It wasn’t the sort of game Summerlin South was used to playing, but starting pitcher Ethan Robertson was up to the task.

The Nevada squad hadn’t seen many low-scoring games, but the right-hander pitched the distance, allowing seven hits while striking out seven to lead his team to a 5-3 victory over Washington’s Bonney Lake/Sumner on Friday in the Little League World Series at Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

The win lifted Summerlin South (2-0) into its third round of play, where it will face Southeast champion Irmo, South Carolina, at noon Monday. Bonney Lake/Sumner, representing the Northwest Region, fell to 0-1.

Though the Nevada team clung to a 2-1 lead after five innings, Cache Malan put it away with a two-run homer in the sixth, and Summerlin South scored three runs in the inning to g

See Full Page