The Tournaments Page is dedicated to featuring information about the different tournaments that the SFBL produces locally.
Tournaments are truly a delight to partake in. The competition is exceptional with the top teams from around the South Florida as well as other parts of the state and nation participating in the SFBL tournaments. If you have never participated in an SFBL tournament, you are missing out on a great baseball experience and the next level of hardball competition.
Annual Tournament Schedule:
|
Tournament |
Month |
Location |
| Miami Open | May (Memorial Day Weekend) | South Beach, FL |
| South Beach Slam | July (Independence Day Weekend) | South Beach, FL |
| Florida Cup | September (Labor Day Weekend) | South Beach, FL |
This link will provide a history of all the SFBL teams that have had success in the SFBL / MSBL tournaments.
The Miami Open is a regional tournament that takes place every Memorial Day weekend. To date there have been seven Miami Open tournaments. On average 10 - 16 teams partake in a 3-day tournament, which commences on the Saturday of the long weekend with the Championship Game being played on Monday morning. The Miami Open is the oldest and most established of the SFBL-sponsored tournaments.
The tournament features the top SFBL teams as well as teams from the local Hialeah League, the Perrine League, the Federal League in Broward County, the Liga Nica, Fort Myers Hardball, and teams from the Bahamas. Each year the tournament proves to be a success with top notch hardball being played in South Florida.
Congratulations to the 2008 Miami Open Champions: The Coral Gables Athletics
The 2007 Miami Open was not played due to Rain.
Congratulations to the 2006 Miami Open Champions: The South Florida Mets
Congratulations to the 2005 Miami Open Champions: The South Florida Mets
Congratulations to the 2004 Miami Open Champions: South Florida Mets (18+) and Miami Red Sox (28+)
Congratulations to the 2003 Miami Open Champions: The Miami Miracle
Congratulations to the 2002 Miami Open Champions: The South Florida Mets
The inaugural South Beach Slam, which is played under an open division format (18 and over age bracket), took place during the Independence Day weekend, July 4 - July 6, 2003 featuring 6 teams participating in a three-game minimum round-robin tournament. The tournament champions took home a beautiful Championship Trophy and all tournament players received commemorative gold South Beach Slam medallions wrapped in USA flag ribbons.
Congratulations to the 2003 South Beach Slam Champions: The South Florida Sun Devils.
The Annual Florida Cup is held on Labor Day Weekend and has played with the exact format as the Miami Open. Usually, there are about 12 teams which partake in the 3 day event which commences on Saturday morning and ends with a championship game on Monday morning.
2007 Florida Cup Page - Sponsored by Be On Sports!
Congratulations to the 2007 Florida Cup Champions: The Jacksonville Vikings
Congratulations to the 2006 Florida Cup Champions: The Orlando All-Stars
Congratulations to the 2005 Florida Cup Champions: The South Florida Mets
Congratulations to the 2003 Florida Cup Champions: The Suncoast Suns
Congratulations to the 2002 Florida Cup Champions: The South Florida Sun Devils
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