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Golden Horseshoe Baseball League Formed in 2007, the Golden Horseshoe Baseball League (GHBL) is the Golden Horseheoe's only adult amateur baseball league. The league consists of many teams from around the region including Burlington, Hamilton, Oakville, Brantford, Brant, Dundas, Stoney Creek, and Waterdown.

Background information


The GHBL offers players the chance to play the great game of baseball in an organized, fun, and competitive atmosphere. The league is divided into 3 "tiers" with Tier 1 being the most competitive and highest level and Tier 3 being the "recreational" level. Therefore, the league tries to offer all players a level playing field no matter what skill level one falls under.

The schedule runs from the middle of May until the beginning September. GHBL games are being played on all nights of the week. Typically games are played at 6:00, 6:15, and 8:30pm on weeknights and at a variety of times during weekends on a number of different fields around the city. Each team plays about 2 nights a week.

All games are umpired and normal baseball rules are used. Each tier plays out a regular season schedule, and then each tier conducts a playoff to crown a champion for the tier. At the end of the season, awards are given out for individual and team accomplishments.

The GHBL is run strictly on a volunteer basis, and each team is expected to contribute to the league in one way or another.

The Teams
Each team in the GHBL recruits its own players, and raises its own funds however they wish to. Some teams have sponsors while other teams don't.

2010 Tier Alignment
The following is the tier alignment for the 2010 GHBL season.

The Brewer Cup


Gary Brewer spent 24 years of his life volunteering his time to youth baseball in the Burlington area (BOMBA). In honor of the work Gary has put into baseball in Southern Ontario, the GHBL Championship Trophy bears his name. Each year the Brewer Cup is awarded to the champion team of each respective tier.

Listed below are all tier champions from 2007 season onward. For a more complete version of the league's history please see the GHBL history page.