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Needville falls to Chinese Taipei 10-0 in 3rd place consolation game; becomes 2nd best US team

The boys of Needville fell to Asia-Pacific’s Chinese Taipei 10-0 during Sunday’s 3rd place consolation game of the Little League World Series.

After losing to El Segundo Little League 6-1 in the U.S. Championship on Saturday, the boys of Needville Little League still have something to be proud of: being the second-best in the country.

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“We wanted to be in the championship game, so we’re not looking forward to it. But now that it’s here, we’re going to go and try to win it,” Andy McRae, Needville Little League manager told KPRC 2′s Bryce Newberry. “I mean, when you go out on the field, you do your best and you try to win. If you don’t, that’s okay. But you’re going to give it your all to try to win. So we’re going to go out and try to win a game.”

RELATED: Needville Little League falls to El Segundo, California; will play Taipei for shot at third place in LLWS

Meanwhile, El Segundo Little League, the U.S. champion, will play against Curaçao Sunday afternoon for the LLWS title.

The Fort Bend County team is scheduled to return to Houston Monday evening, and they’re expected to be well-received by the small town of 3,000.

On Saturday, the team became Grand Marshals for the Fort Bend County Fair parade happening in September.

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About the Authors

A graduate of the University of Houston-Downtown, Ana moved to H-Town from sunny southern California in 2015. In 2020, she joined the KPRC 2 digital team as an intern. Ana is a self-proclaimed coffee connoisseur, a catmom of 3, and an aquarium enthusiast. In her spare time, she's an avid video gamer and loves to travel.

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Bryce Newberry joined KPRC 2 in July 2022. He loves the thrill of breaking news and digging deep on a story that gets people talking.

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