2011 North American League season

The 2011 North American League season was the inaugural season of the North American League, after three previous independent baseball leagues in the Golden Baseball League, United Baseball League and the Northern League merged to form the NAL. The NAL was set for 12 teams in 2011, however only played with 10. The Henderson Roadrunners never played as Norse Field wasn’t ready in time for the 2011 season.

Season schedule
The 10 teams in the league were split evenly between two divisions, North and South. The top two teams in each division would qualify for the 2011 playoffs.

Regular season standings
as of August 28, 2011


 * y – Clinched division
 * x – Clinched playoff spot
 * e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Pitching
To qualify as league leader for hitter, AVG - Minimum of plate appearances of 2.7 per team game. To qualify as league leader for pitcher, ERA - Minimum inning(s) of .8 pitched per team game.

Format
In 2011, the top two teams in each division advanced to the playoffs. The first round was a best-of-seven Division Championship Series. In the second round, the North American League Championship Series was also a best-of-seven series. The playoffs were held August 29 through September 13.