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MID-SUMMER CLASSIC TAKES DIAMOND NATION BY STORM

The 88-team Mid-Summer Classic set for this weekend at Diamond Nation in Flemington will feature many of the top programs in the tri-state area and beyond.

Champions will be crowned at the 9U, 10U, 12U, 13U levels and in three brackets at the 15U level while the summer schedule at the northeast’s top baseball/softball facility swings past the halfway point.

Fields 2 and 6 will spring to life at 2 p.m. on Friday when the 16-team 12U Mid-Summer Classic opens with a pair of gems. The Jersey Seminoles square off on Field 2 with the Diamond Jacks Super 12U squad while the NJ Glory-Stars meet the Whitemarsh Cannons on Field 6.

The Northern Valley Coyotes, Full Count Futures and the red hot Crossbridge Raiders fortify an impressive 12U field. The 12U tournament semifinals are set for 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday on Fields 2 and 6, respectively, and the 12U championship game will be contested at 8:30 p.m. on Field 2.

The 13Us and 15s will be the early risers at the Flemington, N.J. facility on Friday, each opening tournament play at 10 a.m.

Baseball U. Pa faces the NJ Jays at 10 a.m. around the corner at Jack Cust Baseball Academy in the 13U tournament opener. Frazier Sox, the Diamond Jacks Super 13U, Proswing Pride, Team Boston Braves and Jersey Boyz Baseball are major competitors in a strong 13U field.

The six-team 13U Mid-Summer Classic playoffs are scheduled for Sunday at 4:30 p.m. when the 4 vs. 5 and 3 vs. 6 seeds open single-elimination play. The top two seeds await the winners in a pair of semifinals set for 6:30 p.m. The 13U championship game will be played at 8:30 p.m. on Field 3.

The 40-team 15U Mid-Summer Classic field gets underway with a quartet of tournament openers at 10 a.m. on Friday. Field 1 will be the site of an immediate intriguing contest pitting Hustle Baseball Academy and Gamers Grit 2021 White.

Wladyka National, 9ers Baseball Club South Jersey, Rockland Pirates, East Coast Jays and Mid Atlantic Show are some of the premier programs in the deep and talented 15U Mid-Summer Classic field.

The 15U Mid-Summer Classic playoffs begin Sunday afternoon in three separate brackets. The Yellow Bracket semifinals are set for 4:30 p.m., the Green Bracket’s 2 vs. 3 seeds meet at 6 p.m. and the Red Bracket’s 2 vs. 3 seeds square off at 6:30 p.m. The three 15U Mid-Summer Classic championship games are at 6:30 p.m. (Yellow) on Field 5 and 8:30 p.m. (Red and Green) on Fields 1 and 4, respectively. 

The 9u and 10U Mid-Summer Classic fields begin play on Saturday.

The Richmond County Americans open the 9U tournament against Faigin’s Academy Bombers at 8 a.m. on Saturday on Field 6. The 9U field includes outstanding programs All-Out Pack and NJ Axemen 9U Red.

The 9U Mid-Summer Classic championship game is 6:30 p.m. on Sunday on Field 6.

Bulldogs Baseball Academy plays the Richmond County Nationals in the 10U tournament opener at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday on Field 6. Ridge and the Diamond Jacks Super 10U round out the 10U Mid-Summer Classic Field.

The 10U Mid-Summer Classic championship game is 4:30 p.m. on Sunday on Field 6.

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