TORRANCE—Grant Hays hit two home runs and drove in five runs and three pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the all-star team from the Torrance Little League defeated its counterpart from the West Side Little League in Hamilton, Ohio, 9-0, on Aug. 22 in the Little League World Series. Xavier Navarro retired the final 13 batters he faced after allowing a leadoff double to Kaleb Harden and walking JJ Vogel at Volunteer Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The win moved Torrance (2-0) within two victories of being the first team from Los Angeles County to win the Little League World Series since 1963, when the all-star team from the Granada Hills National Little League won. Torrance will next play Wednesday against the winner of the game between the all-star teams from the Lake Oswego (Oregon) and Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Little Leagues scheduled for later Sunday. Hays hit a three-run …
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