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It’s been a long time since the state of Michigan had a team win the Little League World Series — 1959 — but that all changed on Sunday afternoon when the boys from Taylor, Michigan beat Ohio 5-2 to win it all.
Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich posted a video showing how excited he was to see Taylor North take home the title.
Michigan head coach Erik Bakich is on the road & FIRED UP for Taylor North Little League, the 2021 @LittleLeague champions! #MICHIGAN 〽️ #LLWS pic.twitter.com/hVtdcq3usL
— Michigan Baseball (@umichbaseball) August 29, 2021
“Taylor North! Congratulations, world champion. So fired up, so excited for you guys,” Bakich said. “What an accomplishment, the whole state is fired up for you, we’re so proud of you. Congratulations — awesome, awesome, awesome.”
Michigan Basketball center Hunter Dickinson has also become quite the Taylor North fan, attending one of their Little League World Series games last week.
A Man of the people @H_Dickinson24 !!!! https://t.co/OBlfVpSSJn
— Phil Martelli (@PhilMartelli) August 26, 2021
While Dickinson is back on campus in Ann Arbor and wasn’t able to see Taylor win the championship, he showed his excitement about the big win on Twitter.
Congrats @RThorning and Taylor North for winning the LLWS!!
— Hunter Dickinson (@H_Dickinson24) August 30, 2021
Congratulations to Taylor North for representing your city, your region, and your state on a national stage.
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