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FuzzyRussianHat · 10-08-2025, 09:20 PM

The Northern League had an odd distribution of wins as three of the four division champs had only 84 or 85 wins. Southeast Division champ Hangzhou was the exception at 96-66, their second division title in four years. Qingdao at 91-71 had the NL’s second-best record, but missed the playoffs with only division champs advancing. Last year’s division champ Shanghai was 85-77. The Hens were the NL’s top scoring team with 667 runs. The other divisions were decided by one win margins.

Shijiazhuang won their sixth consecutive East Central Division at 85-77 ahead of 84-78 Beijing and 80-82 Jinan. The Serpents’ 551 runs allowed was the NL best. Xi’an at 84-78 edged 83-79 Lanzhou for their second West Division title in three years. Defending NL champ Urumqi dropped to 72-90. In the Northeast, Dalian and Shenyang were even at 83-79 after 162 games. The Gold Dragons won the tiebreaker game to advance for their second division title in three years. Last year’s winner Changchun dropped to 72-90.

Dalian RF Bo Zhou won Northern League MVP unanimously in his fourth season as a starter. The 26-year old lefty led in runs (107), home runs (55), slugging (.640), OPS (1.022), and wRC+ (201). Zhou added 202 hits, 25 doubles, 120 RBI, .328 average, and 9.5 WAR. The Gold Dragons had drafted him 13^th in the 2029 CLB Draft.

Shijiazhuang’s Sihua Fan took Pitcher of the Year with 25 first place votes, while Xi’an’s Bangxao Huang had seven. Fan was in his seventh season and led in ERA (2.12) and WAR (7.3). The 27-year old lefty had 253 strikeouts in 250.1 innings, an 11-10 record, and 154 ERA+. The 11 wins were the fewest in CLB history by a starter that won POTY.

The Triple Round Robin was hypercompetitive with Hangzhou and Dalian advancing at 5-4 while Shijiazhuang and Xi’an were 4-5. The Gold Dragons earned their first semifinal trip since 2023, while the Hens had a shot at their second NL pennant in four years.

Dalian started the series with a 3-1 road win in 12 innings, but Hangzhou bounced back with three straight wins. The Hens had a three-run rally in game three to win 4-3 and won a 1-0 pitcher’s duel in game four. The Gold Dragons won their own pitcher’s duel 2-0 in game five, but Hangzhou took game six 4-2 to clinch the series 4-2. The Hens earned their fifth trip to the China Series (1979, 1989, 2013, 2033, 2036).

Guangzhou repeated as Southwest Division champ at 100-62 and had the top record in the Southern League and all of Chinese League Baseball. It didn’t come easy though with 96-66 Kunming giving chase. The Gamecocks have won six of the last seven division titles and allowed the fewest runs at 477. Macau at 96-66 rolled to a third Southeast Division crown in-a-row.

Defending CLB champ Nanchang repeated in the East Division at 89-73 and led in scoring with 702 runs. The Crickets were eight games ahead of Wenzhou in the East. Lastly in the Central, Wuhan and Chongqing tied at 83-79 while Chengdu was 82-80. The Wolverines beat the Cavaliers in the tiebreaker game to end an eight-year playoff drought. Changsha, who had won four straight division crowns, fell to 75-87.

Chongqing 1B Subahan Rozali won a competitive Southern League MVP race, getting 17 first place votes compared to nine for Hong Kong 2B Faxien Rao and six for Macau CF Haoxuan Li. Rozali was in his eighth year for the Cavaliers and led with 59 home runs, 140 RBI, 410 total bases, .660 slugging, and wRC+ (199). The 28-year old Malaysian lefty added 191 hits, 103 runs, 36 doubles, .308 average, and 9.3 WAR.

Pitcher of the Year was an intense battle with Macau’s Vihaan Gita getting with 16 first place votes and 168 points compared to Changsha’s Zhenying Chen at 13 first place votes and 147 points. Gita was in his third year starting and led with 389 strikeouts, which was the seventh-best single-season in CLB history. The 23-year old Indian had a 2.05 ERA, 18-8 record, 255 innings, 160 ERA+, and 8.2 WAR.

Chen meanwhile was the leader in ERA (1.86), WHIP (0.75), K/BB (13.7), FIP- (30), and WAR (11.0). He had a 14-4 record and 370 strikeouts over 213.1 innings. Chen had a 15.61 K/9, breaking the CLB record by a qualifying pitcher (162+ innings) previously held by Min-Yen Fu with 15.32 in 2015.

The top two records advanced out of the Triple Round Robin with Guangzhou at 6-3 and Macau at 5-4, while Nanchang was 4-5 and Wuhan 3-6. The Gamecocks made it to the Southern League Championship Series for the fifth time in seven years, while the Magicians earned back-to-back trips.

Guangzhou started the series with three straight wins in one-run games. Game two was a 3-2 win in 11 innings with game three seeing 12 innings and a 4-3 final. Macau avoided the sweep winning game four 8-2, but the Gamecocks took game five 4-0 for the 4-1 series win. Guangzhou earned a ninth finals trip (1971, 74, 87, 99, 2000, 12, 23, 32, 36); which is tied for the most along with Beijing and Hong Kong.

In the 67^th China Series, Guangzhou rolled in game one 11-1, followed by a 1-0 walkoff win in game two. Hangzhou got a 3-2 win in game three, but the Gamecocks matched in game 3-2 after 11 innings. Guangzhou then won game five 6-4 on the road to clinch the series in five, becoming three-time Chinese champs (1971, 2000, 2036).

Finals MVP was seventh-year RF Yan Bashi, who went 8-20 with 3 RBI. For the postseason, Bashi had 22 hits, 10 runs, 7 extra base hits, and 10 RBI in 19 games. Gamecocks pitcher Bucky Hein tied the playoff record for wins with five, going 5-1 in 37.2 innings with a 1.43 ERA. Hangzhou’s Chuan Lin set a bad playoff record with five losses, going 0-5 in six starts with a 3.56 ERA in 30.1 innings.

Other notes: CLB’s 57^th perfect game came on August 24 by Shangahi’s Shibo Huang with 5 strikeouts against Hangzhou. Two players broke the previous CLB single-season record for doubles of 47 by Weihao Lu in 2012. Macau’s Yongxin Li set the new high mark of 52 while Hangzhou’s Di Zhou had 48. Hong Kong’s Faxien Rao had 230 hits, the 3^rd-best in CLB history begind Aniwa Xirzat’s 235 in 2035 and Li’s 231 from 2035.

Syamsul Azzahari and Simon Chang became the 5^th and 6^th members of the 500 home run club. Azzahari got to 542, 3^rd behind Tao Cai (595) and Cheng Kang (552). Zhongting Zhang was the 23^rd to 2000 hits, the 24^th to 1000 runs, and the 20^th to 400 homers.

SS Weiman Hiang won his 10^th Gold Glove and 1B Boren Zhong won his 8^th consecutive. Hiang was only the 5^th CLB player with 10+ Gold Gloves at any position. In team stats, Xiamen’s 215 homers and Nanchang’s 112 triples both were the 3^rd-best in Southern League history. Shenzhen’s 4.02 team ERA and 722 runs were the 2^nd-worst in SL history while their 651 earned runs were 3^rd-worst.

10-08-2025, 09:20 PM	#2493
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,016	2036 in CLB The Northern League had an odd distribution of wins as three of the four division champs had only 84 or 85 wins. Southeast Division champ Hangzhou was the exception at 96-66, their second division title in four years. Qingdao at 91-71 had the NL’s second-best record, but missed the playoffs with only division champs advancing. Last year’s division champ Shanghai was 85-77. The Hens were the NL’s top scoring team with 667 runs. The other divisions were decided by one win margins. Shijiazhuang won their sixth consecutive East Central Division at 85-77 ahead of 84-78 Beijing and 80-82 Jinan. The Serpents’ 551 runs allowed was the NL best. Xi’an at 84-78 edged 83-79 Lanzhou for their second West Division title in three years. Defending NL champ Urumqi dropped to 72-90. In the Northeast, Dalian and Shenyang were even at 83-79 after 162 games. The Gold Dragons won the tiebreaker game to advance for their second division title in three years. Last year’s winner Changchun dropped to 72-90. Dalian RF Bo Zhou won Northern League MVP unanimously in his fourth season as a starter. The 26-year old lefty led in runs (107), home runs (55), slugging (.640), OPS (1.022), and wRC+ (201). Zhou added 202 hits, 25 doubles, 120 RBI, .328 average, and 9.5 WAR. The Gold Dragons had drafted him 13^th in the 2029 CLB Draft. Shijiazhuang’s Sihua Fan took Pitcher of the Year with 25 first place votes, while Xi’an’s Bangxao Huang had seven. Fan was in his seventh season and led in ERA (2.12) and WAR (7.3). The 27-year old lefty had 253 strikeouts in 250.1 innings, an 11-10 record, and 154 ERA+. The 11 wins were the fewest in CLB history by a starter that won POTY. The Triple Round Robin was hypercompetitive with Hangzhou and Dalian advancing at 5-4 while Shijiazhuang and Xi’an were 4-5. The Gold Dragons earned their first semifinal trip since 2023, while the Hens had a shot at their second NL pennant in four years. Dalian started the series with a 3-1 road win in 12 innings, but Hangzhou bounced back with three straight wins. The Hens had a three-run rally in game three to win 4-3 and won a 1-0 pitcher’s duel in game four. The Gold Dragons won their own pitcher’s duel 2-0 in game five, but Hangzhou took game six 4-2 to clinch the series 4-2. The Hens earned their fifth trip to the China Series (1979, 1989, 2013, 2033, 2036). Guangzhou repeated as Southwest Division champ at 100-62 and had the top record in the Southern League and all of Chinese League Baseball. It didn’t come easy though with 96-66 Kunming giving chase. The Gamecocks have won six of the last seven division titles and allowed the fewest runs at 477. Macau at 96-66 rolled to a third Southeast Division crown in-a-row. Defending CLB champ Nanchang repeated in the East Division at 89-73 and led in scoring with 702 runs. The Crickets were eight games ahead of Wenzhou in the East. Lastly in the Central, Wuhan and Chongqing tied at 83-79 while Chengdu was 82-80. The Wolverines beat the Cavaliers in the tiebreaker game to end an eight-year playoff drought. Changsha, who had won four straight division crowns, fell to 75-87. Chongqing 1B Subahan Rozali won a competitive Southern League MVP race, getting 17 first place votes compared to nine for Hong Kong 2B Faxien Rao and six for Macau CF Haoxuan Li. Rozali was in his eighth year for the Cavaliers and led with 59 home runs, 140 RBI, 410 total bases, .660 slugging, and wRC+ (199). The 28-year old Malaysian lefty added 191 hits, 103 runs, 36 doubles, .308 average, and 9.3 WAR. Pitcher of the Year was an intense battle with Macau’s Vihaan Gita getting with 16 first place votes and 168 points compared to Changsha’s Zhenying Chen at 13 first place votes and 147 points. Gita was in his third year starting and led with 389 strikeouts, which was the seventh-best single-season in CLB history. The 23-year old Indian had a 2.05 ERA, 18-8 record, 255 innings, 160 ERA+, and 8.2 WAR. Chen meanwhile was the leader in ERA (1.86), WHIP (0.75), K/BB (13.7), FIP- (30), and WAR (11.0). He had a 14-4 record and 370 strikeouts over 213.1 innings. Chen had a 15.61 K/9, breaking the CLB record by a qualifying pitcher (162+ innings) previously held by Min-Yen Fu with 15.32 in 2015. The top two records advanced out of the Triple Round Robin with Guangzhou at 6-3 and Macau at 5-4, while Nanchang was 4-5 and Wuhan 3-6. The Gamecocks made it to the Southern League Championship Series for the fifth time in seven years, while the Magicians earned back-to-back trips. Guangzhou started the series with three straight wins in one-run games. Game two was a 3-2 win in 11 innings with game three seeing 12 innings and a 4-3 final. Macau avoided the sweep winning game four 8-2, but the Gamecocks took game five 4-0 for the 4-1 series win. Guangzhou earned a ninth finals trip (1971, 74, 87, 99, 2000, 12, 23, 32, 36); which is tied for the most along with Beijing and Hong Kong. In the 67^th China Series, Guangzhou rolled in game one 11-1, followed by a 1-0 walkoff win in game two. Hangzhou got a 3-2 win in game three, but the Gamecocks matched in game 3-2 after 11 innings. Guangzhou then won game five 6-4 on the road to clinch the series in five, becoming three-time Chinese champs (1971, 2000, 2036). Finals MVP was seventh-year RF Yan Bashi, who went 8-20 with 3 RBI. For the postseason, Bashi had 22 hits, 10 runs, 7 extra base hits, and 10 RBI in 19 games. Gamecocks pitcher Bucky Hein tied the playoff record for wins with five, going 5-1 in 37.2 innings with a 1.43 ERA. Hangzhou’s Chuan Lin set a bad playoff record with five losses, going 0-5 in six starts with a 3.56 ERA in 30.1 innings. Other notes: CLB’s 57^th perfect game came on August 24 by Shangahi’s Shibo Huang with 5 strikeouts against Hangzhou. Two players broke the previous CLB single-season record for doubles of 47 by Weihao Lu in 2012. Macau’s Yongxin Li set the new high mark of 52 while Hangzhou’s Di Zhou had 48. Hong Kong’s Faxien Rao had 230 hits, the 3^rd-best in CLB history begind Aniwa Xirzat’s 235 in 2035 and Li’s 231 from 2035. Syamsul Azzahari and Simon Chang became the 5^th and 6^th members of the 500 home run club. Azzahari got to 542, 3^rd behind Tao Cai (595) and Cheng Kang (552). Zhongting Zhang was the 23^rd to 2000 hits, the 24^th to 1000 runs, and the 20^th to 400 homers. SS Weiman Hiang won his 10^th Gold Glove and 1B Boren Zhong won his 8^th consecutive. Hiang was only the 5^th CLB player with 10+ Gold Gloves at any position. In team stats, Xiamen’s 215 homers and Nanchang’s 112 triples both were the 3^rd-best in Southern League history. Shenzhen’s 4.02 team ERA and 722 runs were the 2^nd-worst in SL history while their 651 earned runs were 3^rd-worst. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)