Brutal call, wild final play: Little League World Series’ dramatic finish had everything

There was a little bit of everything in Sunday night’s showdown between Florida and Chinese Taipei, including a wild error late in the game that allowed Florida to capture the Little League World Series championship.

The title game ended up in extra innings with Florida winning the game 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning and marking the first time that a team from the Sunshine State had won the tournament championship.

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Lake Mary, Fla.’s Hunter Alexander (10) celebrates with teammates after laying down a winning walk-off bunt in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan in South Williamsport, Pa. AP
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Both the pitcher and the first baseman of the Chinese Taipei team rushed towards the bunt, and the pitcher ended up making a throwing error by throwing to first with no teammate covering the base. @overtime

But that didn’t come without drama, first in the form of a bad call by the first base umpire in the sixth and then a dramatic error in the ninth.

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