Four of five, in unusual detail
Who: 18 and over, 32 and over, 45 and over and now 60 and over, with waivers available for players just under the line. When: summer from late May, fall from early September, on a named day per division, with game counts published for each. Where: high school fields across Spokane, Spokane Valley, Post Falls, Coeur d'Alene and Priest River, occasionally Avista Stadium. How to join: the April workout and the draft, or contact a club direct.
What it costs is the gap — league and player fees are required by opening day and never priced. A claimed league on High Cheese answers all five beside the schedule and the standings, which for a man deciding whether to drive from Coeur d'Alene to Spokane on a Sunday is the page he is already on.
Inland Northwest MABL/MSBL in detail
- Two hundred players across eastern Washington and north Idaho, May to October, wood bats.
- Four divisions on four different days, doubleheaders on Sundays, twenty minutes between games.
- Percentage, then head to head, then inter-division record, then runs against.
- Ties are final, five innings makes it official, and no result is published.
- Twenty-two clubs across four divisions, dressed as real franchises.
- Scored through GameChanger; nothing published on the league's own pages.
- Bret Fink, president, on 208-641-9255, plus a contact form.
- A workout on April 12, a draft, and a rule about who owns a new player.
- Local high schools, Hart Field for the workout, and occasional games at Avista Stadium.
- Replica uniforms only, wood bats, and a forfeit that punishes both clubs.
- Categories for 18+, 32+, league news and tournaments — and a standing call for players.
- A 2025 class of six, inducted at a golf club in Liberty Lake, each with a filmed citation.
- The rulebook makes room for a sponsor on the shirt; no sponsor is named.
- Double elimination in summer, single in fall, and a national circuit of 500 teams.
- Champion and runner-up every year — Phillies five straight, then Rockies three.
- Bret Fink is president; three past presidents are named with their years.
- A ten-section rulebook, waiver and application forms, and proof of age required.
- A workout in April, baseball from late May to October, and a fall league after the summer one.
- Replica uniforms are required; nothing is sold.
- An Umpire Coordinator, a two-hour rain deadline, and a bill if you miss it.
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