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Midwest Suburban Baseball League Chicago
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Formerly	N/A
Conference	MSL
Founded	1998
Commissioner	Larry Kolcz (since 1998)
Sports fielded	2 men's: 1; women's: 0; ;
Division	Chicago Summer and Fall League
No. of teams	50+
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois
Region	Midwestern United States
Official website	http://www.midwestsuburbanleague.com/
Locations

History

The Midwest Suburban Baseball League was organized in 1998 by individuals who wanted to establish a well organized, competitive baseball league. The league's early success was realized when twenty teams joined in its first season, and the league grew to over thirty teams by 1999. At this point, the league consisted of three divisions with different levels of play. The league continued to grow each season and had to expand to four divisions including one wooden bat division.

Affiliations

MSBL/MABL (Men's Senior Baseball League, Men's Adult Baseball League)

Divisions

The Midwest Suburban Baseball League consists of three main divisions: National, American, and Central (AAA, AA, A). The National division is further broken down into a wooden bat division and a metal bat division.

National North Division (wood bat)

The National North Division is composed of experienced baseball players wanting to compete at a higher level with the use of wood bats.

Current National North Teams

Bullfrogs
Bronx Bombers
Marlins
Ravens
River Bandits
Wrigley Sluggers
Yankees

National South Division

The National South Division is the equivalent to the National North Division with the exception that players use metal bats. Together, these divisions make of the National League.

Current National South Teams

Athletics
Diablos
Longhorns
Lookouts
Redhawks
Scorpions
Snappers

American Division

The American Division is composed of experienced high school and college players. Metal bats are used by all players.

Current American North Teams

Cubs
Nationals
Sound
Stallions
Wildcats

Current American South Teams

Angels
Blue Jays
Brewers
Knights
Weasels

Current American East Teams

Blue Ribbons
Devils
Dodgers
Punishers
Tigers

Current American West Teams

Bandits
Bears
Braves
Dragons
Red Sox

Central Division

The Central Division tends to be made up of newly formed teams in which most players have played at the high school level. Metal bats are also used in the Central Division.

Current Central North Teams

Chiefs
Diamondbacks
Sidewinders
Westdale

Current Central South Teams

Black Sox
Firebirds
Lunatics
White Sox

Current Central East Teams

CRB
Med Sox
Phillies
Thunder
Warriors

Current Central West Teams

Isotopes
Pirates
Rhinos
Rockys
Royals

All-Star Games

The Midwest Suburban Baseball League holds an all-star game annually for each of the three divisions. Each all-star game is held at Alexian Brother's Field in Schaumburg, Illinois. Alexian Brother's Field is also where the league championship games are held. All-star selection is based on each team's own method, but two players from each team play in an all-star game. All-star team managers are selected based on team winning percentages at a date before the all-star break. Also, in between all-star games player's have the opportunity to sign up for a home run derby, a fastest man contest, and a hardest thrower contest. Home run derby contestants are allowed ten swings to hit as many home runs as possible and typically pay a $20 entry fee. Fastest man contestants run around the bases three times and the best time is saved. Typically, a $10 entry fee is required for the fastest man contest. Hardest thrower contestants are allowed ten throws and typically pay $10 dollars as an entry fee. A percentage of all proceeds from all-star events is contributed to charity.

Locations

All locations are in or near the greater Chicago area.

Arlington Heights Library
Barrington High School
Bartlett, Trail's End Park
Bensenville, John C. Geils Field
Berwyn, behind Freedom Middle School
Brookfield
Bridgeview Golf Dome
Chicago State
Cicero
College of Lake County
Dundee Crown High School
Eisenhower High School
Gary
Grosche Field
Gwendolyn Brooks
Hersey High School
Howie Minas Field
Illinois Institute of Technology
Judson College
LaGrange (Eastwick/Segwick Park
Lake in the Hills
Lake Zurich High School
Meadow Hill Park
Morton West High School
Niles North High School
Niles West High School
Oakton Community College
Plote
Recreation Park
Rockford Marinelli Park
Rolling Meadows (Salk Park)
St. Charles North High School
Trout Park
Wing Park

References

"Midwest Suburban League Chicago". Retrieved 2009-04-06. "MSBL/MABL". Retrieved 2009-04-06.