Little League: Rain checks title hopes

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   “Rain, rain, go away… come again some other…”
   Oops, too late.
   A cruel twist of fate, created by the combination of a rainstorm and a little known Little League rule, brought the Walpole American Express to a screeching halt Saturday afternoon, allowing Wellesley South, a team the locals had already beaten in round robin play, to exact revenge.
   The rain delay came Friday night when the locals had things well in hand, riding the formidable pitching of Nate Porack to a 2-0 lead.
   The rain eventually forced the tournament directors to postpone the game until Saturday at noon, in another cruel twist of fate, when the championship game was supposed to be played.
   Walpole went into Saturday’s play unbeaten and with the 2-0 lead; unfortunately, according to the rules, both starting pitchers were done. Even if the game was postponed in the second inning, both pitchers were done
   When Porack left the game after cruising through …