All-American Baseball Challenge
The All-American Baseball Challenge was a six-team recreational baseball league formed in July 2020 in the
Games were played at
Major leaguers Vin Mazzaro and Taylor Motter played in the league.
Teams
AABC Team | Manager | Home Stadium |
---|---|---|
New Jersey Jackals | Jimmy Efre | Yogi Berra Stadium |
Jersey Wise Guys | Scott Iselhart | Yogi Berra Stadium |
Rockland Boulders |
Albert Gonzalez | Palisades Credit Union Park
|
New York Brave | Andrew Romanella | Palisades Credit Union Park |
Sussex County Miners | Simon Walters | Skylands Stadium |
Skylands Cardinals | Vladimir Fontalvo, Jr. | Skylands Stadium |
The league featured players from independent, affiliated minor league, and college baseball.[4]
Rules
Initially, a 32 game, 8-week regular season was reported,[5] 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 held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Contests tied after 7 innings used a
GameChanger was the official scoring/statistical tracking platform for the league.[6]
Season results
Final Regular Season Standings | Wins | Losses | % | gb |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sussex County Miners | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | - |
Rockland Boulders | 14 | 9 | 0.609 | 2 1/2 |
New Jersey Jackals | 12 | 10 | 0.545 | 4 |
New York Brave | 11 | 13 | 0.458 | 6 |
Jersey Wise Guys | 10 | 13 | 0.435 | 6 1/2 |
Skylands Cardinals | 6 | 18 | 0.250 | 11 |
Playoffs
Round 1 September 11, 2020
Skylands Stadium
(4) New York Brave 5
(1) Sussex County Miners 1
Palisades Credit Union Park
(3) New Jersey Jackals 11
(2) Rockland Boulders 2
Yogi Berra Stadium
(6) Skylands Cardinals 0
(5) Jersey Wise Guys 3
Round 2 September 12, 2020
Championship game
Yogi Berra Stadium
(4) New York Brave 2
(3) New Jersey Jackals 3
3rd place game
Skylands Stadium
(5) Jersey Wise Guys 1
(1) Sussex County Miners 5
5th place game
Palisades Credit Union Park
(6) Skylands Cardinals 7
(2) Rockland Boulders 6
References
- Daily Record (Morristown). Gannett. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Rapay, Eugene. "All-American Baseball Challenge recreational league opener returns live sports to Rockland". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Palisades Credit Union Park to host All-American Baseball Challenge Weekend schedule to begin July 23. – Frontier League". Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ^ "PressRelease". New York Boulders. NewYorkBoulders. July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "The All-American Baseball Challenge". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Game Changer - All American Baseball Challenge- July 23, 2020 - September 12, 2020". GameChanger. Retrieved 5 August 2020.