The 78th AAABA Tournament will open on Monday, July 31 with eight games played at seven sites.
All seven day games will begin at noon.
The official opener pairing Johnstown-1 Mainline Pharmacy and Buffalo will be played at 7:30 p.m. at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point.
The pairings, sites and game times have been set after Sunday’s players banquet and pairings ceremony at 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial.
Four pools consisting of four teams apiece will compete in pool play for the first three days.
Pool A includes: New Brunswick, Brooklyn Cougars, New York, Altoona Johnston Realty.
Pool B includes: New Orleans, Johnstown-2 Martella’s Pharmacy, Cleveland, Philadelphia.
Pool C includes: Zanesville, Brooklyn SAYO Grays, Youngstown, Altoona Cumming Motors.
Pool D includes: Columbus, Buffalo, Johnstown Mainline Pharmacy, Maryland State.
Monday’s games
All afternoon games begin at noon on Monday.
In the Upper Bracket:
*Three-time defending champion New Orleans Boosters will play the Phaladelphia Bandits at Roxbury Park’s Dee Dee Osborne Field.
*New Brunswick Matrix will play Altoona-2 Johnston Realty at Mount Aloysius College.
*Brooklyn-2 Cougars will play New York Bonnie Rams at Portage’s Haschak Field.
*Johnstown-2 Martella’s Pharmacy will play Cleveland B2Bulls at the Point, 7:30.
In the Lower Bracket:
*Zanesville Junior Pioneers will play Altoona-1 Cumming Motors at Lilly Washington War Memorial Field
*Brooklyn-1 will play Youngstown Creekside Crocodiles at Forest Hills High School/St. Michael.
*Columbus TNT Knights will play Maryland State Crabfest at Westmont Hilltop High School.
*Johnstown-1 Mainline Pharmacy will play Buffalo at 7:30 at the Point.
Tuesday’s games:
In the Upper Bracket:
*New Brunswick vs. New York, Roxbury Park Dee Dee Osborne Field, 10 a.m.
*Brooklyn Cougars vs. Altoona-2 Johnston Realty, Lilly Washington War Memorial Field.
*New Orleans vs. Cleveland, Forest Hills High School/St. Michael, 10 a.m.
*Johnstown-2 Martella’s Pharmacy vs. Philadelphia, Point, noon.
In the Lower Bracket:
*Zanesville vs. Youngstown, Westmont Hilltop High School, noon.
*Brooklyn-1 SAYO Grays vs. Altoona-1 Cumming Motors, Portage Haschak Field, 10 a.m.
*Columbus vs. Johnstown-1 Mainline Pharmacy, Point, 7:30.
*Buffalo vs. Maryland State, Mount Aloysius College, noon.
Wednesday games:
In the Upper Bracket:
*New Brunswick vs. Brooklyn-2 Cougars, Forest Hills High School/St. Michael, 10 a.m.
*New York vs. Altoona-2 Johnston Realty, Westmont Hilltop High School, 10 a.m.
*New Orleans vs. Johnstown-2 Martella’s Pharmacy, Point, noon.
*Cleveland vs. Philadelphia, Mount Aloysius College, noon.
In the Lower Bracket:
*Zanesville vs. Brooklyn-1 SAYO Grays, Portage Haschak Field, 10 a.m.
*Youngstown vs. Altoona-1 Cumming Motors, Roxbury Park Dee Dee Osborne Field, noon.
*Columbus vs. Buffalo, Lilly Washington War Memorial Field, noon.
*Johnstown-1 Mainline Pharmacy vs. Maryland State, Point, 7 p.m.
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