All-American Baseball Challenge
The All-American Baseball Challenge is a six-team recreational baseball league formed in July 2020 in the New York City metropolitan area. Local ownership quickly organized this pop-up league in response to the cancellation of the 2020 Frontier League season, which was to feature three of the teams involved, due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic. Games were played at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls, New Jersey, Skylands Stadium in Augusta, New Jersey, and Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona, New York. Each stadium featured two teams, which included the New Jersey Jackals and  Sussex County Miners each playing in their home parks. The owners of the New York Boulders also fielded a team in their stadium, but the team kept the franchise’s former name of Rockland Boulders for the season. Major leaguers Vin Mazzaro and Taylor Motter 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. Official schedules released by each team list a 28 game, 7-week regular season beginning July 23, ending September 6. This will be followed by a postseason . All games are scheduled for 9 innings and are held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Some of the venues include Palisades Credit Union Park, Skylands Stadium, and Yogi Berra Stadium. No new inning will be started after 3 hours have elapsed since first pitch unless it is the 9th inning. Contests tied after nine innings will use a home run derby to decide the winning team. A player on each team will take five batting practice swings and the player with more home runs wins the game for his team. Games not played due to inclement weather are canceled . Two umpires are used to officiate contests. GameChanger is 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.