James Robinson played his college ball at Miami University-Middletown and was a 1995 graduate of Preble Shawnee High School. He has seen 4 different decades as a player in the MVABL as he started with the Camden Brewers in 1999, played with the Dayton Rangers from 2000 to 2012, and has been with the Camden Redlegs from 2013 to the present day.

Now in his 25th season, James’ name can be found all over the all-time leaderboards in a host of statistical categories. The 3-time MVABL champion and 5-time All-Star is 4th all-time in hits (389), 12th in runs scored (242), 8th in RBIs (248), and 11th in doubles (66). He is just the 10th player in league history with at least 300 hits, 200 RBIs, and 200 runs scored. His 7 home runs are the 2nd most all-time by a switch hitter.

He ranks 6th in Redlegs franchise history in hits (202) and is 3rd in walks (89). He also ranks 9th in Redlegs history with a .391 on base percentage (minimum 250 at bats) and is tied for the 6th longest hit streak in team history at 14 games.

Rob Johnson, a graduate of Stebbins high school and Purdue University, has played 18 years in the league entering the 2023 season.

A member of the league's inaugural season in 1995, Rob coached the Dayton Astros for 14 seasons, garnering Coach of the Year honors in 2007 and 2008. He led the Astros to 6 championship appearances and two championship titles in 1996 and 2001.

Always known as a fiery competitor, Johnson took a hiatus from baseball in 2009 to compete in mixed martial arts but would rejoin the league 8 years later in 2017 with longtime friend Joe Cantrell and the Wild Boars.

Rob also played a season for the expansion Beavercreek Orioles in 2022. Despite the hiatus, he still ranks amongst the league’s Top 20 all-time in hits (273 - 17th), RBIs (185 - 20th), and doubles (64 - 14th) and just outside the Top 20 in stolen bases (57 - 26th). The 5-time All-Star third baseman is a career .356 hitter with 12 home runs.

Johnsons recalls the 2008 season as particularly special. As the league was getting younger, the Astros core had an average age well over 30 and finished the season 20-5. The team was featured on the local news as the "TV 2 Team of the Week" for defying father time and for the team's charity work with the Daybreak Center for homeless children.

Kyle Arend, a 2006 graduate of Middletown Madison High School and a 2010 graduate from Otterbein University, entered the league as the 2nd overall pick in the 2013 draft by the Camden Redlegs.

Now in his 11th season, Kyle has built up an impressive resume leading to his 2023 MVABL Hall of Fame selection. The 2017 MVABL Most Valuable Player was the first, and is still the only, player to come through the draft and win the prestigious MVP award. He batted .477 with 9 doubles, 3 triples, 2 homeruns, 23 RBI and 15 stolen bases in his MVP campaign. He had a similarly stellar year in 2016 when he hit .391 with 9 doubles, 2 homeruns, and 26 RBI as he helped Camden clinch their first franchise MVABL championship. The 5-time All-Star has seven All-MVABL selections as an outfielder, five as a 2nd-team selection and two as a 1st-team selection.

Heading into the 2023 season, Kyle boasted a career .398 batting average with a .584 slugging percentage. He ranks 16th all time in hits with 277, 13th with 205 runs batted in, 18th with 209 runs scored, and 9th with 73 doubles. The right-handed dual threat has also belted 15 home runs to go along with 65 stolen bases. He's been a force in the playoffs as well, batting .424 with 8 doubles, 6 triples, 32 RBI, with a fantastic 16.2 plate appearances per strikeout ratio in 144 post-season at-bats.

Arend is one of five draft picks to earn an All-MVABL honor in his rookie season and is the 11th player all-time with at least 200 runs and 200 RBIs in his career.

Joe Becker, a graduate of Hamilton Badin high school, joined the Dayton Rangers in 2010. Becker has been a workhorse for the Rangers pitching staff for the last 10 seasons. In 2019, the 5-time All-Star led the team for the 6th straight season in complete games, innings pitched, and wins, and established a career-high with 63 punchouts. Joe made All-Star appearances in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, and was the starting pitcher in '16 and '17. He has been a member of 2 MVABL championship teams and owns a 7-4 playoff record. Joe was also the 2012 Playoff MVP. 

Becker ranks among the league's top statistical pitching categories. His 531.33 IP, 44 wins, and 37 complete games place him 2nd all-time entering the 2020 season. Joe has pitched in 104 games (3rd), recorded 6 saves (4th) and struck out 345 batters (6th). Becker is a career .342 hitter in nearly 300 plate appearances.

Kevin Reynolds, a graduate of Vandalia Butler high school, has been a member of the league for 13 seasons. Kevin entered the league as a member of the Bellbrook Reapers in 2006. After leading the Reapers with a .393 average, he joined the Kettering Royals and played for them as a pitcher/outfielder from 2007 to 2015. After a year hiatus, Reynolds re-entered the league as a member of the Mad River Machine and has played for that team since 2017.

One of those rare players who has shown success offensively as well as a pitcher, Reynolds has been selected to 9 All-Star Games, and was the starting pitcher in 2018. The 2018 second team All-MVABL outfielder was a member of 4 championship teams as a member of the Royals.

Statistically speaking, Reynolds appears near the top of many of the league's all-time lists. The .390 career hitter has 361 hits (5th), 267 runs (3rd), 161 RBIs (20th), 61 doubles (13th), 13 triples (9th) and 96 stolen bases (8th). As a pitcher, Kevin has pitched 449.67 innings (5th) and won 37 games (5th). His 265 strikeouts are 15th best all-time.

Kevin Campbell, a graduate of Springboro high school, entered the league in 2010 as one of the inaugural members of the Camden Redlegs. The 2015 All-Star set an MVABL single-season record of 103.67 innings pitched. Campbell was recognized on the All-MVABL team in 2015 as he recorded 11 wins, a league-record at that time. Kevin was part of the 2016 Redlegs championship team.

Kevin sits third among MVABL greats in wins (42), innings pitched (512) and complete games (26). His 107 games pitched is second-most all-time, and he currently has 298 strikeouts, which place him in the Top 10.

Kevin Campbell is Camden's franchise leader in innings pitched, wins and strikeouts, and is tied for the lead in shutouts. He also leads the club in career playoff victories with 7.

Brad Clark is a 2006 graduate of Miamisburg high school. He signed on to play for the Dayton Rangers in 2006 and played 4 seasons before joining the Camden Redlegs in 2010. Over 12 successful seasons, Clark enjoyed success at the plate as well as on the mound. The .381 lifetime hitter was a 2008 All-MVABL selection at third base, and he was a 6-time All-Star. He amassed 233 hits, 142 runs, 150 RBIs, 59 doubles, and 10 home runs.

As a pitcher, his numbers are among the best all-time. Brad tossed 379 1/3 innings (6th) over 98 appearances (2nd) on the mound. He has 26 career victories (12th) and 8 saves (2nd) to go along with 268 strikeouts (12th). His 17 complete games are 5th most all-time. Clark was a member of 2 league champions (2009-Rangers, 2016-Redlegs).

A 2008 graduate of Miamisburg high school, Chris Flaherty was the top overall draft pick by the Miami Valley Dragons in 2009, becoming the second draftee to be recognized in the MVABL Hall of Fame. The 5-time All-Star will be playing in his 10th season in 2018. The Kettering Royals' current third baseman also had brief stints with the Warren County Shockers and Ohio Mariners. Flaherty earned Playoff Co-MVP honors as a member of the 2011 champion Shockers team. The 3-time All-MVABL honoree ranks 5th all-time in doubles, and is inching closer to being in the top 10 in hits and runs scored.

Flaherty , a 5-time All-Star, carries a .405 lifetime average heading into the 2018 season. Only 2 other players have over 600 at-bats with an above .400 batting average, and they too are in the Hall of Fame.

A 2008 graduate of Springboro high school, Robert Riley joined the Dayton Rangers in 2009 and has played with the team ever since. The University of Northwestern Ohio alum has been a part of three league championships and is a 6-time All-Star. Robert earned All-MVABL First Team honors at third base in 2009, 2010, and 2014, and was a Second Team selection in 2013 and 2015.

Riley ranks 8th on the all-time home runs list with 27. The .417 career hitter had a franchise-high .561 batting average in 2014. In 9 seasons, he has compiled 211 hits, 199 runs, 155 RBIs, 53 doubles, 6 triples, and 30 stolen bases.

Jon Venters joined the Beavercreek Sox in 2009 and played seven seasons in the MVABL. Venters is a graduate of Xenia high school and Shawnee State University, and played professionally for the Pittsfield Colonials in the Canadian-American Association.

The 2-time league Cy Young Award winner holds a career 30-3 record with 1 save, and his career ERA of 2.38 is best among all pitchers with at least 100 innings pitched. Venters struck out 350 in just under 250 innings pitched.

Jon played in 5 straight All-Star Games (2011-2015) and started on the mound in three of those contests, recording two wins and a save. He was an All-MVABL First Team honoree as a pitcher in 2011 and 2014, and a Second Team selection in 2013.

Venters holds two of the top 10 best single-season ERAs,  including an astounding 0.53 ERA in 2013. Entering the 2017 season, Jon is in the top 5 all-time in career wins (30) and strikeouts (350).

Brandon Howard turned a phone call for a fill-in into a successful MVABL journey as one of the top offensive second baseman in league history. Howard joined the MVABL in 2008 as a member of the Dayton Rangers and has been a member of the Camden Redlegs since 2010.

The 2002 graduate of Preble Shawnee entered the 2017 season as one of only 5 players to amass 200 career RBIs and 200 runs scored. Brandon is one of 6 players to hit at least 30 career home runs, and is the Redlegs' all-time leader in HRs and RBIs.

Howard participated in 3 All-Star games and was the Defensive Player of the Game in 2015. He has also been a part of two MVABL championship teams and has collected All-MVABL honors on six occasions, including First Team selections in 2011, 2012 and 2015.

Howard holds a career batting average of .352 (through 2016).

In recognition of Mike's 20+ years of tireless service to the league and his dedication and devotion to the game of baseball in and around the Dayton area, Ballard becomes the first recipient of the MVABL Lifetime Achievement Award.

As an extension to the Beavercreek Sox baseball youth program, Jeff Fruhwirth formed an adult team in 2003. After getting his feet wet and putting together sub-.500 teams in '03 and '04, Fruh had reeled off a winning season ever since. Coach Fruhwirth put together four 20-win seasons, and compiled a 212-70 record in 12 seasons. His 209 regular season wins are third most in league history behind the Astros (217) and Rangers (299). His squad captured 7 regular season titles. Jeff coached in the 2005, 2007-2015 All-Star Game (8-2 AS record). Fruhwirth was voted the 2012 MVABL Coach of the Year. The league appreciates Jeff's devotion to amateur baseball and providing an opportunity for many players to continue playing outside of their high school careers.

Matt Spradlin of the Springfield Indians was one of the top strikeout pitchers since he entered the league in 2007. In 8 seasons with the Indians, Matt compiled 33 wins, 578.67 innings and an MVABL-best 668 punchouts. Spradlin, a 2006 graduate of Springfield Northwestern high school, is a two-time All-Star and was the league's strikeout champ in 2008, 2009, and 2012. He also carries a respectable .360 batting average.  Matt is the Indians' all time leader in hits and HR and total bases, and won 42% of the team's victories between 2007-14. Some of Matt's more notable achievements include:

• struck out 19 Thunder batters in 2009
• struck out 18 Dragons in 2009
• no-hit the Thunder in 2011

Ohio Mariners pitcher Matt Klaus is arguably one of the most dominant pitchers the MVABL has ever seen. A 1998 graduate of Bethel high school, Klaus joined the MVABL as a member of the Expos and went on to play for the Ohio Woodpeckers and the Ohio Mariners. One would not disagree that if statistical information was kept prior to 2006, Klaus would hold nearly every pitching record in the league. In 9 seasons in the league, Matt was a member of the 4-time league champion Woodpeckers and left the league after the 2006 season. He returned in 2011 as the season's strikeout king and followed that up the 2012 season with Pitcher of the Year Honors and a First Team All-MVABL selection. Matt was also a first team honoree in 2006. 

One of Matt's more notable achievements was when he tossed a complete game shutout in the championship game of the 2005 MABL Fall Classic in Florida.

Also, in the 2003 championship game against the Rangers, Matt struck out 19 batters, including 15 Ks in a row at one point, to win the championship.

 Mark first entered the league as the number 1 draft pick in the 1997 Draft when he was selected by the Mets expansion team.  Unfortunately, the Mets only lasted one season, so in the offseason he was picked up by the Expos.  But again after only 1 season Franklin moved on after he was traded to yet another expansion team in  1999, the Devil Rays.  With the Rays he helped lead the team to their 1st and only league championship.  He returned with the Rays for another year where the team did fairly well before being eliminated in the Playoffs, but after 2 solid seasons behind the dish he was traded to the Royals in 2001 as they were in need of a catcher due to an injury.  

Mark joined the team and immediately assumed his spot behind the plate where he has been ever since for the Royals.  In 2005 the Royals coach decided to step away from the game, and Mark stepped up and took the helm so that their group of players could continue to enjoy the game they loved.  It was a rough start, but he helped rework the team and after only 2 years as the Manager he helped lead the Royals to their 1st Championship in 2007.  He continued to develop and build the team and they won a second Championship in 2008, and a third title in 2010.  It was his 4th Championship overall.  

Franklin has a career .329 batting average since joining the Royals.  He is also the team leader in several offensive categories.  Mark is a 3-time All-Star. 

Joe Staten joined the Dayton Rangers as a free agent in 2001. The West Carrollton high school and Sinclair C.C. grad played 15 seasons in the MVABL, winning 3 championships along the way.

The 3-time All-Star is a career .333 hitter and his 37 home runs ranked him fourth all-time when he retired in 2016.  Staten ranks in the Top 10 all-time in runs, RBIs, double, triples, and home runs.

Joe was an All-MVABL first team selection at first base in 2007 and a second-team honoree in 2010.  Staten launched the Rangers' 299th and 300th franchise home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Warren County Shockers in June 2012.  Continuing his knack for the dramatic, Joe smacked a two-run HR in his 500th MVABL at-bat against the South Dayton Slammers that same season.

Staten began his career primarily as a pitcher, sporting a 1.80 ERA in his rookie campaign. He twice struck out 13 batters in a game. Joe finished with a 5-3 record with 2 saves in 33 games pitched, striking out 114 in 96 2/3 innings.

A graduate of Chaminade Julienne, Jason Joyce was one of the best pure hitters, the league has ever seen. As a member of the Dayton Astros, Jason put together some staggering statistics and one of the greatest seasons of all time.
 
In his 8 season with the Astros, Jason had a career batting average of .456 and can still be found amongst the all time league leaders in hits, doubles, HRs and RBIs. Jason’s most memorable season came in 1999 when he set the single season batting average record hitting a whopping .655. That record still stands to this day!

Jonmarc Lippincott graduated from Xenia High School in 1994.  Lippincott joined the league in 1996 with the Indians, but decided to form his own team, the Dayton Rangers in 1997.

Still playing and coaching today, Jonmarc recorded his 200th coaching victory in 2009 on his way to his team’s first league title.

The league’s all-time leader in hits, runs, and RBIs is an 8-time league All-Star, and was named to the All-MVABL First Team in 2008 as a shortstop.

Jonmarc is the all-time winningest coach in the MVABL and has won 3 league championships (2009, 2012, 2015). He earned the MVABL Coach of the Year award in 2014.

His 60 hits in 1998 still stand as a single-season record in the league.

Jake Kingsolver graduated from Xenia High School in 1996, and at the time of graduation from Urbana University,  he held the all-time HR record at UU.

Kingsolver joined the Dayton Rangers midway through the 1998 season, and played 7 seasons before ‘retiring’ after the 2004 season. As marriage and fatherhood entered his life, Jake returned to the league with a vengeance in 2009 belting a team-high 8 home runs and driving in a career-best 38 runs.

Jake solidified a veteran lineup that brought the Rangers their first league championship in 2009. He played in parts of 11 seasons with the Rangers, leading the team in home runs 4 times. Kingsolver is a career .406 batter and the Rangers all-time leader in longballs in the league with 39.

Clint Wolf graduated from Xenia High School in 1999. He joined the Miami-Middletown ThunderHawks baseball team in 2003, where he soon captured player of the year honors in the Ohio Regional Campus Conference after a stellar freshman campaign.

Clint joined the Dayton Rangers towards the end of the 2001 season, and has piled up the stats over the 11 seasons he was in the MVABL. When Wolf retired after the 2011 season, he ranked in the top 5 in the league all-time in eight offensive categories (Avg., hits, runs, RBIs, doubles, triples, HR, SB).

Clint was voted by the league’s coaches as the MVABL Most Valuable Player in 2006 and 2007.  He has been an All-MVABL First Team selection from 2006 through 2010.

In 2009, Wolf set a Rangers team record with his 5th straight 40-hit season.

One of the premier long-ball threats in MVABL history, Gregg “G-Money” Foster has terrorized opposing pitchers with his Eric Davis-like batting stance and his knack for tattooing belt-high fastballs. His 88 career taters are one of the league’s records that might not ever get broken.

Foster was a member of two league championships with the Dayton Astros and ranks in the Top 5 all-time in hits, runs, RBIs, and doubles.

Considered one of the speediest players ever to play in the MVABL, Pat Barrett lit up the basepaths in the early parts of the league’s existence, swiping a league-best 178 bases during his career.

One of those rare athletes with speed, power, and a glove, the Dayton Astros outfielder launched more home runs than he had doubles.  Barrett was a member of three league championships with the Dayton Astros, before retiring in 2003.