Council Rock Newtown stays alive with win over Salem at Little League World Series

A four-run fourth inning and a fine pitching performance by Tyler Neeld propelled Council Rock Newtown to a 5-0 victory over Salem, New Hampshire, in the Little League World Series on Saturday night in Williamsport.

CR Newtown , the Mid-Atlantic champions , will play another consolation game in the double-elimination baseball tournament. The team will face Northwest champ Puyallup, Washington, Sunday at 1 p.m. on 6ABC.

CR Newtown took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning without a hit. Brody Gage drew a leadoff walk, Wes Esteves reached base on an error one out later and Gage scored when Will Siveter's grounder eluded the Salem first baseman.

Council Rock Newtown added four runs in the fourth to make it 5-0. Brayden Peiffer started the inning off with a walk, then Tyler Neeld singled and Peiffer scored on an RBI single to right field by Saverio Longo. One out later, Gavin Caudill doubled to deep center field, scoring two runs. After the second out and a Brody Gage walk, Ryan Uhl contributed an RBI single.

Neeld struck out the first two batters he faced on the way to fanning eight in 5⅓ stellar innings. He limited Salem to two hits before Peiffer came on to record the final two outs.

CR Newtown dropped its LLWS opener 9-0 to Southwest champion Boerne, Texas, on Thursday evening, snapping an 18-game win streak. New England champ Salem lost to West champion Wailuku, Hawaii, 3-1, on Wednesday.

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CR Newtown rolled through the district, Section 6, PA State and Mid-Atlantic Regional tournaments to qualify for the Little League World Series.

Saturday's game was televised on ESPN2.

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The team, managed by Brad Hamilton and coaches Doug Peiffer and Kyle Neeld, includes (in alphabetical order): Gavin Caudill, Rocco DaBronzo, Wes Esteves, Brody Gage, Greyson Gage, Dean Hamilton, Saverio Longo, Tyler Neeld, Brayden Peiffer, Nick Schiller, Will Siveter, Ryan Uhl and Tyler Wexler.

Tom Moore: tmoore@couriertimes.com ; @TomMoorePhilly is a sports columnist for PhillyBurbs.com . Support our journalism with a subscription.

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