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.

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.

It's the most exciting time of the year for Little League baseball everywhere as teams from every league, district, group, state, etc. make a push for the ride of a lifetime with eyes set on Williamsport, Pennsylvania and a World Series title.

Sign-ups are now underway for boys and girls ages 4-16 including T-Ball for the 4-5 year olds.

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.

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.