GENARO C. ARMAS
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August 26, 2012
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Tenn. outlasts Calif. 24-16 in LLWS classic

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Tennessee players threw their gloves in the air as they converged near third base before falling to the ground with big smiles.The exhaustive 24-16 victory Saturday over Petaluma, Calif., will be remembered back home for a while - and not just because it earned Goodlettsville's favorite sons a berth in the Little League World Series title game.Brock Myers hit a tie-breaking double in Tennessee's nine-run seventh inning. Tennessee had its big inning after California scored 10 runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie it."I can't believe it," Tennessee manager Joey Hale said. "I …

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