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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Take a bow Mill Creek All-Stars 8/28/08 • 'Thrill of a lifetime' for Mill Creek Little League 8/22/08 • Dream ends for Mill Creek 8/21/08 • Title dreams dashed, but Little Leaguers still No. 1 to Mill Creek 8/21/08 • Hawaii ends Mill Creek's run in Little League World Series 8/20/08 • Mill Creek powers past Maryland 8/19/08 • LLWS roundup: Homers keep Tampa playing 8/19/08 • Mill Creek survives, advances to semis 8/19/08 • Mexico pitcher perfect 8/18/08 • Indiana pitcher tosses no-no -- and loses 8/17/08 • Mill Creek loses LLWS opener 8/17/08 • LL World Series Roundup: Florida no-hits South Dakota in opener 8/16/08 • 2008 Little League World Series Schedule 8/15/08 • Little League World Series: Mill Creek steps onto national stage 8/15/08 • Little League World Series: Juggling act for Mill Creek parents 8/15/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, August 18, 2008 Mill Creek pounds Hagerstown, 15-5 Herald staff WILLIAMSPORT, Pa -- Mill Creek pounded out 16 hits, including four by Jason Todd and two homers from Alec Kisena, in a 15-5 rout Monday of Hagerstown, Md., at the Little League World Series. Todd went 4-for-4 with a three-run homer and finished a triple short of the cycle as Mill Creek secured its first win in the tournament. Maryland scored three times in the first and added an Andrew Yacyk homer in the fourth to close the deficit to 8-5 but couldn’t keep up with Mill Creek’s hot bats. A seven-run fifth inning sealed the game for Mill Creek. Mill Creek, which faced elimination from championship contention with a loss, improved to 1-1 in Pool A. Mill Creek closes out pool play Tuesday with a game against Jefferson, Ind. (0-2). Hagerstown dropped to 1-1. The top two teams in the four-team pool advance to the U.S. semifinals. The other team in Pool A is South Lake Charles, La. (2-0).

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