Internet home of the 2010 Pittsburgh NABA Champions.

The South Oakland Ducks Baseball Club was formed by Ben Gwin, Craig Pelat and Matt Pease after an advertisement in search of teams and players for a soon to be formed amateur baseball league was found on the floor of Gwin and Pease’s, otherwise squeaky clean, South Oakland apartment following a week-long bender in January of 2003.

In April of ’03 fifteen or so Pitt students with modest baseball playing experience-mostly American Legion and high school ball, along with some players who only knew of the game through film and video games, joined the newly formed Pittsburgh NABA and won the inaugural league championship against the Maulers. Between 2003 and 2010 the Ducks were unable to surpass their hated rival, the Brookline Black Sox, a team of miscreants owned and operated by NABA legend Kenny Powers. The Ducks defeated the Black Sox for the League title in 2010.

Ben Gwin managed the team from 2003-2007 and again in 2010.
TC Jones, the Ducks’ winningest manager (27-17-2), ran the team in ’08 and ’09 and led the Ducks back into relevancy. Well done, TC.

The Ducks all-time regular season record is 84-81-2.  South Oakland’s post-season record is 11-5 including league titles in 2003 and ’10

Ducks records from ’03-’05 were lost in a tragic accident involving a rented carpet shampooer, a copy of Infinite Jest and a case of Miller High Life. So I’ve approximated. Any clarity on the years 2004-2006 is welcome – in any regard.

Since the Ducks formed in 2003, the Pirahhnas, Stampeders, Rangers, Insulright, Yankees, Owlz, Maulers, Knights, Orioles, Bombers, Colonials, Pythons, Phantoms, Arthropods, Rakers, Gray Bats, and Rebels have either changed names, merged or disbanded (in some cases disbanded and reformed).

The Ducks are the longest-running franchise in the Pittsburgh NABA. This is our blog. Thanks for reading.
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