A 12-year-old girl stole the show at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania Monday, helping advance the Southeast Region team to game two in the U.S. division.
Kinley Rasmus, a two-way player with the Phenix City Youth Baseball Little League team in Alabama, allowed only two hits and struck out six batters against the East Side Little League team of West Chester, Pennsylvania, leading her team to a 6-5 victory.
Kinley's play on the field while wearing her signature bow sparked "fear the bow" chants from fans as excitement rippled through the crowd.
"I just had to lock into the game and know to throw strikes and let my defense work," Kinley said in a post-game news conference, adding that she was "so grateful for this opportunity." "I couldn't be here without my teammates, and they've just been here this whole ride, and I'm just so grateful for them."
Kinley is the 25th girl to ever play in the Little League World Series. She tied Mo’ne Davis' record for most strikeouts by a girl in the Little League World Series after Monday's performance, according to the Little League World Series.
She comes from a family of MLB players, including her father, Cory Rasmus, who pitched for the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Angels and helped Phenix City reach the Little League World Series championships in 1999. Kinley's uncle is former MLB center fielder Colby Rasmus.
Kinley's team will next face the Northwest Region team, represented by the Soundview Little League team of Tacoma, Washington, on Tuesday, in Williamsport.
Other teams advancing in the series include Great Lakes Region, represented by Ohio's West Side Little League, the Canadian team, represented by Little Mountain Little League of Vancouver, and the Japanese team, represented by Joto Little League of Tokyo.
The 2026 Little League World Series coverage continues on ESPN at 1 p.m. ET Tuesday.
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