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

This season saw the National Baseball League remain at 6 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 2 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[edit]

Teams[edit]

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[edit]

Rank	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	London Mets	3	3	0	1.000	—	3–0–0	0–0–0
2	London Capitals	2	2	0	1.000	0.5	2–0–0	0–0–0
3	Essex Arrows	4	3	1	.750	0.5	3–1–0	0–0–0
5	BC Vetra	4	1	3	.250	2.5	0–0–0	1–3–0
4	Bournemouth Bears	2	0	2	.000	2.5	0–0–0	0–2–0
6	Sheffield Bruins	3	0	3	.000	3	0–0–0	0–3–0

Statistics are correct as of April 22, 2024.

Source:^[2]

British Baseball Federation and Affiliated Leagues[edit]

Triple A Level[edit]

BBF AAA[edit]

Teams[edit]

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[edit]

A Division[edit]

Rank	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	London Metros	2	2	0	1.000	—	2–0–0	0–0–0
2	Herts Cardinals	4	3	1	.750	—	0–0–0	3–1–0
3	Croydon Pirates	4	3	1	.750	—	3–1–0	0–0–0
4	Essex Saxons	4	2	2	.500	1	0–0–0	2–2–0
5	Cambridge Lancers	2	0	2	.000	2	0–0–0	0–2–0
6	East London Latino Hurricanes	2	0	2	.000	2	0–2–0	0–0–0
7	Richmond Roebucks	2	0	2	.000	2	02–0	0–0–0

South West Division[edit]

Rank	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Bristol Badgers	4	3	1	.750	—	1–1–0	2–0–0
2	Bracknell Inferno	2	1	1	.500	—	1–1–0	0–0–0
3	Cardif Merlins	6	2	4	.333	—	0–2–0	2–2–0
4	New Forest Thunder	0	0	0	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0

Statistics are correct as of April 22, 2024.

Source:^[4]

BBL - Higher[edit]

Teams[edit]

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[edit]

Rank	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Long Eaton Storm	2	1	1	.500	—	0–0–0	1–1–0
2	Liverpool Trojans	2	1	1	.500	—	1–1–0	0–0–0
3	Manchester A's	0	0	0	–	1	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	Sheffield Kodiaks	0	0	0	–	1	0–0–0	0–0–0

Statistics are correct as of April 29, 2024.

Double A Level[edit]

Teams[edit]

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

Single A Level[edit]

BBF Single A[edit]

Teams[edit]

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:^[5]

Standings[edit]

A Division[edit]

Rank	Team	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Croydon Pirates	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
2	Herts Eagles	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
3	London Minotaurs	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	London Mercury	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
5	Richmond Barons	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
6	Richmond Dukes	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0

B Division[edit]

Rank	Team	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Brentwood Stags	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
2	Essex Redbacks	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
3	Herts Buzzards	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	Herts Ravens	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
5	MK Bucks	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0

C Division[edit]

Rank	Team	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Brighton Jets	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
2	Bracknell Phoenix	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
3	Guildford Millers	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	Hurricanes	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
5	Kent Mariners	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
6	Hastings Pirates	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
7	Tonbridge Bobcats	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0

Statistics are correct as of March 16, 2024.

BBL - Lower[edit]

Teams[edit]

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[edit]

Rank	Team	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Manchester Bees	2	2	0	0	1.000	—	0–0–0	2–0–0
2	Wragby Warhammers	2	1	0	1	.750	0.5	0–0–0	1–0–1
3	Sheffield Bladerunners I	2	0	1	1	.250	1.5	0–1–1	0–0–0
4	Bootle Trojans	0	0	0	0	–	1	0–0–0	0–0–0
5	Hull Scorpions	0	0	0	0	–	1	0–0–0	0–0–0
6	Leeds Locos	0	0	0	0	–	1	0–0–0	0–0–0
7	Sheffield Bladerunners II	0	0	0	0	–	1	0–0–0	0–0–0
8	Halton Trojans	2	0	2	0	.000	2	0–2–0	0–0–0

South West and Wales Baseball League[edit]

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[edit]

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:^[5]

Standings[edit]

Severn Division[edit]

Rank	Team	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Bournemouth Bears	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
2	Bristol Buccaneers	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
3	Bristol Brunels	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	Cardiff Merlins	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
5	New Forest Knights	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0

Wessex Division[edit]

Rank	Team	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Cornish Claycutters	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
2	Cornish Pioneers	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
3	Taunton Muskets	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	Taunton Pistols	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
5	Weston Jets	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0

Statistics are correct as of March 16, 2024.

Women's Baseball League[edit]

Teams[edit]

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:^[6]

Standings[edit]

Rank	Team	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Belles Baseball	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
2	Leicester Diamonds	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
3	London Mayhem	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	Manchester Jetts	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
5	Norwich Iceni Queens	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
6	SWWBL Serpents	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
7	Sheffield Bruins	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
8	Telford 26ers	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0

Statistics are correct as of April 11, 2024.

Independent Leagues[edit]

Westcountry Baseball League[edit]

Teams[edit]

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:^[7]

Standings[edit]

Rank	Team	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Exeter Spitfires	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
2	Newton Brewers	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
3	Plymouth Mariners	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	Truro Blue Jays	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
5	Wellington Khaki Sox	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
6	Yeovil Whirlwinds	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0

Statistics are correct as of March 16, 2024.

West Midlands Baseball League[edit]

Teams[edit]

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 (2)	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: ^[8]

Standings[edit]

East Division[edit]

Rank	Team	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Birmingham Metalheads	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
2	Leicester Blue Sox	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
3	Long Eaton Storm	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	Stockton Grizzlies	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0

West Division[edit]

Rank	Team	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
1	Birmingham Bats	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
2	Stourbridge Titans	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
3	Telford Giants	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
4	Wolverhampton Wolves	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0
5	Worcester Sorcerers	–	—	0–0–0	0–0–0

Statistics are correct as of March 16, 2024.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Baseball League Preview". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
^ "2024 NBL Standings". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
^ "2024 AAA Teams & Rosters". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
^ "2024 AAA Standings". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
^ ^a ^b "Teams & Rosters". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
^ "2024 Women's Baseball League Teams & Rosters". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
^ "Westcountry Baseball League on Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
^ "WMBL". West Midlands Baseball League. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

Baseball Baseball British Category:Baseball competitions in the United Kingdom

[:0-1] "National Baseball League Preview". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

[2] "2024 NBL Standings". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

[3] "2024 AAA Teams & Rosters". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

[4] "2024 AAA Standings". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

[:1-5] "Teams & Rosters". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

[6] "2024 Women's Baseball League Teams & Rosters". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-04-11.

[7] "Westcountry Baseball League on Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

[8] "WMBL". West Midlands Baseball League. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

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