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FuzzyRussianHat · 10-10-2024, 07:50 PM

Tokyo, Japan played host to the sixth Baseball Grand Championship. Earning the automatic bids were MLB’s Denver and St. Louis, CABA’s Juarez and Haiti, EAB’s Ulsan and Yokohama, BSA’s Recife and Maracaibo, EBF’s Antwerp and Barcelona, EPB’s Ufa, OBA’s Tahiti, APB’s Bandung, CLB’s Xi’an, WAB’s Port Harcourt, SAB’s Yangon, ABF’s Dushanbe, ALB’s Casablanca, and AAB’s Brazzaville. The at large went to Johannesburg, the AAB runner-up at 110-52. That win total beat out APB runner-up Zamboanga at 105-57.

It proved a critical selection though as Johannesburg stunned the world, finishing tied for first at 15-4 with World Series champ Denver. The Jackalopes won their November 13^th game 13-7 over the Dragons, giving them the tiebreaker and the title of Baseball Grand Champion. It went to show how remarkably fast baseball had grown throughout Africa despite the African Association being only 21 years deep.

Johannesburg was the first African champ, the third from outside MLB, and the second to win the Grand Championship despite losing their league’s finale. Denver very nearly became the first franchise to win Grand Champion twice, having won in 2013. The Jackalopes had a team .539 slugging percentage, the best of any team in the BGC as of 2037.

Antwerp was a close third at 14-5, becoming the highest placing European team to date. The Airedales actually led all teams in both runs scored (111) and runs allowed (60). Their 0.860 team WIHP was the all-time low mark until 2030. Their team slugging of .537 was just behind Johannesburg and still ranks third as of 2037.

Maracaibo was a strong fourth at 13-6 despite having a +1 run differential. That was a new high finish by a South American team. Haiti was fifth at 11-8, followed by a three-way tie for sixth between Recife, St. Louis, and Tahiti. Four teams were even at 9-10 for ninth; Barcelona, Dushanbe, Juarez, and Yokohama. Brazzaville, Port Harcourt, Ufa, and Xi’an were each next at 8-11. Bandung was alone in 17^th at 7-12. Ulsan and Yangon finished 6-13 and Casablanca sat alone at the bottom at 5-14.

Antwerp 3B Mika Noom was named Tournament MVP. The 29-year old Dutchman started 18 games with 18 hits, 19 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs, 13 RBI, and 10 walks. He beat teammate Stefanos Emmanoulidis for the honor despite the latter’s 13 homers, 25 hits, 23 RBI, and 1.7 WAR. Ufa’s Nikolay Kargopolcev was also notable with 26 hits, 20 runs, 15 home runs, 26 RBI, a 1.336 OPS, and 1.9 WAR. His 15 homers was the new BGC high mark.

Noom’s Airedales teammate Didier Zaha was named Best Pitcher after missing almost all of the 2015 season from a torn UCL the prior fall. The 35-year old lefty from Senegal had only just gone to Europe after a 13-year WAB career. Zaha was 4-0 in his four starts with a 1.44 ERA over 31.1 innings, 34 strikeouts, 19 hits, 8 walks, 277 ERA+, and 1.8 WAR. He had the best qualifying ERA and most WAR.

Other notes: Antwerp also had an impressive 18 strikeout, 2 walk no-hitter from Wilfried Hoffman against Maracaibo. This was the 4^th no-hitter in BGC history and the highest strikeout mark amongst them. St. Louis’s Vincent Lepp had a 19 strikeout game against Port Harcourt, tying the high mark for Ks in a game. Lepp struck out 61 batters in total to set the new BGC high mark by one.

10-10-2024, 07:50 PM	#1688
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,927	2015 Baseball Grand Championship Tokyo, Japan played host to the sixth Baseball Grand Championship. Earning the automatic bids were MLB’s Denver and St. Louis, CABA’s Juarez and Haiti, EAB’s Ulsan and Yokohama, BSA’s Recife and Maracaibo, EBF’s Antwerp and Barcelona, EPB’s Ufa, OBA’s Tahiti, APB’s Bandung, CLB’s Xi’an, WAB’s Port Harcourt, SAB’s Yangon, ABF’s Dushanbe, ALB’s Casablanca, and AAB’s Brazzaville. The at large went to Johannesburg, the AAB runner-up at 110-52. That win total beat out APB runner-up Zamboanga at 105-57. It proved a critical selection though as Johannesburg stunned the world, finishing tied for first at 15-4 with World Series champ Denver. The Jackalopes won their November 13^th game 13-7 over the Dragons, giving them the tiebreaker and the title of Baseball Grand Champion. It went to show how remarkably fast baseball had grown throughout Africa despite the African Association being only 21 years deep. Johannesburg was the first African champ, the third from outside MLB, and the second to win the Grand Championship despite losing their league’s finale. Denver very nearly became the first franchise to win Grand Champion twice, having won in 2013. The Jackalopes had a team .539 slugging percentage, the best of any team in the BGC as of 2037. Antwerp was a close third at 14-5, becoming the highest placing European team to date. The Airedales actually led all teams in both runs scored (111) and runs allowed (60). Their 0.860 team WIHP was the all-time low mark until 2030. Their team slugging of .537 was just behind Johannesburg and still ranks third as of 2037. Maracaibo was a strong fourth at 13-6 despite having a +1 run differential. That was a new high finish by a South American team. Haiti was fifth at 11-8, followed by a three-way tie for sixth between Recife, St. Louis, and Tahiti. Four teams were even at 9-10 for ninth; Barcelona, Dushanbe, Juarez, and Yokohama. Brazzaville, Port Harcourt, Ufa, and Xi’an were each next at 8-11. Bandung was alone in 17^th at 7-12. Ulsan and Yangon finished 6-13 and Casablanca sat alone at the bottom at 5-14. Antwerp 3B Mika Noom was named Tournament MVP. The 29-year old Dutchman started 18 games with 18 hits, 19 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs, 13 RBI, and 10 walks. He beat teammate Stefanos Emmanoulidis for the honor despite the latter’s 13 homers, 25 hits, 23 RBI, and 1.7 WAR. Ufa’s Nikolay Kargopolcev was also notable with 26 hits, 20 runs, 15 home runs, 26 RBI, a 1.336 OPS, and 1.9 WAR. His 15 homers was the new BGC high mark. Noom’s Airedales teammate Didier Zaha was named Best Pitcher after missing almost all of the 2015 season from a torn UCL the prior fall. The 35-year old lefty from Senegal had only just gone to Europe after a 13-year WAB career. Zaha was 4-0 in his four starts with a 1.44 ERA over 31.1 innings, 34 strikeouts, 19 hits, 8 walks, 277 ERA+, and 1.8 WAR. He had the best qualifying ERA and most WAR. Other notes: Antwerp also had an impressive 18 strikeout, 2 walk no-hitter from Wilfried Hoffman against Maracaibo. This was the 4^th no-hitter in BGC history and the highest strikeout mark amongst them. St. Louis’s Vincent Lepp had a 19 strikeout game against Port Harcourt, tying the high mark for Ks in a game. Lepp struck out 61 batters in total to set the new BGC high mark by one. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)