MSBL League President Spotlight: Joe Banasik, Houston Hardball League
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Joe Banasik has been the league president of the Houston Hardball League for an amazing 29 years and was the recipient of the MSBL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. As we continue our profile of our longest-tenured league presidents, while we celebrate the MSBL’s 35th Anniversary in 2022, we…
Read MoreSteve Simmons Follows Up 2022 Perfect Game and Detroit MSBL Championship with No-Hitter
The Detroit Yankees, the defending Detroit MSBL 18-over champs, faced off against the Detroit Mets at the historic Mack Park in a game matching teams in the 18-over Pistono Division. This stadium was the home of the Negro League Detroit Stars. Recent renovations make it one of five standing negro league fields. These two teams…
Read More2023 Columbia Padres Win 14 Straight to Win Columbia MABL 18+ League Title
Columbia Men’s Baseball League, 18+ Division Columbia Padres 11, Downtown Dodgers 0 (Game two in best-of-three sweep) The Columbia Padres defeated the Downtown Dodgers 7-0 and 11-0 on July 16 and 17th to win the 2023 Columbia Men’s Baseball League 18+ Championship. It was the team’s first Championship since Manager Chris Lusk took over as…
Read More2023 Pirates Win 45+ Spring Crown with Convincing 11-3 Win Over Knights
Utah Adult Amateur Baseball League, Spring 45+ Division Pirates 11, Knights 3 Submitted by Randy Miles, Pirates manager The Utah MSBL 45+ Pirates defeated the Knights, 11-3. Nate Jack pitched all nine innings and held the powerful Knights to only three runs to bring home the championship. Mike York went 2-3 with three runs scored and…
Read MoreMiami Valley Adult Baseball League Hosts Annual ‘Turn Back the Clock’ Day
Submitted by Joe Cantrell, League President, Miami Valley Adult Baseball League Last Sunday, August 6th, the Miami Valley Adult Baseball League, MVABL, in Dayton, Ohio held its annual Turn Back the Clock Day. We welcomed uniforms from around the league as players turned back their personal pages to College, High School, T-ball (if they still fit)…
Read MoreMSBL League President Spotlight: Rick Cantor, Redwood Empire (CA) MSBL
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications As we continue in our series of profiling our longest-tenured league presidents as part of MSBL’s 35 Year Anniversary in 2022, we now present MSBL Hall of Fame member, Lifetime Achievement recipient, and Honor Roll member Rick Cantor of the Redwood Empire MSBL, located in Sonoma County, California. The…
Read More2023 Cubs Defeat Bulldogs in Extra-Innings to Capture 18+ Title in Utah Adult Baseball League Spring Season
Utah Adult Baseball League, 18+ Division, Spring Season Salt Lake Cubs 12, Salt Lake Bulldogs 10 (11 innings) Submitted by Andrew Ortiz, Cubs manager The Salt Lake Cubs beat the Salt Lake Bulldogs in a thriller 12-10 in 11 innings! These two teams matched up well with two dominant pitchers. During the regular season, the…
Read MoreNorm Churchill: Ex-Pro Pitcher, MSBL World Series Champion, Youth Coach, and Master of Giving Back in Colorado
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Colorado Springs has many institutions, such as Seven Falls, Garden of the Gods, Cave of the Winds, the United States Air Force Academy, and of course Pike’s Peak. But MSBLhas ties to another institution who demonstrates tremendous impact both on and off the field; Norm Churchill of the MSBL…
Read MoreMSBL Veteran Dan Clemens of Denver Becomes Oldest Pitcher in Pecos League History to Notch a Victory
By Jeff Larson / jlarson@appealdemocrat.com July 28, 2023 – Dan Clemens followed up being the oldest pitcher in Pecos League history to win a game with another victory Thursday night at home, as Clemens and the Marysville Drakes independent baseball team took down Dublin, 13-8 at Bryant Field in Marysville. Clemens, 55, allowed five earned…
Read MoreSergio Molinar: A Comeback Story to Remember in New Mexico
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Sergio Molinar is lucky to be alive. Literally. Sergio plays for MSBL in New Mexico and is fortunate to continue to make that claim. Why the gloom in a lead-in? First of all, he will be the first one to tell you how lucky he is. Secondly, try this…
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