GREENVILLE, N.C. — Behind Reagan Payments’ two-way heroics, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, defeated Floyds Knobs, Indiana, 1-0 on Sunday to win the state’s first Little League Softball World Collection since 1978.
Pennsylvania, representing the Mid-Atlantic Area, was led by Payments, who hurled a 105-pitch complete-game one-hitter with seven strikeouts, whereas additionally accumulating two hits and driving within the profitable run.
Payments didn’t enable an earned run in 30 shutout innings, throwing each pitch for Pennsylvania.
Briley Mercer allowed 4 hits with eight strikeouts for Indiana, which allowed only one earned run all event.
Payments’ fourth-inning double scored Sadie Divido for the lone run.
Payments labored out of a bases-loaded jam within the prime of the fifth, notching her fiftieth strikeout of the World Collection within the course of. A 1-2-3 sixth inning ended with a gentle popup to left subject, reeled in by Aubrey Baxter to safe the championship.