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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-09-2025, 05:51 AM

The 2031 Baseball Grand Championship was the 22^nd edition of the event and was hosted in Casablanca, Morocco. The autobids for the event were MLB’s Houston and Toronto, CABA’s Haiti and Ecatepec, EAB’s Pyongyang and Sendai, BSA’s Lima and Recife, EBF’s Hanover and Munich, EPB’s Ufa, OBA’s Perth, APB’s Kuala Lumpur, CLB’s Urumqi, WAB’s Freetown, SAB’s Yangon, ABF’s Baku, ALB’s Muscat, and AAB’s Djibouti. Earning the three at-large spots were ABF’s Hyderabad, AAB’s Port Elizabeth, and APB’s Cebu.

The event ended up being hypercompetitive with six teams within one game of first place and 11 teams within only two wins. Ultimately Houston and Hyderabad were even for the top spot at 14-7. Little did they know that their November 10 matchup would serve as the tiebreaker for the championship. In a 13-inning battle, the Horned Frogs were victorious over the Hornets 6-4. Hyderabad was the first Pakistani team to win the Grand Championship and the second from the Asian Baseball Federation, joining Tabriz (2019).

Despite taking second, Houston allowed the fewest runs by a decent margin at 63 and had the best plus/minus at +38. Hyderabad was at +18, but got the close wins where it counted. 2B Ammar Sanjrani was the top performer for the Horned Frogs with 12 homers, 15 RBI, 24 this, 20 runs, 1.161 OPS, and 1.7 WAR. Tsagaanbaatar Davaanyam led their pitching staff, winning his four starts with a 1.87 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 33.2 innings.

Four teams were next at 13-8 and based on the tiebreaker formula, Djibouti was third, Baku fourth, Port Elizabeth fifth, and Lima sixth. This put both ABF teams in the top four, as the Blackbirds had beaten Hyderabad to win a third consecutive ABF title. It was a remarkable climb for the Berserkers, who had been in the African Second League only five years prior.

Haiti, Freetown, Hanover, Munich, and Perth were all even at 12-9. Cebu, Muscat, and Pyongyang rounded off the teams above .500 at 11-10. Hanover was the top scoring team with 111 runs. Next at 9-12 were Recife, Toronto, and Yangon. The Timberwolves pitching staff notably set a new event record for strikeouts with 265.

Finishing 7-14 were Ecatepec, Sendai, and Urumqi. Ufa had the penultimate spot at 6-15, while Kuala Lumpur was last place alone at 4-17. The Leopards joined 2025 Visakhapatnam as the only teams to lose 17 games in the BGC, although the Volts were worse at 2-17.

Named Tournament MVP was Hanover 1B Jacinto Calvillo, who was the EBF’s Northern Conference MVP in 2029. The 28-year old Spaniard had 28 hits, 21 runs, 4 doubles, 8 homers, 13 RBI, 1.136 OPS, 215 wRC+, and 1.7 WAR. Notable was Perth’s Jody Riley, whose 2.35 WAR was the second-best ever by a position player in the event. Riley tied the RBI record with 32 and fell one short of the runs record with 21. The 25-year old Australian also had 24 hits, 13 homers, and 1.443. OPS. Another notable hitter was Djibouti’s Bernard Kenei, whose 30 hits were one shy of the event record.

The Best Pitcher award was Port Elizaberth’s Rodolph Mwenelupembe. He won all four of his starts with three complete games, one shutout, 35.1 innings, 43 strikeouts, 3 walks, 6 hits, and 2.74 WAR. Mwenelupembe’s WAR was the third-best in event history.

Other notes: Houston’s Tesfaye Mehari had the 12^th no-hitter in BGC history with 18 strikeouts and one walk facing Freetown on November 18.

07-09-2025, 05:51 AM	#2314
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,035	2031 Baseball Grand Championship The 2031 Baseball Grand Championship was the 22^nd edition of the event and was hosted in Casablanca, Morocco. The autobids for the event were MLB’s Houston and Toronto, CABA’s Haiti and Ecatepec, EAB’s Pyongyang and Sendai, BSA’s Lima and Recife, EBF’s Hanover and Munich, EPB’s Ufa, OBA’s Perth, APB’s Kuala Lumpur, CLB’s Urumqi, WAB’s Freetown, SAB’s Yangon, ABF’s Baku, ALB’s Muscat, and AAB’s Djibouti. Earning the three at-large spots were ABF’s Hyderabad, AAB’s Port Elizabeth, and APB’s Cebu. The event ended up being hypercompetitive with six teams within one game of first place and 11 teams within only two wins. Ultimately Houston and Hyderabad were even for the top spot at 14-7. Little did they know that their November 10 matchup would serve as the tiebreaker for the championship. In a 13-inning battle, the Horned Frogs were victorious over the Hornets 6-4. Hyderabad was the first Pakistani team to win the Grand Championship and the second from the Asian Baseball Federation, joining Tabriz (2019). Despite taking second, Houston allowed the fewest runs by a decent margin at 63 and had the best plus/minus at +38. Hyderabad was at +18, but got the close wins where it counted. 2B Ammar Sanjrani was the top performer for the Horned Frogs with 12 homers, 15 RBI, 24 this, 20 runs, 1.161 OPS, and 1.7 WAR. Tsagaanbaatar Davaanyam led their pitching staff, winning his four starts with a 1.87 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 33.2 innings. Four teams were next at 13-8 and based on the tiebreaker formula, Djibouti was third, Baku fourth, Port Elizabeth fifth, and Lima sixth. This put both ABF teams in the top four, as the Blackbirds had beaten Hyderabad to win a third consecutive ABF title. It was a remarkable climb for the Berserkers, who had been in the African Second League only five years prior. Haiti, Freetown, Hanover, Munich, and Perth were all even at 12-9. Cebu, Muscat, and Pyongyang rounded off the teams above .500 at 11-10. Hanover was the top scoring team with 111 runs. Next at 9-12 were Recife, Toronto, and Yangon. The Timberwolves pitching staff notably set a new event record for strikeouts with 265. Finishing 7-14 were Ecatepec, Sendai, and Urumqi. Ufa had the penultimate spot at 6-15, while Kuala Lumpur was last place alone at 4-17. The Leopards joined 2025 Visakhapatnam as the only teams to lose 17 games in the BGC, although the Volts were worse at 2-17. Named Tournament MVP was Hanover 1B Jacinto Calvillo, who was the EBF’s Northern Conference MVP in 2029. The 28-year old Spaniard had 28 hits, 21 runs, 4 doubles, 8 homers, 13 RBI, 1.136 OPS, 215 wRC+, and 1.7 WAR. Notable was Perth’s Jody Riley, whose 2.35 WAR was the second-best ever by a position player in the event. Riley tied the RBI record with 32 and fell one short of the runs record with 21. The 25-year old Australian also had 24 hits, 13 homers, and 1.443. OPS. Another notable hitter was Djibouti’s Bernard Kenei, whose 30 hits were one shy of the event record. The Best Pitcher award was Port Elizaberth’s Rodolph Mwenelupembe. He won all four of his starts with three complete games, one shutout, 35.1 innings, 43 strikeouts, 3 walks, 6 hits, and 2.74 WAR. Mwenelupembe’s WAR was the third-best in event history. Other notes: Houston’s Tesfaye Mehari had the 12^th no-hitter in BGC history with 18 strikeouts and one walk facing Freetown on November 18. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)