National runner-up.
That’s a pretty good place to be.
On Tuesday Mt. Pleasant’s Aryan Punjabi finished National runner-up in the T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby from Volunteer Stadium in Williamsport, Pa., the site of the Little League World Series.
Punjabi, who just entered the seventh grade, was one of eight competitors from around the country to compete for the national crown.
He won his first two rounds of competition and advanced to the finals where he squared off against Trey Ebel of Cucamonga, Calif. Ebel won the national title by belting 18 home runs in the championship round.
Punjabi hit 15 in the finale.
There will be a viewing party at noon Sunday at O’Kelly’s Bar and Grill in Mt. Pleasant. The competition will be aired in ESPN.
Earlier in the day Punjabi won his first two rounds of competition to advance to the final. He beat Hawaii’s Jason Lancaster 10-9 in the opening round, belting his 10th homer on the last pitch.
In the semifinals he beat Noah Kirby of Montoursville, Pa., by blasting nine homers with time still left on the clock.
Punjabi advanced to the national stage by winning a local home-run derby in Midland earlier this summer. From there he won the regional crown from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. He blasted 100 home runs combined in the local and regional competitions.
He played in Mt. Pleasant Little League and with the Saginaw Bay Riverdawgs this summer.
The Link LonkAugust 29, 2021 at 11:09PM
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Mt. Pleasant’s Punjabi finishes as national runner-up in Little League Home Run Derby - Southgate News Herald
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