Kickoff Classic championship game stories are listed below:

Montebello Angels 12, Cerveceros Las Vegas 5 Submitted by Michael Alcala The Montebello Angels entered uncharted waters in the 2025 MSBL Kickoff Classic, as they were without their Manager Robert…

Salt Lake Bees 20, Mustangs Baseball Club 14 Submitted by Randy Miles, manager Utah can be really cold in the winter, and usually, snow covers the ground from December through…

Sacramento Tribe 16, Philadelphia Phillies 4 Submitted by Pat Kelly, Tribe manager The Sacramento Tribe won the 70+ Division of the MSBL Kickoff Classic in Las Vegas with a 16-4…

Salt Lake Bees 12, Mustangs Baseball Club 0   Submitted by Randy Miles, manager In our first year competing in the 60+ Division of the Kickoff Classic, the Salt Lake…

Montebello Angels 11, Silverton Red Sox 1  Submitted by Robert Oskin, Angels’ manager ‘Montebello Angels Three-peat for the 35+ National Championship’ Once again, the Montebello Angels came out for the…

Las Vegas Rattlers 5, Montebello Angels 2 Submitted by Michael Strader, Rattlers’ manager The Las Vegas Rattlers came together to win Back-to-Back Kick Off Classic Championships.   All aspects of the…

  Sacramento Tribe 17, Philadelphia Phillies 10 Submitted by Joe Soto, Tribe manager Led by co-mvps’ Steve Bryre and Pat Kelly, the Sacramento Tribe swept through the 70 division of…

2024 65+ Tri-Valley Gigantes 19, Paladin 3 ‘Gigantes Repeat in 65+ Division’ Submitted by Ben Cabanas, Gigante’s manager The Tri-Valley Gigantes became repeat champions by defeating Paladin, 19 – 3,…

Utah Blues 7, Boston Havoc 3 Submitted by Jarred Bates, Blues’ manager We saved our ACE Nick to pitch in the championship game and he was incredible while shutting down…

Montebello Angels 14, Las Vegas Senators 1 Submitted by Robert Oskin, Angel’s manager The Montebello Angels returned to the MSBL Kickoff Classic week two after a week-one championship in the…

Montebello Angels 17, Team USA 6 Submitted by Robert Oskin, Angel’s manager The Montebello Angels raised the Championship trophy in the 2023 MSBL Kickoff Classic 33+ division. The Angels were…

Envision NW 7, Mustangs Baseball Club 0 ‘Smith Throws Shutout to Secure Championship’ Submitted by Greg Bradford, ENW manager During the pool play on Saturday, March 11th, Envision NW won the…

Tri-Valley Gigantes 18, Paladin 17 Submitted by Ben Cabanas, Gigantes manager The Tri-Valley Gigantes defeated Paladin, 18-17 in the 65+ Championship at the MSBL Las Vegas Kickoff Classic at Desert Diamond…

Las Vegas Rattlers 19, Phoenix Padres 6 Submitted by Mike Strader, Rattlers manager The Rattler’s tournament was filled with highs and lows. In the end, the players pulled together as…

Sacramento Tribe 7, North County Mudcats 6 Submitted by Joe Soto, Tribe manager Led by pitcher Van Mattison and MVP Dennis Smith, the Sacramento Tribe went 5 and 0 in…

Salt Lake Bees 14, Sacramento Capitals 9 Submitted by Randy Miles, Bees’ manager The Salt Lake Bees (Formerly known as the Utah Pirates) beat the Sacramento Capitals 14-9 to win…

OC Dodgers 8, Lehigh Valley Railriders 3 Submitted by Jef Brown, Dodger’s manager The OC Dodgers have long participated in the MSBL tournaments, including the Kickoff Classic, and this year’s…

Montebello Angels 19, Utah Blues 0 Submitted by Robert Oskin, Angel’s manager The Montebello Angels compiled a 5-0 record on their way to winning the 35+ National Division of the…

Inland Angels 14, Paladin 3 Submitted by Ted Poleto, Angel’s manager We won the 65+ American Division Kickoff Classic championship with a total team effort of 13 guys.  We were…

Boston Wolfpack 16, Mustangs Baseball Club 5 Submitted by Sterling Endicott The Boston Wolfpack defeated the two-time defending champion Mustangs Baseball Club 16-5 in the 50+ Championship at the MSBL Las Vegas Kickoff Classic. …

North County Mudcats 24, Tri-Valley Antiques 5 Submitted by Jim Teeter, Mudcats manager San Diego’s North County Mudcats won the 2022 Las Vegas Kick-off Classic tournament 70+ division Monday afternoon…

Sacramento Royals 8, Lonestars 2 Submitted by Jim Tygrett-DeNuzzi, Royal’s manager The third-seeded Sacramento Royals cruised through the 60+ division playoffs to take the Division Championship over the Lonestars, 8-2. As usual for the…

2022 65+ National San Antonio Defenders 14, Sacramento Tribe 8 Submitted by Joel Morley, Defender’s co-manager The Defenders 65+ team beat the Sacramento Tribe 14-8 in the 65+ National Division…

Diamond Dream Mustangs 15, So Cal Trojans 2 ‘Mustangs Repeat as 50+ Champs’ Submitted by MSBL World Series Hall of Fame member Mike LaComb, Mustang’s manager                       For the third year…

San Diego Knights 5, Tijuana 2 Submitted by Britton Scheibe, Knights manager The San Diego Knights returned to the Las Vegas Kick Off Classic after a six-year hiatus. In four…

Tri Valley 45’s 21, Las Vegas Rattlers 10 ‘Tri-Valley Forties Back in the Winners Circle’ Submitted by Mark Murray/David Matthiesen The Tri-Valley 45’s, known by all around the MSBL as…

Sacramento Tribe 20, Paladin 10 Submitted by Pat Kelly We lost our first game of the tournament to the San Diego Mudcats 2-1, as both starting pitchers threw all nine…

Houston Gamblers 10, Montebello Angels 5 Submitted by Pedro Rivera, Gambler’s manager First of all, we’d like to thank everyone involved to put the tournament together. It was a pleasure…

Boston Wolfpack 11, Sacramento Blue Jays 1 ‘Championship Dedicated to Fallen Teammate Jeff Fox‘ Submitted By Sterling Endicott The Boston Wolfpack won the 2021 MSBL Las Vegas Kickoff Classic 55+…

Montebello Angels 27, Utah Dodgers 3 Submitted by Robert Oskin, Angels manager The Montebello Angels came out to its usual participation in the MSBL Las Vegas Kickoff Classic. They finished…

OC Rays 11, Albuquerque Sox 3 ‘Rodriguez Takes Control on the Bump’ Submitted by Andres Velarde, Rays manager Last year around thanksgiving, our coach Daniel Cardenas gave the idea of…

Inland Angels 9, Paladin 3 ‘Ironman Sallo Takes Charge on the Bump’ Submitted by Ted Poleto, Angels manager This was our first entry into the 65+ division of the Kickoff…

Boston Wolfpack 14, Diamond Dream Mustangs 1 ‘Mike Smith Throws Complete Game Victory’ Submitted by Sterling Endicott The Boston Wolfpack won the 55+ MSBL Kickoff Classic tournament going 5-0 with…

Texas Redbirds 9, Diamond Dream Mustangs 8 ‘Redbirds Go 5-0 to Win 50+ American; Cite Complete Team Effort’ Submitted by Brian McGilvary, Redbirds manager The Redbirds played from a deficit…

San Diego Mudcats 14, Philadelphia Phillies 2 ‘Mudcats Win 65+ and 70+ Kickoff Classic Titles’ The San Diego Mudcats earned their second Las Vegas title in as many weeks with…

Sacramento Tribe 7, San Antonio Lonestars 5 ‘Weathers and Jungston Share MVP Honors’ Submitted by Joe Soto, Tribe manager In a very exciting game, the national tournament powerhouse Sacramento Tribe…

Chicago Royals 6, Colorado Bandits 5 ‘Iron Man Trimarco Steps Up on the Bump’ The Chicago Royals overcame two severe injuries on their way to the MSBL Kickoff Classic 45+…

Boston Wolfpack 5, 3n2 Rangers 4 ‘MVP Delgado Drives in Winning Runs in Walk-off Fashion’  Submitted by Sterling Endicott  Things played out as the bookmakers expected with the MSBL Desert…

Las Vegas Rattlers 5, Willamette Valley Hops 1 ‘Dan Clemens Throws Complete Game Championship Victory’ Submitted by Manny Ocampo, Rattlers manager The normal, very short, Las Vegas Rattlers pre-game meeting…

San Diego Mudcats 8, Paladin 4 ‘Teeter Goes 17-22 for Tourney; Schmidt Earns MVP’ The San Diego Mudcats prevailed against two formidable opponents Monday, March 7, in the 2019 Las…

Michigan Bandits 13, Montebello Angels 11 ‘Thorn, Bevis and Perez Lead Way on the Bump’ Submitted by Jeff Krejcik, Bandits manager The Michigan Bandits compiled a 5-0 record on their…

Dallas Rangers 7, San Diego North 6 ‘MVP Pena Leads the Way with .500 Average’ Submitted by Gerry Mecca Despite seeing its four-run lead whittled down by game’s end, the Dallas Rangers,…

Denver Royals 2, Atlanta Pirates 1 (10 innings) ‘Royals Trio Limit Pirates to Four Hits’ Submitted by Brian Underhill, Royals manager Coming into the game, the Royals had scored 69…

Tucson Athletics 8, LV Dirtbags 3 ‘Romo Leads the Way on the Bump and at the Plate’ Submitted by Chuy Francies, Athletics manager After having a few people drop out…

Las Vegas Rattlers 6, The Bar 1 Submitted by Manny Ocampo, Rattlers manager After Dave Scanlan pitched a full nine innings to eliminate the Las Vegas Warriors (8-3) In the…

Boston Wolfpack 22, San Diego North 1 ‘Red Hot Delgado Earns MVP’ By Sterling Endicott, Boston Wolfpack The Boston Wolfpack captured the 2018 55+ MSBL Las Vegas Kickoff Classic going…

theBar 10, Las Vegas Rattlers 1 ‘theBar Claims 45+ American Championship’ In their first appearance, theBAR won the MSBL Las Vegas Kickoff Classic 45+ American Division Championship with a 10-1…

San Antonio Lonestars 8, Sacramento Tribe 7 Submitted by Bill Rector, Lonestars manager March 13, 2017, College of Southern Nevada Stadium – The San Antonio Lonestars locked horns with the…

Montebello Angels 8, Chicago Woodpeckers 3 Submitted by Robert Oskin, Angels manager ‘It’s a 4-peat for Montebello Angels’ It was exciting times for the Angels who were meeting the Woodpeckers…

So Cal Titans 9, So Cal Royals 2 Submitted by Enrique Rodriguez With the help of Jeff, CEO of Mulligan’s Painters and Palestino, the So Cal Titans were able to…

Chicago North Legends 15, 3n2 Rangers 6 Submitted by Mike Criscione, Legends manager The 55+ Chicago North Legends went undefeated (4-0-1) in winning the 2017 MSBL Las Vegas Kickoff Classic…

Montebello Angels 7, Chicago Woodpeckers 0 ‘Victory Caps Three-Peat for Angels’ Submitted by Robert Oskin, Angels manager I knew this wasn’t going to be an easy time for us. We…

Tri-Valley Antiques 22, Philadelphia Phillies 6 ‘Tom Turner Voted MVP’ Submitted by Denny Brown, Antiques manager The Tri-Valley Antiques went 5-1 in the MSBL Las Vegas Kickoff Classic 65+ division…

Boston Wolfpack 10, Paramount Pirates 4 ‘Two Mike Smith Bombs Lead the Pack’ By Sterling Endicott, Boston Wolfpack The Boston Wolfpack won the 45+ American Las Vegas Kickoff Classic with…

“Bertrand’s Complete Game Seals the Deal” Team Victory 11, Boston Wolfpack 1 By Dave Brunette, Team Victory manager, and Steve LaMontia, MSBL Ali had his Frazier. Butch had Sundance. Team…

“Darensbourg Calms the Waves” Las Vegas Senators 7, Downey Waves 0 By Rich Hernandez, Senator’s manager, and Steve LaMontia MSBL ‘Three’ is the new lucky number for the Las Vegas…

‘Veteran Pawelek Pitches and Hits to Title Victory’ Utah Pirates 18, DC Express 12 Contributed by Randy Miles, Utah Pirates manager In the semi-finals we beat the 3N2 Rangers 8-7…

‘Four Run Sixth Propels Angels’ Inland Angels 7, Chicago North Legends 4 By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Las Vegas, Nevada, March 9, 2015-The Inland Angels entered the bottom of…

‘Chavarin and Vega Combine for Victory’ Montebello Angels 2, San Fernando Valley Bulldogs 1 By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Daniel Arruda walked to start the bottom of the seventh…

Monterey Seals claim title in first kickoff try 25 National: Monterey Seals 5, So Cal Snappers 3By Jeff McGaw, MSBLNational.com Las Vegas Nv., March 10, 2014 – Nate Sevier threw…

2014 50+ Wood Bat MSBL Kickoff Classic Champion Team Victory Team Victory 12, Boston Wolfpack 7 “Thigpen paces Team Victory” Contributed by Tom Taylor and Jeff McGaw Las Vegas, Nev.…

Fresno Grizzlies 7, San Antonio Broncos 2 ‘Baker, Griffin key Grizzlies win” By Tom Taylor, for MSBLNational.com Las Vegas, Nv., March 10, 2014 – It was all about redemption for…

‘Inaugural trip to Kickoff yields title’ Seattle Frickin A’s 13, Las Vegas Rattlers 12 (10 inn.) By Jeff McGaw, MSBLNational.com Las Vegas, Nev., March 10, 2014 – There’s a theory…

‘Second title in three years’ 25 American: Big Foot Baseball 17, Chicago Seminoles 5 By Jeff McGaw, MSBLNational.com Las Vegas Nv., March 10, 2014 – Unlike the oft-reported, camera-shy, giant,…

55+ MSBL Las Vegas Kickoff Classic Wood Bat Champion So Cal Fire ‘Martinez chucks and hits to lead the Fire’ So Cal Fire 17, Inland Empire 9 By Tom Taylor,…

  ‘Ludwig and Young lead the Ports’ Redwood Empire Ports 9, American Nat’l. Wildcats 3 By Jeff McGaw, MSBLNational.com Las Vegas, Nev., March 3, 2014 — A year ago the…

Montebello Angels 17, Chicago Woodpeckers 5By Jeff McGaw, MSBLNational.com Las Vegas, Nev., March 3, 2014 — Loosely translated from Spanish to English to baseball, the term caballos refers to a…

By Jeff McGaw, MSBLNational.com Las Vegas, Nev. – It sounds funny to say it, but the Las Vegas Dirtbags cleaned the table at the 2013 MSBL Kickoff Classic. The Dirtbags,…

Kneeling L-R: Brett Flick, Nick Nunez, Ben Bruff, Josh Stepner and Mike Lange. Standing L-R: Jason Bendorf, Bill Berman, Britton Scheibe, Alex Renteria, Jerald Burnett, Jon Montgomery, Sean Moran and…

Ward and Flutie poke it, Figueroa and Kearschner chuck it Boston Wolfpack 9, Team Victory 3 By Steve LaMontia, MSBL National The Boston Wolfpack won the 2013 Kickoff Classic 50+…

2013 45+ Wood Bat Kickoff Classic champion So Cal Matanzas Mercado and Verdecia pace Matanzas So Cal Matanzas 5, 3n2 Rangers 4 By Tom Taylor, for MSBLNational.com Arroyo Grande Complex,…

Team USA Co-MVP’s #3 Gary Ewbank and #9 Gerry Noack Gary Noack throws complete game USA Patriots 10, Fresno Grizzlies 3 By Jeff McGaw, MSBL National Children’s Memorial Park Las…

2013 55+ Wood Bat Thatcher’s three hits and four runs pace Sacramento Sacramento Tribe 18, Las Vegas Mariners 11 By Steve LaMontia, Executive Regional Director The Sacramento Tribe flexed their…

2013 MSBL Kickoff Classic 35+ wood bat champion Team Las Vegas-Red Jeff Cochran pitches Team Las Vegas-Red to titleTeam Las Vegas-Red 16, Downey Waves (CA.) 4 By Steve LaMontia and…

Spurrier, Kirby named Co-MVP’s Dirtbags kickoff rust, claim top prize in Las Vegas By Jeff McGaw and Les Zoltowski Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes you’re standing there…

3n2 Rangers 10, Maine Indians 3 The 3n2 Rangers outdueled the Maine Indians for the MSBL’s 2012 Kickoff Classic 45 title By Andrew Anderson and Jeff McGaw Las Vegas —…

Team New Era 6, Boston Wolfpack 5 Ralph Proulx (kneeling second from right) and Team New Era claimed 50 Kickoff gold in Vegas By Leslie Zoltowski and Jeff McGaw Las…

DC National Spirit 6, Tri Valley Giants 65’s 4 The DC National Spirit hit the jackpot in Vegas with a 6-4 win in the championship game By Les Zoltowski and…

San Diego Knights 13, So Cal Buzz 2 The San Diego Knights won the 2012 Kickoff Classic 25 National Division in Las Vegas By Tom Taylor and Jeff McGaw, MSBL…

Big Foot Baseball 3, Las Vegas Dirtbags 2 Big Foot Baseball, formed in 2008, claimed its first MSBL tournament win at the 2012 Kickoff By Tom Taylor and Jeff McGaw,…

Sacramento Tribe 12, So Cal Fire 5 The Sacramento Tribe, managed by Ken Chavez, has won six of the last seven Kickoff Classics. By Alejandro Rodriguez   Las Vegas, Nev.,…

Phoenix Tube 8, Montebello Angels 1 The Phoenix Tube won the 35 Wood Bat title with an 8-1 win over the Montebello Angels By Alejandro Rodriguez LAS VEGAS – Kirk…

Las Vegas Dirtbags 6, Nassau Pirates 3 The Las Vegas Dirtbags, managed by Kris Barber, earned the 2012 Kickoff title By Alejandro Rodriguez, MSBL On-Line   Las Vegas, Nev., March…