08/13/2026
Help support out local Challenger Leagues!
💙❤️ HELP US KEEP A VERY SPECIAL LITTLE LEAGUE TRADITION ALIVE! ⚾⭐
Some of our FTLL families may not be familiar with Freehold Challenger Baseball, but it is a very special part of the Little League family.
The Little League Challenger Division is an adaptive baseball program that gives children and young adults with physical and developmental disabilities the opportunity to experience Little League baseball—being part of a team, wearing the uniform, stepping onto the field and enjoying the game alongside their teammates, families and community. ❤️⚾
And for many years, our Freehold Challenger athletes have shared a pretty incredible tradition with Manalapan Challenger.
Each summer, before the Manalapan Senior League championship game at Shore town Ball Park, the Freehold Challenger and Manalapan Challenger teams would take the field for their own annual Challenger All-Star Game. ⭐
For these athletes, getting the opportunity to play on a professional baseball field, with their families and friends cheering from the stands, has made this much more than just another baseball game.
Unfortunately, that tradition was in danger of ending this year because Manalapan did not have enough Senior League players to field a team and therefore would not be renting the stadium.
We didn’t want to see that happen.
So Freehold and Manalapan Challenger are working together to bring the game back and give these athletes the All-Star experience they deserve!
The Jersey Shore BlueClaws have been incredibly supportive and have given us an opportunity to sell tickets to the BlueClaws game on Autism Awareness Night, Friday, August 28, with proceeds from our ticket fundraiser helping offset the cost of renting the stadium for the Challenger All-Star Game.
🎟️ Tickets are just $10 each (plus fees)
📅 Game Date- Friday, August 28
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 ShoreTown Ballpark
⚾ BlueClaws vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks
🧩 Autism Awareness Night
We are asking our entire FTLL community to help us make it happen.
Buy a few tickets. Bring the family. Share this post. Share the flyer. Send the link to friends and family. Every ticket purchased through our fundraiser gets us closer to covering the cost of the stadium and preserving this special tradition.
🎟️ PURCHASE TICKETS HERE:
https://www.gofevo.com/event/Freeholdchallenger26
Then, if we raise enough money, on August 31st the Freehold Challenger and Manalapan Challenger All-Stars will get their turn to take the field at ShoreTown Ballpark! (Admission to the Aug 31st Challenger Allstar game is free) 💙❤️
The Challenger program represents something we believe deeply in at Freehold Township Little League: there should be a place on the baseball field for every child who wants to play.
Let’s show our Challenger athletes just how big the FTLL community behind them really is. ⚾💙❤️