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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-17-2025, 07:39 AM

Reigning Africa Series winner Cape Town clobbered the Southern Conference competition in 2029 at 106-56. Despite winning two pennants in their four-year playoff streak, this was the first time the Cowboys led the standings since 1998. Cape Town led the entire African Association of Baseball with only 657 runs allowed. They also led the conference and were second overall with 924 runs scored.

2028 African Second League champion Windhoek had an impressive AAB debut at 93-69, edging 90-72 Durban and Johannesburg for the second place spot. The White Sox became the first team that debuted in A2L to earn a playoff spot in the top tier. Last year’s first place finisher Lusaka was fifth at 87-75.

At the bottom, Comoros suffered relegation at 61-101. Dar es Salaam barely escaped demotion, finishing one better than the Chimps at 62-100. Comoros’ run in the top tier lasted only two seasons. The Sabercats fall was pronounced though, having won the pennant only two years prior.

Cape Town designated hitter Johny Kibamba repeated as Southern Conference MVP and broke AAB’s single-season record for hits. Kibamba’s 239 hits bested Regis Mugabo’s high of 234 from 2025. He also scored 147 runs, the third-best in AAB history and a top 20 season in world history. The 25-year old Congolese wtich hitter also led in triples (10) and total bases (465).

Kibamba had 59 doubles, 49 home runs, 133 RBI, 105 stolen bases, .364/.420/.709 slash, 182 wRC+, and 8.2 WAR. The total bases ranked as the fourth-best in AAB history to that point. The summer 2027 trade to get Kibamba continued to prove huge for the Cowboys.

Cape Town also had Pitcher of the Year Sipho Zuke, who also won his fourth Reliever of the Year and third straight. It was only the third time that an AAB closer won POTY, last occurring in 2007. The 29-year old South African lefty tied AAB’s saves record of 46 and led the conference with 72 games. Six AAB closers have recorded 46 saves.

Zuke posted an 0.84 ERA over 85.2 innings, 152 strikeouts, 565 ERA+, and 6.4 WAR. His ERA was the lowest ever by an AAB Reliever of the Year winner. Zuke was also the fifth in AAB history to win ROTY four times. The prior spring, the Cowboys signed Zuke to a four-year, $28,600,000 extension. Cape Town had 56 team saves, one short of Durban’s conference record from 2009.

A competitive Central Conference saw Brazzaville on top at 98-64, their first playoff trip since 2020. Mogadishu was a close second at 96-66, while reigning conference champ Addis Ababa fell short at 94-68. Bujumbura (90-72) and Djibouti (88-74) were next closest. The Mighty Mice led AAB in scoring with 973 runs, while 86-76 Kinshasa allowed the conference’s fewest runs at 678. Last year’s first place finisher Nairobi fell to seventh at 81-81.

Mogadishu set AAB single-season team records with a .301 batting average and 16868 hits. The Mighty Mice also set new conference bests with a .366 team OBP, .523 slugging, 973 runs scored, and 405 doubles. Suffering relegation was Lubumbashi at 54-108, their first time demoted. The Loggerheads as recently as 2024 were AAB champs, showing how quickly fortunes can change. Pointe-Noire struggled to 61-101 in their AAB debut, but still stayed seven ahead of Lubumbashi to stay safe.

Central Conference MVP went to Mogadishu DH Abel Teklemariam. The 24-year old Ethiopian led in hits (223), runs (145), doubles (51), total bases (474), triple slash (.375/.453/.798), OPS (1.251), wRC+ (208), and WAR (9.0). His OPS was the fourth-best AAB single-season to date. Teklemariam also had 60 home runs and 155 RBI, missing the Triple Crown because Addis Ababa’s Dagne Mersha had 71 dingers and 163 RBI.

Kigali’s Jacob Yiga won Pitcher of the Year in his 11^th season with the Guardians. The 34-year old Ugandan righty had a remarkable rebound from a putrid 6.17 ERA the prior year. Yiga had been mostly below average for his career, but led in WAR in 2029 at 6.2. He added a 17-7 record, 3.56 ERA, 240.1 innings, 216 strikeouts, and 132 ERA+. It was a one-off for Yiga, who was middling in 2030 and retired after a terrible 2031.

Cape Town clobbered Windhoek with a Southern Conference Championship sweep, giving the Cowboys their third pennant in four years and fourth overall. Brazzaville similarly swept Mogadishu in the Central Conference Championship for their fourth pennant, ending a nine-year title drought.

The 35^th Africa Series saw Brazzaville defeat the defending champ Cape Town 5-3, giving the Blowfish their third title (2015, 2016, 2029). CF Asa Ngoie was a stud in the playoffs, winning MVP of both rounds. The 28-year old Congolese lefty in 11 starts had 15 hits, 8 runs, 2 doubles, 4 home runs, 15 RBI, and 1.091 OPS.

Other notes: Two bad single-season records were set with Mogadishu’s Marcel Okaka getting caught stealing 59 times and Bukavu’s Kalusha Kasasa allowing 294 hits. Port Elizabeth’s Cielo Ndong had a 32-game hitting streak. This was the second-longest in AAB history, although still far from Stewart Khumalo’s 41 from 2027.

In milestones, Patrick Babila became the third in AAB to reach 2000 career RBI. It would be his final season with his 2005 behind Mwarami Tale’s 2252 and Felix Chaula’s 2021. Babila also retired 4^th in homers with 844 and ranks 38^th on the world homer leaderboard as of 2037. Babila’s 2734 hits ranked 4^th at retirement but was within striking distance of Tale’s 2897. He was also third in runs scored at 1749.

Salum Khosa became the 14^th to 500 home runs and the 10^th to 1500 RBI. Labama Nkurunziza and Fasika Mulatu were the 8^th and 9^th pitchers to 3000 career strikeouts. SS Djibrilla Ousseini won his 11^th Silver Slugger, tying Said Tesfaye for the position record. Ousseini is one of only six at any position in AAB with 11+ Slugger wins. 2B Matheus Mabanza won his 7^th Silver Slugger.

For the 2020s, the African Association of Baseball had a league average ERA around 4.42, ranking as very high on the global historical scale. In AAB’s prior seasons decades, the ERA had hovered around the 4.05 to 4.15 range. This was just below West African Baseball and Arab League Baseball for the highest in the world. The Central Conference specifically had a 4.83 ERA in 2028 and the Southern Conference had a 4.79 ERA in 2026; among the highest ever in any world subleague.

Despite the high scoring, AAB’s league batting average was around .256 for the decade. That graded as fairly average on the historical scale and amongst the other world leagues in the 2020s. Both conferences did set new single-season highs with the SC at .266 in 2026 and the CC at .269 in 2028. Averages had been around .244 in the prior two decades.

Promotion/Relegation: Comoros was expelled from the Southern Conference and Lubumbashi was ousted from the Central Conference. Mauritius took over the SC slot and Mombasa grabbed the CC spot

04-17-2025, 07:39 AM	#2214
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,885	2029 in AAB Reigning Africa Series winner Cape Town clobbered the Southern Conference competition in 2029 at 106-56. Despite winning two pennants in their four-year playoff streak, this was the first time the Cowboys led the standings since 1998. Cape Town led the entire African Association of Baseball with only 657 runs allowed. They also led the conference and were second overall with 924 runs scored. 2028 African Second League champion Windhoek had an impressive AAB debut at 93-69, edging 90-72 Durban and Johannesburg for the second place spot. The White Sox became the first team that debuted in A2L to earn a playoff spot in the top tier. Last year’s first place finisher Lusaka was fifth at 87-75. At the bottom, Comoros suffered relegation at 61-101. Dar es Salaam barely escaped demotion, finishing one better than the Chimps at 62-100. Comoros’ run in the top tier lasted only two seasons. The Sabercats fall was pronounced though, having won the pennant only two years prior. Cape Town designated hitter Johny Kibamba repeated as Southern Conference MVP and broke AAB’s single-season record for hits. Kibamba’s 239 hits bested Regis Mugabo’s high of 234 from 2025. He also scored 147 runs, the third-best in AAB history and a top 20 season in world history. The 25-year old Congolese wtich hitter also led in triples (10) and total bases (465). Kibamba had 59 doubles, 49 home runs, 133 RBI, 105 stolen bases, .364/.420/.709 slash, 182 wRC+, and 8.2 WAR. The total bases ranked as the fourth-best in AAB history to that point. The summer 2027 trade to get Kibamba continued to prove huge for the Cowboys. Cape Town also had Pitcher of the Year Sipho Zuke, who also won his fourth Reliever of the Year and third straight. It was only the third time that an AAB closer won POTY, last occurring in 2007. The 29-year old South African lefty tied AAB’s saves record of 46 and led the conference with 72 games. Six AAB closers have recorded 46 saves. Zuke posted an 0.84 ERA over 85.2 innings, 152 strikeouts, 565 ERA+, and 6.4 WAR. His ERA was the lowest ever by an AAB Reliever of the Year winner. Zuke was also the fifth in AAB history to win ROTY four times. The prior spring, the Cowboys signed Zuke to a four-year, $28,600,000 extension. Cape Town had 56 team saves, one short of Durban’s conference record from 2009. A competitive Central Conference saw Brazzaville on top at 98-64, their first playoff trip since 2020. Mogadishu was a close second at 96-66, while reigning conference champ Addis Ababa fell short at 94-68. Bujumbura (90-72) and Djibouti (88-74) were next closest. The Mighty Mice led AAB in scoring with 973 runs, while 86-76 Kinshasa allowed the conference’s fewest runs at 678. Last year’s first place finisher Nairobi fell to seventh at 81-81. Mogadishu set AAB single-season team records with a .301 batting average and 16868 hits. The Mighty Mice also set new conference bests with a .366 team OBP, .523 slugging, 973 runs scored, and 405 doubles. Suffering relegation was Lubumbashi at 54-108, their first time demoted. The Loggerheads as recently as 2024 were AAB champs, showing how quickly fortunes can change. Pointe-Noire struggled to 61-101 in their AAB debut, but still stayed seven ahead of Lubumbashi to stay safe. Central Conference MVP went to Mogadishu DH Abel Teklemariam. The 24-year old Ethiopian led in hits (223), runs (145), doubles (51), total bases (474), triple slash (.375/.453/.798), OPS (1.251), wRC+ (208), and WAR (9.0). His OPS was the fourth-best AAB single-season to date. Teklemariam also had 60 home runs and 155 RBI, missing the Triple Crown because Addis Ababa’s Dagne Mersha had 71 dingers and 163 RBI. Kigali’s Jacob Yiga won Pitcher of the Year in his 11^th season with the Guardians. The 34-year old Ugandan righty had a remarkable rebound from a putrid 6.17 ERA the prior year. Yiga had been mostly below average for his career, but led in WAR in 2029 at 6.2. He added a 17-7 record, 3.56 ERA, 240.1 innings, 216 strikeouts, and 132 ERA+. It was a one-off for Yiga, who was middling in 2030 and retired after a terrible 2031. Cape Town clobbered Windhoek with a Southern Conference Championship sweep, giving the Cowboys their third pennant in four years and fourth overall. Brazzaville similarly swept Mogadishu in the Central Conference Championship for their fourth pennant, ending a nine-year title drought. The 35^th Africa Series saw Brazzaville defeat the defending champ Cape Town 5-3, giving the Blowfish their third title (2015, 2016, 2029). CF Asa Ngoie was a stud in the playoffs, winning MVP of both rounds. The 28-year old Congolese lefty in 11 starts had 15 hits, 8 runs, 2 doubles, 4 home runs, 15 RBI, and 1.091 OPS. Other notes: Two bad single-season records were set with Mogadishu’s Marcel Okaka getting caught stealing 59 times and Bukavu’s Kalusha Kasasa allowing 294 hits. Port Elizabeth’s Cielo Ndong had a 32-game hitting streak. This was the second-longest in AAB history, although still far from Stewart Khumalo’s 41 from 2027. In milestones, Patrick Babila became the third in AAB to reach 2000 career RBI. It would be his final season with his 2005 behind Mwarami Tale’s 2252 and Felix Chaula’s 2021. Babila also retired 4^th in homers with 844 and ranks 38^th on the world homer leaderboard as of 2037. Babila’s 2734 hits ranked 4^th at retirement but was within striking distance of Tale’s 2897. He was also third in runs scored at 1749. Salum Khosa became the 14^th to 500 home runs and the 10^th to 1500 RBI. Labama Nkurunziza and Fasika Mulatu were the 8^th and 9^th pitchers to 3000 career strikeouts. SS Djibrilla Ousseini won his 11^th Silver Slugger, tying Said Tesfaye for the position record. Ousseini is one of only six at any position in AAB with 11+ Slugger wins. 2B Matheus Mabanza won his 7^th Silver Slugger. For the 2020s, the African Association of Baseball had a league average ERA around 4.42, ranking as very high on the global historical scale. In AAB’s prior seasons decades, the ERA had hovered around the 4.05 to 4.15 range. This was just below West African Baseball and Arab League Baseball for the highest in the world. The Central Conference specifically had a 4.83 ERA in 2028 and the Southern Conference had a 4.79 ERA in 2026; among the highest ever in any world subleague. Despite the high scoring, AAB’s league batting average was around .256 for the decade. That graded as fairly average on the historical scale and amongst the other world leagues in the 2020s. Both conferences did set new single-season highs with the SC at .266 in 2026 and the CC at .269 in 2028. Averages had been around .244 in the prior two decades. Promotion/Relegation: Comoros was expelled from the Southern Conference and Lubumbashi was ousted from the Central Conference. Mauritius took over the SC slot and Mombasa grabbed the CC spot __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)