In the bottom of the ninth, the Mustangs rallied to get the bases loaded, and after a bases-loaded walk to tie the game, Rick Clough drove a sacrifice fly to left to score Omar Arelano for the walk-off winning run.

An unprecedented 440 teams are expected at this year's MSBL World Series in Arizona! This is stacking up to be the biggest and best World Series in history. Click on the logo to be directed to our website World Series page see the teams and their divisions thus far.

"Calvin Thomas pitched all nine innings for us, scattering 10 hits, with no walks, one HBP, and six strikeouts.  He was our MVP for the tourney and the championship game.  Brad Hill went 3-4 with two doubles, Calvin was 2-4, Clint Romero was 2-4, and Tom Campos and Brett Blackburn were both 2-3." Randy Miles, Pirates manager 

The 50+ Raleigh Braves, managed by David Halley, capped off an undefeated tournament in Atlanta, Georgia by going 2-0-1 in the round-robin and then winning two close playoff games in the semis and the championship.

This year between the dates of May 28^th and May 30^th the Louisville Slugger Warriors won the MSBL Las Vegas Open 35+ Division for the first time after two previous attempts. 'The third time is a charm!'

In the 18+ Division, the Atlanta Reds captured their sixth tourney win. On the way to the championship, the Reds posted a 4-0 record. The teams pitching was stellar posting a 1.04 ERA with 54 strikeouts against only seven walks. The offense was just as impressive batting .311 with home runs from eight different hitters.

The Royals from Sacramento defeated the Las Vegas 60s 14-3 in the championship game to finish the tournament undefeated. Team pitching, defense, and hitting were outstanding. Ross McGehee pitched the semi-final and Gary Stonebrook completed the five-game sweep in the championship.

In the EC Cardinals' typical style, pitching and defense were leading the way. The pitching staff which came to Atlanta with over 1,000 wins included Sam Brown, Joe Hahn, Jim Kearschner, Luis Nesmith, Chad Sanders, Mathew Stevens, and Rodney Tafoya.