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Franklin Township Baseball League 14U Team Honored By Township Council

Franklin Township Baseball League 14U Team Honored By Township Council

Members of the Franklin Township Baseball League’s under 14 team were commended by teh Township Council September 12 for their appearance this summer in the Babe Ruth World Series. The team, known as the Warriors, made it to the series’ quarterfinals, the first time a Franklin Babe Ruth team made an appearance ion the world […]

Township Council Approves Two Contracts

Township Council Approves Two Contracts

Contracts worth more than $430,000 were approved October 11 by the Township Council. The largest of the two, for $363,746.70, was for lighting for a Franklin Township Little League field at the DeKalb Avenue baseball complex. The baseball contract was awarded to Helias Construction of Cedar Park, Texas. The contract was issued through the Educational […]

Franklin Township Baseball League Kicks Off 70th Season

Franklin Township Baseball League Kicks Off 70th Season

There wasn’t the traditional teams parading up Franklin Boulevard, but the atmosphere was no less cheery on April 2 as the Franklin Township Baseball League began its seventh decade of youth baseball. Rather than the larger parade, the teams lined up in the FTBL’s baseball Dekalb Street complex majors field and paraded out onto the […]

Franklin Township Baseball League Set For Equipment Swap

Franklin Township Baseball League Set For Equipment Swap

Anyone looking to shed some unwanted baseball or softball equipment, or who may need some, can still find help at the inaugural Franklin Township Baseball League Equipment Swap. The second drop-off day is from 9 a.m. to noon March 27, and swap/pick-up day is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 27. Swappable items include baseball […]

Franklin Township Baseball League 12U Team Makes Waves In Cooperstown

Franklin Township Baseball League 12U Team Makes Waves In Cooperstown

More than a dozen players, their parents and coaches from the Franklin Township Baseball League made some noise in Cooperstown, NY recently at a national Little League tournament. At the end of the whirlwind week, which saw the FTBL 12U team play three games in one day, the Warriors found themselves in the Cooperstown All […]

Franklin Township Baseball League Sets Home Run Derby, All-Star Game

Franklin Township Baseball League Sets Home Run Derby, All-Star Game

The Franklin Township Baseball League will hold its annual Home Run Derby and All-Star Games from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 26. The celebration begins with the Home Run Derby, where players, arranged by level, will get their chance to knock the ball out of the park. The All-Star Games will follow, beginning around […]

‘Play Ball!’ Heard Throughout The Township On Opening Day

‘Play Ball!’ Heard Throughout The Township On Opening Day

The 2018 baseball season officially got underway April 14 with both township baseball leagues holding their opening-day festivities. This is a milestone year for both leagues. The Franklin Township Baseball League is celebrating its 65th year, while the Franklin-South Bound Brook Little League is celebrating its 60th year. Both leagues held parades to their respective […]

Updated: Franklin Township Baseball League Set For Start Of 65th Season

Updated: Franklin Township Baseball League Set For Start Of 65th Season

Submitted by Franklin Township Baseball League. Update: The new opening day is April 14. The parade will kick off from Pine Grove Manor School at 8:30 a.m. and head up Franklin Boulevard to the Mickey James Franklin Township Little League Complex, where the teams and their sponsors will be introduced as players and their coaches […]

Updated: Franklin Warriors 12U Baseball Team Takes On National Competition

Updated: Franklin Warriors 12U Baseball Team Takes On National Competition

Update: The Franklin Warriors finished 34th out of the 104 teams from around the country who competed in the final week of the Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament. The Warriors ended with a 4-2 record in regular play, falling in the opening game tournament round.   Original Story: A Franklin Warriors baseball team will once again […]

FTBL All-Stars Show Their Stuff In Annual Festivities

FTBL All-Stars Show Their Stuff In Annual Festivities

The Franklin Township Baseball League held its annual All-Star Game on May 27. Besides the game, the day featured a home run derby for each of the league’s divisions. plus skills competitions in running and fielding and throwing. “It’s our biggest day,” said Coach Trevor Moncrease, the day’s coordinator. “Literally almost the whole league comes […]