The New England team competing in the Little League World Series is likely hoping Aiden Wilkins can replicate the power he displayed in the first LLWS Virtual Home Run Derby Tournament presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods, as Aikens ran away to a commanding win over Japan's Yuta Shimizu in the final of four rounds on Wednesday.
Aikens, who hit six homers in the video game event and compiled a score of 5,415, was the New England representative in the 16-team bracket, which included one player from each of the participating LLWS teams. The score was compiled using the distance of fair balls plus a streak bonus and target multipliers.