The 81st AAABA Tournament opened Monday, Aug. 3, with eight pool play games. Pool play takes place the first three days of the tournament.The top two teams from each pool advance to the knockout stage of the tournament, beginning, Thursday, Aug. 6.Ready to represent Somerset County athletes set to chase title in 81st AAABA TournamentMonday, Aug. 3Pool AButler 6, Martella's Pharmacy 5: Butler rallied to upset the Johnstown-2 representative.Windber alumnus Lucas Oleksa notched two hits for Martella's. Jack Messina also provided two hits.Altoona Cumming Motors 6, Brooklyn 3: Altoona doubled up Brooklyn in a tightly contested, back-and-forth battle.Pool BMaryland State 11, Columbus 6: Harry Middlebrooks drove in three runs to lead Maryland State to a triumph.New Orleans 14, New Brunswick 4 (8): Drew Bourgeois drove in five runs to propel the Boosters to a commanding win.Pool CMainline Pharmacy vs. New York, 7:30 p.m., Point StadiumCleveland 7, Youngstown 4: A trio of Cleveland players contributed two hits in an opening day win.Pool DBuffalo 21, Schenectady 3 (7): Ryan Vanderlip drove in three runs, while Matthew added two RBIs for Buffalo in a romp.Altoona Imler's Poultry 15, Zanesville 1 (7): Nick Kraft went 4-for-4 with four RBIs while Chase Palmer added three hits for Altoona in a rout.Adam Ripple is the Daily American sports editor. He can be reached at 814-444-5926. Follow him on X @ARipple_DAsport. Follow Daily American Sports on Facebook and @dailyamericanmedia on Instagram.This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Martella's Pharmacy falls in 81st AAABA Tournament opener