BASEBALL: Post Oak starts out with win over Rhode Islanders
Published 9:03 pm Thursday, August 16, 2018
Carter Pitts struck out six in 4 1/3 innings, and Justin Michaelis hammered three hits in leading Houston Post Oak to a 3-1 victory over Coventry, Rhode Island, on Thursday in a Little League World Series game.
Pitts held the New England team to two hits. Ryan Selvaggi, who smashed a triple, also pitched the final 1 2/3 innings and struck out three.
Michaelis also had a double.
Despite the loss, Tommy Turner struck out seven Post Oak players and held the Southwest Region team to two earned runs on four hits.
— I.C. Murrell
**CORRECTED to reflect that the Little League World Series is entirely bracket play, with each team guaranteed three games**