Featured Stories
Kip Zelenak: 64 Years ‘Young’ and Mowing them Down on the Bump in Cleveland
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Kip Zelenak plays in the Cleveland MSBL. Ok, big deal. We all play somewhere, right? So, what’s the story here? Kip is 64 years…
Read MoreLong Island MABL/MSBL Veteran Donald Hein Passes Away at 58
Submitted by Jim Forde, Long Island MABL/MSBL With a heavy heart, we are sad to announce the sudden passing at age 58 of long-time Long Island MABL/MSBL player Donald Hein,…
Read MoreJoe Milcoun, Houston Hardball League: From Father and Son Roots with Son Jeff to Catching ‘The Rocket’ in the MSBL World Series
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications With this being the 35th Anniversary year of MSBL, we have been fortunate in having been able to speak with many players recently who…
Read MoreKurt Knop: MSBL World Series Pioneer and Inaugural Tournament Director (Seventh in a Series)
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications In our 35th anniversary tour, we are switching gears just a little in that we are going way back to the beginnings of the…
Read MoreUtah Adult Amateur Baseball League Pioneer Rory ‘Doc’ Docter Still Making a Difference After 30 Years and Multiple Eye Surgeries
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communication Gary Bowman is the League President of the Utah Adult Amateur Baseball League, a position he has held since 2003. He came into the…
Read MoreJoshua Guptel, Seacoast (NH), MSBL: Man of Many Hats
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Josh Guptel wears many hats. The manager of the newly formed Mariners of the Seacoast MSBL, a wonderful league tucked away in New Hampshire,…
Read MoreConnecticut North Legend Ralph ‘The King’ Franco Passes Away at Age 83
Submitted by Mark Carroza, Connecticut-North MSBL In May of 1991 at age 53, Ralph Franco walked into right field for the East Haven Jorels of the Connecticut-North MSBL (CNMSBL) and…
Read MoreSteve Mahler: 30 Years in TVMSBL Dugouts
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications A funny thing happened on my way to assembling a story about the only remaining, original member of the Tri-Valley MSBL in California. 67-year-old…
Read MorePete Colletti and Bunny Brennan, Long Island MSBL: 60 Years of Baseball Friendship
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications 68-year-old Pete Colletti plays in the Long Island MSBL for the East Islip Angels in the 55-over division. Pete’s MSBL journey has spanned 20…
Read MoreHow it all Began, a 35 Year Celebration of MSBL: Jim Durham, Columbus MSBL (Sixth in a Series)
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications MSBL National Hall of Fame member and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Jim Durham has been around the block…and then back again! With some urging…
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