BRISTOL, Conn. – Matt Hosman had pretty much owned the New England Regional Little League tournament.After five games – all victories by his Peabody Western team – he sported an .800 batting average and it didn?t look as if anyone could get him out.That changed Saturday – but only for a while. The big right-handed hitter fanned his first three times at bat as Lincoln, R.I.?s Jeff Sheehan seemed to have his number.?It looked,” said his father, Bob, “like he was trying to do too much.”Hosman singled in his fourth at-bat. But he saved his best for last.Hosman parked a first-pitch grand slam over everything in left-center field to carry his team into the Little League World Series with an 11-7 victory over Lincoln, R.I. in the regional championship game.?I told him, ?Hos, all it takes is one?,” Peabody Western Manager Dave Batchelor said. “I?ve thought about this a lot. But now that it?s here this is just incredible.”Three years after being a bridesmaid in this tournament – and six years after almost knocking off Saugus American during its storybook season – Batchelor and the Westerners have reached the altar of Little League Baseball – a trip to Williamsport.Batchelor has some tough memories from his experiences as a Little League all-star manager. In 2003, a team he managed almost defeated Saugus American during that team?s journey to the World Series.?My other son (Bo) still has nightmares about that one,” Batchelor said.Then, in 2006, he wasn?t managing, but his son Bobby was on the Peabody West team that lost in the New England semifinals to Glastonbury, Conn.And he came very close to coming away empty Saturday, too. With his third son, Austin, on the mound, Rhody took leads of 5-1 and 6-2 before Peabody came storming back in the late innings.?I knew (Rhode Island) was going to score runs, so I told my guys not to worry about that,” Batchelor said.Still things looked bleak. Austin Batchelor reached the mandated 85-pitch limit by the fourth inning, and diminutive center fielder Matt Correale (who stands all of 4-6) took over.And while he was stemming the tide, Peabody began its comeback. Ironically, it was Austin Batchelor who got it started with his second homer of the day – a two-run shot in the fourth to make it 6-4. Sean McGrath got Peabody even an inning later with another deuce – his first of the series.However, in the top of the sixth, Rhode Island retook the lead, 7-6, on a sacrifice fly by relief pitcher Chris Leclaire.However, Nick Bona and A.J. DiFillipo led off the bottom of the sixth with opposite-field singles. Leclaire got McGrath on strikes, but followed that by walking Matt Gonick.Correale drew a bases-loaded walk to force home the tying run. After a team conference on the mound, Leclaire got set to face Hosman.All it took was one pitch, and as soon as it hit the bat, there was no doubt as to where it would land.?I was so nervous coming to bat that I thought I was going to throw up,” said Hosman. “I knew the score was tied, and I knew there was only one out, so I just tried to get my bat on the ball.”Peabody Western becomes the second team in the Greater Lynn area to reach the World Series – and the first from District 15. Saugus American made the U.S. final in 2003 before bowing out in an 8-1 loss to Florida.Three years ago, in the New England regionals, Peabody West fell to Glastonbury, Conn. in the semifinals. Batchelor?s other son, Bobby, was on that team.The Peabody West players are to leave bright and early this morning for Williamsport. Their first game is Friday night, at 8 p.m. against McAllister Park American of San Antonio, Texas – the Southwest representative.They?ll be back in action Sunday (6) against the West representative (to be determined) and will close out play in Pool B Tuesday (4) against Logan County/Russellville, Russellville, Ky, – the Great Lakes representative.The semifinals are Wednesday and Thursday – the top two teams from each pool advance – and the U.S. final is scheduled for Sa