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 February 15th 2010 - The Indianapolis Adult Baseball League has again partnered with Playball Indiana www.playballindiana.orgfor the 2010 season.
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 November 12th 2009 - The team that represented the IABL at the recent Father and Son Tournament in Chicago went undefeated and after the playoffs were rained out was awarded a first place tie and a prize of $1300 towards entry :: continue »
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 November 12th 2009 - The IABL closed its’ 20th season on a chilly, breezy night with the Reds and Giants squaring off in the 45+ Championship.
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October 12th 2009 - For the third time this post season, an IABL Championship game went to extra innings.
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 September 22nd 2009 - Playing under threatening skies all afternoon, the Pirates and Expos battled it out for the 28+ Championship. I say battled with no exaggeration, and I say all afternoon also without exaggeration. In a :: continue »
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September 9th 2009 - Mounting a dramatic comeback from an 8 run deficit, the Indianapolis Stallions won theirthird Labor Day Tournament Championship defeating the Columbus Ohio Pirates 15 to 13.
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 September 1st 2009 - “Since the creation of man, nothing has raised his heartbeat and testosterone quite like competition. The tragedies and triumphs of man versus man are well documented throughout the ages. In 1839, a man :: continue »
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August 15th 2009 - First we have to catch up on the week I missed while I was out of town.
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August 1st 2009 - For “Lou Gehrig Week” the 18+ got the sticks working and came through with some significant money for ALS research.
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July 18th 2009 - 18+ Player of the Week
Gordie Ranek
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Wes Hayden
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July 11th 2009 - Lots of excitement in the 18+ on the night of July 2, with 3 of 5 contests being decided by 2 runs or less.
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Zach Dirr
George Hayes
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 July 11th 2009 - This July the Indianapolis Adult Baseball League will pay tribute to one of the greatest players the game of baseball has ever seen. At the same time we will benefit the effort to cure the terrible disease :: continue »
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 July 9th 2009 - It was the National Division prevailing over the American division in the 18+ All Star game Wednesday night 6-4.
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July 6th 2009 - 18+ All Star selections
It’s time for the second half of the IABL mid summer classic.
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July 4th 2009 - The American Division outlasted the National Division 12 to 11 in the 28+ All Star Game.
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July 4th 2009 - Both Players of the Week are 2008 Cy Young winners who pitched and hit their way to victory last week.
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July 1st 2009 - It’s time once again for the IABL mid summer classic.
The 28+ Division will hold their All Star game at 7:30 at Brebeuf on Thursday July 2.
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June 25th 2009 - Pitching, Pitching, Pitching. Staff aces took control in the 18+ and 28+ last weekend.
More on that soon, but first we need to catch up from the previous week.
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June 16th 2009 - We’re doing things a little differently for the 18+ Player of the Week award for this past Sunday.
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June 11th 2009 - Pitching was the story in the 18+ this week, while in the 28+ the baseballs were flying over fences at an alarming rate.
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Eric Teall
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 June 11th 2009 - The IABL would like to thank the following members for volunteering their time to help out Playball Indiana in putting on their annual Pitch, Hit, and Runevent at Victory Field.
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June 4th 2009 - The player of the week award goes to two players who led their teams to victory over previously unbeaten opponents.
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Jeff Brunette
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May 21st 2009 - The IABL is pleased to announce that Applebee’s is now the official sponsor of the player of the week. Applebee’s of Broad Ripple will provide a $10 gift certificate to all those named Player of the Week.
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May 14th 2009 - 18+ Player of the Week
Matt Matheis
Braves
28+ Player of the Week
Paul Beck
Bulldogs
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May 7th 2009 - 18+ Player of the Week
TommyFinnegan
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JohnBerger Titans
Pitching for the Hurricanes, Tommy threw a no hitter against the Reds.
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April 30th 2009 - The player of the week for the second week of the 18+ season is
Eric Smith of the Arrows.
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April 24th 2009 - The 18+ Division of the IABL got off to a cold and damp start on Sunday. Under threatening skies at Trinity Ballpark we managed to get all games in and successfully kick off the season.
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 April 22nd 2009 - The first project of the IABL Yes Committee was highly successful.
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The Indianapolis Adult Baseball League has formed a new committee called the YES committee (Youth Empowerment through Sports) to help give back to the game we all love and play. The committee will identify :: continue »
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October 1st 2008 - On Tuesday night, Sept 30, at the Indy Library Nora Branch, 32 of the 35 teams were present for the election of a new IABL President. Wayne Edwards, after 6 years of service, felt it was time to hand the :: continue »
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September 24th 2008 - The 2008 Cy Young and MVP awards have been selected. The winners can be found under "Awards & Champions". Congratulations to all the winners. :: continue »
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September 8th 2008 - The Tournament again was a complete success ... Click Here to View Highlights & Box Score of the Final :: continue »
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July 31st 2008 - The IABL was covered by an Indy Star reporter during one of our 38+ Games.Click Here to Read the Story :: continue »
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July 9th 2008 - The nominations are in.The National Divisionis at 25 players and the American Divisionis at 21. Each team looks to be tough, with multiple Cy-Young winners and MVP's in the line-ups!
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July 5th 2008 - The nominations for the 2008 ALL STAR game are in and the rosters are set. The game will be played on Friday, July 11, 2008 at the friendly confines of Decatur Central High School. Home of the 2008 IHSAA :: continue »
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February 21st 2008 - From the Indy Star:
Philip J. Bickle passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Phil was a
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January 18th 2008 - The
IABL has struck a deal with Tucker Engineering to provide special
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November 9th 2007 - For 2007 the MVP and Cy Young Awards have been decided by the Managers of the respective age divisions. This year there were some tough choices and the voting was close in several areas. In the MABL the :: continue »
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 November 5th 2007 - Harvey Austin, Ray Starnes and Dave Weaver all contribute mightly in the run for the championship for the Terre Haute Volkers 60+ Team in Phoenix. They captured the 60+ Wood Bat by going 6 and 0 in the :: continue »
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November 5th 2007 - The Indianapolis Dodgers comprised
of many top players from the IABL made it to the Championship game in
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October 22nd 2007 - The MABL Indy Stallions (5 time Champions in the IABL) made it to the Semi-Finals of the 18+ American Division at the MSBL World Series in Phoenix, Arizona. The Stallions were comprised of players from :: continue »
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August 8th 2007 - CLICK HERE FOR MABL GAMECLICK HERE FOR MSBL 28+ GAME :: continue »
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July 12th 2007 - David Dennemann is the son of MSBL 28 Pirates & MSBL 38 Astros pitcher Brett Dennemann. Brett has been a member of the IABL since 2002 when he broke into the league with the MSBL 30 Braves.
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July 10th 2007 - The 18 and 28 All-Start Festivities will be held this year at beautiful University of Indianapolis on Saturday, July 28. Coach Vaught has graciously opened his facility to us for this event. This year :: continue »
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June 7th 2007 - Phil Bickle, Indy MSBL pioneer, throws out the inaugural 48+ pitch. Monday, June 4 was opening night for the 3rd season of Indy's MSBL 48+ division. On hand to open the season was long-time IABL veteran, :: continue »
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June 6th 2007 - The MABL Indy Stallions picked up their 100
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May 3rd 2007 - Just a reminder that players, umpires, and spectators alike are not allowed to use tobacco or alcohol products on facility grounds or adjacent to facilities (i.e. parking lots, bathrooms, etc.) before, :: continue »
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April 28th 2007 - What a beautiful day we were provided to help one of our premium facilities become more beautiful. Many thanks goes to Jason Shirrell of the MABL Astros and four of his players for coming out and making :: continue »
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January 5th 2007 - Roncalli baseball coach ready to get goingBy Pat McKeepat.mckee@indystar.com
Former Roncalli High School player Cary Davis was hired as the Rebels' baseball coach, school officials announced Thursday.
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November 7th 2006 - The
first ever MABL team has just returned from Clearwater, Florida after competing
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September 5th 2006 - The Indianapolis Stallions defended their 2005 tournament title
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19-11.
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August 8th 2006 - CLICK HERE FOR MABL RECAP
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January 22nd 2006 - All four leagues were represented at Blackwood's Cafe on Monday night, January 16, for the 2006 season opening governing board meeting.
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 November 10th 2005 - Jeremy Honaker and Damon Grothe were key components in the 2005 Dayton Woodpeckers championship win.
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 November 2nd 2005 - Four members of the Indianapolis Braves 28+ went out to Phoenix to play in the NABA World Series with the Bluff City White Sox (Memphis). The four players were Kevin Dotson, Ralph Lewis, Jack Parkhurst :: continue »
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 October 14th 2005 - Showing them how it’s doneBy RICK MORWICKDaily Journal sports writerDecked in full St. Louis Cardinals regalia, with close-cropped gray hair and shaded wire-rimmed glasses, Harvey Austin looks every bit :: continue »
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 August 20th 2005 - Ron Dillon, who has been a vital member of the MABL Astros (formally known as the Orioles), was honored this past Sunday for his dedication, excellence and integrity both on and off the diamond. He was :: continue »
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 July 9th 2005 - Brett Zani, a long time member of the IABL has received his PhD from Indiana University in Physiology and Biophysics.
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 May 21st 2005 - Bob Bracale (Longball Bat Co. President & longtime member of the IABL) and the IABL have reached an agreement where Longball Bat Co. will offer their Black Knight bat to the IABL membership at $10 off :: continue »
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March 23rd 2005 - New for 2005 .... A 48+ league will be debuted and is scheduled to open in mid-June. We are looking to fill 3 teams and play an eight (8) to ten (10) game schedule. The games will be played on Monday :: continue »
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MSBL 28+
In the American Division the Braves once again sweep the awards. Mike Lexa wins the MVP for the second year in a row and the Cy Young goes to Biran Jolliffe, the third Braves pitcher in three :: continue »
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September 28th 2004 - LOCAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNER CO-HOSTS NEW TELEVISION SERIES
Grounds for Improvement Featuring Dean Hill, ASLA, Premiers October 2nd
Fishers, Indiana, September 27, 2004—Local Landscape Designer Dean Hill, :: continue »
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 September 20th 2004 - The Stallions win their second MSBL 28+ Championship in a row by defeating the Titans in both games of the double header on Sunday.
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September 13th 2004 - Dave Weaver is one of the founding members of the Plainfield Patriots, who just finished their 30th season as a team.
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 September 7th 2004 - It was a well played highly competitive tournament that featured strong pitching performances by all of the teams involved. The tournament raised $500 towards the MSBL National Charity CapCure. CLICK HERE :: continue »
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August 30th 2004 - Due to the amount of rain that Decatur Central took over the weekend the Patriots and Dodgers played a "winner take all" championship game. The Patriots defeated the Dodgers 11-3 with thhe Patriots jumping :: continue »
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July 13th 2004 - National All Stars 6
American All Stars 4
Winning Pitcher: Paul Siegrist, Rebels
Losing Pitcher: Matt Lowry, Hurricanes
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May 12th 2004 - The Stallions won their two games 10 to 0 and 11 to 0 in a rain shortened tourney on May 1 and May 2.
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 March 4th 2004 - The new logo for the IABL has just returned from the graphic artist with the finishing touches. Thanks to Joyce Bolz, the artist, who put up with all of our changes and Steve Burzynski, the graphic artist, :: continue »
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February 2nd 2004 - After much work we have finally put together the all the pieces to bring online league fee payment to the IABL. Thanks to our treasurer, Marc Rueffer, for all the work he has done to make this happen. :: continue »
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November 25th 2003 - The IABL 40+ Managers met on November 24, 2003 to discuss, among other topics, the proposal to lower the age limit from 40 to 38 years of age. In a compromise decision, the 40+ Governing Board agreed that :: continue »
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November 19th 2003 - The league formally know as the MSBL 30+ has changed their minimum age requirement to 28. The league's new name is the MSBL 28+. If your 28th birthday is on or before December 31, 2004 you are eligible :: continue »
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November 15th 2003 - After 14 years of working together, the IABL and the IUA have parted ways. Both organizations have been a key player in each others growth and successover the years. But as with all things, there comes :: continue »
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October 10th 2003 - The 2003 IABL MVP and Cy Young winners have been chosen. Click on the following links to find out who the winners are: 2003 IABL MVP Award Winners 2003 IABL Cy Young Award Winners :: continue »
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 October 1st 2003 - There aren’t many of them left, but occasionally you can find an old timer on a team roster from the early days of the Indianapolis MSBL. Robert Vote and Wally Brant are two of the original charter members :: continue »
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September 25th 2003 - Last night the Dodgers collected their 4th championship in 5 years by defeating the Giants 5 to 2. The winning pitcher was Harold Gibson. The Dodgers scored all 5 runs in the 3rd inning when the Giants :: continue »
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September 15th 2003 - The championship game pitted the defending league champions, Giants, versus a new force in the league, the Stallions. The Giants, league champions 5 out of the last 6 years, fought through a tough season :: continue »
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 August 25th 2003 - In bracket one of the semi-finals the White Sox and Patriots were locked in a pitching duel, with the White Sox knocking off the reigning champs in 10 innings and making the MABL finals for the first time. :: continue »
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July 20th 2003 - Our first annual Camp Riley All-Star Day was a great success. The weather was perfect, the crowds respectable (we averaged about 100+ all day long) and we raised over $250 for Camp Riley. Each game had :: continue »
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July 7th 2003 - Lenny Brickens has been selected by the International Baseball Federation to represent the umpires of the United States in Amsterdam, Holland. He will be umpiring the European Olympic qualifier. Lenny :: continue »
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July 2nd 2003 - Dustin McCallister (Rookie Manager of the MABL Yankees) will be reporting to Officer Canidate School on October 18th and will be gone indefinately. He will be attending flight school after OCS to become :: continue »
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 June 30th 2003 - The Indianapolis Adult Baseball League and The Riley Foundation are getting together to raise money for Camp Riley.
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June 15th 2003 - The Arrows Brandon Leese No Hits the Hurricanes.
He was only one batter away from a perfect game as the Hurricanes only baserunner reached on a missed third strike.
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May 30th 2003 - Each year Scecina Memorial High School awards financial aid to those students from our East Deanery schools who are in need of tuiton support. Based on qualifications, families are awarded support that :: continue »
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May 23rd 2003 - The date for the 2003 1st annual All-Star Day at Victory Field has been set for July 19, 2003.
The MSBL 40+ league will play at 10:00 AM, the MSBL 30+ league will play at 1:00 PM and the MABL league :: continue »
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May 15th 2003 - While you are on our web site make sure to check out our league partner specials.
The Indiana Firebirds are offering a Frequent Flier Program. A great way to get Firebirds stuff!
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April 25th 2003 - OPENING DAYS
MABL April 27 (THIS SUNDAY!!!)
MSBL 30+ May 18
MSBL 40+ May 28
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