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2026 PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: EL CAJON VALLEY BRAVES
2026 PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: EL CAJON VALLEY BRAVES
2026 EAST COUNTY PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Valhalla Norsemen
2026 EAST COUNTY PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Valhalla Norsemen
The Road to Williamsport continues in Bristol, Connecticut, where four state champions meet for the 2026 Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament—and Pennsylvania enters as the clear favorite. East Side Little League of West Chester, Pennsylvania, is ranked No. 11 nationally and survived one of the wildest state-championship games anywhere in the country. Capitol Hill of Washington, D.C., brings tremendous power and a 7-0 record. Berlin of Maryland arrives undefeated this summer with one of the region’s deepest pitching staffs, while Naamans of Delaware has already demonstrated its ability to win close games in the sixth inning. EAST SIDE — PENNSYLVANIA East Side enters Bristol as the region’s only nationally ranked team and the clear favorite after surviving a demanding eight-team Pennsylvania tournament. The West Chester champions lost to Blue Mountain, 6-4, on the winners’ side before responding with six consecutive victories. East Side eliminated West Point, Hollidaysburg and Newtown-Edgmont, then defeated Blue Mountain twice in the championship series. The deciding game became an instant classic. East Side built a 7-0 lead, allowed Blue Mountain to score eight runs in the fourth inning and suddenly trailed 8-7. Pennsylvania tied the game with a fifth-inning home run before launching a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth to complete a 12-8 championship victory. Cole Warner enters as one of the leading players to watch in the entire Mid-Atlantic field. East Side has power, lineup depth, pitching options and the experience of surviving elimination pressure. CAPITOL HILL — DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Capitol Hill may be the team most capable of challenging Pennsylvania. The Washington, D.C., champions went 4-0 in pool play and then swept three bracket games, finishing their district run at 7-0. Capitol Hill defeated Capitol City, 13-3, and recorded victories of 7-0 and 11-1 over Banneker City to secure the championship. Andrew Courtney produced one of the nation’s biggest power displays, hitting six home runs during the tournament—including three in one game against Capitol City. Andrew Csedrik gives Capitol Hill a leading arm on the mound and previously struck out 10 over 3⅔ innings. Capitol Hill’s path may depend upon containing Berlin in Sunday’s opener. A victory would likely create a winners’ bracket matchup with East Side and give Washington its best opportunity to reach Friday’s championship without navigating the elimination side. BERLIN — MARYLAND Berlin received one selection from the prediction panel and should not be overlooked. The Maryland champions are undefeated this summer and went 4-0 at the state tournament, defeating Brunswick Railroaders, Hub City and South Baltimore twice. Jonah Isett is the centerpiece of Berlin’s pitching staff. He struck out seven over four innings against Hub City before allowing two runs over 4⅔ innings in the state championship victory. Isett also contributed two doubles in the title game. AJ Nelson Jr. recorded saves against Hub City and South Baltimore, while Gus VanKlompenberg, Cooper Smith and Corbin Derr add further pitching and offensive depth. Derr drove in three runs against Hub City. Jackson Baraby homered in the winners’ bracket final, Miles Abbott delivered a two-run double and Jackson Howell helped ignite the four-run inning that decided the Maryland championship. Berlin may possess the deepest collection of usable arms in the field. That could become especially important if Maryland is forced onto the longer elimination route. NAAMANS — DELAWARE Naamans won all three of its Delaware tournament games, defeating M-O-T, 5-1, and Milton, 11-2, before producing a dramatic 3-2 championship victory. Delaware entered the bottom of the sixth trailing Milton 2-1. Brady Winklespect tied the game with a solo home run, and Will Santora followed with a two-run walk-off single to complete the comeback. Jason Pontari pitched all six innings of the title game, allowing three hits and two runs—only one earned—while striking out six and walking one. Winklespect previously allowed one hit over five innings against M-O-T. Kole Doleski drove in five runs during the 11-2 victory over Milton, while Brian Miller struck out eight over 3⅔ innings. Naamans has spent years growing together, and manager Carl DeDonato describes the group as more than a baseball team—it has become a family. Delaware may be ranked fourth here, but its pitching, experience and history of comeback victories make it a dangerous opening opponent for East Side. OPENING SCHEDULE — ALL TIMES EASTERN Sunday, August 9 10 a.m.: Berlin Little League, Maryland vs. Capitol Hill Little League, District of Columbia 1 p.m.: East Side Little League, Pennsylvania vs. Naamans Little League, Delaware Return to this YouTube channel and this page throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament for complete game stories, scores, bracket impact, player performances and previews of what comes next.
Road to Williamsport: Mid-Atlantic Region Preview '26
2026 EAST COUNTY PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Mountain Empire RedHawks
2026 EAST COUNTY PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Mountain Empire RedHawks
The most wide-open regional tournament in the country may be waiting in Whitestown, Indiana. Five state champions—Hamilton West Side of Ohio, Greater Bay of Michigan, North Oldham of Kentucky, Burbank American of Illinois and Jasper National of Indiana—meet August 8-12 for the 2026 Great Lakes Region championship and one place on the national stage. Hamilton is ranked No. 23 nationally. Greater Bay is No. 24. An eight-member prediction panel split completely: two selections each for Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. Kentucky received none despite carrying one of the field’s strongest pitching-and-defense résumés. Our projected order is Hamilton West Side, Greater Bay, North Oldham, Burbank American and Jasper National—but any of the five could reach Wednesday night’s final. WEST SIDE — OHIO Hamilton receives the slightest edge because of its extraordinary history: 23 Ohio championships and five trips to Williamsport, most recently in 2021. West Side also reached last year’s Great Lakes final before finishing one victory short. Only Boone Treadway and Robert Frazier return from that team, but the rebuilt roster went 4-0 in Ohio and outscored opponents 39-9. Josiah Infante hit three home runs in four state games. Caiden Trent delivered the championship swing, a two-run walk-off double with Hamilton trailing Canfield 3-2 in the sixth. Xander Kincade allowed only one earned run across 7⅔ state-tournament innings, struck out 10 and also homered. Walker Osborne added two perfect relief innings in the championship, while Bryson Williams supplied additional two-way depth. GREATER BAY — MICHIGAN Greater Bay may be Hamilton’s equal. The No. 24 team went 6-0, outscored Michigan opponents 62-11 and completed a rare three-year progression after winning state at 10U, 11U and now 12U. Emerick Klopp struck out 11 without a walk over five innings in the 4-2 championship victory. Easton Staszak hit a two-run homer, Grayson Gerard previously threw a two-hit semifinal shutout and Hunter Schwall recorded the save. Jase Sequin adds another proven power bat. NORTH OLDHAM — KENTUCKY The tournament’s most overlooked team went 5-0, allowed only eight runs and did not commit an error in any available state report. Tanner Seaman threw 4⅔ scoreless championship innings after Henry Baker recorded the first four outs. Wyatt Husband delivered the sixth-inning walk-off single in a 1-0 victory over Lexington Eastern. Corbin Phillips struck out eight and homered in the semifinal, while Lincoln Schleder drove in at least eight runs over the final four games. BURBANK AMERICAN — ILLINOIS Burbank survived a 13-team Illinois tournament at 6-0, scoring 51 runs. Mark Mendez was one of the nation’s hottest state-tournament hitters, producing at least 11 hits, four home runs and 17 RBIs across five available reports. He struck out 11 and hit a three-run homer in the semifinal, then launched a championship grand slam. Alexander Winters hit a walk-off homer to finish a comeback from six runs down before adding another homer in the state final. JASPER NATIONAL — INDIANA Jasper receives the tournament’s only opening-round bye. The Indiana champions followed their 2025 11U state title with the 12U crown, winning four pressure games by margins of one, three, one and two runs. Easton Schneider is the player to watch. He threw 5⅓ scoreless district innings with 13 strikeouts and no walks, then supplied a three-run double and later 3⅔ scoreless relief innings during state play. Zane Bawel’s three-run triple helped Jasper erase a six-run deficit against Georgetown, Hudson Bauer delivered the go-ahead single and Porter Seng pitched all six innings of the championship victory. OPENING SCHEDULE — ALL TIMES EASTERN Saturday, August 8 10 a.m.: Hamilton West Side, Ohio vs. Greater Bay, Michigan 7 p.m.: North Oldham, Kentucky vs. Burbank American, Illinois Sunday, August 9 4:30 p.m.: Jasper National, Indiana vs. Ohio-Michigan winner 7:30 p.m.: Saturday’s opening-game losers meet in an elimination game The winners’ bracket final is Monday night, and the Great Lakes championship is scheduled for Wednesday, August 12, at 7 p.m. Return to this YouTube channel throughout the tournament for game coverage, regional results and the stories of the players and teams pursuing the national stage. Subscribe and turn on notifications as the 2026 field takes shape. Real Sports … Real Time. #GreatLakesRegion #YouthBaseball #Baseball
Road to Williamsport - Great Lakes Regional Tournament Preview 2026
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