May 21:
The 35+ & 45+ division schedules have been released.  For the 45+ division, we are waiting on word back from Walnut Creek Little League to see if they will allow us to use their field on three dates.  These are listed as "TBA" on the schedule.  We were expecting word by today, but a busy tournament weekend and Monday's sudden "monsoon" may have caused a delay in their response.

As for 35+, we were set to post the schedule late last week, but we got late word that the Pirates would be unable to field a team this summer and we were forced to regroup and revise the schedule accordingly.  We made every attempt to be as fair as possible to each team so that teams did not have many DH weeks and were not forced to have consecutive bye weeks, especially around the 4th of July holiday.  With our limited fields early, we simply could not make it perfect and did the best we could with what we have.

Don't forget, the Facebook button at the lower left of this homepage will take you to our League page on Facebook.  Feel free to join the page and then post photos of league action from your SmartPhone or your dumb camera.

The Mid-Iowa Baseball League held their first Board Meeting of 2013 on Sunday, February 10.  The agenda & minutes are available via this link.

We have modified the waiver form that every player must complete on an annual basis.  The document incorporates language developed by our national organization as well as language specific to our local league.  Please download and use this waiver for the 2013 season.  Managers were provided with 15 copies at the manager's meeting on 2/17.  (It has also been updated on the Waivers/Forms menu on the left.)
Player Waiver 2013

2013 will mark the 20th season of play for the Mid-Iowa Baseball League.  To help commemorate the event, we are looking for ideas to incorporate this milestone into our league logo.  If you have graphic design experience, feel free to submit ideas to:  midiowabaseball@yahoo.com.  We will want you to stick with our current "batter man" & state logo, but feel free to "jazz it up" a bit.  Your logo may end up on t-shirts or other items that help celebrate this milestone!

The League is also excited to announce that plans are being put in place to launch a Mid-Iowa Baseball Hall of Fame.  Plans are in the infant stages, but all ideas are welcome.  A banquet, nomination/voting process and structure will be developed.  Send any thoughts or ideas to midiowabaseball@yahoo.com or add them to the Forum to start discussions.

"Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball."  ~James Patrick Murray