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MSBL Fall Classic
Tournament - Florida
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The Annual Fall Classic Baseball Tournament sponsored by the
Men's Senior Baseball League (publisher of Hardball
Magazine). The tournament is played on spring training complexes for
major league teams around the Clearwater area. Teams from all over the world
compete in this annual tournament which began in 1990. This web site celebrates
these annual experiences.
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2005 Tournament Champions |
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Southern
Maryland Titans - 47+ American Division Front Row: Chuck Bown, Ron Deibert, Jerry Michael, Jim Freeland, Terry Oxendine, Les Thomas, Phil Saverino Top Row: Barney Ownens, Jose, Kevin Clark, Smitty Smith, Mike Steinhauser (Mgr), 1B, Bill Hoy, Thomas Morris, Dave Hash |
The Titans lost their first two games, but came roaring back to win the next seven games in a row. | ||
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2004
Tournament Lost in semi-finals of playoffs |
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Southern
Maryland Titans - 47+ American Division
Front Row:
Jim Freeland, Jose,
Les Thomas, Kevin Clark, Bill Chichester
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2003
Tournament Lost in semi-finals in 47+ playoffs First place in bracket in 47+ |
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Southern
Maryland Titans - 47+ National Division Front Row: Bill Chichester, Jerry Michael, Jim Freeland, Barney Gayon, Terry Oxendine, Middle Row: Barry Jarvis, Lonny Thomas, Larry Fox, Smitty Smith, Ray Moon Top Row: Mike Spratt, Kevin Clark, Ben Bryan, Jose Gutierrez, Mike Steinhauser (Mgr), Steve Elder, Thomas, Les Thomas, Phil Saverno
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Virginia
Orioles - 38+ American Division Front Row: Johnny Graff, Trent Carson, Jeff Wilder, Dave Smith, Dave Melton, Jim Freeland, Terry Royster , Frank Vacarro Top Row: Rocky Garland, Bill Daly, Dave Hash, Chris Collins, Wayne Shepperson, Tim Wilder, Stuart Watson, Dane Cligan, Dwayne Carter
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2002
Tournament First place in bracket 38+ division |
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Virginia
Orioles - 38+ American Division Top Row: Chris Layman, Bennett Whipple, Frank Vacarro, Bill Daly, Tim Wilder, Wayne Shepperson, Stuart Watson, Jeff Wilder, Dane Cligan, Gip Ridley, Dwayne Carter, George Mayo Front Row: Steve Garrett, Johnny Graff, Dave Melton, Kendall Layman, Trent Carson, Dave Hash, Jim Freeland, Matt Layman
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The 2002 edition of the Virginia Orioles had 19 players from the area of Richmond, Charlottesville, and Ashville, NC. The Orioles had hot bats for the round robin part of the tournament and won all five of their games. The team knocked out 90 runs and 115 hits during this win streak. The team batting average was 487 entering the single elimination tournament. Every Oriole contributed in some way to winning the bracket championship. Everything seemed aligned to advance far in the single elimination part of the tournament. Plenty of pitchers were rested, and no one was suffering significant injuries. A win in the first round game against the Carolina Old Timers from Puerto Rico would mean a bye in the second round to set up a semifinal game. Unfortunately, the Orioles faced an excellent pitcher who scattered ten hits over the nine innings and cooled the Oriole bats. As in 2001, the Orioles were unable to put together hits at the right time to advance. | ||||||||||||
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DC Titans
- 47+ National Division |
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Tournament First place in bracket in 38+ division |
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Virginia
Orioles - 38+ American Division Top Row: Dane Clingan, Mike Ross, Stuart Watson, Bennett Whipple, George Mayo, Johnny Graff, Chris Layman (bat boy) Middle Row: Matt Layman (bat boy), Steve Garrett, Bill Daly, Kent Long, Wayne Shepperson, Kendall Layman, Bob Kohler Frpmt Row: Trent Carson, Terry Lonjin, Doc Stewart, Tim Wilder, Rocky Garland, Dave Hash, Jim Freeland
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The 2001 Virginia Orioles team had 21 players all from the Charlottesville and Richmond area except one guy from Ashville, NC. The team won its American Division title for the first time with 4 wins and 1 tie. Every game against opponents from Alabama, California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas was very competitive. The strengths for the team until the playoffs were its ability to score runs, its batting average, and its fielding. Going into the playoffs we had averaged over 12 runs a game and 17 hits a game. In the two games prior to the playoffs we had made 0 errors. We looked good and felt good with fresh legs and arms as we took on the Houston Yankees in playoff game with the winner probably to get a bye into the semifinals. Then, the cruel fate of baseball stuck; we made a couple of miscues in the first inning against Houston and gave up 5 runs from which we never were able to recover. | ||||||||||||||||
Southern
Maryland Mariners - 47+ National Division Top Row: Jim Freeland, Wk Latimer, ?, Smitty Smith, Hugh Howie, Melvin, Reds, Phil Savereno Front Row: Matt Carey, ?, ?, Steve Bonds, Tab |
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2000
Tournament Made division playoffs |
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Virginia
Orioles - 38+ American Division Top Row: Bill Daly, Frank Vicario, Tim Bingler, Gip Ridley, Bobby Davis, Stuart Watson, Dane Clingan, Mike Ross Middle Row: Steve Garrett (coach), Jim Freeland, George Mayo, Dave Hash, Wayne Shepperson, Bennett Whipple Front Row: Mike Snoddy, Tom Croce, Tim Wilder, Kendal Layman, Johnny Graff, Doc Stewart, Trent Carson
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The 2000 edition of the Virginia Orioles was comprised of 20 players from the Charlottesville and Richmond Virginia areas plus one lost soul from New York. The team competed in the 38 & Over Division. In the round robin round the Orioles won three of their five games and moved into the National Division playoffs. On Friday the Orioles eliminated the Puerto Rico's 40 team who were undefeated in their round robin round in a exciting game. This made the Orioles one of the four remaining teams (out of 30 in the 38 and Over Division). The team ended up losing a close game in ten innings against Sun Coast by a 5-4 score. |
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1999
Tournament Lost in semi-finals of playoffs |
Virginia
Orioles - 38+ American Division Top Row: Steve Garrett, Dane Clingan, Mike Ross, Bobby Davis, Jim Freeland Second Row: Mike Snoddy, Bennett Whipple, Wayne Shepperson, Bill Daly, Dave Hash Front Row: Matt Layman, Kendall Layman, Richard Stewart, Johnny Graff, Chris Layman |
The Virginia Orioles finished the tournament in third place (out of 28 teams) with a record of 5 wins and 3 losses. Two of the loses including the semi-final game were in extra innings. We defeated teams from Rochester NY, St. Louis MO, Louisville KY, Decatur GA, and Birmingham AL. The Beaver County (PA) Pirates defeated the Orioles in the semi-final game in extra innings 12-10. Beaver County won the tournament by beating Baltimore in the finals 10-8. |
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