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.

2012 NAL season
League	North American League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	May 23, 2011 – September 3, 2012
Regular season
League postseason
Northern Division champions	San Rafael Pacifics
Northern Division runners-up	Maui Na Koa Ikaika
United Division champions	Edinburg Roadrunners
United Division runners-up	Fort Worth Cats

Season schedule

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

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

Statistical leaders

Hitting

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

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.

Playoffs

Format

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. 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

	North Division Championship Series (best-of-three)
	North Division
	2	San Rafael Pacifics	7	0	6
	1	Maui Na Koa Ikaika	6	3	5

Playoff United Division

	United Division semi-final Series (best-of-three)							United Division Championship Series (best-of-five)
	United Division
	2	Edinburg Roadrunners	8	11	X
	0	'Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings	7	5	X
								3	Edinburg Roadrunners	12	11	10	X	X
								0	Fort Worth Cats	8	5	1	X	X
	2	Fort Worth Cats	11	6	X
	0	San Angelo Colts	7	0	X