AMBL League Information and History
The Austin Metro Baseball League (AMBL) is made up of over 650 ballplayers on 39 teams in 5 age divisions. The season runs from April to September, with a regular season consisting of 25-30 games, played on weekends and weeknights, and playoff and championship rounds for the top teams.
The AMBL is affiliated with Men’s Senior Baseball League (MSBL)/Men’s Adult Baseball League (MABL), a national organization with 350+ local affiliates, 3,000+ teams and over 40,000 members who play organized amateur baseball in local leagues worldwide, 25 regional tournaments and two national tournaments. The MSBL/MABL World Series is held every October in Arizona, employing the finest fields offered. The national tournament hosted a total of 450 teams in 2000 making it the largest amateur baseball tournament in the world. The MSBL Fall Classic is held in early November in Clearwater/Tampa area of Florida. The AMBL can boast of four World Series Championships and one Fall Classic Championship as well as numerous Regional Tournament champions..
Within the AMBL, the Austin division (25+) is the most competitive, with many ex-pro and college players.
The MABL division (18+) has some outstanding young arms in this division. The MABL and Austin divisions play an interlocking schedule.
The Capitol division (25+) consists of 11 teams, and has an outstanding mix of ballplayers. Many of the best players in this division are over 40, some over 50! The competition is intense, and the talent evenly spread.
The Lone Star division (35+) has 8 teams, and is dedicated to giving the ballplayer who has been out of the game for a while a chance to play.
The Texas division (45+), beginning play in 2005, is made up mostly of AMBL veterans from the Lone Star division.
The AMBL is NOT a beer-drinking, recreational league .... it's about fun, hard-nosed, competitive, baseball.