2011 NAL season | |
League: | North American League |
Sport: | Baseball |
Duration: | May 25, 2011 – August 28, 2011[1] |
Season: | Regular season |
Season Champs: | Edmonton Capitals |
Playoffs: | League postseason |
Conf1: | Northern Division |
Conf1 Champ: | Edmonton Capitals |
Conf1 Runner-Up: | Calgary Vipers |
Conf2: | Southern Division |
Conf2 Champ: | San Angelo Colts |
Conf2 Runner-Up: | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings |
Finals: | NAL Championship Series |
Finals Champ: | Edmonton Capitals |
Finals Runner-Up: | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings |
Seasonslist: | List of North American League seasons |
Seasonslistnames: | NAL |
Nextseason Link: | 2012 North American League season |
Nextseason Year: | 2012 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]
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.
as of August 28, 2011
Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | y – Edmonton Capitals | 88 | 56 | 32 | .636 | -- | |
2 | x – Calgary Vipers | 86 | 53 | 33 | .616 | 2.0 | |
- style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 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 | |
Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | y – San Angelo Colts | 88 | 52 | 36 | .591 | -- | |
2 | x – Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | 88 | 51 | 37 | .580 | 1.0 | |
- style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 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 | |
Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
HR | Daryl Jones | 28 | ||
AVG | .392 | |||
RBIs | Daryl Jones | 90 | ||
SB | Stantrel Smith | 42 |
Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
W | Chandler Bernard | 12 | ||
ERA | Eric Blackwell | 3.01 | ||
SO | Logan Williamson | 104 | ||
SV | Edgar Martinez | 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]
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.