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2021 Tournament

August 2 - August 7, 2021

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Follow all the 2021 AAABA Tournament action with game-by-game stats on GameChanger.

We’ll also be posting game schedules, scores, and tournament headlines below.

  • Annual Report

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  • Championship Team

    Franchise Team Manager Wins Losses
    New Orleans Boosters Joey Latino 6 0

  • Teams

    Franchise State Team Manager Logo Website
    Altoona PA Cumming Motors Chris Sanders
    Altoona-2 PA Johnston Realty Denny Newberry
    Brooklyn NY Cougars Eric Jaume
    Brooklyn-2 NY SAYO Grays Eddie Pagan
    Buffalo NY All In Sports Tony Ballistrea Link
    Cleveland OH B2Bulls Jim Savel Sr. Link
    Columbus OH TNT Knights Dan LePera Link
    Johnstown PA Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors Dave Sheriff
    Johnstown-2 PA Martella’s Pharmacy Kerry Pfeil Link
    Maryland State MD Crabfest Sean O'Connor Link
    New Brunswick NJ Matrix Glenn Fredricks
    New Orleans LA Boosters Joey Latino
    North Carolina NC Disco Turkeys Kirk Cabana Link
    Philadelphia PA Bandits Greg Olenski Link
    Youngstown OH Creekside Crocodiles Bob Mingo
    Zanesville OH Zanesville Junior Pioneers Jay Bonifant

  • Standings


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    Place Franchise Team Games Wins Losses
    1 New Orleans Boosters 6 6 0
    2 New Brunswick Matrix 6 4 2
    3 Johnstown Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors 5 4 1
    4 Philadelphia Bandits 5 4 1
    5 Maryland State Crabfest 4 3 1
    6 Altoona-2 Johnston Realty 4 2 2
    7 Johnstown-2 Martella’s Pharmacy 4 2 2
    8 North Carolina Disco Turkeys 4 2 2
    9 Altoona Cumming Motors 3 1 2
    10 Brooklyn Cougars 3 1 2
    11 Cleveland B2Bulls 3 1 2
    12 Columbus TNT Knights 3 1 2
    13 Buffalo All In Sports 3 0 3
    14 Brooklyn-2 SAYO Grays 3 0 3
    15 Youngstown Creekside Crocodiles 3 0 3
    16 Zanesville Zanesville Junior Pioneers 3 0 3

  • Awards

    Sportsmanship Award

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

    Team Franchise
    Disco Turkeys North Carolina

    MVP

    Player Position Team Franchise
    Christian Westcott SS Boosters New Orleans

    Batting Champ

    Player Team Franchise Games At Bats Hits Ave.
    Tyler Phillips All In Sports Buffalo 3 12 7 0.583
    Alexander Rivera Crabfest Maryland State 4 12 7 0.583

    Strikeout Leader

    Player Team Franchise Strikeouts Innings
    Carson Lore Boosters New Orleans 13 14
    Joe Carrea Matrix New Brunswick 13 9.667

    Single Game Strikeout Leader

    Player Team Franchise Strikeouts
    Chase Jessee Disco Turkeys North Carolina 11

    RBI Leader

    Player Team Franchise RBI's
    Owen Petrich Bandits Philadelphia 16

  • Schedule & Scores

    Day Time Field Franchise 1 Franchise 2 Score Note
    Mon (8/2) 12:00pm Portage Columbus Brooklyn-2 20 - 7 8 innings; Tyler Helmke, Zade Fusselman and Sebastian Silva each homered, and Jake Bredl and Brayden Carter each doubled for Columbus. Clarence Givhans had two hits, a homer and five RBIs for Brooklyn-2, and Genesis Nunez doubled.
    Mon (8/2) 12:00pm Lilly Zanesville Cleveland 1 - 13 7 innings; Michael Brazytis went 2-for-3, with 2 RBI, 3 runs, and Zachary Fronk went 2-for-3 for Cleveland. Carter Smith went 2-for-4 for Zanesville.
    Mon (8/2) 12:00pm Roxbury Philadelphia Altoona-2 16 - 0 7 innings; Philadelphia scored nine times in the 7th. Gaetan Grandelli had two hits, four RBIs and two runs. Four pitchers combined to strikeout 14 batters. Altoona-2's Joey DeRubeis had a hit and was hit by a pitch.
    Mon (8/2) 12:00pm Westmont Brooklyn Youngstown 7 - 4 John Riviere-Vejas went 3-for-3 with two walks, and Danny Pena had two hits and two RBIs for Brooklyn-1. Coleman Stauffer had two hits for Youngstown. Creekside Crocs pitcher Tyler Peterson struck out 10 in six innings.
    Mon (8/2) 12:00pm. Forest Hills North Carolina Maryland State 3 - 12 Samuel Canela had three hits, three runs, two RBIs and a double. Emanuel Morales had two hits and three RBIs for Maryland State. Dane Stewart had two hits, and Hayden Seltzer had a homer and two RBIs for Carolina.
    Mon (8/2) 12:00pm Point Johnstown-2 New Orleans 2 - 12 7 innings; Jacob Singletary went 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs, including a solo homer to end the game. Nick Lorio had two doubles, and Christian Westcott went 3-for-4 for New Orleans. Johnstown-2 Martella's Omar Ward went 2-for-3.
    Mon (8/2) 12:00 Mount Aloysius Buffalo Altoona 3 - 6 Jake Hillard, Hunter Klotz, Matt Parks and Drew Weglarz each had two hits for Altoona-1. Tyler Phillips went 3-for-4 for Buffalo.
    Mon (8/2) 7:30pm Point New Brunswick Johnstown 4 - 5 PCCA's Austin Homer hit 2-out, walk-off single. Bobby Kusinsky threw 3 1/3 scoreless relief innings in the win. Justin Scotto hits a 2-run homer for New Brunswick.
    Tue (8/3) 12:00pm Point Johnstown-2 Brooklyn-2 14 - 2 7 innings. Jared Dowey hit for the cycle, drove in seven runs and scored three times for Martella's.
    Tue (8/3) 12:00 pm Forest Hills Columbus New Orleans 6 - 16 8 innings. With two outs in the sixth, J.T. Singletary hit a grand slam to highlight a six-run rally for the Boosters.
    Tue (8/3) 12:00pm Mount Aloysius Zanesville Altoona-2 1 - 18 Joey DeRubeis and Josh Morgan each went 4-for-6 in Johnston Realty's 20-plus hit attack.
    Tue (8/3) 12:00pm Lilly Philadelphia Cleveland 10 - 0 The Bandits posted their second straight shutout and outscored opponents a combined 26-0 in two wins.
    Tue (8/3) 12:00pm Portage Brooklyn Maryland State 2 - 13 Eight Crabfest starters had at least one hit, with four multi-hit games.
    Tue (8/3) 12:00 Roxbury North Carolina Youngstown 4 - 3 The Disco Turkeys recorded their first win in the AAABA Tournament. John Owen scattered 10 hits, struck out seven in seven innings.
    Tue (8/3) 12:00pm Westmont Buffalo New Brunswick 7 - 11 New Brunswick led 9-0 but held off a charge by Buffalo. The Matrix sent 11 batters to the plate and tallied eight runs in the sixth.
    Tue (8/3) 7 pm Point Johnstown Altoona 11 - 1 8 innings. Justin Wright pitched 7.2 innings, allowing no earned runs while striking out seven and walking one in a 3-hitter. Brandon Lane 2-run HR and Jayden Taitano solo HR for Johnstown.
    Wed (8/4) 12:00 pm Point Johnstown-2 Columbus 8 - 6 Jordan Ford worked out of a bases-loaded, no-outs jam to keep Johnstown-2 close, and struck out five in four innings of a comeback win.
    Wed (8/4) 12:00 pm Roxbury Brooklyn-2 New Orleans 0 - 10 7 innings. Tournament veteran Hunter Draper combined with two relievers on a three-hit shutout for the Boosters.
    Wed (8/4) 12:00 pm Forest Hills Zanesville Philadelphia 0 - 22 7 innings. The Bandits collected 23 hits and had their third shutout in as many days. Philadelphia outscored its first three opponents by a combined 48-0.
    Wed (8/4) 12:00 pm Westmont Altoona-2 Cleveland 9 - 5 Joey DeRubeis, Josh Morgan and Zach Boslet each had two his for Altoona-2.
    Wed (8/4) 12:00 pm Lilly Brooklyn North Carolina 5 - 7 Bryson Bebber hit a key two-run double in the top of the sixth.
    Wed (8/4) 12:00 pm Portage Maryland State Youngstown 6 - 5 Maryland State went undefeated and won its pool for the first time since pool play was initiated in AAABA.
    Wed (8/4) 12:00 pm Mount Aloysius Altoona New Brunswick 1 - 9 Darmany Rivas pitched eight shutout innings in the Matrix victory.
    Wed (8/4) 7 pm Point Johnstown Buffalo 10 - 6 Jace Cappellini went 4-for-5 for the Pool D winner. Ethan Boring pitched 4 2/3 innings of relief for the win.
    Thu (8/5) 11 am Roxbury Maryland State New Brunswick 1 - 2 New Brunswick's Frankie Sanchez (8) and Jason Gilman (6) combined to strike out 14 batters in a four-hitter. Neither team scored a run after the third inning.
    Thu (8/5) 12 pm Point Johnstown-2 Philadelphia 4 - 12 Owen Petrich hit for the cycle, going 4-for-4 with two runs and six RBIs.
    Thu (8/5) 1 pm Forest Hills HS New Orleans Altoona-2 10 - 0 8 innings. Dwain Guice pitched complete game shutout, and Brady Faust hit a walk-off, bases-loaded double.
    Thu (8/5) 7 pm Point Johnstown North Carolina 12 - 1 Ben Visnesky retired first 11 batters he faced and got the mound win for PCCA.
    Fri (8/6) 12 pm Point New Orleans Philadelphia 20 - 5 New Orleans scored 11 runs in top 9th. Christian Westcott went 5-for-7 with 2 doubles, 2 runs and four RBIs. Josh Alexander went 4-for-6 with 2 runs, 5 RBIs, including a double and a 2-run HR. Bryan Broussard had 3 hits, with a double and a triple. Philadelphia's Owen Petrich had 2 hits and 3 RBIs, and Trey Obarowski had 3 hits and 2 runs.
    Fri (8/6) 7 pm. Point New Brunswick Johnstown 10 - 5 Justin Scotto hit a key solo home run into the right-field bleachers to ignite a New Brunswick comeback from a 5-0 deficit. James Schuld got the win in relief as the Matrix advanced to its third AAABA Tournament title game.
    Sat (8/7) 6 pm. Point New Brunswick New Orleans 6 - 17 New Orleans won its 17th AAABA Tournament title. MVP Christian Westcott went 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs and 4 RBIs in title game. Brennan Lambert hit a 3-run HR. Carson Lore pitched 7 innings for his 2nd win of the week.

  • Pitching Leaders

    Player Franchise Wins Losses Saves Innings ER ERA Strikes Walks
    Bobby Kusinsky Johnstown 1 0 0 3.333 0 0 3 1
    Jordan Ford Johnstown-2 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 0
    Michael Marinchak Johnstown-2 1 0 0 3.667 0 0 6 4
    Kyle Glass Johnstown-2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
    Corey Chamberlain Altoona 0 0 0 3.333 0 0 2 0
    Sam Homan Altoona-2 0 0 0 2.667 0 0 2 0
    Nick Casillo Altoona-2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2
    Jake Hunter Altoona-2 0 0 0 0.667 0 0 0 0
    Ronald Filasame Brooklyn 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 6
    Brandon Prescod Brooklyn 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
    Miguel Rosa Brooklyn-2 0 0 0 2.333 0 0 0 1
    Christopher Vargas Brooklyn-2 0 0 0 0.333 0 0 0 0
    Bill Quinn Buffalo 0 0 0 1.333 0 0 2 2
    John Aservitz Cleveland 0 0 0 2.667 0 0 3 1
    Daniel Thomas Cleveland 1 0 0 5 0 0 8 0
    Brandon Schreffler Cleveland 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
    Matthew McElligott Columbus 0 0 0 3.667 0 0 3 4
    Alexander Rivera Maryland State 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4
    Tommy Peifley Maryland State 0 0 0 2.667 0 0 2 1
    Joshua Youngberg Maryland State 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0
    Hunter Draper New Orleans 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0
    Turner Toms New Orleans 2 0 0 8.333 0 0 5 2
    Dwain Guice New Orleans 1 0 0 8 0 0 6 1
    Michael Mims New Orleans 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
    Cory Cook New Orleans 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 4
    Frankie Sanchez New Brunswick 0 0 0 3.667 0 0 8 5
    Manny Corporan New Brunswick 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 2
    Jason Gilman New Brunswick 1 0 0 8.333 0 0 7 3
    Gianni Marrano New Brunswick 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0
    Gavin Martin New Brunswick 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 1
    Chase Locklar North Carolina 0 0 0 0.333 0 0 0 3
    Zach Bryant North Carolina 0 0 0 1.667 0 0 0 2
    Matthew Scavotto North Carolina 1 0 0 7 0 0 6 1
    Jared Minnichbach Philadelphia 1 0 0 7.333 0 0 4 4
    Ben Spadea Philadelphia 0 0 0 3.333 0 0 4 1
    Boston Black Zanesville 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
    Todd Murphy Maryland State 0 1 0 8 1 1.13 10 2
    Darmany Rivas New Brunswick 0 0 0 8 1 1.13 7 2
    Justin Wright Johnstown 1 0 0 7.667 1 1.17 7 1
    Ben Visnesky Johnstown 1 0 0 7 1 1.29 3 1
    Gage Coudriet Altoona-2 1 0 0 7 1 1.29 8 2
    Tanner Gillis Buffalo 0 0 0 6 1 1.5 7 2
    Tyler Peterson Youngstown 0 0 0 6 1 1.5 10 4
    Cody Becker Altoona-2 0 0 0 5 1 1.8 3 2
    Travis Harvey Youngstown 0 1 0 5 1 1.8 7 4
    Ryan Conover Philadelphia 0 0 0 4.667 1 1.93 7 2
    Michael Klingensmith Johnstown 0 0 0 4 1 2.25 2 1
    Matt McShane Philadelphia 2 0 0 7 2 2.57 9 6
    Scout Nichols North Carolina 0 0 0 3.333 1 2.7 3 5
    Lance Westover Johnstown-2 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 1
    Matthew Jones Brooklyn 0 1 0 6 2 3 9 6
    Nick Partsch Buffalo 0 1 0 5.667 2 3.18 5 3
    Daniel Padilla Maryland State 1 0 0 5 2 3.6 9 1
    Chase Jessee North Carolina 0 1 0 5 2 3.6 11 6
    Dylan Gearhart Altoona 0 0 0 7.333 3 3.68 9 3
    Ethan Boring Johnstown 1 0 0 4.667 2 3.86 3 2
    Jayden Faraguna Cleveland 0 1 0 4.667 2 3.86 0 1
    John Owen North Carolina 1 0 0 7 3 3.86 7 3
    Nick D'Apolito Philadelphia 1 0 0 4.333 2 4.15 3 1
    Kolton Banfi Youngstown 0 1 0 6.333 3 4.26 5 2
    Brandon Polanco Brooklyn 1 0 0 2 1 4.5 2 4
    Ralph Roman Maryland State 1 0 0 4 2 4.5 3 3
    Zane Beaver North Carolina 0 0 0 2 1 4.5 3 0
    Dylan Dingle Youngstown 0 0 0 6 3 4.5 10 1
    Dylan Moorhouse Buffalo 0 0 0 3.667 2 4.91 1 2
    Chayce McCombie Altoona 0 0 0 5.333 3 5.06 2 3
    Carson Lore New Orleans 2 0 0 14 8 5.14 13 1
    Justin Naylor Johnstown-2 0 0 0 3.333 2 5.4 3 1
    Will Hudson Buffalo 0 0 0 1.667 1 5.4 4 3
    Joe Carrea New Brunswick 0 1 0 9.667 6 5.59 13 9
    Hayden Setzer North Carolina 0 1 0 6 4 6 8 2
    Ben Taneman North Carolina 0 0 0 3 2 6 3 1
    Christian Pfrogner Johnstown 0 0 0 4.333 3 6.23 3 4
    Bryan Layton Johnstown 0 0 0 5.667 4 6.35 6 1
    Connor Desiderio Buffalo 0 1 0 5.667 4 6.35 5 3

  • Hitting Leaders

    Player Pos Franchise At Bats Hits BA Doubles Triples HR's Runs RBI's
    Tyler Phillips Buffalo 12 7 0.583 1 0 0 5 0
    Alexander Rivera Maryland State 12 7 0.583 1 0 0 2 5
    Jordan Daddio Maryland State 7 4 0.571 1 0 0 1 3
    Owen Petrich Philadelphia 23 13 0.565 5 2 1 11 16
    Bryan Broussard New Orleans 16 9 0.563 1 1 0 11 4
    Christian Westcott New Orleans 29 16 0.552 2 1 0 4 14
    Joaquin Gutierrez Columbus 11 6 0.545 0 1 0 4 3
    Brayden Carter Columbus 13 7 0.538 1 0 0 4 5
    Eric Marasheski Philadelphia 17 9 0.529 2 2 0 7 5
    Phil Stahl Philadelphia 19 10 0.526 4 1 0 6 6
    Julian Lightburn Brooklyn 4 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
    John Riviere-Vejas Brooklyn 10 5 0.5 0 0 0 2 0
    Michael Mims New Orleans 2 1 0.5 0 0 0 2 0
    Kaile Levantino New Orleans 5 2 0.4 1 0 0 2 3
    Zane Beaver North Carolina 2 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
    Seth Floyd Philadelphia 6 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 4
    Joe Olsavsky Johnstown 21 10 0.476 2 0 0 8 9
    Trey Obarowski Philadelphia 19 9 0.474 0 0 0 9 5
    Phillip Dull Johnstown-2 17 8 0.471 3 0 0 4 2
    Brent Morris Johnstown-2 13 6 0.462 3 0 0 3 2
    Tyler Helmke Columbus 13 6 0.462 1 0 1 5 5
    Steve Yellin New Brunswick 26 12 0.462 3 0 0 4 4
    Gianni Marrano New Brunswick 26 12 0.462 1 1 2 7 6
    Michael Stellrecht Buffalo 11 5 0.455 0 0 0 3 3
    Dominic Stilliana Youngstown 11 5 0.455 2 0 0 1 2
    Raymond Garcia Brooklyn-2 9 4 0.444 0 0 0 3 2
    Josh Alexander New Orleans 21 9 0.429 1 1 1 4 12
    Zachary Seaman Johnstown 12 5 0.417 0 0 0 0 2
    Owen Kravetz Altoona-2 12 5 0.417 0 0 0 5 2
    Omar Ward Johnstown-2 17 7 0.412 1 0 0 2 2
    Colton Burd Altoona 10 4 0.4 0 0 0 0 1
    Josh Morgan Altoona-2 15 6 0.4 1 0 0 3 4
    Clarence Givhans Brooklyn-2 10 4 0.4 0 0 1 1 5
    Michael Persichetti Cleveland 5 2 0.4 0 0 0 2 1
    Alec Kolenic Cleveland 10 4 0.4 1 0 0 2 1
    Sebastian Silva Columbus 10 4 0.4 1 0 1 3 4
    James Holladay Maryland State 10 4 0.4 2 0 0 0 1
    Lane LeBlanc New Orleans 5 2 0.4 1 0 0 3 2
    Kaile Levantino New Orleans 5 2 0.4 1 0 0 2 3
    Cavan Tully Philadelphia 25 10 0.4 0 0 0 8 4
    Christian Petriello New Brunswick 20 9 0.45 2 0 0 7 5
    Brandon Lane Johnstown 18 7 0.389 0 1 1 8 7
    Joey DeRubeis Altoona-2 18 7 0.389 1 1 0 5 4
    Danny Pena Brooklyn 13 5 0.385 0 0 0 1 4
    Jared Dowey Johnstown-2 21 8 0.381 2 1 2 6 8
    Austin Lewis Altoona-2 8 3 0.375 0 0 0 2 2
    Danneuris Infante Taveras Maryland State 16 6 0.375 3 0 0 3 1
    Stephan Klein New Orleans 16 6 0.375 1 1 0 10 2
    Brady Faust New Orleans 22 8 0.364 3 0 0 8 10
    Coleman Stauffer Youngstown 11 4 0.364 1 0 0 2 1
    Nicholas Guarnieri Youngstown 11 4 0.364 0 1 0 2 0

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