The fixtures for the upcoming 2026 South West & Wales Baseball League (SWWBL) have been released, and there’s some very exciting days coming up for both our teams this summer!
Opening Day is Sunday 12th April, when New Forest Thunder travel to Yeovil Whirlwinds for their first game in Division 5. The Knights have a bye week on Opening Day, so their first game comes the following weekend, and what a game to start the season!
This year, for the first time, both our teams are in the same league. That means we have our first ever competitive games against each other, with two of them at either end of the season.
Knights first game is at home to the Thunder, while the final game of the regular season is the third New Forest Derby of the season, with the Knights again the home team as they host the Thunder.
Both teams also have games against Taunton Pistols, Bristol Brunels and Yeovil Whrilwinds. This year there are 12 game weekends, with three fixtures against each of the other teams in the division. Only the division winners advance to the SWWBL Finals Day, to face the winner of the Wessex Division.
The full schedule will be added to the website shortly.
