TEAM PROFILE

Backyard Vanguard
Pittsburgh, PA
16U  D1
2027 AC Baseball 2026 AC Baseball 2026 Cap Classic® Series 2026 Affiliate Series 2025 AC Baseball 2025 Cap Classic® Series 2025 Affiliate Series 2024 Affiliate Series 2024 Cap Classic® Series 2023 AC Baseball 2023 Cap Classic® Series 2023 Affiliate Series 2022 Cap Classic® Series 2022 Affiliate Series 2021 AC Baseball 2021 Cap Classic® Series 2021 WPE Series 2022 AC Baseball 2024 AC Baseball
RECORD
W-L-T 41-18-3
WIN % 66.13
STATS
AVG RUN SCORED 6.55
AVG RUN ALLOWED 4.02
AVG RUN DIFFERENCE 2.53
RUNS SCORED 406
RUNS ALLOWED 249
RUNS DIFFERENCE 157
DIVISIONS
12U OPEN 2-3-1
COACHES
Head Coach Damian Blum
Assistant Coach Robert Chiarelli
Assistant Coach Henry Seifried
MANAGERS/ADMINISTRATORS
Team Admin Damian Blum Jr.
EVENTS
DATE EVENT DIVISION W-L-T AVG RS AVG RD AVG RA
2021-06-24 11th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 12U 2-3-1 6.67 -2.33 9
2023-05-12 16th Annual Mother's Day Challenge 14U 1-3-0 3.25 -2.75 6
2023-06-09 4th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods 14U 3-1-1 5.6 -0.2 5.8
2023-06-16 9th Annual ACB Diamond Klassic 14U 2-2-0 5.75 0.25 5.5
2023-06-22 13th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 14U 2-3-0 3.8 -1.2 5
2023-07-13 12th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. I 14U 3-2-1 5.5 1.17 4.33
2023-07-19 6th Annual Shipyard Tourney II 14U 3-2-0 6 4 2
2024-06-07 5th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods 15U 6-0-0 8.67 6.83 1.83
2024-06-20 14th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 - Pirate Game 15U 6-1-0 8.14 5.43 2.71
2024-07-18 13th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. 2 15U 7-0-0 7.43 6 1.43
2025-06-19 15th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 (Pirates Game) 16U 6-1-0 8.43 5.71 2.71
GAMES
# EVENT TEAM VS TEAM
1 11th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh Urbana Hawks 14 - 04 Fox Chapel
2 11th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh Academy Stars - Scanlon 17 - 02 Fox Chapel
3 11th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh Premier Coffie 09 - 07 Fox Chapel
4 11th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh Frederick Hustlers 09 - 09 Fox Chapel
5 11th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh Fox Chapel 08 - 05 Hardcore Elite White
6 11th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh Illinois Celtics 12U 00 - 10 Fox Chapel
7 16th Annual Mother's Day Challenge Rawlings Tigers 14u Velo 01 - 11 Backyard Vanguard
8 16th Annual Mother's Day Challenge Backyard Vanguard 00 - 06 Beaver Valley Grey
9 16th Annual Mother's Day Challenge Flood City Elite - Strick 03 - 00 Backyard Vanguard
10 16th Annual Mother's Day Challenge Backyard Vanguard 02 - 14 Pittsburgh Outlaws Orange
11 4th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods Backyard Vanguard 00 - 08 Beaver Valley West
12 4th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods West Hills 06 - 08 Backyard Vanguard
13 4th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods Backyard Vanguard 07 - 07 Mad Batters -BLUE
14 4th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Spikes - Podvasnik 05 - 06 Backyard Vanguard
15 4th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods EC Baseball 03 - 07 Backyard Vanguard
16 9th Annual ACB Diamond Klassic Backyard Vanguard 04 - 07 Team All American - Awenowicz
17 9th Annual ACB Diamond Klassic Backyard Vanguard 04 - 07 Penn Trafford Warriors
18 9th Annual ACB Diamond Klassic Backyard Vanguard 08 - 02 Steel City Select Navy
19 9th Annual ACB Diamond Klassic Backyard Vanguard 07 - 06 Fennell Bros Express Beatty
20 13th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh VA Dirtbags Prime 2027 03 - 01 Backyard Vanguard
21 13th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh Backyard Vanguard 08 - 04 Michigan Braves
22 13th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh Backyard Vanguard 02 - 00 NorConn Attack
23 13th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh Backyard Vanguard 04 - 13 Blue Ridge Elite
24 13th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh West Hills 05 - 04 Backyard Vanguard
25 12th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. I Backyard Vanguard 08 - 08 Chambersburg Trojans 14U
26 12th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. I Backyard Vanguard 07 - 01 Team All American - Vogel
27 12th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. I Backyard Vanguard 07 - 05 Team Boston Academy 14u
28 12th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. I Backyard Vanguard 03 - 04 Team All American - Ninemire
29 12th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. I Pittsburgh Outlaws Orange 04 - 06 Backyard Vanguard
30 12th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. I Smash It Sports Showcase 04 - 02 Backyard Vanguard
31 6th Annual Shipyard Tourney II Backyard Vanguard 01 - 02 API Academy 14U (2027)
32 6th Annual Shipyard Tourney II Backyard Vanguard 15 - 00 TOTAL BASEBALL JAMES
33 6th Annual Shipyard Tourney II Backyard Vanguard 04 - 03 Bagel Bombers - Chesapeake
34 6th Annual Shipyard Tourney II Backyard Vanguard 08 - 01 API Academy 14U (2027)
35 6th Annual Shipyard Tourney II Backyard Vanguard 02 - 04 Warriors 14U - Gordon
36 5th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods Erie Steelheads 00 - 06 Backyard Vanguard
37 5th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods Flood City Elite - Strick 01 - 09 Backyard Vanguard
38 5th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods Backyard Vanguard 07 - 06 Pittsburgh Outlaws Orange
39 5th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods Backyard Vanguard 11 - 03 Ohio Stealth
40 5th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods Backyard Vanguard 08 - 00 Ohio Glaciers 15u Pitzulo
41 5th Annual Battle on the Border hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Outlaws Orange 01 - 11 Backyard Vanguard
42 14th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 - Pirate Game Saginaw Golds 15u-Schmidt 02 - 03 Backyard Vanguard
43 14th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 - Pirate Game Backyard Vanguard 09 - 00 Hanover Hurricanes 15U
44 14th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 - Pirate Game Backyard Vanguard 11 - 02 Pittsburgh Spikes - Long
45 14th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 - Pirate Game Backyard Vanguard 15 - 03 Rawlings Tigers Pgh 15u Quatro
46 14th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 - Pirate Game Backyard Vanguard 11 - 04 Philadelphia Prime
47 14th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 - Pirate Game Backyard Vanguard 04 - 02 Saginaw Golds 15u-Schmidt
48 14th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 - Pirate Game Backyard Vanguard 04 - 06 Hardcore Elite Baseball 15U - Graham
49 13th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. 2 Mississauga Majors 00 - 13 Backyard Vanguard
50 13th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. 2 Backyard Vanguard 05 - 03 Aberfoyle Wolfpack
51 13th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. 2 Bartlett Rebels 00 - 12 Backyard Vanguard
52 13th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. 2 Backyard Vanguard 07 - 02 Bo Jackson Elite (Sprowls)
53 13th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. 2 Backyard Vanguard 01 - 00 Tri-City Bombers 15U
54 13th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. 2 Backyard Vanguard 04 - 00 NLB MidAtlantic
55 13th Annual Louisville Slugger Wood Bat W.S. 2 Team All American Maddix 05 - 10 Backyard Vanguard
56 15th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 (Pirates Game) Backyard Vanguard 15 - 00 Premier Ohio (RS)
57 15th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 (Pirates Game) Backyard Vanguard 12 - 03 Catonsville Cubs
58 15th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 (Pirates Game) Backyard Vanguard 05 - 01 3U3D 16u White
59 15th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 (Pirates Game) Columbus Cannons 00 - 10 Backyard Vanguard
60 15th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 (Pirates Game) Backyard Vanguard 06 - 04 Ohio Wildcats 2027
61 15th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 (Pirates Game) Backyard Vanguard 08 - 07 Hawks Gold - Pisarik
62 15th Annual Cap Classic® Pittsburgh 1 (Pirates Game) Dayton Classics Carolina 16u 04 - 03 Backyard Vanguard
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