Central Iowa Little League All-Star Softball Team Falls Short For World Championship

The Central Iowa Little League All-Star Softball Team saw its chance at a World Championship come to an end Tuesday night. The Iowa team lost to East Regional Champion Rhode Island 5-4. Iowa did have a 2-1 lead in the 3rd inning however Rhode Island score 4 runs in the 4th inning to take the lead. Iowa did come back with 2 more runs late and had two runners on with one out before Rhode Island pitcher Emily Carter put together consecutive strikeouts to end the game.

Iowa will not win the World Championship, but the team is scheduled to play a third-place game at 4 p.m. CST on Wednesday.