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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-02-2025, 06:53 AM

The 58^th South Asia Baseball Championship was the first repeat finals matchup since Ho Chi Minh City versus Bengaluru from 2003-04 and the many Hedgehogs versus Ahmedabad battles of the 1990s. Pune opened with a 4-1 road win over Hanoi, led by Brian Truong’s effort with one unearned run, four hits, and 10 strikeouts over 7.2 innings of work. The Hounds responded with an emphatic 10-1 game two victory to even it as the series shifted to India.

Hanoi clobbered Pune again 13-2 in game three, but eight innings with one run from Rony Hassan propelled the Purple Knights to a 7-1 victory for game four. Pune led 5-1 for most of game five, but a four-run ninth tied it up. The Purple Knights avoided the collapse with a Thar Thang Win walkoff single in the bottom half. The 6-5 win put Pune up 3-2 in the series, but they’d need to get another win in Vietnam to claim the cup.

In game six, Hanoi grabbed a 4-2 home win to keep the repeat bid alive. The highly anticipated game seven was anticlimactic with a dominant 9-1 Hounds win, making them six-time SAB champs (2007, 08, 13, 16, 36, 37). 3B Mohamad Kazi was series MVP, going 12-25. Pune rookie LF Cong Loc Huynh was notable in defeat as he tied the SAB playoff record with 10 doubles.

Other notes: On April 16, Da Nang’s Janisthra Pran had SAB’s 12^th four-home run game against Can Tho. Zulfiker Barua and Jasper Ha became the 41^st and 42^nd members of the 500 home run club. Barua and Alexander Thongsuk both reached 1500 RBI, now met by 27 SAB sluggers. Thongsuk was also the 44^th to 2500 hits.

Arumugampilllai Raman, Emeka Rahman, and Rony Hassan made 53 pitchers with 3000+ strikeouts. 3B Vatish Bharat won his 10^th Gold Glove and SS Madfai Mirza grabbed his 9^th. They are among only eight SAB players with nine or more Gold Glove wins.

Nagpur had historically bad pitching as they finished 50-112, the second-worst record in Indian League history. The Patriots set all-time IL worsts for team ERA (5.27), hits allowed (1708), runs (912), earned runs (837), H/9 (10.76), and WHIP (1.510). Can Tho at 60-102 set SAB and SEAL worsts for ERA (5.83), runs (969), earned runs (927) and team WHIP (1.552).

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FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,357	2037 SAB Championship The 58^th South Asia Baseball Championship was the first repeat finals matchup since Ho Chi Minh City versus Bengaluru from 2003-04 and the many Hedgehogs versus Ahmedabad battles of the 1990s. Pune opened with a 4-1 road win over Hanoi, led by Brian Truong’s effort with one unearned run, four hits, and 10 strikeouts over 7.2 innings of work. The Hounds responded with an emphatic 10-1 game two victory to even it as the series shifted to India. Hanoi clobbered Pune again 13-2 in game three, but eight innings with one run from Rony Hassan propelled the Purple Knights to a 7-1 victory for game four. Pune led 5-1 for most of game five, but a four-run ninth tied it up. The Purple Knights avoided the collapse with a Thar Thang Win walkoff single in the bottom half. The 6-5 win put Pune up 3-2 in the series, but they’d need to get another win in Vietnam to claim the cup. In game six, Hanoi grabbed a 4-2 home win to keep the repeat bid alive. The highly anticipated game seven was anticlimactic with a dominant 9-1 Hounds win, making them six-time SAB champs (2007, 08, 13, 16, 36, 37). 3B Mohamad Kazi was series MVP, going 12-25. Pune rookie LF Cong Loc Huynh was notable in defeat as he tied the SAB playoff record with 10 doubles. Other notes: On April 16, Da Nang’s Janisthra Pran had SAB’s 12^th four-home run game against Can Tho. Zulfiker Barua and Jasper Ha became the 41^st and 42^nd members of the 500 home run club. Barua and Alexander Thongsuk both reached 1500 RBI, now met by 27 SAB sluggers. Thongsuk was also the 44^th to 2500 hits. Arumugampilllai Raman, Emeka Rahman, and Rony Hassan made 53 pitchers with 3000+ strikeouts. 3B Vatish Bharat won his 10^th Gold Glove and SS Madfai Mirza grabbed his 9^th. They are among only eight SAB players with nine or more Gold Glove wins. Nagpur had historically bad pitching as they finished 50-112, the second-worst record in Indian League history. The Patriots set all-time IL worsts for team ERA (5.27), hits allowed (1708), runs (912), earned runs (837), H/9 (10.76), and WHIP (1.510). Can Tho at 60-102 set SAB and SEAL worsts for ERA (5.83), runs (969), earned runs (927) and team WHIP (1.552). __________________ 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)