The Austintown 12U softball team advanced to the Little League Central Region Championship in Whitestown, Indiana.

The team picked up two big wins Thursday to keep their run alive.

First, they beat Illinois 2-1 and then went on to beat Indiana 3-1 punching their ticket to Friday's title game.

Standout pitcher Mila Hamley recorded nine strikeouts in the win over Indiana.

The championship game gets underway at 1:45 pm Friday, July 26 and will be aired on ESPN.

If Austintown wins, they'll head to the Little League Softball World Series.