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Connecticut beats Washington 14-13 at LLWS
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Westport, Conn., players wait to greet Chad Knight (24) after his home run off Sammamish, Wash.'s Jack Carper during the fifth inning of an elimination baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in South Williamsport, Pa. Westport, Conn., won 14-13 in seven innings. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) - photo by Associated Press
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Chad Knight said he was on edge. It never showed as he laced the biggest hit of his young life. Knight lined a run-scoring single to left field in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Westport, Conn., beat Northwest champion Sammamish, Wash., 14-13 in a wild game Friday to earn a spot in the U.S. championship game at the Little League World Series.