Little League Baseball

Joey Lionetti pitched a no-hitter for Massapequa in Friday's Metro Region final as the Long Island squad ended Toms River East's hopes of playing in Williamsport.

Logan Macchia starred on the mound and at the plate while his defense came up clutch to help Toms River East overcome Fairfield, Connecticut to reach the Little League Metro Region championship game.

Toms River East absorbed an early blow and later pitched out of bases-loaded jams in each of the last three innings to keep its hopes of a Little League World Series trip alive.

After coasting to a state championship, Toms River East Little League dropped an extra-inning battle Saturday and will try to keep its summer alive on Sunday.

Twenty-three years after winning back-to-back state championships, Toms River East Little League is the first N.J. team to repeat as state champs since the Beasts of the Easts in 1999.

Carson Frazier's clutch go-ahead double keyed a six-run sixth inning that launched Toms River East into the Little League World Series for the first time in 22 years.

Carson Frazier settled down after a challenging first inning and Max Mika came up big twice to lead Toms River East to another Mid-Atlantic win Monday.

For the first time in 22 years, Toms River East Little League is the 12-year-old champion of New Jersey and in more ways than one, it is a family affair.

The Beast of the East remake did it with pitching, defense and one beast of a swing, topping Hillsdale Thursday in its state tournament opener.

District 18 Little League in Ocean County is preparing for the possibility of playing out a season at some-point this year.

Little League International in Pennsylvania, who have been monitoring the pandemic situation and adhering to advice from the CDC, are advising all local Little League programs across the U.S. to suspend/delay their season to not start until at least Monday, May 11.