The 81st AAABA Tournament adapted to the weather and completed seven day games on Monday:
Butler 6, Johnstown-2 5: In a Pool C afternoon game at Sargent’s Stadium, Butler overcame an early 4-1 deficit to edge Johnstown-2. Levi Laser and Tanner Cunningham each doubled for the Allegheny A’s. Tyler Danko drove in a pair. Jimmy Kunst pitched eight innings, striking out four and walking one. Jack Messina and Lucas Oleksa each had two hits for Johnstown-2.
Cleveland 7, Youngstown 4: In Pool C, Giacomo Dolce, Aaron Deoleo and Curtis Maier each had two hits and two RBIs for Cleveland in the morning game at Forest Hills Junior-Senior High School Field. Dolce hit a pair of doubles. Tyler Burick had two hits for Youngstown.
Maryland State 11, Columbus 6: In Pool B, Michael Copenspire hit a homer and drove in two runs, Michael Baez tripled, and Harry Middlebrooks doubled and drove in three for Maryland State in the early game at Windber Sports Complex/Iron Horse. Evan Rygalski and Chase Clemons each had two hits, including a double apiece, for Columbus.
Altoona-1 15, Zanesville 1 (7): In the morning Pool D game at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point, Altoona plated nine runs in the third to pull away. Nick Kraft went 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs. Chase Palmer had three hits, including a double. Zanesville’s Adam Reis had two hits.
Buffalo 21, Schenectady 3 (7): In a Pool D contest at Forest Hills High School, Ryan Vanderlip had three hits, with a double and three RBIs, and Matthew Weber had three hits and two RBIs for Buffalo. Mike Zacher hit a homer and drove in three. Schenectady’s Daniel Manzies homered and had two RBIs.
Altoona-2 6, Brooklyn 3: In a Pool A game at Portage, Altoona-2 collected 10 hits, with Isaac Tiraconda hitting a homer, Alex Ebeling, Braden Hatch, Cooper Rother and Oliver Thornburg each doubling. Pablo Aquino homered for Brooklyn. Angel Tineo doubled, and Robert Herrera hit a triple.
New Olreans 14, New Brunswick 4 (8): In a Pool B meeting at Windber, Drew Bourgeois had three hits with a double and five RBIs, and Dominick Letort had three hits and two RBIs as New Orleans pulled away from New Brunswick. Frank Randol hit a 2-run HR for the Boosters. New Brunswick’s Derek Smail drove in two runs.