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A homer and, 'I was flying, like Peter Pan' |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 6:17 am |
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Dalton Carriker couldn't feel his legs as he rounded the bases.His home run in the bottom of the eighth inning had just given Warner Robins, Ga., a thrilling 3-2 victory over Tokyo to win the Little League World Series title Sunday afternoon."I felt like I was flying, like Peter Pan," Carriker said. "I didn't know what I was doing."Adrenaline took over from there, said the 12-year-old slugger with braces.His dramatic home run over the right-field wall on a 2-1 pitch from Japan's Junsho Kiuchi gave the United States three consecutive Little League championships."USA! USA!" cried the Georgia-partisan crowd as dozens of fans waved American flags. Columbus, Ga., won the crown last year, and Ewa Beach, Hawaii, in 2005."They're not greedy kids," relieved Warner Robins manager Mickey Lay said. "They just enjoy playing the game. That's something that we miss sometimes."They sure had fun after Carriker's homer. The jubilant players from Warner Robins hugged him as he [ Full article ] |
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