AAABA Archives Section now open! (June 8, 2010)
The first half of our AAABA Archives is now online, featuring game-by-game results from 1980 through 2009. We are also working on the remaining years from 1945 through 1979, which will hopefully be online before this year's tournament on August 9th. There are still some gaps in the data, so if you know any of the missing information, please send us an email or join our AAABA Fan Forum and post it there!
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League Updates (July 9th, 2010)
JOHNSTOWN - Defending champion Delweld has won 11 times since June 19th and is closing in on first-place Martella's Pharmacy. The Pharmacists have led the league since the beginning and had a very comfortable lead, but Delweld has beaten Martella's in each their last four games and has closed to within 2 games of their arch rivals. The Roxberry Creamery's promising season has hit the skids, as the team is winless since June 21st and have fallen behind the Berkley Hills Renegades. Last place Principle Development lost a double-header to Martella's on June 25th by a combined score of 21-2, but are 4-5 since then. More importantly, they have won their past 3 contests against Roxberry Creamery and are now 2 games out of the final playoff spot.
Martella's Pharmacy and Delweld have both clinched a playoff berth, but the final two spots are still wide open because the remaining 3 teams are within 3 games of each other. The playoffs begin on Friday July 23rd and the championship series begins on Wednesday July 28th.
For more information, visit the Johnstown League section of this website.
ALTOONA - Johnston Realty is 9-8 after a 7-2 loss to Lilly on Wednesday, while Ketrow Insurance is now 7-10.
BALTIMORE - Youse's Maryland Orioles went into Thursday night on a 3-game losing streak (5-4 to Baltimore Redbirds and 1-0, 3-1 to the Herndon Braves) and half-a-game behind first-place Bethesda Big Train. The Orioles traveled to Shirley Povich Field and broke open a close game with 2 runs in the fifth and 5 runs in the seventh to win 9-2 and regain first place. Visit the Cal Ripken Sr League website for more information.
BUFFALO - After a 7-0 start to the season, Meridian Medical is 1-2 in their past 3 games. Defending champion Ken-Hy Auto are 2-0-1 in their past three and have now tied Meridian for the league lead. Each team has 4 games remaining in their schedule, and will face each other on July 15th. New Era is only 1 point out of 1st and are also 2-0-1 in their last 3. New Era has 4 games remaining, including 2 against Meridian Medical and 1 against Ken-Hy Auto.
Escro Transportation is in 4th place, but 3 games behind New Era. Royal Printing and Mader Construction are tied in 5th with 7 points each. Mader Construction has had one of the most productive offenses in the league this year, scoring 54 runs in 10 games. However, they have allowed a league-leading 59 runs and sit with a 3-6-1 record.
For more information, visit the AAABA of Buffalo website.
TOLEDO - Four Monarchs were selected to the Great Lakes League All Star Game, including 2 from last year's AAABA team. Seth Willougby, infielder and pitcher for Xavier College, played at second base for all 5 of the Monarchs' tournament games. He finished 3-for-17 (0.176) and had a double and an RBI in his team's second loss to New Orleans. This season, Willoughy has a 0.391 batting average leads his team with 7 stolen bases.
Eric Vaughn is a starting pitcher and plays with Owens Community College. He pitched six innings against Zanesville, allowing 3 runs while striking out 5. This season, Vaughn is 4-0 with a 1.05 ERA.
The other Monarchs attending the All Star game will be outfielder Alex Johnson and pitcher Dylan Vogt. For more information, visit the Monarchs' website at www.lakeeriemonarchs.com
REGIONAL QUALIFIERS - The Tribune-Democrat announced the following teams for the three 2010 regionals: Zanesville will host Livonia, Lansing, and Youngstown. Altoona will host Miami (and possibly two more teams). New Brunswick, Schenectady and Brooklyn will play a 3-team regional.
In Zanesville, Livonia's Michigan Rams will be the favorites to win. Youngstown is 1-4 in their past 2 tournaments and Lansing is 2-4. Both teams failed to qualify for the 2007 national tournament. Meanwhile, Livonia has qualified for the national tournament 6 years in a row and are 10-12. Zanesville, as host, is automatically qualified for the national tournament, but will compete in the games in preparation for their trip to Johnstown. The Junior Pioneers are 5-4 in the past 2 tournaments and are looking to continue their recent string of success.
In Altoona, only newcomer Miami has been announced, but a field of four teams is still expected. Last year, Altoona won a very talented regional that included Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Maryland State. This season, Miami's Florida Bombers are looking to make a name for themselves amongst the AAABA ranks as they attempt to qualify for their first trip to Johnstown.
The New York-New Jersey regional will be one to watch following New Brunswick's surprising runner-up performance in 2009. Brooklyn would normally be considered the favorite of the three, but the Matrix from New Brunswick handed Brooklyn's Bonnie Rams both of their losses in 2009, by scores of 10-0 and 6-2. Schenectady was quickly eliminated from the national tournament in 2009, and have only 3 national tournament wins in the past 5 years.
League Updates (June 26, 2010)
JOHNSTOWN - Martella's Pharmacy continues to lead the Johnstown AAABA League with a 16-3 record. The Pharmacists swept a 2-game double-header against Principle Development on Friday with scores of 11-1 and 10-1. Defending champion Delweld is in 2nd place with a 12-7 record. Roxberry Creamery has shown improvement over last season and sits in 3rd with a record just below 0.500. The Berkley Hills Renegades have the final playoff spot despite starting the season with a 5-game losing streak. Principle Development started the season 2-2, but are on a 10-game losing streak and have dropped to 3-15.
Martella's also leads in several offensive categories. Kyle Bowser (0.509) and Mike LeViseur (0.500) lead the league in batting average, with Sam Watkins (0.442) in third. Watkins leads in both runs (21) and runs-batted-in (18) and also has 1 save. Delweld's Carter Lehman leads the league with 4 wins and 26 strikeouts in 26 innings. He has a 1.08 ERA.
For more information, visit the Johnstown League section of this website.
ALTOONA - Johnston Realty is 7-6 in Altoona League play, but will have to fight their way into the AAABA this season. The Ketrow Insurance team is also attempting to qualify for the national tournament. Johnston Realty has been the only AAABA team in the Altoona League for nearly a decade, last doing battle with LS Fiore. Ketrow Insurance is currently 4-8.
BUFFALO - The Nickel City has had a different team represent their franchise in each of the past four tournaments. The last team to repeat as representative was Meridian Medical in 2005 and 2007. Meridian is at the top of the league again this season, tied for first place with New Era. Both teams are 5-0 and will play a 14-game schedule. Last year's champion, Ken-Hy Auto is in third at 4-1. For more information, visit the AAABA of Buffalo website.
BALTIMORE - Youse's Maryland Orioles were shockingly eliminated from the Altoona Regional last year, ending their run of six consecutive national championships. The Orioles are currently leading the Cal Ripken Sr League with a 12-6 record. Former Washington representative Bethesda Big Train are in the second at 9-6. Visit the Cal Ripken Sr League website for more information.
COLUMBUS - The Columbus Braves will represent their city in the 2010 AAABA national tournament. They play their regular season games in the re-named Ohio Independent Collegiate Baseball League.
MIAMI - The Florida Bombers will debut the Miami franchise at the Altoona Regional this year. So far this season, the Bombers are 20-3 including a 13-game winning streak, and looking to add to their long list of national championships. For more, visit their website.
TOLEDO - The Lake Erie Monarchs are 7-5-1 in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League and sit in 4th place. The Monarchs were the inaugural representative for Toledo in the 2009 national yournament. Despite a 12-24 regular season record in 2009, the Monarchs went 3-2 in Johnstown, defeating favored Philadelphia 3-1, Columbus 6-4, and
Martella's leads city after first week (June 8, 2010)
The Pharmacists qualified for the national tournament last season on a technicality and had to represent the city as the B-team. This year, Chris Pfiel's squad is looking to carry the city's banner as the host franchise. Martella's started the season 4-0, including 2 wins over archrival Delweld. On the other end of the table, the Berkley Hills Renegades remain winless in 5 games and are already beginning to fall from playoff contention.
The still-new Roxberry Creamery franchise is having a much improved year, sporting a 3-2 record despite scoring only 8 runs. By comparison, league-leading Martella's has scored 35 times in 6 games. Principle Development finished slightly above .500 last season, and are currently slightly below .500 after dropping both games of a double-header on Monday. Principle is trying to return to the national tournament for the first time since 2006.
Visit the AAABA Fan Forum to post your thoughts on the season!
Visit the Johnstown City League section of this website for more stats and game results.
Johnstown City League season opens today! (June 1, 2010)
Another summer of AAABA baseball begins Tuesday in Johnstown with three games to be played at Point Stadium and Roxbury Park. The headlining match of the evening is at Roxbury at 5:45 PM, where defending champions Delweld battle against arch rival Martella's Pharmacy in a rematch of last season's championship series. Delweld also eliminated Martella's from the 2009 AAABA National Tournament with a no-hitter from Drew Shaulis.
With only five teams in the league this season, Principle Development will play a double-header at the Point Stadium. The first game, at 5:45 PM, will be against the Berkley Hills Renegades. The second game, at 8:00 PM, is against Roxberry Creamery.
Visit the Johnstown City League section of this website for a complete schedule.
Miami, FL awarded franchise; Two Johnstown entries in 2010 (March 26, 2010)
The AAABA Board of Directors released a recap of their winter
meeting which included the awarding of a new franchise and announcement
of a second Johnstown entry. The Tribune-Democrat reported on the news here.
The Florida Bombers will represent the new Miami, Florida franchise in the 2010 Altoona Regional. This is the second franchise added in two years, as Toledo, Ohio joined the AAABA in 2009, represented by the Ohio Monarchs. The Bombers have been a very successful franchise, winning 9 national WWBA championships and 35 over championships with a 424-92-5 record since 2000.
The other big news is that Johnstown will be given two representatives in the national tournament. Last year, Johnstown's runner-up Martella's Pharmacy substituted for the Washington entry, which failed to show. It was only the second time that Johnstown had two entries in the tournament. Starting in 2010, both the regular-season and playoff-champions will receive a berth in the national tournament. The Johnstown City League begins on June 1st with a rematch of the top two teams from last year, Delweld and Martella's Pharmacy. Click here for the league schedule.
The 2010 AAABA National Tournament will be held August 9 - 15 in Johnstown, PA. Regionals are expected to be held the weekend before.
JOHNSTOWN: Johnstown to have second entry in national tournament (August 8, 2009)
With Washington unable to attend the national tournament, and only 16 hours until registration, the AAABA has announced that Johnstown AAABA League runner-up Martella's Pharmacy will become the 16th team in this year's tournament. This is only the second time that Johnstown has had two representatives in the national tournament. The first was in 1989 during the 100th anniversary of the Johnstown Flood. Martella's will replace Washington in the upper bracket, with Delweld continuing to represent the primary Johnstown franchise in the lower bracket with games in the evening at Point Stadium.
Click here to read the Tribune-Democrat article.
Click here to visit the Tournament section for more coverage.
WASHINGTON: Injuries prevent Senators from attending national tournament (August 8, 2009)
A big blow to the national tournament line-up, as Washington's Vienna Senators' website has announced that the team will be unable to compete in the AAABA Tournament. The Senators have already missed the NBC World Series earlier this month due to injuries, and are unable to create a competitive roster for Johnstown.
Currently, it is not known whether a team will be found to replace the Senators, as team registrations begin tomorrow morning in Johnstown.
Click here to read the press release.
Click here to visit the Tournament section for more coverage.
JOHNSTOWN: National Tournament section being updated (August 5, 2009)
As we close in on the start of the 65th Annual AAABA National Tournament, we'll be primarily updating the Tournament section of this website. Be sure to check out the news section there for the latest articles and updates. To start, check out the DoJohnstown! article on the upcoming tournament.
Click here to visit the Tournament section for more coverage.
WASHINGTON: Vienna Senators questionable for tournament (August 5, 2009)
This article is a few days old, but it seems that Vienna's attendance in Johnstown is questionable. The Senators fought through a tough stretch run in the CGL and are suffering from injuries that limit their roster. As a result, they may not be fielding a team in the AAABA this season.
Vienna is a favorite coming into the tournament, having won several championships in the 90s. Even though the team has not returned to Johnstown since 2003, they are expected to make a long run in Johnstown.
Tournament registration is this Sunday, August 9th, with bracket drawings on Sunday evening.
JOHNSTOWN: Delweld comes from behind again to win championship (August 4, 2009)
For the third consecutive year, Delweld will represent Johnstown in the AAABA National Tournament. Last year, Delweld won the championship the hard way, defeating 2 higher seeds in the playoffs. This year, Delweld was the top seed, but still faced a difficult championship series. After losing two 3-run leads in their Game 3 loss to Martella's Pharmacy, Delweld stormed back for an 18-4 win to force game 5. In the final game, Martella's had a 5-1 lead, but the regular-season champions chipped away, eventually taking a 7-5 lead in the eighth.
Delweld will play a charity game against AAABA League All Stars on August 7th at the Point Stadium in prepartion for the national tournament which begins on August 10th.
For more coverage, go to the Johnstown AAABA League
ALTOONA: Johnston Realty wins regional (August 4, 2009)
After knocking off favorite Baltimore, Altoona's Johnston Realty then defeated the Philly Bandits 6-5. The Bandits then forfeited the final game due to injuries, making Altoona the 2009 Altoona Regional champions. Despite the forfeit, Philadelphia will still advance to Johnstown since they finished higher than Baltimore and Maryland State.
For more coverage, visit the Altoona Regional section of this site.
ALTOONA: A new champion in 2009 (August 3, 2009)
The biggest news of the day is that there will be a new champion in Johnstown this year. After falling to the Philadelphia Bandits on the opening day, 6-time defending champions Baltimore dropped a 5-2 game to host Altoona. As a result, Baltimore is eliminated from the regional. Philadelphia and Altoona will play for the regional championship, but both teams will advance to the national tournament next week. The fourth team, Maryland State, was quickly eliminated in two mercy-rule games.
The last time the AAABA champion did not qualify to defend their title was in 1995 when Brooklyn was eliminated from the 8-team Altoona Regional in 4 games. Brooklyn lost to New York (4-3) and Youngstown (8-7). New Orleans, the 1995 Altoona Regional champion, went on to win the national championship 12-2 over Johnstown in 7 innings.
For more coverage, visit the Altoona Regional section of this site.
ZANESVILLE: Toledo earns berth (August 3, 2009)
In their first AAABA regional, the Michigan Monarchs of Toledo swept 3 games to win the regional and advance to the national tournament in Johnstown. The Monarchs defeated Cleveland and Zanesville (twice).
For more coverage, visit the Zanesville Regional section of this site.
JOHNSTOWN: Delweld ties series, forces deciding game (August 3, 2009)
Delweld let a win slip away on Saturday, but made up for it in a big way on Sunday. After falling behind 4-1, Delweld took over offensively, scoring 17 more runs to mercy-rule Martella's. The series is now tied at 2 games each, with the deciding fifth game tonight at Point Stadium. The winner will advance to the national tournament next weekend.
For more coverage, go to the Johnstown AAABA League
NEW YORK: Update (August 2, 2009)
The AAABA's official website reports New Brunswicks as a 6-2 winner over host New York.
100 Best from 2008 (July 31, 2009)
The AAABATournament.com photo galleries have been very popular. We have over 1,000 photos online right now, but if you don't have the time to go through them all, then check out our 100 Best Photos from 2008.
Click here for the 100 BEST photo gallery.
ALTOONA: Johnston Realty wins regional (August 4, 2009)
After knocking off favorite Baltimore, Altoona's Johnston Realty then defeated the Philly Bandits 6-5. The Bandits then forfeited the final game due to injuries, making Altoona the 2009 Altoona Regional champions. Despite the forfeit, Philadelphia will still advance to Johnstown since they finished higher than Baltimore and Maryland State.
For more coverage, visit the Altoona Regional section of this site.
ALTOONA: A new champion in 2009 (August 3, 2009)
The biggest news of the day is that there will be a new champion in Johnstown this year. After falling to the Philadelphia Bandits on the opening day, 6-time defending champions Baltimore dropped a 5-2 game to host Altoona. As a result, Baltimore is eliminated from the regional. Philadelphia and Altoona will play for the regional championship, but both teams will advance to the national tournament next week. The fourth team, Maryland State, was quickly eliminated in two mercy-rule games.
The last time the AAABA champion did not qualify to defend their title was in 1995 when Brooklyn was eliminated from the 8-team Altoona Regional in 4 games. Brooklyn lost to New York (4-3) and Youngstown (8-7). New Orleans, the 1995 Altoona Regional champion, went on to win the national championship 12-2 over Johnstown in 7 innings.
For more coverage, visit the Altoona Regional section of this site.
ZANESVILLE: Toledo earns berth (August 3, 2009)
In their first AAABA regional, the Michigan Monarchs of Toledo swept 3 games to win the regional and advance to the national tournament in Johnstown. The Monarchs defeated Cleveland and Zanesville (twice).
For more coverage, visit the Zanesville Regional section of this site.
JOHNSTOWN: Delweld ties series, forces deciding game (August 3, 2009)
Delweld let a win slip away on Saturday, but made up for it in a big way on Sunday. After falling behind 4-1, Delweld took over offensively, scoring 17 more runs to mercy-rule Martella's. The series is now tied at 2 games each, with the deciding fifth game tonight at Point Stadium. The winner will advance to the national tournament next weekend.
For more coverage, go to the Johnstown AAABA League
NEW YORK: Update (August 2, 2009)
The AAABA's official website reports New Brunswicks as a 6-2 winner over host New York.
JOHNSTOWN: Martella's stuns Delweld with 11th inning win (August 2, 2009)
Despite falling behind by 3-runs twice in Game 3 of the Johnstown AAABA championship, league runner-up Martella's Pharmacy battled back to force extra innings and got Delweld to walk in the winning run in the 11th.
Delweld lead 3-0 and 6-3 in what was to become the highest scoring game of the series so far. But Martella's chipped away at the lead, scoring one run in the top of the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings. The tying run started with an overthrow from the third baseman on the first out. After two quick outs, and with a 2-2 count, Mike Pelekanos hit to center field to score the runner from 2nd. Martella's used their new momentum to force the bases loaded, but grounded out to end the inning.
In the bottom of the ninth, Delweld also loaded the bases, but with only 1 out. Pat Kohl struck out George Roberts and got Andy Smithmyer to chop a shot back to the mound to send the game into extra innings.
Game 4 is tonight at 7 PM at the Point Stadium, where Martella's will have a chance to win the championship.
For more coverage, go to the Johnstown AAABA League section of this site.
ZANESVILLE: Toledo defeats Cleveland (August 2, 2009)
Toledo opened their first AAABA regional with a big 11-1 win. Cleveland made six errors in the game. Toledo then played a double-header against host Zanesville, winning 5-0. Originally, Zanesville was to play Chicago-South Shore in the night cap, but the Windy City entry failed to arrive as their bus broke down en route to Zanesville.
Zanesville will play Cleveland today at noon, with the winner advancing to play Toledo for the championship.
For more coverage, visit the Zanesville Regional section of this site.
LIVONIA: Rams tune up for tourney play (August 2, 2009)
Click here for the article from the Observer & Eccentric.
ALTOONA: Altoona, Philadelphia open with wins (August 2, 2009)
Altoona's Johnston Realty put up 12 runs late in the game at Juniata Field to rout Maryland State's PG Stars 15-3 in 8 innings.
The PG Stars were fighting an uphill battle from the start. Not only were they playing the home team, but their original 18-man roster had been reduced to only 12 due to injuries and other unforseen circumstances. Altoona opened strong and built a 3-0 lead, but Maryland scored two runs with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth to make it a 1-run game. Altoona answered in a big way, however, getting solid hits and outrunning throws to first.
"They were light on pitching, but played good until the bottom just fell out," said Altoona manager Kurt Farabaugh. A veteran of AAABA tournaments, Farabaugh knows the importance of good pitching in the tournament. His staff shut down Maryland in the remaining innings to secure the lopsided win.
"Their pitching was impressive," said Maryland State assistant coach Donald Redmiles. "They worked through a tight zone and hit the corners well." Tomorrow, the PG Stars are sure to see more good pitching, as they play the defending champion Orioles, but Redmiles says his team is looking forward to the challenge.
For Johnston Realty, they too will face a difficult opponent in the ABCO Phillies. The task will be more difficult since the teams have not met this season.
"We know they're young and good, but not much else," said Farabaugh. While pleased with his team's performance today, Farabaugh feels there are still some things they need to do better. "We have good hitters and pitchers, but we have to come through with runners in scoring position," said Farabaugh.
In the early game, Philadelphia pitchers kept the 6-time defending champion Youse's Orioles of Baltimore off the board until late. The Orioles finally managed 2 runs, but failed to match the Phillies' 3. The upset win means Philadelphia will play Altoona at 4 PM, while Baltimore takes Maryland State in an elimination game at noon.
For more coverage, visit the Altoona Regional section of this site.
JOHNSTOWN: Martella's ties series with Delweld (August 1, 2009)
The top two teams from the regular season have split the first two in the league championship series, with each earning a 1-run victory. For more coverage, go to the Johnstown AAABA League section of this site.
ALTOONA: First-day pairings are set (August 1, 2009)
Baltimore and Philadelphia open up the Altoona Regional at 1 PM today, with Altoona and Maryland State playing at 4 PM. Both games will be played at Penn State Altoona unless field conditions remain too wet, in which case the games will move to Lilly. For more coverage, visit the Altoona Regional section of this site.
Regional tournaments this weekend (July 30, 2009)
Three regional tournaments will be played this weekend in order to determine the 3 remaining franchises for this year’s AAABA National Tournament. Once again, Altoona, PA and Zanesville, OH will host regionals, while New York hosts New Brunswick in a two-team playoff. In addition to the regionals, the Johnstown City League championship begins tonight between the top two teams in the league. Visit the Tribune-Democrat for a brief preview of this weekend’s action.
Washington In, Chicago Out
The Chicago-Metropolitan entry has pulled out of the tournament this year because they cannot field enough players, as last year’s representative (Glen Ellyn Jam) did not field a team for this season. This opens up one more spot in the national tournament, which allows Washington’s Vienna Senators to bypass the Altoona Regional and advance directly to Johnstown. Chris Burr will lead his Senators back to the AAABA tournament after winning the Clark Griffith League (CGL) regular season championship in a 1-game playoff over the Carney Pirates. The Senators will be playing in the Jacobs Cup playoffs this weekend, the post season tournament for the CGL.
Altoona Regional
The four teams for the Altoona Regional are Altoona (Johnston Realty), Baltimore (Youse’s Maryland Orioles), Philadelphia (ABCO Phillies), and Maryland State (n/a). Games on Saturday and Sunday will be at noon and 4 PM at Penn State Altoona. Baltimore finished their Cal Ripken Sr League regular season in 2nd place, but will compete in the Altoona Regional rather than the league playoffs. The double-elimination tournament concludes on Monday at 11 AM and 3 PM. The winner of the tournament along with host Altoona will advance to the national tournament the following week.
For the Altoona Mirror’s preview of this regional, click here.
For coverage and updates, visit our message board.
Zanesville Regional
The four teams for the Zanesville Regional are Zanesville (Junior Pioneers), Toledo (Michigan Monarchs), Cleveland (n/a) and Chicago-South Shore. Toledo and Cleveland open the double-elimination tournament at 4 PM this Saturday, with Zanesville and Chicago playing at 7 PM. The winner of the tournament along with host Zanesville will advance to the national tournament the following week.
For coverage and updates, visit our message board.
New York Metropolitan Area Regional
New York will host New Brunswick for a best-of-3 playoff with the winner advancing to the national tournament.
Johnstown City League Playoffs
Rain has postponed Game 1 of the Johnstown AAABA Championship to tonight. Delweld and Martella’s Pharmacy, the first and second place teams from the regular season, will begin a best-of-5 series at the Point Stadium at 8 PM. Games and 3 will also be played at 8 PM on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
Delweld won the regular season and defeated the Berkley Hills Renegades 3-games-to-none in the semi-finals. Delweld has represented Johnstown in the national tournament the past two years. Martella’s Pharmacy finished 1 game behind Delweld and defeated Principle Development 3-games-to-none in the semi-finals.
For standings and results, visit the City of Johnstown League page.
Click here for a photo gallery of semi-final games.
Michigan Rams set for return
The Michigan Rams coached by Rick Berryman will again represent the Livonia franchise after winning their 20U championship and finishing 2nd overall in their league with a record of 22-10. For more information on the Rams, visit their website.