2022 60+ National
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 Royals, it was a total team effort. In pool play, the Royals had wins over the Mustangs and a hard-fought 8-7 victory over the Inland…
Read MoreMSBL Hall of Famer, League President, Coach Charlie LaDuca Publishes ‘Baseball Is Life Is Baseball’
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications If you are a coach, aspire to be a coach, know how to spell ‘coach’, or have ever been coached in your life, “Baseball Is Life Is Baseball” is a must-read for you. Written by MSBL player, coach, league president, and MSBL World Series Hall of Fame member Charlie…
Read MoreDelray Nationals Claim 35+ Title at MSBL Sunshine Classic in Panama City, Florida
Coming off a tournament win in the 30+ MSBL Holiday Classic the Delray Nationals completed a perfect 4-0 record to win the Sunshine Classic 35+ Division in 11 innings 8-7 against the Tainos. This makes it back-to-back MSBL tournament wins for the Delray Nationals.
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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 Championship of the 2022 Las Vegas Kickoff Classic. The Defenders were led by the pitching duo of Mike Denevi and Joe Whitmer. Denevi started the…
Read More2022 Team USA Wins SoCal MSBL 25+ Open Division Winter Championship
SoCal MSBL/MABL, 25+ Winter Open Division Team USA 9, OC Titans 0 Submitted by Bill Reimbold, Team USA manager The spirit on Team USA is amazing and the chemistry we all feel is incredible. We really enjoy each other as we were in that zone where we knew that someone was going to do something each…
Read MoreLarry Lombardi, DCMSBL: How it all Began (Part three in a series)
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Larry Lombardi is the architect of the DC MSBL, located in and around our nation’s capital. He lives in North Carolina, however, and relies heavily on his day-to-day partner in chief Jerry Klemm, who handles the on-site issues and assignments. For his efforts, Larry has been inducted into the…
Read MoreOhio MSBL Pioneer Skip Riser Passes Away at 77
Submitted by Joe Sidor, Ohio MSBL League President We are sad to learn of the passing of our teammate, opponent, and friend Skip Riser. Skip was one of the founders of the Ohio MSBL. He handled the finances and registrations for most of the first 12 years of the league’s existence and was inducted into…
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East Coast Cardinals 15, T Town Jockos 0 Submitted by Ralph Proulx Two days before the team was to head to Panama City, Florida it received some devastating news. Rodney (The Ageless Arm) Tafoya had suffered a serious stroke leaving one side of his body paralyzed. Rodney hails from Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is…
Read MoreMax Reising, Chicago North MSBL: How it all Began (Part two in a series)
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications As we continue in our 2022 series of ‘How it all Began’, a celebration of 35 years of MSBL baseball, our mission is to speak with a handful of our long-standing members and ask how they initially became involved in our baseball mission. There is no better person to…
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Miami Yankees 12, Detroit Orioles 2 Submitted by George Kenhan The Miami Yankees reached a milestone by winning the MSBL Holiday Classic 2022 45+ National division championship played at the USSSA Space Coast Complex in Viera, Florida. The Miami Yankees team was created in 2021 and was formerly known as the Miami Marlins. I stepped…
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