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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-21-2025, 06:24 PM

The 108^th Copa Sudamerica had two of the newer franchises in Beisbol Sudamerica. Barranquilla was one of the 2009 expansion teams and made three straight appearances in 2025-27, winning the Cup in 2025 and 2027. Valparaiso was a 2029 expansion team and the first of that group to get this far. Both made it to the finals from the #4 seed, albeit with different paths. Each of the Blues’ series had gone the distance, while the Voodoo had two sweeps and a 4-1 win. Barranquilla won the regular season inter-league series 2-1 and had home field advantage.

The Blues opened with a 3-1 victory, as Curtis Hernandez allowed only one run in seven innings despite scattering ten hits, followed by Eusebio Molina’s ninth playoff save. Game two was 1-1 after the third inning and stayed there until the tenth. The wheels fell off from the Blues as Valparaiso had four runs on three hits and two walks. The 5-1 final evened the series as it shifted south to Chile and ultimately it didn’t return to Colombia.

The Voodoo took game three 4-2 and went up 7-0 midway through game four. Barranquilla got one back in the seventh and had a six-run ninth inning, forcing extras at 7-7. Valparaiso avoided the collapse in the end, winning 8-7 in the 13^th. Jonathan Torres got on via an error, then stole both second and third in the next at-bat. Dries Uyl knocked him in on an RBI walkoff single.

Barranquilla’s spirit was crushed after that loss as Valparaiso rolled to an 8-0 blowout in the game five clincher, getting a 12 strikeout, four-hit shutout by Paco Duron. The Voodoo went 13-2 across an impressive playoff run, becoming the 29^th franchise to win the cup and the first from Chile since Santiago in 2033. 2B Orlando Becerra went 10-20 to win series MVP.

A few playoff records were set, including Valparaiso reliever Nazar Salguero recording six wins, which tied Marco Vera’s record from two years prior. He had a 2.18 ERA and 2 saves in 10 appearances with 20.2 innings and 30 strikeouts. Barranquilla closer Eusebio Molina set the record for appearances (13) by a pitcher. Four Blues played in all 20 of their games, a new record. Librado Fernandez meanwhile set a bad playoff record with 30 strikeouts.

Other notes: Arequipa 1B Paco Amorim continued to rise up the leaderboards with a relatively down year by his high standard, although the 38-year old still had .981 OPS, 169 wRC+, 5.0 WAR, and 28 homers. Amorim became the 2^nd in BSA to score 2000 runs, the 5^th to 3500 hits, the 7^th to 750 homers, the 4^th to 2000 RBI, the 7^th to 550 doubles, and the 4^th position player to 150 WAR. Amorim now sits at 3536 hits, 2070 runs, 765 homers, 2000 RBI, 1665 walks, 1.116 OPS, 185 wRC+, and 151.8 WAR in 20 seasons with the Arrows.

He is within striking distance of Niccolo Coelho’s runs record of 2133. If Amorim keeps a solid pace, he could reach the hits and RBI records in 2-3 seasons, but the others would be harder to catch. The five-time MVP will be a free agent for the first time after a storied tenure with the Arrows.

Amorim is already BSA’s walks leader and ranks 15^th on the world leaderboard. He’s up to 47^th on the WARboard for all players ever in world history. Amorim is also 28^th in runs, 63^rd in hits, and 75^th in RBI for all players. If he were to retire today, he would have a better career OBP and OPS than all other Hall of Famers in world history with his .359/.451/.665 slash and 1.116 OPS.

In other hitting milestones, Bryce Guerra was the 25^th to 600 home runs and Irwin Contreras was the 74^th to 500. Guerra was also the 44^th to reach 1500 RBI. Pete Zelaya was the 96^th to 2500 hits. In pitching notables, Cristovao Santiago was the 75^th to 200 wins and Gabriel Jimenez was the 45^th to 300 saves. 1B Rafael Setiantoro won his 8^th Gold Glove.

BSA’s 53^rd perfect game came on March 25, the second day of the regular season. Maracaibo’s Alajandro Rossello did it with 10 strikeouts over 105 pitches facing Cali. Quito’s Patton Tadeo had a 33-game hitting streak, which was tied for the 12^th-longest in BSA history.

Maracay was a miserable 43-119, which was the 2^nd-worst record in BSA history. Only 2022 Barquisimeto at 35-127 was worse. Valencia’s pitching allowed 199 walks with a 1.21 BB/9; both the 3^rd-best in BSA history. The Velocity’s Ronaldo Garcia set a bad single-season record, getting caught stealing 93 times (although he did succeed 66 times). This would’ve been a world record for getting caught if not for APB’s Liu-Ching Chang failing 98 times this year.

12-21-2025, 06:24 PM	#2634
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,152	2038 Copa Sudamerica The 108^th Copa Sudamerica had two of the newer franchises in Beisbol Sudamerica. Barranquilla was one of the 2009 expansion teams and made three straight appearances in 2025-27, winning the Cup in 2025 and 2027. Valparaiso was a 2029 expansion team and the first of that group to get this far. Both made it to the finals from the #4 seed, albeit with different paths. Each of the Blues’ series had gone the distance, while the Voodoo had two sweeps and a 4-1 win. Barranquilla won the regular season inter-league series 2-1 and had home field advantage. The Blues opened with a 3-1 victory, as Curtis Hernandez allowed only one run in seven innings despite scattering ten hits, followed by Eusebio Molina’s ninth playoff save. Game two was 1-1 after the third inning and stayed there until the tenth. The wheels fell off from the Blues as Valparaiso had four runs on three hits and two walks. The 5-1 final evened the series as it shifted south to Chile and ultimately it didn’t return to Colombia. The Voodoo took game three 4-2 and went up 7-0 midway through game four. Barranquilla got one back in the seventh and had a six-run ninth inning, forcing extras at 7-7. Valparaiso avoided the collapse in the end, winning 8-7 in the 13^th. Jonathan Torres got on via an error, then stole both second and third in the next at-bat. Dries Uyl knocked him in on an RBI walkoff single. Barranquilla’s spirit was crushed after that loss as Valparaiso rolled to an 8-0 blowout in the game five clincher, getting a 12 strikeout, four-hit shutout by Paco Duron. The Voodoo went 13-2 across an impressive playoff run, becoming the 29^th franchise to win the cup and the first from Chile since Santiago in 2033. 2B Orlando Becerra went 10-20 to win series MVP. A few playoff records were set, including Valparaiso reliever Nazar Salguero recording six wins, which tied Marco Vera’s record from two years prior. He had a 2.18 ERA and 2 saves in 10 appearances with 20.2 innings and 30 strikeouts. Barranquilla closer Eusebio Molina set the record for appearances (13) by a pitcher. Four Blues played in all 20 of their games, a new record. Librado Fernandez meanwhile set a bad playoff record with 30 strikeouts. Other notes: Arequipa 1B Paco Amorim continued to rise up the leaderboards with a relatively down year by his high standard, although the 38-year old still had .981 OPS, 169 wRC+, 5.0 WAR, and 28 homers. Amorim became the 2^nd in BSA to score 2000 runs, the 5^th to 3500 hits, the 7^th to 750 homers, the 4^th to 2000 RBI, the 7^th to 550 doubles, and the 4^th position player to 150 WAR. Amorim now sits at 3536 hits, 2070 runs, 765 homers, 2000 RBI, 1665 walks, 1.116 OPS, 185 wRC+, and 151.8 WAR in 20 seasons with the Arrows. He is within striking distance of Niccolo Coelho’s runs record of 2133. If Amorim keeps a solid pace, he could reach the hits and RBI records in 2-3 seasons, but the others would be harder to catch. The five-time MVP will be a free agent for the first time after a storied tenure with the Arrows. Amorim is already BSA’s walks leader and ranks 15^th on the world leaderboard. He’s up to 47^th on the WARboard for all players ever in world history. Amorim is also 28^th in runs, 63^rd in hits, and 75^th in RBI for all players. If he were to retire today, he would have a better career OBP and OPS than all other Hall of Famers in world history with his .359/.451/.665 slash and 1.116 OPS. In other hitting milestones, Bryce Guerra was the 25^th to 600 home runs and Irwin Contreras was the 74^th to 500. Guerra was also the 44^th to reach 1500 RBI. Pete Zelaya was the 96^th to 2500 hits. In pitching notables, Cristovao Santiago was the 75^th to 200 wins and Gabriel Jimenez was the 45^th to 300 saves. 1B Rafael Setiantoro won his 8^th Gold Glove. BSA’s 53^rd perfect game came on March 25, the second day of the regular season. Maracaibo’s Alajandro Rossello did it with 10 strikeouts over 105 pitches facing Cali. Quito’s Patton Tadeo had a 33-game hitting streak, which was tied for the 12^th-longest in BSA history. Maracay was a miserable 43-119, which was the 2^nd-worst record in BSA history. Only 2022 Barquisimeto at 35-127 was worse. Valencia’s pitching allowed 199 walks with a 1.21 BB/9; both the 3^rd-best in BSA history. The Velocity’s Ronaldo Garcia set a bad single-season record, getting caught stealing 93 times (although he did succeed 66 times). This would’ve been a world record for getting caught if not for APB’s Liu-Ching Chang failing 98 times this year. __________________ 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)