The Richmond region hosted the 34th annual Metropolitan Junior Baseball League (MJBL) championship from July 30 to Aug. 3, with five teams winning titles during a week of intense competition.

In the 19-under division, the Heritage Rebels of Greenville, North Carolina, won a 1-0 extra-innings thriller over Vision of Baltimore. Heritage coach Jeffrey Warren called the championship “everything baseball is meant to be,” praising both teams for a strong defensive battle.

Christian Chance, the Rebels’ star pitcher and a South Central High School graduate, threw a nine-inning shutout and earned the Ken Free Most Valuable Player Scholarship Award. Chance has committed to play at Lenoir Community College in Kinston, North Carolina, for the 2025-26 season. Vision’s head coach is Raoul Edwards.

In the 16-under division, Vision’s A team defeated Vision B, 11-6, to bring the championship back to Baltimore. Ricky Racks coached the winning team, while Kellen Wallace led Vision B. The Greensboro Bison of North Carolina edged out Northern Virginia’s 2nd2Nunn squad 8-7 to win the 14-under title.

Greensboro’s team is led by coach Juan Langford with assistants Andrew Johnson, DeOnte Bell and Samantha Wilkerson. 2nd2Nunn was coached by Matt Nelson and Winston Hylton.

In the 12-under division, Vision of Baltimore defeated 2nd2Nunn 11-3. Joe Laumann coached Vision, while Mike Taylor and Chris Nadeau coached 2nd2Nunn.

In the girls division, the Rocky Mount Raiders of North Carolina beat the Elite Nationals of Washington, D.C., 7-5 to claim the championship. Rocky Mount is coached by James West. The Elite Nationals coaches were Sheree Myers, Olivia Edwards, Tony Zanger and Harry Thomas.