Hamilton West Side (Ohio) tops Kentucky, reaches Little League World Series
The Hamilton West Side Little League baseball team has reached the Little League World Series for the first time since 2021 after defeating Kentucky's North Oldham, 6-0, in Whitestown, Indiana, in the Great Lakes region championship game on ESPN2.
The 2026 Little League World Series begins on Wednesday, Aug. 19, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. As the Great Lakes region winner, West Side will face the yet-to-be-determined Mountain Region champion on Aug. 20 at 2 p.m.
West Side starter Boone Treadway, the son of Badin head coach Brion Treadway, pitched a one-hit, complete-game shutout. He threw 62 pitches, and struck out nine.
"Feels amazing," Treadway told ESPN after the game. "I'm just glad to get to do it with this group of kids."
Josiah Infante hit a two-run homer during West Side's six-run first inning.
West Side is a 23-time Ohio state champion making its sixth LLWS appearance. The team also made LLWS appearances in 1991, 1993, 2007 and 2010.
In 2021, West Side advanced to the LLWS final before losing to Michigan.
West Side and North Oldham met twice in the Great Lakes regional. West Side won the first meeting, 11-4.
West Side cruised past Michigan and Indiana in the first two rounds of the tournament.