Kinley Rasmus’ remarkable Little League World Series is over. Phenix City fell 11-2 to Hamilton, Ohio, on Wednesday. The 12-year-old star left the field in tears after the final out.
Alabama needed her arm. Rest rules blocked it. She threw 54 pitches in Monday’s extra-inning escape. Little League required three days off. Ohio jumped on that gap and ended the run.
She still reached base with a walk. The box score said 0-for-1. The week said much more. Five hits. Three RBIs. Fourteen strikeouts. History in a white bow.
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