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Take Two

Chula Vista team loses Little League World Series title to Japan

By Take Two Staff
Published Aug 26, 2013
Catcher Patrick Archer #3 of the West team from Chula Vista, Ca waits to tag out Takuma Gomi #15 of the Tokyo, Japan team at the plate during the Little League World Series Championship game on August 25, 2013 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Catcher Patrick Archer #3 of the West team from Chula Vista, Ca waits to tag out Takuma Gomi #15 of the Tokyo, Japan team at the plate during the Little League World Series Championship game on August 25, 2013 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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Ricky Tibbet #9 of the West team from Chula Vista, Ca pitches to a Tokyo, Japan batter during the fourth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game on August 25, 2013 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Ricky Tibbet #9 of the West team from Chula Vista, Ca pitches to a Tokyo, Japan batter during the fourth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game on August 25, 2013 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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Michael Gaines #15 of the West team from Chula Vista, Ca reacts after hitting into a double play to end the game giving the Tokyo, Japan team a 6-4 during the Little League World Series Championship game on August 25, 2013 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Michael Gaines #15 of the West team from Chula Vista, Ca reacts after hitting into a double play to end the game giving the Tokyo, Japan team a 6-4 during the Little League World Series Championship game on August 25, 2013 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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This past weekend millions of baseball fans were glued to the TV watching the Little League World Series. Chula Vista's Eastlake Little League team beat the team from Westport, Conn., 12-1 to win the U.S. Little League championship on Saturday

On Sunday they were matched up against a powerhouse team from Japan, and in a heartbreaking finish, they lost 6-4. Doug Holman, the team's manager is back with us to talk about it.