Mercer Island Brandon Lawler – The Scores Report – The National Sports Blog https://www.scoresreport.com The National Sports Blog Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:18:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 Little Leauger asks coach to hit batter https://www.scoresreport.com/2009/08/27/little-leauger-asks-coach-to-hit-batter/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:18:16 +0000 https://www.scoresreport.com/?p=23175 Here’s an unusual request from Mercer Island’s Brandon Lawler, who had just given up the tying and go-ahead runs against Georgia in the top of sixth inning during a recent Little League World Series game.

Kids, they’re adorable!

Considering the amount of pressure and expectations that are on these kids, I might ask to plunk the next batter too if I had just given up the go-ahead run in the final inning. After all, if I’m on national TV, I’m hoping to make news this way instead of crying and wanting out.

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