Due to the lack of interest, the remaining games scheduled for the Reds have been cancelled. Questions or comments should be directed to the league office.

The Central Ohio MABL will host a regional tournament Aug 31 - Sept 2, 2002. Each team in the tournament will be guaranteed three games with playoffs. I have been contacted by teams from Dayton, Indianapolis, Kentucky, New York, and PA. I look forward to eight teams for this regional but have had as few as six and as many as twelve in the past six years. The fields that have been used in the past are Dublin Coffman, Dublin Scioto, Hilliard Davidson, and Beavers Field. More information will be available on August 1, 2002.

The forum, officially titled \"The 10th Inning\", is now up and running and ready for use. Thanks to David Neville for taking the time to get it working again.

The Central Ohio Reds beat the Eastside Express 4-3 on Wednesday night at Watkins Memorial. Brian Hines pitched a complete game and Tom Murnane hit a solo shot in the ninth inning.

The American Conference beat the National Conference in the 7th Central Ohio MABL All-Star game 8-4. The American Conference MVP was Mark Trace of the Indians. Mark Trace was 3-3 with 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 RBI, and 3 Runs scored. The National Conference MVP was Eric Lapp from the Spitballers. Eric Lapp pitched seven strong innings. Eric Lapp gave up 4 ER, 5 H, and struck out 9.

The All Central Ohio MABL team will play the Columbus MSBL (old guys) on Saturday July 20, 2002. The game will be held at 7:30 PM at Beavers Field in Lancaster. The team will consist of one player from each team (picked by each team) and the League President will select another 12-15 players based on Stats as of July 14, 2002. Each team needs to submit their respective player\'s name, number, and position to me by Saturday July 13, 2002. As the manager, if you do not submit a name to me by the above deadline you run the risk of your team not being represented at the Central Ohio MABL vs Columbus MSBL (old guys) All Star Game. The manager will be Charles McCroskey, and the two coaches will be David Neville and Chad Kennedy. Players need to be at Beavers Field no later than 6:30 PM on Saturday July 20, 2002.

The 7th MABL All Star game will be held on July 13, 2002 at Beavers Field. Game time is 7:30 PM. Players need to be at the field no later than 6:30 PM. The number of players a team sends to the game was determined based on the standings as of 7/1/02. The following is the number of players each team will send to the All- Star Game. American Conference- Indians(5), Bombers (4), Bandits (3), Renegades (2), Brewers (2), Sharks (2), Fusion (1), Aardvarks (1). National Conference- Bison (5), Hurricanes (4), Black Sox (3), Spitballers (3), Huskies (2), Catfish (2), Cyclones (1). Each team will have twenty players. Mike Spiert Sr. is the manager of the National Conference, and Keith Hausler is the manager of the American Conference. The league office must have the player\'s name, position and jersey number no later than 9 PM Sunday, July 7, 2002.