2024 British baseball season

2024 is the 95th season of competitive baseball in the United Kingdom.

This season saw the National Baseball League remain at six teams, however, the Herts Falcons and East London Latin Boys were replaced by BC Vetra (who last appeared in the NBL in 2022) and the Bournemouth Bears. ^[1]

The BBF season was have its opening day on 7 April, with two series at the Farnham Park National Baseball & Softball Complex. However, due to rain, the event was cancelled, with the Capitals/Bears series postponed and the Mets/Bruins series moved to the Enfield Playing Fields.

National Baseball League

Teams

Capitals, Mets

BC Vetra

Bears

Arrows

Bruins

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Location of the 2024 National Baseball League Teams

Teams	Location
Bournemouth Bears	Ferndown, Dorset
Essex Arrows	Waltham Abbey, Essex
London Capitals	Haringey, London
London Mets	Haringey, London
Sheffield Bruins	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
BC Vetra	Saltford, Somerset

Source: ^[1]

Standings

Rank	Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Essex Arrows	14	11	3	0	.786	—	7–2–0	2–1–0
2	London Capitals	16	10	6	0	.625	2	8–3–0	2–3–0
3	London Mets	13	8	5	0	.615	2.5	6–0–0	2–5–0
4	BC Vetra	18	8	10	0	.444	5	2–5–0	6–5–0
5	Sheffield Bruins	19	8	11	0	.421	5.5	5–4–0	3–7–0
6	Bournemouth Bears	18	4	14	0	.222	9	2–5–0	2–9–0

Statistics are correct as of July 28, 2024.

Source: ^[2]

British Baseball Federation and affiliated leagues

Triple A Level

BBF AAA

Teams

Inferno

Badgers

Merlins

Thunder

Metros

Pirates

Cardinals

Lancers

Saxons

Roebucks

Hurricanes

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Location of the 2024 BBF Triple A Teams
Red: South West; Blue: A

Division	Team	Location
A	Cambridge Lancers	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
	Croydon Pirates	Sutton, London
	East London Latino Hurricanes	Walthamstow, London
	Essex Saxons	Chelmsford, Essex
	Herts Cardinals	Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
	London Metros	Haringey, London
	Richmond Roebucks	Richmond upon Thames, London
South West	Bracknell Inferno	Bracknell, Berkshire
	Bristol Badgers	Keynsham, Somerset
	Cardiff Merlins	Cardiff, Glamorgan
	New Forest Thunder	Brockenhurst, Hampshire

Source: ^[3]

Standings

A Division Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road 1 Croydon Pirates 18 16 2 0 .889 — 9–1–0 7–1–0 2 London Metros 14 10 4 0 .714 4 4–2–0 6–2–0 3 Herts Cardinals 22 13 9 0 .591 5 7–3–0 6–6–0 4 Essex Saxons 16 8 8 0 .500 7 3–5–0 5–3–0 5 Richmond Roebucks 18 8 10 0 .444 8 3–7–0 5–3–0 6 Cambridge Lancers 18 4 14 0 .222 12 4–6–0 0–8–0 7 East London Latino Hurricanes 18 3 15 0 .167 13 2–6–0 1–9–0

South West Division Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road 1 Bracknell Inferno 19 16 3 0 .842 — 8–1–0 8–2–0 2 Bristol Badgers 22 13 9 0 .591 4.5 10–2–0 3–7–0 3 Cardif Merlins 21 7 14 0 .333 10 5–6–0 2–8–0 4 New Forest Thunder 22 6 16 0 .273 11.5 5–5–0 1–11–0

Statistics are correct as of July 28, 2024.

Source: ^[4]

BBL - Higher

Teams

Trojans

Storm

A's

Kodiaks

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Location of the 2024 BBL Higher Teams

Team	Location
Liverpool Trojans	Bootle, Merseyside
Long Eaton Storm	Long Eaton, Derbyshire
Manchester As	Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester
Sheffield Kodiaks	Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Standings

Rank	Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Liverpool Trojans	16	12	4	0	.750	—	5–1–0	7–3–0
2	Long Eaton Storm	16	11	5	0	.688	1	8–2–0	3–2–0
3	Manchester A's	16	5	11	0	.313	7	1–7–0	4–5–0
4	Sheffield Kodiaks	16	4	12	0	.250	8	2–6–0	2–6–0

Statistics are correct as of July 28, 2024.

Source: ^[5]

Double A Level

Teams

Archers

Ducks

Hawks

Bucks

Iceni

Islanders

London

Richmond

Brighton

Buccaneers

Bobcats

Bears

Bats

Mavericks

Kings

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Location of the 2024 BBF Double A Teams

Division	Team	Location
Central & East	Essex Archers	Waltham Abbey, Essex
	Herts Ducks	Barnet, London
	Herts Hawks	Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
	Milton Keynes Bucks	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
	Norwich Iceni	Norwich, Norfolk
South	Formosa Islanders	Hammersmith & Fulham, London
	London Mustangs	Haringey, London
	London Meteors	Haringey, London
	London Sidewinders	Haringey, London
	Richmond Dragons	Richmond upon Thames, London
	Richmond Knights	Richmond upon Thames, London
South East	Brighton Aces	Brighton and Hove, East Sussex
	Brighton Brewers	Brighton and Hove, East Sussex
	Kent Buccaneers	Hadlow, Kent
	Tonbridge Wildcats	Tonbridge, Kent
South & South West	Bournemouth Bears (2)	Ferndown, Dorset
	Bristol Bats	Keynsham, Somerset
	Guildford Mavericks	Guildford, Surrey
	Oxford Kings	Oxford, Oxfordshire

BBL - Lower

Teams

Team	Location
Bootle Trojans	Bootle, Merseyside
Halton Trojans	Runcorn, Cheshire
Hull Scorpions	Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Leeds Locos	Otley, West Yorkshire
Manchester Bees	Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester
Sheffield Bladerunners I	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Sheffield Bladerunners II	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Wragby Warhammers	Wragby, Lincolnshire

Standings

Rank [6]	Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Wragby Warhammers	24	19	5	0	.792	—
2	Bootle Trojans	22	14	8	2	.636	4
3	Hull Scorpions	22	14	8	2	.636	4
4	Leeds Locos	24	15	9	0	.625	4
5	Sheffield Bladerunners II	18	10	8	6	.556	6
6	Manchester Bee's	22	9	13	2	.409	9
7	Sheffield Bladerunners I	20	7	13	4	.350	10
8	Halton Trojans	24	0	24	0	.000	19

Single A Level

BBF Single A

Teams

London

Stags

Redbacks

Bucks

Buzzards

Jets

Phoenix

Millers

Hurricanes

Mariners

Pirates

Bobcats

Teams in Greater London:
Croydon Pirates
Herts Eagles
Herts Ravens
London Minotaurs
London Mercury
Richmond Barons
Richmond Dukes

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Location of the 2024 BBF Single A Teams
Blue: B; Yellow: C
Note: Teams primary fields will be used

Pirates

Eagles, Ravens

Mercury, Minotaurs

Barons, Dukes

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Location of the 2024 BBF Single A Teams in Greater London
Red: A; Blue: B;
Note 1: Teams primary fields will be used
Note 2: Ravens are in Division A and Eagles are in Division B

Division	Team	Location
A	Croydon Pirates (2)	Sutton, London
	Herts Eagles	Barnet, London
	London Minotaurs	Haringey, London
	London Mercury	Haringey, London
	Richmond Barons	Richmond, London
	Richmond Dukes	Richmond, London
B	Brentwood Stags	Brentwood, Essex
	Essex Redbacks	Billericay, Essex/Waltham Abbey, Essex
	Herts Buzzards	Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
	Herts Ravens	Barnet, London/Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
	Milton Keynes Bucks (2)	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
C	Brighton Jets	Brighton and Hove, East Sussex
	Bracknell Phoenix	Bracknell, Berkshire
	Guildford Millers	Guildford, Surrey
	Hurricanes Baseball	Hildenborough, Kent
	Kent Mariners	Rochester, Kent
	Hastings Pirates	St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
	Tonbridge Bobcats	Tonbridge, Kent

Source: ^[7]

Standings

A Division Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road 1 London Minotaurs 28 22 6 0 .786 — 0–0–0 0–0–0 2 Croydon Pirates A 28 20 8 0 .714 2 0–0–0 0–0–0 3 London Mercury 27 18 9 0 .667 3.5 0–0–0 0–0–0 4 Richmond Barons 26 13 13 0 .500 8 0–0–0 0–0–0 5 Herts Eagles 27 6 21 0 .222 15.5 0–0–0 0–0–0 6 Richmond Dukes 30 4 26 0 .133 19 0–0–0 0–0–0 B Division Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road 1 Herts Ravens 18 15 3 0 .833 — 0–0–0 0–0–0 2 Milton Keynes Bucks 2 18 14 4 0 .778 1 0–0–0 0–0–0 3 Essex Redbacks 18 4 14 0 .222 11 0–0–0 0–0–0 4 Herts Buzzards 18 3 15 0 .167 12 0–0–0 0–0–0

C Division Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road 1 Bracknell Phoenix 24 18 6 0 .750 — 0–0–0 0–0–0 1 Guildford Millers 24 18 6 0 .750 — 0–0–0 0–0–0 3 Hurricanes Baseball 2 24 15 9 0 .625 3 0–0–0 0–0–0 4 Tonbridge Bobcats 22 13 9 0 .591 4 0–0–0 0–0–0 5 Kent Mariners 24 9 15 0 .375 9 0–0–0 0–0–0 6 Brighton Jets 24 5 19 0 .208 13 0–0–0 0–0–0 6 Hastings Pirates 22 4 18 0 .182 13 0–0–0 0–0–0

South West and Wales Baseball League

Bears

Brunels, Buccaneers

Merlins

Knights

Claycutters, Pioneers

Muskets, Pistols

Jets

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Location of the 2024 SWWBL Teams
Red: Severn; Blue: Wessex

Teams

Division	Team	Location
Severn	Bournemouth Bears (3)	Ferndown, Dorset
	Bristol Buccaneers	Keynsham, Somerset
	Bristol Brunels	Keynsham, Somerset
	Cardiff Merlins (2)	Cardiff, Glamorgan
	New Forest Knights	New Milton, Hampshire
Wessex	Cornish Claycutters	Carnon Downs, Cornwall
	Cornish Pioneers	Carnon Downs, Cornwall
	Taunton Muskets	Taunton, Somerset
	Taunton Pistols	Taunton, Somerset
	Weston Jets	Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

Source: ^[7]

Standings

SWWBL Severn Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road 1 Bristol Buccaneers 26 19 7 0 .731 — 0–0–0 0–0–0 2 Cardiff Merlins A 26 18 8 0 .692 1 0–0–0 0–0–0 3 Bristol Brunels 26 10 16 0 .385 9 0–0–0 0–0–0 4 New Forest Knights 26 8 18 0 .308 11 0–0–0 0–0–0 5 Bournemouth Bears 3 26 1 25 0 .038 18 0–0–0 0–0–0 SWWBL Wessex Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road 1 Cornish Claycutters 26 22 4 0 .846 — 0–0–0 0–0–0 2 Weston Jets 26 21 5 0 .808 1 0–0–0 0–0–0 3 Taunton Muskets 26 20 6 0 .769 2 0–0–0 0–0–0 4 Taunton Pistols 26 6 20 0 .231 16 0–0–0 0–0–0 5 Cornish Pioneers 26 5 21 0 .192 17 0–0–0 0–0–0

Women's Baseball League

Teams

Mayhem

Bruins

Jetts

Diamonds

26ers

Iceni Queens

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Location of the 2024 Women's Baseball League Teams

Teams	Location
Belles Baseball	N/A
Leicester Diamonds	Leicester, Leicestershire
London Mayhem	Haringey, London
Manchester Jetts	Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester
Norwich Iceni Queens	Norwich, Norfolk
SWWBL Serpents	N/A
Sheffield Bruins	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Telford 26ers	Coalbrookdale, Shropshire

Source: ^[8]

Standings

Rank	Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
1	Manchester Jetts	8	7	1	0	.875	—
1	Sheffield Bruins	6	6	0	0	1.000	—
3	Belles Baseball	7	4	3	0	.571	2.5
4	London Mayhem	6	3	3	0	.500	3
5	SWWBL Serpents	7	2	5	0	.286	4.5
6	Leicester Diamonds	8	2	6	0	.250	5
7	Norwich Iceni Queens	6	0	6	0	.000	6

Statistics are correct as of August 26th, 2024.

Source: ^[9]

Independent leagues

Westcountry Baseball League

Teams

Spitfires

Brewers

Mariners

Blue Jays

Khaki Sox

Whirlwinds

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Location of the 2024 WBL Teams

Teams	Location
Exeter Spitfires	Clyst St Mary, Devon
Newton Brewers	Teigngrace, Devon
Plymouth Mariners	Plymouth, Devon
Truro Blue Jays	Truro, Cornwall
Wellington Khaki Sox	Wellington, Somerset
Yeovil Whirlwinds	Bradford Abbas, Dorset

Source: ^[10]

Standings

Rank	Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Exeter Spitfires	15	13	2	0	.867	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
2	Wellington Khaki Sox	15	11	4	0	.733	2	0–0–0	0–0–0
3	Plymouth Mariners	13	8	5	0	.615	4	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	Newton Brewers	14	4	10	0	.286	8.5	0–0–0	0–0–0
5	Truro Blue Jays	14	4	10	0	.286	8.5	0–0–0	0–0–0
6	Yeovil Whirlwinds	13	2	11	0	.154	10	0–0–0	0–0–0

Statistics are correct as of August 26, 2024.

West Midlands Baseball League

Teams

Metalheads, Bats

Blue Sox

Storm

Grizzlies

Titans

Giants

Wolves

Sorcerers

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Location of the 2024 WMBL Teams
Red: South West; Blue: East
Note: Metalheads are in the East Division and Bats are in the West Division

Division	Teams	Location
East	Birmingham Metalheads	Marston Green, Birmingham
	Leicester Blue Sox	Leicester, Leicestershire
	Long Eaton Storm Chasers	Long Eaton, Derbyshire
	Stockton Grizzlies	Stockton, Warwickshire
West	Birmingham Bats	Marston Green, Birmingham
	Stourbridge Titans	Halesowen, West Midlands
	Telford Giants	Coalbrookdale, Shropshire
	Wolverhampton Wolves	Wolverhampton, West Midlands
	Worcester Sorcerers	Littleworth, Worcestershire

Source: ^[11]

Standings

East Division Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road 1 Birmingham Metalheads 5 5 0 0 1.000 — 4–0–0 1–0–0 2 Stockton Grizzlies 7 5 2 0 .714 1 2–1–0 3–1–0 3 Leicester Blue Sox 5 3 2 0 .600 2 2–1–0 1–1–0 4 Long Eaton Storm Chasers 6 2 4 0 .333 3 2–0–0 0–4–0

West Division Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road 1 Worcester Sorcerers 7 5 2 0 .714 — 2–1–0 3–1–0 2 Wolverhampton Wolves 8 5 3 0 .625 0.5 2–2–0 3–1–0 3 Telford Giants 7 3 4 0 .429 2 3–2–0 0–2–0 4 Stourbridge Titans 6 1 5 0 – 3.5 0–4–0 1–1–0 5 Birmingham Bats 7 0 7 0 – 5 0–2–0 0–5–0

Statistics are correct as of July 28, 2024.

Source: ^[12]

References

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6. "Standings". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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