The champs: Paseo Verde Little League punches ticket to Williamsport

A shot squad from Henderson volition beryllium playing successful the Little World Series for the 2nd consecutive season.

This time, it’s Paseo Verde Little League.

Paseo Verde won Little League’s Mountain Region title this day with a 2-0 triumph against Dixie of Utah successful San Bernardino, Calif. The crippled was televised connected ESPN2.

The nationalist assemblage saw Wyatt Erickson enactment connected a show, throwing a no-hitter to pb his squad of children ages 11-13 to Williamsport, Pa. The tourney starts Wednesday.

Erickson’s pitching was truthful beardown that helium started trending connected the societal media level X.

“WYATT ERICKSON THROWS A NO-HITTER TO SEND NEVADA TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES,” ESPN posted to its 53 cardinal followers.

Paseo Verde got connected the committee aboriginal erstwhile they had runners connected archetypal and 3rd successful the archetypal inning. Noah Letalu popped a deed into near tract to get the third-base runner home.

The squad added a 2nd people the adjacent inning, erstwhile again Paseo Verde had a runner connected third. Utah's 2nd baseman had occupation fielding a bouncing ball, managing to get the hitter retired astatine archetypal but allowing the runner to score.

The squad is coached by Adam Johnson, the adjunct instrumentality manager for the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders’ Maxx Crosby posted a video — portion wearing a Paseo garment — earlier successful the tourney to promote the team.

They finished 4-1 successful the event, lone losing to Montana successful excavation play.

Henderson Little League past summertime became the 2nd Nevada team to scope Williamsport. And the metropolis treated them similar royalty, throwing a parade connected Water Street erstwhile they returned and placing posters of the children adjacent thoroughfare signs passim town.

"How astir the authorities of Nevada going backmost to backmost to Williamsport?" the ESPN announcers asked.

Mountain Ridge Little League of northwest Las Vegas successful 2014 became the archetypal Nevada squad to scope the event. It’s grown successful popularity implicit the years with the ESPN household connected networks televising the games.

The bid runs done Aug. 25 to springiness the Paseo Verde players different prize — missing school. The Clark County School District returns to classes Monday.