Phoenix World Series, 2025:

The Des Moines Bruins won the 45+ Cactus Division Championship on Saturday, November 8 with a 12-8 victory over the Baseball BBQ Forkballers based out of Philadelphia, PA.  The team finished 4-2 in pool play.  The Bruins rallied to win their quarterfinal game over the Sacramento Sox, 8-5, after falling behind 5-1 as late as the 6th inning.  The Bruins defeated the defending champions "The Tribe" 13-6 in the semifinal.

Team members included:

Back Row (L-R):  John Linden (Mgr), Phil DeVan, Rufus Bennett, Jon Merrigan, Michael Johnson, Jon Resler,  Brian Reese, Scott Goodman, Troy Koenig, David Case, Rob Miller, Guy Koenig, Bob Lord
Front Row (L-R): Brad Boeckenstedt, Tim Felderman, Sean Murphy, Rocky Reeves, Joe Denney, Larry Fournier, Jeremiah Clark, Brian Schueller
Not Pictured:  Gary Frank, Steve Healy, David Scaringe, Randy Vernon

Others participating:

Tim Kirgan & Tom Steffes with the Rochester Redwings (55+).  Rochester went 5-1 in pool play & lost the championship game by a score of 1-0 to the Milwaukee Rangers.

Joe Bauman, Gary Frank, Tim Kirgan, Pat Scholer & Bobby Williams with the Sonoma County Cardinals (60+).