New Tampa Little League Semi-Finals Game Will be Televised Tonight

Update at 11:00 pm:

New Tampa won tonight 12-6 over Alabama. The next game is Friday, Aug. 12, against Georgia.

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New Tampa's Little League All Stars just keep on winning.

Over the weekend, NTLL defeated West Virginia (5-2), Virginia (14-1) and South Carolina (5-4) at the tournament in Warner Robins, Ga.

Tonight, they face Alabama in the semi-finals, and the match will be televised on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. The winner of tonight's game will then face Georgia on Friday, Aug. 12, for the Southest Region final and the right to advance to the Little League World Series.

Head Coach Ed Thinger is optimistic. “It’s going to be a good game," he said. "We have to play our best to beat them tonight."

Thinger said that Alabama is a tough team, having won regionals in previous years.

“They have a good squad and solid pitching,” he said. “We took the boys hitting today, and we are ready."

Locals will surely be pulling for them.

Watch Parties

Tune in to ESPN2 at 7 p.m. to root for New Tampa. To attend a watch party during the game, visit the Beef O’ Brady’s locations on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard by Wiregrass Mall and on Cross Creek Boulevard, or Mulligan’s at Pebble Creek Golf Club.