2017 British baseball season

The 2017 season was the 88th season of competitive baseball in the United Kingdom.

2017 British baseball season
LeagueBritish Baseball Federation
SportBaseball
Duration2 April 2017 – September 2017
Regular season
National Baseball Championship
BBF seasons
← 2016
2018 →

The season began on 2 April 2017 and ran until early September.[1]

BFF Affiliated Leagues edit

National Baseball League edit

 
 
Jets
 
Arrows
 
Falcons
 
Mustangs
 
Mets
 
Capitals
Locations of the 2017 National Baseball League teams

The NBL consisted of 30 games spread from 2 April to 27 August, with the National Championship series played in September[2]

Legend
Qualified for National Baseball Championship series
Teams W L Pct. RF RA
London Mets 16 4 .800 229 93
Southampton Mustangs 14 7 .667 222 108
London Capitals 16 9 .640 239 193
Essex Arrows 9 11 .450 175 233
Herts Falcons 7 17 .292 154 286
Brighton Jets 3 17 .150 122 228
Leaders
Category Player (Team) Value
Leading Hitter Jarrod Pretorious (Herts) .600
Leading Home Runs Carlos Dominguez (Mets) 7
Best ERA Ethan Solomon (Mets) 1.17
Most wins Richard Chesterton (Essex) 4

Updated through 30 July.[3]

Triple-A edit

 
 
Redbacks
 
Kings
 
Knights
 
Meteorites
 
Mammoths
 
Tigers
Locations of the 2017 Triple-A South Division Teams

The Triple-A season will consist of 22 games played from 23 April to 20 August, with the playoffs in September.

Legend
Will play AA league winner in Semi-Final
Will play Northern Conference Triple-A playoff winner in Semi-Final
Teams W L Pct. RF RA
Richmond Knights 17 2 .895 199 88
London Mammoths 14 9 .571 190 159
Taunton Tigers 13 11 .591 165 162
London Meteorites 9 10 .474 144 121
Essex Redbacks 5 16 .238 0 0
Oxford Kings 4 14 .222 105 193

Updated through 30 July[4]

Double-A edit

 
 
Bandits
 
Storm
 
Titans
 
Blue Sox
 
Bucks
Locations of the 2017 Double-A Teams in the Midlands region
 
 
Latin Boys
 
Marauders
 
Spitfires
 
Sidewinders
 
Hawks
 
Stags
 
Barons
 
Mavericks
 
Wildcats
 
Redhawks
 
Mustangs II
 
Dragons
Locations of the 2017 Double-A Teams in the Southeast region

Central Division edit

Teams W L Pct. RF RA
Birmingham Bandits 18 0 1.000 228 52
Long Eaton Storm 8 8 .500 132 120
Stourbridge Titans 9 13 .409 181 186
Leicester Blue Sox 9 11 .450 159 240
Milton Keynes Bucks 2 14 .125 99 201

Updated 30 July[5]

South Division edit

Pool A

Teams W L Pct. RF RA
Sidewinders 12 2 .857 185 118
Herts Hawks 15 3 .833 283 148
East London Latin Boys 15 3 .833 239 123
London Maurauders 8 7 .533 180 170
Daws Hill Spitfires 4 11 .267 134 194
Brentwood Stags 2 15 .188 104 288

Updated through 30 July.

Pool B

Teams W L Pct. RF RA
Tonbridge Wildcats 14 4 .778 235 104
Richmond Dragons 11 7 .611 238 189
Richmond Barons 6 11 .353 182 276
Brighton Redhawks 6 12 .333 266 256
Southampton Mustangs 6 12 .333 219 222
Guildford Mavericks 2 14 .125 114 291

Updated 30 July

Single-A edit

Central edit

Teams W L Pct. RF RA
Northants Centurions 0 0 0 0 0
Stourbridge Tomahawks 0 0 0 0 0
Birmingham Outlaws 0 0 0 0 0
East Midlands Wolfpack 0 0 0 0 0

South edit

Teams W L Pct. RF RA
Essex Archers 0 0 0 0 0
London Musketeers 0 0 0 0 0
Bracknell Inferno 0 0 0 0 0
Romford Wasps 0 0 0 0 0
Guildford Millers 0 0 0 0 0
Tonbridge Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0
Norwich Iceni 0 0 0 0 0
Cambridge Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0
Herts Raptors 0 0 0 0 0
Old Timers 0 0 0 0 0
Richmond Dukes 0 0 0 0 0
Forest Glade Redbacks 0 0 0 0 0
Kent Mariners 0 0 0 0 0
Guildford Gold Cats 0 0 0 0 0
Cambridge Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0

Non-BFF Affiliated Leagues edit

South West Baseball League edit

[6]

 
 
Badgers
 
Bats
 
Musketoons
 
Muskets
 
Spitfires
 
Mariners
 
Brewers
 
Claycutters
Locations of the teams playing in the South West Baseball League in 2017

North Conference

Teams W L Pct. RF RA
Bristol Badgers 8 1 .889 165 35
Bristol Bats 6 3 .667 114 76
Taunton Muskets 5 5 .500 117 107
Taunton Musketoons 1 9 .100 95 173

South Conference

Teams W L Pct. RF RA
Exeter Spitfires 8 2 .800 160 35
Plymouth Mariners 8 2 .800 234 86
St Austell Claycutters 2 8 .200 136 271
Newton Brewers 1 9 .100 60 298

Season will consist of ten rounds from 7 May to 6 August.[7]

Baseball Scotland edit

Teams W L Pct. RF RA
Glasgow Comets 0 0 .000 0 0
Glasgow Galaxy 0 0 .000 0 0
Edinburgh Giants 0 0 .000 0 0
Edinburgh Diamond Devils 0 0 .000 0 0
Edinburgh Cannons 0 0 .000 0 0
Granite City Oilers 0 0 .000 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "National Baseball League". britishbaseball.org. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  2. ^ "National Baseball League - Opening Day". britishbaseball.org. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  3. ^ "National Baseball League". Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  4. ^ "Triple-A". Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  5. ^ "Double-A". Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  6. ^ "South West Baseball League". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  7. ^ "South West & Wales Baseball League on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26.[user-generated source]