After a perfect weather week in Tempe, Arizona, the 25+ Motor City Mariners would complete their quest by becoming back-to-back MSBL World Series champions.

After going 6-2 in route to last year’s championship, the Mariners would best themselves by going 7-0-1 in this year’s World Series.

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“I wanted to share a few highlights from our recent trip to Iowa," said Jon.  "Our league partnered with Friendly Baseball (Mark Zubizarreta) to take a group of 60 players to play on the Field of Dreams movie site.

Friendly Baseball offers a softened version of the game designed to help anyone play, similar to the growing sandlot baseball movement across the country.

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In the championship game, both teams battled as the Phillies held a 4-2 lead and scratched across two more runs before the Blue Jays came back in the ninth inning with two runs and loaded the bases.

The Phillies got the final out and completed a 6-4 victory to win the 55+ Mountain League Championship in the Redwood Empire Baseball League.

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In Game One, Tom Klawitter allowed one run over seven innings, and Mark Holzman drove in six runs, hit two doubles, and went 2 for 4.

Game Two of the Championship Series saw Mark Holzman hurl a complete-game shutout for the Rangers.  The Rangers turned two double plays, and shortstop Jerry Gambatese had eleven ground balls hit his way

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Jim Haller was the championship game winning pitcher. He pitched seven sterling innings, and 79-year-old PSSBL Hall of Fame member manager Rick Park closed the final two innings for a 14-9 win.  Rick is also a member of the 2016 class of the MSBL World Series Hall of Fame.

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The Sacramento SMSBL Royals won the 65+ Cactus World Series Championship with a dramatic bottom-of-the-ninth, 4-run come-from-behind walk-off victory against the tough Motor City Firebirds.

Trailing 8-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning, they scored four straight runs without recording an out.

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"This is Pat Kelly from the Sacramento MSBL. I’m letting all of my baseball friends know we are making another trip down to Nicaragua in January 2027 to put on baseball clinics and give out baseball gear.

We are once again collecting used baseball equipment (gloves, aluminum bats, catcher’s gear, helmets, turf shoes, and baseballs) for ages 8-16."

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