Yonny Hernandez hit two homers, and three pitchers combined for a shutout to help Maracay, Venezuela, stay undefeated at the Little League World Series with an 8-0 win Sunday over Langley, British Columbia. Leading 3-0, Venezuela went long in the fifth. Hernandez hit a two-run home run blast in the fifth before Neil Prieto followed with a solo shot. Hernandez added a second two-run homer in the sixth. The 13-year-old slugger has five hits and six RBIs in two games at the World Series. Ian Burns had two hits for Canada, while first baseman Riley Ens made a defensive gem with an over-the-shoulder catch in shallow right to prevent a potential extra-base hit in the first. Billings 3, Lafayette 1: Patrick Zimmer tossed five shutout innings and Ben Askelson hit a two-out, two-run double to lift Billings, Mont., to win over Lafayette, La. The first team from Montana to qualify for the World Series extended its postseason winning streak to six behind an effective outing by the 13-year-old Zimmer, who struck out four. In other games. Huntington Beach 10 bt LaGrange 0; Mexicali bt Mexico 3.
