Baseball teams from Wildwood, Middle win area Babe Ruth league championships

Posted: June 10th 2026

A pair of local baseball teams competing in the Atlantic Shore Babe Ruth League earned championships earlier this week.

Wildwood-J Byrne Agency won the eight-team A Division title with a wild comeback in the championship game, while Middle Township was crowned winners of the B Division with a convincing victory in its title game.

Wildwood-J Byrne Agency posted a 15-7 win over Mays Landing in the A Division championship game in Somers Point on Monday. The Wildwood team trailed by a 7-1 scoreline after 3 ½ innings but erupted for 11 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take the lead for good.

Wildwood won the championship after finishing fourth in the regular season. The team beat Mainland II in the quarterfinal round before upsetting top-seeded and previously undefeated Egg Harbor Township in the semifinal round to advance to the game against Mays Landing.

Middle Township won the B Division as the top seed, defeating Absecon Gold, 9-2, in the championship game in Somers Point on Tuesday. The team led 4-2 after four innings but pulled away behind a four-run fifth inning. 

Middle went 11-1 in the regular season before posting wins over Egg Harbor Township Black and Wildwood-Joe Canal’s in earlier playoff rounds to reach the title game.

The Atlantic Shore Babe Ruth League features teams from Atlantic and Cape May counties. The A Division consists mostly of players ages 14-16 while the B Division features players ages 13-14.

Wildwood-J Byrne Agency captured the Atlantic Shore Babe Ruth A Division championship by posting a 15-7 victory over Mays Landing in the title game earlier this week. Pictured are (from left): top row - coach Rich Hans, coach Sam Caraballo, Michael McWade, Matt Maher, Nolan Mawhinney, Louis Sewell, Joey Martin, Cam Menkins, Owen Bannon, coach Dave Bannon, coach Bill Auty; front row - James Vizzard, Michael Sciarra, Will Auty, Drew Robinson, Sean Cunniff, Lysander Ruiz, Andres Rivera.

Middle Township won the Atlantic Shore Babe Ruth B Division title by defeating Absecon Gold in the championship game earlier this week. Pictured are (from left): top row - coach Chris Leusner, coach Mike Fritsch,  Bradyn Bulifant, Bradon Mulligan, Cole Leusner, Kenson Wuerker, Ty McDermott, Liam Higginbottom, coach Dave Hagan, coach Mark Higginbottom; bottom row - William Oliver Jr., Isaiah DeVol, Cayden Hagan, Justin Kronemeyer, Alexander Sharpe, Blake Fritsch.