Looking to go back-to-back in the Southeast Region Tournament, Harris County Little League knows that last season, they 

were two wins away from reaching the Little League World Series. 

This year, they won the District 8 Tournament, which was held at 

Pate Park in Cataula from June 17-26. Five teams from District 8 

participated in a double elimination tournament, including Harris 

County, Northern, Pioneer, Peach, and American.

Harris County was the number one seed and awaited the winner 

between Northern and Peach. Northern Little League, who won 

District 8 in 2021, defeated Peach Little League 14-1 in the first 

game. Pioneer Little League was able to secure the victory over 

American Little League with a score of 8-1 in the next game. On 

Tuesday, June 20th, Northern had the biggest upset of the tournament as they defeated Harris County 4-3.

In the loser’s bracket, American defeated Peach 11-0. When they 

faced Harris County, they were eliminated from the tournament as 

Harris County won the game 11-0. Northern would go on to defeat Pioneer 6-2 to advance to the District 8 Championship Game. 

Meanwhile, Harris went on to defeat both American and Pioneer 

by a score of 11-0. Now the stage was set: Northern vs. Harris 

County in the Championship Game on Saturday, June 24. If Harris 

County were to win District 8, they would have to beat Northern 

twice. They were able to defeat Northern 15-0 in 3 innings, thanks 

to a walk-off grand slam by Jacob Gilstrap. The two teams would 

square off on Monday for a winner-takes-all matchup. The story of 

this championship game was Harris County Pitcher Fuller Carver, 

who pitched a 6-inning complete game no-hitter as Harris County 

defeated Northern 5-0, winning their second straight District 8 

championship.

“I’m proud of what these guys did and what they accomplished, 

losing the first game, fighting back all the way through the loser’s bracket last Monday,” said Harris County Little League Head 

Coach Chris Gilstrap. “We knew we were capable, and for a third 

year in a row for our group to finish this thing out is very special.”

Harris County will now play in the Georgia State