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A Little Leaguer hit a home run so massive he earned a high-five from the pitcher

(Chesterton, Eric)
By Eric Chesterton

Sometimes, even in the thick of the competition of a Little League World Series Regional, credit must be given where it is due. 
When Massachusetts' Evan Blake hit a home run over the center-field scoreboard to put his team up 10-1, even the Rhode Island team had to acknowledge that it was a spectacular homer. As he rounded the bases -- and fans ran to the woods to retrieve the ball -- Blake received high-fives from the Rhode Island third baseman. And, as he approached home plate, their pitcher even came out offering a high-five to say, "Yeah, that was pretty cool."

As to the center fielder who got to watch the ball sail over his head ... well, he knew it was gone, too. What Mookie Betts expressed with "I ain't getting this one boys," this Little Leaguer captured with his reaction:

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