The BEECHER MUSKIES won the 2025 Major Division National Championship with a 10-6 come-from-behind victory over the Berea Blue Sox. Berea, coached by Brendan Krowka, came into the game with three championships under their belt, the most recent in 2023. The Beecher Muskeis, coached by Fred LeSage, won their second national title. AJ Le of Beecher received the batting championship award with a .545 average and 12 runs batted in. Veterans Marty Coyle and Bryce Shafer of Beecher shared the MVP award. Coyle caught all six games and went 11 for 24, and Shafer went 3-0 on the mound with 18 strikeouts in 11 innings of work.
The Chicago Suburban Baseball League will host the 2026 NABF Charlie Blackburn Major Division World Series. The twelve-team event will take place July 29 to August 2 at the home fields of North Central College and Wheaton College. The Beecher Muskies and Lombard Orioles have been designated co-hosts for the tournament.
First round games begin Wednesday, July 29, at 5pm.
The Chicago Suburban Baseball League, organized in 1983 as the Northwest Suburban League, is considered by many to be one of the best semi-pro baseball leagues in the nation. This adult, amateur, wood-bat baseball league features the finest college, former college, future and former professional players in the area.
PRAIRIE GRAVEL
in memory of
CSBL Hall of Famer
Jerry O'Grady
We will NOT be selling merchandise at the Tournament. Instead, you may order your t-shirt and other merchandise on-line HERE.
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Six teams will advance to a single elimination championship tournament. The pool winners will be seeded one, two and three. The three at-large teams will be seeded four, five, and six. Seeding will be determined by Wins | Runs Allowed | Runs Scored | Coin Flip. Head-to-head is not part of the seeding process of the at-large teams, and a second place finish in pool play does not constitute an automatic bid to the championship tournament.
The tiebreaker to determine pool play champions will follow NABF guidelines.
This year's World Series will include twelve teams divided into three pools:
- Two co-hosts: Beecher Muskies & Lombard Orioles
- 2024 Champion: The Diesel (Buffalo, NY)
- 2023 Champion & 2025 Runner-Up: Berea (OH) Blue Sox
- Eight Regional Winners
Each team will play three games in pool play. The top two teams in each pool will advance to a 6-team single elimination tournament.
The pre-tournament meeting of the managers will take place at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream (150 S. Gary Ave) on Wednesday, July 29. Registration begins at 2:30. The mandatory meeting begins at 3pm.
Go here for additional important information about the tournament, such as the BP schedule, extra-inning rules, and more.
| Team | Record | RF | RA |
 Chicago Clout | 3-0 | 19 | 8 |
 Beecher Muskies | 2-1 | 21 | 7 |
 Erie Buffalo | 1-2 | 7 | 24 |
 Fort Wayne Jackers | 0-3 | 7 | 15 |
| Team | Record | RF | RA |
| Berea Blue Sox | 2-1 | 10 | 17 |
 Portland Rockets | 2-1 | 10 | 10 |
 Hackensack Troasts | 1-2 | 5 | 8 |
 Lombard Orioles | 1-2 | 17 | 7 |
| Team | Record | RF | RA |
| Cleveland Indians | 2-1 | 21 | 15 |
 Addison Braves | 2-1 | 24 | 13 |
| Buffalo Diesel | 2-1 | 11 | 8 |
 Midland Tribe | 0-3 | 4 | 24 |
Batting Team AB AVG J. Victor BD 7 .857 J. Fleaka LO 8 .625 A. Le BM 22 .545 D. Washington BBS 21 .524 J. Wenz CC 14 .500 P. Burgh AB 12 .500 S. James CI 12 .500 K. Yearsley AB 12 .500 A. Rubin CC 15 .467 M. Coyle BM 24 .458 A. Putty AB 11 .455 P. Carmody BM 18 .444 M. Brofman CI 9 .444 J. Kennedy PR 9 .444 D. Blickhan AB 16 .437 E. Pearce PR 12 .417 D. Biggers CC 10 .400 D. Holmes LO 10 .400 M. Farnan CC 13 .385 C. White PR 13 .385 J. Plata BBS 16 .375 D. Rubin CC 16 .375 A. Gaytan BM 19 .368 R. Perez CI 11 .364 D. Gerarce CC 15 .333
Pitching Team W ERA J. Brodsky HT 1 .00 A. Onuegbu PR 1 .00 R. Medrano CI 1 .00 J. Sprowls BBS 1 .00 C. Freitas LO 0 .00 C. Kearney BM 0 .00 A. Filippo AB 0 .00 A. Licata BD 0 .00 K. Honel BM 1 1.00 M. Herringshaw BBS 1 1.00
