The Everett Merchants host a squad of hand-picked All-Stars from what the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League calls the nation's largest adult baseball organization Saturday, July 18, at Funko Field, with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m.

The PSSBL All-Stars, drawn from a pool of more than 1,200 players across 74 teams, will face the Merchants' college-age roster in a charity game that dates back to 2008.

The PSSBL holds an 8-4 overall record in the series and is 5-3 against the Merchants specifically, according to the Everett Post.

The last two meetings were decided by identical 7-6 scores. The Merchants won in 2024; the PSSBL took the 2025 game behind Joey Clancy, 37, who led the offense.

PSSBL President Tom Evans Krause, who joined the league in 1995, said the All-Stars range in age from their 20s to their 40s. A three-person coaching staff selects the roster before the game.

"I've been at this league since I got drafted in 1995 to an expansion team. I was with the same team for 16 seasons," Krause told the Everett Post. "The vast majority of my friends are through PSSBL."

The league, founded in 1989, spans 10 divisions organized by age and skill. It even fields a team of players 70 and older, with some in their 80s. Players pay their own way for uniforms, field time, umpires, wooden bats, and travel to out-of-state tournaments. The league ordered 550 dozen baseballs for the 2026 season under a new five-year deal with Baden Sports of Kent, according to the Everett Post.

One teammate on Krause's squad sold his home in Kirkland, built a house in Port Townsend, and still drives in for nearly every game.

The Merchants, founded in 1962 by Harold Pyatte, are a founding member of the Pacific International League. The PIL, established in 1992, is one of the Northwest's longest-running summer collegiate leagues. The Merchants' roster is made up of NCAA-eligible college players maintaining their amateur status.

Saturday's matchup pits that youth against PSSBL veterans who schedule games from south King County to Snohomish County. Gates open at Funko Field at 6:35 p.m.; admission is free, with donations benefiting the Merchants program.