Historical Information

Calvin Ryland and Gary Self originally organized the league that eventually became the MSBL of Southern Colorado. The League began with four teams and has continually expanded in size and reputation. The MABL began league play in 1996. The official name of the league then became the MSBL/MABL of Southern Colorado.

1992 was the inaugural season and wasn’t affiliated with MSBL/MABL, as yet. The initial champion was the Giants. In 1993, the post season tournament championship game between the White Sox and Mets was initially rained out and subsequently forfeited by the Mets giving the championship to the White Sox. The White Sox were a conglomeration of Colorado Springs Policemen and a former semi-pro team from the 80′s called the Longs Drugs Angels. In 1994, the White Sox and Mets combined and the new Mets ran away with the title, beating everyone. Looking further back in the 1970′s, a local team from Ft. Carson ruled the local league. In the 1980′s the Longs Drugs Angels and Varsity Lounge swapped championships with the Angels owning most of the titles. Back then, the regular season records determined league champion.The post season tourneys was the State Tournament in Denver and subsequently the Regionals/Nationals in Dallas, Wichita or Detroit. Regular Season League Champion got #1 seed to state from the Springs and the next 3 seeds were determined by league order of finish. Only 3 teams came close to State Champions, Varsity Lounge, Longs Drugs and Chevron. All were runners up.(Special thanks to Todd Thomas of the Bombers who contributed most of the information above.) 

2012 Season Highlights

The 2012 season was another successful season in the Southern Colorado MSBL. Two teams were added this year (Los Cuchorros and the Carson Braves) growing the league to eight teams. The 2010 Braves changed their name to the Red Sox this year while the remaining players who were not drafted formed a new team called the Carson Braves supported by Bud Maison and managed by Victor Pulido. Six teams continued playing in the first fall league hosted by the league and reinstated the MABL.

The 2011 season proved to be successful in the Southern Colorado MSBL. The beginning of the season started off with three teams (Bombers, Pirates, and Rockies) fighting for the top position. But after the mid-point of the season, two teams started to separate themselves from the rest.

The CS Bombers, managed by Karl Bystrom finished the season in first place with a 13-2 league record and the Southern Colorado Pirates, managed by Bud Maison, finished in a close second place with a team best record of 11-3 in league play and 19-9 season play. The league MVP was Tony Conklin (42) from the So Co Pirates, hitting .407 with 74 plate attempts and an ERA of 3.50 while pitching in 45 innings of play. His pitching and hitting provided the Pirates with the ability to have a team record season for league play and season play.