Irmo, S.C.’s Joe Giulietti pitches against Braintree, Mass., during the first inning of a baseball game at the Little League World Series, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in South Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photo/Jared Freed)

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — South Carolina snuck into the Little League World Series with a five-run rally over the defending champs. But the club from Irmo, representing the Southeast region, is showing it belongs at the tournament, thanks in part to slugger-pitcher Joe Giulietti.

In the sixth inning of the regional final, the 2024 champions from Lake Mary, Florida, opted to walk Joe rather than face him with the game on the line. The decision came back to bite Lake Mary as Brady Westbrooks hit a walk-off three-run double to win that game 5-4.

When South Carolina made

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