On July 2, the 11u All-Star Team successfully defended their 10u District title. After advancing 3-0 through the winner’s bracket, the 11s took down East Hanover-Florham Park LL 11-1 to claim the 11u District 1 Championship and advance to the Section 1 tournament for the second straight year.

On July 17, the 11u All-Stars, again coming through the winner’s bracket with a perfect 3-0 record, defeated Ridgewood to take the 11u Section 1 Championship.

On July 27, in South Vineland New Jersey, the 11u All-Star team capped off their undefeated 9-0 run through the three tournaments with a 6-5 victory over Hoboken to claim the NJ State Little League 11u Championship. After a 40-year drought, the 11u All-Stars brought home Madison LL’s second state title in seven years.

On August 1, the team traveled north to Beverly, Mass. for the 11u East Regional Tournament of Champions. This tourney brings 12 state champions together from Washington, DC to Maine (representing the Mid-Atlantic, Metro, and New England Regions) to compete for a Regional Championship - the highest achievement in 11u Little League Baseball.

The boys kept the momentum rolling with an opening game win over Connecticut 3-2 on Sunday, August 2. Rain on Monday pushed games back a day but did not prevent the team from an afternoon of laser tag and an evening on the water in Historic Salem. On Tuesday, August 4, play resumed and the 11u All-Stars dropped a game to the team from Rhode Island, 7-2. The team and families shook the loss off that evening and boarded a charter bus to Fenway Park for a Red Sox game. The next day, Wednesday, August 5, the 11u All-Stars faced off against New York with a pool title and spot in the playoff bracket on the line. The Madison boys jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first and would hold the lead until the final inning. But a late rally from New York could not be matched and New York won 4-2. The Regional title was eventually claimed by Massachusetts in a 5-0 win over Pennsylvania.

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!