Week 2: March 13-24, 2023
One other aspect of Lokasi baseball that I don't mention often are the expanded roster sizes - teams carry 30 players on their active roster. Given no minor leagues, and an extremely early trade deadline of May 15, it gives about the same amount of roster flexibility to have some extra guys in the dugout.
There doesn't seem to be a consensus number of pitchers to carry - Amnanache have 17 and Westline have 13, just among the few teams I clicked on.
Injury news from the end of last week,
Oaks SP Talese Yelishike had surgery on the 14th to remove bone chips in his elbow. He was forced out during the Oaks' 4-0 series-closing win over Semyof on the 12th. Yelishike, the 5th starter in theory, will have Cheshore Asi slide over from a long relief role to fill in.
Featured Game - March 13
Westline
10 - 1 Mighty Oaks
Westline: SS Chirao, 2B Shosisi, RF Aliso, 1B Rei, LF Pishot, C Roramomo, 3B Futatse, CF Imatsa, P Mitonone
Mighty Oaks: 3B Kilutsa, LF Misha, RF Sefenera, 1B Awia, C Olufapo, CF Salama, 2B Rikokira, SS Mametsiu, P Natso
W: Tula Mitonone (2-1) L: Chorusho Natso (0-1)
Dominant win for Westline in this nationally televised series opener, despite sitting most of their regulars. Teyumpu Rei had 2 home runs and drove in the first 5 runs of the game with them, and Wyshuo Aliso and Kypo Futatse homered later on in the game as well. Would this game be the moment that springboards Westline into being title favorites?
Round 3:
...Westline 1-4 Mighty Oaks - 10-1, 0-1, 2-3, 0-2, 7-10
....Fampalo 1-4 Muni - 0-2, 4-6, 7-1, 0-1, 0-3
Otahel City 3-2 Amnanache - 4-0, 3-0, 7-3, 2-6, 3-4
.....Tsapna 2-3 Pasataki - 4-9, 2-0, 4-0, 4-3, 3-10
..A.Spirits 2-3 Semyof - 4-3(10), 4-10, 11-12, 9-2, 1-2
....Cheshek 2-3 Keleri - 7-3, 3-7, 0-3, 2-5, 8-3
....Sitache 2-3 Akashemo - 7-3, 3-6, 0-3, 4-7, 9-6
.......Meka 2-3 BK Kepmem - 3-8, 14-5, 5-9, 9-1, 0-11
..Sh.Eagles 2-3 National - 5-0, 2-1, 3-8, 2-8, 4-8
.....Lutrul 2-3 Kupore - 9-5, 9-2, 7-0, 3-7, 2-3
The answer to my previous question is, "well, I guess not", the Oaks stormed back and swept the remainder of the series, despite the game 1 blowout meaning they were actually outscored 19-17 across the 5 games.
Shunna Eagles 5, National 0: In the first meeting between capital city clubs on the year,
Eagles SP Nimape Turetsotsa fires a shutout, scattering six hits. All three Shunna teams are off to pretty good starts, all sitting over .500 at the end of the week, as you'll see.
Semyof 12, Aroketsil Spirits 11: Semyof led this game 11-2 in the 7th inning, with a furious comeback falling just short. Some might have bristled when
Semyof OF Rawa Tsaoyi stole second base while up 11-5 in the 8th inning, but that, along with him scoring on a single, ended up winning Semyof the game when the Spirits scored 6 runs in the 9th.
Round 4:
...National 2-3 Otahel City - 2-6, 9-2, 2-3(11), 5-4, 3-5(10)
Mighty Oaks 5-0 A.Spirits - 3-2, 4-1, 7-6, 5-1, 5-2
.....Keleri 3-2 Fampalo - 10-4, 2-3, 13-6, 6-3, 4-9
...Akashemo 2-3 Lutrul - 5-9, 2-9, 0-7, 7-3, 3-2
.....Kupore 3-2 Meka - 6-3, 10-6(10), 3-4(10), 6-4, 3-6
.....Semyof 1-4 Sitache - 3-4, 1-2, 9-7, 5-8, 9-10
...Pasataki 2-3 Cheshek - 5-10, 4-0, 1-7, 8-9, 8-0
..Amnanache 3-2 Tsapna - 2-12, 6-7(11), 6-5(10), 5-1, 4-3
.......Muni 1-4 Westline - 2-4, 3-5, 3-9, 7-6, 1-2(10)
..BK Kepmem 1-4 Sh.Eagles - 5-4, 4-5, 2-6, 1-8, 3-9
Otahel City 6, National 2:
Otahel City 3B Taoma Otukatsa goes 4-4 with three home runs, driving in 5 of his team's 6 runs on the night. CIF Topeshe Chilushie, filling in for Riroi Toyerno at 1B, added his first homer of the season to account for the sixth run.
Mighty Oaks 7, Aroketsil Spirits 6: dampened by the third of what would be five straight losses to their rival,
Spirits SS Wasi Tsewayo hit for a natural cycle in this game, the first player to cycle in the EL since last July. I'm not sure how I would find data on natural cycles, but he did hit them in ascending order, with the homer giving the Spirits a 5-3 lead in the 7th that unfortunately didn't last. At series' end, the two Aroketsil teams sit at opposite ends of the standings.
Standings.......W..L
+1 .Mighty Oaks.. 16 4
-1 
........Muni.. 13 7
+2 
......Kupore.. 12 8
+5 
.....Sitache.. 12 8
-2 
....National.. 11 9
-2 ....Westline.. 11 9
+4 
......Keleri.. 11 9
+4 
...Sh.Eagles.. 11 9
-3 
...Amnanache.. 11 9
-2 
....P.Galaxy.. 10 10
-1 
.....Cheshek.. 10 10
-5 
........Meka.. 10 10
+3 
.Otahel City.. 10 10
-1 
......Tsapna... 9 11
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......Semyof... 8 12
+2 
Akashemo Utd... 8 12
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......Kepmem... 8 12
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+2 
......Lutrul... 7 13
-5 
.....Fampalo... 7 13
-1 
...A.Spirits... 5 15
Just like that, the Oaks have a 3-game lead in the table. Hopefully the title race isn't already over
Not that much to watch for in round 5, though Cheshek/Amnanache has been a good rivalry lately. Two spectacular matchups in round 6, though, Mighty Oaks visiting Tsapna and National going to Westline.
Round 5:
Otahel City vs. Shunna Municipal
Sitache vs. Kupore
Westline vs. BK Kepmem
Aroketsil Spirits vs. Pasataki Galaxy
Fampalo vs. National
Meka vs. Keleri
Shunna Eagles vs. Mighty Oaks
Tsapna vs. Akashemo United
Cheshek vs. Amnanache
Lutrul vs. Semyof
Round 6:
Mighty Oaks vs. Tsapna
Semyof vs. Fampalo
Pasataki Galaxy vs. Sitache
BK Kepmem vs. Aroketsil Spirits
Amnanache vs. Shunna Eagles
Kupore vs. Cheshek
Keleri vs. Lutrul
Akashemo United vs. Otahel City
National vs. Westline
Shunna Municipal vs. Meka