By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Rick Fryman is the League President of the outstanding Columbus Men’s Baseball League, a position he has embraced for the past 11 years.  In 2012 Rick took over the leadership role from long-time president Jim Durham. MSBL Founder and President Steve Sigler recognized Rick’s dedication and leadership qualities by…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Tom Evans Krause is the League President of the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League located in and around Seattle, a post he has embraced for the past 24 years.  He is an institution and is the head of one of the most successful MSBL leagues in the country.  He…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Here’s Johnny!  Johnny Billera started in the Long Island Midweek MSBL in 1998 when he was 19 years old and is still controlling the game from behind the dish for two different teams and as the league’s social media manager, now at the age of 47.  Johnny is very…

Editor’s note: A couple of months back I sent out a plea for anyone out there to share their baseball experiences with us and I got a doozy of a response!  Jack Kappenstein resides in the John A DeBenedictis League, formerly the Tri-State Senior Baseball League with players from Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.  He…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications 58-year-old Wally Hurd plays in the Connecticut MSBL for the New Canaan Cannons in the South division of the 11-team, 25-over league.  He started in the league in 1995 and even served as president for a half dozen years. “I used to drive to Staten Island to play but…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Tim Hott’s resume reads like a favorite book, complete with yellow, dog-eared pages.  Tim is a 74-year-old lawyer by profession and Grandfather by preference.  He has been around long enough to remember the Brooklyn Dodgers knocking off the dreaded Yankees in the 1955 World Series and suffering along with…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Joe Cantrell is in his second stint as the League President of the Southwest Ohio Miami Valley Adult Baseball League, a position he first embraced in 1996 and held until 2002.  The now-retired police officer had to back away from the post because of too many work commitments but…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Mark ‘Zubi’ Zubizarreta plays in the 12-team Fort Worth MSBL for the Fireflies, a team he helped start.  In his day job he works for the Department of Homeland Security and is also a traveling representative for a phone company.  In the league, he holds down the position of…

Compiled by Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Pat Carroll is an institution.  The Bay Area MSBL has been his home base for over 30 years, along with double-duty in the Tri-Valley MSBL since 2012, and the MSBL World Series still sees him roaming the desert of Arizona, as they have since 1988.  His 2023 World…