Female pitching star leads team to LLWS
By Associated Press
Aug 10, 2014 8:11 PM CDT
In this Aug. 6, 2014, photo, Pennsylvania pitcher Mo'Ne Davis follows through on a throw prior to facing the District of Columbia in the Little League Eastern Regionals at Breen Stadium in Bristol, Conn., Davis and New Jersey's Kayla Roncin are competing to make it to the Little League World Series,...   (Associated Press)

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Female pitcher Mo'Ne Davis led her team into the Little League World Series, throwing a three-hitter Sunday to lead Taney Youth Baseball Association Little League of Philadelphia to an 8-0 victory over a squad from Delaware.

Mo'Ne struck out six in the six-inning game in the Mid-Atlantic Regional championship game.

The 13-year-old will become only the 17th girl to play in the Little League World Series in 68 years. It starts Thursday in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

It was her second win over Delaware-Newark National Little League in the regional. She struck out 10 in the previous victory.

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