2012 North American League season

The 2012 North American League season was the second season of the North American League. There was no inter division play between the North and United division. San Rafael Pacifics outfielder Maikel Jova held a NABL record 37 game hit streak during the season.[2]

2012 NAL season
LeagueNorth American League
SportBaseball
DurationMay 23, 2011 – September 3, 2012[1]
Regular season
League postseason
Northern Division championsSan Rafael Pacifics
  Northern Division runners-upMaui Na Koa Ikaika
United Division championsEdinburg Roadrunners
  United Division runners-upFort Worth Cats
NAL seasons

Season schedule

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The 10 teams in the league were oddly split between two divisions, North and United. The North division consisted of four teams. The United division consisted of six teams. The United division refused to play a championship series against the North and instead played against their own division in one best-of-three semi-final series and one best-of-five championship series. The North hosted one best-of-three final series.

Regular season standings

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as of September 3, 2012

North Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – San Rafael Pacifics 60 34 26 .567 --
2 x – Maui Na Koa Ikaika 66 36 30 .545 1.0
3 e – Hawaii Stars 54 25 29 .463 6.0
4 e – Sonoma County Grapes 48 19 29 .396 9.0
United Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Edinburg Roadrunners 96 60 36 .625 --
2 x – Fort Worth Cats 96 52 44 .542 8.0
3 x – Rio Grande Valley White Wings 95 51 44 .537 8.5
4 x – San Angelo Colts 96 51 45 .531 9.0
5 e – Abilene Prairie Dogs 87 34 53 .391 21.5
6 e – McAllen Thunder 88 31 57 .352 25.0
  • y – Clinched division
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • e – Eliminated from playoff contention

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Statistical leaders

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Hitting

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Stat Player Team Total
HR Brandon Jones Fort Worth Cats 18
AVG Chad Gabriel Fort Worth Cats .363
RBIs Cory Patton San Angelo Colts 70
SB Stantrel Smith Edinburg Roadrunners 59

Pitching

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Stat Player Team Total
W Celson Polanco Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings 12
ERA Jesse Smith Maui Na Koa Ikaika 1.33
SO Celson Polanco Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings 108
SV Erik Draxton San Angelo Colts 23

To qualify as league leader for hitter, AVG - Minimum of plate appearances of 2.7 per team game. To qualify as league leader for pitcher, ERA - Minimum inning(s) of .8 pitched per team game. [4]

Playoffs

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Format

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In 2012, the North division played a best-of-three finals between the top two teams. The San Rafael Pacifics defeated Maui Na Koa Ikaika two games to one, claiming them the North Division Champions. [5] In the United division, the top four teams advanced to the playoffs. The first round was a best-of-three series. The second round was a best-of-five series for the United Division Championship. The Edinburg Roadrunners defeated the Fort Worth Cats three games to zero. The North playoffs were held August 24-26th while the United playoffs were held September 4-9th.

Playoff North Division

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North Division Championship Series
(best-of-three)
North Division
2San Rafael Pacifics706
1Maui Na Koa Ikaika635

Playoff United Division

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United Division semi-final Series
(best-of-three)
United Division Championship Series
(best-of-five)
United Division
2Edinburg Roadrunners811X
0'Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings75X
3Edinburg Roadrunners121110XX
0Fort Worth Cats851XX
2Fort Worth Cats116X
0San Angelo Colts70X

References

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  1. ^ "NABL 2012". Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. ^ Shafer, Jacob (September 5, 2016). "Maikel Jova's Death-Defying Journey to US a Success, Far from MLB Limelight". Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "North American League - standings". pointstreak.com.
  4. ^ "North American League - stats".
  5. ^ Jude, Adam (August 26, 2012). "San Rafael Pacifics Win North American League North Division Championship". Oursportscentral.com.