NUTLEY, NJ — Baseball players dream of playing in the World Series.
The Nutley Little League Intermediate Division 13-year-old All-Stars got to live out a dream this summer.
Consisting of players from Nutley East and Nutley American little leagues, the team traveled to Livermore, Calif., where they competed in the Little League World Series 50/70 Intermediate Division, which began July 28.
A crowd of family members and friends gathered in front of Jim Dandy’s on the corner of High Street and Franklin Avenue to welcome home the team Monday, Aug. 5. The team arrived in a police escort with a hero’s welcome.
Nutley, representing the East region, went 1-2 in the World Series. They lost to the Southeast region team July 28. Two days later, they lost to the California region team. But they capped off their showing with a victory over the Australia region team Aug. 1.
Nutley advanced to the World Series after winning the district, sectional, state and regional tournaments. It was the first time ever that a Nutley Little League made it to a World Series.
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