We’re only a few days into the 2021 Little League World Series, and we’ve already seen some incredible pitching performances.
Washington’s Eli Jones threw a no-hitter to avoid elimination in a win over Florida, which included a classy moment with Florida coach Mark Rodgers. But the early talk of the tournament has been all about South Dakota and its young pitching star Gavin Weir.
Weir led South Dakota’s Sioux Falls Little League team to a 2-0 win over Louisiana at the LLWS on Friday. Weir struck out 15 batters in 5.2 innings before a teammate finished off the game for the combined no-hitter. And that performance wasn’t a fluke: Weir has been dominant throughout the district, regionals and LLWS.
EVER SEEN A STAT LINE LIKE THIS?! 🤯
Gavin Weir has been on a TEAR en route to and during the #LLWS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PwYr9ynOiJ
— ESPN (@espn) August 22, 2021
GAVIN WEIR DID IT AGAIN
The twelve year-old in his three LLWS starts so far:
16.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 45 K 🤯pic.twitter.com/fFnSCyykCD
— Farm To Fame (@FarmToFame_) August 21, 2021
It’s also easy to see where he got his inspiration from. Weir’s mechanics look strikingly similar to that of Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale.