Tag: Baseball

  • Freehold Township hopes past performance will help in World Series

    Freehold Township hopes past performance will help in World Series

    The Freehold Township Little League 13U team remains confident about its chances in the Intermediate 50/70 Baseball League World Series in Livermore, California, despite losing its first game to the team from Danville, California, 3-2, on July 30. Freehold Township would need to win all of its remaining games in order to capture the World…

  • State champion Holbrook aims to conquer regional tournament

    State champion Holbrook aims to conquer regional tournament

    The Holbrook Little League 12U team beat Wayne Little League, 10-2, on July 30 to win the state tournament championship game. The Joe Graziano Little League Baseball State Tournament was played this past weekend at the Kittatinny Little League Complex in Newton. Holbrook moves on to the Little League Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament in Bristol, Connecticut.…

  • BlueClaws sold to group headed by minor league veteran

    BlueClaws sold to group headed by minor league veteran

    The Lakewood BlueClaws have been sold to Shore Town Baseball, according to a release from the BlueClaws. The BlueClaws, who were previously owned by American Baseball Ventures, announced the deal on July 27. Shore Town Baseball is a newly formed group headed by Minor League Baseball veteran Art Matin, who was formerly the CEO of…

  • Freehold Township Little League drops 1st game of World Series

    Freehold Township Little League drops 1st game of World Series

    The Freehold Township 13U Little League team lost its first game in the Intermediate 50/70 Baseball League World Series that started on July 30 and runs through Aug. 6 in Livermore, California. The team fell, 3-2, against Danville, California. It will play on Aug. 1 at 9 p.m. against either Hawaii or Indiana.

  • Holbrook Little League advances to regional tournament with state championship win

    Holbrook Little League advances to regional tournament with state championship win

    The Holbrook 12U Little League team beat Wayne Little League, 10-2, on July 30 to win the state tournament championship game. The Joe Graziano Little League Baseball State Tournament was played this past weekend at the Kittatinny Little League Complex in Newton. Holbrook moves on to the Little League Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament in Bristol, Connecticut.…

  • Holbrook Little League advances to state tournament championship game

    Holbrook Little League advances to state tournament championship game

    The Holbrook 12U Little League team beat Swedesboro-Woolwich, 10-4, on July 28 to advance to the state tournament championship game. The team opened the state tournament with a 6-4 victory on July 27 against Washington Park of Jersey City in Newton. Holbrook will now play the winner of Swedesboro-Woolwich and Wayne. The state championship game…

  • Sayreville 12U’s season ends in Section 3 championship game

    Sayreville 12U’s season ends in Section 3 championship game

    After another strong season, the Sayreville 12U Little League team lost to Holbrook, 17-1, in the Section 3 championship round on July 21. Sayreville needed to win on July 21 to force a winner-take-all game against Holbrook on July 22. Sayreville had lost to Holbrook, 8-6, on July 18, but beat South Wall, 10-7, in…

  • Colts Neck graduate signs professional baseball contract

    Colts Neck graduate signs professional baseball contract

    Felician University’s Matt Kleinstein, who played scholastically at Colts Neck High School, has signed a professional baseball contract with the High Dessert Yardbirds, according to a press release from Felician in Rutherford. Kleinstein just completed a four-year baseball career at Felician. The 21-year-old resident of Marlboro and a 2013 graduate of Colts Neck, will be…

  • Freehold Township’s 13U team repeats as state baseball champion

    Freehold Township’s 13U team repeats as state baseball champion

    Now that the New Jersey state championship has been secured for the second straight season, next up for Freehold Township’s 13U baseball team is the Atlantic Regional Tournament. After a dominating 22-4 victory over Buena, the 13U Freehold Township Little League team repeated as the New Jersey state champions. Freehold Township defeated Buena, 22-4, to…