Philippine Baseball League (2019–present)

The Philippine Baseball League is the top baseball league in the Philippines sanctioned by the Philippine Amateur Baseball Association.[1]

Philippine Baseball League
Current season, competition or edition:
2019 Philippine Baseball League
SportBaseball
Founded2019 (2019)
No. of teams12
Country Philippines
Venue(s)Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium
Most recent
champion(s)		Philippine Air Force (1st title)
Most titlesAdamson University
Philippine Air Force
(1 title each)

It was established in 2019 succeeding the Baseball Philippines league which folded in 2012 and the Charmain's and Commissioners' Cup of the Philippine Sports Commission in 2012.[1] The league shares names with a defunct baseball league of the same name which was active in the 1980s.

2019 season

The first season and conference of the league commenced in January 2019. With six of the seven teams participating being collegiate teams also participating in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the first conference also served as a pre-season event to the UAAP Season 81 baseball tournament. IPPC is the only non-UAAP team which comprises national team players not playing in the UAAP.[1] Adamson University were the inaugural champions of the league defeating the De La Salle University in a one-game final of the league's first conference. Adamson managed to reach the knock-out stages despite finishing third with a 3–3 record in the elimination round.[2]

The second conference of the league took place after the conclusion of the UAAP Baseball Championship.[3] The second conference which started on May 18, 2019 is an Open Conference which featured 12 teams. The tournament is intended as a means to select players for the Philippine national baseball team that will play in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[4]

Teams

A total of twelve teams participate in the league with five non-collegiate teams.

2019 Open Conference participants[4]

Results
Season Conference Champions Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place Teams Ref.
2019 1st Adamson University 9–4 De La Salle University Ateneo de Manila University 10–2 IPPC 7 [2]
2nd Philippine Air Force 7–4 Thunderz All Stars Adamson University 4–2 National University 12 [6]
3rd

References
  1. From the wires (5 January 2019). "Philippine Baseball League opens first season with UAAP finals rematch". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. "Adamson IX nips La Salle, rules inaugural PBL". Manila Bulletin. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "Adamson takes down DLSU to bag inaugural PBL crown". Fox Sports Asia. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. "Philippine Baseball League Open Conference to feature 12 teams". Tiebreaker Times. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. http://balita.net.ph/2019/04/22/katayama-baseball-star-team-sa-pbl/
  6. "Air Force takes flight as champions of PBL Open". ABS-CBN News. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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