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Alibay Barkley and Andrew Diaz homered in a three-run fourth inning and Harlem, N.Y., beat Aptos, Calif., 5-2 Tuesday to clinch a spot in the U.S. semifinals at the Little League World Series.
Barkley got Harlem within 2-1. After Fernando Frias reached, Diaz gave Harlem a 3-2 lead. Jeremy Lopez hit a two-run homer in the fifth.
Harlem (2-1) finished second in its pool and will play Worcester, Mass., on Thursday in the semifinals. Louisville and Ft. Worth play in the first U.S. semi.
In other games Tuesday, Sendai, Japan, beat Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles 5-0; Agana, Guam, beat Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 12-7; Louisville beat Clemmons, N.C. 4-2; and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, beat Valencia, Venezuela 6-5.
