Bonney Lake Sumner Little League team advances to World Series on controversial play
Aug 12, 2022, 4:02 PM | Updated: 4:03 pm
In extra innings, the Bonney Lake Sumner Little League team advanced to the Little League World Series on Thursday, by a score of 3-2.
According to the Tacoma News Tribune, the team is the first Pierce County team to ever win a Northwest tournament and advance to Williamsport.
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Bonney Lake/Sumner (Wash.) Little League are Northwest Region Champions and are moving on to Williamsport! pic.twitter.com/QVMzB1E1rR
— Little League (@LittleLeague) August 12, 2022
However, Thursday’s finish was not without controversy.
Washington advances to the Little League World Series because umpires say they called fair even though there was a foul ball signaled pic.twitter.com/rsFURks1Y5
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 12, 2022