JOHNSTOWN — Delweld manager Chris DelSignore added three pitchers and a tournament-seasoned infielder to his AAABA Tournament lineup with his pick-up selections after the local league playoffs concluded late Friday night.

Martella’s Pharmacy manager Chris Pfeil then chose four players for his squad, the second Johnstown representative in the 66th AAABA Tournament. Pfeil took two of the top center fielders to fill a void left by an injury to center fielder Pat Kohl just before the postseason. Additionally, Martella’s added a pair of pitchers.

“We definitely had some spots that we needed to fill,” said DelSignore, whose team swept Martella’s in a best-of-5 championship series that ended Friday. “We decided to take advantage by using the maximum number of players. We added depth on the mound. We added a good kid with experience that could do different things offensively and in the infield. These are who our players wanted. I always tell our kids it’s not my team, it’s their team. We had a meeting. We threw out some names. This was the consensus among the group.”

Delweld will make its fourth consecutive trip to the AAABA Tournament. DelSignore has managed three of those teams and was GM on the other. His pick-ups are:

n Matt Donaldson, Principle Development, 19, second baseman-utility player. Donaldson was a Delweld pick-up last tournament and appeared in five games, three starts. He batted .222 last year. This season he was Principle Development’s top position player and an All-AAABA League pick.

He batted .377 to unofficially rank seventh in the league.

“We picked him up last year and we thought he would be another good addition to the team this year,” DelSignore said. “He has the experience. He knows our team and knows how we do things. He will hit the ground running.”

n Nate Kohuth, Roxberry Creamery, 19, right-handed pitcher. Kohuth earned his spot with a strong finish. He blanked regular-season champion Martella’s 1-0 during the final week of the season. Then, in the semifinal playoffs, Kohuth had a no-hitter through six innings and was part of a scoreless game through eight innings until Martella’s won 3-1 with a three-run ninth.

The Derry product is a former WPIAL Class AAA all-star who also is an accomplished swimmer and diver at George Mason University.

“In addition to those two games against Martella’s, he also threw a very good game against us early in the season,” DelSignore said of the all-AAABA League pick. “We really didn’t have an answer for him on the mound. We were impressed with the way he threw. He made his case late in the season against Martella’s.”

n Cory Kaltenbaugh, Berkley Hills Renegades, 19, right-handed pitcher. The North Star grad had a 0.88 ERA through June. While the Renegades had no updated statistics available later in the year, Kaltenbaugh performed well enough to make the all-league team. He also pitches for Seton Hill University in the WVIAC.

“We had problems with him through most of the year,” DelSignore said. “He held us at bay. He really had our hitters off-balance. He throws strikes.”

n A.J. Rievel, Berkley Hills Renegades, 18, left-handed pitcher. A Westmont product, Rievel provides a left-handed presence.

“We wanted to bring in another lefty. We only have two on the roster,” DelSignore said. “He’s had some real solid outings against us recently. He’s a local kid. He knows what this tournament is all about.”

Martella’s will be Johnstown’s second representative based on its regular season title. Pfeil’s team also was in the tournament last year as a late replacement after the Washington, D.C., franchise pulled out on the eve of the 65th event. Even though he picked second, Pfeil said he was happy with the players available to him.

Martella’s pick-ups are:

n Evan James, Principle Development, 19, right-handed pitcher. James ranked second in the league with 37 strikeouts in 471/3 innings. He had a 3.11 ERA despite Principle’s finishing last in the five-team league.

“We’re very excited to add Evan to our roster,” Pfeil said.

“We had him rated very highly of the pitchers that were available for pick-up. He can be a starter or a reliever. He has a great curveball that can keep hitters off-balance.”

n Alex Buccilli, Roxberry Creamery, 20, center fielder. Buccilli brings speed and a good glove to the lineup. He batted .310 (18-for-58) and had four doubles, one homer and nine RBIs. He only struck out three times while collecting 15 walks.

“He absolutely covers as much ground as anybody in the league in the outfield,” Pfeil said “He has a very strong arm. He’s a tough out. He’s on base a lot.

“We’re going to put him at the top of our order and we think he’s gong to be able to set the table for some of our hitters in the middle.”

Buccilli also will help fill in for injured center fielder Pat Kohl (hand) who has been out since the final week of the regular season.

n Joe Fearer, Roxberry Creamery, 18, left-handed pitcher/first baseman/outfielder. The Mount Pleasant product is a former WPIAL all-star who can fill a variety of roles. Fearer batted .269 (7-for-26).

“Joe gives us a lot of flexibility. He can play first base. He can play the outfield. He’s a bulldog type of pitcher on the mound,” Pfeil said.

“We watched him a lot during this high school season. We think he can get us outs in short relief. He was one of the tougher outs we had to face too.”

n Mike Kastelic, Berkley Hills Renegades, 19, center fielder. Kastelic, like Buccilli, can fly in the outfield. He’s a steady fielder and another solid bat.

“Mike is an outstanding player,” Pfeil said of the Bishop McCort grad.

“He runs very well. He’s another tough out from the left side of the plate.

“He gave us fits all year. When he gets on the bases he has great instincts out there.”

Kastelic and Buccilli will help compensate for the loss of two bats, Kohl and third baseman Mike Cima, who was hitting .340 before being lost for the season with a hand injury.