The Mid-Iowa Baseball League (MIBL) is located in and around the Des Moines, Iowa region and was founded in 1994.  They are now approaching their 25 year anniversary in 2019! League President John Linden filled us in.

The 2019 edition of the MSBL Desert Classic in Palm Springs, California takes place January 19-21.  Competition includes 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+ 60+and 65+ age brackets divided into various skill divisions, as is usual for all MSBL national tourneys.  61 teams will suit up this year.

The 2018 Montgomery County Yankees won their third consecutive South Jersey MSBL 52+ Championship by defeating the Senators, 24-11. The Yankees (14-3) entered the playoffs as the #1-seed and Senators came in at #3.

States Gary Zelman, Mets founder and manager, "Expect to get a minimum of three at bats per game and six innings in the field…EVERYBODY PLAYS! Also, play classy. No Hot Dogging. No Taunting. No getting on guys for errors. Stick to those rules and you’re a Valley Met."

We see games played and even championships that come and go. Every sport, every season provides a new story and a new victor. On a Monday night in August one of those games revealed itself in Texas under the lights at Graham Field.

"2019 will the HVMSBL’s 30-year Anniversary with its focus being more on community (including an Exceptional Senior’s Game for High School Seniors), more funds donated to little leagues, all the while increasing the quality of the league rather than any type of quantity," stated league president Rick Stockfield

Happy Holidays from Marucci! Here is the Marucci January 2019 special bat of the month.  Part of that agreement is to provide special pricing monthly and promotions exclusively for MSBL players.  Just click on the image on the left to read more about the promotion.

The Chesapeake White Sox won both the regular season and postseason championship for the ninth consecutive year! The White Sox finished the regular rain shortened season 18-0 while scoring 254 runs and only allowing 75 runs.  They defeated the Chesapeake A’s 9-3 in the hard fought championship game.