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FuzzyRussianHat · 05-21-2025, 05:35 AM

Cape Town repeated as the Southern Conference’s top team and extended their playoff streak to five seasons. The Cowboys finished at 101-61 and allowed the fewest runs in the conference at 101-61. Two fellow South African teams tied for the second place slot at 95-67 with Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. In a one-game tiebreaker, the Elephants prevailed for their first-ever playoff berth.

Port Elizabeth had started out in the African Second League, earning promotion to the African Association of Baseball’s First League for 2027. Although they missed the playoffs, the Jackalopes led the Southern Conference with 944 runs and set new conference records for team hits (1642), doubles (403), and at-bats (5742). Last year’s wild card Windhoek was tied with Lusaka at 86-76 for a distant fourth place.

At the bottom for their first ever relegation was Antananarivo at 56-106, a franchise worst season. The Eagles weren’t even a decade removed from three straight pennants from 2022-24 and an African Series win in 2023, showing how quickly fortunes can change. Dar es Salaam was the only other team remotely close to them at 63-99, but they managed to escape again. The Sabercats were 2027 conference champs, but had won only 64, 62, and 63 games since.

For the third consecutive season, Southern Conference MVP went to Cape Town DH Johny Kibamba. The 26-year old Congolese switch hitter led with 151 runs, the third-most in AAB history and one of only 12 seasons in world history of 150+ runs. Kibamba added 229 hits, 54 doubles, 51 home runs, 128 RBI, 98 stolen bases, .341/.378/.671 slash, 170 wRC+, and 7.2 WAR. He also had 671 at-bats, which was an AAB single-season record.

The Cowboys also had Pitcher of the Year Bekele Ayalew, who won the ERA title at 3.14. The 28-year old Ethiopian righty had a 15-4 record, 212.1 innings, 245 strikeouts, 151 ERA+, and 5.5 WAR. It would be his final season with Cape Town, leaving as a free agent and signing a six-year, $184,900,000 deal with Mauritius.

The awards didn’t end there for Cape Town as Sipho Zuke became the third closer in AAB history to win Reliever of the Year five times. It was the fourth straight for the 30-year old South African, who joined the Cowboys in a 2026 trade from Mombasa. The 6’8’’ lefty had won Pitcher of the Year in 2029 and still posted a nice 1.55 ERA, 34 saves, 134 strikeouts, and 4.2 WAR in 2030.

Mogadishu mauled the Central Conference at 111-51 for a franchise record and their third playoff trip in four years. The Mighty Mice set a new AAB single season team records for doubles (416) and tied the hits record they set the prior season of 1686. They also had the second-best marks for batting average (.300) and on-base percentage (.363) just behind their 2029 marks. Mogadishu also sold 2,020,088 tickets for the season, the second-best in conference history.

Reigning AAB champ Brazzaville was a distant second at 95-67, but edged out Kigali (94-68), Nairobi (92-70), and Kinshasa (91-71) to return to the playoffs. The Blowfish were actually AAB’s top scoring team with 959 runs and set new league power records with 360 home runs and a .534 slugging percentage.

The Sun Cats allowed the fewest runs (663) and set new AAB team records for strikeouts (1735) and K/9 (10.61). Suffering relegation was Pointe-Noire at 58-104, who finished four games worse than 62-100 Ndjamena. The Pride lasted two years in the top tier and never gained any real traction.

Pacing Brazzaville’s historic power was Central Conference MVP Asa Nogie, who posted the fifth Triple Crown hitting season in AAB history and the first since 2030. It was the second MVP for the 29-year old Congolese CF, who previously took it in 2026. Ngoie had an impressive 71 home runs and 167 RBI, which were the 11^th and 6^th best seasons in AAB history for those stats, respectively.

Ngoie also led in total bases (455), triple slash (.364/.456/.801), OPS (1.257), wRC+ (214), and WAR (10.6). He had 207 hits, 134 runs, and 55 steals. Ngoie’s OPS was the fifth-best single season in AAB and the tenth-best for WAR by a position player. Back in November 2029, the Blowfish committed to Ngoie long-term with an eight-year, $151,300,000 extension.

Pitcher of the Year was Mogadishu’s Mutanda Seya in his fourth full season. The 25-year old Congolese righty led in wins (21-3), ERA (2.82), innings (255.1), complete games (16), and shutouts (4). Seya struck out 205 with 165 ERA+ and 7.3 WAR.

Cape Town cruised to a Southern Conference Championship sweep of Port Elizabeth for their third straight pennant and fourth in five years. In the Central Conference Championship rematch, Mogadishu got revenge on the reigning champ Brazzaville. Despite the 16 win difference, the series needed all seven games. The Mighty Mice were now three-time conference champs, having also won in 2017 and 2027. Both of those years, they went on to win the Africa Series.

The 36^th Africa Series saw a 5-3 victory for Cape Town over Mogadishu, making the Cowboys three-time AAB champs (1996, 2028, 2030). Finals MVP was 2B Bonifac Seles, a Romanian journeyman who came to Cape Town in 2028. The 32-year old in 11 playoff starts had 16 hits, 12 runs, 3 doubles, 3 homers, and 6 RBI. Mogadishu’s Abel Teklemariam won conference finals MVP and set a new playoff record with 52 total bases. He had 24 hits, 10 runs, 7 homers, 5 doubles, 1 triple, and 14 RBI over 14 starts.

Other notes: Port Elizabeth’s Charlie Senkumba set the AAB single-season batting average record at .383. He and Stewart Khumalo both had 64 doubles, which was seven short of the AAB record. To that point, 64+ doubles had only happened 21 times in all of pro baseball history. Senkumba also had a 30-game hitting streak, only the fourth 30+ streak in AAB history. Khumalo had set the record with 41 games in 2027.

Harare’s Djibrilla Ousseini set a new AAB singles record with 166 and won his position-record 12^th Silver Slugger at shortstop. Ousseini, Salum Khosa, and Warren Biloa all reached 2500 career hits in 2030, a mark met by 12 AAB batters. Biloa also became the 11^th to 1500 runs scored. Maninho Magaia became the 8^th member of AAB’s 700 home run club and the 11^th to 1500 RBI.

Promotion/Relegation: Dropping down from the AAB First League was Antananarivo in the Southern Conference and Pointe-Noire in the Central Conference. Bulawayo replaced the Eagles in the SC and Mbuji-Mayi took over the Pride’s slot in the CC.

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FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,803	2030 in AAB Cape Town repeated as the Southern Conference’s top team and extended their playoff streak to five seasons. The Cowboys finished at 101-61 and allowed the fewest runs in the conference at 101-61. Two fellow South African teams tied for the second place slot at 95-67 with Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. In a one-game tiebreaker, the Elephants prevailed for their first-ever playoff berth. Port Elizabeth had started out in the African Second League, earning promotion to the African Association of Baseball’s First League for 2027. Although they missed the playoffs, the Jackalopes led the Southern Conference with 944 runs and set new conference records for team hits (1642), doubles (403), and at-bats (5742). Last year’s wild card Windhoek was tied with Lusaka at 86-76 for a distant fourth place. At the bottom for their first ever relegation was Antananarivo at 56-106, a franchise worst season. The Eagles weren’t even a decade removed from three straight pennants from 2022-24 and an African Series win in 2023, showing how quickly fortunes can change. Dar es Salaam was the only other team remotely close to them at 63-99, but they managed to escape again. The Sabercats were 2027 conference champs, but had won only 64, 62, and 63 games since. For the third consecutive season, Southern Conference MVP went to Cape Town DH Johny Kibamba. The 26-year old Congolese switch hitter led with 151 runs, the third-most in AAB history and one of only 12 seasons in world history of 150+ runs. Kibamba added 229 hits, 54 doubles, 51 home runs, 128 RBI, 98 stolen bases, .341/.378/.671 slash, 170 wRC+, and 7.2 WAR. He also had 671 at-bats, which was an AAB single-season record. The Cowboys also had Pitcher of the Year Bekele Ayalew, who won the ERA title at 3.14. The 28-year old Ethiopian righty had a 15-4 record, 212.1 innings, 245 strikeouts, 151 ERA+, and 5.5 WAR. It would be his final season with Cape Town, leaving as a free agent and signing a six-year, $184,900,000 deal with Mauritius. The awards didn’t end there for Cape Town as Sipho Zuke became the third closer in AAB history to win Reliever of the Year five times. It was the fourth straight for the 30-year old South African, who joined the Cowboys in a 2026 trade from Mombasa. The 6’8’’ lefty had won Pitcher of the Year in 2029 and still posted a nice 1.55 ERA, 34 saves, 134 strikeouts, and 4.2 WAR in 2030. Mogadishu mauled the Central Conference at 111-51 for a franchise record and their third playoff trip in four years. The Mighty Mice set a new AAB single season team records for doubles (416) and tied the hits record they set the prior season of 1686. They also had the second-best marks for batting average (.300) and on-base percentage (.363) just behind their 2029 marks. Mogadishu also sold 2,020,088 tickets for the season, the second-best in conference history. Reigning AAB champ Brazzaville was a distant second at 95-67, but edged out Kigali (94-68), Nairobi (92-70), and Kinshasa (91-71) to return to the playoffs. The Blowfish were actually AAB’s top scoring team with 959 runs and set new league power records with 360 home runs and a .534 slugging percentage. The Sun Cats allowed the fewest runs (663) and set new AAB team records for strikeouts (1735) and K/9 (10.61). Suffering relegation was Pointe-Noire at 58-104, who finished four games worse than 62-100 Ndjamena. The Pride lasted two years in the top tier and never gained any real traction. Pacing Brazzaville’s historic power was Central Conference MVP Asa Nogie, who posted the fifth Triple Crown hitting season in AAB history and the first since 2030. It was the second MVP for the 29-year old Congolese CF, who previously took it in 2026. Ngoie had an impressive 71 home runs and 167 RBI, which were the 11^th and 6^th best seasons in AAB history for those stats, respectively. Ngoie also led in total bases (455), triple slash (.364/.456/.801), OPS (1.257), wRC+ (214), and WAR (10.6). He had 207 hits, 134 runs, and 55 steals. Ngoie’s OPS was the fifth-best single season in AAB and the tenth-best for WAR by a position player. Back in November 2029, the Blowfish committed to Ngoie long-term with an eight-year, $151,300,000 extension. Pitcher of the Year was Mogadishu’s Mutanda Seya in his fourth full season. The 25-year old Congolese righty led in wins (21-3), ERA (2.82), innings (255.1), complete games (16), and shutouts (4). Seya struck out 205 with 165 ERA+ and 7.3 WAR. Cape Town cruised to a Southern Conference Championship sweep of Port Elizabeth for their third straight pennant and fourth in five years. In the Central Conference Championship rematch, Mogadishu got revenge on the reigning champ Brazzaville. Despite the 16 win difference, the series needed all seven games. The Mighty Mice were now three-time conference champs, having also won in 2017 and 2027. Both of those years, they went on to win the Africa Series. The 36^th Africa Series saw a 5-3 victory for Cape Town over Mogadishu, making the Cowboys three-time AAB champs (1996, 2028, 2030). Finals MVP was 2B Bonifac Seles, a Romanian journeyman who came to Cape Town in 2028. The 32-year old in 11 playoff starts had 16 hits, 12 runs, 3 doubles, 3 homers, and 6 RBI. Mogadishu’s Abel Teklemariam won conference finals MVP and set a new playoff record with 52 total bases. He had 24 hits, 10 runs, 7 homers, 5 doubles, 1 triple, and 14 RBI over 14 starts. Other notes: Port Elizabeth’s Charlie Senkumba set the AAB single-season batting average record at .383. He and Stewart Khumalo both had 64 doubles, which was seven short of the AAB record. To that point, 64+ doubles had only happened 21 times in all of pro baseball history. Senkumba also had a 30-game hitting streak, only the fourth 30+ streak in AAB history. Khumalo had set the record with 41 games in 2027. Harare’s Djibrilla Ousseini set a new AAB singles record with 166 and won his position-record 12^th Silver Slugger at shortstop. Ousseini, Salum Khosa, and Warren Biloa all reached 2500 career hits in 2030, a mark met by 12 AAB batters. Biloa also became the 11^th to 1500 runs scored. Maninho Magaia became the 8^th member of AAB’s 700 home run club and the 11^th to 1500 RBI. *Promotion/Relegation*: Dropping down from the AAB First League was Antananarivo in the Southern Conference and Pointe-Noire in the Central Conference. Bulawayo replaced the Eagles in the SC and Mbuji-Mayi took over the Pride’s slot in the CC. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)