After watching his team drop its opening game in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, Middleboro coach Chad Gillpatrick had a simple plan.
"Let’s keep getting more games, you know?" he said. "Let’s play Saturday and see what happens: win one and get some momentum. Let’s just get some more baseball. I don’t want it to end.”
Gillpatrick's team, which is representing New England, has one chance to extend its stay in the tournament. Middleboro must beat Mid-Atlantic champ Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in Saturday's elimination-round game (7 p.