Taiwan, Curacao to faceoff for spot in Little League World Series championship

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Taiwan will play Curacao on Saturday in a semifinal at the Little League World Series to determine which team will represent the international bracket in the championship against a U.S. team.

Here’s a look at the matchup.

How They Got Here:

Taiwan has yet to lose a game so far in the tournament and is outscoring opponents 14-1. It opened with a 2-0 win over Italy and followed that with a 7-0 defeat of Panama.

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In its third game, Taiwan topped Mexico 5-1 to advance.

Curacao had a much longer road to the international showdown. After beating Nicaragua 2-0 to open the tournament, Curacao fell 9-3 to Panama to drop out of the winner's bracket.

Since then, Curacao had to win four straight to make its way to the semifinal. It beat Italy 1-0, then topped Canada 4-2 and triumphed 7-2 over Nicaragua. On Thursday, Curacao advanced after defeating Mexico 2-1, thanks to a late rally.

Curacao starting pitcher Davey-Jay Rijke, above, delivers a pitch against Nicaragua during the fourth inning of a baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)

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Players to Watch:

Curacao's Davey-Jay Rijke has dominated both on the mound and in the field. Rijke struck out 15 batters in Curacao’s 7-2 win over Nicaragua. He's ineligible to pitch this weekend due to pitch count rules. But he's been handy in the field at shortstop and scored six runs.

In that game, Deshawn Bonafasia picked up a big pinch-hit, two-run single. Bonafasia