Bayonne, N.J., out of Little League World Series after loss to Ohio

Bayonne, New Jersey, is out of the Little League World Series after a loss to Hamilton, Ohio, on Tuesday night.

The team won their first two World Series games before falling to Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday. That loss sent them to the elimination bracket, where they lost to the Great Lakes regional champions, 5-2.

This was the city's first-ever appearance in the Little League World Series, following an undefeated season and their first state and Metro region championship victories.

Residents boarded buses earlier Tuesday to head to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to cheer the players on in person.

Ten-year-old Bryce Diaz proudly headed to Pennsylvania with a jumbo-sized baseball in hand.

"One of the kids on the team, his dad's my coach, and he's going to get the team to sign this ball for me," he said.

Fans said win or lose, the team has united the entire city over the past few weeks and made everyone proud.

"We get emotional. These little kids are doing so much for this town. It's amazing," resident Steve Hempel said.

"It's something I don't think I've experienced in my lifetime," resident Jaime Lynn said. "These boys, they woke Bayonne up."  

At the Little League field, the team has been selling T-shirts reading "Bayonne vs. Everybody."

"Can't keep them on the shelves. This morning, we advertised [shirts would go on sale at] 10 a.m.," Little League board member Jason Esposito said. "There were 30 people at 9:30 this morning at the gates waiting to come in, so it's been great for the community."

A Little League board member says they've sold thousands of dollars worth of T-shirts. All the money is going to family members of team players, and whatever remains goes to Little League.

The team is also warning fans to avoid unofficial gear being sold online.