In a historic U.S. at the World Championship Game, the Boyds-based baseball team fell to Japan on Sunday, a 17-7 loss.

It was the first time since the tournament has been played in Maryland that the home state champion has played for the Cal Ripken World Series championship, Aberdeen Patch reported.

It is the second year in the row that Japan has won the world championship game, part of the 13th annual Cal Ripken World in Aberdeen, MD. Here are a few higlights from the World Series organizers: