Bayonne, N.J. scores comeback win to advance to Little League World Series

October came early. Fans were treated to an outright spectacle and thrilling end to the Little League World Series Metro regional tournament with New Jersey’s Bayonne Central launching an epic, 8-6 championship comeback over Darien, Conn., advancing to Williamsport for the first time in the league’s 75-year history. Neither side would budge an inch in the barn burner on 60-foot basepaths. The Constitution State’s best put up a much mightier fight than in the two teams’ opening-round matchup, which Jersey took 8-2 last Saturday night in Bristol, Conn. Catcher Hugh Butler got the Darien offense ignited with an RBI triple off Bayonne pitcher Chase Klimkowski. Left fielder Alex Abelson and designated hitters Jack Houlihan and Roscoe Hurty — all 12 players on the roster bat around — kept the he