The Pony League World Series ended Wednesday night with Chinese Tapei beating Mexico, 4-1, but the powerful champs almost didn’t make it to the final, thanks to Johnstown’s strong effort.
Johnstown beat Chinese Tapei, 4-2, in the second round, handing it its first loss in the tournament since 2014. Eventually, the two teams ended up playing a best-of-three series to make it to the championship game, and Chinese Tapei won it, two games to one.
Indiana’s Austin Schawl, Ethan Shank, and Charlie Manzi played for Johnstown in the Series, which was live-streamed on MLB.COM and televised on AT&T Sportsnet with Lanny Fratarre. Manzi and teammate Brock Bryson won the two-man Team Home Run Derby.
