SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Jose Gonzalez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to cap a four-run rally in the final at-bat, lifting Aguadulce, Panama, to an 8-7 win over Taoyuan, Taiwan, in a Little League World Series elimination game Tuesday.
Jordan Agrazal had three RBIs, including a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth for Panama.
Reliever Yu Teng-Yao struck Gonzalez in the foot, allowing Edgardo Rosales to score the decisive run. Rosales reached base on a two-out error by third baseman Yeh Tung-Jua.
Panama (3-1) squandered a 4-0 first-inning lead. The Latin America champion advanced to face one of the two other remaining International Division teams — Tijuana, Mexico, or Tokyo — on Thursday.
Chou Shih-Che drove in two runs on three hits for Taiwan, which had the youngest lineup in the tournament.
