Hornets

The Hornets logo

AL West Champions

AL Central Champions

AL Wild Card

## Overview

The Hornets are a custom team name available in Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003. In the BBL, they have seen much success throughout the years, making the playoffs in 3 out of their 6 seasons.

## Season 3

The Humongous Hornets were chosen for the first time in Season 3 by GSchlim. He found instant success with the Hornets, guiding them to a 10-4 record and winning his division. However, they were swept by the 13-1 Royals in the ALDS.

## Season 4

In season 4, coach Ellman took the Hornets and renamed them the Little Hornets. Despite the changes, their results were the same from last season. They won their division with a 10-4 record, but they were swept in the ALDS, this time to the Red Sox.

## Season 5

The Hornets were not selected in the Paste League, but the Blue Hornets were chosen by coach GreenDayEagles in the Lulu League. They did not see the same success as the previous two versions of the Hornets, falling to 7-7 and just missing out on the wild card spot. They lost in the first round of the Tier 2 playoffs to the Twins.

## Season 7

For Season 7, coach Vissery chose the Humongous Hornets after letting a random number generator choose the adjective/location. He was placed in the Frontyard League, a division for BBL rookies and the least experienced veterans.

The Hornets season was notable as coach Vissery played all 14 games in just a couple days, rather than the usual pace of one game per week. Another quirk of the Hornets was that they used Annie Frazier, one of the worst pitchers in the game, on the mound quite often, due to her skill with power-up pitches.
Altogether, the Hornets season wasn't their best one yet, as they finished at 4-10 near the bottom of the Frontyard League.

## Season 8

Vissery returned to coach the Hornets in Season 8, placing them in the AL West. However, after drafting and playing one game, Vissery decided the stresses of playing a season were too much for him and resigned as coach. After a one-week substitute by GSchlim, the reins were then handed to mbless1415. After the mbless takeover, the Hornets had a spectacular season. After a 1-3 start, the Hornets came roaring back, finishing 9-5 and clinching the AL Wild Card.

The Hornets faced the #2 seeded Tigers in the ALDS. (They could not face the #1 seeded Mariners in the first round, since they were also from the AL West). In the first game, the Hornets' bats came alive, and they recorded a 23-13 victory. However, coach mbless1415 did not realize there was a requirement of streaming or recording his games. The incurred penalty was not enough to discredit his win. For games two and three, mbless decided to stream the games after being unable to figure out how to record. The pressure of live streaming may have hindered the Hornets' performance, as they lost the next two games. In the deciding game 3, they lost to the AI 1-0. The Hornets were eliminated after an impressive season.

## Season 9

The Hornets came back in Season 9, this time coached by DevanWolf and named the Milwaukee Hornets. They played in the AL West, on the 2001 version of the game, with a home field of Eckman Acres. After a few games, Devan was tired of playing, and relinquished the team. BBL veteran GSchlim took over for the rest of the season. Ironically, Schlim had played a substitute game for the Braves earlier in the season, and lost to the Hornets.

Between the two coaches, the Hornets went 4-10 and missed the playoffs.