Blount Aces - Youth Baseball Organization

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!

Another roster announcement!

Only one more roster to publish this week (9U-Bryant).

Don't forget to get your gear from the team store as it will only be open a couple of weeks.

Team store is live!

It will close in about 3 weeks, so orders will be in by mid-August.

https://smathletics.chipply.com/ACES26/

This is a good time to announce we are rebranding as the Blount Aces! This will make branding easier for a couple of exciting announcements we'll have over the next couple of months.

We also changed the logo on our hat as it was not a fan favorite.

Last but not least...to avoid being attacked by an angry mob of moms, we have changed our pants from white to black. Our jerseys will be black with royal blue pinstripes for one set and royal blue with black pinstripes for the other.

ACES 26

Two more rosters to announce! I believe both of these teams still have a couple of kids they are looking at, so there will likely be late addition(s), but this is who has made the team so far. Our two remaining teams (10U-Ridenour and 9U-Bryant) are in a similar situation. We will announce the core of those rosters soon. Feel free to reach out if you are 9u, 10u, or 13u and we haven't gotten a look at you yet.

Another roster finalized!

Still to come:
9U-Bryant (roster will be announced this week)
10U-Ridenour (roster will be announced this week)
11U-Xenos (finalizing the last roster spot. Roster will be announced this week)
13U-Ierulli (last tryouts on Tuesday at 6pm @ Eagleton Ballpark Field 4)

Two more rosters are finalized!

Still to come:
9U-Bryant (last tryouts tomorrow at 6:30pm @ Carpenters Middle School Softball Filed)

10U-Ridenour (roster will be announced this week)

11U-Weeks (roster will be announced tomorrow night)

13U-Ierulli (last tryouts on Tuesday at 6pm @ Eagleton Ballpark Field 4)

Happy to announce our first two rosters going into Fall 2026!

Still to come:
9U-Bryant
10U-Ridenour
10U-Johnson
11U-Weeks
11U-Calkin
13-Ierulli