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. Local ownership quickly organized this pop-up league in response to the cancellation of the 2020

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season, which was to feature three of the teams involved, due to the continued

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, and

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. Each stadium featured two teams, which included the

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each playing in their home parks. The owners of the

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played in the league.

Teams

The league features players from independent, affiliated minor league, and college baseball.

Rules

Initially, a 32 game, 8-week regular season was reported, but as games not played due to inclement weather were canceled, teams wound up playing fewer games. All games were scheduled for 7 innings and are held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Contests tied after 7 innings used a home run derby to decide the winning team. A player on each team took five batting practice swings and the player with more home runs won the game for his team. GameChanger was the official scoring/statistical tracking platform for the league.

Season Results

AABC Championship - Playoff Bracket Round 1 Sept. 11, 2020 Results: 1 seed vs. 4 seed at Skylands Stadium, New York Brave 5 Sussex County Miners 1 2 seed vs. 3 seed at Palisades Credit Union Park, New Jersey Jackals 11 Rockland Boulders 2 5 seed vs. 6 seed at Yogi Berra Stadium, Jersey Wise Guys 3, Skylands Cardinals 0 Round 2 Sept. 12, 2020 Championship game at Yogi Berra Stadium, New Jersey Jackals 3 New York Brave 2 3rd place game at Skylands Stadium, Sussex County Miners 5 Jersey Wise Guys 1 5th place game at Palisades Credit Union Park, Skylands Cardinals 7 Rockland Boulders 6 Postseason notes: Highest seed is the home team.

References

{{reflist Independent baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in New Jersey Baseball leagues in New York (state) Sports leagues established in 2020 2020 establishments in New Jersey 2020 establishments in New York (state)