MSBL Honor Roll Recipients...2012-present

Jake Brentlinger’s title as part of the Michiana Adult Baseball League, located in Niles, Michigan, is Vice President and Treasurer. Though technically not the league president, his duties in this 12-team, 17-over league are over the top!

Bryan Deshayes is approaching his fifth year as the leader of the New Mexico Adult Baseball League, a very successful MSBL member located in and around Albuquerque, and previously led by Bryan’s mentors, Chris Maxwell and Vince Overfelt.  

Damon Grothe is the 46-year-old League President of the Indiana Baseball League based out of Indianapolis, a post he assumed in January of 2021.  Just three years ago, the league had 35 teams, while they now have 57 teams in five age divisions!  

Michael Caputo is the League President of a league that possesses one of the coolest names in the entirety of the MSBL landscape.  He is associated with the six-team Glory Days Baseball League, located in and around Forked River, New Jersey, and in existence as an MSBL affiliate since 2010. 

Bret Fink is the 52-year-old League President of the Inland Northwest Men’s Baseball League based out of Spokane, Washington.  The Inland Northwest Men’s Baseball League offers competition in 18+, 32+, and 45+ divisions.  

Jon Beggerly is the League President of the Fort Worth MSBL, a 12-team league offering competition in 25-over and 40-over divisions.  Jon has been running things for the past three years, after being ‘volutold’ he was taking over the top spot.

Bob Donalson is the president of the Antelope Valley Men’s Adult Baseball League, a nifty 10-team, 18-over league located in and around beautiful Lancaster, California, where Bob has been playing since 1993.

Stephen King is a 45-year-old physical therapist and is also the president of the Central Arkansas MSBL, located in and around Little Rock. “I moved to Little Rock in 2002 and immediately joined a softball league,” explained Stephen.  “Fast forward through graduate school, getting married, and settling in on my career, I revisited this desire to play baseball again."

Dan Hendrickson is currently the league treasurer and field coordinator for the successful MABL of Southern Wisconsin, located in Madison.  Since beginning his league involvement in 1995 Dan continues to play and manage in the league while attending the MSBL World Series and the Las Vegas Kickoff Classic on a regular basis.

Charles McCroskey has been the league president of the Central Ohio Men’s Adult Baseball League since 1996 and throughout the years has been honored as the league’s MVP, RBI leader, manager of the year and voted into the league Hall of Fame in 2005.  Charles is also a 2008 member of the MSBL National Hall of Fame.

Sixty-year old Alex Brunet is a fixture in the Chesapeake MSBL, where he began his MSBL career in 1996. Alex can also be seen roaming the fields in Arizona or Florida as a competitor in the MSBL World Series or Fall Classic. 

Pat Fynes is the president of the John A. DeBenedictis Baseball League located in Pennsylvania. Formerly known as the Tri State MSBL and headed up by John DeBenedictis who passed away in August of 2015, Pat took over the leadership role as the league continues to thrive.

David Meier is one of the founding fathers of the San Jose Men’s Senior Baseball League and has competed at the MSBL World Series in Arizona for the past 26 years, including a Father/Son championship in 2004 with his sons Scott and Matt while his wife, Cynthia was present to take it all&nbspin.

"I am grateful to Steve Sigler and his whole team for everything they have done and do." states Matt. "The MSBL has provided a great league and opportunity to allow me and everyone else to continue to play the game that we love."

Joe Hellett is the president of the Jacksonville, Florida MABL and became a part of the MSBL family back in 2008. The 35 year old high school teacher and baseball coach not only heads up the nine team Jacksonville MABL but also continues to play in regional and national tournaments throughout his region. 

Fortunately, after moving to Seattle I found the PSSBL which is celebrating its 30^th season in 2018 as an MSBL affiliate. Now in my 24^thseason, I thank our original PSSBL organizers Ben Low, Dick Fitzgerald, Craig Hogan and many more.

44 year old Tim Lukowski lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife Amanda and son Tanner (18) and daughters Emma (14) and Morgan (11) and is the league president of the 12 team, long standing Omaha MSBL. The Omaha MSBL began in 1989 under the direction of MSBL Hall of Famer Bobby Suggs. 

1/9/2018
Todd Schrenk is the league president of the Hoosier Baseball League located in northwest Indiana. For his hard work, Todd has been inducted into the 2018 class of the MSBL Honor Roll

12/22/2017
Paul Brooks is the league president of the Seacoast MSBL, located in Somersworth, New Hampshire, a league going into their 28th season. Paul has recently been inducted into the MSBL Honor Roll

8/16/2017
Randy Clemo is the league president of the Portland, Oregon MSBL, where he has resided since 1995. A 2012 MSBL Hall of Fame member, Randy has now been inducted into the 2017 Honor Roll class

7/26/2017
Joe Banasik is the head of the Houston Hardball League while continuing to play in the league and at the MSBL World Series. Joe is our most recent inductee into the 2017 MSBL Honor Roll

3/20/2017
Pat Macek is the President of the Metro Tulsa Baseball Organization and has recently been inducted into the 2017 class of the MSBL Honor Roll. Read more about Pat's involvement!

3/13/2017
Tony Martin is the league president of the Cleveland MSBL. Tony expanded the league from six teams to 16 since 2011. For his work, Tony has been inducted into the 2017 class of the MSBL Honor Roll

1/30/2017
Jim Bianco is League President of the West-Put MSBL located in Yonkers, New York. Jim is a member of the MSBL Hall of Fame and has now been inducted in to the 2017 class of the MSBL Honor Roll

Ken Banker is the 51 year old president of the Saratoga MSBL located in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is an engineer by trade and lives with his wife in Ballston Spa, New York

Ted Davis is the president of the Western Massachusetts Wood Bat League located in Springfield, Massachusetts. This 52 year old is one of the founding members of the 25-over league, which originated in 2008.

Herbert ‘Bud’ Maison hails from St. Clair Shores, Michigan and moved to Ft. Carson, Colorado in 2007 and started playing baseball again. Bud’s military background has served him well as the current League President of the Southern Colorado MSBL located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

Vince Overfelt is the 65 year old president of the Albuquerque MSBL, a position he has held since 2006.

Kirk Pruitt is the 51 year old league president of the North Texas Amateur Baseball League, doing business in Dallas, Texas. He is also one of the main cogs in organizing their annual league All-Star game that benefits the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children held annually at the Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. They raised an astonishing $19,500 in 2015 and $70,000 over the last five years. 

Jerry Klemm is a 60 year old chiropractor who resides in Falls Church, Virginia and also doubles as the commissioner of the long-standing DC MSBL located in our nation’s&nbspcapital.

Aaron Eberhardt is the president of the Central Florida Amateur Baseball League located in Lakeland, Florida, a city of just over 100,000 and also the spring training home of the Detroit Tigers.

The best thing about the Bux-Mont league is that we have the best level of play in the area, bar none. We are also proud to have several teams that compete in many MSBL national tournaments all year.

Ralph Proulx is the home-grown president of the MUNY-Buffalo MSBL, a dynamic two division, 18 team league that plays in an area better known for snow blowers than baseball. He is also a member of the MSBL Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2010.

John Gambs is the 71 year old president of the East Metro Baseball League located in Covington, Georgia. John grew up in upstate New York and his life journey took him to Atlanta, where in 1996 he saw an ad to play baseball.

Gary Gomez is the 54 year old president of the Billy Hitchcock MSBL located in Auburn, Alabama. This seven team 18-over league boasts a family atmosphere and welcomes players from 18 to 60 who all participate because of their love of the game. 

Jeff Coveney is the league president of the 46 team Boston MABL/MSBL offering 18+, 28+, 30+ and 38+ divisions. He took over the reins of this long-established league in 2014. They proudly claim their status as New England’s largest adult baseball league.

Rick Fryman is the president of the Columbus Men’s Senior Baseball League located in Ohio and heads up his 19 team league that offers play in a 25 and over and 35 and over division.

John Linden is the President of the Mid-Iowa Baseball League located in Des Moines, Iowa and 2012 inductee into the MSBL National Hall of Fame. He is a 56 year old who plays for an unbelievable five teams in the league and finds time to make annual trips to the MSBL World Series in Arizona.

Darren Fleming has been a member of the So Cal MSBL since 1991, has been the manager of the So Cal Jays since 1992 and remains the current league vice-president to So Cal legend and president Dennis Swartout.

David Pratt is the president of the Red River Mens’ Baseball League located in the Shreveport, Louisiana area. He took over as president in 2009 when the league was struggling with only four teams. The league now boasts fifteen teams in three divisions with growth on the horizon.

Smyrna, Georgia is the home of the most recent MSBL Honor Roll recipient Ron Huck.Located just outside Atlanta, it is also the home of the West Metro Atlanta MSBL where the 53 year old Huck is the president.

Without the MSBL, I wouldn’t still have that same identification and its hard to imagine my life without it. I just feel very fortunate to have the MSBL and our local league, the REBL, be such an integral part of my life

James Hixon is the president of the Central Coast MSBL located in San Luis Obispo, California and is the most recent member of the 2014 MSBL Honor Roll. Hixon is an electrical contractor who lives in the central coast town of Arroyo Grande and grew up in nearby Paso Robles.

The MSBL could possibly be the greatest community service option for men ever invented. That ONE year I was relegated to playing s***ball (it was a co-ed team to boot) was quite possibly the worst year of my life.

I am grateful for the MSBL national staff and president Steve Sigler. This league provides a much needed opportunity for older baseball players to gather and relive the glory days of their youth. Clearly, many agree with me as the league continues to grow.

I’m glad there is an MSBL, because without it there wouldn’t be an opportunity to play this great game. As president of the BAMSBL I carry on a rich history of past presidents who feel the same way about having a league affiliated with the MSBL.

There are three places that I feel safe, happy and peaceful. That is home, church and a baseball field. Baseball is considered slow and yet so much is going on in so many ways.

Joe continues to manage the Bay Shore Eagles in the NE Wisconsin MSBL in the 25+ division and brings multiple teams to the MSBL World Series in Arizona every year.

Failure is not a bad thing, as long as you don’t let it define who you are. Learn from it and use it as motivation for your next ambitious goal. Get your feet on the ground every morning with intent and purpose. You may be surprised by what you can achieve.

IT IS A KICK TO SEE SO MANY GUYS WHO MIGHT BE DOCTORS, LAWYERS, OR POLICE OFFICERS DURING THE WEEK, BUT STILL LOVE TO SUIT UP AND PLAY SERIOUS BASEBALL.

I’ve always enjoyed playing baseball, but I get just as much if not more enjoyment now out of being around the friends that I’ve made over the years through the sport.

I got started playing MSBL in San Diego in 1996, then continued playing after I moved back to Oklahoma by joining the long standing Oilers team coached by Bill Hayward.

Baseball has allowed me to build so much character and really played a huge role in who I am today, teaching me that failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Without baseball, life would be rather dull. I simply love the game! The organization gives our local guys the opportunity to play a competitive game while understanding it’s the thrill and enjoyment of the game that counts.

Baseball has and always will be a part of my life. It has taught me to be competitive but realize that the end result is not always a mark in the W column. I follow my heart and dreams while striving to be the best I can on and off the field.

Robert ‘Bob’ Schiotis is a retired law enforcement professional who just happens to be the league president of the MSBL affiliated Fresno Men’s Baseball League. Though retirement age, Bob still plays in the 50+ division in league play and manages the perennial powerhouse Fresno Grizzlies at the MSBL World Series in Arizona.

 The pressure of taking over as President of the Sacramento MSBL is huge. The mission is clear: “Don’t screw it up.” After three years at the helm for the Sacramento MSBL Jim Tygrett-DeNuzzi can confidently look back and say “mission accomplished.”