Overview
- Alabama lost 11-2 to Ohio in an elimination game on Wednesday, Aug. 27, ending Phenix City’s Little League World Series run while Kinley Rasmus was ineligible to pitch due to mandated rest.
- Rasmus finished the tournament with a .455 batting average over five games, a new single‑tournament female record of five hits, and 10 2/3 scoreless innings pitched while tying the female single‑tournament strikeout mark at 14.
- Little League rules require 51–65 pitches to trigger three days of rest for pitchers under 14, and Rasmus had thrown 54 pitches in a previous outing that made her unavailable for the elimination contest.
- Rasmus’s family background and coaching support — her father Cory and uncle Colby both played professionally and coach Phenix City — were highlighted throughout the tournament and shaped media attention on her two‑way role.
- Carsynn Meyer of Henderson, Nevada, is set to appear in the U.S. (American) championship on Aug. 29, and organizers point to programs such as the Maria Pepe Legacy Series and Little League’s 'Girls with Game' effort as factors increasing girls’ visibility and choice in youth baseball.