August 19, 2013 - 5:06 PM
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Jean Mar Sanchez hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs, and Edgardo Rosales and Juan Crisp combined on a one-hitter to help Aguadulce, Panama, stay alive at the Little League World Series with a 12-0 win over Canada on Monday.
Panama will face Taiwan in an elimination game Tuesday, while the Canadian representatives from Ottawa were eliminated.
Rosales struck out four in 2 2-3 innings, while Crisp struck out two in 1 1-3 innings of relief.
Panama scored six times in both the second and third innings. Rosales started the scoring with a solo homer before Rafael Eysseric added a two-run triple. Sanchez knocked home a run with a single and Crisp added a two-run single in the second.
Carmelo Cruz had an RBI walk, Jean Cornejo hit a two-run double and Sanchez homered in the third.
Jack Walsh had the lone hit for Canada.
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