Central Florida Amateur Baseball League Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary with Phenomenal Growth
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications The Central Florida Amateur Baseball League, an MSBL affiliate, started in Lakeland, Florida with four teams in 2012. Now heading into their tenth anniversary year, an expansion magician known as Aaron Eberhardt had a vision back then. That vision is now a reality and the beautiful Florida sky is…
Read MoreSacramento MSBL Teams Up with ‘RCOA’ Umpires Association for Necessary Field Updates
Below is a story forwarded to us by Alan Van Ness, League President of the successful Sacramento Men’s Senior Baseball League. The story of his umpiring crew ‘giving back’ and truly making a difference is best conveyed in his own words. Submitted by Alan Van Ness, League President, Sacramento Men’s Senior Baseball League I would…
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Delray Nationals 4, Suela South Dade 0 ‘Mijares K’s 18, Shuts Out Suela in Final’ Submitted by Ryan Snyder, National’s manager The Delray Nationals shut out Suela South Dade 4-0 in the championship game of the 2022 Holiday Classic 30+ National Division. The Nationals came out of pool play a #1 seed with a team…
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Boston Cardinals 6, New York Blazers 3 Submitted by Rich Slamin, Cardinal’s manager The Boston Cardinals defeated the NY Blazers by a score of 6-3 in the championship game of the 2022 American Division 30+ MSBL Holiday Classic in Viera Fl. The Cards posted a 1-1-1 record through the round-robin portion of the tourney facing…
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East Coast Cardinals 11, Beantown Boars 2 Submitted by Ralph Proulx The East Coast Cardinals 18+ team went to the Holiday Classic with thoughts of overcoming two previous semi-final losses in the MSBL Fall Classic and the past Holiday Classic. Pitching and defense are the team’s trademarks and this tournament was no exception. The Cardinals…
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Boston Wolfpack 11, Mustang Baseball Club 3 By Sterling Endicott The Boston Wolfpack captured the 2022 MSBL Holiday Classic championship for the 54+ National Division at the beautiful USSSA Space Coast Complex in Viera, Florida. Barry Foster earned the win in the finals giving up just three unearned runs as Boston defeated the Mustangs Baseball…
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Charleston Curve 7, Lehigh Vail Rail Riders 5 Submitted by Jason Hiller, Curve manager The Charleston Curve defeated the Lehigh Valley Rail Riders 7-5 to capture the 45+ American Championship at the 2022 MSBL Holiday Classic. Jarrett Basden pitched three shutout innings in relief to get the win and finished the tournament with two wins…
Read MoreHow it all Began: A 35 Year Celebration of MSBL, Val Lewis, Sacramento MSBL (First in a series)
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Val Lewis is the 1986 founder of the ultra-successful Sacramento MSBL and the headmaster of the popular Father/Son concept utilized for the first time at the MSBL World Series in 1998 with a dozen teams. At 80 years ‘young’, Val has remained an active part of the Sacramento MSBL…
Read MoreMSBL League Profile: Terre Haute MSBL
In 1991 a lifelong fan of baseball named Jim Tanner sat down with a group of close friends and contrived a plan to form an amateur baseball league in Terre Haute, Indiana. What has followed is a 30-year relationship with MSBL, and storied local history, rich in baseball lore. The ‘THMSBL’ has sent multiple teams…
Read MoreMSBL League Profile: West Metro Atlanta Men’s Senior Baseball League
Editor’s note: In 2021 we reached out to many of our leagues and asked them to send us a league profile that we could share. The Atlanta area is a hotbed of MSBL activity and tournament participation so we reached out to Don Etheridge, founder, and president of the West Metro Atlanta MSBL. Don sent…
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