![](https://images.hive.blog/DQmZrVd4wqdRvqdr3qdb3RhRX5UwNM1gbCxvdrqSNmrUzgb/PXL_20241019_124342267.webp) ------------------------------- Have you ever noticed there are some things in life that go by far too quickly? Summer is definitely one of those things, but also the things that happen in the midst of summer are fleeting moments we need to hold onto and savor as long as possible. That is also the case for the Little League Softball World Series. It feels like we were just getting started with the early round games, and now here we are at the end with a champion crowned. It's bittersweet, sad, and depressing all at once. The good news for me is that pretty soon fall ball will start happening and I get to watch my niece play at the university level again, but for many ladies, softball is basically done until next spring. Sure, you might see some fall travel games, but most of the kids are going to be busy with school. You are also going to find winter hitting leagues, but that is a whole different animal. I won't get into that here. So when we left off on the 6th, the winners bracket games were getting ready to take place. The winner of these games would go on to the semi final game. The loser would be dropped down to the losers bracket to face the winner of that leg in an elimination game. North Carolina beat Southeast (Florida) 5 to 2 to set the Southeast for a Friday game against Northwest. On the other side of the bracket, Central took down Latin America 2 to 0 to send the team from Puerto Rico down to the elimination bracket. They faced a Mid Atlantic team on Friday and ended up losing 4 to 0 getting eliminated from the tournament. That basically made it a lock that this wouldn't be a true world series and it would be two teams from the US facing off in the finale. I guess that could still be considered a world series since the other teams were at least given a chance, but really it's just semantics. That gave us a Saturday matchup of North Carolina versus Florida again where North Carolina proceeded to once again shut out the Southeast team beating them 4 to 0 to advance to the championship game. On the other side it was a bit closer with Central edging past Mid Atlantic 2 to 1 to secure their spot in the big game. In the third place game, Florida beat Mid-Atlantic 5 to 4 to earn that honor. As for the championship game, it was a close match against North Carolina, and Central, but North Carolina was able to secure another shut out beating Central 2 to 0 for the Championship. I think it's important to note that North Carolina only gave up seven runs the entire tournament. That's pretty dang amazing and it is thanks in large part to their ace pitcher Anna Lynn Clark. When you consider she is only like 12 years old or so, it is downright scary just how good she is. If you get a chance, go back and watch some of the footage in slow motion of the pitches she can throw. They are just downright dirty. Like filthy dirty, but in such a good way. As long as she can stay healthy, she has a bright bright future ahead of her. ---------- ### [My Sports Account - @bozz.sports](https://www.peakd.com/@bozz.sports) ---------- #### Come hang out in [The Pub](https://peakd.com/c/hive-178138/created) [Find us on Discord](https://discord.gg/cCEMJXAEXk) Or Check out my [Grilling and Smoking Community on HIVE](https://peakd.com/c/hive-138631/created) ------------- ![TEAMUSAhive_footer_bozz.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/bozz/fXpCTKUZ-TEAMUSA-hive_footer_bozz.jpg) ---------------- *All pictures/screenshots taken by myself or @mrsbozz unless otherwise sourced*