40-and-up Baseball Finds a Home in Manatee County
Compiled by Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications The following story appeared in the Observer news publication in Sarasota, Florida on January 11, 2023, and was compiled by journalist Ryan Kohn. We are reprinting this article with permission. The Florida Adult Baseball League is now two years old under the MSBL umbrella and was operating exclusively…
Read MorePat Kelly and Sacramento MSBL Send Contingent to Nicaragua to Assist Impoverished Children in Their Baseball Skills and Deliver Donated Equipment
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Pat Kelly is a long-standing member of the Sacramento Men’s Senior Baseball League, where he began playing in 1993. He is also an annual participant at the MSBL World Series in Arizona and the MSBL Vegas tourneys as a member of the perennial powerhouse Sacramento Tribe and an occasional stint with the Solons. Pat, trip coordinator Hal Young, and…
Read MoreCody McKeon: Participating in Two Leagues in Two States, Every Week, Nearly Four Hours One Way, and Loving Every Minute
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Let us begin our story about Cody with a few words from David Pratt, League President of the Red River Adult Baseball League, located in and around Shreveport, Louisiana. MSBL Founder and President Steve Sigler asked various league presidents to recommend some people within their league that should be…
Read MoreDavid Emerling: From Retired Navy Fighter Pilot to Umpire in Chief and Rules Enforcer at Mid-South (Memphis) MSBL
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Dave Emerling is a 65-year-old retired Navy and commercial pilot with four kids that has put in plenty of years coaching the kids as well as umpiring for over 30 years. He pitched for the United States Naval Academy back in the day and has been a part of…
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WPB Thunder 4, Atlanta Giants 1 Submitted by Mike Soulen, Thunder manager For Shawn…Two weeks prior to playing in the Fall Classic, the WPB Thunder lost one of its most popular and skilled players, 26-year-old Shawn Chiaramonte, in a jet-ski accident. Shawn loved the game, loved his teammates, and you would always find a smile…
Read MoreEric Smith Endures Multiple Back Surgeries; Continues to Help Maintain Mid-South (Memphis) MSBL
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Eric Smith is a 48-year-old player and league liaison with city officials for field usage in the Mid-South (Memphis) MSBL. His league president, Paul Tingley, wrote a wonderful note to us in response to our request for some of the league’s movers and shakers to interview, as we celebrate…
Read MoreMSBL Hall of Fame Pitcher Rodney Tafoya Suffers Stroke in January 2022; Vows to Return to Mound in Search of Victory #500
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications MSBL World Series Hall of Fame pitcher and New Mexico resident Rodney Tafoya suffered a stroke in January of 2022. It has been a long road of rehabilitation but anyone who knows Rod knows he will indeed be back on the bump sometime soon. The Santa Fe New Mexican…
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Mustangs Baseball Club 15, Atlanta Guardians 0 ‘Mustangs Win 50+ American Title for Second Time in Last Three Years’ Submitted by Manager Rick Clough and Bench Coach Carlos Perez The Mustangs Baseball Club Organization has a tournament motto: ‘To win every game in the round robin of tournaments may be a form of perfection, but…
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Bergen Yankees 4, Long Island Express 3 Submitted by Pete Kuchta and Rob Gordon Barry Peterman pitched seven innings while giving up three unearned runs to capture the win. Steve Alemi pitched two shutout innings to notch the save. Going into the bottom of the seventh, the Long Island Express was up 3-1. Two key…
Read More2022 Raven’s March Through Playoffs for Seventh 18+ Cascade Division Title at Puget Sound Senior Baseball League
2022 Puget Sound Senior Baseball League, 18+ Cascade Division Ravens 7, Diamondbacks 2 ‘Seabourne, Jeffress, and Pennick Come up Big’ Submitted by Paul Davison, Raven’s manager The Cascade Ravens have historically been perennial contenders, capturing six championships and making nine championship game appearances in the previous 12 seasons. However, the 2022 regular season was the…
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