Winning on the baseball diamond was a front-and-center kind of thing on June 29. While the Stafford Little League 11-and-under all-star squad secured a district title and advanced to the Section 4 tournament, a Southern Regional High School pitcher and coach assisted the Jersey Shore contingent to a fifth Carpenter Cup crown.

In Hammonton, the top-seeded Stafford crew solidified its District 16 championship with a 5-4 win over the host team and second seed.