SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA— Fresh off a thrilling win over defending 2024 LLWS champion Lake Mary in the Southeast Regional final, Irmo LL of South Carolina cruised past Braintree LL of Massachusetts — the New England Region champion — 13-0 in one-hit fashion in each team’s Williamsport opener on Thursday.

After Irmo held Braintree scoreless in the top of the first, Andrew Bogan — the son of team manager David Bogan—opened the scoring via a sacrifice fly with no outs and the bases loaded. Rider Tellis followed with an RBI single to make it 2-0, forcing Massachusetts starter’s to throw more than 30 pitches before the inning ended.

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In the second, Irmo again loaded the bases with no outs, and a wild pitch pushed the lead to 3-0. Shortstop

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