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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-06-2025, 11:09 PM

The 73^rd Austronesia Championship was the first finals meeting between Tainan and Semarang and was to open in Indonesia. The Titans started off with a 5-4 road win, but the Sliders got one back 7-2 the next day. Game three in Taiwan needed 11 innings. Chun-Hsiang Lin started the bottom half with a leadoff trip and was singled in by Kun-Sheng Luo for a 4-3 Tainan win.

Semarang got their first road win 9-3 to even the series at two apiece. The Sliders did it again 6-3 in game five to swipe the advantage headed back home. Tainan opened game six with two runs in the first inning, but Semarang matched in the sixth inning. The score stayed at 2-2 until the bottom of the 13^th inning. On the first pitch of the frame, Grant Cruz smacked the ball 388 feet to right-center, clinching a 3-2 victory and a Sliders championship in six games.

It was Semarang’s seventh APB title (1975, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2016, 2037), tying them for the second-most along with Bandung and Taoyuan. Jakarta still leads all teams with eight rings. The midseason trade for 13-time MVP Binh Tang paid off, as he was finals MVP going 11-24 with 5 homers and 10 RBI. A championship had eluded his illustrious grasp until now with only a single appearance back in 2021 prior with Hsinchu.

Multiple playoff records were set in 2037. Grant Cruz’s series-ending run was his APB-record 14^th. In 13 playoff games, the 29-year old Filipino RF also had 16 hits, 7 homers, and 10 RBI. In defeat, Tainan’s Chun-Hsiang Lin set the playoff record of 45 total bases; the previous mark was 43 from the prior year by Roland Arias. Semarang’s Wijaya Yama also set a new RBI record at 17, besting the old high of 14.

Other notes: Because his stats were split evenly between the associations, Binh Tang was unable to claim a historic 17^th Silver Slugger. It was a weaker year by his lofty standards, although his 36 homers, .897 OPS, 174 wRC+, and 7.6 WAR would still be great for any mortals. Tang became APB’s all-time home run king by finishing the year at 771, passing Wil Tabaldo’s 766 that had held since 2024.

The 37-year old Vietnamese lefty is named “The King” for good reason, as he also is APB’s all-time leader in runs (1915), total bases (6487), doubles (568), RBI (1928), WAR (189.68), triple slash (.318/.379/.592) and OPS (.971). He sits at 3490 hits, just behind Junior Sanchez’s 3564 for the top mark.

Tang’s future is uncertain, as he was a rental with Semarang and is due free agency for the first time. He plans to play somewhere, but may leave APB for another league with little left to prove. On the all-time WAR leaderboard for all players ever, Tang is now #7 as he passed Prometheo Garcia (189.1) and Chuchuan Cao (188.7) in 2037. Wherever he goes, he’s the clear undisputed GOAT for APB batters.

Despite trading Tang, Hsinchu set a new APB team record with a .316 on-base percentage. Their .267 average and 1469 hits ranked as the 2^nd and 3^rd-best in APB ever, respectively. However, they again had atrocious pitching and finished 64-98. The Sweathogs set all-time APB pitching worsts for ERA (4.53), hits (1500), runs (797), earned runs (728), H/9 (9.33), and WHIP (1.346). Most of those were not only worsts, but worsts by a healthy margin (for example, their 722 runs allowed the prior year was the old APB worst).

Surabaya’s Sunan Gideon had 50 doubles, tying the APB single-season record set in 1973 by Ming-Yi Wang. In hitting milestones, Roland Arias was the 13^th to 2500 hits. Ashraf Zeky and Isa Amirudin grew the 400 homer club to 39 members. Zeky was also the 49^th to 1000 RBI and Shen Chang the 39^th to 1000 runs scored. RF Jeremiah Lang won his 10^th consecutive Gold Glove and is one of eight in APB history with 10+ GGs at any position.

Markandan Sofian had a no-hitter on May 11 for Pekanbaru against Penang. It was his second no-no, as he tossed a perfect game the prior year. Kuan-Yang Kang became the 7^th APB ace with 5000 strikeouts. He’s one of 46 in world history in the 5k club and now ranks 27^th among all pitchers ever at 5261.

In his 15^th year with Tainan, Kang did see full-season career lows for Ks (271) and WAR (4.8). He’ll be 37 next year and still needs two solid seasons to become APB’s strikeout leader. Dedi Dewi (5721) and Vhon Lasam (5365) are the two aces ahead of Kang. Hakimi Aziz and Hari Xi were the 25^th and 26^th in APB to 4000 strikeouts.

11-06-2025, 11:09 PM	#2548
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,160	2037 Austronesia Championship The 73^rd Austronesia Championship was the first finals meeting between Tainan and Semarang and was to open in Indonesia. The Titans started off with a 5-4 road win, but the Sliders got one back 7-2 the next day. Game three in Taiwan needed 11 innings. Chun-Hsiang Lin started the bottom half with a leadoff trip and was singled in by Kun-Sheng Luo for a 4-3 Tainan win. Semarang got their first road win 9-3 to even the series at two apiece. The Sliders did it again 6-3 in game five to swipe the advantage headed back home. Tainan opened game six with two runs in the first inning, but Semarang matched in the sixth inning. The score stayed at 2-2 until the bottom of the 13^th inning. On the first pitch of the frame, Grant Cruz smacked the ball 388 feet to right-center, clinching a 3-2 victory and a Sliders championship in six games. It was Semarang’s seventh APB title (1975, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2016, 2037), tying them for the second-most along with Bandung and Taoyuan. Jakarta still leads all teams with eight rings. The midseason trade for 13-time MVP Binh Tang paid off, as he was finals MVP going 11-24 with 5 homers and 10 RBI. A championship had eluded his illustrious grasp until now with only a single appearance back in 2021 prior with Hsinchu. Multiple playoff records were set in 2037. Grant Cruz’s series-ending run was his APB-record 14^th. In 13 playoff games, the 29-year old Filipino RF also had 16 hits, 7 homers, and 10 RBI. In defeat, Tainan’s Chun-Hsiang Lin set the playoff record of 45 total bases; the previous mark was 43 from the prior year by Roland Arias. Semarang’s Wijaya Yama also set a new RBI record at 17, besting the old high of 14. Other notes: Because his stats were split evenly between the associations, Binh Tang was unable to claim a historic 17^th Silver Slugger. It was a weaker year by his lofty standards, although his 36 homers, .897 OPS, 174 wRC+, and 7.6 WAR would still be great for any mortals. Tang became APB’s all-time home run king by finishing the year at 771, passing Wil Tabaldo’s 766 that had held since 2024. The 37-year old Vietnamese lefty is named “The King” for good reason, as he also is APB’s all-time leader in runs (1915), total bases (6487), doubles (568), RBI (1928), WAR (189.68), triple slash (.318/.379/.592) and OPS (.971). He sits at 3490 hits, just behind Junior Sanchez’s 3564 for the top mark. Tang’s future is uncertain, as he was a rental with Semarang and is due free agency for the first time. He plans to play somewhere, but may leave APB for another league with little left to prove. On the all-time WAR leaderboard for all players ever, Tang is now #7 as he passed Prometheo Garcia (189.1) and Chuchuan Cao (188.7) in 2037. Wherever he goes, he’s the clear undisputed GOAT for APB batters. Despite trading Tang, Hsinchu set a new APB team record with a .316 on-base percentage. Their .267 average and 1469 hits ranked as the 2^nd and 3^rd-best in APB ever, respectively. However, they again had atrocious pitching and finished 64-98. The Sweathogs set all-time APB pitching worsts for ERA (4.53), hits (1500), runs (797), earned runs (728), H/9 (9.33), and WHIP (1.346). Most of those were not only worsts, but worsts by a healthy margin (for example, their 722 runs allowed the prior year was the old APB worst). Surabaya’s Sunan Gideon had 50 doubles, tying the APB single-season record set in 1973 by Ming-Yi Wang. In hitting milestones, Roland Arias was the 13^th to 2500 hits. Ashraf Zeky and Isa Amirudin grew the 400 homer club to 39 members. Zeky was also the 49^th to 1000 RBI and Shen Chang the 39^th to 1000 runs scored. RF Jeremiah Lang won his 10^th consecutive Gold Glove and is one of eight in APB history with 10+ GGs at any position. Markandan Sofian had a no-hitter on May 11 for Pekanbaru against Penang. It was his second no-no, as he tossed a perfect game the prior year. Kuan-Yang Kang became the 7^th APB ace with 5000 strikeouts. He’s one of 46 in world history in the 5k club and now ranks 27^th among all pitchers ever at 5261. In his 15^th year with Tainan, Kang did see full-season career lows for Ks (271) and WAR (4.8). He’ll be 37 next year and still needs two solid seasons to become APB’s strikeout leader. Dedi Dewi (5721) and Vhon Lasam (5365) are the two aces ahead of Kang. Hakimi Aziz and Hari Xi were the 25^th and 26^th in APB to 4000 strikeouts. __________________ 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)