What types of bats are used, wood or aluminum?
Aluminum bats are not allowed in the Bill Hyland 35+ & 43+ leagues. The MABL & MSBL can use aluminum or wood. The aluminum bats may have a maximum –5 length/weight ratio, however all national tournaments have a -3 requirement. When are games played? At this time, all 18+ and 25+ league games are played on Sunday afternoons. Game times are typically 1:00 & 4:00. Teams normally play between three and five doubleheaders per season. The MSBL season begins on, or about, the last Sunday of April. The MABL season begins in mid-May to allow college students to return and concludes with a year-end tournament in mid-August due to the fact that many college students are going back to school. The MSBL season typically concludes the final weekend of August. The Bill Hyland 35+ League season runs from early June through September with games played on weekday nights, usually Wednesday and Thursday. The Bill Hyland 43+ League typically plays on Monday evenings. The league typically does not play on Mo
