The 2026 Benchwarmer Bash
Association Championships in the Joe DiMaggio 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.
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:
Bill Dickey Association:
- Four Star Champion:
- Redbirds Champion:
- Wild Card One:
- Wild Card Two:
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Dizzy Dean Association:
- Three of a Kind Champion: Three Blind - Power
Index: 7 - Jason Kiernan
- Royal Flush Champion:
- Wild Card One: Cincinnati, Royal Flush - Power
Index: 1 - Don Kruse
- Wild Card Two: Miami, Royal Flush - Power Index:
2 - John Stroba
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Don Drysdale Association:
- Tobacco Road Champion: Kingston - Power Index: 2
- Ricardo Alexander
- Federal Champion: Longyearbyen - Power Index: 1
- Sherman Wan
- Wild Card One: Jordan's, Tobacco Road - Power
Index: 3 - Jason Kiernan
- Wild Card Two: Redneckric's, Tobacco Road -
Power Index: 4 - Michael Lehman
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Ed Delahanty Association:
- Motor City Champion:
- Marxball Champion:
- Wild Card One:
- Wild Card Two:
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Past Association Champions
Bill Dickey
- 2025: NYC2ATL (Four Star) Ricardo
Alexander - Federation Champion, Bash Runner Up
- 2024: Big Arch (Redbirds) Jason
Kiernan
- 2023: Orion's (Redbirds) David
Henning
- 2022: Mt. Eaton (Four Star) Dave
Matter
- 2021: Bloomingdale (Redbirds) owned
then by Chris
Bellina
- 2020: Miami County
(Four Star) David Henning
- 2019: Miami County
(Four Star) David Henning -
Federation Champion
Dizzy Dean
- 2025: Speed Wins and (Royal Flush)
Jason Kiernan
- 2024: The Three (Three of a Kind)
Leif Jonson
- 2023: Southside (Three of a Kind)
Mike DeSmedt
- 2022: Speed Wins and (Royal Flush)
Jason Kiernan
- 2021: Three Blind Mouse-ketiers
(Three of a Kind) Jason Kiernan
- 2020: Three Blind Mouse-ketiers
(Three of a Kind) Jason Kiernan - Federation Champion, Bash Runner Up
- 2019: Bedrock (Royal Flush)
David Henning
Don Drysdale
- 2025: Kingston (Tobacco Road)
Ricardo Alexander
- 2024: Sheshequin (Federal) Dave
Matter
- 2023: Kingston (Tobacco Road)
Ricardo Alexander
- 2022: Atlanta (Federal) Ricardo
Alexander - Federation Champion
- 2021: Kingston (British Invasion)
Ricardo Alexander
- 2020: Kansas City (Federal) Michael
Quinn
- 2019: Jordan's (Tobacco Road)
Jason Kiernan
Ed Delahanty
- 2025: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo
Alexander
- 2024: Star City (Marxball) David
Henning - Federation Champion
- 2023: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo
Alexander - Federation Champion
- 2022: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo
Alexander
- 2021: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo
Alexander - Federation Champion
- 2020: Mt Pleasant (Motor City)
Jason Kiernan
- 2019: Orville (now Euclid, Marxball)
Michael Rudolph
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