FTBL

NEW PRESIDENT – Danielle Keens, the. new FTBL President, addresses player, coaches, and volunteers during the league’s opening day on April 11. The Franklin Township Baseball and Softball League opened its 2026 season April 11 with its largest enrollment since 2018, a growing community presence, and a milestone in the league’s history. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

HISTORY MAKERS – Players and coaches of the Franklin Township Baseball League 14U team were honored by the Township Council at its September 12 meeting. 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, …

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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …

Township Councilman James Vassanella displays the shirt he wore when he was a member of the FTBL. 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 …

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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Team members practiced Aug. 29 for the upcoming fall ball season. 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 …

The Franklin Township Little League will hold its Home Run Derby and All-Star game on May 26. (File photo). 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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

The Franklin Township Baseball League is set to hold its annual Opening Day parade on April 7. (File photo). Submitted by Franklin Township Baseball League. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. …

The Franklin Warriors 12U baseball team is playing in a national tournament this week in Cooperstown, NY. 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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …