April 1892
England - First Division
1890 Champions
Preston North End take the lead with an amazing start including a 16 game winning streak! Aidan Andrews leads the way with a 9-1 record, 2.02 ERA and 36 strikeouts, but it's been a league leading offense that has them in first place. Hitters such as LF Connor Brown (.310/.423/.470), 2B Daniel Baker (.311/.383/.519) and 3B Brendan Heneghan (.322/.425/.422) have been amongst the league's best this month. Burnley continue their tendency of having a league-best rotation with Joe Yule (0.67 ERA) having a start that's up to par with the usual stars in lefties Keith Coleman (2.12 ERA) and Everton Hanson (2.03 ERA). Wolves are also up there, with a record that's almost the same as their record after April 1891. Other teams such as Everton and Aston Villa could make it an interesting race this year.
Hitting Leaders
RF Jamie Coulter - Sunderland - .382/.452/.451, 4 2B, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 7 SB
SS Aidan Hunter - Derby - .382/.442/.549, 2 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 19 RBI
C Sean Bernerd - Preston - .274/.511/.355, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI
CF Paul Brodie - West Brom - .323/.402/.556, 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 15 SB
LF Everton Brown - Aston Villa - .358/.475/.516, 8 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 38 SB
3B Riley Creamer - Stoke - .277/.330/.446, 7 3B, 14 RBI, 7 SB
RF Mason Price - Wolves - .300/.447/.544, 5 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 2 SB
1B Griff Poole - Preston - .291/.318/.456, 7 2B, 2 HR, 23 RBI
Pitching Leaders
RH Aidan Andrews - Preston - 9-1, 89 IP, 2.02 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 36 K, 25 BB
LH Keith Coleman - Burnley - 6-1, 89.1 IP, 2.12 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 40 K, 17 BB
RH Joe Yule - Burnley - 3-0, 27 IP, 0.67 ERA, 0.59 WHIP, 15 K, 4 BB
LH Darren Knight - Derby - 6-1, 81 IP, 1.44 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 32 K, 30 BB
LH Everton Hanson - Burnley - 5-3, 71 IP, 2.03 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 33 K, 16 BB
LH Brad Burrows - Blackburn - 5-3, 72.2 IP, 3.47 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 45 K, 35 BB
RH Marcus Pearce - Wednesday - 0-1, 30.1 IP, 3.56 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 3 K, 8 BB
England - Second Division
Burton, Ardwick and Lincoln lead the race for qualification to the test matches. Burton placed second last year when the Baseball Alliance was still independent, and they're clearly the best team this year as they're on a 10 game winning streak. Ardwick and Lincoln are good offensive teams who should also finish in the top 3, vying for a place in the First Division.
Hitting Leaders
SS Lewis Reade - Ardwick - .427/.464/.699, 10 2B, 6 HR, 15 RBI
1B Nick Jackson - Burton - .282/.472/.500, 2 2B, 5 HR, 17 RBI
LF Jordan Sullivan - Ardwick - .355/.411/.627, 12 2B, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 2 SB
CF Dwayne Baird - Burton - .234/.351/.383, 5 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 11 SB
LF Bryan Thom - Northwich - .168/.282/.238, 1 2B, 3 3B, 2 RBI, 10 SB
2B Idris Vaughan - Grimsby - .310/.384/.630, 5 2B, 9 HR, 26 RBI, 2 SB
CF Dermott Cookson - Ardwick - .305/.385/.524, 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 25 SB
Pitching Leaders
RH Ben Gibson - Burton - 9-0, 75 IP, 1.92 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, 80 K, 13 BB
RH Callum Hamilton - Ardwick - 9-0, 81 IP, 0.78 ERA, 0.64 WHIP, 90 K, 9 BB
RH Kane Deighton - Darwen - 7-2, 105 IP, 2.91 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 115 K, 25 BB
RH Spencer Sanders - Grimsby - 2 SV, 36.1 IP, 1.73 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 29 K, 7 BB
RH Kian Aldridge - Lincoln - 5-2, 51 IP, 3.00 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 39 K, 7 BB
Scotland
Rangers lead the league by the finest of margins, with all teams less than 6 games and 4 teams within 2 games of the lead. Rangers are being carried by a rotation headlined by Ben Boyd: 4-1, 1.23 ERA, 0.95 WHIP. The BHC results leave no doubt as to the talent in the Scottish league, and there is no clear favorite for the title at this point.
Hitting Leaders
2B Tim Smith - Leith - .377/.412/.462, 7 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBI, 12 SB
LF Sean Douglas - Celtic - .347/.426/.408, 4 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBI, 9 SB
1B Leon Fraser - Rangers - .351/.422/.511, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 2 SB
CF Lewis Duff - Leith - .221/.327/.316, 7 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI, 6 SB
RF Douglas Gilbert - Rangers - .279/.348/.385, 7 2B, 2 3B, 8 RBI, 25 SB
3B Jack Robertson - Clyde - .343/.376/.435, 7 2B, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 9 SB
CF Lewis Johnston - Dumbarton - .347/.400/.465, 2 2B, 5 3B, 9 RBI, 24 SB
SS Andrew Baird - Renton - .260/.306/.350, 3 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 2 SB
RF Sean Standfield - 3rd LRV - .289/.375/.392, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 17 RBI
LF Daniel Allison - Abercorn - .267/.325/.362, 2 2B, 4 3B, 4 RBI, 26 SB
RF Thomas Barrett - Dumbarton - .284/.357/.400, 5 2B, 3 3B, 14 RBI, 26 SB
Pitching Leaders
RH Lewis Mitchell - Leith - 7-3, 97 IP, 2.41 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 18 K, 18 BB
RH Benjamin Boyd - Rangers - 4-1, 80.2 IP, 1.23 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 21 K, 8 BB
LH Joshua Murphy - Celtic - 2-6, 84 IP, 3.43 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 30 K, 32 BB
LH Aidan Robertson - Rangers - 2-1, 27.2 IP, 3.58 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 7 K, 4 BB
Ireland
Ulster and Cliftonville fight it out at the top! Ulster's rotation are the best: Colman O'Brien (1.78 ERA), Derby Evans (1.97 ERA) and Brandon Collins (2.31 ERA). Cliftonville also has a stacked rotation behind Steve Lawrence (2.51 ERA), but it's their offense, led by Scottish SS Kian Anderson (.278/.364/.433), that makes Cliftonville true title contenders this year. Only 4 games left for the six-team Irish League!
Hitting Leaders
RF Kennedy Boggs - Derry - .324/.377/.451, 5 2B, 4 3B, 20 RBI, 1 SB
C Jack Murray - Linfield - .314/.427/.477, 5 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB
SS Kian Anderson - Cliftonville - .278/.364/.433, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 2 SB
CF Neal Hamilton - Ulster - .255/.325/.453, 4 2B, 7 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 11 SB
2B Stewart Shaw - Cliftonville - .234/.379/.415, 4 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 12 RBI
RF Allen O'Reilly - Cliftonville - .295/.356/.455, 4 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 12 SB
CF Corcoran Spear - Distillery - .265/.324/.373, 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 13 SB
Pitching Leaders
RH Derby Evans - Ulster - 7-2, 77.2 IP, 1.97 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 25 K, 20 BB
RH Kennedy Skeene - Glentoran - 6-6, 96.1 IP, 3.18 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 26 K, 32 BB
LH Elton Berry - Cliftonville - 5-4, 78.2 IP, 1.37 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 12 K, 28 BB
LH Brock Adams - Linfield - 6-3, 77.2 IP, 1.74 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 23 K, 9 BB
RH Colman O'Brien - Ulster - 4-4, 75.2 IP, 1.78 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 37 K, 13 BB