MSBL Hall of Fame

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Joe Townsend is a 48-year-old juvenile detention officer who lives in Auburn, Washington, and also plays ball in the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League.  He began his association with MSBL in Long Island back in the year 2000 and has since become an accomplished ring winner at the MSBL…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications 69-year-old Don Etheridge started the West Metro Atlanta MSBL in 2005 after beginning to play in the Atlanta MSBL in 1996.  Attorney Don and his wife Dalby live in nearby Smyrna, Georgia.  For his many years of dedication and leadership, MSBL Founder and President Steve Sigler has inducted Don…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications (Editor’s Note) When MSBL Founder and President Steve Sigler honors individuals as inductees into the various MSBL Halls of Fame we send out a questionnaire to be returned and then it is my job to formulate the responses and make it flow.  Turk sent me separate responses (below) and…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Rhode Island is famous for clam chowder, George M. Cohan and for not being too awfully big. But the one fact they can be most proud of is having Noah Clark as a resident, born and raised in this magical state. Noah Clark is a tremendously successful fishing entrepreneur…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications If you have ever participated in an MSBL World Series in your lifetime you have probably seen 2004 MSBL World Series Hall of Fame member Bob Sherwin and his LA Athletics team either having their way with yet another opponent or on the Tempe Diablo Stadium concourse taking part…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Bob Schiotis is the president of the Fresno Men’s Baseball League. After the league’s four team inauguration in 1991 the Fresno MSBL has been built by Bob throughout the years to their current complexion of ten 18+ teams, five 30+ teams and eight in a 50+ division. Fresno is…

 By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Joe Sidor is the 69 year old CEO of the Ohio MSBL, located in and around Canton, Ohio, who is an architect off the field and also an architect in the trenches while helping administer the league. He and his wife Dana live in Kent, Ohio, while Joe stays…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Terry Van Gundy is a 61 year old MSBL veteran of over 30 years who was the 1988 originator of the Arizona MSBL located in and around the Phoenix area and one of the most successful leagues in the MSBL family. Last year Terry began the five team Prescott…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Rick Fryman heads up the Columbus MSBL, a fantastic league offering competition in 25+, 35+ and 45+ divisions. They are one of MSBL’s longest tenured leagues, having begun in 1988. Rick is 51 years old while continuing to play on the Pirates in the 25+ division. Rick started his…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Clair Crandall lives in Scarborough, Maine with wife Karen and plays in the 15 team, two division league known as the Southern Maine Men’s Baseball League located in and around Portland, Maine. “I do everything except catch,” explained Crandall. This 58 year old has been doing everything except catching…