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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-13-2025, 07:45 PM

Three teams were within two games of taking the Indian League’s top seed. The best two records both came from the Central Division with Kolkata first at 100-62 and Lucknow second at 99-63. The Cosmos hadn’t been a playoff team since their 2026 pennant, while the Larks got back-to-back berths as the first wild card. Delhi, who had a four-year playoff streak out of the Central, struggled to 76-86 for their first losing season since 2018.

Reigning South Asia Baseball champ and two-time defending IL champ Visakhapatnam only narrowly missed the top seed, winning a fourth consecutive South Division at 98-64. The Volts now have ten division titles over the last 11 years. Hyderabad was second in the division at 92-70 and got the second wild card, giving the Hippos three years in-a-row as a wild card. Visakhapatnam was the IL’s top scoring team with 815 runs, followed by Hyderabad at 806.

The West Division was the weakest with Ahmedabad on top for the eighth year running. At 86-76, the Animals outlasted Mumbai (85-77) and Vadodara (82-80). Although the Meteors missed the cut, this was notably their first winning season since their 2022 title. The RedHawks allowed the league’s fewest runs with 593.

Visakhapatnam swept the top awards with Indian League MVP going to CF Aryan Rai. It was a surprise breakout season for the 29-year old, who had played sparingly in his previous seven seasons for the Volts. He had won SAB Championship MVP the prior fall to earn a full-time starting gig for 2033. Rai led in runs (110) and WAR (8.2). He added 208 hits, 32 doubles, 9 triples, 26 home runs, 72 RBI, 96 stolen bases, and a .340/.363/.550 slash.

In May, Rai signed a team-friendly six-year, $65,000,000 extension with Visakhapatnam. He notably hit for the cycle in April against Nagpur and then again in July facing Surat. Rai became the third player in SAB history to hit for the cycle twice in the same season.

The Volts also had the Pitcher of the Year with veteran Pranthep Chumpornong also having a career year. The 34-year old Thai lefty led in wins (20-6) and WAR (6.8). Chumpornpong had a 2.89 ERA over 246.1 innings with 259 strikeouts and 139 ERA+. It proved to be a one-off for Chumpornpong, who had an ERA above four in the next two seasons and then retired.

Hyderabad beat Lucknow in the wild card round 2-0, then promptly was swept 3-0 by Kolkata in the divisional series. Visakhapatnam swept Ahmedabad 3-0 for a fourth consecutive trip to the Indian League Championship Series. The Volts had been there eight times since 2023. For the Cosmos, they last made it in 2026 when they upset the 115-win Volts to deny a four-peat bid. Visakhapatnam wouldn’t be denied another three-peat in 2033 despite not having home field advantage. The Volts rolled to a 4-1 win over Kolkata for their eighth Indian League pennant (2012, 13, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33).

Defending Southeast Asia League champ Mandalay and Ho Chi Minh City lapped the field and fought for 2033’s #1 seed. The Mammoths took it at 108-54 atop the West Division, growing their playoff streak to eight seasons with their sixth division title of the run. The Hedgehogs were close behind at 106-56 and for the fifth year running won the South Division and won 100+ games. HCMC was the highest scoring team in SAB with 920 runs.

The next best two records were the second place teams in those divisions with Bangkok at 95-67 in the South and Dhaka at 94-68 in the West. The Bobcats earned a third straight wild card, while the Dobermans returned to the playoffs after their 11-year streak was snapped in 2032. There was a six game drop to the next closest wild card competitor from Dhaka.

Last year’s #1 seed Yangon grew their Central Division title streak to four years at 92-70, fending off Nay Pyi Taw (88-74) and Korat (86-76). The Green Dragons now have 37 playoff berths over the last four decades. It was the first winning season for both the Capitals and Renegades, an impressive feat for two teams that began play with the 2030 expansion. Nay Pyi Taw allowed the fewest runs in SEAL at 633.

Dhaka RF Kap Mitanu won his second Southeast Asia League MVP in three years and earned his first Gold Glove. The 29-year old Indian righty bounced back after missing most of 2032 to a torn back muscle. In 2033, Mitanu led in total bases (398), OPS (1.047), wRC+ (177), and WAR (9.0). He added 213 hits, 121 runs, 41 doubles, 42 homers, and 133 RBI. The Dobermans had given Mitanu an eight-year, $191,800,000 extension after his 2031 MVP win.

His Dhaka teammate Jeffrey Sharma won Pitcher of the Year with a blistering 384 strikeouts, the seventh-best single season in SAB history. This was only 12 Ks from Zainal bin Aziz’s record 396 from 1992. The 26-year old Indian righty also led in quality starts (23), complete games (13), and innings (261.2). Sharma had a 3.30 ERA, 18-7 record, 130 ERA+, and 6.2 WAR. He signed a four-year, $36,160,000 extension in September, but would quickly be derailed in the next two years by major injuries.

Bangkok bested Dhaka 2-0 in the wild card round, but was promptly routed 3-0 in the divisional series by Mandalay. Yangon upset their old rival Ho Chi Minh City in a 3-2 classic on the other side. Despite five consecutive seasons with 100+ wins, the Hedgehogs have no pennants and have gone one-and-done in four straight years. This set up another Southeast Asia League Championship between the Mammoths and Green Dragons, who had claimed every SEAL pennant since 2026. The SEAL champ yet again was going to be from Myanmar.

Mandalay beat Yangon to win their 2026 and 2028 titles, while the Green Dragons won in 2030. The Mammoths were the heavy favorite to repeat with home field and 16 more wins, but Yangon scored the upset 4-2 to win their 15^th SEAL title (1980, 82, 83, 96, 2001, 06, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 22, 30, 31, 33). The Green Dragons were now tied with Ho Chi Minh City for the most SEAL pennants and were behind only Ahmedabad’s 17 for the most in SAB.

The 54^th South Asia Baseball Championship was a rematch of two years prior, which saw a 4-2 Yangon victory over Visakhapatnam. They had also met back in 2012, which was also a 4-2 Green Dragons win. The Volts took one back with their own 4-2 result in 2033 to score repeat SAB titles. Visakhapatnam now had five SAB titles (2023, 24, 25, 32, 33). In a losing effort, Yangon DH Khan Nishar was finals MVP. The 33-year old in 17 playoff starts had 22 hits, 15 runs, 7 doubles, 6 homers, and 19 RBI.

Other notes: Ho Chi Minh City’s Jakree Siriket had 59 doubles, falling one short of the SAB single-season record 60 hit twice previously. Kanpur’s pitching staff had only 1168 strikeouts with a 7.35 K/9, which was the lowest totals in Indian League history.

Gunavati Candrajita became the 7^th member of the 3000 hit club. Quoc Thang Lu and Jay Prasad were the 38^th and 39^th to earn 2500 hits. Arav Walif became the 16^th in SAB with 600 home runs. Cong Bui and Dong Vinh Lam became the 33^rd and 34^th members of the 500 home run club. Randall Batin became the 24^th to 1500 RBI and Agnisika Dhavita became the 21^st to 1500 runs scored. Hamidul Islam won his 7^th Silver Slugger and his first at second base. He had a previous win at SS and five as a DH.

08-13-2025, 07:45 PM	#2383
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,499	2033 in SAB Three teams were within two games of taking the Indian League’s top seed. The best two records both came from the Central Division with Kolkata first at 100-62 and Lucknow second at 99-63. The Cosmos hadn’t been a playoff team since their 2026 pennant, while the Larks got back-to-back berths as the first wild card. Delhi, who had a four-year playoff streak out of the Central, struggled to 76-86 for their first losing season since 2018. Reigning South Asia Baseball champ and two-time defending IL champ Visakhapatnam only narrowly missed the top seed, winning a fourth consecutive South Division at 98-64. The Volts now have ten division titles over the last 11 years. Hyderabad was second in the division at 92-70 and got the second wild card, giving the Hippos three years in-a-row as a wild card. Visakhapatnam was the IL’s top scoring team with 815 runs, followed by Hyderabad at 806. The West Division was the weakest with Ahmedabad on top for the eighth year running. At 86-76, the Animals outlasted Mumbai (85-77) and Vadodara (82-80). Although the Meteors missed the cut, this was notably their first winning season since their 2022 title. The RedHawks allowed the league’s fewest runs with 593. Visakhapatnam swept the top awards with Indian League MVP going to CF Aryan Rai. It was a surprise breakout season for the 29-year old, who had played sparingly in his previous seven seasons for the Volts. He had won SAB Championship MVP the prior fall to earn a full-time starting gig for 2033. Rai led in runs (110) and WAR (8.2). He added 208 hits, 32 doubles, 9 triples, 26 home runs, 72 RBI, 96 stolen bases, and a .340/.363/.550 slash. In May, Rai signed a team-friendly six-year, $65,000,000 extension with Visakhapatnam. He notably hit for the cycle in April against Nagpur and then again in July facing Surat. Rai became the third player in SAB history to hit for the cycle twice in the same season. The Volts also had the Pitcher of the Year with veteran Pranthep Chumpornong also having a career year. The 34-year old Thai lefty led in wins (20-6) and WAR (6.8). Chumpornpong had a 2.89 ERA over 246.1 innings with 259 strikeouts and 139 ERA+. It proved to be a one-off for Chumpornpong, who had an ERA above four in the next two seasons and then retired. Hyderabad beat Lucknow in the wild card round 2-0, then promptly was swept 3-0 by Kolkata in the divisional series. Visakhapatnam swept Ahmedabad 3-0 for a fourth consecutive trip to the Indian League Championship Series. The Volts had been there eight times since 2023. For the Cosmos, they last made it in 2026 when they upset the 115-win Volts to deny a four-peat bid. Visakhapatnam wouldn’t be denied another three-peat in 2033 despite not having home field advantage. The Volts rolled to a 4-1 win over Kolkata for their eighth Indian League pennant (2012, 13, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33). Defending Southeast Asia League champ Mandalay and Ho Chi Minh City lapped the field and fought for 2033’s #1 seed. The Mammoths took it at 108-54 atop the West Division, growing their playoff streak to eight seasons with their sixth division title of the run. The Hedgehogs were close behind at 106-56 and for the fifth year running won the South Division and won 100+ games. HCMC was the highest scoring team in SAB with 920 runs. The next best two records were the second place teams in those divisions with Bangkok at 95-67 in the South and Dhaka at 94-68 in the West. The Bobcats earned a third straight wild card, while the Dobermans returned to the playoffs after their 11-year streak was snapped in 2032. There was a six game drop to the next closest wild card competitor from Dhaka. Last year’s #1 seed Yangon grew their Central Division title streak to four years at 92-70, fending off Nay Pyi Taw (88-74) and Korat (86-76). The Green Dragons now have 37 playoff berths over the last four decades. It was the first winning season for both the Capitals and Renegades, an impressive feat for two teams that began play with the 2030 expansion. Nay Pyi Taw allowed the fewest runs in SEAL at 633. Dhaka RF Kap Mitanu won his second Southeast Asia League MVP in three years and earned his first Gold Glove. The 29-year old Indian righty bounced back after missing most of 2032 to a torn back muscle. In 2033, Mitanu led in total bases (398), OPS (1.047), wRC+ (177), and WAR (9.0). He added 213 hits, 121 runs, 41 doubles, 42 homers, and 133 RBI. The Dobermans had given Mitanu an eight-year, $191,800,000 extension after his 2031 MVP win. His Dhaka teammate Jeffrey Sharma won Pitcher of the Year with a blistering 384 strikeouts, the seventh-best single season in SAB history. This was only 12 Ks from Zainal bin Aziz’s record 396 from 1992. The 26-year old Indian righty also led in quality starts (23), complete games (13), and innings (261.2). Sharma had a 3.30 ERA, 18-7 record, 130 ERA+, and 6.2 WAR. He signed a four-year, $36,160,000 extension in September, but would quickly be derailed in the next two years by major injuries. Bangkok bested Dhaka 2-0 in the wild card round, but was promptly routed 3-0 in the divisional series by Mandalay. Yangon upset their old rival Ho Chi Minh City in a 3-2 classic on the other side. Despite five consecutive seasons with 100+ wins, the Hedgehogs have no pennants and have gone one-and-done in four straight years. This set up another Southeast Asia League Championship between the Mammoths and Green Dragons, who had claimed every SEAL pennant since 2026. The SEAL champ yet again was going to be from Myanmar. Mandalay beat Yangon to win their 2026 and 2028 titles, while the Green Dragons won in 2030. The Mammoths were the heavy favorite to repeat with home field and 16 more wins, but Yangon scored the upset 4-2 to win their 15^th SEAL title (1980, 82, 83, 96, 2001, 06, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 22, 30, 31, 33). The Green Dragons were now tied with Ho Chi Minh City for the most SEAL pennants and were behind only Ahmedabad’s 17 for the most in SAB. The 54^th South Asia Baseball Championship was a rematch of two years prior, which saw a 4-2 Yangon victory over Visakhapatnam. They had also met back in 2012, which was also a 4-2 Green Dragons win. The Volts took one back with their own 4-2 result in 2033 to score repeat SAB titles. Visakhapatnam now had five SAB titles (2023, 24, 25, 32, 33). In a losing effort, Yangon DH Khan Nishar was finals MVP. The 33-year old in 17 playoff starts had 22 hits, 15 runs, 7 doubles, 6 homers, and 19 RBI. Other notes: Ho Chi Minh City’s Jakree Siriket had 59 doubles, falling one short of the SAB single-season record 60 hit twice previously. Kanpur’s pitching staff had only 1168 strikeouts with a 7.35 K/9, which was the lowest totals in Indian League history. Gunavati Candrajita became the 7^th member of the 3000 hit club. Quoc Thang Lu and Jay Prasad were the 38^th and 39^th to earn 2500 hits. Arav Walif became the 16^th in SAB with 600 home runs. Cong Bui and Dong Vinh Lam became the 33^rd and 34^th members of the 500 home run club. Randall Batin became the 24^th to 1500 RBI and Agnisika Dhavita became the 21^st to 1500 runs scored. Hamidul Islam won his 7^th Silver Slugger and his first at second base. He had a previous win at SS and five as a DH. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)