Association Championships in the Hank Aaron Federation
The Benchwarmer Bash begins with Association Championships.
The 68 leagues are divided into 8 Federations. Each Federation
has 2 Associations. In 2022, four Associations have 3 leagues and
the remainder have 2.
See the breakdown on the
Leagues page.
2022: Teams in the British Invasion League will compete in the
Hank Aaron Federation and the Luis Aparicio Association.
League champions advance to the Association round plus wild
card teams will fill out the field of 4 teams. All series
are best-of-7. The Association winner
advances to the Federation tournament.
Teams are seeded based on their Association
power index.
However, in matchups between wild cards and league champs, the league
champion will have home field advantage.
Seeding - Association Championships:
Grover Alexander Association:
Wild Card One: NYC2ATL, A League About Nothing -
Power Index: 1 - Ricardo Alexander
Wild Card Two: Infinite, A League About Nothing
- Power Index: 2 - David Henning
A League About Nothing Champion: Jerry's - Power
Index: 4 - Michael Quinn
Hall of Fame Champion: Vice City - Power Index:
5 - Jerry King
Cap Anson Association:
Shadowball Champion: Tombstone - Power Index: 1
- Robert Elias
Wes Anderson Champion: Twee - Power Index: 2 -
Sherman Wan
Wild Card One: Atlanta, Wes Anderson - Power
Index: 3
Wild Card Two: Surfin USA, Wes Anderson - Power
Index: 4 - Jason Kiernan
Luis Aparicio Association:
Wild Card One: Maris, Bronx Bombers - Power
Index: 1 - Jason Kiernan
Bronx Bombers Champion: Standing Stone - Power
Index: 3 - Jay Snyder
British Invasion Champion: Kingston - Power
Index: 5 - Ricardo Alexander
Fenway Fenatics Champion: Skeleton - Power
Index: 7 - Ken Stevenson
Richie Ashburn Association:
Wild Card One: Throwback, American Association -
Power Index: 1 - Jason Kiernan
Wild Card Two: Cleveland, American Association -
Power Index: 2 - Michael Rudolph
American Association Champion: Area 51 - Power
Index: 3 - Jerry King
Anchorman Champion: House - Power Index: 7 -
Robert Hamilton
Past Association Champions
Grover Alexander
2023: NYC2ATL (A League About
Nothing) Ricardo Alexander
2022: Infinite (A League About
Nothing) David Henning - Federation Champion
2021: Ozzie Smith's (Hall of Fame)
Jason Kiernan
2020: Infinite (A League About
Nothing) David Henning - Federation Champion
2019: New York (A League About
Nothing) Robert Elias - Federation Champion, Bash Runner Up
Cap Anson
2023: Hollywood (Wes Anderson) A
Citarella
2022: Atlanta (Wes Anderson)
Ricardo Alexander
2021: Bingo (Shadowball) Jason Kiernan
2020: Las Vegas (Shadowball) Jim
Sowerby
2019: Surfin USA (Wes Anderson) Jason
Kiernan
Luis Aparicio
2023: Staten Island (Bronx Bombers)
- Dave Matter
2022: Kingston (British Invasion)
Ricardo Alexander
2021: DJ Alyx (now Chandeliers, Bronx Bombers)
Sherman Wan - Federation Champion
2020: Maris & Mantle (Bronx
Bombers) Jason Kiernan
2019: Standing Stone (now
Louisville, Bronx Bombers)
owned then by Jay Snyder
Richie Ashburn
2023: Chicago (Anchorman) Jason
Kiernan - Federation Champion
2022: Area 51 (American
Association) Jerry King
2021: Cleveland (American
Association) Michael Rudolph
2020: Cooperstown (Anchorman) David
Henning
2019: Brick (now California, Anchorman)
owned then by Tom Twomey
Vice City, Hall of Fame (95-55) vs.
NYC2ATL, A League About Nothing (98-52)
NYC2ATL Pee Wee Blackbirds vs. Vice City Gamblers Vice City wins series 4-1
Jerry's, A League About Nothing (86-64) vs.
Infinite, A League About Nothing (102-48)
Infinite Zeroes vs. Jerry's Villain Infinite wins series 4-3
Association Final:
Vice City, Hall of Fame (95-55) vs.
Infinite, A League About Nothing (102-48)
Infinite Zeroes vs. Vice City Gamblers Infinite wins series 4-0
2022 Grover Alexander Association Champion: Infinite Zeroes (A League About Nothing) - David
Henning
Surfin USA, Wes Anderson (89-61) vs.
Tombstone, Shadowball (84-66)
Surfin USA Looking for Bill Murray vs. Tombstone Gun Fighters Surfin USA wins series 4-1
Atlanta, Wes Anderson (95-55) vs.
Twee, Wes Anderson (84-66)
Atlanta Red Eagles vs. Twee True Outcomes Atlanta wins series 4-1
Association Final:
Surfin USA, Wes Anderson (89-61) vs. Atlanta,
Wes Anderson (95-55)
Surfin USA Looking for Bill Murray vs. Atlanta Red Eagles Atlanta wins series 4-1
2022 Cap Anson Association Champion: Atlanta Red Eagles (Wes Anderson) - Ricardo
Alexander
Skeleton, Fenway Fenatics (94-56) vs.
Maris, Bronx Bombers (95-55)
Maris & Mantle vs. Skeleton Crew Maris wins series 4-2
Kingston, British Invasion (91-59) vs.
Standing Stone, Bronx Bombers (92-58)
Kingston Brixton Yardies vs. Standing Stone Subtle Tsunami Kingston wins series 4-3
Association Final:
Kingston, British Invasion
(91-59) vs.
Maris, Bronx Bombers (95-55)
Maris & Mantle vs. Kingston Brixton Yardies Kingston wins series 4-3
2022 Luis Aparicio Association Champion: Kingston British Yardies (British Invasion) -
Ricardo Alexander