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JayW UK · 07-15-2025, 01:56 PM

2020 Regular Season

The Atlantic division battle was a hard fought one, between Philadelphia, with their powerful offense carried by RF Juan Santos (.314, 39 HR, 116 RBI) and LF Francisco Martinez (.269, 35 HR, 101 RBI) and Washington who leaned on a pitching staff led by Lee Braxton (16-7, 2.19 ERA). Entering the last three game series of the season, Philadelphia and Washington were separated by only one game and were due to play each other. Washington drew first blood when they won game one, putting them two games clear of Philadelphia with two to play, however the Independence wouldn’t go quietly taking the next two games to leave both teams tied at season’s end with identical 81-81 records. The one game playoff between the teams was held in Washington after they won the coin toss to decide the venue of the playoff, the game itself was an anti-climax as the Generals cruised to an 8-2 victory and secured playoff baseball for the first time since the 2014 season. New York finished third with a 79-83 record after a disappointing September saw them drop out of the division race, the Senators would have to wait at least another year for that elusive first playoff berth. Defending division champions Boston brought up the rear with a 74-88 record, an awful start to the season (only 18 wins through May 31st) scuppered their chances of a fourth consecutive division title.
Defending world champions Indianapolis (94-68) with the league’s #1 pitching staff headlined by Eric Parker (21-6, 1.72 ERA) held off the surprising challenge of Cleveland (89-73) to take the Central division crown. The Corsairs magical campaign, their first ever winning season, was all-the-more-sweet because three of their main contributors were young home-grown talents who were ably led by new signing Netuno Ermida (.312, 22 HR, 78 RBI) and veteran holdovers Catcher Culley Clare and 1B Albert Massey (despite an injury hit campaign). Chicago (84-78) improved on their 2019 showing but still finished third while Detroit collapsed once again, to an Eastern league worst 67-95 record.
In the Southeast division the status quo was maintained as Atlanta (88-74), with Jason McCullough (20-7, 2.76 ERA) and Vince Little (18-11, 2.89 ERA) quietly going about their business, won their third straight division title ahead of New Orleans (83-79) who for the third season running finished runner up to the Flames. Miami (78-84) finished third ahead of Tampa Bay who endured their fifth straight losing season finishing with a 74-88 record.

The Midwest division provided two playoff teams for the fourth year in a row. Oklahoma City took the division crown with a record of 106-56, becoming the first team with multiple 100-win seasons in NABL history. OKC’s key to success was their pitching with A.J Merriweather (18-9, 2.59 ERA), Bill Warner (18-9, 2.83 ERA) and Alfredo Flores (15-4, 2.94 ERA) particularly impressive. Denver improved drastically from their 2019 showing as their expensively assembled squad finally began to play like the stars they were. The Wildcats won 25 games more than in 2019 to finish with 99 wins and narrowly miss out on joining the Outlaws as the second team with multiple 100-win seasons on their resume. Despite strong campaigns from the likes of 1B Michael Jennings (.353, 38 HR, 105 RBI) and P Marvin Ashley (18-5, 2.76 ERA), Kansas City (91-71) couldn’t build on their impressive 2019 season, and although they won only four games fewer than the year before they dropped to third in the division. Even with LF Claude Cummins (.265, 46 HR, 114 RBI) launching the ball to all points Minneapolis (83-79) dropped into the division basement for the first time in franchise history.
Las Vegas returned to the top of the pile in the Southwest division, taking the crown with a record of 87-75. No other club in the division posted a winning record, Houston continued their slide from contender to also-ran to finish with a 73-89 record. Dallas suffered a miserable season to finish with a 72-90 record, a full 27 wins fewer than 2019. The Kings finished their last season in Memphis with a disappointing 70-win campaign, the club once again struggling to draw the fans to the ballpark with less than 1.5M attending their home games. Phoenix slumped from 82 to 69 wins to finish in last place for the second time in three seasons.
In the Pacific division, Los Angeles became the fifth club to win 100 games in a season taking the crown with a 102-60 record. Led by the pitching of twin aces Max Castle (19-7, 2.49 ERA) and Tim Hensley (19-9, 3.49 ERA) the Lynx cruised to their third straight division title, wrapping up proceedings in the first week of September as no other club finished with a winning record. San Diego were the closest at 79-83 a huge 23 games off the pace, Sanfrancisco posted a franchise worst record, finishing 73-89 while Seattle improved slightly to finish 67-95. San Jose had something to celebrate despite finishing in the division basement for the sixth consecutive season, their 63-99 finish was the first time the club had lost less than 100 games in a season.

07-15-2025, 01:56 PM	#42
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 286	2020 Regular Season The Atlantic division battle was a hard fought one, between Philadelphia, with their powerful offense carried by RF Juan Santos (.314, 39 HR, 116 RBI) and LF Francisco Martinez (.269, 35 HR, 101 RBI) and Washington who leaned on a pitching staff led by Lee Braxton (16-7, 2.19 ERA). Entering the last three game series of the season, Philadelphia and Washington were separated by only one game and were due to play each other. Washington drew first blood when they won game one, putting them two games clear of Philadelphia with two to play, however the Independence wouldn’t go quietly taking the next two games to leave both teams tied at season’s end with identical 81-81 records. The one game playoff between the teams was held in Washington after they won the coin toss to decide the venue of the playoff, the game itself was an anti-climax as the Generals cruised to an 8-2 victory and secured playoff baseball for the first time since the 2014 season. New York finished third with a 79-83 record after a disappointing September saw them drop out of the division race, the Senators would have to wait at least another year for that elusive first playoff berth. Defending division champions Boston brought up the rear with a 74-88 record, an awful start to the season (only 18 wins through May 31st) scuppered their chances of a fourth consecutive division title. Defending world champions Indianapolis (94-68) with the league’s #1 pitching staff headlined by Eric Parker (21-6, 1.72 ERA) held off the surprising challenge of Cleveland (89-73) to take the Central division crown. The Corsairs magical campaign, their first ever winning season, was all-the-more-sweet because three of their main contributors were young home-grown talents who were ably led by new signing Netuno Ermida (.312, 22 HR, 78 RBI) and veteran holdovers Catcher Culley Clare and 1B Albert Massey (despite an injury hit campaign). Chicago (84-78) improved on their 2019 showing but still finished third while Detroit collapsed once again, to an Eastern league worst 67-95 record. In the Southeast division the status quo was maintained as Atlanta (88-74), with Jason McCullough (20-7, 2.76 ERA) and Vince Little (18-11, 2.89 ERA) quietly going about their business, won their third straight division title ahead of New Orleans (83-79) who for the third season running finished runner up to the Flames. Miami (78-84) finished third ahead of Tampa Bay who endured their fifth straight losing season finishing with a 74-88 record. The Midwest division provided two playoff teams for the fourth year in a row. Oklahoma City took the division crown with a record of 106-56, becoming the first team with multiple 100-win seasons in NABL history. OKC’s key to success was their pitching with A.J Merriweather (18-9, 2.59 ERA), Bill Warner (18-9, 2.83 ERA) and Alfredo Flores (15-4, 2.94 ERA) particularly impressive. Denver improved drastically from their 2019 showing as their expensively assembled squad finally began to play like the stars they were. The Wildcats won 25 games more than in 2019 to finish with 99 wins and narrowly miss out on joining the Outlaws as the second team with multiple 100-win seasons on their resume. Despite strong campaigns from the likes of 1B Michael Jennings (.353, 38 HR, 105 RBI) and P Marvin Ashley (18-5, 2.76 ERA), Kansas City (91-71) couldn’t build on their impressive 2019 season, and although they won only four games fewer than the year before they dropped to third in the division. Even with LF Claude Cummins (.265, 46 HR, 114 RBI) launching the ball to all points Minneapolis (83-79) dropped into the division basement for the first time in franchise history. Las Vegas returned to the top of the pile in the Southwest division, taking the crown with a record of 87-75. No other club in the division posted a winning record, Houston continued their slide from contender to also-ran to finish with a 73-89 record. Dallas suffered a miserable season to finish with a 72-90 record, a full 27 wins fewer than 2019. The Kings finished their last season in Memphis with a disappointing 70-win campaign, the club once again struggling to draw the fans to the ballpark with less than 1.5M attending their home games. Phoenix slumped from 82 to 69 wins to finish in last place for the second time in three seasons. In the Pacific division, Los Angeles became the fifth club to win 100 games in a season taking the crown with a 102-60 record. Led by the pitching of twin aces Max Castle (19-7, 2.49 ERA) and Tim Hensley (19-9, 3.49 ERA) the Lynx cruised to their third straight division title, wrapping up proceedings in the first week of September as no other club finished with a winning record. San Diego were the closest at 79-83 a huge 23 games off the pace, Sanfrancisco posted a franchise worst record, finishing 73-89 while Seattle improved slightly to finish 67-95. San Jose had something to celebrate despite finishing in the division basement for the sixth consecutive season, their 63-99 finish was the first time the club had lost less than 100 games in a season.