South Portland's Richie "Ricardo" Gilboy is already a legend in Maine Little League. Rumor has it Richie once ran into and through a chain link fence to catch a foul ball behind home plate. He has recently gone viral thanks to ESPN and their coverage of the Little League World Series...
Seems it is every little boys dream is to become a professional baseball player and that dream often starts in Little League. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Little League baseball, started by Carl Stotz in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Japan won the Little League World Series for the second year in a row. They beat California 6-4 to win the title. It was Japan's defense that won the game as California stranded 13 runners. The play of the game for Japan came in the top of the 4th inning when California had bases loaded and nobody out.