Sports season
The 2016 season was the 87th season of competitive baseball in the United Kingdom .
The season began on 3 April 2016 with the opening game of the National Baseball League with all other British Baseball Federation leagues set to begin on 10 April 2016.[ 1]
BBF Affiliated Leagues
National Baseball League
Locations of the 2016 National Baseball League teams
Legend
Qualified for National Baseball Championship series
Leaders
Category
Player (Team)
Value
Leading Hitter
Grant Delzoppo (Mets)
.532
Leading Home Runs
Gary Davison (Mustangs)
8
Best ERA
Spencer Kreisberg (Mustangs)
1.27
Most wins
Francisco Gonzalez (Mustangs)
7
National Baseball Championship
27 August 2016, 3:30 PM at Farnham Park in Slough , England
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Southampton
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
London
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
x
1
5
1
WP : Tyson Walker (1–0) LP : Spencer Kreisberg (0–1)
28 August 2016, 12:45 PM at Farnham Park in Slough , England
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
London
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
6
2
Southampton
2
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
x
7
8
3
WP : Rei Martinez (1–0) LP : Elijah Hackney-Rose (0–1)
28 August 2016, 3:30 PM at Farnham Park in Slough , England
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Southampton
2
6
0
0
0
0
1
x
x
9
10
0
London
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
x
x
4
7
4
WP : Alberto Rodriguez (1–0) LP : Sam Sproule (0–1)Home runs : SOT: None LDN: Freddy Mosier
All results are up to date through the end of the season [ 2]
AAA
Locations of the teams playing in AAA in 2016
Leaders
Category
Player (Team)
Value
Leading Hitter
Scott Bolohan (Kings)
.520
Leading Home Runs
Rael Mackay (Knights)
4
Best ERA
Josh Pines (Mammoths)
2.39
Most wins
Masaharu Egawa (Kings)
5
AAA National Championships[ 3]
28 August 2016, 10:00 am at Farnham Park in Slough , England
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Oxford
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
8
7
5
Richmond
4
2
3
0
1
2
0
12
10
4
WP : Adam Ramsey (1–0) LP : Chris Hays (0–1)
All results are up to date through the end of the season [ 4]
AA
Locations of the teams playing in AA in 2016
Central
South Pool A
South Pool B
Leaders
Category
Player (Team)
Value
Leading Hitter
Elvin Mencias de la Cruz (East London)
.875
Leading Home Runs
Shannon Henry (Nottingham) Miguel Martinez (Birmingham)
9
Best ERA
Henry Collins (Daws Hill)
0.00
Most wins
Mario Escobedo (Birmingham)
10
All results are up to date through the end of the season [ 5]
A
Locations of the teams playing in Single-A in 2016
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Leaders
Category
Player (Team)
Value
Leading Hitter
Five players
1.000
Leading Home Runs
None
0
Best ERA
Oliver Thompson (Dukes)
0.00
Most wins
Two players
1
All results are up to date as of 18 April 2016 [ 6]
Northern Conference
Locations of the teams playing in the Northern Conference in 2016
Legend
Qualified for Northern Playoffs
East
Central
West
Leaders
Category
Player (Team)
Value
Leading Hitter
Gavin Marshall (Scorpions)
.833
Leading Home Runs
Victor Juarez (Trojans)
5
Best ERA
Ryan Patterson (Lions)
1.24
Most wins
Luke Armstrong (Lions)
9
All results are up to date as of 18 April 2016 [ 7]
Non-BBF Affiliated Leagues
South West Baseball League
Locations of the teams playing in the South West Baseball League in 2016
Division 1
Division 2
All results are up to date through the end of the season [ 8]
Baseball Scotland League
Locations of the teams playing in the Baseball Scotland League in 2016
All results are up to date as of 27 April 2016 [ 9]
See also
References
Governing bodies National teams Clubs Seasons Venues Hosted events
British Baseball Hall of Fame inductees