When Paseo Verde manager Cory Edwards enactment his roster together, helium felt it was a radical that could marque an interaction 1 done 12 successful the batting order.
The team, comprised of 11 boys and 1 history-making girl, gave Nevada its 2nd consecutive U.S. title successful the Little League World Series.
Michael Kleiner
OF/2B
One of the unsung violative heroes during Paseo Verde’s run, Kleiner was 2nd connected the squad with a .545 batting mean done 5 games. His six hits were 2nd astir connected the team, and his .636 slugging percent was third-best successful the lineup.
Adrian Cruz
SS/2B/OF/P
Cruz was a precocious summation to the roster successful spot of Theo Bingham (illness). He made his beingness felt aboriginal with 1 of the champion antiaircraft plays of the tourney against Tacoma, Washington. At 4-foot-9, Cruz was the smallest connected the tract but helium didn’t play similar it.
Owen Guzman
P/2B/C
Paseo Verde’s ace had a shaky commencement to the tourney lasting lone 1⅓ innings against Ohio, but bounced backmost emphatically by going 3 for 3 successful the U.S. rubric crippled against Ohio and throwing 3⅔ innings of two-run ball.
Payton Hinsen
P/RF
Eye country did not interaction Hinsen’s availability to travel up large for his team. He had 2 hits and 1 RBI each tournament, but helium came done connected the mound with 1⅓ innings of alleviation against Ohio and starting the satellite rubric against Curaçao.
Brooks McFarland
1B/P
The clean-up hitter cooled disconnected aboriginal successful the tournament, but McFarland made a beardown content connected the mound. He threw 5⅔ innings and carried a no-hitter into the 5th inning against Tacoma. He added 4 RBIs astatine the plate.
Hudson Cowley
3B/P
Cowley’s summertime volition beryllium remembered for having the walk-off azygous against Ohio successful Paseo Verde’s archetypal game. Cowley batted .273 with 3 singles and 2 RBI successful Williamsport.
Logan Edwards
SS/P
Edwards’ summertime ended connected a sour enactment successful his past 2 pitching appearances, but made up for it astatine the sheet by going 4 for 10 and 3 RBI. He didn’t springiness up an earned tally each summertime until helium faced Iowa.
James Esber
OF/3B
Esber was determined to get connected basal by immoderate means necessary. In 14 sheet appearances helium reached basal 9 times — 4 by basal hit, the different 5 by a team-high 5 of Paseo Verde’s 17 walks.
Michael Guerrero
OF/2B
Guerrero besides made his sheet appearances number with 5 RBI successful the tournament, second-most connected the team. He was besides 1 of the much diligent batters successful the box, moving the transportation number good to his vantage aggregate times.
Jace Ward
RF
One of the stars successful the determination title against Montana, Ward went 3 for 10 successful the 5 spot during the Little League World Series with each 3 hits being singles. He was a menace each clip helium came to the plate.
Carsynn Meyer
OF
The archetypal miss from the United States to ever play successful the Little League World Series championship, Meyer had 2 hits successful the tournament. They some resulted successful RBIs, including successful the U.S. rubric crippled against Ohio.
Maddox Bryan
C/P
The violative MVP of Paseo Verde’s summer, Bryan led the squad successful hits (seven), batting mean (.636), OPS (1.394) and slugging percent (.727). His 8 RBIs besides led Paseo Verde. He drove successful the lone 2 runs of the satellite rubric game, and drove successful the winning tally successful the U.S. title game.
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