Ohio Impressive In Win Against Illinois
West Side Little League Now One Game from Little League World Series
By GameChanger Media
Ohio is West Side Little League. Illinois is Clarendon Hills Little League
Ohio easily dispatched Illinois on Monday at Central Region Headquarters, 11-1. West Side advances to the Great Lakes Region Tournament for the first time since 2021 when the state champions of Ohio finished runner-up at the Little League World Series. Hamilton awaits the winner from Illinois/ Kentucky, to be played today at 1pm. The winner of Wednesday's Great Lakes Region Tournament championship advances to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA.
Ohio got on the board in the top of the first inning after Preston Baker walked, and Cash Jones laid down a sacrifice bunt, each scoring one run.
Ohio added to their early lead in the top of the second inning after Lennox Brown tripled to center field, and Bobby Frazier grounded into a fielder's choice, each scoring one run.
Ohio extended their early lead with four runs in the top of the third thanks to RBI singles by Cash Jones, Gavyn Spears, and Teegan Lay.
Gavyn Spears started on the bump for Ohio. The starting pitcher allowed three hits and one run over four innings, striking out four and walking none. Brody Herold led things off on the bump for Illinois. The starting pitcher surrendered three hits and four runs over one and one-third innings, striking out none and walking two.
Gavyn Spears, Anthony Saurber, Jordan Malloy, TJ Madden, Cash Jones, Teegan Lay, Preston Baker, Lennox Brown, and Boone Treadway each collected one hit for Ohio. TJ Madden, Cash Jones, and Teegan Lay each drove in two runs for Ohio. Ohio were sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error.
Matthew Kalish, Liam Harrigan, and Christian Gernot each collected one hit for Illinois. Matthew Kalish led Illinois with one run batted in. The infielder went 1-for-1 on the day. Illinois were sure-handed and didn't commit a single error.
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West Side Little League is located in Hamilton, OH, approximately 30 miles northwest of Cincinnati. West Side Little League is a part of Ohio District 9. They have won 40 consecutive District Tournament championships. 22 Ohio Little League Majors State titles (15 in the last 19 years) and have appeared at the Little League World Series 5 times (1991, 1993, 2007, 2010, 2021) as the Central/Great Lakes Region champion. In 2021, the Little League World Series was United States teams only due to COVID. WSLL was the Tom Seaver Bracket Champion and finished runner-up in the LLWS.
You can follow the Little League Great Lakes Region Tournament on ESPN+, littleleague.org, Facebook (Ohio District 9 Little League) and GameChanger, search 2025 LLB Great Lakes Region.
The winner of the Great Lakes Region Tournament advances to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA beginning August 13, 2025. The Great Lakes Region winner will play the Mountain Region winner on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 3pm in Lamade Stadium and can be watched on ESPN.