The All-American Amateur Baseball Association (AAABA) is an

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/ collegiate wood bat baseball organization that holds an annual tournament that takes place every August at

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. The annual event features 16 teams representing the Eastern, Southwestern and Midwestern regions. Alumni from this event include hundreds of NCAA Division I and

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greats.History of the All-American Amateur Baseball Association
AAABA website. Retrieved 2010-08-23.

History

:''See footnote'' The AAABA was founded in 1944 and played its first tournament in 1945. The tournament has always been held at Point Stadium with the exception of 1946 when the tournament was held in

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, and in 1977 when the tournament was moved to

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, due to the third great flood in Johnstown. The tournament celebrated in 75th anniversary in 2019, but the annual tournament was cancelled for 2020 due to the

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Teams

Hundreds of teams have played in this tournament over the years. Notable teams participating in recent years include the New Orleans Boosters (New Orleans), Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors (Johnstown), Martella's Pharmacy (Johnstown), the Philly Bandits (Philadelphia), the Carolina Disco Turkeys (North Carolina), New Brunswick Matrix (New Brunswick) and many others.

World Series

Sixteen teams participate in the AAABA World Series. The 74th annual AAABA World Series will conclude on August 11, 2018, in

. The regionals were held in

Hall of fame

The AAABA established a

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in 1994.Hall of Fame
(including each year's inductees). AAABA website. Retrieved 2010-08-23. It is located near the main entrance in

, in Johnstown.

Footnotes

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