WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - They saved their best for last. Unfortunately, it still wasn't quite enough.

The Canyon Lake Little Little League All-Stars closed out their Little League World Series by giving undefeated Hawaii all it could handle Monday. But Keelen Obedoza's homer in the fifth inning broke a 4-4 tie, carrying Waipio Little League to a 6-4 win over the Rapid City team.

Hawaii finished pool play at

3-0 and advances to the U.S. semifinals, while Rapid City (0-3) is eliminated from the tournament.

Rapid City manager Doug Simons said his team played tough.

'We made them battle for the win and that was good to see," he said. "That's a good Hawaii team. They don't make mistakes."

Kainoa Fong smacked the first of his three hits with an RBI double scoring Jordan Ulep and giving Hawaii a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Canyon Lake put three on the board in the fourth. Cale Fierro singled and later scored on a wild pitch. Jesse Riddle scampered home when the throw to third skipped past the third baseman.

Later in the inning, with the bases loaded, Tanner Simons was hit by a pitch, and Mark Petereit walked home with the third run of the frame.

Hawaii retook the lead with a Khade Paris' two-run double followed by a Pikai Winchester' double scoring Paris.

Fierro's second hit of the game, a solo homer to left center, retied the score 4-4 in the fifth.

And then Hawaii took the lead for good when Obedoza hit a two-run homer off relief pitcher Riddle in the fifth. Riddle took the loss after coming in for starter Simons who threw 74 pitches in four innings of work.

"Tanner did a great job. He kept us in it," Simons said.

"My fastball was working," said Tanner Simons.

With Hawaii's semifinal berth secure, manager Timo Donahue rotated through seven pitchers, allowing no more than 20 pitches from each to keep them available for the playoff round.

"We wanted to save our pitching since we had nothing to lose," Donahue said.

Doug Simons said his batters seemed more comfortable at the plate against Hawaii, despite the array of new pitchers each inning.

"We were just more relaxed. We were able to look at some pitches and swing at what we wanted to see," he said.

Southeast champion Tampa, Fla., downed Shelton, Conn., to claim the second spot in Pool B and a berth in the semifinals. The top two teams from Pool A will be determined when pool play concludes today.

The Canyon Lake Little Leaguers will remain in Williamsport through Thursday before returning to Rapid City.

"I want the boys to remember everything," Simons said. "We've been proud to be the first team from our state to come here."