The Morristown Little League is on the brink of history.
With a win in the Little League Baseball Metro Region championship game Friday afternoon, the defending New Jersey state champions would advance to the Little League World Series, becoming only the second Morris County team to do so and the first since Par Troy East (Parsippany) in 2012.
Morristown will face New York in the title game after South Shore, Staten Island, defeated Connecticut 6-5 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
It will be the teams’ second meeting this week after Morristown posted an impressive 11-1 victory over New York in the winners’ round on Monday.
Morristown (15-0), undefeated in the double-elimination tournament, won both games this week in Bristol, Connecticut.
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The Metro Region, formerly known as the Mid-Atlantic Region, was introduced by Little League in 2022 and includes state champions from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Morristown overcame a deficit last Saturday to defeat Connecticut (East Lyme) 8-4 in the first Metro Region game. Two days later, it followed that up with a win over New York (South Shore, Staten Island). Morristown last played Monday afternoon, but will be ready for the title game on Friday.
The winner of the Metro Region Tournament will advance to the Little League World Series, which will be held August 14-25 at the Little League International Complex, Lamade and Volunteer Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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In the 78 years since the first Little League World Series tournament, only 20 New Jersey teams have qualified for the August classic, with only one from Morris County. Toms River East (2021) is the last New Jersey team to reach a World Series and the first since Elmora Youth in 2019.
Only four New Jersey teams – Hammonton (1949), Wayne American (1970), Lakewood (1975) and Tom River East American (1998) – have won the Little League World Series title.
Morristown won its third New Jersey Tournament title on July 27, defeating Lincroft 9-4 in Freehold Township. It was Morristown’s first state title in 39 years and third in history, joining the great national teams that won state titles in 1982 and 1985.
Morristown is only the eighth team from Morris County to win a Little League state title since the tournament was first held in 1957, following East Hanover last year.
When and where will the Metro Region championship game take place on Friday?
Comparison: New Jersey (Morristown) vs. New York (South Shore, Staten Island)
Time: 1pm
Location: A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center, 335 Mix Street, Bristol, Connecticut.
What channel will broadcast the Metro Region championship game?
Fans at home who want to watch the Morristown and New York games can tune in to ESPN for full coverage.
What is the weather forecast for Friday’s Metro Region title game?
In Bristol, Connecticut, the weather was changeable throughout the week, with several games having to be postponed and rescheduled due to intermittent rain and thunderstorms.
Further bad weather is forecast for the region for the rest of the week, and there is a high chance of rain when play begins.
The temperature in Bristol is between 21 and 25 degrees and is expected to remain constant until the first pitch at 1 p.m.