The 42nd consecutive season of CSBL summer baseball began on Tuesday, May 28, when the New Lenox Pumas traveled to North Park University to take on league-new-comer, the Chicago Warriors. In a rain-shortened game, the Warriors earned their first CSBL victory by a score of 6-4. The Warriors followed that up with a walk-off, extra-inning victory agains the Oswego Cats on Wednesday, May 29. The Warriors are led by the coach Joe Perona (pictured).

This year's league includes six teams who will play a 25-game league schedule before advancing to post-season play. This year each team in the league will compete in the NABF Major Division Championship Series. The Beecher Muskies and Lombard Orioles will co-host the NABF Major Division World Series and the remaining four teams will compete in a NABF Regional Tournament hosted by the New Lenox Pumas. The regional winner will advance to the World Series.