"A few of the seventh graders I guess they know me kind of," Lappe said humbly."
"'Are you Louis Lappe, the kid who hit the walk-off home run in the Little League World Series?' Every grade, seriously."
"Obviously, it was difficult at the time," Englander said. "We're boys now. It's amazing to reconnect. It's going to be fun."
Louis Lappe led El Segundo to the 2023 Little League World Series title at age 12, hitting five home runs including a walk-off. Lappe is now 15 and enters Harvard-Westlake as a freshman, set to start at third base on the varsity team. He receives celebrity recognition from younger students on the school's middle campus. Two other top freshmen, Nate Englander (outfielder-pitcher) and Mateo Mier (pitcher), join the varsity roster; all three are 6-foot-2. Lappe hit .445 in winter ball, second to senior James Tronstein, and faces a transition to high school competition.
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