Section 5 Junior Baseball

 

HOST SITE- Township: Avoca Flats 710 Mill St. Pittston, PA 18641

TOURNAMENT DATES- Tuesday, July 7th--Friday, July 10th

 

Teams-

District 16 Champs-  Hazle Twp/Freeland

District 31 Champs-  Pittston Township

District 17 Champs-  Dingman Delaware 

District 32 Champs-  No Team

 

Schedule

Game 1- Tue 7/7- 5:30pm Pittston Twp 15 vs Dingman Delaware 3  5 innings

Game 2- Wed 7/8- 5:30pm Game 1 Winner Pittston Twp 9 vs Hazle Twp/Freeland 18

Game 3- Thur 7/9- 5:30pm Game 1 Loser Dingman Delaware 7 vs Game 2 Loser Pittston Twp 6

Game 4- Fri 7/10-  5:30pm Hazle Twp/Freeland 12 vs Dingman Delaware 0

 

 

NOTES:

1. 3B Dugout vs. 2. 1B Dugout
1B Dugout Will Call Flip.
Chooses Home or Away- Determined By Coin Flip Team In 1B Dugout Will Call Winner Has Choice Home / Away.

Pre-Game Practice:

:15 minutes for Home Team on field practice

:15 minutes for Away Team on field practice

:15 minutes for pre-game field care

:10 minutes for team introduction, National Anthem and Little League Pledge.

All Games Will Be Played According To The Schedule Above With NO EXCEPTIONS. 

- In Case Of Rain, The District Staff Will Reschedule The Games. - 

District 16/31 Little League Will Be The Tournament Director For Games- 

Each Team Shall Provide 3 Balls For Game

Umpires May Choose To Keep Some Of Them In The Dugouts 

Any Coach Or Player Ejected Is Suspended For Their Team’s Next PHYSICALLY PLAYED GAME. - Any Person Ejected Must Leave The Complex Immediatey.

 

TOURNAMENT RULES

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Important Contact Information:

Bob Bertoni (District 16/31 Administrator) 570-574-5075

Dave Baker (District 16/31 UIC) 570-574-6730

Jackie Musyt (District 17/32 Administrator)  570-212-1432

District 31 Manager: Chris Tonte 570-498-6283

District 16 Manager: Dan Nocchi 570-233-3962

District 17 Manager: Daniel Gardner 862-354-3996

 

MEDIA INFORMATION 

THE WINNING TEAM  IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE
FOR CONTACTING THE MEDIA WITH GAME INFO (Emails Only)

 

Times Leader Sports :   570-829-7143    [email protected]

Citizens Voice Sports:   570-821-2062    [email protected] 

Scranton Times             570-348-9125     [email protected]

Hazleton Standard-Speaker                    Email: [email protected]

 

 

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE SECTION 5 CHAMP

State Tournament- July 15th--July 20th @ Section 1

East Region- July 25th-July 30th @ Freehold Twp New Jersey

Word Series- August 9th-August 16th @ Taylor Michigan

 

2026 Junior League Baseball World Series
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August 9 — 16
Taylor, Mich.
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