The second day of the 81st AAABA Tournament featured much nicer weather and seven games ahead of the night contest at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point.
Johnstown-2 6, Altoona-2 3: In Pool A at Sargent’s Stadium, Bryce Danish pitched six innings, striking out 11 for Johnstown-2. Ben Ryan had three hits, including a double. Mason Pfeil and Steve Budash each had two hits for Johnstown-2. Alex Ebeling led Altoona-2 with two hits.
Butler 5, Brooklyn 2: In Pool A at Roxbury Park, Butler’s Tate Minich had two hits, including a homer, and Nate Demchek hit a triple. Zach Miner pitched eight innings and struck out seven. Brooklyn’s Jesus Romer had a hit and drove in two runs.
Maryland State 7, New Brunswick 5: In Pool B at Forest Hills, Hunter Layhew pitched six innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs while striking out seven and walking two in the win. Caleb Lawson, Ian Hull, Ryan Parks and Harry Middlebrooks each had two hits for Maryland State. Joseph Spinello had two hits for New Brunswick.
New Orleans 4, Columbus 2: In Pool B at Windber Sports Complex, Rhett Centanni went 4-for-4 with a double, one run and a run batted in for the Boosters. Aidan Grab struck out eight batters in four innings on the mound. Columbus’ Adam Levy had two hits.
Zanesville 6, Schenectady 0: In Pool D at Windber Sports Complex, Zanesville broke a scoreless tie with a pair of runs in the sixth and two Junior Pioneers pitchers combined in a four-hit shutout. Jake Ralph had three hits, including a solo homer. Dakota Foltz pitched seven innings, allowing three hits and striking out six.
Buffalo 7, Altoona-1 3: In Pool D at Portage, Brendan Bucello went 3-for-3 with two doubles, Matthew Weber had two hits, including a double, Joey Hayes tripled, and Victor Mazzara homered for Buffalo. Altoona-1’s Parker Lamb and Michael Powell each had two hits.
Cleveland 7, New York City 6 (12): In Pool C at Forest Hills Junior-Senior High School, the B2Bulls and SAYO Grays traded late-inning rallies to force extra innings and stretch the contest. Evan Garbincus lined a run-scoring single to center field for the walk-off run in the bottom of the 12th. G Dolce and N Square each hit one-out singles ahead of the winner. New York City scored three times in the top of the ninth to lead 4-2, but Cleveland tied the score in the bottom of the frame. The Grays tallied two runs in the 10th, and so did Cleveland.