Unfortunately, we had our backs against the wall, and we’re not making any excuses, but we were missing our catcher, who is a big part of our game,” Hunt said. However, the ball squirted away from the catcher and that allowed another runner to score from third base for a 4-3 lead in the third inning.īut Milltown’s Ryder Redondo had the game-winning hit, an RBI-single, in the fourth inning to make it 5-4. North Wall’s Stanley Kingman was at the plate when he drew a walk. The back-and-forth affair took another turn for North Wall in the third inning. North Wall took advantage of a miscommunication between Milltown pitcher Roshan Jagannathan and catcher Tyrus Lazar to take a 1-0 lead as North Wall’s Luke Dana scored from third base.Īn error filled second inning allowed Milltown to go up 3-1. But that’s the journey ahead for North Wall and Freehold Township. That’s a daunting task when you have pitching limits and a limited roster of 12-year-old All-Stars. “Now, we have to win Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.”

“We have to figure something out,” Hunt said. North Wall Manager Brian Hunt could probably speak for both local teams involved in this dilemma when he mentioned what’s ahead, if either North Wall or Freehold Township are to win the Section 3 Tournament. The new reality for the Jersey Shore hopefuls is that one more loss in the Section 3 Tournament and their summer dream of reaching the Little League World Series ends at Freehold Township Little League’s Sherwood Gloth Tournament Field. Likewise, Milltown bounced North Wall into the loser’s bracket with a 5-4 conclusion. Hamilton Township Recreation Baseball Association (HTRBA) dropped Freehold Township into the loser’s bracket with an 11-6 decision.

View Gallery: Freehold Township Little League faces Milltown in Section 3 TournamentįREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – For the 12-year-old Little League All-Stars from Freehold Township and North Wall, their outlook for the New Jersey Section 3 tournament changed dramatically after Friday’s results against non-area teams.

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