The 77th AAABA Tournament will include 16 teams from Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Ohio.
The pool play tournament will begin on Monday, August 1 at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point and outlying fields.
The defending champion New Orleans Boosters and last year’s runner-up New Brunswick Matrix each will return with strong teams. Semifinalists from 2021 Johnstown-1 Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors and Philadelphia Bandits also are back in the field.
Locally, Johnstown Collegiate Baseball League champion Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors will represent the city during the night games at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point. JCBL playoff runner-up Martella’s Pharmacy will play the day games at the Point.
Altoona Cumming Motors will bring a regional presence.
The North Carolina Disco Turkeys made a big impression during the franchise’s AAABA Tournament debut a year ago and return with another solid team.
Also in the field will be Brooklyn-1 Cougars, Brooklyn-2 Bonnie Rams, Buffalo Royal Printing, Cleveland B2Bulls, Columbus TNT Knights, Maryland State Crabfest, New York Rockland Pirates, Youngstown Creekside Crocodiles and Zanesville Junior Pioneers.