2016 Premier League Season

Summary
The 2016 Premier League Season was characterized by three things:

1) Bostons continued Dominance

2) A change in the natural Order of the League as Louisville and Detroit stayed Premier League teams and Atlanta and Buckhead tumbled to the SL

2016 Grand Championship
Play-In Series


 * 1) 2 Louisville (70-44) over #3 Brooklyn (67-41) 2-1

Grand Championship Series


 * 1) 2 Louisville (70-44) over #1Boston (76-32) 4-1

Notes:
1. Boston Patriots won its second Presidents Shield. Winning the Shield in back-to-back seasons

2. Boston set a new all-time wins record by winning 76 games, beating their record from 2015 by 2 games

3. Louisville was the first team to win the Grand Championship without winning the President's Shield

4. Louisville was the first team to pull the double by winning the USBA Cup and the Grand Championship in the same year

5. 2016 was the first season in which both promoted teams avoided relegation. Louisville was the first promotee to make the Playoffs.

6. Buckhead was automatically relegated by having the worst record in the league. Detroit edged them out by 2 games in the last week of the season

7. Detroit managed to upset Atlanta 6-5 in 12 innings in Atlanta to stay in the Premier League in the Relegation playoff game.

8. San Diego Sea Turtles relocated to Hartford, CT and became Real Hartford Whalers

Awards
Most Valuable Player - Boston CF Michael Greene - 10 votes

2nd - Grafton RF Tony Dyer - 5 votes

3rd - Brooklyn 3B Ray Sears - 4 votes

Golden Arm - Grafton Grafton SP Ryan Davis - 9 votes

2nd - Boston SP Jose Hernandez - 5 votes

3rd - Boston SP Cris Mendoza - 3 votes

Rookie of the Year - Buckhead SP Chester Henry - 8 votes

2nd - Phoenix 3B Norm Ortega - 5 votes

3rd - Buckhead 1B Brad Shockley - 2 votes

Manager of the Year - Boston GM Tyler Carter

Seasons
2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016- 2017