The 2026 Benchwarmer Bash
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 2026, four Associations have 3 leagues and
the remainder have 2.
See the breakdown on the
Leagues page.
2026: Teams in the British Invasion League will compete in the
Hank Aaron Federation and Grover Alexander 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:
- Hall of Fame Champion:
- A League About Nothing Champion:
- British Invasion Champion:
- Wild Card One:
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Cap Anson Association:
- Shadowball Champion:
- Wes Anderson Champion: Surfin USA - Power Index:
3 - Jason Kiernan
- Wild Card One: Twee, Wes Anderson - Power Index:
1 - Sherman Wan
- Wild Card Two:
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Luis Aparicio Association:
- Bronx Bombers Champion:
- Fenway Fenatics Champion: Skeleton - Power
Index: 5 - Ken Stevenson
- Wild Card One:
- Wild Card Two:
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Richie Ashburn Association:
- American Association Champion:
- Anchorman Champion: Forest - Power Index: 3 -
Jim Duzyk
- Wild Card One: Dennis and Elaine, Anchorman -
Power Index: 1 - Sherman Wan
- Wild Card Two: Monaca, American Association -
Power Index: 2 - Dave Matter
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Past Association Champions
Grover Alexander
- 2025: Ancient (Hall of Fame) David
Henning
- 2024: NYC2ATL (A League About
Nothing) Ricardo 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
- 2025: Cascading (Shadowball) Jim
Duzyk - Federation Champion
- 2024: Norfolk (Shadowball) William
Stingle
- 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
- 2025: Chandeliers (Bronx Bombers)
Sherman Wan
- 2024: Chandeliers (Bronx Bombers)
Sherman Wan - Federation Champion
- 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
- 2025: Area 51 (American
Association) Jerry King
- 2024: Eternal (Great Lakes) David
Henning
- 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
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