NJ District 12 Baseball Champions
Year	12 Year Olds	Game Results	Game Recap (Courtesy of The Trentonian)
2007	Bordentown	Bordentown 11, Nottingham 10 Bordentown 15, Nottingham 2	The Burlington County boys won six straight games out of the losers' bracket to capture its league's first district title for baseball. Mike Kendall's bases-loaded walk-off single that bounced off the top of the fence gave Bordentown the win in Game 1 after Nottingham mounted a five-run rally with none on and two outs to tie it in the top of the sixth. Bordentown cruised in Game 2 as Alec Tripodi came on in relief in the first inning and didn't allow a run the rest of the game.
2006	West Windsor	Nottingham 11, West Windsor 7 West Windsor 4, Nottingham 3	Having missed the Final eight in 2004, West Windsor made sure they were represented in 2006 when the league again hosted the Finals of the District 12 tournament. Coming out of the winner’s bracket with an undefeated record, West Windsor lost to perennial District contender Nottingham.  Nottingham overcame an early 6-0 deficit to tie the game and then scored five more runs on home runs by Sam Hawkes and Vince Migliori. In a winner take all Championship game the following night, West Windsor with a stellar pitching performance by Ryan Siegler and clutch hitting by Adam Charnin-Aker and Ben Ruta captured their first district banner since 1991.
2005	Ewing	Washington Twp. 15, Ewing 11 Ewing 9, Washington Twp. 3	Washington Township, making its first appearance ever in the final, won a wacky slugfest which saw 33 hits between the two teams to force a game two. Ewing came back to win game two and the title behind the arm of James Ehret and the bat of Joe Sgroi. Sgroi’s two-run homer late in the game iced it.
2004	HTRBA (State Champ)	HTRBA 4, Ewing 3 (8 Innings)	In the first ever Jim Davis cup, named after the longtime Trentonian Little League writer who passed away the previous month, it was a championship for the ages. In the top of the eighth inning, Jason Ricciardi smacked a two-run double to give his team a 4-2 lead. HTRBA went on to win the state title behind the pitching and hitting of Matt Patterson
2003	Ewing	HTRBA 3, Ewing 2 Ewing 12, HTRBA 1	The Final Eight Hosts, Ewing, won the district title at Moody Park behind a legendary tournament from Brian Witkowski. Witkowski homered eight times in the tournament, and was the winning pitcher in game two. Nick Cifelli’s three-run home run in the third inning gave Ewing all the runs it would need in the clinching game.
2002	Nottingham (State Champ)	Nottingham 3, Florence 2	Nottingham won its third straight district crown as Mike Allenmen’s two-out, two-run home run in the first inning gave Nottingham a lead it never gave up. Mike Russo struck out the side in the sixth to earn the save. It marked the first tournament ever played under a pool-play format.  Nottingham went on to win the state title.
2001	Nottingham	East Windsor PAL 6, Nottingham 5 (7 Innings) Nottingham 9, East Windsor PAL 2	After a seventh-inning walk-off homer by East Windsor Scott Horta forced a second game, Nottingham used a Matt Mattonelli five-hitter to grab the banner. Nottingham Matt Hvisdock, who hadn’t homered at all that season, homered twice in the game
2000	Nottingham (Section Champ)	Nottingham 5, Sunnybrae 4 Nottingham 9, Sunnybrae 4	Nottingham captured its 20th district title and prevented Sunnybrae from gaining their first. In game one, Nottingham rallied for two runs in the top of the sixth. In game two, Keith Hill and Rob Nosari hit back-to-back first inning homers to give Nottingham the lead.
1999	Ewing	Ewing A’s 7, HTRBA 4	Ewing’s Steve Garrison, currently a minor league pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, pitched a complete-game, four-hitter. Pinch-hitter Greg Keel delivered a clutch two-run double in the fourth inning to put Ewing ahead 5-2.
1998	HTRBA	HTRBA 11, Chambersburg 1 HTRBA 9, Chambersburg 1	After losing to Lawrence early in the tournament, HTRBA clawed its way through the losers’ bracket and beat the ‘Burg twice. Chris Voigtsberger pitched a complete game while Joe DeRose went 2-for-2 with a first-inning two-out grand slam.
1997	Florence	Florence 4, HTRBA 0	Jorron Jenkins spun a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts as the Burlington County boys picked up their first and only crown.
1996	HTRBA (Section Champ)	HTRBA 11, Chambersburg 1	HTRBA came away with it’s league first ever District 12 crown as it beat the ‘Burg. Nick Adams pitches a complete-game two hitter and catcher Bobby Zeigler went 2-for-2 with three RBIs including a first-inning two-run homer to right field.
1995	Nottingham	Nottingham 9, Chambersburg 7	A five-run fifth inning helped Nottingham pull ahead against ‘Burg star Mookie Crockett.  Chris Nixon’s two run double drove in the winning run.
1994	Nottingham	Nottingham 14, West Windsor 1	The Sayen Park gang dominated this tournament field, outscoring its opponents 64-6.  In the championship, Joe Hernandez had four RBIs and Ed Francis belted two doubles and three RBIs.
1993	Nottingham (State Champ)	Nottingham 14, West Windsor 11 Nottingham 10, West Windsor 8	Clay Nixon, the lone returnee from the 1992 championship team, forced a second game with his seven RBI effort in game one. In game two, Frank Tanzini got the win to give the Sayen Park Gang back-to-back district titles.  The team won the state title for the second year in a row.
1992	Nottingham (Regional Champ)	Nottingham 8, Lawrence 0	Nottingham didn’t lose a game and coasted past Lawrence behind Chad Conti’s one-hitter.  This summer forever changed the way District 12 viewed Little League Baseball.  No longer was Williamsport an impossible dream.  Led by star shortstop and pitcher Matt Wolski, Nottingham advanced to the Little League World Series and finished second in the nation.
1991	West Windsor	West Windsor 19, Chambersburg 8 West Windsor 20, Chambersburg 0	The West Windsor boys captured the district crown behind its two great pitchers-Kevin Barry and Dan Kauffman-after losing to Chambersburg in the winner’s bracket final. In the first game, Barry fired a complete game with 11 strikeouts and belted two homers.  In game two, Kauffman tossed a two-hitter
1990	North Trenton (Section Champ)	N. Trenton 11, Nottingham 7 N. Trenton 8, Nottingham 3	After Nottingham beat North Trenton in the winner’s bracket final North Trenton came back to beat Nottingham twice to capture the crown. A Derrick Funches grand slam in the bottom of the sixth in game one forced a winner-take-all game. In the next game, James Cox and Howard Williams hit back-to-back homers in the third inning to give the Al Downing Field boys their first district crown since 1956.
1989	Nottingham	Florence 7, Nottingham 2 Nottingham 5, Florence 4	Florence won its seventh straight game out of the losers’ bracket to force the “if necessary” game and snap Nottingham’s 26-game district winning streak dating back to 1985. But, Nottingham bounced back in Game 2 thanks to Tim Eller’s complete game effort on one day’s rest.
1988	Nottingham	Nottingham 13, Lawrence 1	The Sayen Park Gang pounded out 14 hits and Tom Phillips struck out 11 to notch the win. Dave Torrini came off the bench to homer and drive in four runs, while Jon Bucchere also homered.
1987	Nottingham	Nottingham 3, Ewing Nationals 2	Frank Migliori delivered on an 1-out single in the sixth and scored on a passed ball with two outs and the bases loaded to lift Nottingham to victory. Jeff Fennelli held Ewing to five hits and got the win.
1986	Nottingham	Nottingham 9, Ewing Americans 3	Nottingham captured its third straight District 12 title thanks to home runs from Joe Gugliemelli and Mike Mraz. Jonathon Harris worked a complete-game, 10-strikeout effort in the win.
1985	Nottingham	Nottingham 7, Chambersburg 4 Nottingham 9, Chambersburg 1	After losing to the ‘Burg early in the tournament, Nottingham won seven straight do-or-die games to earn the banner. Pete Conboy (3-1) struck out 11 and drove in three runs in game one, while Rich Soucey earned his fourth win of the tournament in game two with his three-hitter.
1984	Chambersburg	Hopewell 5, Chambersburg 4 Chambersburg 11, Hopewell 4	In game one, Mike Raymond blasted a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game at 4-4, but Mark Gola worked a full nine innings to get Hopewell the triumph. The ‘Burg got the title in the next game, though, as Raymond blasted what was then a tourney-record of seven home runs. Chris Russell, pitching in his first tournament game of the summer, got the win and drove in four runs in his first two at-bats.
1983	Nottingham	Nottingham 6, Ewing Americans 1 Nottingham 8, Ewing Americans 2	Nick Kozuipa spun a one-hitter in his first start of the tournament to force a game two. In the second game, a seven-run fifth inning fueled by Tom Papa’s two-run double helped Nottingham to the crown. Rob Mazzella fired a 1-hitter with 13 strikeouts.
1982	West Windsor	West Windsor 2, Nottingham 1	West Windsor rallied for its first district crown as Dan Sexton’s home run tied the game and Ed Froehlich drove in the next run. Dale Huang limited Nottingham to three hits.
1981	Nottingham	Nottingham 4, Ewing Americans 3 Nottingham 6, Ewing Americans 2	Jim Acolia struck out the side after Ewing had the bases loaded and no out in the fifth inning of game one to force the second game. In game two, Jim Foster picked up his fourth tournament win as the Sayen Park Gang became the first league to win the title three straight years.
1980	Nottingham	Nottingham 6, West End 2	With the tournament under a double-elimination format for the first time, the Sayen Park Gang defeated Doug Palmer’s squad behind the arm of catcher Tom McQuade. McQuade threw out two runners in the fifth when West End was appearing to rally. Ken Dufree earned the win.
1979	Nottingham	Nottingham 12, Ewing Americans 0	Brian O’Reilly had his first five-RBI game of his career and the Sayen Park Gang scored every inning to oust the defending champs. Dave Spishak fanned 12 and surrendered only three hits for Nottingham.
1978	Ewing	Ewing Americans 6, Chambersburg 5	Back-to-back fourth inning homers by Kier Harvey and Scott Patterson turned a 3-3 game into a 6-3 game in favor of Ewing. Harvey held on for the save as Ewing won its second straight District 12 title.
1977	Ewing	Ewing Americans 7, Nottingham 5	Brian Hill’s three-run shot to deep left field lifted the A’s to the early lead and they withstood a furious sixth-inning rally for their first district banner.
1976	Lawrence	Lawrence Americans 9 Ewing Americans 8	The cardiac kids from Lawrence picked up their fourth straight come-from-behind win as they rallied from a 7-1 fourth-inning deficit. Mike Moore belted two titanic home runs and got the win to give Lawrence its first district title since 1962.
1975	Nottingham	Nottingham 5, Ewing Americans 2	The only final that was a suspended contest, the A’s had a 2-0 lead in the fourth before Joe Donigan smacked a two-run homer to tie it. Shortly after, it poured and the game was suspended. Bobby Colton, Dave Giallella, and Brian Kerns all had RBIs on day two as the Sayen Park Gang racked up another title.
1974	Hopewell East	Hopewell East 5 Lawrence Nationals 2	Mike Harding tossed a three-hitter and whacked a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth to break a 1-1 tie and tilt the game in Hopewell’s favor.
1973	Nottingham	Nottingham 5, Chambersburg 2	Slick-fielding shortstop Dave Gallagher spearheaded Nottingham’s strong team defense en route to the crown. 11-year-old Rob Riley threw a sparkling four-hitter and Chris Pittaro connected on a key two-RBI triple to right field in the fourth inning to put Nottingham ahead 5-0
1972	Chambersburg	Chambersburg 7, Ewing Americans 2	Marty Filipponi’s home run ignited a six-run fourth inning as the boys from Columbus Park captured the crown. Fillipponi also hurled a complete-game, two-hitter with nine strike outs.
1971	Nottingham	Nottingham 9, Hopewell West 0	Nottingham started strong and ended strong with five in the first and four in the sixth. Dave Searles hit two homers — a three-run homer in the first and three-run shot in the sixth.
1970	Ewing	Ewing Nationals 6, Nottingham 2	Ron Downing’s 1-hitter gave the Nationals the banner. He also struck out 11 in handing Nottingham its first loss in three years.
1969	Nottingham	Nottingham 2, West End 0	Nottingham won the title as Gary Migliacci fanned 10 West End batters. Migliacci and Jim Leigh scored all the runs Nottingham would need.
1968	Nottingham	Nottingham 3, Ewing Nationals 2	Nick Cammiso’s two-run double in the fourth inning erased a 2-1 deficit for Nottingham. Vic Napolitano got the win.
1967	Ewing	Ewing Nationals 5 Ewing Americans 4	The Nationals were scored on for the first time in the tournament but still pulled out the victory with a four-run fifth. Gerry Festa plated the first two runs of the inning. Wayne Krenchicki took the loss.
1966	Nottingham	Nottingham 6 Lawrence Americans 0	Mickey Roman spun a three-hit shutout in his first start of the tournament and Kevin Connolly and John Basso homered in the third inning. Lawrence’s shortstop was future legendary soccer player and coach Glenn Myernick.
1965	Ewing	Ewing Nationals 5 Ewing Americans 4	Neil Horner pitched a complete game for his third win of the tournament and blasted a first-inning home run.
1964	Six-Eleven	Six-Eleven 2, West End 1	The South Trenton squad scored all its runs in the first inning and rode the arm of Bernie Zoltanski to knock off West End.
1963	Six-Eleven	Six-Eleven 15 Wilson-Haverstick-Rogers 5	Six-Eleven used an errorless performance and a 16-hit attack to win the crown. Bernie Zoltanski struck out 13 in the win as a nine-run fourth inning turned a 5-4 game into a 14-4 blowout.
1962	Lawrence	Lawrence 2, West End 1	Don “Red” Furman struck out 10 including two key ones in the final inning to give Lawrence its first title. Rubin Joyner and Darryll Torley delivered Lawrence’s RBIs in the bottom of the fifth. Lawrence’s defense was anchored by shortstop Mickey Forker.
1961	Wilson-Haverstick Rogers	Wilson-Haverstick-Rogers 16 Six-Eleven 7	Charley Burns turned in the greatest hitting performance in title-game history. He finished with three home runs and a bases-loaded ground-rule double en route to posting nine RBIs. For Harry Senft, Tim Mullins, Buddy Law, Burns, and Danny Gile it was their second straight district crown.
1960	Wilson-Haverstick Rogers	Wilson-Haverstick-Rogers 19 Nottingham 2	Singleton “Buddy” Law and Jerry Kaylor homered to give a W-H-R the quick 4-0 lead as Ron Davidson’s squad won the crown. Led by leadoff batter John Stillitano, it was the first time W-H-R advanced past the first round as it had lost in the opening round in the previous five years.
1959	Chambersburg	Chambersburg Americans 7 Chambersburg Nationals 2	Dennis Micai belted two home runs and four RBIs, Chester Jacobi homered, and shortstop Frank Partyka doubled in a run as the A’s won. Tony Massari notched his second tournament win.
1958	Six-Eleven	Ewing Nationals 4, Hopewell 3	Bill Lawler got the win, striking out nine and giving up only three hits. Gary Thorn and George Kessler contributed home runs in the third inning to upset the defending champs.
1957	Hopewell	Hopewell 11, West End 4	In what was then known as the Mercer County championship, Hopewell prevailed as Kenny Case drilled a grand slam over the left field fence that landed on Route 69 (now known as Route 31).
1956	North Trenton	North Trenton Nationals 6 Six-Eleven 5	Denny Morris scored the winning run in the top of the sixth on a passed pall as North Trenton rallied from 5-4 down. Bob Colavito stroked an RBI earlier that inning.
1955	Six-Eleven	Six-Eleven 6, Lawrence 2	A six-run outburst with two outs in the fifth inning helped Six-Eleven win the title. Frank Repko got the win.
1954	Hamilton Nationals	Hamilton Nationals 22 Chambersburg Nationals 1	Don Drenguba spun a two-hitter in this contest that was halted in 100-degree weather after three and a half innings due to Chambersburg’s consent. Bob Porawski doubled twice and had three RBIs.
1953	Hamilton Americans	Hamilton Americans 1 Hopewell Twp. 0	Tommy McDowell was spectacular, tossing a one-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts and slapping the walk-off single to plate Karl Reimann with two outs.
1952	Six-Eleven	Six-Eleven 8, North Trenton 6	Charley Columpar’s grand slam in the second inning helped Six-Eleven stake an early 7-0 lead. Six-Eleven missed getting to Williamsport by one game.