The Waipio All-Stars became the second team from Hawaii to win the Little League World Series yesterday, capping their title run with a 12-3 romp past Mexico just one day after staging a stunning comeback by scoring six runs in the sixth, and final, inning to post a 7-5 victory over Lake Charles, La., in the US title.
Watching their game on TV from the Phillies' clubhouse was another Hawaii boy – Maui's Shane Victorino.
Perhaps inspired by the boys from Waipahu, Victorino collected hits in the ninth and 11th innings, scoring on a game-tying single and then a walk-off homer Pedro Feliz in a key 5-2 win over the Dodgers.
The victory enabled the Phillies to move within a half-game of the Mets in the National League East.
Yesterday also marked the closing of the Beijing Olympics, during which Hawaii athletes took home a combined 10 medals.
Capturing gold medals were decathlon champ Brian Clay of Kaneohe, men's volleyball star Clay Stanley of Hawaii Kai, and women's soccer striker Natasha Kai of Kahuku.
They were not alone in earning trips on the medal podium.
Four players with Hawaii ties were members of the silver-medal women's volleyball team – UH alums Robyn Ah-Mow Santos, Heather Bown and Kim Willoughby as well as Punahou grad Lindsey Berg.
Punahou product, goalie Brandon Brooks, was a member of the US water polo team that earned a silver and two ex-UH athletes – Justine Smethurst and Stacey Porter – were members of the Australian softball team that took a bronze.
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