Super League Baseball
Current season or competition: 2020 Super League Baseball season | |
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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| No. of teams | 8 (15 from 2021) |
| Nation(s) |
 Florian Republic |
| TV partner(s) | Red Sports |
Super League Baseball (SLB; Alexandrian:Super Ligue Baseball) is a professional baseball league in the Florian Republic. A total of eight teams playing Super League Baseball with an expansion to fifteen in 2021. Teams play 154 games each season and the five highest ranked teams at the end of the regular season advances to a four round series that culminates to the Apollonian Series, a best of seven championship series.
History
Teams
| Club | Founded | City | Stadium(s) | Capacity | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northcliff Rangers | 2020 | Northcliff | Life Field at Globe Park | 40,300 | North |
| Vice City Tigers | 2020 | Vice City | Flo Telecom Park | 41,297 | South |
| Havenbarrow Marlins | 2020 | Havenabrrow | Marlins Field | 36,742 | North |
| Dragonmoor Dodgers | 2020 | Dragonmoor | Dodgers Park | 56,00 | South |
| Northcliff Florians | 2020 | Northcliff | Florians Stadium | 49,638 | North |
| Westlake Red Sox | 2020 | Westlake | Farrar Park | 37,949 | North |
| Stonehall Stingrays | 2020 | Stonehall | Orange Juice Field | 31,042 | South |
| Oldhaven Blue Jays | 2020 | Oldhaven | Oldhaven Centre | 49,282 | South |
Future teams
| Club | Founded | City | Stadium(s) | Capacity | Conference | Joining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackoak Orioles | 2021 | |||||
| Northcliff Metropolitans | 2021 | |||||
| Meadowedge Twins | 2021 | |||||
| Northsilver Diamondbacks | 2021 | |||||
| Newmarsh Royals | 2021 | |||||
| Dragonmoor Angels | 2021 | |||||
| Newhedge Pirates | 2021 | |||||
| Las Andreas Athletics | 2021 |
Season structure
Baseball is a summer sport in the Florian Republic and the season runs from March to October. During the course of the season, each club plays 22 games against opposing teams. In total teams play 154 games each season. Due to a large number of games, the regular season is constructed from series of usually two or three consecutive games. The eight clubs in the league are divided into two geographical conferences.
Media coverage
Several networks televise baseball games, including Red Sports, FBC Sport (free to air) and Sportsworld. Since the league's inception, Red Sports has broadcast SLB games on a Saturday night throughout the entire season and broadcasts all Postseason matches. Sportsworld broadcasts night games on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Free to air broadcaster, FBC Sport broadcasts matches on Sunday afternoons. For League Championship games which are not covered under the Red Sports, those games are covered by FBC Sport.
