NEW YORK – A Staten Island Little League team is heading to the World Series.
The South Shore Little League handed the Morristown Little League, from New Jersey, their first loss of the summer in Friday's Metro Region championship game, beating them 5-0. Peter Giaccio's two-run triple in the sixth capped off a week where he drove in nine runs in four games.
Staten Island improved to 17-2 this summer.
This is the South Shore Little League's fourth appearance in the Little League World Series.
In a post on Facebook, Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella said in part, "Continue to make more great memories, and to make Staten Island proud.