The 2025 season proved to be a banner year for Madison Little League! We entered FIVE teams into All-Star tournament play - the most ever in a single season - and two of those teams secured District Championships.

8u: District Champions, Sectional Finalists
The 8u team was the breakout hit of the summer. They rolled through pool play 6-0, earning the #1 seed for the four-team double elimination District Championship tournament, hosted by Par-Troy East LL. Victories over Par-Troy West and Morristown in the initial rounds of bracket play set up the title game versus Morristown. Finding themselves down 3-0 after four innings, the 8u boys staged a dramatic come-from-behind victory, scoring 4 runs in the final two frames to win 4-3, improve to 9-0 for the tournament, and claim the District trophy. The 8s then went on to the Sectional Championship tournament, advancing to the title game, but falling to Paramus 7-6. All in all, a very successful All-Star Tournament season for an 8u team that holds a lot of promise for the future!

9u: District Finalists
The 9u team went 4-2 in pool play, earning themselves a spot in the best-of-three-games District Championship series versus Morristown. After an exciting 12-7 win in Game 1, the 9s ran out of steam, dropping Games 2 and 3. Nonetheless, they played some solid baseball throughout the tournament and we are looking forward to seeing many of them back next year.

10u: District Champions, Sectional Competitors
The 10s advanced out of pool-play with a 3-1 record to qualify for the four-team double elimination District Championship tournament. After victories over Morristown (12-6) and E. Hanover/Florham Park (3-2), the 10s entered the title game from the winners bracket. After a disappointing 8-3 loss to EH/FP, the 10s roared back in the deciding game with a 7-5 win to take the District title. In the Sectional tourney, the 10s earned a victory against Dumont, but were frustrated in two close losses to Pequannock, 2-1 and 1-0. The 10s played very good baseball all tournament long and will be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come. (The Section 1 title was eventually claimed by Sparta, the winners bracket team, with a 4-2 victory over Pequannock.)

11u: District Finalists
Playing in a four-team pool, the 11s emerged from a three-way tie (2-1 record) in pool play as one of the two advancing teams by virtue of stellar defense that only allowed 5 runs in their three games. They faced a strong EH/FP team in best-of-three-games District Championship series, dropping two pitchers' duels 1-0 and 3-1. We look forward to seeing many of these boys back next year representing Madison in the flagship Majors (12u) All-Star Tournament.

12u: District Competitors
In a highly-competitive four-team pool, every team started out 1-1. With only two teams able to advance to the District tournament bracket, and despite a thrilling walk-off 3-2 win over rivals Morristown, the 12s fell short with a 1-2 record in pool play. The 12u District 1 title was eventually won by Morristown in three games over EH/FP.

Thank You
Madison LL sends our sincere thanks to the players, coaches, families, fans, and volunteers who participated in the regular season and the All-Star Tournaments for representing Madison with honor and sportsmanship throughout. Thank you for playing Madison Little League Baseball!