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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-04-2025, 10:59 PM

Defending China Series winner Guangzhou took the top seed in the Southern League at 98-64. The Gamecocks won the Southwest Division for the third straight year and the seventh time in eight years. Kunming again gave them a challenge, but fell short at 90-72 despite having the SL’s best run differential at +139. The Muscle underperformed their expected win/loss by 11, going 27-41 in one-run games. Kunming allowed CLB’s fewest runs at 449.

Dongguan had an impressive rebound to end a four-year playoff drought. After an abysmal 64 wins in 2036, the Donkeys dominated the East Division at 93-69. Nanchang, the division champ the prior two years, fell to 75-87. Chengdu entered the season with China’s longest active playoff drought at 19 seasons, but ended it by winning the Central Division at 90-72. The Clowns had the best record in the SL at the all-star break, but a weak second half kept them from the top seed.

Lastly in a weak Southeast Division, Hong Kong at 82-80 ended Macau’s three-year reign at the top, besting the Magicians by two wins. The Champions ended a four year postseason drought. HK had a 12-6 record in extra innings, while Macau was 5-13. Xiamen (79-83) and Shenzhen (77-85) were both in the hunt as well.

Despite their miss, Macau was the SL’s top scoring team with 666 runs. Leading the offense was Southern League MVP Yongxin Li, whose .377 batting average was the second-best qualifying season in CLB history. The 26-year old second baseman also led in runs (118), hits (231), doubles (45), total bases (383), OBP (.414), OPS (1.040), wRC+ (210), and WAR (10.0). Li added 19 triples, 23 homers, 104 RBI, and 83 stolen bases.

The 231 hits were also the second-best in CLB history, matching Li’s own 2035 effort. He was just behind Aniwa Xirzat’s 235 hits and .392 batting average from 2028 for the top spot. After the 2036 season, the Magicians locked Li up on an eight-year, $96,500,000 extension.

Pitcher of the Year had a tight fight with Guangzhou’s Bucky Hein edging out Changsha’s Zhenying Chen. Hein had 17 first place votes and 169 points, while Chen saw 15 first place votes and 158 points. It was the second POTY for Hein, who also won back in 2032. Nicknamed “Black Hole, the 28-year old righty led in complete games (19), and shutouts (5).

Hein had a 2.16 ERA, 19-10 record, 250.1 innings, 317 strikeouts, 154 ERA+, 43 FIP-, and 11.3 WAR. Certainly he had an excellent effort, but being on the defending champs helped his cause. The 26-year old Chen was hurt by having only 214 innings, but he led in ERA (1.56), strikeouts (334), WHIP (0.74), FIP- (25), ERA+ (210), and WAR (11.5). Chen also had only a 15-7 record, making him runner-up in back-to-back years. Changsha was thrilled with the results, giving Chen a seven-year, $106,600,000 extension in the winter.

Guangzhou (6-3) and Dongguan (5-4) advanced out of the Triple Round Robin while Chengdu (4-5) and Hong Kong (3-6) were eliminated. The Donkeys had been to the semifinal as recently as 2032 and 2029, but their only China Series trips were back in the early 1970s. For the Gamecocks, this was their sixth semifinal appearance of the 2030s.

Dongguan opened the series with a 4-1 road win, but Guangzhou evened it up on a 5-0 win. Game three had no scoring until the ninth inning with the Donkeys getting one in the top half and the Gamecocks besting it with two. Dingmao Li’s two-run homer with two outs gave the defending champs the 2-1 win and 2-1 series lead. Guangzhou followed that with a 3-1 road win for the same advantage.

Game five was scoreless all the way until the top of the 11^th inning when the Gamecocks’ Ulam Ablikim led off with a first pitch home run. Dongguan got the tying run to second in the bottom half, but no further as the 1-0 win sealed it for Guangzhou. Braiden Pallini was series MVP with only three earned runs allowed over 27 innings with 32 strikeouts. In the clincher, he tossed ten scoreless innings with 10 Ks and five hits. The Gamecocks advanced to the China Series for the tenth time, which leads all clubs (1971, 74, 87, 99, 2000, 12, 23, 32, 36, 37).

11-04-2025, 10:59 PM	#2544
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,090	2037 CLB Southern League Defending China Series winner Guangzhou took the top seed in the Southern League at 98-64. The Gamecocks won the Southwest Division for the third straight year and the seventh time in eight years. Kunming again gave them a challenge, but fell short at 90-72 despite having the SL’s best run differential at +139. The Muscle underperformed their expected win/loss by 11, going 27-41 in one-run games. Kunming allowed CLB’s fewest runs at 449. Dongguan had an impressive rebound to end a four-year playoff drought. After an abysmal 64 wins in 2036, the Donkeys dominated the East Division at 93-69. Nanchang, the division champ the prior two years, fell to 75-87. Chengdu entered the season with China’s longest active playoff drought at 19 seasons, but ended it by winning the Central Division at 90-72. The Clowns had the best record in the SL at the all-star break, but a weak second half kept them from the top seed. Lastly in a weak Southeast Division, Hong Kong at 82-80 ended Macau’s three-year reign at the top, besting the Magicians by two wins. The Champions ended a four year postseason drought. HK had a 12-6 record in extra innings, while Macau was 5-13. Xiamen (79-83) and Shenzhen (77-85) were both in the hunt as well. Despite their miss, Macau was the SL’s top scoring team with 666 runs. Leading the offense was Southern League MVP Yongxin Li, whose .377 batting average was the second-best qualifying season in CLB history. The 26-year old second baseman also led in runs (118), hits (231), doubles (45), total bases (383), OBP (.414), OPS (1.040), wRC+ (210), and WAR (10.0). Li added 19 triples, 23 homers, 104 RBI, and 83 stolen bases. The 231 hits were also the second-best in CLB history, matching Li’s own 2035 effort. He was just behind Aniwa Xirzat’s 235 hits and .392 batting average from 2028 for the top spot. After the 2036 season, the Magicians locked Li up on an eight-year, $96,500,000 extension. Pitcher of the Year had a tight fight with Guangzhou’s Bucky Hein edging out Changsha’s Zhenying Chen. Hein had 17 first place votes and 169 points, while Chen saw 15 first place votes and 158 points. It was the second POTY for Hein, who also won back in 2032. Nicknamed “Black Hole, the 28-year old righty led in complete games (19), and shutouts (5). Hein had a 2.16 ERA, 19-10 record, 250.1 innings, 317 strikeouts, 154 ERA+, 43 FIP-, and 11.3 WAR. Certainly he had an excellent effort, but being on the defending champs helped his cause. The 26-year old Chen was hurt by having only 214 innings, but he led in ERA (1.56), strikeouts (334), WHIP (0.74), FIP- (25), ERA+ (210), and WAR (11.5). Chen also had only a 15-7 record, making him runner-up in back-to-back years. Changsha was thrilled with the results, giving Chen a seven-year, $106,600,000 extension in the winter. Guangzhou (6-3) and Dongguan (5-4) advanced out of the Triple Round Robin while Chengdu (4-5) and Hong Kong (3-6) were eliminated. The Donkeys had been to the semifinal as recently as 2032 and 2029, but their only China Series trips were back in the early 1970s. For the Gamecocks, this was their sixth semifinal appearance of the 2030s. Dongguan opened the series with a 4-1 road win, but Guangzhou evened it up on a 5-0 win. Game three had no scoring until the ninth inning with the Donkeys getting one in the top half and the Gamecocks besting it with two. Dingmao Li’s two-run homer with two outs gave the defending champs the 2-1 win and 2-1 series lead. Guangzhou followed that with a 3-1 road win for the same advantage. Game five was scoreless all the way until the top of the 11^th inning when the Gamecocks’ Ulam Ablikim led off with a first pitch home run. Dongguan got the tying run to second in the bottom half, but no further as the 1-0 win sealed it for Guangzhou. Braiden Pallini was series MVP with only three earned runs allowed over 27 innings with 32 strikeouts. In the clincher, he tossed ten scoreless innings with 10 Ks and five hits. The Gamecocks advanced to the China Series for the tenth time, which leads all clubs (1971, 74, 87, 99, 2000, 12, 23, 32, 36, 37). __________________ 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)