Flaherty, the pride of Sherman Oaks Little League and Harvard-Westlake High, started Game 1 of the National League Championship Series and Game 1 of the World Series, both at Dodger Stadium.

Lynn was a member of the 1999 Brownsburg team that went to the Little League World Series, and he helped Brownsburg High School go undefeated and win the 2005 Class 4A state championship.