LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Florida is routed by Japan, 10-1

Yuutaro Tanaka struck out 14 and Hokuto Nakahara hit a grand slam.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- The East Boynton Beach players joined their Japanese opponent's victory celebration.
That was as close as the Florida boys got to Tokyo Musashi-Fuchu in the Little League World Series title game.
Musashi-Fuchu routed East Boynton Beach 10-1 on Sunday night, with Yuutaro Tanaka striking out 14 and homering and Hokuto Nakahara hitting a grand slam.
The Japanese players raced into center field after the game, bowing to the bust of stadium namesake Howard J. Lamade, a tradition that began with Tokyo Kitasuna in 2001.
Victory lap
This time, Boynton Beach's players, rather than hanging their heads, ran out to join them. The victory lap, which both teams ran together, turned into a footrace.
"They're kids," manager Ken Emerson said. "Before the game, the Japanese team and our team were in the cafeteria. They were just hanging out -- having an East Boynton Beach time."
The title was Japan's third in five years. Tokyo Kitasuna beat Apopka, Fla., 2-1 in the 2001 championship, and Osaka defeated Phenix City, Ala., 5-0 in 1999.
Florida has put eight teams into title games, but never won a championship.
Japan (6-0) broke open a scoreless game with eight runs in the fourth inning.
Homer nets 6-0 lead
Eito Ono was hit by a pitch with two outs and the bases loaded, and Kazumasa Sakamoto drew a walk from Michael Broad (2-1). Nakahara sent the next pitch over the wall in center field for a 6-0 lead and his first home run of the series.
"When I hit it, I was hoping it was going to go out," Nakahara said through a translator. "When I saw it was a home run, I was relieved."
After Takeru Ohmae's single, Tanaka hit a two-run homer to make it 8-0.
Tanaka (2-0), who allowed four hits, mixed fastballs and curves to keep the Boynton Beach batters off guard.
"He had the same release on his change up, his curve or his fastball," Emerson said.
Devon Travis, who came in hitting .667 in the series, went 1-for-2 with two walks. Michael DeJesus, who was 6-for-6 in his last two games, went 1-for-3.
Big lead
Tokyo went up 10-0 in the fifth on Hirofumi Yamazaki's solo homer and Sakamoto's RBI double.
Boynton Beach (4-2) avoided a mercy-rule loss when DeJesus' RBI single scored Travis in the bottom of the fifth.
Tokyo completely dominated its opposition during the series, outscoring opponents 59-9. Its 15 home runs tied a record for the most in a series since pool play began -- Kao-Hsuing, Taiwan's 1996 team also hit 15 homers, but did it in just five games.