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Little League World Series: Florida wins extra-innings championship thriller over Taiwan on chaotic walk-off bunt

Taiwan kept Florida off the scoreboard for 5 2/3 innings of Sunday's Little League World Series championship game.

But Florida sent the game into extra innings while down to its last out then secured a 2-1 win in the eighth on a chaotic walk-off bunt.

Starting in the eighth inning after six innings of regulation, LLWS offenses begin the inning with a runner on second base. With the game tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth, Florida's Hunter Alexander laid down a leadoff bunt in an effort to advance the runner to third. But nobody covered first base on the throw, allowing the winning run to score as the ball bounced into the outfield.