>> nomar: you knew he was capable of doing this. he has been red hot and hance smith runs through. the california team, never say die in their blood, it ties this game. >> karl: three runs with two outs. another home run hitter is up. quinton gago. >> nomar: very little of this makes any sense. >> karl: lorenzo butler on the other side had three three-run home runs and his team is in danger of losing the game. >> nomar: what do you think is going through the mind of luke brown on the mound? >> karl: that's luke brown, the entire tennessee team coming

into this inning with a ten-run lead. >> karl: 2-0. >> nomar: 3-0. what a remarkable, remarkable comeback from ten runs down, they've tied it up. the last three, with two outs. are we going back-to-back-to-back? >> karl: ball four. winning run is at first base for california. you're looking at lorenzo butler. who had a day to remember. >> you want him to pitch, it has to be fourth. >> karl: two men down. dylan moore is coming up. >> just do four straight. best pitch for your best swing. best pitch. >> nomar: 30 runs on 27 hits in this game.

>> karl: winning run at first base for california. >> nomar: tennessee only used three pitchers in this game. they're going to special pinch run austin paretti. >> karl: a fastball or wild pitch will get them into scoring position. outfield fairly deep right now. >> nomar: did you see extra innings when this inning started? >> nomar: no, i did not. this has been incredible. >> karl: 2-0.

a 2-0 pitch on the way to dylan moore with the winning run at first base. there's the strike. such an incredible roller coaster ride of emotions for both of these teams and their fan bases. that's there for a strike. 2-2. we've shattered the home run records in a little league world series overall. there's been six in this game. three by the guy from tennessee right there. curveball, center field. playable. oh, easy out there! it lands in the glove of jason brown. they have managed to cut a 15-5 deficit. we're going to play extra

innings in the united states championship game. 15-15, hance smith, one of two home runs with two outs. he knew it. and who knew we'd be in for this? one of six home runs in the game. and eric smith, his dad, loving what just happened. >> get out, get out, get out! yeah! >> if that doesn't give you chill, nothing will. and we'll be back after a word from our abc stations. >> touch home!

>> karl: the red hot hance smith and kids from petaluma, california. in the most amazing comeback of

comebacks, trailing by ten runs into the bottom of the sixth inning against the team from goodlettsville, tennessee, that had one foot into the championship game tomorrow. they were ahead 15-5. here's what happened in the sixth inning for california. >> nomar: going into the sixth inning, if you're a fan from california, you are going what do they need to come back in this game? that's what they needed, 14 plate appearances with 8 hits and 2 home runs. >> karl: number 8, lorenzo butler like everyone else for tennessee, helped with the shot. butler had a game for the record book, literally. in the third inning. two men on, had two strikes, three-run home run. next inning, two men own. three-run home run. he wasn't done yet. he went out another three-run home run for a little league world series record, nine runs batted in. mighty casey has been replaced

by mighty lorenzo. but his team is tide. that's the most stunning bit of news of all of it. 24r6789 are no words to deskriebt comeback or emotions that both are feeling right now in a 15-15, united states championship game. >> karl: jake rucker, the top of the order for tennessee. 1-2. >> nomar: now we'll see the pitching depth on both sides of this team, going into the extra innings. 2-2 and certainly, when you think about tomorrow, facing a mighty japan team for the little league world series championship, rucker is the guy they'd like to have start that game if tennessee is there. justin smith, warming up. this ball shot low center field.

it's going to get down. on the southeast, battles right back here in the top of the seventh inning. >> nomar: well, jake rucker, once again at the top of the lineup. getting things going once again. has a lead-off hitter, getting on base. showing this team, is this what you need especially after that last inning? they've come back and tied this game. saying we're still okay, guys, we can still win this game. >> karl: now jason brown. certainly the advantage now shifts to the hitters. because the hitters, as good as they are, are facing pitchers that weren't expected to be in the agame and just aren't as good as the starters were. so the offense really has an advantage late. 1-0. brown, down the line. it drops! and moving up, 60 feet. jake rucker.

>> nomar: well, we said jason brown has been clutch throughout this little league world series. once again, keeping this thing alive. a big hit there. and nomar. brock myers, who led this game off with a home run in the first inning is up. he's got three hits today off a strikeout. first pitch misses. >> nomar: you just wonder what pitches the pitches have to get the best hitters out. >> karl: rucker at second. brown at first. outside. luke brown on deck. cole carter. and, oh, by the way, then it's lorenzo butler. fastball, driven to left field.

off the wall! but in comes rucker. jason brown behind him being waved in. here's the throw. safe! back to second and safe is brock mier, and tennessee answer with two runs. >> nomar: brock myers, look at this swing, another beautiful swing on the hance fastball. man, he crushed that ball. look at the reaction. it's now a matter of survival. because the pitchers don't have what it takes to get the best hitters in these lineups. luke brown, after a double by myers comes up. >> karl: that is not a

reflection on dylan moore. it's just the depth that the pitching stats don't have. >> nomar: a lot of these -- both teams had to utilize these guys coming into this game that are ineligible to pitch today. >> karl: look at the california team. you have guys like gago and marzo, and jake rucker ineligible to pitch today. japan is excited to know that they're getting into their pitchers, and they don't have that depth, whatever team wins that they present tomorrow. >> karl: for california, in the bottom half, they'll have nine, and right back to the top of the order. but they got to get some guys out here. but this is fouled right back up towards the booth. the unpredictable nature of little league baseball. is what make this so special, and this game epitomizes it all.

remember, both of these teams have given high fives to each other. they've had the other down on the map. california scored ten runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie it at 15 and tennessee's added two in the top of the seventh. up the middle. myers, to the plate, a throw. down into second. safe there? it's luke brown. tennessee scored three now! >> nomar: luke brown, through the middle of the field. driving the ball back up the middle. and the heart of this tennessee

order. look at all of those hits. look at all of the rbis and at the end, lorenzo butler with nine. that's not a misprint. he's got nine rbis there so far. >> karl: add it up 12 for 17. if cole carter can get on. maybe he gets walked, but lorenzo butler will come up with two men on. you know that. >> nomar: i want to see it. >> karl: we'll be back to see if it happe

>> karl: welcome back to our aerial coverage, provided by goodye goodyear, everything they have learned inspires what they roll into yours. goodyear, more driven. i think the idea would be to keep hance smith for tomorrow but he's on the mound now. it's a 33-run combined. most of the little league

history game that we're watching. this ball is lifted into left field. it's going to get down. they are waving in the runner. safe at home is luke brown. cole carter delivers. lovin' life. >> nomar: the only different part of this for lorenzo butler there's only one on, not two. >> nomar: i would have held them up at third base to see if lorenzo hits another home run. that would have been something. >> karl: he held up on his swing, two run earps on. >> nomar: that's exactly where lorenzo butler likes to be. he likes it when he has two strikes on. that's how he's hit all his home runs. >> karl: no player has ever hit

four home runs in a little league series game. butler is one swing away from doing it. . if he does, tennessee would have 21 runs on 20 hits. >> karl: mom's had so much to cheer about today. >> nomar: this is a traditional hitter's count. not for lorenzo butler. he's way more comfortable with three strikes. >> karl: at least he has been today. >> nomar: 3-1. >> karl: there you go, right where he wants to be. three home run, nine runs batted in for lorenzo butler. tennessee. four runs in the top of the seventh. no, he's not going get a chance again. but he is going to be on base again.

and down to first goes lorenzo p butler. >> nomar: if you're tennessee, after that comeback in the sixth inning, by california, do you feel like this is still enough runs right now to finish this game? i don't think he can. i don't think he can. >> karl: ryan lyle. once hance smith gets to 20 pitches he won't be eligible to pitch tomorrow, if california were to win this one. that one gets by, and moving up carter and butler. >> karl: i would imagine, nomar. regardless what the lead for continue you're not going into the bottom of the seven thinking this is over. >> nomar: no, you can't, not after that inning. they scored ten rins for california at the bottom of the sixth. this on the ground for second.

the run comes in and for tennessee. it's run number 20. >> nomar: mind you, that's just the first out of this inning. >> karl: 35 run, if you're just joining us on 32 hits. tennessee has a man, three three-run home runs. and california scored 10 in the bottom of the sixth to force extra innings. up the middle. over to douglas, 21-15 as butler scores. >> nomar: another run in for tennessee. that's a nice play by logan douglas, staying with that hop to get the out at first base. >> karl: 36 combined run, adding to their little league world

series record. jonathan seals. that one got him on the leg. he's going to go down to first base. this game has now surpassed the three-hour mark. and for tennessee, we're back to the top of the order. not sure we all thought the lights would be necessary. here's jake rucker, who got this inning started. every time he's led off an inning, he got something

started. he's been on base four times. down the line. fair ball. he's on again. rounding second, heading to third. he's being waved in. seals is going score! what an answer for tennessee. after giving up ten runs in the bottom of the sixth. they scored seven of their own in the top of the seventh. safe? >> nomar: no. >> karl: second hit of the inning for jake rucker, who brings us to jason brown who also has a single this inning. >> nomar: i can say unequivocally, the little league world series has never seen a championship like this.

>> karl: brock myers, is on deck. will they get to him with two outs? that ball is gone! jason brown joins the home run barrage. the seventh home run of this little league world series championship game. and if you can score ten, we're going to try our darnedest to do the same. that's the ninth run at the top of the seventh. >> nomar: jayson brown, bringing the barrel down through the zone beautifully. head on the ball. and rounded first base. and celebrating as that ball clears the wall. >> karl: now brock myers, going to answer a ten spot with a ten spot of their own.

again, little league, once you get past your top three, four pitchers and you're at this level with these quality hitter, this can happen. >> we have to get you out at 20. logan, you're going go to third, okay? give me this wrist band here. >> nomar: in anticipation of the nine or ten-run comeback. they take hance smith out of the game so he's available to pitch in the championship tomorrow. if i'm the coach after this inning, i've gone -- i mean, what do you tell your team after this? once you get that third out? >> 1234 we've done it before. >> nomar: you just say, remember that time we were down by ten and we came back? oh, yeah, yeah, that was last inning. that was 30 minutes ago.

i'm going to take you out, hance, abd save you in case we play tomorrow. >> karl: because when we play in the championship game tomorrow, you'll start. >> nomar: i'm going to need you. >> karl: their hope was to get the california bat back. but they didn't do that. >> nomar: what was impressive. california coming back but tennessee, easy to put your head down, they had a ten-run lead and they come back and tie it. how do you respond? you put up a nine soft yourself. >> karl: in a game which you've scored 15 of your own, hard to imagine a ten-run inning by your opponent will get you that far down. it does set up by tomorrow where japan has to feel incredible about its chances, given that these pitchers ineligible. rucker ineligible. brock myers ineligible for tennessee. luke brown.

danny marzo doing more. showing their hand, that hance smith will be the starter for california. tennessee has got to make some decisions. marzo also unavailable. hard to see if this ball leaves the yard. a floating pitch up there. he fouled it back. >> karl: cole tomei, the sixth pitcher for california today. myers, a home run, two singles and a double. a triple will get them the cycle. 26789 i really don't think a triple is in brock myers mind right now. not the way he swings the bat. >> karl: brock myers was the starter in this game over three hours ago. he left with a huge lead. popped it up.

>> okay, boys! >> karl: we're down nine, but we've done it before. >> you held them at nine. good job, guys. all right. well, 10, 11 would have been nice, thoecht. >> all right. i guess we do the same thing, right? we got to do the same thing. score, score on three. ready, one, two, three. >> score!

>> jenn: it is one of the most anticipated races of the nascar sprint cup series where pretty much anything can happen. it's the bristol night race.

stay there, i'm nicole briscoe. with rusty wallace and brad daugherty. we'll be coming your way from inside the track. right here on abc, we'll see you then. >> karl: with nomar garciaparra. karl ravech, jenn brown. at the bottom of the sixth this was the message from the california coach. >> whatever do you, don't give up. have a good approach, do what you got to do, finish strong. >> there's one, there's two. there's three. there's four. five. remember what he said, don't give up? he said to finish strong? well, after he put this tenth run on the board, i'm going to the coach and saying, how's that, coach? now they're down by nine. >> karl: yeah, they have no idea

what they've been a part of, from a historical perspective. we'll start the bottom of the seventh with a nine-run deficit. butler. tomei, out! >> karl: feels like a shock. >> nomar: i think they're shocked. look at that. trailed 15-5. scored 10. with two home runs in the bottom of the sixth. let's see if they have any more magic left in them. >> karl: back to the top of the order. porter slate has been involved with a lot of this. up the middle. good job by myers over there. by rucker and two men are down. >> karl: pretty quick inning so far, for luke brown. >> nomar: looks just like the last inning.

>> karl: it did. they got three, two outs in the last inning. they need nine now. ball one. logan douglas, last chance for the very game group from petaluma, california. nope. 2-0. outside. they trailed again going to the bottom of the sixth by ten runs and tied it. then they gave up nine. on the line, the united states little league championship. in the most remarkable and memorable game. ball four. it's nearing 7:00 in the east. do