2018 Season (Record 4-14)
Well that season sucked....The Nationals were just plain BAD in 2018. A combination of life and roster changes mixed with injuries contributed to a pretty poor performance in the summer of 2018. However, the chemistry remained strong and the boys still managed to have a great time at the Yard with walk-up songs blasting and the standard ball-busting at every opportunity....the Nats still have a great time no matter the outcome. Looking forward to the summer of 2019! (Can only get better...)
2017 Season (Record 8-10-2)
After a magical 2016 season that culminated with the Nationals first league championship, the 2017 season was a celecration of family and relationships with a touch of a championship hangover! The Nationals managed a respectable 8-10-2 record while enjoying the company of great teammates. We will refocus our efforts and came back strong in 2018 looking to capture another championship!
2016 Season (Record 13-10) LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!
The summer of 2016 was one to remember for the South Bay Nationals. A newly revived roster, a family-type team dynamic and a steady stable of talented and committed ball players were the foundations for great things to come. The Nats went 4-3 through April and May before hitting an improbable six-game skid in the month of June. Despite the downturn, morale remained high and things turned around as they went 4-0 in July and would lose just one more game for the remainder of the season.
The postseason saw some more magic as the Nationals won its first game 8-1 over the Athletics but dropped an extra-inning heartbreaker 8-7 to the Diamondbacks. Knowing it was a tough road ahead of them; the Nats came out and won 8-6 over the Red Sox the next week to force a rematch against the Diamondbacks in the semifinals. Needing to win two games in one day to advance to the playoffs, the Nationals pounded out 18 runs to secure an 18-2 victory in game one and force a decisive game two later that day. Stellar defense, gutsy pitching efforts and some late inning offensive heroics led the squad to a 5-1 extra-inning win against a talented Diamondbacks squad to advance to the first ever SVABL championship game in team history.
The Nationals took on the San Jose Indians for the SVABL title one week later and took home the trophy. After falling behind 4-0 early, the team rallied for four runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie things up and it was a ball game. The Nats used a three-run bottom of the sixth to take a two-run lead and held on to secure a 9-8 victory and a league championship.
2015 Season (Record 10-9-1)
2015 turned out to be a major turning point for the Nationals. The team lost its first three games of the season before going six straight games without a loss, notching five wins and a tie. The Nats then lost two straight before posting another impressive winning streak, this time five games. While we ultimately fell short in the postseason, it was the first winning season in team history and encouraging sign of things to come.
2014 Season (Record 4-14-1)
The 2014 season did not get off to a great start for the Nationals as they dropped the first nine games of the campaign before finally notching a mark in the win column in week 10 against league newcomer the Left Coast Lumber Jaxx. The win stirred a bit of a momentum shift in the Nats favor as they would win two of their next three games to close out the month of July 2-1. The season would wrap up with one more win and the first tie in team history as the Nats finished 4-14-1
2013 Season (Record 5-16)
In 2013 the Nationals made the shift to the newly-created 30+ wood bat division of the SVABL. In the first game of the 2013 season, the Nats picked up their first win in team history, exploding for 21 runs to defeat the Marlins 21-11 in a real-defensive minded contest. The team would go on to take it lumps that season, but improved to win four more games to finish the campaign with a 5-16 overall record.
2012 Season (Record 0-19)
2012 was the inaugural season for the South Bay Nationals as they competed in the 18+ aluminum bat division of the Silicon Valley Adult Baseball League (SVABL). The Nationals struggled to get their footing in the ever-competitive division and were unable to garner the first win in program history. The team lost by an average of 15 runs per game but the framework for a solid team was beginning to form as the players began to understand what it would take to win games in the SVABL.
