The beginning of the second decade of the Universal Baseball League brought new outcomes to the world, as the Norfolk Ninjas, twice defeated in the World Cup, knock off the mighty Roman Gladiators, who had been a perfect three for three in previous years, and Cameron Akers, who had held a 6-0 record in the World Cup. The WHL's third champion, Norfolk beat the Gladiators in seven games, winning Game Seven in Rome. Norfolk had swept Harbor, and beaten a strong Atlanta club in six games to reach the final series, after having set a WHL record with 119 wins, to become the 6th different champion in UBL history.

               Norfolk once again dominated their division, finishing 43 games ahead of second place Pittsburgh, for their 6th straight division title. The River Rats was in the race for the Wild Card for the first couple of months, before fading under .500 in the late summer, while the Destroyers, Demon Dogs, and Bulldogs all hoped a year older would mean a better next year.
               The Atlanta Predators had a great season of their own, reaching 114 wins, the second best total in the WHL's history. Also like the Ninjas, Atlanta had little competition in 2009, as the Detroit Polar Bears sold away their aging assets mid-season, costing the team any hope for a Wild Card run of their own. Chicago once again floundered along, waiting for something to happen, while the Toronto Dragons got some of their promising rookies experience in the big leagues. The Predators were both a potent offensive and stifling defensive team, and their prize was a first round matchup with the Western Champion Seattle Devils.
               Another year, another ridiculously close race in the West. The Harbor Renegades led the division for about 5 and a half months, the entire season except for the last 3 weeks or so. The Devils stayed close to Harbor for much of the year, but did fall behind Tijuana for a stretch, which caused management to acquire George Pierce from the Detroit Polar Bears. In a mid-season radio interview, owner Scott Weber guaranteed a division title once Pierce put on the Devil uniform, and Pierce made good on that guarantee. The Devils swept Harbor in the penultimate week, taking over the division lead, and did not relinquish it, although it did take a Devils win over Harbor on the last day of the year to clinch the title. Harbor won the Wild Card, faced Norfolk, and was swept for their troubles. Seattle faced Atlanta and was able to shut down the Predator offense, allowing just 8 runs, but scored only 3 against Atlanta's formidable pitching staff, losing the series in 4 games.
               The EHL had themselves 3 100 win clubs, including the EHL Champion Roman Gladiators. Rome was on a record setting pace for a good part of the year, though did fall short of the all-time record of 130 wins. On the other hand, Rome did hit the century mark for the 7th time in 8 years (2002-4, 2006-9). The Morocco Mayhem was a surprise, having dropped from 106 wins in 2008 to just 77 this season. The Mayhem made a number of moves meant to improve their division winning team, but as they backfired, and Rome was running away with the division, owner Steve Webb shifted focus and began to prepare for next season. While Stockholm and Amsterdam improved in a year, the Alexandria Kings looked to be the most improved, as the team continually played Rome strong, and held on to second place for a good stretch. Even though the team faded into September, the future is bright in the desert.
               Rome faced the Western Champion Barcelona Matadors in the EHL Championship Series, who had won their 3rd straight division title. The Mats had another good year, falling just a couple wins short of 100, as the division finished in the same order behind them as in 2008. The Dublin Drunks gave Barcelona fits, staying just close enough to make owner Baggs Osgood keep one eye over his shoulder. Barcelona faced the Eastern Champion Melbourne Beavers in the Division Series, beating the Beavers in 5 games, before losing in 7 to the Gladiators. The Mats had a 3-2 against Rome, but could not shut the door and advance to the Cup Finals for the first time in their history.
               Melbourne took the East by one game over the fellow 100 win Berlin Hoodfellas. A tight race between two excellent clubs, both teams were led by dangerous offensive players and equally dangerous pitching staffs. As both the Beavers and Hoodfellas beat up regularly on Athens and China, they were less successful outside their division. In the postseason, Berlin was erased by Rome in 4 games, and Melbourne lost a tough series to Barcelona, a few fans were heard to chant "Over-rated." Undoubtedly, both clubs will have something to prove in 2010.

EHL West                W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv      
Barcelona Matadors     98  64   .605   ---    24-19   7-8    8-2   W  6    49-32  49-32    58-41  40-23    65-39  33-25     
Dublin Deadbeat Drunks 89  73   .549   9.0    21-22  13-6    7-3   W  1    47-34  42-39    60-48  29-25    64-40  25-33     
Paris Frozen Ropers    81  81   .500  17.0    16-27  10-9    2-8   L -5    47-34  34-47    48-58  33-23    52-52  29-29     
London Clash           76  86   .469  22.0    25-19   9-7    3-7   L -1    37-44  39-42    49-53  27-33    49-55  27-31     
Edinburgh Plaid Sox    52 110   .321  46.0    13-18   2-8    3-7   L -5    23-58  29-52    36-74  16-36    30-74  22-36     

EHL Central             W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv      
Roman Gladiators      128  34   .790   ---    26-13  12-4    6-4   L -1    63-18  65-16    95-24  33-10    80-24  48-10     
Morocco Mayhem         77  85   .475  51.0    24-25   6-8    6-4   L -1    38-43  39-42    52-61  25-24    49-55  28-30     
Stockholm Rebels       72  90   .444  56.0    16-32   3-13   5-5   W  1    40-41  32-49    55-65  17-25    47-57  25-33     
Alexandria Kings       72  90   .444  56.0    28-25  10-6    4-6   W  1    38-43  34-47    51-60  21-30    47-57  25-33     
Amsterdam Fire Ants    61 101   .377  67.0    17-18   9-9    5-5   W  3    28-53  33-48    45-76  16-25    37-67  24-34     

EHL East                W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv      
Melbourne Beavers     106  56   .654   ---    28-21   6-6    6-4   L -1    56-25  50-31    67-36  39-20    68-34  38-22     
Berlin Hoodfellas     105  57   .648   1.0    29-19   7-6    7-3   W  4    49-32  56-25    76-43  29-14    66-36  39-21     
Athens Railcats        59 103   .364  47.0    21-28   6-6    5-5   W  1    31-50  28-53    35-67  24-36    35-67  24-36     
Chinese Yellow Fever   58 104   .358  48.0    20-22   6-10   2-8   L -5    31-50  27-54    36-62  22-42    35-67  23-37     

WHL East                W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv      
Norfolk Ninjas        119  43   .735   ---    25-11   6-6    6-4   L -1    58-23  61-20    92-35  27-8     78-26  41-17     
Pittsburgh River Rats  76  86   .469  43.0    23-33   4-9    4-6   W  1    39-42  37-44    55-59  21-27    52-52  24-34     
Columbus DemonDogs     70  92   .432  49.0    21-20   7-7    4-6   L -1    37-44  33-48    55-72  15-20    49-55  21-37     
San Juan Destroyers    68  94   .420  51.0    24-17   8-7    5-5   L -1    35-46  33-48    50-72  18-22    40-64  28-30     
Brooklyn Bulldogs      67  95   .414  52.0    22-26   9-8    5-5   W  1    33-48  34-47    54-73  13-22    41-63  26-32     

WHL West                W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv      
Seattle Devils         94  68   .580   ---    24-24  11-13   7-3   W  1    50-31  44-37    71-54  23-14    57-47  37-21     
Harbor Renegades       92  70   .568   2.0    21-19   9-7    4-6   L -1    46-35  46-35    61-55  31-15    61-43  31-27     
Tijuana Atomsmashers   88  74   .543   6.0    28-22   8-8    8-2   W  2    47-34  41-40    66-61  22-13    58-46  30-28     
Mexico City Luchadores 71  91   .438  23.0    20-27   5-10   5-5   W  1    41-40  30-51    53-73  18-18    47-57  24-34     
Alaska Kodiaks         62 100   .383  32.0    18-28   8-7    2-8   L -2    36-45  26-55    44-70  18-30    37-67  25-33     

WHL Central             W   L   Pct.    GB    1-run  X-inn   L-10  Strk     Home   Road    v.RHP  v.LHP   in Div  nonDiv      
Atlanta Predators     114  48   .704   ---    20-15   5-3   10-0   W 10    58-23  56-25    87-40  27-8     74-28  40-20     
Detroit Polar Bears    78  84   .481  36.0    24-24   9-7    4-6   W  1    36-45  42-39    59-67  19-17    49-53  29-31     
Chicago Windbags       68  94   .420  46.0    23-26  10-10   1-9   L -8    36-45  32-49    50-77  18-17    40-62  28-32     
Toronto Dragons        67  95   .414  47.0    22-23   9-6    5-5   L -1    30-51  37-44    53-78  14-17    41-61  26-34