2019 British baseball season

2019 was the 90th season of competitive baseball in the United Kingdom.

2019 British baseball season
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The year saw four teams competing in the top-division National Baseball League, with seven in Triple-A, twelve in Double-A, and 22 in Single-A.

The season began on 7 April 2019 and ended on 18 August, with the National Baseball Championships played on 24 and 25 August.[1]

British Baseball Federation leagues

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National Baseball League

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Arrows
 
Falcons
 
Mets
 
Capitals
Locations of the 2019 National Baseball League teams

The NBL played 52 regular-season matches in total (26 per team).[2]

Pos Team Pld W L F A +/- Pts Win%
1 London Mets 24 23 1 239 48 +191 69 95.83
2 London Capitals 26 15 11 163 129 +34 45 57.69
3 Herts Falcons 24 7 17 110 197 −87 21 29.17
4 Essex Arrows 26 5 21 110 248 −138 15 19.23

Updated to matches played on 18 August 2019. Source: [1]

Triple-A

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Pos Team Pld W L F A +/- Pts Win%
1 East London Latin Boys 24 19 5 256 140 +116 57 79.17
2 Essex Redbacks 24 14 10 225 134 +91 42 58.33
3 London Mammoths 24 11 13 206 195 +11 33 45.83
4 Oxford Kings 22 10 12 143 166 −23 30 45.45
5 Herts Londoners 22 10 12 177 235 −58 30 45.45
6 Richmond Knights 24 9 15 182 224 −42 27 37.50
7 Kent Buccaneers 24 9 15 184 279 −95 27 37.50

Double-A

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L F A +/- Pts Win%
1 Bournemouth Bears 15 15 0 213 66 +147 45 100
2 Bristol Badgers 19 14 5 224 90 +134 42 73.68
3 Guildford Mavericks 20 9 11 195 232 −37 27 45.00
4 Herts Hawks 19 8 11 154 218 -64 24 42.11
5 Richmond Dragons 20 6 14 167 265 −98 18 30.00
6 Brighton Jets 15 2 13 120 202 −82 6 13.33

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L F A +/- Pts Win%
1 London Marauders 14 12 2 184 87 +97 36 85.71
2 Norwich Iceni 16 9 7 193 140 +53 27 56.25
3 London Sidewinders 15 9 6 134 127 +7 27 60.00
4 Milton Keynes Bucks 13 8 5 153 121 +32 24 61.54
5 Cambridge Monarchs 13 5 8 94 122 −28 15 38.46
6 Brentwood Stags 15 0 15 61 222 −161 0 0

Single-A

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L F A +/- Pts Win%
1 London Musketeers 24 23 1 342 110 +232 69 95.83
2 Essex Redbacks 24 18 6 320 201 +119 54 75.00
3 Essex Archers 24 16 8 301 213 +88 48 66.67
4 Bracknell Inferno 24 15 8 249 181 +68 48 62.50
5 London Mustangs 22 7 15 164 254 −90 21 31.82
6 Herts Eagles 24 6 18 179 280 −101 18 25.00
7 Richmond Dukes 22 4 17 133 286 −153 15 18.18
8 Herts Raptors 24 3 21 139 302 −163 9 12.50

Bracknell and Richmond each penalised one win due to forfeit.

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L F A +/- Pts Win%
1 South Coast Pirates 24 20 4 240 124 +116 60 83.33
2 Kent Buccaneers 24 18 6 284 143 +141 54 75.00
3 Tonbridge Wildcats 16 9 7 138 170 −32 27 56.25
4 Brighton Jets 17 9 8 154 138 +16 27 52.94
5 Tonbridge Bobcats 23 6 16 168 203 −35 21 26.09
6 Guildford Millers 22 7 15 133 230 −97 21 31.82
7 Kent Mariners 16 1 15 108 217 −109 3 6.25

Tonbridge Bobcats penalised one win due to forfeit.

Central

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Pos Team Pld W L F A +/- Pts Win%
1 Leicester Blue Sox 24 19 5 281 149 +132 57 79.17
1 Long Eaton Storm 24 19 5 317 132 +185 57 79.17
3 Birmingham Bandits 24 15 9 243 178 +65 45 62.50
4 Birmingham Outlaws 20 14 6 214 121 +93 42 70.00
5 Northants Centurions 22 8 14 164 237 −73 24 36.36
6 Cambridge Royals 24 4 20 174 346 −172 12 16.67
7 Cambridge Lancers 22 1 21 125 355 −230 3 4.55

References

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  1. ^ "British Baseball Federation - National Baseball League". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  2. ^ "British Baseball Federation - National Baseball League - Matches". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2019-06-30.