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Little League star bat flips Kentucky to the Great Lakes semifinal

Drew Franklinby: Drew Franklin08/08/22DrewFranklinKSR
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(Photo: ESPN)

Little League’s Great Lakes Region began its regional tournament over the weekend up near Indianapolis and the team from Kentucky is off to a hot start with a 2-0 record against the field.

On Saturday, Kentucky beat Illinois, 5-4, in the opening game of the five-day regional. Then on Sunday, Kentucky again got the job done with a thrilling win over Ohio, 7-6.

Represented by the North Laurel All-Stars out of London, Kentucky, the Kentucky team was carried by Cooper Parman in Sunday’s win. The 12-year-old went 4-for-4 at the plate with two bombs; first to tie the game with a solo shot in the fourth inning, followed by a three-run blast to break that tie two innings later.

Parman celebrated his second home run with a beautiful bat flip.

ESPN even shared the bat flip to its 23.4 million followers on Instagram Sunday night.

Not just a power-hitter, Parman was also on the mound for Kentucky and struck out the last two batters of the game to protect a one-run lead and secure the win.

Kentucky and the North Laurel All-Stars are now two wins from reaching the Little League World Series.

Kentucky plays Indiana today in the Great Lakes semifinals at 7 PM on ESPN.

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2025-08-04