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After finishing second in the African Second League’s Southern Conference in 2023, Gaborone took the top spot in 2024 and earned a promotion. The Golden Bears finished 93-69, beating Mauritius by five games, Blantyre by six, and Maseru by seven.



Bangui was the first team to earn promotion out of the Central Conference in 2022, but they struggled in their 2023 debut in the top tier and got relegated right back. The Badgers earned another shot at the African Association of Baseball, taking first at 99-63. Their nearest foes were 91-71 Bukavu and 89-73 Asmara.



In the seventh edition of the Second League Championship, Gaborone defeated Bangui in a 5-4 classic.



Other notes: Asmara set an A2L team record with 612 stolen bases. Gaborone’s Thabiso Mlambo had the second hitting Triple Crown in the A2L with a .386 average, 64 home runs, and 177 RBI.