Down to their final out with no one on base, MacLaren hit a grounder up the middle to keep the Royals alive.
TJ Hurn fouled off an 0-2 pitch, then lined the next one over the right-center fence for a walk-off, home run, giving the Royals a 7-6 victory and the championship. Hurn face planted rounding first base as he was overjoyed. It was his first career home run as well.
The Royals play the Auburn Pirates in the Tournament of Champions at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 6 at the South King County Fields.
