The 5th Annual Hoboken Memorial Day Tournament began last Friday night in the cold frigid rain and ended on Memorial Day under clear sunny skies with the Belleville 12U Travel Team claiming the champions' trophy. 

The Belleville squad, comprised of Belleville Little League players,went undefeated in the tournament beating West New York {13-3), Hoboken {6-5),North Bergen {9-1), and NJ Prospects in the final championship game {8-5). 

The Belleville squad included Julian Todd, Richie Luzzi,Jared Simmons,Josh Rodriguez,James Cruz,Bryan De Freites,Chris Amparo, Brian Vilmenay,Brian Stambaugh, Sebastian Alverio, and Angel Rivera. The coaching staff included  Manager David Del Gaudio,and Coaches Angelo Rodriguez and Mike Todd.

The Belleville team also won some tournament events including Fastest Base Runner (Brian Vilmenay) and the Tug-a-War (Julian Todd, Sebastian Alverio, Angel Rivera, Brian Stambaugh,and Brian Vilmenay).  The Tournament MVP Award went to Richie Luzzi. 

The Hoboken Little League hosted the tournament and all the children were ecstatic to play on their beautiful field with the New York skyline rising up beyond center field.  It was Belleville's first appearance in the Hoboken tournament and the players and coaches are extremely proud to bring this trophy back to their hometown!