SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT - The 73rd Little League World Series will have to wait just a little longer to really get into full swing after storms postponed three of the four opening day games Thursday.

The only game that was played was a four-inning contest that saw the Curacao defeat Australia 11-0.

Curacao used a series of errors and hits to grab a 7-0 lead after two innings.

The lead held as Shendron Martinus pitched a no-hitter to pick up the first win of the series. He gave up a walk in the first inning, but was perfect over the final three innings.

Curacao’s Curley Martha entered the tournament with a reputation as a good hitter. Australia might have felt like it won a battle by getting him to fly out to center field in the opening inning, but Martha had more chances. He knocked in a run in the second inning with a single. He eventually scored on back-to-back fielding errors. In the third, he hit a no-doubt home run.