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Johnstown Mainline Pharmacy defeated Johnstown-2 Martella’s Pharmacy 5-0 Saturday night in front of 3,004 fans at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point to earn the championship in the 80th AAABA Tournament.
It was the first meeting of two Johnstown teams in the AAABA Tournament title game since the tourney began regularly including two of the host city’s teams in 2009.
Mainline left fielder Brody Roberts took Most Valuable Player honors after batting .444 (12-for-27) with three RBIs, nine runs and four stolen bases on four attempts. Johnstown second baseman Teague Hoover tied New Brunswick’s Derek Smail for the RBI title, with 10 apiece.
Buffalo won the Sportsmanship Award.
Roberts also claimed The Tribune-Democrat local franchise tournament MVP award.
In Saturday’s title game, Mainline starting pitcher Josh Bryson threw seven scoreless innings, having a no-hitter through 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out seven and walked two. Lefty Chase Williamson threw two scoreless innings in relief.
Cayden Turner and Conner McTighe each had two hits for Mainline. Calvin Iseminger, Erik Rhodes and Turner each doubled, and McTighe hit a triple.
Martella’s Pharmacy veteran Jared Dowey had two hits to conclude his fifth AAABA Tournament.
Mainline Pharmacy won the AAABA Tournament championship in 2023. Martella’s Pharmacy won Johnstown’s first ever AAABA crown in 2018.