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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-24-2025, 08:07 AM

Three teams fought closely for the two playoff spots in the Western League’s North Division. Dakar took first at 99-63 and the #1 overall seed, extending their playoff streak to nine seasons. It was their fifth time finishing first during the streak and guaranteed their seventh WLCS appearance in nine years. The Dukes won several close games and recorded 65 saves as a team, tying the West African Baseball record set by Ouagadougou in 2009.

Nouakchott at 95-67 just edged out Bamako (94-68) for the other spot from the North. Conakry was also in the mix for a bit at 88-74, but fell short. The Night Riders picked up their third consecutive playoff berth and was tied with the Dukes for the most runs in all of WAB at 908.

In the South Division, Monrovia at 94-68 beat out defending WAB champ Freetown (92-70) for first. Both advanced easily with the next nearest competitor Bouake at ten back. The Diplomats got their second playoff trip in three years, although it was their first time atop the standings since 2009. The Foresters grew their playoff streak to six seasons and got their tenth playoff berth in eleven years. Abidjan, who won 101 games in 2031, fell to 80-82 in 2032.

Big power pushed Accra’s Emmanuel Marshall to Western League MVP honors despite a terrible 67-95 season for the Alligators. The 26-year old Nigerian lefty led in home runs (69), RBI (153), walks (105), and slugging (.725). Marshall had 164 hits, 136 runs, 1.135 OPS, 179 wRC+, and 7.3 WAR. It was the eighth time in WAB history that a player had 69+ homers…nice.

Marshall beat out Dakar’s Cedric St-Pierre for the honor, who finished third in voting despite playing 125 games. The 32-year old Canadian DH set a new WAB single-season record for batting average at .4196, beating Fares Belaid’s .416 from 2018. This was tied for the second-best qualifying batting average (502+ plate appearances) in all of world history. Only Francisco Magellan’s .4202 in the 2010 Beisbol Sudamerica season was better. St-Pierre also led in doubles (56), OBP (.422), and OPS (1.144) and added 28 homers and 6.3 WAR.

Monrovia’s Ayo Ubi won Pitcher of the Year, bouncing back after missing most of 2031 to a torn triceps. The 25-year old Nigerian led in WHIP (0.97), FIP- (67), and WAR (6.8). Ubi had a 14-7 record, 2.86 ERA, 223.1 innings, and 263 strikeouts. This effort earned him a four-year, $36,340,000 extension in the offseason.

Nouakchott swept defending champ Freetown 2-0 in the first round, marking only the second time since 2024 that the Foresters didn’t get to the Western League Championship Series. The Night Riders were promptly swept 2-0 by Monrovia, who last made the WLCS in 2009. The Diplomats gave top seed Dakar a challenge, but the Dukes took the series 3-2 for their third pennant in four years and sixth in eight years. Dakar became nine-time Western League champs (1988, 2012, 13, 16, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32).

Benin City had the best overall record in WAB at 104-58 atop the Eastern League’s Interior Division. It was their third playoff trip in four years, but only the second-time in franchise history that the Blue Devils took the #1 seed (1982). It was also their third-ever 100+ win season, which they did twice in the 1970s. Kano took second at 95-67, extending their playoff streak to three years. Ibadan (87-75) and defending EL champ Ouagadougou (86-76) were distant playoff threats.

Cotonou’s playoff streak grew to seven seasons at 93-69 atop the Coastal Division. There was a three-way tie for the second spot between Douala, Lome, and Port Harcourt; requiring tiebreaker games. The Lasers won the first game over the Hillcats, but were defeated by the Dingos. Douala earned its second-ever playoff trip (2021) and had its second-ever 90+ win season (1978). Lagos, a wild card last year, fell to 71-91. The Dingos led the EL in scoring with 897, while the Osprey allowed the fewest runs at 673.

Joao Sebastiao da Silva won his third consecutive Eastern League MVP with Benin City. The 29-year old Angolan third baseman led in runs (132) and WAR (8.5). He had 208 hits, 29 doubles, 11 triples, 54 homers, 126 RBI, and a .340/.401/.688 slash. The Blue Devils gave da Silva a mammoth seven-year, $274,500,000 extension the prior winter.

Kano’s Dirk Vermeersch won Pitcher of the Year in his third season with the Condors. The 31-year old Belgian righty had pitched his first eight seasons in Europe with Naples, posting middling results. In 2032, Vermeersch led in wins (18-10), innings (256.2), complete games (10), shutouts (4), and FIP- (71). He had a 3.47 ERA and 266 strikeouts, taking second in both stats. He was one strikeout from Port Harcourt’s Fuwad Mohammed, but Ouagadougou’s Amadu Ibrahim had him well beat at a 2.71 ERA.

Douala edged Kano 2-1 in the first round, then upset Cotonou 2-1 in round two. This guaranteed a first-time pennant winner, as the Dingos and Benin City were the only original WAB teams that hadn’t done it yet. Douala had never even been to the Eastern League Championship Series before, while the Blue Devils did it two years prior and twice in the early 1980s. The top seed held firm as Benin City came away with the 3-0 sweep. Despite the EL having seven Nigerian teams, the Blue Devils were the first pennant winner since Ibadan in 2025.

In the 58^th West African Championship, Dakar bested Benin City in a 4-3 classic for their third title in eight years and fourth overall (2016, 2025, 2029, 2032). Finals MVP was DH Cedric St-Pierre with 16 hits, 8 runs, 6 doubles, 3 homers, and 11 RBI in 12 playoff starts. The 32-year old from Longueil, Quebec had become an unexpected superstar in Africa, having signed with Kumasi in 2027 after flaming out of MLB. Dakar grabbed him in 2030 and was rewarded.

Other notes: Abidjan’s Abdel Aziz Ashraf hit 61 homers in 2032 at age 37, becoming WAB’s new home run king. He finished the season at 867, dethroning Desmond Jaiyeola’s 829 after only one year. Jaiyeola had passed Darwin Morris’s long standing record of 806 in 2031 for his final season. 2032 was Shafiu Hassan’s final year, smacking 37 homers to pass Morris for 3^rd at 812 homers. Hassan also became the 9^th member of the 3000 hit club, retiring with 3080.

Ashraf and Youssoupha Diop in 2032 joined Hassan, Morris, Fares Belaid, and Lawrence Nassif as WAB’s sluggers with 2000+ RBI. Nassif had the #1 spot still at 2338. Diop also became the 7^th to 700 home runs. On the downside for Ashraf, he became WAB’s all-time leader in strikeouts at 3366 and counting after leading his league in whiffs for the 7^th time.

El Hadj Sghair, Rio Ogbonna, and Jonah Moiseiwitsch became the 11^th, 12^th, and 13^th sluggers to the 600 home run club. Sghair also became the 42^nd with 1500 RBI. Ashraf, Tigui Ekanga, and Mohamed Said Diallo all got to 2500 hits, a mark met by 41 WAB batters. In pitching milestones, Rene Zossou became the 10^th to 200 career wins, finishing his final season at 202. Ngalle Eto’o and Koku Omouroun became the 27^th and 28^th pitchers to 3000 strikeouts. 3B Junior Jose won his 8^th Silver Slugger.

2032 was the 25^th and final season for world hits king Fares Belaid, who only saw 65 games and 32 starts at age 43 with Abidjan. The Tunisian DH/3B retired as the world leader in hits (5083), singles (3266), doubles (939), and triples (472). Belaid scored 2633 runs, 2^nd-all time behind only world home run king Majed Darwish’s 2664 from South Asia Baseball.

Belaid’s 1650 steals ranks 8^th on the world list as of 2037 and his 3441 games played ranks 13^th. His 3266 singles are also second behind only EBF’s Jiri Lebr’s 3309. Belaid had 8184 total bases, one of only three in world history above 8000 along with Darwish (8405) and former hit king Prometheo Garcia (8515 between CABA/MLB).

As of 2037, Belaid is WAB’s leader in games, at-bats (14,089), runs, hits, total bases (8184), doubles, triples, and steals. He also had 406 home runs, 2210 RBI, a .361/.380/.581 average, 147 wRC+, and 129.7 WAR. Belaid is 2^nd in WAR in WAB behind Darwin Morris and is 5^th in batting average among those with 3000+ plate appearances. Once he’s inevitably inducted, Belaid would have the 3^rd-best batting average of any world Hall of Famer. He was one of baseball’s true immortals and 5000+ hits seem unlikely to be achieved by anyone else.

07-24-2025, 08:07 AM	#2342
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,811	2032 in WAB Three teams fought closely for the two playoff spots in the Western League’s North Division. Dakar took first at 99-63 and the #1 overall seed, extending their playoff streak to nine seasons. It was their fifth time finishing first during the streak and guaranteed their seventh WLCS appearance in nine years. The Dukes won several close games and recorded 65 saves as a team, tying the West African Baseball record set by Ouagadougou in 2009. Nouakchott at 95-67 just edged out Bamako (94-68) for the other spot from the North. Conakry was also in the mix for a bit at 88-74, but fell short. The Night Riders picked up their third consecutive playoff berth and was tied with the Dukes for the most runs in all of WAB at 908. In the South Division, Monrovia at 94-68 beat out defending WAB champ Freetown (92-70) for first. Both advanced easily with the next nearest competitor Bouake at ten back. The Diplomats got their second playoff trip in three years, although it was their first time atop the standings since 2009. The Foresters grew their playoff streak to six seasons and got their tenth playoff berth in eleven years. Abidjan, who won 101 games in 2031, fell to 80-82 in 2032. Big power pushed Accra’s Emmanuel Marshall to Western League MVP honors despite a terrible 67-95 season for the Alligators. The 26-year old Nigerian lefty led in home runs (69), RBI (153), walks (105), and slugging (.725). Marshall had 164 hits, 136 runs, 1.135 OPS, 179 wRC+, and 7.3 WAR. It was the eighth time in WAB history that a player had 69+ homers…nice. Marshall beat out Dakar’s Cedric St-Pierre for the honor, who finished third in voting despite playing 125 games. The 32-year old Canadian DH set a new WAB single-season record for batting average at .4196, beating Fares Belaid’s .416 from 2018. This was tied for the second-best qualifying batting average (502+ plate appearances) in all of world history. Only Francisco Magellan’s .4202 in the 2010 Beisbol Sudamerica season was better. St-Pierre also led in doubles (56), OBP (.422), and OPS (1.144) and added 28 homers and 6.3 WAR. Monrovia’s Ayo Ubi won Pitcher of the Year, bouncing back after missing most of 2031 to a torn triceps. The 25-year old Nigerian led in WHIP (0.97), FIP- (67), and WAR (6.8). Ubi had a 14-7 record, 2.86 ERA, 223.1 innings, and 263 strikeouts. This effort earned him a four-year, $36,340,000 extension in the offseason. Nouakchott swept defending champ Freetown 2-0 in the first round, marking only the second time since 2024 that the Foresters didn’t get to the Western League Championship Series. The Night Riders were promptly swept 2-0 by Monrovia, who last made the WLCS in 2009. The Diplomats gave top seed Dakar a challenge, but the Dukes took the series 3-2 for their third pennant in four years and sixth in eight years. Dakar became nine-time Western League champs (1988, 2012, 13, 16, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32). Benin City had the best overall record in WAB at 104-58 atop the Eastern League’s Interior Division. It was their third playoff trip in four years, but only the second-time in franchise history that the Blue Devils took the #1 seed (1982). It was also their third-ever 100+ win season, which they did twice in the 1970s. Kano took second at 95-67, extending their playoff streak to three years. Ibadan (87-75) and defending EL champ Ouagadougou (86-76) were distant playoff threats. Cotonou’s playoff streak grew to seven seasons at 93-69 atop the Coastal Division. There was a three-way tie for the second spot between Douala, Lome, and Port Harcourt; requiring tiebreaker games. The Lasers won the first game over the Hillcats, but were defeated by the Dingos. Douala earned its second-ever playoff trip (2021) and had its second-ever 90+ win season (1978). Lagos, a wild card last year, fell to 71-91. The Dingos led the EL in scoring with 897, while the Osprey allowed the fewest runs at 673. Joao Sebastiao da Silva won his third consecutive Eastern League MVP with Benin City. The 29-year old Angolan third baseman led in runs (132) and WAR (8.5). He had 208 hits, 29 doubles, 11 triples, 54 homers, 126 RBI, and a .340/.401/.688 slash. The Blue Devils gave da Silva a mammoth seven-year, $274,500,000 extension the prior winter. Kano’s Dirk Vermeersch won Pitcher of the Year in his third season with the Condors. The 31-year old Belgian righty had pitched his first eight seasons in Europe with Naples, posting middling results. In 2032, Vermeersch led in wins (18-10), innings (256.2), complete games (10), shutouts (4), and FIP- (71). He had a 3.47 ERA and 266 strikeouts, taking second in both stats. He was one strikeout from Port Harcourt’s Fuwad Mohammed, but Ouagadougou’s Amadu Ibrahim had him well beat at a 2.71 ERA. Douala edged Kano 2-1 in the first round, then upset Cotonou 2-1 in round two. This guaranteed a first-time pennant winner, as the Dingos and Benin City were the only original WAB teams that hadn’t done it yet. Douala had never even been to the Eastern League Championship Series before, while the Blue Devils did it two years prior and twice in the early 1980s. The top seed held firm as Benin City came away with the 3-0 sweep. Despite the EL having seven Nigerian teams, the Blue Devils were the first pennant winner since Ibadan in 2025. In the 58^th West African Championship, Dakar bested Benin City in a 4-3 classic for their third title in eight years and fourth overall (2016, 2025, 2029, 2032). Finals MVP was DH Cedric St-Pierre with 16 hits, 8 runs, 6 doubles, 3 homers, and 11 RBI in 12 playoff starts. The 32-year old from Longueil, Quebec had become an unexpected superstar in Africa, having signed with Kumasi in 2027 after flaming out of MLB. Dakar grabbed him in 2030 and was rewarded. Other notes: Abidjan’s Abdel Aziz Ashraf hit 61 homers in 2032 at age 37, becoming WAB’s new home run king. He finished the season at 867, dethroning Desmond Jaiyeola’s 829 after only one year. Jaiyeola had passed Darwin Morris’s long standing record of 806 in 2031 for his final season. 2032 was Shafiu Hassan’s final year, smacking 37 homers to pass Morris for 3^rd at 812 homers. Hassan also became the 9^th member of the 3000 hit club, retiring with 3080. Ashraf and Youssoupha Diop in 2032 joined Hassan, Morris, Fares Belaid, and Lawrence Nassif as WAB’s sluggers with 2000+ RBI. Nassif had the #1 spot still at 2338. Diop also became the 7^th to 700 home runs. On the downside for Ashraf, he became WAB’s all-time leader in strikeouts at 3366 and counting after leading his league in whiffs for the 7^th time. El Hadj Sghair, Rio Ogbonna, and Jonah Moiseiwitsch became the 11^th, 12^th, and 13^th sluggers to the 600 home run club. Sghair also became the 42^nd with 1500 RBI. Ashraf, Tigui Ekanga, and Mohamed Said Diallo all got to 2500 hits, a mark met by 41 WAB batters. In pitching milestones, Rene Zossou became the 10^th to 200 career wins, finishing his final season at 202. Ngalle Eto’o and Koku Omouroun became the 27^th and 28^th pitchers to 3000 strikeouts. 3B Junior Jose won his 8^th Silver Slugger. 2032 was the 25^th and final season for world hits king Fares Belaid, who only saw 65 games and 32 starts at age 43 with Abidjan. The Tunisian DH/3B retired as the world leader in hits (5083), singles (3266), doubles (939), and triples (472). Belaid scored 2633 runs, 2^nd-all time behind only world home run king Majed Darwish’s 2664 from South Asia Baseball. Belaid’s 1650 steals ranks 8^th on the world list as of 2037 and his 3441 games played ranks 13^th. His 3266 singles are also second behind only EBF’s Jiri Lebr’s 3309. Belaid had 8184 total bases, one of only three in world history above 8000 along with Darwish (8405) and former hit king Prometheo Garcia (8515 between CABA/MLB). As of 2037, Belaid is WAB’s leader in games, at-bats (14,089), runs, hits, total bases (8184), doubles, triples, and steals. He also had 406 home runs, 2210 RBI, a .361/.380/.581 average, 147 wRC+, and 129.7 WAR. Belaid is 2^nd in WAR in WAB behind Darwin Morris and is 5^th in batting average among those with 3000+ plate appearances. Once he’s inevitably inducted, Belaid would have the 3^rd-best batting average of any world Hall of Famer. He was one of baseball’s true immortals and 5000+ hits seem unlikely to be achieved by anyone else. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)