Venezuela and Boerne squared off in Sunday morning's third-place international game at the Little League World Series and Venezuela held on for the 4-3 win.
Boerne loaded the bases in their last at bat and had two outs, but Venezuela recorded the final put away with a catch by the second baseman on a sharply hit line drive to end it.
For more on both games this weekend, the international and U.S. games, be sure to look in the Boerne Star.
Florida scores 9 runs in last two innings to take title game
Boerne looked to be cruising to a win against Florida Saturday at the Little League World Series for the U.S. championship, but the Florida team pulled off an incredible comeback for the 10-7 victory.
Boerne was leading 4-0 through three innings but Florida took the shutout off the board with a run in the fourth. Florida then added 4 more runs in the fourth for the 5-4 lead.
Boerne retook the lead with 3 runs in the bottom of the fifth for a 7-5 advantage but Florida closed it out with a 5-run sixth inning and had a 10-7 lead at that point.
Boerne had last bats but a strikeout and a double play ended the game.
Boerne finishes as the national runner-ups and fourth-place overall at the international tournament.
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