Little League World Series Regionals 2015: Sunday Scores and Bracket Results

The road to Williamsport hits another level on Sunday with 12 games from six different regions across the country. 

In the early stages of play thus far, which have only included the Southeast and Southwest regions, the story has been powerful offenses. The winners have averaged 9.3 runs in 10 games. More teams playing means new storylines are going to develop. 

There are still 11 days to go before the Little League World Series starts, so all of the young athletes have time to secure their spot in the most prestigious baseball tournament in the country. 

Here are the results from Sunday's action, which will be updated as games finish:

Regional	Matchup	Start Time (ET)/Result
West	Arizona vs. Northern California	Arizona def. Northern California, 1-0
Midwest	Memorial, Nebraska vs. Webb City, Missouri	Nebraska def. Missouri, 3-2
Southeast	Mechanicsville, Virginia vs. Bridgeport, West Virginia	Virginia def. West Virginia, 30-3
Midwest	Grandview, Iowa vs. Frontenac, Kansas	Iowa def. Kansas, 11-3
Northwest	Oregon vs. Wyoming	Oregon def. Wyoming, 12-3
Southeast	South Nashville, Tennessee vs. Peachtree City, Georgia	Tennessee def. Georgia, 5-4
Great Lakes	West Side, Ohio vs. New Albany, Indiana	Indiana def. Ohio, 3-2
Southwest	North Boulder, Colorado vs. McAllister Park, Texas	Colorado def. Texas, 5-4
Great Lakes	Bay City, Michigan vs. Olney, Illinois	Illinois def. Michigan, 10-4
Northwest	Idaho vs. Washington	Washington def. Idaho, 5-0
Southwest	Pearland West, Texas vs. Starkville, Mississippi	Texas def. Mississippi, 15-0
West	Southern California vs. Hawaii	Southern California def. Hawaii, 16-9

Recap

Arizona 1, Northern California 0

Of course, when talking about how good offense has been so far, Arizona and Northern California would kick things off on Sunday with a 1-0 pitching duel.      

The lone run of the game came in the top of the fourth on a triple by Ethan Linn that scored Christian Reynard after he was hit by a pitch. That was the only blemish on Northern California pitcher Griffin Allen's resume; he allowed four hits and struck out 10 in a complete game. 

Arizona starter Brock Selvidge didn't get to throw his own complete game, but he did rack up nine strikeouts in 4.2 shutout innings. Carter Wilson would close things out with 1.1 hitless innings. 

This was exactly the kind of start Arizona could have hoped to get, while Northern California has every reason to be encouraged heading into the second day of play on Monday. 

Nebraska 3, Missouri 2

In another tense pitching matchup that featured a total of six hits, Nebraska squeaked by Missouri 3-2 thanks to an RBI double from Joey Craig in the top of the seventh. 

Nebraska's three hits came from players who didn't start the game. Craig had two of them, with Liam Dollen-Oliveto having a double in the top of the fifth that led to a tied score at two.

Missouri took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning thanks to an RBI single off the bat of Cole Gayman.

Both teams went through three pitchers. Owen O'Brien wound up getting the win for Nebraska, despite giving up two runs, because he pitched the final four innings and had five strikeouts.

Missouri starter Devrin Weathers was terrific in his four innings of work, giving up one unearned run with no hits, one walk and six strikeouts. Gayman and Cale McAllister didn't pitch badly in relief, striking out six and allowing just two runs on three hits in three innings. 

Virginia 30, West Virginia 3

In August 2007, the Texas Rangers set an American League record in a 30-3 rout of Baltimore. They needed nine innings to reach the 30-run mark, while Virginia only needed four to get there against West Virginia. 

Baseball is an athletic competition between two teams, so whatever happens is going to happen. But when little leaguers are involved, there comes a point when you have to feel bad for the losing team in a situation like this.

The weird thing is things didn't start off badly. West Virginia held a 3-2 lead after the first inning, but Virginia scored 16 runs in the second inning en route to putting up 28 unanswered runs.  

Virginia's 30 runs came on 26 hits, including five home runs. Caleb Harris went 5-for-5 with a grand slam, six RBI and four runs scored. Seven of the nine starters had at least two hits, and 11 of the 13 players who got in the game had at least one hit. 

Every team in every sport is going to have a game it needs to forget in a hurry. West Virginia came into the game off a 3-1 win against North Carolina, so this team knows it's much better than what it showed on Sunday. 

Oregon def. Wyoming, 12-3

Oregon rode a six-run sixth inning to an impressive 12-3 victory over Wyoming in the Northwest Regional opener for both teams.

While Oregon did take advantage of its opportunities, Wyoming did help things along with four errors and Caleb Driskill's throwing two wild pitches in the big sixth inning. 

The bulk of Oregon's offensive production came from the bottom of the lineup. Sam Stuhr, hitting in the eighth spot, scored three runs in three at-bats. Hitters five through eight in the order combined for five of the team's 12 hits, with Dylan MacLean and Barrett Bevacqua adding two runs of their own. 

MacLean also had good day on the mound, throwing four shutout innings with just one hit allowed and adding four strikeouts. 

Wyoming dug itself a hole early, falling behind 4-0 after three innings, and tried to fight back with three runs in the bottom of the fifth to make it a 6-3 score. Things would fall apart after that, with Driskill giving up six runs on six hits in two innings. 

Iowa def. Kansas, 11-3

Iowa's potent offensive attack overwhelmed Kansas 11-3 in the first game at Ferguson Field. Alexander Hall provided the big blow with a grand slam in the top of the fourth inning that made the score 6-0. 

Hall and Skyler Cardenas were terrific carrying the lineup, as Cardenas also added the exclamation point with a three-run homer in the top of the sixth. He finished with four RBI and two runs scored. 

Iowa did go through five pitchers in the game, trying not to burn out anyone so early in the tournament. Kade Dolphin, who came on in the second inning, had the best performance with five strikeouts in two innings. 

Kansas got what it needed from the top of its order, as Jeremy Raio and Ryan Raio combined to go 4-for-6 with one triple and two runs scored. The rest of the lineup went 4-for-20 with no extra-base hits. 

The win sets Iowa up nicely heading into a showdown on Monday against Minnesota. Given the power displayed from Hall and Cardenas, as well as solid pitching depth, Iowa's chances of advancing look strong.

Tennessee def. Georgia, 5-4

In one of the day's best games, Tennessee got a come-from-behind victory over Georgia thanks to two runs in the top of the sixth. 

Dawson Conder tied the game for Tennessee with a double that allowed Tuane Cope to score. Conder would score following a wild pitch and single by Joseph Waters. Cade Graznow pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth to secure the win. 

Georgia was in control for most of the game, taking a 4-0 lead after two innings thanks largely to a three-run homer off the bat of Natarious Smith. 

After Smith's blast, however, Tennessee pitching settled in. Waters and Graznow allowed just three hits over the final four innings, while the offense was helped out by three errors from the Georgia kids. 

It is a nice bounce-back win for Tennessee, which lost its opening game against South Carolina 18-3. Georgia moves to 1-1 with the loss, starting the tournament with a 10-0 win over Alabama. 

Indiana def. Ohio, 3-2

Talk about drama.

Indiana was one out from victory in the top of the sixth with a 2-0 lead. Then, Daryan Bowling singled to center, bringing home Ryan Kirkendall and Kurtis Reid and tying the game at 2-2. Carson Haynes grounded out to end the top half of the inning, but the damage was already done.

Indiana got the bottom of the sixth started off right with back-to-back singles from Tucker Biven and Garrett Jones. Luke Vick stepped to the plate next and grounded to Haynes at short. Haynes committed an error, which allowed Biven to come home with the winning run.

It was certainly a heartbreaking defeat for Ohio after it did so much to tie the game. Given credit to the three-headed monster of Biven, Josh Castleman and Ray Reisinger, who combined to allow two hits and strike out 11 batters over six innings.

Castleman also did it with the bat as he brought home two runners with a single in the second inning.

The World Series dream isn't over for Ohio just yet. It will have to be perfect for the rest of the regional, however, to advance.

Colorado def. Texas West, 5-4

A solo home run for Jagger Edwards in the bottom of the sixth brought Texas to within a run of Colorado, but Marshall Durham and Jacob Gilbert couldn't provide any additional offense, grounding out and striking out, respectively.

Edwards certainly did his part to put Texas in a winning position. In addition to his home run, he doubled home two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Edwards also took the mound to throw 3.1 innings, allowing three unearned runs on three hits, striking out six.

Colorado took a 5-0 lead after scoring twice in the second and third innings and tacking on an additional run in the fourth.

That looked to be enough support for Nate Bach until the bottom of the fourth. He started looking a bit shaky. Edwards' double knocked him out of the game, and the duo of Manny Arellano and Evan Moll subsequently shut the door in relief.

Illinois def. Michigan, 10-4

The last Great Lakes regional game didn't feature quite so much drama. Illinois jumped out to a 6-3 lead against Michigan after three innings and didn't look back. Scoring in every inning, it went on to win easily, 10-4.

Braden Flanagan really set the tone at the top of the order, going 3-for-4 with two runs batted in and a run scored. His offense was infectious as Cole Lambird, Trevor Zuber and Ben Allen all had multi-hit games.

You always want pitchers hitting the strike zone, but Mason Kolak might have made the mistake of living in the strike zone too much. Illinois' hitters knew they'd get pitches to hit from Kolak, and they teed off. Kolak might have struck out six batters, but he also gave up six runs, four of which were earned.

Another problem area for Michigan was defense. As a team, it committed five errors. Jacob Richards and Eric Randall were responsible for two apiece, while Cody Hoppe had the last one. This close to the Little League World Series, you can't afford to give your opponent that many free baserunners.

Washington def. Idaho, 5-0

Carter Monda did the heavy lifting and Micah Foskett finished the job in a one-hit shutout of Idaho on Sunday. Monda went five innings, striking out six and allowing one walk. Foskett entered to start the sixth and secured the victory, retiring Idaho in order.

With pitching like that, Washington didn't need a ton of offense, but it got plenty from Mason Hill. Hill was responsible for three of Washington's five runs. The first two came on a home run in the first inning, with the third also courtesy of the long ball in the fourth.

As a whole, Washington's hitters did, however, have a hard time figuring out Idaho's pitching. The first four Washington batters went a combined 5-for-12. Batters five through nine finished up 1-for-16.

Going forward, the group from Cascade Little League in Vancouver, Washington, will need to strike a better balance offensively in order to make it to Williamsport.

Texas East def. Mississippi, 15-0

Home runs from Jarrett Tadlock and Zack Mack put Texas ahead 3-0 in the top of the first, and the team didn't look back from there. Twelve runs later, Mississippi was run-ruled after four innings. Texas continued to pour on the offense without reply.

Tadlock and Mack were the two stars. They combined to go 6-for-6 with eight runs batted in and five runs scored. Ben Gottfried and Marco Gutierrez were responsible for the final three of Texas' 11 RBI in the lopsided victory.

Mack's dominance extended to the pitching mound, where he went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing zero hits and striking out three batters.

Five different pitchers toed the rubber for Mississippi, and all five allowed at least one earned run. Nobody could find the answer to stymie the Texas offense.