Media Little League Team Drops First Game in World Series

One of the coolest stories currently in the Delaware Valley is in danger of ending before it really gets off the ground. The kids from Media are representing the Mid-Atlantic region in the Little League World Series. But they dropped their first game in Williamsport, falling 2-1 to a team from Needville Texas.

Their journey is not over just yet though. They head to the elimination bracket and await the loser of Northwest vs New England, which takes place at 3 pm today. Media will face that team on Saturday. Win there, and they can keep their magical journey alive. Lose, and their great journey ends.

And it certainly has been a magical journey for them thus far. Getting here took a walk-off HR that broke up a no-hitter. They are the first team from Media to represent their region in the Little League World Series since the 1950s. And they became the most exciting Little League team in the Greater Philadelphia Area since Mo'Ne Davis and the Taney Dragons were making history back in 2014.

You could see that excitement for them in Williamsport. People came out in droves to support the local kids. Unfortunately, the result in game 1 did not go the kid's way. But that did not tamper any of the support for them. Bars and restaurants in Media were reportedly packed with people coming out to watch the game as a community. The kids got a huge send-off Pep Rally before heading out to Williamsport, and some businesses in the area, like Iron Hill Brewery, even donated some of their proceeds towards the team.

So matter what happens Saturday, it has already been a great story. One the kids on the team will likely never forget. What Trevor Skowronek did in the Region Finals, hitting a Walk Off to send his team to the Little League World Series, is cooler than anything most people reading this, myself included, have ever done. They get a chance to continue that story on Saturday in an elimination game.

Hollywood couldn't write a better story than the Philadelphia Phillies' no-hitter game on August 9, 2023. Game 3 in the series against the Washington Nationals could not have gone any better.

The Philadelphia Phillies are going through a very positive phase right now, kicked off by the city's rally behind a struggling Trea Turner.

On August 9, the team made magic. The game was a no-hitter, but more noteworthy things happened in the same game. For one, Nick Castellanos hit two home runs, hitting 200 overall career home runs.

Another highlight was the home run hit by Weston Wilson in the second inning. Wilson, at 28 years old, hit his first major league home run during his first-ever major league at-bat. How amazing is that? The Phillies called Wilson up from the minors just days prior. On the third pitch Wilson saw, the left fielder hit one into the seats in left-center. His teary-eyed family watched on.

Then, in his home debut for the Phillies, just a week after being traded, pitcher Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter. This was the Phillies' first no-hitter at home since Roy Halladay pulled it off in 2010. Lorenzen's mother, wife, and young daughter watched on. Lorenzen said it became clear to him in the fifth inning that a no-hitter was entirely possible. By the eighth inning, seeing that Rob Thomson had not pulled Lorenzen out yet, it was clear to fans that it could happen, too.

Thomson, just before the eighth, gave Lorenzen 20 more pitches, with a warning to be "efficient." And efficient he was.