Aruba eliminates Canada with 6-1 win at Little League World Series
Trailing 4-1 with one out in the fourth, the Little Mountain team from Vancouver loaded the bases but failed to score as Luca Di Nozzi struck out and Max Regan hit a pop fly that was caught by Santa Cruz right-fielder Emerson Mercado.
Aruba advances to play Japan in a must-win game on Wednesday. The team from Tokyo defeated Chihuahua, Mexico, 6-0 earlier on Tuesday.
Canada started strong Tuesday, scoring a single run in the first when Tyson Grimsrud-Ronse drove in Felix Hoyano. But after that, the Aruba bats and pitching took over.
Anthony Santos hit a homer run in the bottom of the first to tie the game, and Jeter Filiciana hit an RBI single to put Aruba ahead to stay later in the first.
Aruba tagged on two more runs in the third inning and went up 5-1 in the fourth with a run.
Aruba outhit Canada 7-4 and the Vancouver squad had two errors.
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