MSBL National Hall of Fame

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications 41-year-old Ryan Lutzka is the league president of the Twin Cities Men’s Adult Baseball League located in and around Minneapolis.  The Plymouth, Minnesota resident…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications 63-year-old Dan Hendrickson is currently the league treasurer and field coordinator for the successful MABL of Southern Wisconsin, located in Madison.  Since beginning his league involvement in…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications 67-year-old Jerry Klemm resides in Falls Church, Virginia, a mere seven miles from our nation’s capital.  He is the commissioner of the long-standing and…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

 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…

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…

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…

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…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Skip Riser is the 73 year old league president of the Ohio MSBL who lives in Canton Ohio, smack in the middle of football…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Gerry Mecca is the past commissioner of the North Texas Amateur Baseball League, located in and around the Dallas area, a position he held…

Congratulations Norm Cutliff, Brian Schueller and Joe Daniels By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Norm Cutliff Norm Cutliff is the 74 year old league president of the Taos, New Mexico…

2016 Inductees: John Gambs, Gary Gomez, Tom Maney and Rod Shipman Tom Maney, Capital District (NY) Tom Maney is a fixture in the Capital District MSBL and a regular at…

Paul Brooks, Seacoast Men’s Baseball League Paul Brooks is the 49 year old leader of the Seacoast Men’s Baseball League located in Southern New Hampshire, a league boasting a total…

Rod Tafoya from the New Mexico MSBL, Joe Viau from the Northeast Wisconsin MSBL and Randall Guard from the Central Arkansas MSBL are the 2014 inductees into the MSBL National…

2013 Inductees: Jim Tygrett-DeNuzzi, Darren Brucken, Clint Romero, Wally Brant and Larry Bergren Jim Tygrett-DeNuzzi: Sacramento MSBL Nobel Prize winning doctor, missionary, philosopher and musician Albert Schweitzer once said, “You…

Randy Clemo .President Portland MSBL 2000-present .Eight league championships in 13 years .World Series Champions: DeMarini Giants 2005 and Oregon Outlaws 2009 .Tournament Director for Kalei Mahoe for Cancer Labor…

Stephen Boudreaux .Northwest Arkansas MSBL member since 1997 .NWAMSBL president 2002-present .NWA White Sox player/manager since 1999 .NWAMSBL champions 2004, 2010, 2011 .NWAMSBL runners-up 1999, 2000, 2008 .Arklahoma Shootout champions…

Ralph Proulx .President Buffalo MSBL 1992-present .Regional tournament Championships: 2006 NE Regional Labor Day Classic 35+ 2010 NE Regional Labor Day Classic 35+ 2011 NE Regional Labor Day Classic 35+…

Gary Bowman .Salt Lake City MSBL .President Utah MSBL 2003-present .Helps organize multiple tournament teams every year .Acts as area league director Herb McReynolds .Founder and president of Tucson MSBL…

Jon Garbacz .Twin City MSBL/Mabl .President Twin City MSBL/MABL since 1997 .Presided over league growth from 22 teams in 2006 to 42 in 2011 .Instituted a 28+ division Charles McCroskey…

Jim Baugher .Tucson MSBL .President Tucson MSBL 1998-present .Tucson MSBL vice-president 1993-1997 .Grew league to 26 teams in 2011 .MSBL member since 1992 .President of the Fairbanks Men’s Baseball League…

Mike Lucas .Austin Metro MSBL/MABL .President, Austin Metro MSBL/MABL 2000-present .Largest MSBL league in Texas with 38 teams .Assistant tournament director MSBL Fall Classic and Holiday Classic in Florida .2000…

Joe Banasik .Houston MSBL/MABL .President, Houston Hardball League 1997-present .Grew league from four teams in 1997 to 38 teams in 2005 .Led his league in helping local community college build…

Jim Bianco .West/Put MSBL .Member of MSBL since 1989 .President of West/Put MSBL, a league he founded in 1990 .Managed 25+ Westchester Copperheads to 1997 Albany Labor Day victory .Managed…

Jerry Karnow .Sacramento MSBL .President of Sacramento MSBL 1991-2003 .Attended every MSBL World Series of Fall Classic 1988-2011 .Won seven World Series rings and one Fall Classic ring .Presided over…

Jim Barr .Sacramento MSBL .Former Major League pitcher, retired in 1983 .Instrumental in building two-field complex for Sacramento MSBL .Winning pitcher in three consecutive 40+ National division World Series games…

Sam Kayea .Dallas MSBL .Founder of Dallas MSBL Umpires Association .Joined the Dallas MSBL in 1989 and became one of their most dedicated officers .Before assuming the overall leadership in…

Joe Johnson .Oregon MSBL .Co-founder and past president of Oregon MSBL (1988-2005) .Attended most every MSBL World Series .Won 30+ American Division championship with Oregon Twins in 1992 .Played in…

Jim Durham .Columbus MSBL .Member of MSBL since 1988 .President of Columbus MSBL 1993-present .Manger Columbus Dodgers .Participated in every MSBL World Series .2011 MSBL Lifetime Achievement award recipient Vaughn…

Jim Darby .Vice President of Easton Sports .MSBL National sponsor since 1988 .MSBL World Series participant Dan Piro .1997 Lifetime Achievement award recipient .2009 founder of North County San Diego…