Blount Aces - Youth Baseball Organization

Weekend Recap (8/29-8/30):

8U Knowles (3-1) Lost in the championship of a 7-team bracket. This team is going to be fun to watch as they keep improving!

10U Johnson (1-2) Lost in the championship. Just a little off their game this weekend but they'll bounce back.

10U Ridenour (0-2) 1st tournament for this team! Played two tough, seasoned teams.

11U Weeks (3-1) Lost in the championship. The improvement we have seen from this team already this Fall has been awesome to watch.

Weekend Recap:

8U Knowles (2-1) Silver bracket champions!

9U Hammontree (1-1) Lost in Gold bracket semis to the eventual champion

9U Bryant (0-2) Put up 19 runs across 2 games

10U Johnson (2-0) Gold bracket champions!

11U Weeks (0-2) Lost 4-5 in the Silver bracket

11U Calkin (3-1) Gold bracket runner-up!

11U Xenos (0-3) Lost by a total of 7 runs across their 3 games

13U Ierulli (0-2) A couple of tough losses during their first tourney but they’ll bounce back

Game day!

Eagleton
8U Knowles - 9am Field 2
9U Hammontree - 10:30am Field 3
9U Bryant - 9am Field 1
10U Johnson - 9am Field 5
11U Weeks - 10:30am Field 4
13U Ierulli - 9:30am Field 6

Powell
11U Calkin - 12pm
11U Xenos - 9am

I’ve had a couple parents reach out about team/individual pictures and I think this is a good idea.

Post below if you have suggestions for a person or company that has experience doing this but won’t cost an arm and a leg.

We are always willing to list anyone that helps us in areas like this as sponsors to give them some exposure!

Team store closes a week from today (7/29).

Link:

ACES 26

Last roster reveal!

Our sponsor letter for 2026 is attached. Feel free to pass this along to any potential sponsors/donors.

We are a 501(c)(3), so all donations are tax-deductible.

Donors will need to designate whether they are donating to the Aces program as a whole, a specific team, or a combination of the two.

Team-specific donations will go straight to the team you designate to be used at the coach's discretion (indoor practice rentals, equipment, practice and game balls, etc.).

Program donations will go towards maintenance for our newly acquired practice field, covering player fees for families that need financial assistance, and other business expenses.

As always, let me know if you have questions!

James Van Antwerp
[email protected]
907-252-0420

Blount Aces Sponsorships Letter 2026.pdf

Huge thank you to our sponsors below from the 2025-2026 season. They allowed us to cover over $2,000 in players fees plus helped with purchasing of equipment and indoor practice time.

Bed'r Mattress
Alpha Drywall Systems, Inc.
Volunteer Auto
Taylor Kagley, Realtor
Orkin Pest Control
Bonitz, Inc.
East Tennessee Children's Hospital

We have team sponsors and program sponsors for the Aces.

Any money donated to specific teams goes to those coaches to use at their discretion (typically that would be indoor practice rentals, equipment, baseballs, etc).

Program sponsor money goes to the Aces to help cover fees for families that need some financial help and other program expenses (field rentals, business expenses, etc).

This year, program sponsor money will go towards (drum roll...) getting our newly acquired Aces Practice Field ready!

Someone who runs an orthodontist practice in Maryville and has a field off of Montvale (he does not want to be named so I didn't name him, but hopefully this gives you enough info to say thank you lol), has allowed us to take over use of that field. It gives our teams a dedicated place to practice year-round, so this is very much appreciated. This is a flat, 300-foot field with cages and a bullpen area.

We will need to come up with some funds to upkeep this field so please reach out if you know anyone that may be interested in sponsoring the Aces at the program level. We are a 501(c)(3) so all donations are tax deductible. I would also love to put an Aces sign on the backstop if anyone knows of a sign maker

Here are the before pics of the field. Stay tuned for the after as this is going to be a great place for our kids to get work in!