2025 55+ National

Team USA Tigers 13, Mustangs Baseball Club 4

Submitted by Marty Sturgeon

After 25 years of playing MSBL tournaments, we can still say it’s as fun as ever! The pitching, defense, and hitting all coalesced in this tournament as the Team USA Tigers romped its way to its 37th National tournament title. This year’s team featured players from North County MSBL, SoCal MSBL, LAMSBL, and SLOMABL.

Offensively we were led by Ken Mort, Ramiro Garcia, Jack Prentice, Mike Williams, and Emilio Benevides who all hit over .500 for the tournament.  Stellar defensive plays were made by Duane Welty at short and Mauricio Carillo and Devin LaBolitta in the outfield.

Behind the plate, we were anchored by Mike Jennings and Adolfo Paz who caught multiple complete games including the championship game.  Complete games were registered by Marco Barragan, Ernie Webster, and Marty Sturgeon with shutdown relief from Jeff Johnson, Roman Jimenez, and Rick Converse.

We managed to put four disparate groups of players together and found a winning formula thanks to team managers Sean Knopf, Mike Jennings, and Marty Sturgeon.

Thanks to the two-time defending champion Mustangs for a competitive, high-class organization and to Steve Sigler and Tom Prendergast for a well-run, high-caliber tournament.