NOTE: Both meetings will be held at Steve's Sports located at 6442 Metro Court,Bedford Hts, Ohio 44146-4780



The Diamond League will no longer accept applications for the 2010 season!!!

Teams for the 2010 season in all of the Diamond League Divisions have been selected. Go to Main Menu click-on Teams and Coaches.

Austin Cousino from the North Coast Vipers was selected to the USA Baseball National Team which is participating now in the World Championship in Taichung Taiwan. Austin is one of 18 young men in the United States to be selected to the National team. He is the first person from Ohio in history to make the national team and accordingly the first Diamond league member to make the USA team.

NABF 14 & UNDER WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!  Congratulations to the Up To Bat Titans for winning the 2009 14 & Under NABF World Series in Lynchburg, VA. 

NABF 16 & UNDER WORLD SERIES:   Congratulations to the North Coast Vipers for making it to the semifinals of the 16 & under NABF World Series in Northville, MI.

NABF 18 & Under Regional Champions:  Congratulations to the 2009 NABF Regional Champions Ohio Thunder Select by defeating Youngstown 1080 Media in the Regional Championship game.  Good luck at the 2009 NABF World Series in Jackson, MS representing the Midwest Region.

NABF 16 & Under Regional Champions:  Congratulations to the 2009 NABF Regional Champions North Coast Vipers by defeating Youngstown Astro Falcons in the Regional Championship game.  Good luck at the 2009 NABF World Series in Northville, MI representing the Midwest Region.

NABF 14 & Under Regional Champions:   Congratulations to the 2009 NABF Regional Champions Up To Bat Titans by beating runner-up Northern Ohio Hurricanes in the Regional Championship game.  Good luck at the 2009 NABF World Series representing the Midwest Region of the United States.

AABC Connie Mack State Tournament:  Congratulations to the Lake Erie Bulldogs as 2009 Connie Mack State Runnerup.  The Diamond League had 3 out of the final four finishers and 5 out of the final 8.  Also, congratulations to Lake Erie Bulldogs and JL Clevelanders for qualifying for AABC Regionals at Cincinnati Midlands.  Good Luck.

Diamond League Champions 2009 Season:  Congratulations to the following teams: 
Northern Ohio--Connie Mack Division
North Coast Vipers and Stark County Terriers-- Mickey Mantle Division
Stars Baseball and Lake Erie Bulldogs--Little Mantle Division
Up To Bat Titans-- Sandy Koufax Division

Congratulations:  Congratulations to Brandon Hynick of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the AAA Minor League team of the Colorado Rockies for throwing a perfect game.  Brandon played in the Diamond League Connie Mack Division for two seasons for the Lake Erie Snappers.

2008 MLB DRAFT-- Congratulations to Jake New from Perry High School Perry, Ohio a former Diamond League Connie Mack player from the former Seacrist Blue Thunder18U baseball team, was drafted in the 4th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers

2009 MLB Draft-- Congratulations to Justin Jamison, a current Diamond Boys player, for being drafted in the 13th round.  Also, congratulations former Diamond League players Jamie Walczak, Steve Grife, Tyler Bortnick, Ryan Dennick, and Jordan Petratis for being drafted.

July 9-12, 2009--  At the Connie Mack Level, congratulations to Ohio Thunder for finishing 2nd and Brownlee Lookouts for finishing 3rd at the Buckeye Elite Tournament.  At the Sandy Koufax Level, congratulations to Up To Bat Titans for winning the Buckeye Elite Tournament.  At the 15u level, congratulations to Ohio Thunder for winning the Ohio Eagles Kent Tournament.

July 2-5th, 2009--  At the Connie Mack Level, congratulations to Ohio Hurricanes for finishing 2nd and the Andy's 9ers for finishing 3rd at the Beast of the East Tournament in Wheeling, WV.  Also, congratulations to Northern Ohio for finishing second and Northern Ohio Hurricanes and Ohio Thunder for making the semifinals of the Freedom Classic Tournament in Akron, OH. 

In the Mickey Mantle division, congratulations to the Brownlee Lookouts for winning the Mentor Firecracker Tournament.  Also, congratulations to Premier Baseball for finishing second and Stark Co. Terriers for finishing third at the Freedom Classic.  In the Little Mantle division, congratulations to the Lake Erie Bulldogs for finishing second at the Beast of the East Tournament.  Also, congratulations to the Northern Ohio Hurricanes for finishing second at the Freedom Classic.  And congratulations to the Brownlee Lookouts for finishing second at the Mentor Firecraker Tournament.  In the Sandy Koufax division, congratulations to the Lake Erie Bulldogs for winning the Freedom Classic.  Also, congratulations to Up to Bat Titans for finishing third at the Freedom Classic.

June 25-28th, 2009--   At the Connie Mack Level, congratulations to the Lake Erie Bulldogs for winning the Black Swamp Tournament in Bowling Green, an outstanding accomplishment.  Also, congratulations to North Coast for winning the Geauga Summer Classic.  At the Mickey Mantle Level, congratulations to the Northern Ohio Hurricanes for finishing second in the Akron Tiretown Classic.  At the Sandy Koufax Level, congratulations to the Brownlee Lookouts for finishing second in the Black Swamp Tournament.

June 18-21st, 2009--  The Ohio Orioles 16u team won the 2009 Diamond Stars Tournament.  In the Championship game, the Orioles knocked off Premier Baseball, another top Diamond League team by the score of 9-0.  Congratulations to both teams on a well played tournament.

In the Connie Mack division, the Lake Erie Bulldogs finished 4th in the Cincinnati Flames Tournament.  In the Nischwitz Tournament in Dayton, congratulations to JL Clevelanders for finishing 3rd and throwing two no-hitters, and the Brownlee Lookouts for going undefeated.

June 12th-14th, 2009--  Congratulations to Up To Bat 14u for finishing 3rd at the Michigan Super NIT.

June 8th-10th, 2009--  The Ohio Hurricanes won the Diamond League Connie Mack Tournament.  In the first semifinal, Northern Ohio scored 4 times in the 6th to beat North Coast 4-1.  In the second semifinal, Ohio Hurricanes came back from a 1-0 deficit to win 3-1.  The finals saw Northern Ohio going up 4-0.  Then the Ohio Hurricanes scored 7 runs in the 5th inning to go on and win 9-4.

Weekend of June 6 2009--  The Diamond League Mickey Mantle League Tournament was played.  The Cuyahoga Community College Pool was won by the MAF Gators, going 3-0.  The Kent State Pool was won by Stark County Terriers going 3-0.  The Lakeland pool saw Premier Baseball going 3-0 and winning the pool, while North Coast Vipers took the wild card.   In the semifinals, Stark County Terriers beat North Coast Vipers 8-0 while Premier beat MAF Gators 3-2 in extra innings.  In the finals, Premier Baseball scored 4 runs in the top of the 6th to come from behind and beat Stark County Terriers 5-4.

In the Sandy Koufax Division, our teams shined in the Battle of the Border Tournament in Youngstown, Ohio.  Up To Bat Titans won the championship beating Sportszone Express, PA.  Both the Northern Ohio Hurricanes and Brecksville made it to the semifinals.  Congratulations.

Weekend of May 23 2009--  Fielder's Choice 14 & under team lost in the semifinals of the Pat Catan Strongsville Tournament.

Weekend of May 2 2009--  Congratulations to Up to Bat Titans 14 & under team for winning the Sandusky Tournament by beating Beaver Valley Reds in the championship game.

Weekend of April 18 2009 -- Congratulations to the Brownlee Lookouts 14 & under team for winning the Akron Muddy Diamonds Tournament

PLAYERS AND PARENTS:  Please make note that by signing a Diamond League contract with a certain team locks you in to playing for that team for the 2010 season. 

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