10/13/2026
⚾ A GREAT NIGHT CELEBRATING TAMAQUA BASEBALL! 🏆
What a wonderful evening at our annual Tamaqua Area Baseball Association Awards Banquet @ Capriotti's! A night filled with celebration, awards, great speeches, and recognition of the incredible people who make our organization so special.
👏 Outstanding Volunteer Recognition
We recognized five individuals who went above and beyond to make our 9-Year-Old Edward Neifert Tournament a tremendous success:
⭐ Dena Phillips
⭐ Amanda Runk
⭐ Megan Navratil
⭐ Beth Stephens
⭐ Jeff Erie
🏆 Volunteer of the Year: Josh Setlock
A truly well-deserved honor! Josh and his wife, Stacey, have dedicated countless hours to our league over the past 10 years. This year, Josh took it upon himself to give our Teener Field an incredible overhaul, putting in countless hours to make it something our entire community can be proud of. It's people like Josh who make Tamaqua Baseball what it is today!
⚾ 2026 League Champions
Congratulations to our regular-season champions!
🏆 9/10 Division: East End Fire
🏆 11/12 Division: American Legion
🏆 Celebrating Our Tournament and District Champions!
We also recognized the tremendous accomplishments of our tournament teams:
🥇 9/10 Team: PV Tournament Champions
🥇 11-Year-Old All-Stars: District 18 Champions
🥇 12-Year-Old All-Stars: Three-Time District 18 Champions! 🏆🏆🏆
Making this achievement even more special, our 12-year-old All-Stars brought home Tamaqua's first 12-year-old District 18 championship in 14 years! In doing so, they capped off a truly remarkable THREE-PEAT, winning District 18 titles at every level along the way:
🏆 2024: 9/10-Year-Old District Champions
🏆 2025: 10/11-Year-Old District Champions
🏆 2026: 11/12-Year-Old District Champions
Three years. Three district titles. One incredible group of players! An unforgettable accomplishment and a historic milestone for these players, coaches, and our entire Tamaqua baseball community!
Beyond the trophies and championships, what made the evening special was the overwhelming sense of community. From the volunteers working behind the scenes to the coaches, parents, sponsors, and players, it takes so many people giving their time and energy to make this organization successful.
Tamaqua Baseball is about so much more than wins and losses. It's about the friendships, memories, lessons, and opportunities we create for our kids. Providing a solid foundation of teamwork, accountability and commitment to one another. Lessons that will serve them well as they take the next step in their baseball journeys and beyond!
Thank you to everyone who made this season and this wonderful evening possible. We have a lot to be proud of, and the future of Tamaqua Baseball is bright! ❤️⚾