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Majors Champions
2007 INDIANS 8-9-1
***Fighting against tough odds, our first league champion had to participate against stronger, older competition in the Springfield Parks league along with the Athletics and Phillies in our initial year. They went on to capture the World Series winning 3 games and tying one over the four game tourney. The final game featured a 3 to 2 win over the Athletics and included two double plays and a triple play.
2008 METS 15-4
***In our first year of exclusive play the Mets ran out to an early lead in the National league finishing 10-4 in the regular season. They handed the AL champion Royals their only loss in the regular season before entering what would be a tough NL playoff set. After posting three victories they had to hold off a tough Braves team 2-1 to advance to the Championship game against the AL winning Royals. The Championship game featured a strong pitching duel. All the game’s runs were scored in the second inning when the Mets scored 5 and the Royals scored 3. The final out came with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth for the Royals.
2009 DODGERS 13-4-2
***In moving to Price Cutter Park, the competition stiffened with added teams. The Dodgers jockeyed with the Rockies for the NL lead most of the season finishing with the league’s best record at 10-3-1 in the regular season. The playoffs started “rocky” at best after the upstart Cardinals handed the Dodgers an early defeat, but they rebounded with two wins and an improbable comeback from a 10 run deficit to tie the Rockies in the final NL playoff game and earn a trip to meet the AL champion Tigers for the title. The title game was once again a pitchers’ duel with only a single run scored in the first three innings. The Tigers scored twice in the top of the 4th to briefly take the lead, but the Dodgers responded with a pair of runs themselves. They then held off the Tigers in the fifth to preserve a 3-2 victory.
2010 White Sox 15-4
***The 2010 Majors included eight teams and the White Sox battled most of the season for control of the AL with the Twins. In the preliminary round of the World Series, the White Sox won their first two contests before being upset by the Orioles. This set up a head-to-head match with the Twins to decide a trip to the title game. They defeated the Twins 5-2 to move on to the final against the NL winning Giants. After giving up a run in the top of the first, the White Sox plated 4 with two outs in their side of the frame. From then on good pitching and defense prevailed for both teams. Each scored only one more time and the Giants stranded the bases loaded in the fourth and fifth giving the White Sox a 5-2 win and the title.
2011 Colt 45’s 11-7-1
***The 2011 Majors once again featured 8 teams in our first ever “retro season”. The Colt 45’s were early leaders in the NL until late in the regular season when they were edged in a tie-breaker by the Cardinals for the #1 seed. After two big wins over the Expos and Padres, they lost a tough head-to-head game against the Cards in the World Series. They then put up a shutout of the Padres to advance to the title game against the AL champion Senators. Once again a pitchers’ duel had the game at only 2-1 going into the fifth inning. There the Colt’s plated 5 runs to put the game out of reach, reverting to the final 2-1 score and earning their title.
2012 RANGERS 17-2
***The Majors went to single division play in 2012 with six teams competing. The Rangers dominated play from start to end of the regular season going 12-2. They entered as the top seed in pool play where they met and easily defeated the 4,5, & 6 seeds before inching past the third seeded Red Sox 6-5. An improbable foe waited in the final when the sixth seeded Diamond Backs used a 3-1 pool play record to earn the other spot. The game opened scoreless until the D Backs scored 3 in the top of the 2nd. The Rangers responded with 5 in the bottom of the 2nd and 2 in the 3rd to gain a 7-3 advantage. From there they held the Diamond Backs scoreless and won the title, tying the best record in league history in the process.
2013 BRAVES 12-5-2
***The six teams in the 2013 Majors played possibly the most balanced season ever with every team winning at least seven games. The Braves were one of four teams that jockeyed for 1st in the regular season, but they entered the World Series as the #1 seed. After opening with an easy win over the Marlins, they lost a tight game to the #5 seed White Sox before rebounding with wins against the Cubs and Reds. From there they entered the final against the #2 seed Rays. The Rays plated single runs in the 1st and 3rd before the Braves rallied with 3 in the bottom of the 4th. The Rays scored a single run to tie in the top of the 6th and final inning. The Braves then advanced a runner to 3rd with one out and a grounder up the middle knocked in the winner and made the Braves champs, 4-3.
2014 SENATORS 17-1-1
***The 2014 Majors focused on six teams from 1949. The Senators took the reigns early in the standings and only suffered one loss and one tie all season. In the preliminaries of the Series they won three tight ballgames against the Phillies, Browns, & Yankees before ending with a relatively easy win against the third seeded Dodgers. In the final they met the only team to defeat them all season, the #2 seed Cardinals. The Cards scored once in the first for their only lead of the night but stayed close most of the game. After 2 1/2 the game was tied at 2 before the Senators plated 3 in the bottom of the 3rd. After a scoreless 4th, the Cards closed to 5-3 only to have the Senators score 4 in the bottom of the fifth to win by run-rule 9-3.
2015 PIRATES 15-5
***The 2015 Majors featured seven teams from the 1970’s. The Pirates battled most of the regular season with the Expos at the top of the standings, finishing with the #2 seed. In the World Series they opened with close wins against the Orioles and Mariners before losing to the 3rd seeded Padres. They finished with an easy win over the Twins before entering the first ever semifinals. In the semis they knocked off the top seeded Expos and moved on to play the #4 seed Blue Jays for the championship. The game started with the Pirates scoring three times in the bottom of the first to which the Jays responded with one run in the second. From that point forward neither team scored again in the first ever seven inning final. Pirates won the game and the title 3-1.
2016 REDS 15-5
***The 2016 Majors took the six teams all the way back to the Turn of the Century (1900-1909). The Reds ran off 5 straight wins to start the season and basically led the Majors from wire to wire, going 12-3. In the World Series their fortunes changed when they were quickly beaten by the 6th seeded Doves and then again in extra innings by the 4th seeded Senators. They stayed alive however by beating the Cardinals to enter the semi finals as the fourth seed. Rematching with the Senators, the Reds came from behind early to win 13-6 to advance to the Championship against the #3 seed Tigers. As visitors in the game, the Reds jumped out early to a 9-1 lead after two innings. Good pitching and defense kept the Tigers from mounting any rallies and after opening a 12 -3 lead going into the sixth, they plated two runs to win on margin and revert to the 12-3 final and get their championship.
2017 INDIANS 18-2
***The 2017 Majors traveled into the 1960’s and featured six teams again. The Indians rattled off 10 consecutive wins to start the season and quickly established themselves as the team to beat in the division. Finishing 14-1 they entered the Series as the top seed where they quickly started with a win over the 6th seeded Athletics. They then stumbled to a 3-2 loss to the 5th seeded Colts and then edged the 4th seeded Phillies in extra innings. In the semis it was a rematch with the Colts who they this time defeated 10-7 to move on to another rematch with the Phillies. The Indians started the seven inning final by plating two runs in the first which held up until the Phillies rallied with 4 in the top of the 4th. The Indians quickly responded with 4 of their own in the bottom of the inning and held a 6-4 lead. The Phillies added one more run in the 6th to cut the lead to 6-5, but the Indians held on in the 7th, leaving the tying run at third and securing the 2017 Title.
2018 GIANTS 19-1
***The 2018 Majors visited the 1930’s with six teams. The season opener was an 11-0 win for the Giants, an omen of things to come as they would go 14-1 in the regular season and run away from the field. In the Series, they won relatively easy games against the Robins, Browns, and Cardinals before moving to the semis. There they faced the third seeded Senators and had to pull a three run rally in the bottom of the last inning to avoid upset 6-5 and move on to the final. There they met the 2nd seeded Red Sox who quickly jumped on top with 2 runs in the top of the first. The Giants evened it up with two of their own, but then added 4 in the 2nd, 3 in the 3rd, and 2 in the 4th while keeping the Red Sox scoreless the next five innings to close the game out on margin in the 6th, 11-2. They finished 19-1 for the best record in league history.
2019 ANGELS 10-8-2
***The 2019 Majors traveled to the 1980’s with five teams. The Angels hung just at or under .500 for most of the season finishing in the #4 slot in a very tight Majors race. In the Series they went 3-1 in the preliminaries with only a 1 run loss to the top seed Astros. That put them in the semis in the #2 slot where they beat the #3 seed Mets 14-3. In the final they were the home team against the #2 seed White Sox. After two innings it was only 1-0 Angels before the Sox scored 3 each in the top of the 3rd & 4th. However the Angels scored 5 in the bottom of each inning to lead 11-6 going into the fifth. There the Angels added two more before the White Sox scored three in the sixth. In the bottom the Angels scored another two and won on margin 15-9 and became only the second #4 seed in league history to win a title.
2020 Giants 14-5-1
***Our first ever trip to the 1920’s slated five teams in the Majors. The Giants led most of the season with close competition from the Tigers, finishing with the top seed. In what was probably the most competitive series ever, the Giants had three 1-run wins and a blowout loss to the Browns in the preliminaries. In the semis they matched up against the 5th seed Senators and once again won by one run 8-7. This set them up in the final against the 4th seed Athletics. In the first 2 1/2 innings the Giants fell behind 7-0 before rallying for five in their half of the third. The A’s continued to reopen leads afterwards that led to a 13-11 lead into the last of the seventh. There the Giants scored twice and with two outs used a walk-off rbi single to get their only lead of the night and their fifth 1-run win in the Series, capturing the title 14-13.
2021 White Sox 14-5-1 ***The Majors traveled into the 1950’s with six teams for the first time in three years. The White Sox battled all season for first and second with the Cardinals and were ultimately edged out to go into the World Series with the #2 seed. In the preliminaries the White Sox beat the bottom seed Reds before suffering losses to the Yankees and Braves. They went into the semis in the fourth position at 1-2 and had to play the top seed Cardinals who they beat 8-5. The Championship matched them up with the #4 seed Dodgers and started as a back and forth contest as teams exchanged leads every half inning mid-way into the third. From there the White Sox held the Dodgers scoreless for three straight innings while opening the lead to 12-5. An insurance run in the sixth was key as the Dodgers scored twice in their sixth coming up short on margin as the White Sox won 13-7.
2022 Cubs 10-6-4 ***The Majors traveled back to the 1910’s with six teams and for the first time we mixed Federal league teams with AL and NL teams. In the regular season the Cubs shifted around between 2nd and 4th most of the time, finishing in the #3 spot for the Series. In the Series they started with a loss against the 4th seed Tigers before edging the Terriers and Peppers. In the semis they were matched with the #2 seed Peppers again and won 6-2. In the final it was a rematch with their early nemesis, the fourth seeded Tigers. In the Championship, the teams each scored three runs in the first two innings before they traded five runs each in the third. From there the Cubs used good pitching and defense to shut down the Tigers and rally themselves for 6 more runs in the next three innings to close the game on margin 14-8 in six innings.
2023 Expos 15-4-1 ***This time it was six teams in the 1970’s and the Expos jumped out to 5-0 before losing back to back games. After that they played solid to take the #1 seed going into the Series. In the Series they suffered back-to-back losses to start putting them in dire straights but won against the Brewers to make the semis. There they defeated the #2 seed Cardinals 9-8 to advance to play the #4 seed Brewers again. In the Championship the Expos took a 7-1 lead after two but the Brewers scored 5 in the top of the third to close up to 7-6. After that it was all Expos as they scored 10 over the next three and closed the game on margin holding the Brewers in the 6th to finally win 17-7.
2024 Reds 10-10 ***Cinderella came calling in our 18th year. Six teams battled in the 1940’s and the Reds moved up and down getting as high as second but finished 6th in a very tight set of standings. In the Series they opened with a big upset of the top seeded Red Sox, after that they suffered a loss to the #2 seed Yankees before earning their way into the semis with a win over the 3rd seeded Pirates. In the semis they re-matched the Yankees, winning 10-6. The championship was a rematch with the 3rd seeded Pirates. The Pirates led 1-0 after the first two innings. Over the next two, the Pirates added 7 and the Reds 6. The Reds tied the game 8-8 in the fifth but the Pirates regained the lead 10-8 in the sixth. In the top of the 7th the Reds scored 4 times and then held the Pirates to win the title 12-10. In the process the Reds became the first #6 seed to ever win a title in the league.
2025 Tigers 13-6-1 ***The Majors increased to 7 teams for the first time in 10 years and visited the 1960’s. The Tigers started their season with 2 losses including an opening loss to the Cubs who they would close the season against. From there they would sit towards the middle of the standings most of the season, finishing with the #3 seed. In the Series they earned two wins, one loss, and tie to advance to the semis against the #2 seed Twins who they would beat 8-6. In the Championship it was the #4 seed Cubs waiting and early on good pitching had the Tigers leading 5-2 after 4 innings. The Tigers added one in the fifth, but the Cubs rallied for four in the top of the sixth to knot the score at 6-6. It came down to a runner on second with no outs in the bottom of the 7th where a walk-off double brought home the winner and Tigers walked away Champs, 7-6.
Senior Champions
2009 ORIOLES 10-6-2
***In the initial year of the Senior league, the balance between the two teams was evident all season long. This culminated in the best of seven World Series where the Orioles jumped out to a 2-0 advantage before surrendering games 3 & 4 to the Padres. After eeking out a tough game 5 win, the Orioles broke loose in a game 6 blowout earning our first ever Senior title.
2010 ROCKIES 11-3-3
***The second Senior season was marked by growth to 5 teams. After battling all season with the Mets and Red Sox, the Rockies earned the top seed entering the World Series. There they survived a tough set of 4 games with a 2-1-1 record losing to the upstart Cardinals and tying the Rangers, but getting two key wins against their primary rivals. They then entered the Championship Game as visitors against a tough Mets team. In a back and forth affair, the game ended regulation tied 3-3. In extra innings each team scored a pair in the 6th and then the Rockies added two in the 7th before holding the Mets to only one. The final score 7-6.
2011 YANKEES 12-6-1
***The Yankees started the 2011 season by getting blown out in the season’s first game by the Braves. From there they battled with three other teams for 1st to 4th all season finishing 2nd in the regular season. In the World Series they went 3-1 posting the best record in pool play with three 1-run wins over the Dodgers, Indians, and Braves and an extra inning loss to the Browns. They met the top seed Dodgers in the final and quickly fell behind 4 runs in the top of the first. Capitalizing on some mistakes they rallied back with 5 in the bottom of the first. From there good pitching held the Dodgers to 1 run and the Yankees added 2 in the third and one in the 4th to win 8-5 and capture the title.
2012 RAYS 11-6-2
***The 2012 Senior season featured five teams and the Rays spent a good portion of the season hovering around the .500 mark before finishing on a 3-1-1 run to secure the second seed entering the World Series. In the Series they opened with a loss against the Athletics before going on a run of three decisive victories against the Nationals, Astros, & Tigers, outscoring the opposition 33-1. The Championship opened with the third seeded Nats taking a 1-0 lead before the Rays pulled ahead 2-1. A Nationals rally put them up 5-2 in the third, but the Rays responded with 3 of their own to tie the game. In the bottom of the 4th, the Rays added two and then held the Nats to earn the title with a 7-5 victory.
2013 MARINERS 17-2
***The 2013 Senior season featured six teams for the first time. The Mariners opened the season with a win at Opening Ceremonies and never looked back going 13-1 in the regular season. They opened the Series with two shutouts of the Cardinals and Rockies before edging the 4th seeded Rangers 5-3 and losing to the 3rd seeded Twins. The Championship paired the Mariners against the #2 seed Diamond Backs. The game was scoreless until the Mariners plated two in the bottom of the third. The D Backs responded with 3 in the 5th before the Mariners evened it with a single run in the bottom of the 6th. The game remained tied into extra innings where the Mariners scored the winning run on a two-out bases loaded wild pitch in the bottom of the 8th. Final score 4-3.
2014 ATHLETICS 17-2
***The 2014 Senior season featured six teams from 1964 and wood bats only. The Athletics won on Opening Day and never looked back, holding the top spot all season. In the Series they started with tough wins against the Orioles and Reds. They then cruised past the Pirates before winning a tough 1-run game against the third seeded Colts. That set up the final against the #2 seed White Sox. The A’s started the Championship with 3 runs in the bottom of the first and held a 3-0 lead into the 4th. There the Sox scored twice in both the 4th and 5th to take a 4-3 lead. Neither team scored again until the A’s scored a run with one out in the bottom of the 7th and then won the game on a two out run scoring single. Final score, 5-4 Athletics.
2015 GIANTS 13-5-1
***The 2015 Senior season featured six teams from the 1930’s & wood bats again. The Giants got off to a strong start and pretty much held the #1 seed all season finishing 10-3-1 in the regular season. In the World Series they ran into quick trouble losing to the upstart #6 seed Red Sox before beating the Browns. They then lost a tight game against the #4 seed Braves before edging the Dodgers. Their 2-2 mark edged them into the final on tiebreaker as the road team against the #6 seed Red Sox who had gone 4-0. The Red Sox struck first with 3 runs in the bottom of the first, but the Giants chipped back in and trailed 4-2 going into the 5th inning. In the top of the fifth the Giants scored 5 times and held a 7-5 lead until the Red Sox scored 5 in the bottom of the 6th. Trailing 10-7, the Giants then got 5 of their own again in the 7th and held the Red Sox to win the title 12-10.
2016 ASTROS 17-3
***The 2016 Senior league featured six teams from the 1980’s. The Astros battled for most of the early part of the regular season with the Expos for first and second and then pulled safely in to the top spot near the end. Entering the World Series as the top seed they opened with three games against the bottom three seeds. After edging the sixth seed White Sox in an 8-7 walk off win, they won on margin against both the Phillies and Padres. In the first Senior semi-finals, they rematched the fourth seeded Phillies and won 9-2. From there they advanced to the final against the third seeded Brewers. After two scoreless innings, the Astros exploded to a 9-0 lead after four. The Brewers then responded with 4 in the 5th before the Astros scored one in the bottom. The Brewers then added 5 more in the top of the 6th to close to 10-9. After failing to score in the bottom of the 6th, the Astros held on for a scoreless 7th, stranding the tying run at third and earning the title, 10-9.
2017 BROWNS 10-8-2
***The 2017 Seniors took the league’s first trip into the 1910’s with six teams. The Browns started off with two wins and tie before a tail spin had them sitting in dead last around mid-season. Finishing strong, the Browns were able to rally and get the #4 seed in the Series. They opened by winning a slugfest over the #3 Tigers before falling to the top seed Highlanders. A shutout of the #5 seed Cubs set them up in the semis against the #2 seed Cardinals. They won another slugfest 19-11 to advance to the Championship against an unlikely foe in the #6 seed Dodgers. A pair of runs in each of the first two innings had the Browns up 4-1, but after giving up 1 in the 3rd and two more in the 4th, the game was tied 4-4. They regained the lead with one in the fifth to only be tied by one in the top of the 6th by the Dodgers. Then in the seventh, the Dodgers tallied twice to take a 7-5 lead, but the Browns responded with three of their own to become the first team seeded lower than a #2 to win an upper league title. Final 8-7.
2018 PIRATES 12-7-1
***The 2018 Seniors visited the 1950’s with the usual six teams. The Pirates got washed out of an Opening day date before starting hot and trading first or second most of the season with the Indians. They entered the Series as the #2 seed where they were upset by the #5 Braves before winning against the Athletics and Reds. With four teams going 2-1, in the Semis they rematched the third seed Reds who they defeated 8-0. In the Championship they entered as the road team against the top seed Indians. The Pirates scored once in the first and then the game went scoreless all the way into the bottom of the fifth where the Indians scored two to briefly take the lead. The Pirates responded with five in the top of the 6th before the Indians got one back in the bottom. They then added a bases clearing double in the 7th to win on margin, reverting to the final score of 6-3.
2019 SENATORS 12-6-2
***The 2019 Seniors traveled back to the 1940’s and featured six teams. The Senators battled near the top of the standings most of the season finishing in second as they headed into the Series. In the Series they started with a win over the bottom seed Cubs before losing to the 5th seeded Browns. They closed with a win over the #3 seed Phillies before meeting the top seed Dodgers in the semis. There they won 11-5 to move on to the finals in a rematch with the 3rd seeded Phillies. The final started at 2-2 after one inning, but the Senators opened a 6-2 lead after four. The Phillies rallied with a pair in the 5th and 6th and trailed 7-6 going into the last inning. There the Phillies tied the game with two outs before the Senators responded with the winning run off a wild pitch in the bottom of the 7th to win the game 8-7 and earn their title.
2020 Expos 13-6-1
***The 2020 season took six teams back into the 1970’s. The Expos never were in first all season but rose from 5th at one point all the way up to second to finish the regular season. In the Series they started with three come from behind wins over the Rangers, Cardinals, and Royals. In the semis they played the 4th seed Indians and again came from behind to win 8-6. In the Championship, they met the unlikely foe of the #6 seed Royals who had stunned the top seed Padres in the other semi. The final started with a scoreless first but the Royals jumped ahead 1-0 before the Expos plated 8 runs in the next two innings. From there the Royals clawed back inside margin and in the last inning after trailing 9-4, rallied for four runs before the final out was made with the bases loaded. The Expos winning 9-8 and getting the title.
2021 Orioles 16-4 ***The 2021 Seniors ventured into the 1900-1909 decade and once again featured six teams. The Orioles pretty much led the league from start to finish getting the number one seed with an 11-4 record. In the Series preliminaries the Orioles barely edged the Pirates and Brewers before an easy win over the Cubs. In the Semis they rematched the Brewers who they beat 5-2 and advanced to meet the #2 seed Phillies in the final. The Championship started off with each team scoring single runs in three of the first four innings. From there neither team scored until the Orioles loaded the bases with none out in the bottom of the 7th and an infield grounder plated the winning run. Final score 4-3.
2022 Padres 11-8-1 *** The 2022 Seniors tripped to the 1960’s with five teams and the Padres fluctuated around the middle of the pack all season finishing with the #3 seed going into the Series. There they split four preliminary games before meeting the #4 seed Reds in a semi. After beating the Reds 13-7 it was on to the final against the second seeded Mets. In the Championship the Padres scored early taking a 3-0 lead into the third inning where the Mets rallied for 5 to take the lead. In the bottom of the 6th, the Padres scored four times jumping ahead 7-5 and then they added four more in the top of the 7th to win on margin and revert to the 7-5 final. They are the first #3 seed to win in the Seniors.
2023 Athletics 10-10 *** The 2023 Seniors played in the 1930’s with five teams. In a very balanced league the A’s finished with a 6-8 regular season record and the #3 seed. In the Series they split four games in the first ever “all 2-2” preliminary set. In the semis, they shutout the #2 seed Browns 4-0 to advance to the final against the top seeded Red Sox. In the Championship the A’s scored one in the first, but trailed 5-1 after three innings. They then scored 5 times in both the 4th and 5th innings to gain an 11-5 advantage. From their they held off a late rally to win 11-9 and capture the Senior title. This made six times in seven years that the Seniors has been won by a team besides the #1 seed.
2024 Marlins 19-1 *** In 2024 the Seniors traveled to the 1990’s with five teams. The Marlins started strong and only got stronger running a 13-1 regular season only losing to the Diamond Backs. In the Series they won all four preliminary games and set up a semi match up with those same DBacks who entered the Series as the #2 seed. After winning 6-0, the Marlins met the unlikely foe of the #5 seed Cardinals in the final. The Marlins scored twice in the bottom of the 1st and that held until the Cardinals scored 1 each in the 4th and 5th to tie the game. Tied 2-2, the Marlins plated five in the bottom of the 6th and then held on for a 7-2 win tying the best 20 game record in league history.
2025 Giants 17-2-1 *** Five Senior teams visited the 1920’s for the first time in 2025. The Giants ran out into the lead with a 7-0 start before losing their first game. From there they stayed pretty much isolated from the four other teams who remained bunched together at just under .500. In the Series the Giants ran off four more wins to earn the top seed in the Semis where they met the 4th seeded Robins who they defeated 7-3. In the Championship they met the #3 seed Senators. After a scoreless 1st, the Giants plated a single run in the bottom of the second. The Senators responded with one of their own, but it would be their lone tally for the night. The Giants added 2 in the 3rd and 4 in the 4th to open a 7-1 lead which would hold up and close the game on margin after the top of the 6th.
Sunset Champions
2018 MARLINS 5-4-1
***The first ever Sunset season featured two 90’s teams and a set of players returning to the field after in some cases an absence up to 6 years. Teams were set to meet in nine, six-inning games. While starting a little rusty, the action eventually heated up with the Marlins taking a 4-1-1 advantage on their rival Devil Rays. The Rays however responded by winning the next three games forcing an extra tenth game final. The Marlins jumped out to an 8-2 lead after three innings, but the Devil Rays responded with 2 in the 4th, 1 in the 5th, and 2 more in the 6th falling just short 8-7.
2019 TERRAPINS 9-1
***The second Sunset season featured three teams from the Federal league of 1914-1915. The Terrapins ran off a string of 8 wins in a row to start, rarely being challenged over the set. That set up a one game playoff between their two rivals where the Rebels topped the Whales 7-6 in extra innings. After losing a consolation tune up with the Whales, the Terrapins set up for the final with the Rebels. The Terrapins scored one run in each of the first two innings but the Rebels then tied it up with a pair in the top of the third. After a couple scoreless the Terrapins rallied with four in the bottom of the fifth and then held the Rebels scoreless in the sixth to win the title 6-2.
2020 Colt .45s 5-4-1
***The third Sunset season featured three teams from the 1960’s and the largest number of players to date. The Colts started with two losses, a tie, and another loss getting off to an 0-3-1 start. From there they ran off three wins in a row and settled into second place heading into the league playoff. There they met the 3rd place Dodgers and won easily 11-2 before heading to the Championship against the top seed Red Sox. The Colts scored five times in each of the first two innings and led 10-1 going into the third. They were then stalled for a couple innings while the Red Sox closed to 10-4. The Colts then added four in the top of the fifth and held the Red Sox scoreless to win their title 14-4.
2021 Mariners 10-0 ***The Sunset league moved to four teams for the first time and traveled back to the 1980’s. The Mariners started their season with a double-header shutout of two of the other teams and ran the table to 8-0 heading into the semis. There they faced the 4th seed Athletics and had to rally from down 4-0 and won 7-6 in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the 6th. In the Championship they met the 3rd seed Giants. After four innings the game was tied 3-3 before the Giants plated four more and the Mariners had to rally with four of their own in the bottom of the 6th. In extra innings neither team scored in the 7th, both scored 2 in the 8th, and in the longest game in league history, the Mariners won with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th 10-9 and became the first undefeated team in summer league history.
2022 Bees 7-1-2 ***The Sunset repeated with four teams and a trip to the 1940’s. The Bees started with a pair of 1-run wins before their first loss against the White Sox. They would finish 5-1-2 before heading to the semis as the top seed. There they would meet and beat the 4th seeded Cardinals 6-1 and advance to meet the #3 seed Browns in the final. In the final the Browns scored once in the first and three times in the second to build a 4-0 lead that would stand through three innings. The Bees then scored four each in the bottom of the 4th and bottom of the 5th while shutting out the Browns the rest of the way to win 8-4 and capture the Sunset title.
2023 Reds 9-1 ***The 2023 Sunset season again featured 4 teams, this time from the 1920’s. The Reds started with four straight wins including two shutouts and two 1-run wins before losing their only game to the Pirates. In the semis they met the 4th seeded Tigers and won 7-2 moving on to meet their nemesis the Pirates in the final. The Pirates started the game with 3 in the top of the first which was matched by the Reds in their half. The Pirates regained the lead in the top of the second with one run but the Reds responded with 3 more. From there pitching took over and the Reds scored only once more while holding the Pirates over the last four innings to win 7-4 and capture the title.
2024 Naps 10-0 ***Four Sunset teams met in the 1900-1909 decade. The Naps started their season with a one-run win over the Orioles before a two-run win over the Phillies. They would be challenged by one other 1-run win over the Cubs but finished the first eight games 8-0. In the semis, they met the Orioles who led briefly in the middle of the game before the Naps pulled away 10-5. In the final it was the #2 seed Phillies as the opponent. The Phils got 1 in the first and the Naps scored 4 times in the bottom of the 3rd for all the scoring. By winning 4-1, the Naps became the second undefeated team in league history.
2025 Angels 6-2-1 ***It was four teams in the 1970’s for the eighth Sunset season. The Angels started their season with a shutout loss to the Expos before winning a pair. They would go on to lose one other time to the Expos and also have one tie in the regular season. In the Semis, they defeated the third seeded Royals 11-6 to advance to a rematch with the Expos in the Championship. Each team tallied once in the first and the Expos added a single run in the second. A two-out rally in the 3rd had the Angels plating two for a 3-2 lead at the mid-way point. Good pitching held both teams scoreless the rest of the way and the Expos left the tying run on third with two outs in the 6th. It was the first time in five years the top seed did not win the Sunset. Final 3-2.
Minors Champions
2011 REDS 9-5-4
***In the first year of the Minors the two teams competed in a 14 game season that saw the Reds go 6-4-4 against the rival Royals. They then began a best-of-5 World Series in which the Reds started with a game one blowout before losing game 2. They then put up an impressive win in game 3 before the Royals pushed back in game 4. The Reds grabbed an early lead and then had to hold off a late charge by the Royals who came back from a 6-1 deficit to close to 6-4 leaving the tying runs in scoring position when the last out was made and the title went to the Reds.
2012 CUBS 16-2-1
***The second year of the Minors saw expansion to 5 teams. The Cubs opened their season with a loss versus the Angels but would only lose one more game the entire regular season. In the World Series the Cubs opened by rallying from behind to beat the Angels and winning a tough 2-0 pitcher’s duel with the Rockies. Their next two wins were easier before moving on to the Championship game against the Mariners. The Cubs plated two in the bottom of the first before the pitching settled down and the Mariners scored a single run in the third. In the bottom of the third the Cubs rallied for 5 runs opening a 7-1 lead. They then held the Mariners in the top of the 4th to close out the game on margin and capture the title.
2013 YANKEES 11-6-2
***The third Minors season saw growth to six teams. The Yankees moved around among the top spots during the regular season finishing with the #3 seed. They opened the World Series with tough wins over the Blue Jays and Athletics before clinching a trip to the final with an easy win over the Phillies. They then lost a 1-0 game to the Giants setting up a rematch in the final. In the Championship game the Giants scored a single run in the top of the 1st. From there noone scored again until the Yankees answered with one run of their own in the bottom of the 3rd. The Yanks then scored 4 in the 4th only to have the Giants respond with 4 in the 5th. In the first 6-inning final, neither team scored again until extra innings when both plated two in the 7th and then with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th, a walk ended the game and gave the Yanks an 8-7 win.
2014 BRAVES 14-4-1
***The 2014 Minors season featured teams from the 1970’s and the first use of wood bats only. The Braves had a battle for first with the Expos and then the Astros all season. They finished the top seed in the Minors. In the World Series, they started with two 1-run wins over the Red Sox & Brewers. They then beat the Rangers before eeking out another 1-run win over the Expos. They met the #2 seed Astros in the final. The Astros scored one in the top of the first to which the Braves responded with two in the bottom. Both teams next scored three each in the 4th before the Astros scored a tying run in the top of the 5th. In the 6th, the Astros scored two to take a 7-5 lead before the Braves rallied with two out and a man on first to score three times in the bottom of the sixth and capture the title, 8-7.
Fall League Champions
MAJORS: 2008 INDIANS 2009 BEES 2010 SANDGNATS 2011 IRONPIGS
2012 REDWINGS 2013 RIVERCATS 2014 MUDHENS
2015 IRONPIGS 2016 TINCAPS 2017 RUBBERDUCKS 2018 BLUEROCKS
2019 TIMBER RATTLERS 2020 SOD POODLES 2021 GRIZZLIES 2022 MARAUDERS 2023 BULLS 2024 BLUEROCKS 2025 TINCAPS
SENIORS: 2009 NATURALS 2010 DEFENDERS 2011 MUDCATS
2012 KNIGHTS 2013 VOLCANOES 2014 DRAGONS
2015 BATS 2016 GRASSHOPPERS 2017 FIREFLIES 2018 MUCKDOGS
2019 RIVERDOGS 2020 LUGNUTS 2021 MUDHENS 2022 GRASSHOPPERS 2023 IRONBIRDS 2024 YARDGOATS
SUNSET: 2022 ROCKIES 2023 ASTROS 2024 REDSOX 2025 MARLINS
MINORS: 2011 MUDHENS 2012 NATURALS 2013 BLUE WAHOOS
2014 EMERALDS
Winter Ball “1898” Champs
2025 ORPHANS
Individual Honors
ROMAN THOMAS — WON FOUR TITLES IN THE MAJORS WITH THE 2009 DODGERS, 2010 WHITE SOX, 2013 BRAVES, & 2014 SENATORS.
GRANT VENABLE — WON THREE TITLES IN THE MAJORS WITH THE 2009 DODGERS, 2010 WHITE SOX, & 2013 BRAVES
IVAN GARNICA — WON THREE TITLES IN THE MAJORS WITH THE 2007 INDIANS, 2010 WHITE SOX, & 2012 RANGERS
BAYLOR BARNES — WON THREE CONSECUTIVE TITLES IN THE MAJORS BEING A MEMBER OF THE 2008 METS, 2009 DODGERS, AND THE 2010 WHITE SOX.
KIETH GOINGS — WON THREE TITLES IN THE MINORS WITH THE 2011 REDS, 2012 CUBS, AND 2014 BRAVES
ISAIAH KING — WON THREE CONSECUTIVE TITLES IN THE MINORS WITH THE 2011 REDS, 2012 CUBS, AND 2013 YANKEES
CAMERON SMITH — WON THREE TITLES IN THE SENIORS WITH THE 2021 ORIOLES, 2024 MARLINS, AND 2025 GIANTS
XANDER CLAY — WON THREE TITLES IN THE SENIORS WITH THE 2013 MARINERS, 2017 BROWNS, AND 2018 PIRATES
WOLFIE STARRICK — WON THREE TITLES IN THE SENIORS WITH THE 2010 ROCKIES, 2012 RAYS, AND 2013 MARINERS
ZACH KINTNER — WON THREE TITLES IN THE SENIORS WITH THE 2010 ROCKIES, 2012 RAYS, AND 2013 MARINERS
COLLIN GILL — WON BOTH THE SENIOR WORLD SERIES (ATHLETICS) AND THE MAJORS WORLD SERIES (SENATORS) IN THE SAME YEAR (2014).
CALEB WORLEY — WON BOTH THE SENIOR WORLD SERIES (MARINERS) AND THE MAJORS WORLD SERIES (BRAVES) IN THE SAME YEAR (2013).
DANTE STEVENS— WON BOTH THE SENIOR WORLD SERIES (ROCKIES) AND THE MAJORS WORLD SERIES (WHITE SOX) IN THE SAME YEAR (2010).
PLAYERS WITH 2 TITLES IN THE MAJORS
JACE WARING 2007/2009 — BADEN GROVES 2011/2012 — WILL SCHMIDLY 2018/2019
MASON TWITTY 2009/2010 — CHANDLER WILLIAMS 2009/2013 — ADAM HAGGARD 2018/2019
MATT PERDUE 2009/2013 — DANTE STEVENS 2008/2010 — ETHAN HAYNES 2017/2018
ANDREW KAUFFMAN 2009/2010 — ANDY MORGAN 2009/2010 — JONAS SCHULTZ 2016/2018
ALEC JACKSON 2007/2011 — MCKINLEY GROVES 2011/2012 — ASHER COOPER 2017/2018
BEN-SOLOMAN WELLS 2008/2012 — CAMERON HOLE 2010/2013 — CARTER KRUMMEN 2017/2018 —LANDON INMON 2015/2016 — JADEN COOPER 2017/2018 —SETH BEWLEY 2021/2022 —JAMIE TRISLER 2021/2022 — CAIDEN ALLEN 2021/2022 — GABE LANHAM 2021/2022 — MARSHALL BEWLEY 2021/2022 — JARREN GRIFFIN 2021/2022 — DEVIN KIRK 2022/2023 — KALEB CAMPBELL 2023/2024 — DEAVEN STOUDER 2023/2024
PLAYERS WITH 2 TITLES IN THE SENIORS
MATT DINGMAN 2009/2012 — DALLAS GRAHAM 2012/2013 — CODI HILSEN 2015/2017
BEN-SOLOMAN WELLS 2013/2015 — CHANDLER WILLIAMS 2014/2016 — JAMES WOODS 2015/2017 — TY CUMMINGS 2013/2016 — TYLER DOUGLAS 2013/2016 — JACOB RECTOR 2014/2018 — CODY BYERLY 2016/2020 — DAMIEN GONZALEZ 2016/2020 — ETHAN RAGSDALE 2018/2020 — JOEY MULLINS 2017/2020 — AARON WALTERS 2020/2022 — XANDER MCCLELLAND 2022/2023 — JOHN YATES 2021/2024 — RICKY GOODING 2021/2024 — SHANE COOK 2024/2025 — COLE COOK 2024/2025 — HOGAN WALDOWSKI 2024/2025 — LOGUN SANDERSON 2024/2025 — LANDON DECKARD 2024/2025
PLAYERS WITH 2 TITLES IN THE MINORS
CALEB BANKHEAD 2013/2014 — ADEN O’CONNOR 2012/2013 — NICK SHEPHERD 2012/2014
JORDAN KING 2011/2012 — LOGAN FAHRLANDER 2012/2013