Sweetwater Valley’s Antonio Andrade, left, celebrates with Nate Nankil after a strikeout during the sixth inning of a U.S. elimination baseball game against Bowling Green, Ky. (Matt Slocum / AP)
Preston Fleming, of Sweetwater Valley, cannot catch an RBI single by Tayshaun Jones, of Bowling Green, Ky., during the fifth inning. (Matt Slocum / AP)
Antonio Andrade, left, of Sweetwater Valley, celebrates after hitting a home run against Bowling Green, Ky.’s Eli Burwash during the fifth inning (Matt Slocum / AP)
Levi Mendez, right, of Sweetwater Valley, greets Maddox Burr, of Bowling Green, Ky., as Mendez rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the second inning. (Matt Slocum / AP)
Former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, left, greets Sweetwater Valley’s Nick Maldonado after throwing a ceremonial first pitch. (Gene J. Puskar / AP)
Sweetwater Valley’s Dante Schmid (25) delivers during the first inning. (Gene J. Puskar / AP)
Walker Lannom (16) begins to celebrate his team’s 11-3 win over Bowling Green, Ky. (Gene J. Puskar / AP)
The Bowling Green, Ky. pitcher Eli Burwash (2) covers home as Sweetwater Valley’’s Nate Nankil (14) scores on a wild pitch in the fifth inning. (Gene J. Puskar / AP)
Bowling Green, Ky.’s Eli Burwash (2) and Patrick Hightower watch from the dugout during the sixth inning. (Gene J. Puskar / AP)
Bowling Green, Ky.’s Ty Bryant (5) reaches for an errant throw from third baseman Maddox Burr as Sweetwater Valley’s Antonio Andrade (13) slides safely into second during the first inning. (Gene J. Puskar / AP)
acob Baptista (23) celebrates with Cameron Barbabosa (4) after scoring on a hit by Dante Schmid during the first inning. (Gene J. Puskar / AP)
Eli Burwash, right, of Bowling Green, Ky., reacts after giving up a two-run home run to Levi Mendez, left, o fSweetwater Valley, during the second inning. (Matt Slocum / AP)
