"Field of Screams" Tournament

Beginning in 2020, Omar Ortiz, manager of the MABL Boston Sox and MSBL North Shore Havoc, organized the first annual "Field of Screams" weekend baseball tournament and Home Run Derby contest.

October 24, 2020 - October 25, 2020

The weekend event was held on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25 at Veterans Memorial Park and Pelham Street Field in Methuen, MA. Four teams participated in the event, including the MABL Boston Sox, MSBL North Shore Havoc, MSBL Boston Dodgers and GSBL Iron Pigs.

The HR Derby took place on Sunday morning and included seven different players from across the BMBL. The participants included Jono Gallagher (MSBL Boston Dodgers), Siul Mejia (MSBL North Shore Havoc), Brahiam Ortega (MABL Boston Sox), Omar Ortiz (MABL Sox/MSBL North Shore Havoc), Seth Perkins (MABL Boston Sox), Nick Powers (MABL Boston Sox), and Kyle Zeberlein (MABL Boston Sox).

The sluggers had the option of hitting either soft toss or live pitching, with either an aluminum or wooden bat. Nick Powers would go on to win the event and be crowned the 2020 Home Run Derby Champion, defeating Siul Mejia 4-3 in the final round. Check out a video replay of the Home Run Derby below.

The Tournament Finals was played later that night under the lights in a frigid game between the Boston Sox and North Shore Havoc. The Sox took an early lead in the first inning and never looked back, winning the 2020 "Field of Screams" Championship by a score of 13-3.

A shout out to all of the players and teams who participated in this event and hats off to Omar Ortiz for successfully organizing what hopes to become an annual event.