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Japan Wins Cal Ripken World Series
Cal Ripken World Series championship brings eyes of the youth baseball world to Aberdeen.
UPDATED (9:30 p.m.)——For the first time since its championship moved to Aberdeen, the Cal Ripken World Series trophy belongs to Japan.
Japan defeated South Lexington, KY, 7-0, Sunday afternoon at Cal Sr.'s Yard in Aberdeen. The game was delayed approximately 90 minutes because of rain and thunderstorms.
Japan stole eight bases, led by Taisei Takeoka's three.
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Kosuke Moita and Kazuki Sakurai combined for the shutout, holding the Ohio Valley champs to one hit.
Lexington advanced Saturday, defeating then-unbeaten Oahu, HI, 10-0, in the U.S. Championship. It was simply part of a series of events that marked a big day Lexington youth baseball.
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Japan defeated the Dominican Republic, 10-3, to advance.
The championship was broadcast on the MLB Network, and locally on WAMD 970 AM and SFMSports.net.
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