The Pirates and the Rangers squared off in the Roslyn Little League Semi-Majors World Series Championship and produced one of the most memorable games in recent history, with the Pirates emerging as the winners, 9-8, in three extra innings. The Pirates, surprising champions of the National League, and the Rangers, American League champions, met on June 16 at Temple Beth Sholom, with the game remaining undecided until the last play in the bottom of the ninth inning.

After player introductions and the singing of the Star Spangled Banner the game began in conventional fashion, with the Pirates jumping on the board in the top of the first with two runs. Following walks to Zach Goldsmith and Thomas Gloznek and a fielder's choice, Zach Fiddle grounded a single to the left side of the infield, scoring Gloznek and Peter Kaplan.

The Pirates threatened again in the third inning following line drive singles by Goldsmith and Gloznek; however, they could not push another runner across the plate. The game remained 2-0 with starting pitchers Thomas Gloznek and Jared Litt in command, helped out by their respective defenses. Gloznek finished out his season pitching three scoreless innings. The Rangers were able to push four runs across in the bottom of the fourth. A string of base runners from the middle of the Rangers' batting order accounted for the four runs with Jake Bennett driving in the last two on a fielder's choice.

The Pirates responded in the top of the fifth inning and closed the gap to 4-3. Julian Mittman reached first on a hit batsman and was moved to third base by Brandon Rabbie. Mittman then scored on an RBI groundout by Logan Hanft.

The Rangers could not score in the bottom of the fifth and the game went into the last inning with the Pirates needing at least one run to stay alive. Zach Goldsmith led off the inning by working out a walk and one out later moved to third base on a prodigious double deep to left field by season RBI leader Peter Kaplan. Zach Fiddle drove in one run with a crisp single to tie the game and after Devin Rossinsky walked, Michael Takvor gave the Pirates the lead 5-4 by working out a bases loaded walk.

With their backs to the wall the Rangers were able to tie the game up in their final at bat on a clutch RBI hit by Max Tobin. The Rangers threatened to score the winning run in the bottom of the sixth by advancing the winning run to third base with no one out, but the Pirates' defense tightened. The Pirates got a double play on a strike out, tag-out play thanks to the quick thinking of catcher Hayato Arata. They got the final out of the inning on Robert Duca's catch of a twisting fly ball in short right field.

The game then went to extra innings with both teams searching for pitching and looking for the winning run. Both teams went down 1-2-3 in the seventh inning and the game moved into a second overtime frame. The Pirates were able to score a run in the top of the eighth following a sky high pop out by Bruce Martin on walks to Robert Duca, Zach Goldsmith and Peter Kaplan and a timely two-out walk to Zach Fiddle. The Rangers clawed back for the Rangers with a walk, moved to third base on a walk to David Finkelstein and a stolen base and scored on an untimely error by the Pirates' defense. The Rangers got the winning run as far as second base but could get it no closer to home.

The game tied at six headed to the ninth inning, and the large Father's Day crowd was in a frenzy. In the top of the ninth the Pirates broke through with three runs. Michael Takvor, Hayato Arata and Julian Mittman all worked out hard-earned walks. Brandon Rabbie brought the go ahead run home on a fielder's choice. After a walk to Logan Hanft reloaded the bases, the Pirates added two more runs on a walk to Robert Duca and another single by Pirates' season batting average leader Zach Goldsmith.

The game then turned to the bottom of the ninth with Robert Duca on the mound for the Pirates doing yeoman's work in his longest relief outing of the year. Greg Broder led off with a well struck single and after an out, Mitchell Goldstick walked. Aaron Levine then stepped up with two outs and the Rangers still down by three and drove a long single to left field, scoring two runs and bringing the Rangers to within one run. A walk to Stephen Magray brought up Jared Litt with the tying run on second and the winning run on first with two outs. With the count 2 and 2, Litt hit a hard line drive right up the middle. Duca was able to get a glove on it to knock it down and from his knees made the only play he could, throwing to third base from his knees to get the force out, ending the game. The Pirates were World Series champions as pandemonium erupted in the crowd and on the field. The Pirates accepted their championship trophies and all in attendance went home having witnessed a classic championship game between two deserving teams.