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1913 Baseball Season

The 1912 Southern Union Baseball season was the eighteenth season of professional baseball within the Southern Union. It was the first season of professional status for Elon BF after they replaced Uckford Gemenskap in Koana IslandsDivision Ett. It was also the first professional seasons for HC Notendaal and Herksen-Heerenveen following Houtmansland’s Topklasse Divisie expanding to 10 teams. Following the end of the season, the Koanian Basebollförbundet agreed to expanding the Super Ligan to 14 teams, and increasing Division Ett to 16 teams from the 1914 baseball season.

Domestic Baseball

Koana Islands

Super Ligan

A 3D version of the BF Oberoendestad logo.A 3D version of the BK Embleton logo.A 3D version of the BK Salau logo.A 3D version of the Centurio Conneaut logo.A 3D logo of the Glenton Kullar BbK logo.A 3D version of the Jordnot Kanjon BK logo.A 3D version of the Ny Aucklanda IF logo.A 3D version of the Vizhune IS logo.

Ny Aucklanda IF repeated as champions moving to the top of the standings in mid-May halfway through a 13-4-0 record to put it beyond doubt. Omfattandestad BoIS came home second for the fifth time in their history, briefly slipping to third before overtaking cross-town rivals BK Salau who were swept in their final three games at home to Vizhune IS.

Glenton Kullar BbK matched their highest finish of 4th, two points clear of Sandford Stad BF who dropped three of their last 4 games to have their worst finish since the 1909 baseball season. Vizhune IS’s mid-table obscurity continues, having a poor season all things considered. Huggormarna fans were subjected to the teams worst winning percentage since 1896 with a tied for league-worst number of fielding errors doing the team no favours as they finished 7th. Jordnot Kanjon BK relied on a strong home record to come home 8th, an improvement from two-straight 10th place finishes. They remained clear of the relegation battle in the latter half of the year due in large part to 6 wins in late June.

Centurio Conneaut’s return to the top flight for the first time since 1906 was eventful, securing their safety with a game to spare after beating champions Ny Aucklanda IF, 5-3. Spartaner were languishing in the drop zone throughout July, only climbing out of it following BK Embleton’s 1-1-8 record in August. A couple of wins leading up to the final weekend wasn’t enough for Embleton whose 9-year stay in the top flight came to an end. They will join Bryankeld Förenta BK in Division Ett next year, who made an immediate return to the second tier having moved into the relegation zone at the end of April and never recovering.

POS Team P W D L RF RA RD W% Pts Inf
1 Ny Aucklanda IF 66 40 9 17 363 281 82 0.674 89 C (C)
2 Omfattandestad BoIS 66 37 10 19 330 274 56 0.636 84
3 BK Salau 66 36 7 23 329 264 65 0.598 79
4 Glenton Kullar BbK 66 32 9 25 304 277 27 0.553 73
5 Sandford Stad BF 66 31 9 26 310 278 32 0.538 71
6 BF Oberoendestad 66 27 13 26 262 267 -5 0.508 67
7 Vizhune IS 66 24 16 26 289 273 16 0.485 64
8 Jordnot Kanjon BK 66 22 15 29 253 289 -36 0.447 59
9 AIF Thomassmåstad 66 25 8 33 276 327 -51 0.439 58
10 Centurio Conneaut 66 23 8 35 251 321 -70 0.409 54 (P)
11 BK Embleton 66 19 11 36 260 314 -54 0.371 49 R
12 Bryankeld Förenta BK 66 19 7 40 261 323 -62 0.341 45 R (P)

Division Ett

A 3D version of the 1890 Ängelar SK logo.A 3D version of the Atletisk Nyhamn logo.A 3D version of the BK Humoor 1893 logo.A 3D version of the BK Randia logo.A 3D version of the IF Blidområde logo.A 3D version of the IK Förenta Saffron logo.A 3D version of the Portlethen Måndag GK logo.A 3D version of the Prestons-Grenada logo.A 3D version of the Rovaniemi Förenta logo.A 3D version of the Ruysdael Akademisk IF logo.

After a two-year stay in the second tier for the first time in the club’s history, “yo-yo club” Nyhaven SK were rarely troubled, rollicking to their second Division Ett title in 4 years. Despite a slow start to the year, Bina didn’t move to the top of the table until late July, overtaking BK Humoor 1893 who had been the early pacesetters along with SK Ryttare. A dip in form by the former, which included a run of 7-straight defeats in the middle of the year, allowed Nyhaven SK to build an unassailable lead at the top. They will play Super Ligan baseball next year with BK Humoor 1893, who finished out the year with a 17-2-2 record to make an immediate return to the top flight.

Atletisk Nyhamn’s poor form to start the year did the club little favours, but a strong finish of 19-5-10 lifted them to a 3rd-place finish, having been predicted to be no better than mid-table at the start of the season. They finished above Portlethen Måndag GK who returned to Division Ett following their relegation from the Super Ligan.

As is becoming the norm in Division Ett, the mid-table was immensely tight, with only 8 points separating 5th from 11th. SK Ryttare led the way but struggled at home with an 18-3-18 record which included becoming the first team to lose to newcomers Elon BF who had a good debut season, finishing 8th. Ruysdael Akademisk IF were rooted to the foot of the table to start out the year following only 1 win in their first 11 games, before recovering to finish 11th.

At the bottom of the table, BK Randia and Prestons-Grenada were both re-elected, yet the Koanian Basebollförbundet agreed to expand the Super Ligan to 14 teams, which included three teams promoted from Division Ett next season and four new teams to turn professional in the 1914 baseball season which will increase Division Ett to 16 teams.

POS Team P W D L RF RA RD W% Pts Inf
1 Nyhaven SK 78 46 15 17 417 333 84 0.686 107 P
2 BK Humoor 1893 78 45 9 24 385 330 55 0.635 99 P (R)
3 Atletisk Nyhamn 78 39 13 26 340 315 25 0.583 91
4 Portlethen Måndag GK 78 37 8 33 330 306 24 0.526 82 (R)
5 SK Ryttare 78 36 8 34 395 377 18 0.513 80
6 IF Blidområde 78 32 13 33 311 302 9 0.494 77
7 IK Förenta Saffron 78 32 12 34 364 330 34 0.487 76
8 Elon BF 78 34 6 38 332 324 8 0.474 74
9 Körsbärstad IF 78 30 14 34 327 362 -35 0.474 74
10 Rovaniemi Förenta 78 31 11 36 330 375 -45 0.468 73
11 Ruysdael Akademisk IF 78 30 12 36 302 334 -32 0.462 72
12 1890 Ängelar SK 78 28 12 38 313 357 -44 0.436 68 (RE)
13 BK Randia 78 26 11 41 302 339 -37 0.404 63 RE
14 Prestons-Grenada 78 22 12 44 322 386 -64 0.359 56 RE

Günsovölk

Baseball Meisterschaft

A 3D version of the 1. Trappen logo.A 3D version of the Blau-Weiss Ruigoord logo.A 3D version of the BSG Geldstadt logo.A 3D version of the BV Küstestadt logo.A 3D version of the Ducibus logo.A 3D version of the Fortuna Juemen logo.A 3D version of the Gelb Kekerdom TuS logo.A 3D version of the Hafenstadt logo.A 3D logo of the Kaseplatz SSV logo.A 3D version of the Mächtstadt VfL logo.A 3D version of the Rasensport Sorgenfrei logo.A 3D version of the SG 1632 Schönheit logo.A 3D version of the Tapfer Concordia logo.A 3D version of the Uelzenia Hull logo.A 3D version of the VfB Andacht logo.A 3D version of the Viktoria Grosstadt logo.

SG 1632 Schönheit and Rasensport Sorgenfrei tussled all season, but the former managed to hold on to top spot and clinch their third straight Baseball Meisterschaft title. The reigning champions relied on their dominant home form once again, scoring 13 more points than Die Wildkatzen who had their worst win-loss record since 1903.

Mächtstadt VfL finished third, briefly moving into 2nd on the penultimate day, but a 1-0 loss to Sorgenfrei saw them drop back behind their opponents for their highest ever finish. Fortuna Juemen had a good season, scoring triple points for the first time since the 1906 baseball season, aided by a fantastic record at the plate, with a league-leading 1.76 hits per run stat. The same could not be said of BV Küstestadt who had their worst season since 1902, hindered by an atrocious home record and a 3-3-9 record in April. BSG Geldstadt returned to mid-table after a dip in form last year finishing seventh, ranked behind Viktoria Grosstadt SV on run differential.

In the lower half, it was a season to forget for VfB Andacht who slumped to an 11th place finish after placing fifth last season. Poor form throughout June and July was to blame, but two draws and two wins to see out the year lifted them above Hafenstadt BV who had a dreadfully slow start following a re-election last season; they tied on points with Gelb Kekerdom TuS.

Käseplatz SSV avoided a third straight election process, finishing a couple of points ahead of Blau-Weiss Ruigoord who were 11th with 11 games remaining. At the bottom of the table was Ducibus BV who were all but consigned to last place with a number of games to spare, but successfully argued their place in the league in their first ever appearance in a re-election meeting.

POS Team P W D L RF RA RD W% Pts Inf
1 SG 1632 Schönheit 90 52 10 28 393 327 66 0.633 114 C (C)
2 Rasensport Sorgenfrei 90 49 12 29 402 310 92 0.611 110
3 Mächtstadt VfL 90 48 13 29 376 309 67 0.606 109
4 Fortuna Juemen 90 44 14 32 379 349 30 0.567 102
5 BV Küstestadt 90 42 15 33 381 357 24 0.550 99
6 Viktoria Grosstadt SV 90 40 15 35 372 354 18 0.528 95
7 BSG Geldstadt 90 40 15 35 374 364 10 0.528 95
8 Uelzenia Hüll 90 42 10 38 341 339 2 0.522 94
9 Tapfer Concordia BV 90 39 11 40 372 375 -3 0.494 89
10 1. Trappen 90 37 9 44 337 383 -46 0.461 83
11 VfB Andacht 90 33 15 42 373 386 -13 0.450 81
12 Hafenstadt BV 90 36 6 48 365 407 -42 0.433 78 (RE)
13 Gelb Kekerdom TuS 90 34 10 46 342 378 -36 0.433 78
14 Käseplatz SSV 90 35 7 48 395 454 -59 0.428 77 (RE)
15 Blau-Weiss Ruigoord 90 30 15 45 325 365 -40 0.417 75 RE
16 Ducibus BV 90 25 11 54 322 392 -70 0.339 61 RE

Ianoia

I-League

A 3D version of the Athletic Ivychurch logo.A 3D version of the Blenkinsopp Town logo.A 3D version of the Byfleet Hawks logo.A 3D version of the Chatteris United logo.A 3D version of the Juniors logo.A 3D version of the McCutchen City logo.A 3D version of the Oldstead Irish logo.A 3D version of the Racing Welford logo.A 3D logo of the Spartans of Martletwy logo.A 3D version of the Sporting Cuckney logo.A 3D version of the Tyrant-Ilford logo.A 3D version of the Ulcombe United logo.

McCutchen City claimed their fourth I-League title in six years, rarely dropping appoints along the way. Despite a sweep at the hands of Oldstead Irish, the Myrmidons moved clear at the top of the table following a 6-2 victory over Blenkinsopp Town in mid-June and were soon aided by a sweep of defending champions Racing Welford who went on to finish second by season’s end.

Ulcombe United finished third for the second straight year, briefly challenging for top spot early in the season before a drop on form over June saw them drop as low as fourth. Chatteris United had their best finish with a new record of wins in a season with 31, a far cry from their April form to start off the year, propping up the league in last place following a 4-2-10 record. Byfleet Hawks were the team of the season, rebounding from last place in 1912 to a strong 6th place finish, albeit with intermittent from.

Juniors finished last, a position they held since late June for their first ever re-election campaign in which they dually succeeded. They finished behind Sporting Cuckney who set a new team record in wins, both combined and away from home.

POS Team P W D L RF RA RD W% Pts Inf
1 McCutchen City 66 42 10 14 325 237 88 0.712 94 C
2 Racing Welford 66 35 9 22 335 254 81 0.598 79 (C)
3 Ulcombe United 66 31 12 23 258 258 0 0.561 74
4 Chatteris United 66 31 8 27 272 266 6 0.530 70
5 Oldstead Irish 66 28 12 26 280 278 2 0.515 68
6 Byfleet Hawks 66 28 7 31 294 310 -16 0.477 63 (RE)
7 Tyrant-Ilford 66 27 9 30 284 261 23 0.477 63
8 Blenkinsopp Town 66 27 5 34 245 286 -41 0.447 59
9 Athletic Ivychurch 66 25 9 32 291 328 -37 0.447 59
10 Spartans of Martletwy 66 24 11 31 304 329 -25 0.447 59
11 Sporting Cuckney 66 25 5 36 289 328 -39 0.417 55
12 Juniors 66 19 11 36 248 290 -42 0.371 49 RE

Social Cup

McCutchen City became the first team in Ianoian baseball history to clinch the double, winning both the league and Social Cup in the same year.

The eventual champions left it late in the final against Athletic Ivychurch having trailed 4-0 mid-way through the 7th inning. After a run brought City within three, the Myrmidons started a rally in the bottom of the 8th with a leadoff double by their second baseman, Jack Murray. After a sacrifice bunt moved Murray to third, Shortstop Jack White hit a sharp ground ball to his opposite number who couldn’t make the play, allowing Murray to score and White to reach first safely. The next batter hit a single, putting runners on first and second. First Baseman Adam Green hit a deep fly ball to right field that went over the outfielder’s head and bounced off the wall, scoring two runs. Green ended up on third with a triple. Harry Taylor hit a sacrifice fly to center field, bringing in the go-ahead run of the game.

Black Loco Works was the team of the tournament, knocking out Tyrant-Ilford away from home in the opening round, before eliminating Spartans of Martletwy in the Quarterfinals by a score of 6-to-4. They couldn’t reach the Final however, going down 7-3 in the Semi-finals.

QUARTER-FINALS
St. Pius (NON) 4-5 Athletic Ivychurch (ILG)
Racing Welford (ILG) 2-3 Oldstead Irish (ILG)
Spartans of Martletwy (ILG) 4-6 Black Loco Works (NON)
McCutchen City (ILG) 6-1 Littledean (NON)

SEMI-FINALS
Athletic Ivychurch (ILG) 7-3 Black Loco Works (NON)
Oldstead Irish (ILG) 2-4 McCutchen City (ILG)

FINAL                                                            R   H   E
Athletic Ivychurch (ILG)  0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0      4   8   0
McCutchen City (ILG)      0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4   1      6  11   0

Albaland

Baseball League

Sandwick City moved to the top of the table following the second Sunday of the season and never looked back, starting the year with 8 straight wins and, despite a patch of 9 draws in 10 games keeping the chasing pack semi-close, lost just three games in the first half of the season.

Melton Coss continued their improvement to as finish runners-up for the first time in history having sat as low as seventh by the mid-point of the year. Rigside Nine and Bridgebank finished tied on points whilst Terregles Collieries and Douglastown BC also couldn’t be separated despite both losing their final two games of the season.

Tower Hill finished eighth for the second time in three years, rebounding from a disappointing twelfth last season thanks in large part to their improved home record. A no-hitter against Strathmiglo Wanderers in late August away from home the icing on the cake for the Tees.

United Bankfoot was put up for re-election for the third straight year, but successfully won re-election with a vote of 13-2.

POS Team P W D L RF RA RD W% Pts Inf
1 Sandwick City 60 35 15 10 287 224 63 0.708 85 C (C)
2 Melton Coss 60 31 9 20 305 264 41 0.592 71
3 Rigside Nine 60 31 7 22 277 238 39 0.575 69
4 Bridgebank 60 29 11 20 287 244 43 0.575 69
5 Terregles Collieries 60 29 7 24 273 246 27 0.542 65
6 Douglastown BC 60 29 7 24 238 230 8 0.542 65
7 Abner Arduaine 60 27 10 23 239 212 27 0.533 64
8 Tower Hill 60 28 6 26 279 290 -11 0.517 62
9 Warriors 60 24 11 25 253 251 2 0.492 59
10 Strathmiglo Wanderers 60 24 10 26 232 233 -1 0.483 58
11 Glenarm 60 24 10 26 274 286 -12 0.483 58
12 Oxenfoord Athletic 60 23 6 31 214 259 -45 0.433 52
13 Kirkcolm Town 60 19 11 30 277 292 -15 0.408 49
14 South Angel 60 18 10 32 248 291 -43 0.383 46
15 Waltonians 60 19 6 35 219 261 -42 0.367 44
16 United Bankfoot 60 17 10 33 219 300 -81 0.367 44 RE (RE)

Alba Shield

Melton Coss capped off a fine season in the league to win their first Alba Shield, beating Bridgebank 5-4 in 12 innings.

After trailing the game heading into the seventh inning at Abner Arduaine’s home ground, Bridgebank tied things up for the second time, this time with a 2-run home run from Left Fielder Angus MacGregor. It wasn’t until Shortstop Ewan MacLeod plated Callum Robertson from second in the bottom of the 12th that Melton Coss clinched victory.

Last season’s non-League stars Kellas Academical were stunned 12-11 in the second Qualifying Round by Stow Rangers. Having finished 9 innings tied 6-all, Stow scored three runs which Kellas matched, only to yield another three runs a frame later. Kersemill Railway tried to replicate Kellas’s performance last year but fell short at the Quarter-Finals.

QUARTER-FINALS
Kersemill Railway (NON) 5-9 Melton Coss (BL)
Sandwick City (BL) 6-2 Oxenfoord Athletic (BL)
Bridgebank (BL) 6-5 Strathmiglo Wanderers (BL)
Rigside Nine (BL) 7-8 Abner Arduaine (BL) (F/11)

SEMI-FINALS
Bridgebank (BL) 4-3 Sandwick City (BL) (F/10)
Melton Coss (BL) 8-1 Abner Arduaine (BL)

FINAL                                                                        R   H   E
Bridgebank (BL)           0   1   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0      4  10   1
Melton Coss (BL)          0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1      5  10   2

Houtmansland

Topklasse Divisie

A 3D logo of the Atletisch logo.A 3D version of the Bos Aan Zee logo.A 3D version of the Eikenheuvel HC logo.A 3D version of the KBO Armweide logo.A 3D version of the KBO Armweide logo.A 3D version of the RKC Mesch logo.A 3D logo of the SAE logo.A 3D version of the SHC Koedijk logo.

In keeping with the run of consecutive seasons without a repeat champion, KBO Armweide stunned everyone to win their fourth Topklasse title. Predicted to hover around midtable of the first 10-team season, De Brouwers led for big chunks of the season, only briefly losing top spot to SHC Koedijk when they lost 5 of 7 leading into the winter break.

Early season favorite’s Eikenheuvel HC and reigning premiers Atletisch Bath sat in midfield for much of the year, with the former only climbing up to third after finishing the year 7-1-1. The biggest underperformers was without question HHV, who slumped to a 9th place finish, narrowly avoiding the first re-election process in the league. Sitting in last place during the Winter Break, De Wespen struggled out of last place, relying heavily on a stunning sweep of Eikenheuvel HC in August.

Newcomers Herksen-Heerenveen had a decent season despite only narrowly avoiding the re-election process, hindered by a 10-run losing streak in July and August. HC Notendaal were unanimously re-elected for another year, finding form difficult to come by.

POS Team P W D L RF RA RD W% Pts Inf
1 KBO Armweide 54 31 6 17 249 202 47 0.630 68 C
2 Bos Aan Zee 54 30 5 19 278 240 38 0.602 65
3 Eikenheuvel HC 54 27 6 21 267 241 26 0.556 60
4 Atletisch Bath 54 27 5 22 229 204 25 0.546 59 (C)
5 RKC Mesch 54 25 7 22 211 209 2 0.528 57
6 SHC Koedijk 54 24 8 22 251 226 25 0.519 56
7 SAE Zwingelspaan 54 22 7 25 209 237 -28 0.472 51
8 Herksen-Heerenveen 54 19 5 30 218 253 -35 0.398 43
9 HHV 54 17 9 28 229 245 -16 0.398 43
10 HC Notendaal 54 16 6 32 222 306 -84 0.352 38 RE

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