Eastvale Little League baseball team falls short of reaching World Series

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- Riverside County's Eastvale Little League team fell just short of reaching the World Series.

The team lost to Hawaii, 2-1, in the West Region championship game Friday. Hawaii now moves on to play in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Eastvale had one last shot in the bottom of the sixth inning, putting a runner on first with one out and forcing Hawaii to switch pitchers. But the rally fell short as the next two batters were retired.

The game was a pitching duel and was tied at one apiece until the top of the fifth when Hawaii was able to score the game-winning run.

Eastvale was 15-2 in four tournaments this summer including an 11-3 victory over Hawaii Tuesday, its last game before Friday.

The West Region Tournament was played at Al Houghton Stadium in San Bernardino.

City News Service contributed to this report.