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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-10-2024, 06:55 PM

In their sixth season in the European Second League, Manchester earned its first playoff berth. The Crushers at 100-62 had the top spot in the Western Conference. Naples and Toulouse were both close behind at 97-65. Both the Nobles and Toads earned repeat playoff berths. Naples did it by allowing 435 runs with a team 0.989 WHIP; both E2L records to that point. Glasgow at 89-73 narrowly took the fourth and final playoff spot, edging out Reykjavik (87-75), Gothenburg (85-77) and Lyon (83-79). The Highlanders are in their second season in E2L.

The top two seeds advanced out of the Western Conference’s Round Robin. #2 Naples had the top mark at 4-2, while Manchester had the tiebreaker over Toulouse with both at 3-3. Glasgow was ousted at 2-4. In an intense conference championship, the Crushers outlasted the Nobles 4-3, guaranteeing a promotion to the European Baseball Federation Elite for Manchester.

For the seventh time in their 14-year run in E2L, Lviv earned a playoff berth. For the third time, they had the top regular season record in the Eastern Conference, taking it at 98-64. Cluj-Napoca was second at 94-68 for their second berth in three years. Tying for the final two playoff spots at 92-70 were Berlin and Lodz. Both the Barons and Legion earned a third consecutive playoff berth, hoping this time they can make their escape. Just falling short for the final wild cards were Helsinki (88-74) and Odesa (87-75).

Lviv and Berlin advanced to the Eastern Conference Championship with 4-2 finishes in the Round Robin. Cluj-Napoca at 3-3 and Lodz at 1-5 saw their seasons ended. The Barons cruised 4-1 over the Lunkers in the conference final, giving Germany’s capital a return ticket to the top tier. Berlin spent eight years in the Second League and never had a losing season, but 2018 finally saw them clinch promotion.

In the Second League Championship, Berlin bested Manchester in a seven-game classic. With three teams in the EBF Elite’s Southern Conference ultimately losing 100+ games in 2018, which meant four teams total earned promotions from E2L. Thus, conference finalists Naples and Lviv moved up along with the Barons and Crushers. The Nobles had spent six years in the E2L before earning their return to the Elite. It was the first promotion for the Lunkers despite being regularly one of E2L’s better franchises over 14 seasons.

Other notes: Naples’ Benjamin Johnson set E2L records for complete games (6) and shutouts (5). Tbilisi’s Bartosz Wilk set a bad all-time E2L record by striking out 320 times. Nantes’ Yohan Soisson had E2L’s 10^th Perfect Game, striking out 15 against London on May 29.

11-10-2024, 06:55 PM	#1782
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,432	2018 in E2L In their sixth season in the European Second League, Manchester earned its first playoff berth. The Crushers at 100-62 had the top spot in the Western Conference. Naples and Toulouse were both close behind at 97-65. Both the Nobles and Toads earned repeat playoff berths. Naples did it by allowing 435 runs with a team 0.989 WHIP; both E2L records to that point. Glasgow at 89-73 narrowly took the fourth and final playoff spot, edging out Reykjavik (87-75), Gothenburg (85-77) and Lyon (83-79). The Highlanders are in their second season in E2L. The top two seeds advanced out of the Western Conference’s Round Robin. #2 Naples had the top mark at 4-2, while Manchester had the tiebreaker over Toulouse with both at 3-3. Glasgow was ousted at 2-4. In an intense conference championship, the Crushers outlasted the Nobles 4-3, guaranteeing a promotion to the European Baseball Federation Elite for Manchester. For the seventh time in their 14-year run in E2L, Lviv earned a playoff berth. For the third time, they had the top regular season record in the Eastern Conference, taking it at 98-64. Cluj-Napoca was second at 94-68 for their second berth in three years. Tying for the final two playoff spots at 92-70 were Berlin and Lodz. Both the Barons and Legion earned a third consecutive playoff berth, hoping this time they can make their escape. Just falling short for the final wild cards were Helsinki (88-74) and Odesa (87-75). Lviv and Berlin advanced to the Eastern Conference Championship with 4-2 finishes in the Round Robin. Cluj-Napoca at 3-3 and Lodz at 1-5 saw their seasons ended. The Barons cruised 4-1 over the Lunkers in the conference final, giving Germany’s capital a return ticket to the top tier. Berlin spent eight years in the Second League and never had a losing season, but 2018 finally saw them clinch promotion. In the Second League Championship, Berlin bested Manchester in a seven-game classic. With three teams in the EBF Elite’s Southern Conference ultimately losing 100+ games in 2018, which meant four teams total earned promotions from E2L. Thus, conference finalists Naples and Lviv moved up along with the Barons and Crushers. The Nobles had spent six years in the E2L before earning their return to the Elite. It was the first promotion for the Lunkers despite being regularly one of E2L’s better franchises over 14 seasons. Other notes: Naples’ Benjamin Johnson set E2L records for complete games (6) and shutouts (5). Tbilisi’s Bartosz Wilk set a bad all-time E2L record by striking out 320 times. Nantes’ Yohan Soisson had E2L’s 10^th Perfect Game, striking out 15 against London on May 29. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)