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Freehold Township wins U.S. title; loses heartbreaker to Puerto Rico

Courtesy of Freehold Township Little League
Players on the Freehold Township 12U Little League team celebrate en route to winning the United States championship in the Intermediate 50/70 Baseball League World Series in Livermore, California.

The Freehold Township 13U Little League team is the United States Champion after beating Hawaii, 6-4, on Aug. 5 in the Intermediate 50/70 Baseball League World Series in Livermore, California.

The team won on a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the U.S. title. Freehold Township then lost, 6-5, to Puerto Rico in the World Championship game.

Freehold manager Jeff Gorman was overwhelmed with emotion when he talked about his team, which had to overcome incredible odds to get to both the World Series and the U.S. Championship game.

“I’m the proudest ever,” Gorman said. “I’m so proud of everyone. They showed more toughness and togetherness than any other team I’ve been around, and I’ve been in the sport for 30 years.”

The team had lost its first game in the World Series to Danville, California, 3-2, on July 30. It beat Indiana, 7-2, on Aug. 1, Texas, 2-0 on Aug. 2, and Danville, 5-4, on Aug. 3 to make it to the U.S. Championship game.

The team trailed, 4-0, on Aug. 3 against Danville and down to its final strike before hitting a grand slam to tie the game. Freehold scored another run in the next inning to win that game. The team was even down, 3-0, against Puerto Rico before coming back to tie the game up. Freehold Township lost the game on Puerto Rico’s final at-bat.

During the Eastern Regional tournament in Commack, New York, Freehold Township lost to Commack, 5-4, on July 23. The team had to beat New York Gates-Chili, 12-4, on July 24; Keytone, Pennsylvania, 7-5, and Commack, 12-9, on July 25; and Maryland twice on July 26, 13-1 and 12-2, to win the regionals and get to the World Series.

Gorman spoke to Freehold Township’s mental and physical makeup, which allowed his team to rally when it needed to most.

“They have a collective belief,” Gorman said. “It’s special. It’s not lucky; it’s what we do. We have an inner energy, and they believe. They never give up on each other. They are special kids that come from special families. We saw it last year, that this group has an ‘it’ about them, and this year it showed. Each night, it was a different kid. Truly something special.”

The team made it to the Mid-Atlantic regionals in Bristol, Connecticut, last year, and vowed to advance even further this year. The U.S. champs think they did just that.

“One of our players came up to me today and said, ‘We hit all of our goals this year coach,’ ” Gorman said. “We were one of the two best teams in the world this year. I think that’s incredible.”

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