TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River East Little League ‘Beasts from the East’ made it to the Little League World Series in Livermore California this week and opened the series with a dramatic come-from-behind win. You can check out the highlights by ESPN below.
Toms River was trailing Texas 10-6 in the sixth inning but came back to tie the game in a dramatic fashion.
After three straight walks, Toms River’s Jay Longo hit a grand slam to tie the game. Later, Adrian Bilotti ripped a line drive to left field to score Cailen Cimorelli for the go ahead run to beat Texas 11-10.
New Jersey went on to lose their next game 11-4, being defeated for the second time by the Central Maui Little League of Hawaii, 11-1 on Wednesday ending their run at the title, but going deep into the tournament.
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