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2026 Tournament

August 3 - August 8, 2026

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Congratulations to Johnstown-1 Mainline Pharmacy on winning the 81st AAABA Tournament and becoming the host city’s first back-to-back champion.

Also, another well-played tournament by the AAABA Tournament runner-up New Orleans Boosters.

 

  • Championship Team

    Franchise Team Manager Wins Losses
    Johnstown Mainline Pharmacy Chance Osborne 6 0

  • Teams

    Franchise State Team Manager Logo Website
    Altoona PA Imler’s Poultry Adam Plummer Link
    Altoona-2 PA Cumming Motors Chris Sanders Link
    Brooklyn NY Brooklyn Nighthawks Richard Corbo
    Buffalo NY East Coast Pipeline John Haynes Link
    Butler PA Allegheny A’s Dan Helgert
    Cleveland OH B2Bulls Roger Wilt Link
    Columbus OH Turn2 Blue Jays Tony Perz
    Johnstown PA Mainline Pharmacy Chance Osborne Link
    Johnstown-2 PA Martella’s Pharmacy Kerry Pfeil Link
    Maryland State MD Crabfest Michael Higginbotham Link
    New Brunswick NJ Matrix Glenn Fredricks Link
    New Orleans LA Boosters Doug Faust
    New York City NY New York SAYO Grays Darrel Tiebout
    Schenectady NY Schenectady PNA Bob Godlewski
    Youngstown OH Creekside Crocodiles Bob Mingo
    Zanesville OH Junior Pioneers Jay Bonifant

  • Standings

    Place Franchise Team Games Wins Losses
    1 Johnstown Mainline Pharmacy 6 6 0
    2 New Orleans Boosters 6 5 1
    3 Buffalo East Coast Pipeline 5 4 1
    4 Maryland State Crabfest 5 3 2
    5 Butler Allegheny A’s 4 3 1
    6 Altoona Imler’s Poultry 4 2 2
    7 Cleveland B2Bulls 4 2 2
    8 Johnstown-2 Martella’s Pharmacy 4 2 2
    9 Altoona-2 Cumming Motors 3 1 2
    10 New Brunswick Matrix 3 1 2
    11 New York City New York SAYO Grays 3 1 2
    12 Zanesville Junior Pioneers 3 1 2
    13 Brooklyn Brooklyn Nighthawks 3 0 3
    14 Columbus Turn2 Blue Jays 3 0 3
    15 Schenectady Schenectady PNA 3 0 3
    16 Youngstown Creekside Crocodiles 3 0 3

  • Awards

    Sportsmanship Award

    The Sportsmanship Award is given to the team that exhibits most exceptional sportsmanship.

    Team Franchise
    Creekside Crocodiles Youngstown

    MVP

    Player Position Team Franchise
    Xander Richardson 2B Mainline Pharmacy Johnstown

    Top Pitching Performance

    Pitchers that have a 4-0 record in the tournament.

    Player Team Franchise
    Robert "Trey" Turnage Boosters New Orleans

    Batting Champ

    Player Team Franchise Games At Bats Hits Ave.
    Gavin Fowler Imler’s Poultry Altoona 4 15 9 0.6

    Strikeout Leader

    Player Team Franchise Strikeouts Innings
    Chase Williamson Mainline Pharmacy Johnstown 13 8.2
    Micah Wascom Boosters New Orleans 13 8
    Aidan Grab Boosters New Orleans 13 8.2

    Single Game Strikeout Leader

    Player Team Franchise Strikeouts
    Dom Delio Mainline Pharmacy Johnstown 10
    Ben Bates B2Bulls Cleveland 10

    RBI Leader

    Player Team Franchise RBI's
    Tanner Stroup Mainline Pharmacy Johnstown 12

  • Schedule & Scores

    Day Time Field Franchise 1 Franchise 2 Score Note
    Sat (8/8) 6 p.m. Sargent's Stadium New Orleans Johnstown 2 - 5 Johnstown Mainline Pharmacy became the first host city team to win back-to-back AAABA Tournament titles. Johnstown second baseman Xander Richardson earned MVP honor, batting .562 with a double, a triple, a home run, 8 runs and 3 RBIs. Maineline CF Tanner Stroup was the tournament RBI leader with 12 and led tourney with 3 triples.
    Fri (8/7) 7 p.m. Sargent's Stadium Buffalo Johnstown 1 - 4 Dominic Delio struck out 10 batters in seven innings. Bryce Madden tossed 2 innings, striking out 3 and walking 2. Bryce Roberts hit a double. Tanner Stroup drove in two runs for the defending champions. Vic Mazzara, Brendan Bucello and Derek Onevelo each singled for Buffalo's only hits.
    Fri (8/7) noon Sargent's Stadium Maryland State New Orleans 3 - 6 New Orleans overcame a 3-0 deficit by scoring a single run in the 6th, 4 runs in the 8th and an insurance run in the 9th to reach the championship round. Everett Denny had 2 hits, 2 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Robert Trey Turnage pitched 5 innings in relief, striking out 3 and walking 1 for the win. Michael Baez and Ryan Parks each had 2 hits for Maryland State. Harry Middlebrooks doubled and drove in a run.
    Thu (8/6) 7 p.m. Sargent's Stadium Altoona Johnstown 2 - 12 7 innings. Brody Roberts went 4-for-4 with a double and 2 runs scored, Bryce Roberts homered, and Cayden Turner and Tanner Sroup each tripled for Johnstown. Altoona Imler's Poultry's Nick Kraft had 2 hits and drove in a run.
    Thu (8/6) 2 p.m. Sargent's Stadium Johnstown-2 New Orleans 4 - 5 The Boosters overcame a 4-0 deficit with 2 runs in the 7th and 3 in the 9th. Frank Randol's sacrifice fly to deep center field tied the game and the winning run scored after the throw to the infield. Rhett Centanni's double to right-center field sparked the rally. Ben Ryan had three hits for Johnstown-2 Martella's, including a solo homer. Cainen Atherton doubled.
    Thu (8/6) 10 a.m. Sargent's Stadium Maryland State Butler 7 - 6 Remington Waters hit a walk-off grand slam homer to right field as the Crabfest rallied to defeat previously undefeated Allegheny A's. Harry Middlebrooks had three hits, and Tyler Danko drove in two runs for Butler.
    Thu (8/6) noon Forest Hills HS Cleveland Buffalo 2 - 12 7 innings. Bryce Mucica had three hits, including a home run and two RBIs as Buffalo remained unbeaten and reached the semifinal round. Brayden Hy drove in three runs. Cleveland's Aaron Deoleo had three hits.
    Wed (8/5) 9:30 a.m. Windber-1 Butler Altoona-2 9 - 3 Butler built a 6-2 lead through 3 innings and held off Altoona-2. Tyler Danko had 3 hits and 2 RBIs for Butler. Brandon Godleski and Zach Miner each had 2 hits. Kade Sell had 3 hits and stole four bases for Altoona-2.
    Wed (8/5) 10 a.m. Sargent's Stadium Columbus New Brunswick 1 - 12 7 innings. Mickey Gilligan went 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, 2 runs and 2 RBIs to pace New Brunswick. Julius Rosado smacked a 3-run homer. Austin Gray doubled for Columbus, and Ben Freese had a hit and drove in his team's lone run.
    Wed (8/5) 10 a.m. Roxbury Park Schenectady Altoona 2 - 8 Altoona scored all 8 of its runs in the second inning. Gavin Fowler had 3 hits for Altoona, and Michael Powell and Brayden Parson each had 2 hits. Chase Plummer doubled. Schenectady's Daniel Menzies had 2 doubles and scored a run.
    Wed (8/5) noon Forest Hills New Orleans Maryland State 8 - 0 New Orleans (3-0) broke open a tight contest by six runs over the final four innings, including a 3-run sixth against Maryland State (2-1). Three Boosters pitchers combined on the two-hit shutout, striking out five and walking no batters. Jacob Heiden (5 IP) allowed both Crabfest hits while striking out one batter. George Martin tossed a scoreless frame with a strikeout, and Colby Mitchell closed with 3 clean innings and 3 strikeouts. Everett Denny and Riley Rowell each had 2 hits for New Orleans. Tyler Smith and Remington Waters each had a hit for Maryland State.
    Wed (8/5) noon Portage Zanesville Buffalo 0 - 10 7 innings. Cam Gruarin pitched six innings, scattering 8 hits while striking out 11 with no walks as Buffalo shut out Zanesville. Joey Haynes went 3-for-3 with 3 runs, and Bryce Mucica had 2 hits and 3 RBIs.
    Wed (8/5) 12:30 p.m. Windber-1 Youngstown New York City 3 - 4 Waddy Ozoria's sacrifice fly in the seventh inning produced the game-winning run. Jasmark Munoz hit a run-scoring single. John Chalus and Anthony Triveri each drove in a run for Youngstown.
    Wed (8/5) 2 p.m. Sargent's Stadium Brooklyn Johnstown-2 1 - 17 In 7 innings. Colby Rearick collected three hits, including a double and a triple, and the center fielder drove in five runs as Johnstown-2 Martella's Pharmacy (2-1) rolled past Brooklyn (0-3). Johnstown-2's Cainen Atherton had three hits, and Ben Ryan, Steve Budash, Lucas Oleksa and Mason Pfeil each collected a pair of hits. Isaac Frias drove in Brooklyn's run.
    Wed (8/5) 7 p.m. Sargent's Stadium Johnstown Cleveland 6 - 1 Three Johnstown pitchers combine to limit Cleveland to 1 run. Mainline Pharmacy scored 6 runs in the 5th inning after behing no-hit through 4.
    Tue (8/4) 9:30 a.m. Forest Hills New Brunswick Maryland State 5 - 7 Hunter Layhew pitched 6 innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs while striking out 7 and walking 2 in the win. Caleb Lawson, Ian Hull, Ryan Parks and Harry Middlebrooks each had 2 hits for Maryland State. Joseph Spinello had 2 hits for New Brunswick.
    Tue (8/4) 9:30 a.m. Windber-1 Schenectady Zanesville 0 - 6 Zanesville broke a scoreless tie with a pair of runs in the sixth and 2 Junior Pioneers pitchers combined in a four-hit shutout. Jake Ralph had 3 hits, including a solo homer. Dakota Foltz pitched 7 innings, allowing 3 hits and striking out 6.
    Tue (8/4) noon Roxbury Butler Brooklyn 5 - 2 Butler's Tate Minich had 2 hits, including a homer, and Nate Demchek hit a triple. Zach Miner pitched 8 innings and struck out 7. Brooklyn's Jesus Romer had a hit and drove in 2 runs.
    Tue (8/4) noon Point Altoona-2 Johnstown-2 3 - 6 Bryce Danish pitched 6 innings, striking out 11 for Johnstown-2. Ben Ryan had 3 hits, including a double. Mason Pfeil and Steve Budash each had 2 hits for Johnstown-2. Alex Ebeling led Altoona-2 with 2 hits.
    Tue (8/4) noon Portage Altoona Buffalo 3 - 7 Brendan Bucello went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles, Matthew Weber had 2 hits, including a double, Joey Hayes tripled, and Victor Mazzara homered for Buffalo. Altoona-1's Parker Lamb and Michael Powell each had 2 hits.
    Tue (8/4) 12:30 p.m. Windber-1 Columbus New Orleans Rhett Centanni went 4-for-4 with a double, scored a run and drove in a run. Aidan Grab struck out 8 in 4 innings on the mound. Columbus' Adam Levy had 2 hits.
    Tue (8/4) 12:30 p.m. Forest Hills New York City Cleveland 6 - 7 12 innings. the B2Bulls and SAYO Grays traded late-inning rallies to force extra innings and stretch the contest. Evan Garbincus lined a run-scoring single to center field for the walk-off run in the bottom of the 12th. G Dolce and N Square each hit one-out singles ahead of the winner. New York City scored three times in the top of the ninth to lead 4-2, but Cleveland tied the score in the bottom of the frame. The Grays tallied two runs in the 10th, and so did Cleveland.
    Tue (8/4) 7 p.m. Sargent's Stadium Youngstown Johnstown 6 - 12 Colin Dinyar's 410-foot 3-run HR to CF sparks 8-run 8th inning as Johnstown comes back to beat Youngstown 12-6 in front of 3,089 fans.
    Mon (8/3) 9:30 a.m. Forest Hills Cleveland Youngstown 7 - 4 Giacomo Dolce, Aaron Deoleo and Curtis Maier each had2 hits and 2 RBIs for Cleveland. Dolce hit a pair of doubles. Tyler Burick had 2 hits for Youngstown.
    Mon (8/3) 9:30 a.m. Windber Complex Columbus Maryland State 6 - 11 Michael Copenspire hit a homer and drove in 2 runs; Michael Baez tripled, and Harry Middlebrooks doubled and drove in 3 for Maryland State. Evan Rygalski and Chase Clemons each had 2 hits, including a double apiece, for Columbus.
    Mon (8/3) 10 a.m. Sargent's Stadium Altoona Zanesville 15 - 1 7 innings. Altoona plated nine runs in the third to pull away. Nick Kraft went 4-for-4 with 2 doubles and 4 RBIs. Chase Palmer had 3 hits, including a double. Adam Reis had 2 hits for Zanesville.
    Mon (8/3) Noon Portage Altoona-2 Brooklyn 6 - 3 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.
    Mon (8/3) 12:30 p.m. Windber Complex New Orleans New Brunswick 14 - 4 8 innings. Drew Bourgeois had 3 hits with a double and 5 RBIs, and Dominick Letort had 3 hits and 2 RBIs. Frank Randol hit a 2-run HR for the Boosters. New Brunswick's Derek Smail drove in two runs.
    Mon (8/3) 12:30 p.m. Forest Hills Schenectady Buffalo 3 - 21 7 innings. Ryan Vanderlip had 3 hits, with a double and 3 RBIs, and Matthew Weber had 3 hits and 2 RBIs for Buffalo. Mike Zacher hit a homer and drove in 3. Schenectady's Daniel Manzies homered and had 2 RBIs.
    Mon (8/3) 2 p.m. Sargent's Stadium Butler Johnstown-2 6 - 5 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.
    Mon (8/3) 7:30 p.m. Sargent's Stadium New York City Johnstown 3 - 13 7 innings. Mainline Pharmacy's Tanner Stroup had 3 hits, with 2 triples and 5 RBIs, and Xander Richardson had 3 hits, including a 2-run homer. New York City's Jasmark Munoz hit two home runs for both of his team's hits.

  • Pitching Leaders

    Player Franchise Wins Losses Saves Innings ER ERA Strikes Walks
    Robert Trey Turnage New Orleans 2 0 0 9 0 0 5 3
    Adam Radkowski Johnstown 2 0 0 9 2 2 9 3
    Chase Williamson Johnstown 1 0 0 8.2 4 4.39 13 6
    Micah Wascom New Orleans 0 0 0 8 6 6.75 13 8
    Aiden Grab New Orleans 0 1 0 8.2 5 5.49 13 2
    Andrew Carrasco New York City 0 0 0 10.1 6 5.35 12 1
    Dom Delio Johnstown 1 0 0 8 1 1.13 11 1

  • Hitting Leaders

    Player Pos Franchise At Bats Hits BA Doubles Triples HR's Runs RBI's
    Gavin Fowler 2B Altoona 15 9 0.6 0 0 0 8 3
    Xander Richardson 2B Johnstown 16 9 0.563 1 1 1 8 3
    Nick Kraft C Altoona 13 7 0.538 2 0 0 2 7
    Bradndon Bucello DH Buffalo 12 6 0.5 2 0 2 4 6
    Ben Ryan 3B Johnstown-2 18 9 0.5 1 0 1 2 4