Great day for 2024 Youth National Baseball Championships
Players from 13 teams representing 11 clubs from across the country descended on Farnham Park yesterday for the 2024 YNBCs.
In fantastic weather, the YNBCs took place alongside the NBL and AAA championship finals making it a real celebration of British baseball.
The YNBC 2024 champions:-
U10 division crowned a new champion in the Sussex Firebirds
Atom Smashers win the inaugural U12 BBF Shield
U12 title retained by LYBL
The YNBCs will wrap up this coming Saturday the 21st of September where we will decide a U15 champion for 2024.
U10 recap
In a thrilling final, the Firebirds and Herts played to a 13-13 tie. Extra innings were needed to decide the championship, and the Firebirds prevailed 15-14. In a deep field, the Greenwich Giants took third place.
U12 BBF Shield recap
In the inaugural playing of the U12 BBF Shield, pool play ended with the Firebirds defeating the Atom Smashers in a 1-0 classic pitching duel, setting up a rematch for the final. The Atom Smashers had their revenge in the final, winning 9-3 to take home the first-ever U12 BBF Shield.
U12 recap
The two semi-finals were fiercely contested among Herts, Mets and LYBL. LYBL managed to prevail in both to set up an all-LYBL final, with one ending 3-1 and the other a comeback, walk-off 7-6 win. The final was equally as competitive, ending 6-5. LYBL thus retained its U12 championship title; Herts won the 3/4 game to take third place in the division.
Thank you to all the clubs who participated in the YNBCs and for your commitment throughout the season, and we look forward to seeing you all again next season.
Brighton Baseball Club
Cambridge Baseball Club
Chichester Falcons Baseball & Softball Club
Croydon Parrots of the Croydon Pirates Baseball Club
Essex Baseball Club
Greenwich Giants Baseball Club
Guildford Baseball Club
Herts Baseball Club
London Mets Baseball Club
London Youth Baseball League
Northants Centurions
All photographs courtesy of Jody Demay-Davies
