Above: Mainline Pharmacy pitcher Dominic Delio. Photograph Courtesy of The Tribune-Democrat and the great work of Photographer John Rucosky.
Johnstown Mainline Pharmacy will have an opportunity to defend it’s AAABA Tournament title thanks to a 4-1 victory over Buffalo East Coast Pipeline in Friday night’s semifinal in front of 1,695 fans at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point.
First-year pitcher Dominic Delio, a recent Penn-Trafford High School graduate and Pitt-Johnstown commit, struck out 10 batters in seven innings. The righty allowed only three hits — all singles — and none after the second inning.
Veteran Bryce Madden pitched the final two innings and worked out of a bases-loaded situation in the bottom of the ninth.
Johnstown will face perennial AAABA Tournament power New Orleans Boosters in a 6 p.m. Saturday meeting of two 5-0 teams at the Point.
Mainline Pharmacy won the 2025 AAABA Tournament championship in an all-Johnstown match up with Martella’s Pharmacy. Mainline also won the title in 2023.
New Orleans has 18 championships and 13 runner-up finishes. The Boosters most recent run included three consecutive tournament crowns from 2019 to 2022 (COVID-19 canceled the 2020 tournament).