Todd Frazier, who helped Toms River East Little League win the Little League World Series over Japan in the summer of 1998, is now in coaching and is looking forward to the next months.
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.
They'll need the tight and crisp defense and stellar pitching exhibited in the victory Wednesday to be present in their battle with New York on Friday night, six days after falling to that very same team 6-3 in extra innings in the first game of the Metro Regional Tournament.
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.
These days it seems more and more people are looking for something to make themselves feel better, something to rally behind and cheer on. Tonight may be the night to do just that for us here at the Jersey Shore.
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.
For the second year in a row Toms River East Little League is representing the state of New Jersey in the 12-year-old as they continue their journey towards the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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.
Toms River East Little League, the home of the 1998 Little League World Series Champions which included Todd Frazier, is holding sign-ups for this years teams.