Baseball: All-American (Almost) Semifinals for 14-Year-Old Babe Ruth Baseball World Series

Purcellville (Aug. 27, 2010) - It is an All-American (almost) semfinals for the 14-Year-Old Babe Ruth World Series as the American Division No. 2 and No. 3 seeds swept their quarterfinal games on Thursday with shutouts.

When the draw was made for the World Series it was evident that the American Division was a powerhouse with three teams returning from the 13-Year-Old World Series including champion Tallhassee, Fla., Pleasanton Calif. and Williamsport, Penn. ... and all three teams have advanced to tonight with Pleasanton (4-1) facing the lone remaining National Division team, top seed Waite Park (3-1), Minn. at 5:30 p.m. and then Tallahasse (4-0) taking on Williamsport (3-2) at 8 p.m. at Fireman's Field.

The winners will play for the World Series title Saturday at 1 p.m.

Remaining Teams: How They Fared
American Division
1. Tallahassee FL:
W, 5-4 vs. Williamsport PA
W, 15-4 vs. Winchester VA
W, 6-5 vs. Pleasanton CA
W, 9-8 vs. Lexington KY
(35 runs scored, 21 allowed)

2. Pleasanton CA:
W, 11-3 vs. Williamsport PA
W, 20-4 vs. Lexington KY
L, 5-6 vs. Tallahassee FL
W, 8-6 vs. Winchester VA
W, 8-0 vs. Bryant AR
(52 runs scored, 19 allowed)

3. Williamsport PA
L, 4-5 vs. Tallahassee FL
L, 3-11 vs. Pleasanton, CA
W, 12-7 vs. Winchester VA
W, 9-2 vs. Lexington KY
W, 7-0 vs. Vancouver WA
(35 runs scored, 25 allowed)

National Division
1, Waite Park MN
W, 8-1 vs. Arlington MA
W, 11-6 vs. Loudoun VA
W, 3-2 vs. Vancouver WA
L, 12-15 vs. Bryant, AR
(34 runs scored, 24 allowed)