2011 North American League season

The 2011 North American League season was the inaugural season of the North American League, after three previous independent baseball leagues in the Golden Baseball League, United Baseball League and the Northern League merged to form the NAL. The NAL was set for 12 teams in 2011, however only played with 10. The Henderson Roadrunners never played as Norse Field wasn’t ready in time for the 2011 season.[2]

2011 NAL season
LeagueNorth American League
SportBaseball
DurationMay 25, 2011 – August 28, 2011[1]
Regular season
Season championsEdmonton Capitals
League postseason
Northern Division championsEdmonton Capitals
  Northern Division runners-upCalgary Vipers
Southern Division championsSan Angelo Colts
  Southern Division runners-upRio Grande Valley WhiteWings
NAL Championship Series
ChampionsEdmonton Capitals
  Runners-upRio Grande Valley WhiteWings
NAL seasons

Season schedule

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The 10 teams in the league were split evenly between two divisions, North and South. The top two teams in each division would qualify for the 2011 playoffs.

Regular season standings

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as of August 28, 2011

North Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Edmonton Capitals 88 56 32 .636 --
2 x – Calgary Vipers 86 53 33 .616 2.0
3 e – Chico Outlaws 88 41 47 .466 15.0
4 e – Lake County Fielders 63 27 36 .429 16.5
5 e – Maui Na Koa Ikaika 69 29 40 .420 17.5
South Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – San Angelo Colts 88 52 36 .591 --
2 x – Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings 88 51 37 .580 1.0
3 e – Edinburg Roadrunners 89 37 52 .416 15.5
4 e – McAllen Thunder 89 37 52 .416 15.5
5 e – Yuma Scorpions 88 35 53 .398 17.0
  • 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 Daryl Jones San Angelo Colts 28
AVG David Peralta Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings .392
RBIs Daryl Jones San Angelo Colts 90
SB Stantrel Smith Edinburg Roadrunners 42

Pitching

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Stat Player Team Total
W Chandler Bernard San Angelo Colts 12
ERA Eric Blackwell Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings 3.01
SO Logan Williamson San Angelo Colts 104
SV Edgar Martinez Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings 20

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 2011, the top two teams in each division advanced to the playoffs. The first round was a best-of-seven Division Championship Series. In the second round, the North American League Championship Series was also a best-of-seven series. The playoffs were held August 29 through September 13.

Playoff bracket

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Division Championship Series
(best-of-seven)
North American League Championship Series
(best-of-seven)
North Division
4Edmonton Capitals37314129X
1Calgary Vipers9515762X
N1Edmonton Capitals771017XX
South Division
S2Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings14353XX
0San Angelo Colts3340XXX
4Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings413129XXX

References

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  1. ^ "2011 game schedule for NAL". Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  2. ^ "North American League Teams". Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  3. ^ "North American League - standings". pointstreak.com.
  4. ^ "North American League - stats".