Live at 7 p.m.: Follow Coon Rapids-Andover Little Leaguers vs. Louisiana team

By Staff, wire reports

August 19, 2019 at 8:49PM
Coon Rapids, Minnesota's Maddy Freking delivers during the third inning of a baseball game against South Riding, Virginia at the Little League World Series tournament on Sunday.
Coon Rapids, Minnesota's Maddy Freking delivers during the third inning of a baseball game against South Riding, Virginia at the Little League World Series tournament on Sunday. (Brian Wicker — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Coon Rapids-Andover will be eliminated from the Little League World Series if it loses tonight's game against River Ridge, La., in South Williamsport, Pa. Click below for game updates and more about Minnesota's team,

Coon Rapids defeated Bowling Green, Ky., 2-1 on Friday and lost 11-0 on Sunday to South Riding, Va.

First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be shown on ESPN2.

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Winning tonight's game Coon Rapids-Andover to a game at 10 a.m.Wednesday. A loss would eliminate the Minnesotans from the 16-yeam tournament.

Coon Rapids-Andover is the first Minnesota team to qualify for the Little League World Series since 2010, when Plymouth-New Hope represented the Midwest. Here's a list of the Minnesota teams that have gone to the World Series over the years.

Coon Rapids second baseman Maddie Freking in the first girl to play in the World Series since pitcher Mo'ne Davis in 2014, and the 19th girl overall in the 72-year history of the tournament. The complete list is here.

Here are other Star Tribune stories about the Coon Rapids-Andover Little Leaguers:

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