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Kinley Rasmus Becomes First Girl with 5 Hits in a Little League World Series
The 12-year-old Phenix City pitcher matched Mo’ne Davis with 14 tournament strikeouts and added five hits, both LLWS girl records.
- On Tuesday, 12-year-old shortstop Kinley Rasmus broke the Little League World Series record for most hits by a girl, recording her fifth hit during a 4-2 elimination win against Tacoma, Washington.
- The daughter of former Major League Baseball pitcher Cory Rasmus, Rasmus previously tied former Little League World Series star Mo'ne Davis' record of 14 strikeouts by a girl.
- Helping Phenix City eliminate Tacoma, Rasmus went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run in Tuesday's victory, following her team's comeback win against Pennsylvania on Monday.
- The Southeast region representatives remain alive in the 2026 Little League World Series, continuing their march through the tournament's elimination bracket after consecutive victories.
- Wednesday's 7 p.m. EDT elimination game pits Phenix City against the Great Lakes region champion, West Side Little League of Hamilton, Ohio, to determine tournament advancement.
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Meet Kinley Rasmus, the 12-year-old Alabama girl who became only the 25th girl to play in the Little League World Series and struck out six batters in a win
US News: Kinley Rasmus entered the Little League World Series with a famous baseball surname and left her own mark on the tournament's history. The 12-year-old.
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Kinley Rasmus breaks the record for hits by a girl at the Little League World Series
Kinley Rasmus is making history at the Little League World Series. The 12-year-old pitcher and shortstop from Phenix City, Alabama, has set a record with five hits, the most ever by a girl in the tournament.
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