Surf City Middle School 7th grader
CJ Johnson

TYSD Media

Tri-County Youth Sports Daily

Surf City Middle School – CJ Johnson Closes Out Summer Baseball Season with a Trip to Cooperstown Allstar Village

As the summer youth sports season wraps up, area youth athletes prepare for the return to school and fall season sports. With recreation league all-star tournaments, travel ball tournaments and high school summer workouts and camps, it makes for a busy summer for area youth athletes.

Surf City Middle School 7th grader CJ Johnson was a busy young man this summer. Johnson competed In the District All-Star Tournament with the Topsail Ball Club 12U All-Stars. AJ also competed in Travel Club Baseball with Team 5 Star Tendler NC.  The team competed in a national tournament at Cooperstown New York Allstar Village.

Team 5 Star Tendler NC competed with 56 other teams across the country, totally over 600 players in the tournament.  The team lost a semifinal matchup with Beach City Cyclones California 9-6 to finish in third place in the tournament.

While the team had great success at Cooperstown, Johnson also had a very impressive tournament as a team player in the tournament.  CJ, a shortstop and pitcher for Team 5 Star also contributed at the plate. Johnson finished in the top 15 in eighth place, tied with 7other players in the tournament with 6 homeruns

CJ and his team made lifetime memories with the trip to Cooperstown. Johnson is a multi-sport youth athlete.  CJ also competes at Surf City Middle School playing Football (Quarterback) and basketball (Guard).