When you ask most Little League coaches how to handle a situation when his team gives up ten runs in the first inning, most will answer that you make sure to not show any frustration, put your subs in the game, take the loss, and move on.

But not Junji Hidaka, manager of the Japan team representing their country at the 2015 Little League World Series

After surrendering ten runs in the first inning to Pennsylvania, Hidaka called for a group meeting with his players and told them "It's not over until it's over." Following that, Japan buckled down, allowing one run the rest of the way, and scored sixteen times over the final five innings to win 18-11 in the championship game, taking the Little League World Series title for the third time in four years.

Japan actually struck first, scoring twice in the top of the first inning. A single and a walk sandwiched a spectacular catch by Pennsylvania's Adam Cramer in center field to put runners on first and second with one out. Kabu Kikuchi, who fired a complete game gem on Saturday to help Japan advance to the title game, doubled to left field to plate both runners, staking Japan to an early 2-0 lead. Pennsylvania hurler Cole Wagner induced a double play a few batters later to escape the inning.

Pennsylvania responded and then some. 

An error and a walk but runners on first and second to lead off the inning. Another walk and an infield single scored a run and the bases were loaded with nobody out. Japan made a pitching change but Pennsylvania proceeded to tie the game on a subsequent RBI single. They were far from done. 

Japan displayed more unusual wildness on the mound, walking a third batter in the inning, forcing in the go-ahead run with one out. After that, Dylan Rodenhaber of Pennsylvania recorded his first hit of the Little League World Series.

And it was a big one, 

Rodenhaber launched a monster grand slam to increase Pennsylvania's lead to 7-2. Jaden Henline added a three-run blast later in the inning to push the lead to a whopping 10-2. 

It took Japan one inning to turn a blowout into a very close game. 

The game became interesting when Yugo Aoki hit Japan's first home run of the day, bringing home three runs with his dinger, closing the gap to 10-5. Twins Kengo and Shingo Tomita followed that up with solo shots. The back to back to back home runs cut the large Pennsylvania lead to a mere three runs. Daiki Fukuyama a doubled in two runs later in the inning to make the game 10-9 after just two innings. 

Japan took the lead for good in the third inning. Their first two batters of the inning were retired but it did not stop the undefeated Japan squad from staging a rally. Shingo Tomita blasted his second home run of the game. Adding to the home run derby later in the inning was Masafuji Nishijima who blasted a three-run bomb to push Japan into the lead at a score of 13-10. 

Pennsylvania garnered their final run in the bottom of the third inning, cutting the gap to 13-11. Bradan Kolmansberger doubled to begin the inning, coming around to score on an RBI single one batter later. 

The game finally settled down and it turned into the pitcher's duel it was expected to be for a few innings. Both teams were held scoreless in the fourth and fifth innings. Nobuyuki Kawashima was Japan's third pitcher of the game, taking over after the first inning and he was spectacular. He claimed the win in his second appearance of the tournament. He fired five innings, surrendered just one run on two hits. Kawashima was superb in the tournament, firing a total of nine innings, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.67.  

However, Japan scored five runs in the sixth inning to cushion their lead. 

A one-out single started the rally and Kengo Tomita drove in another run with an RBI triple. An infield single and a walk loaded the bases and two wild pitches added to Japan's advantage. The score stood at 16-11 and hope for a Pennsylvania rally in the last inning was growing faint. An RBI double and an RBI single pushed to score to its final of 18-11.

Pennsylvania went down 1-2-3 in the sixth inning and Japan claimed its third title in four years and fourth in six years. 

Notes: The team from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania was the first team from Pennsylvania to win the U.S title since 1990. The state has still not won a world title since 1960. The 29 runs and 30 hits in the game were both Little League World Series championship game records. 

U.S teams are now just 15-35 against international teams in the championship game.