Norwood Blues

The Norwood Blues began play in 1987,and advanced to the Semi-finals of the Midwest AABC Regional in that first year. The next year the Blues won the Mideast NABF Regional in Hilliard, Ohio and advanced to the National Finals in Youngstown where they finished the season as National Runner-up. Since then the Blues have had numerous highly successful seasons, with Regional Titles and World Series appearances in 1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005  2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The 1988 and 1999 clubs were National Runners-up. The 2003 Blues finished Third in the Nation. The 2006 club finished Fourth.  The 2007, 2009 2010 and 2011 teams Fifth. The 2015 Blues won Six Tournament Titles during the course of the summer. Numerous players have gone on to have very distinguished college and professional careers. Also, several have been selected from the Blues to play in the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars, which serves as the entry for the USA Junior Team and a number have been recipients of the NABF College Scholarship. Today there are a number of former Blues players who, having completed their careers as players, have entered the coaching ranks both at the high school and collegiate levels.