CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

U.S. South (Central Chesterfield, Va.) vs. U.S. West (Hilo, Hawaii)

Time, site: 1 p.m., Mansfield Stadium, Bangor

Records: Central Chesterfield 4-1, Hilo 4-1

Last meeting: Central Chesterfield won 8-2 on Aug. 10

Key players: Central Chesterfield – C-P Will Childs (.467, 7 hits, 3 RBIs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 13 total bases), SS Matt Reed (8 runs, 3 stolen bases); Hilo – P-OF Matt Haasenritter (.500, 9 hits, 5 RBIs, 4 doubles, 11 total bases), 3B Darrick Iida (3 stolen bases), SS Dane Inouye (.357), 1B Kulea Bondallian (.286)

Outlook: On paper, the Central Chesterfield team has a near-perfect blend of hitting and pitching as the Virginians are batting .323 as a team (second-best in the tournament) and their pitchers have a tourney-low 1.20 ERA. Hilo is batting .229 and has a team ERA of 1.80. The South has committed six errors, the West has 11. Haasenritter, who was part of a four-pitcher no-hitter vs. Moscow Monday, will get the start for Hilo. Virginia’s starter will likely be Will Childs, who struck out 11 in a 5-1 win over Orono-Veazie Tuesday. Central Chesterfield’s pitching staff has given up tourney-low six earned runs and struck out a World Series-best 47 batters.