Port Washington two wins from LLWS after taking…
It was easy crusing.
Port Washington seemed like naturals in the staff’s first-ever Little League World Series regional sport, as the New York State champs cruised to a 10-3 victory over Lincoln, R.I., at Leon J. Breen Field in Bristol, Conn., Saturday night.
The Long Island boys’ maiden voyage began sizzling at the top of the first inning as left fielder Carlo Cafferata doubled in a run and first baseman Max Dempsey introduced home another on a bases-loaded fielder’s selection.
Port loaded the luggage again in the third against pitcher Tucker Choiniere. Lincoln left fielder Jackson Lockhart was called to the mound to get out of the state of affairs, but a warning-track-length single from third baseman Jack Gomez scored a pair and pushed the lead to 4-0.
Port Washington runner Mikey Catuogno beats the throw to Rhode Island shortstop Hugo Fiero during a Metro Regional Tournament sport at the A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center in Bristol, Conn., on Aug. 8, 2026. USA TODAY Network via GWN Connect
Center fielder Walter Cassens introduced in another run by advancing on a bases-loaded error soon after, and catcher Michael Gabriel trotted to first on an RBI stroll that stretched issues to 6-0.
Port pitcher Drew Theoharis threw two shutout innings but gave up an RBI double in the underside of the third to Choiniere, who scored on a fielder’s selection that cut the lead to 6-2.
Theoharis ended his productive three-inning, one-batter day with three strikeouts and one hit before Cafferata took over on the rubber.
Second baseman Jackson Gorynski pushed the lead to 7-2 with an RBI double off Lincoln reliever Milo Sheridan in the fourth inning.
Cafferata’s pitching was disrupted in the underside of the fifth inning by a 75-minute lightning delay. He gave up a run on a wild pitch but stored control with runners on first and second with a enormous inning-ending strikeout of Lockhart with two runners on.
Port continued the hit parade into the ultimate inning with shortstop Brandon Kien driving in two runs with a single. He superior to second on the play after a throwing error.
Port Washington 12U Little League participant Jack Gomez poses for a photograph on Aug. 6, 2026. Dennis A. Clark for NY Post
Kien then scored from second on a wild pitch and errant throw to third to push the lead to 10-3.
Gorynski got here on to close in the sixth and labored himself out of a bases-loaded, two-out jam by getting infielder Eli Lambert to come out.
Port is now two wins away from Williamsport, Pa., and will play Monday in the winners bracket at 1 p.m. A victory will put them in the Metro Region finals.
A Monday loss isn’t doomsday, as Port would then have a double-elimination sport Wednesday evening for a spot in the tristate championship.
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