June 25th, 2025
Well Well
Where is the time going to
However, at this time I failed to address
our War Heros who never came back
On Memorial Day
This is important because without
this type of patriotism
There would be no U.S.A.
So my apologies for not stating the above
on the day of remembrance
As a former Marine I feel that it is
my duty to remind everyone of the
scarifices our men in uniform have made
Past, present and future
NOW BACK TO ABL
As previous stated the tariffs wars
which are taking its toll on most Americans
Is also taking its toll on Austin Baseball League
But since your Commish is an enternal opptmistic
type of person - will take a setback and
use it to get better, stronger, more efficient and more successful
However, this should serve as a reminder of
the importance of voting
and not just voting
but voting with your country and heart
Since we are in a loop for expecting
our econony to recover
Your Commish is almost finished
with his first book, "If you can't have fun
playing baseball
then maybe you should go play checkers"
Currently it is at the publishers for review,
update and any changes deemed necessary
AND IT IS GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER
that will allow ABL to grow
And that is just the first book
Book two is going to knock
the socks of the baseball industry
and will be out next spring
We're looking for an e-launch in July or August
for Book One
This will make national news
so you won't miss it
All I can say for these blessings
is to thank my faith in the man upstairs
for without him I would not be here
Commish Frank T
Commish recently gave a lecture
on how to succeed in life
Bottom line, is that of the many elements
that it takes to become and stay successful
The most important one was
Taking care of yourself
Because if you don't - no one else will
With that said, Commish has been
taking care of himself
after 10 grueling seasons
An old military injury has come back
Luckily the VA has been helping
Hoping to play whenever our fields are ready
And speaking of our fields
Few knew this, but right before covid hit
ABL was looking at 195 acres of farm land
right in the area of Palmer and Cameron Rd
The Price as $1.5 million
Which was good price for land that
was already cleared and had
the right slopes for many baseball fields
Covid scared many people and many people died
And so the money people held back
to see what the economy would look like in the future
So there went those plans
Now it's 2025 and we have been working on the infastructure
of the fields, ground work, layout, type and location
Along with our consession stands
Working with civil engineers, lawyers, architects
and financial people
Then the tariff wars began
and now the money people are worried
if we're going to have a country
Until we get this situation resolved
things are going to and have been
slowing down and that's ok
This will give the time to
give the project creditibility
to do it right
What kind of time frame
We were hoping to start something
by the end of this year
Now it looks like next spring
And that's ok too
as it gives teams a chance to be their best
because I assure you
the teams that are coming to play
will be good, if not very good or
hard to beat
MORE TO COME AS IT COMES UP
EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT 2025
Commish Frank T
www.AustinTexasBaseball.com
ablbasebasll2012@gmail.com
512 736 4400
Currently ABL is on hiatus
till we get our fields constructed and playable
See below and above for current status
It was decided if we were going to do this
Let's do it the right way
So hang in there as anything
worth while is worth waiting for
UPDATE 04/01/25
While an apology is fine
There has to be remedies
As Commish the responsibility to keep
things going falls on me
And from the beginning I accepted that
However, as our project seems to keep
getting bigger - it is taking longer
But be assured that regardless
of how long it takes - it will happen
There are several positions that need attention
Like someone to help maintain
and develop this website
To include opening up an on-line store
that will offer ABL t-shirts, decals,
hats, polo type shirts and other
ABL type of merchandise
Whoever is selected for this position
will eventually become a partner
that will lead to a managerial position
In addition, we are in need of someone
to help with coordinating the development
of the different phases of construction
They will be 7 phases and upon completion
we'll have our first International Baseball Tournament
We will definitely need help with this
as we're talking many teams
from all over the world coming
to showcase their baseball skills
I hope everyone understands now
why things are taking longer
In addition to all this, your Commish
is almost done with a baseball book
for the novice player
Once the book is out - our future should
begin to gel much quicker
We're also working on 2 baseball inventions
A state of the art pitching machine
and a training machine that will
expedite practices for all positions
So here is an opportunity to be a part of history
This going to be fun and exciting
Interested?
Email me at ablbaseball2012@gmail.com
It takes more than a few dedicated persons
to do such a big endeavor
Do you have what it takes?
And my apologies for taking so long
between updates
Hopefully we'll get some believers
on board to maintain, move forward
and accomplish what we started in 2012
Speaking of 2012
We're tying to get a hold of Brandon Weber
Brandon was a big help in the beginning
to help ABL get started and grow
As Commish, I feel that he should be
a part of our success
If anyone knows his whereabouts
or how to get a hold of him
have him get a hold of me
I truly miss him
Commish Frank T
UPDATE 1/20/24
Much discussion is going around
Starting with the infrastructure
funding, etc
Hope to give an announcement
this Spring
So hang on
UPDATE 12/26/24
ABL is progressing slowly but progressing
No decision yet as to how
everything will be structured legally
But we're getting close
We're also getting close on possible locations
And we're also getting close on our start up funding
Lots to get excited about and we are
Still get a few calls, emails or text
mostly to check on this ole Commish
We'll believe me that
I have never been happier in my life
Lots to be grateful for
Still the project just getting bigger
But we're not in any contest
Nor on a definitive time line
We just want to play ball
and make history in the process
So stay tuned for an annoucement this coming spring
UPDATE
What started out as our goal to build a 2-field complex
Has taken on a new vision
Cannot go into details yet
as all the legal matters need to be taken care of first
So stay tuned as Austin Baseball League
continues to make history
Once the legal work is done
we begin the infracture part
and there will be many more updates
coming as we proceed
Commish Frank T
Hope everyone had a great holiday season
and may 2025 be everyon'e best year yet
Commish Frank T
As Commissioner I do not consider not having a season
this year to be a finality
Yes our head umpire moved out of town, and finding good umpires is quite difficult, which is why when we start up again we are going to train our own umpires
Initially, we were considering building a two-field complex
However, after further consideration that two-field complex has turned into a six-field complex with other commodities of which I will go into at a later date
Which is why I am not worried about looking for teams
So there you have it
For those who doubt if we can accomplish this epoch-making endeavor let me enlighten you
I have a BBA and a Masters degree and I lack 3 courses for a Doctorate in Education all while having completed all the course work for a Doctorate in International Business
I think its time I put all of my abilities to work
More to come as we go
Commish Frank T
Any questions contact Commish Frank T
Text 512 736 4400 or ablbaseball2012@gmail.com
Austin Baseball League's 2022 Spring Champions The Acereros
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This Championship by the Acereros was a very special one
They beat the Cannons by a 7-6 score
They then beat the Blue Devils by a score of 9-8
And in this game the Acereros were losing 8-2
heading into the bottom of the final inning
but came back to score 7 runs and came out
the winner 9-8
Now in the championship game again the Acereros
were winning heading into the 4th inning by a score of 9-2
Then the Storm Chasers scored 5 and were now behind
by a score of 7-10
The Acereros then held the
Storm Chasers to 2 runs for the remainder of the game
while scoring 2 and won 12-9
This game was very close (for a championship game)
but the Acereros had some guy named Jay who
hit a 2-run homer in the 1st and a grand slam in the 2nd
What a game for a new team coached by Jerry Maldanado
who earned Coach of the Year honors (picture lower L)
Pictured in the lower R is none other than MVP Jay
who had more than great game
And pictured below are the Acereros fans who seemed
like they came out for every game in support
Our hats go out to Jerry and his Acereros for winning
ABL's Championship in our 10th year
Our hats also go out to the Blue Devils, coached by Nando,
Ronnie and Christian who took their team to the playoffs
losing to the eventual champions the Acereros
Our hats also go out to Adam Bradley who coached
an expansion team The Storm Chasers into the
championship game
This was a great year considering all the ups and downs
The Blue Devils jumped on the Acereros
scoring 7 runs in the 3rd inning
and held the #1 team to 2 runs through 6 innings
while scoring 1 run for an 8-2 lead
At the beginning of each game the managers
meet with the head umpire and talk baseball
and specifically who has home team advantage
In this case the home team was
the Acereros, again were losing 8-2
Well the Acereros were not a team to give up
and scored 7 runs in dramatic fashion thereby winning 9-8
The #1 team will now play the #2 team
the Storm Chasers Sunday the 31st
at Southeast Metro in Del Valle
Now this should be a great game
In the Playoffs
There always seems to be some surprises
So far no real surprises as the #2 seed the Storm Chasers
beat the #4 seed The Texas Lone Stars 9-3
With the #1 seed the Acereros earning a bye in the first round
Will now play the #3 seeded Blue Devils who beat the
#4 seeded Cannons 14-6
It now appears that the Acereros will have their hands full
The winner of this game will head to the championship game
on the 31st vs the #2 seed Storm Chasers
Still gonna be hot so everyone bring plenty of water
Austin Baseball League
is the only league that accepts players
throughout the season (for 2025-26) with the exception
of during the playoffs
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Our 2021 Champions - the Dodgers
Shown above are the Dodgers who are now ABL's 2021 Champions
Defeating the mighty Tacos 7-1
It was a close game through 4 innings with the score 1-1
But then the Dodgers scored 2 in the 5th, 3 in the 6th and 1 in the 7th
while holding the Tacos scoreless
Getting the traditional "water cooler"
was Head Coach "Fuzz"
who also earned "Manager of the Year" Award
The winning pitcher was Matt Cavazos holding the Tacos to 1 run in the 1st and scoreless the rest of the game
Matt also earned "Player of the Year" Award
Congratulations also go out to the Texas Tacos who led
all season long and was the no 1 seed going into the playoffs
But the Dodgers were building up their play just for this game
The Tacos are one of the premier teams around
closing in on their 100th win
At ABL parity is very important and we will continue
to build up our teams so when we play in other tournaments
ABL will be represented well
ABL would like to thank all of our players, managers
and Travis County Parks for allowing us to have our season
and finish with everyone happy we were able to do so
The Championship was up for grabs between
the Dodgers, Rebels and the Tacos
The Dodgers beat the Rebels 13-11 for the right to play
defending Champions Texas Tacos
The Dodgers were hot going into the playoffs
and beat the Tacos 7-1
Contact info: Commish Frank T
(512)-736-4400 or ablbaseball2012@gmail.com
Parity is extremely important to ABL
For any questions or comments
First there were 6, then 4, then 2, and one ultimately rose above the rest the Texas Tacos!
On 8/11/2019, the Texas Tacos played the Austin Bravos for the ABL 2019 Spring Championship, winning by a score of 6-0
HERE'S TO 2019 CHAMPIONS THE TEXAS TACOS!
This was no easy task for either the Tacos or the Bravos as the Bravos
remained consistent through May having not lost a game . . .
The Tacos were patient and even though they lost a game to the expansion team, the Dodgers, they did not lose another game after that
The Dodgers were the only team to beat both the Tacos & the Bravos in 2019. 15 games takes its toll & the Dodgers were eventually eliminated by the Bravos, while the Rebels, special thanks to managers Pres and Kade, were eliminated by the Tacos
Austin Baseball League, would like to congratulate all of our teams and their managers for another great year!
For the Love of the Game
Commish Frank T
Pictured above is Michael Chavez
Michael came to us when the coach at his High school
wouldn't give him the time of day Michael's freshman year.
After spending one season with ABL Michael went back his sophomore year
and not only made the team, but became a starting pitcher and 1st baseman.
After starting for three years and graduating Michael received a scholarship
to Ranger Community College in Ranger, Texas
ABL congratulates Michael for his hard work
and a special thanks to the several players, especially Brandon Weber III,
who helped Michael become the player that he is today
Congratulations Michael!
Speaking of sponsorship, Austin Baseball Leagues will help young teams
in need of baseballs, gloves, bats, uniforms an other forms of equipment
Providing we have the funds
If you care to help give Commish Frank a call at 512 736 4400
