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Kinley Rasmus went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run as Phenix City (Southeast) defeated Northwest 4-2 in an LLWS elimination game, with her second hit breaking the Little League World Series record for most hits by a girl; she did not pitch, and Southeast advances to face the winner of Great Lakes vs Metro.
Kinley Rasmus is starring for Alabama's Phenix City Youth Baseball in the 2026 Little League World Series, part of a baseball family with deep pro credentials: her father Cory helped Phenix City reach the 1999 LLWS final before pitching for the Braves and Angels; her uncle Colby played 1,092 MLB games; and her grandfather coached the 1999 team. Kinley has already tied Mo'ne Davis's LLWS strikeout record for a girl, and she aims to follow her father's Williamsport path as Phenix City competes for the title in Williamsport.
Kinley Rasmus pitched six innings and fanned eight batters, tying Mo'ne Davis for the most strikeouts in a Little League World Series game by a girl. Coming from a baseball-rich Phenix City family, she previously threw a complete‑game shutout in the regional final and starred in the tournament, boosting Phenix City's hopes for its first LLWS title.
Tulsa National Little League was disqualified from the 2026 Little League World Series Southwest Region after the International Tournament Committee ruled a Tulsa player was ineligible, leading to forfeiture of their games. The decision followed a protest by three other teams; a Texas judge later granted a temporary restraining order allowing the Aug. 11 championship game to proceed with the regional winner advancing to Williamsport. The committee’s ruling is final and binding.
The Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond Little League All-Star Team from Maine lost to Pennsylvania, bringing their run in the Little League World Series to an end.