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

Defending Oceania Baseball Association champ Hobart made it three straight Australasia League titles, setting a new franchise best at 100-62. The Tasmaniacs had a five game lead at the start of July and never surrendered the top spot, but Gold Coast (97-65) and Melbourne (96-66) both chased them closely. Christchurch was fourth at 91-71, their fourth straight 90+ win season without a pennant. Hobart led the AL with 741 runs while the Kangaroos allowed the fewest at 545.

The Tasmaniacs swept the top awards, led by 2B Chaz Callihan as the unanimous Australasia League MVP. He had won the honor in 2033, but had missed big chunks of the next two years between shoulder inflammation in 2034 and a torn PCL in 2035. Still, Hobart signed Callihan in January 2036 to an eight-year, $168,600,000 extension.

The 27-year old Australian lefty was healthy for 2036 and led in runs (107), home runs (50), RBI (134), total bases (384), slugging (.663), OPS (1.030), wRC+ (195), and WAR (9.0). Callihan added 186 hits, 24 doubles, 12 triples, and a .321 average. He also hit for the cycle on July 11 against Gold Coast. Hobart had taken Callihan third overall in the 2027 OBA Draft.

Nigel Pitt won Pitcher of the Year with 17/20 first place votes. The 26-year old Cook Islander was in his fourth season with Hobart and second as a full-time starter. Pitt led in wins (21-13) and had a 2.98 ERA, 313.2 innings, 262 strikeouts, 119 ERA+, and 6.4 WAR.

The Pacific League came down to the wire with five teams within three games of first place entering September. Entering the final week, Guadalcanal, Fiji, and Vanuatu were each tied for first at 91-65. The Green Jackets narrowly had the best finish at 95-67, outlasting the Wizards (94-68), Freedom (94-69), and Tahiti (93-69). Defending PL champ Samoa was tied for first, but a weak finish dropped them to fifth at 89-73.

Guadalcanal earned their third pennant in six years and their 11^th overall (1961, 64, 66, 68, 77, 2010, 12, 13, 31, 32, 36). They had the best run differential in the PL at +115 and scored the most at 726 runs. The Tropics allowed the fewest runs with 523.

Tahiti swept the Pacific League’s top awards, including a fourth MVP and third straight for LF Jun Lopez-Torres. He became the tenth in OBA history to win 4+ MVPs and had the first hitting Triple Crown since Roe Kaupa in 2014. It was only the tenth hitting Triple Crown in OBA, but Lopez-Torres still wasn’t an MVP lock. He got 13 first place votes and 245 points while Guadalcanal’s Servando Perez had 7 and 215.

In his second year with the Tropics, Lopez-Torres led in homers (50), RBI (122), total bases (397), average (.338), slugging (.684), OPS (1.070), wRC+ (195), and WAR (9.5). The 31-year old Australian also had 196 hits, 95 runs, 23 doubles, 14 triples, and 55 stolen bases. Lopez-Torres and Kaupa are the only players to win MVP with three different teams. He now has two with Tahiti, plus 2034 for Guam and 2030 with Melbourne.

Dirk Murray was the unanimous Pitcher of the Year, giving him three in four years. The 33-year old Canadian was in his first season for Tahiti, signing in 2032 after spending his first seven seasons with MLB’s Sacramento. Murray led in wins (23-8), ERA (2.03), innings (340.2), quality starts (33), complete games (18), shutouts (6), FIP- (77), and WAR (8.6). His 368 strikeouts ranked third, his first time not leading since joining the Tropics.

Hobart opened the 77^th Oceania Championship with a 6-3 home win over Guadalcanal. It was all Green Jackets after that with 5-3, 12-4, 6-3, and 8-1 finals; taking the series in five. Guadalcanal became six-time OBA champs (1961, 1966, 1968, 2012, 2032, 2036). 3B Peter Gosden was series MVP in his second year with the squad, going 10-20 with 7 runs, 2 doubles, 2 homers, and 8 RBI. The 37-year old Australian had spent his first 12 seasons with Adelaide.

Other notes: Hobart’s Jody Riley had OBA’s 9^th four-home run game on July 3 against Perth. The Penguins’ Gael Bradley had a 34-game hitting streak that carried over from the prior season. This fell one short of the OBA record set by Jordy Vincent in 2029.

In milestones, Darren Soo and Alec Teika were the 36^th and 37^th pitchers to 200 wins. Soo also was the 52^nd to 3000 strikeouts. Henry Lui was the 56^th to 400 homers. 1B David Odom won his 13^th Gold Glove, becoming the 4^th with 13+ GGs in OBA. He is one of 30 players across baseball history with 13+ Gold Gloves and one of seven first basemen. SS Mathew Bellamy won his 9^th Silver Slugger.

10-09-2025, 10:20 PM	#2495
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,014	2036 in OBA Defending Oceania Baseball Association champ Hobart made it three straight Australasia League titles, setting a new franchise best at 100-62. The Tasmaniacs had a five game lead at the start of July and never surrendered the top spot, but Gold Coast (97-65) and Melbourne (96-66) both chased them closely. Christchurch was fourth at 91-71, their fourth straight 90+ win season without a pennant. Hobart led the AL with 741 runs while the Kangaroos allowed the fewest at 545. The Tasmaniacs swept the top awards, led by 2B Chaz Callihan as the unanimous Australasia League MVP. He had won the honor in 2033, but had missed big chunks of the next two years between shoulder inflammation in 2034 and a torn PCL in 2035. Still, Hobart signed Callihan in January 2036 to an eight-year, $168,600,000 extension. The 27-year old Australian lefty was healthy for 2036 and led in runs (107), home runs (50), RBI (134), total bases (384), slugging (.663), OPS (1.030), wRC+ (195), and WAR (9.0). Callihan added 186 hits, 24 doubles, 12 triples, and a .321 average. He also hit for the cycle on July 11 against Gold Coast. Hobart had taken Callihan third overall in the 2027 OBA Draft. Nigel Pitt won Pitcher of the Year with 17/20 first place votes. The 26-year old Cook Islander was in his fourth season with Hobart and second as a full-time starter. Pitt led in wins (21-13) and had a 2.98 ERA, 313.2 innings, 262 strikeouts, 119 ERA+, and 6.4 WAR. The Pacific League came down to the wire with five teams within three games of first place entering September. Entering the final week, Guadalcanal, Fiji, and Vanuatu were each tied for first at 91-65. The Green Jackets narrowly had the best finish at 95-67, outlasting the Wizards (94-68), Freedom (94-69), and Tahiti (93-69). Defending PL champ Samoa was tied for first, but a weak finish dropped them to fifth at 89-73. Guadalcanal earned their third pennant in six years and their 11^th overall (1961, 64, 66, 68, 77, 2010, 12, 13, 31, 32, 36). They had the best run differential in the PL at +115 and scored the most at 726 runs. The Tropics allowed the fewest runs with 523. Tahiti swept the Pacific League’s top awards, including a fourth MVP and third straight for LF Jun Lopez-Torres. He became the tenth in OBA history to win 4+ MVPs and had the first hitting Triple Crown since Roe Kaupa in 2014. It was only the tenth hitting Triple Crown in OBA, but Lopez-Torres still wasn’t an MVP lock. He got 13 first place votes and 245 points while Guadalcanal’s Servando Perez had 7 and 215. In his second year with the Tropics, Lopez-Torres led in homers (50), RBI (122), total bases (397), average (.338), slugging (.684), OPS (1.070), wRC+ (195), and WAR (9.5). The 31-year old Australian also had 196 hits, 95 runs, 23 doubles, 14 triples, and 55 stolen bases. Lopez-Torres and Kaupa are the only players to win MVP with three different teams. He now has two with Tahiti, plus 2034 for Guam and 2030 with Melbourne. Dirk Murray was the unanimous Pitcher of the Year, giving him three in four years. The 33-year old Canadian was in his first season for Tahiti, signing in 2032 after spending his first seven seasons with MLB’s Sacramento. Murray led in wins (23-8), ERA (2.03), innings (340.2), quality starts (33), complete games (18), shutouts (6), FIP- (77), and WAR (8.6). His 368 strikeouts ranked third, his first time not leading since joining the Tropics. Hobart opened the 77^th Oceania Championship with a 6-3 home win over Guadalcanal. It was all Green Jackets after that with 5-3, 12-4, 6-3, and 8-1 finals; taking the series in five. Guadalcanal became six-time OBA champs (1961, 1966, 1968, 2012, 2032, 2036). 3B Peter Gosden was series MVP in his second year with the squad, going 10-20 with 7 runs, 2 doubles, 2 homers, and 8 RBI. The 37-year old Australian had spent his first 12 seasons with Adelaide. Other notes: Hobart’s Jody Riley had OBA’s 9^th four-home run game on July 3 against Perth. The Penguins’ Gael Bradley had a 34-game hitting streak that carried over from the prior season. This fell one short of the OBA record set by Jordy Vincent in 2029. In milestones, Darren Soo and Alec Teika were the 36^th and 37^th pitchers to 200 wins. Soo also was the 52^nd to 3000 strikeouts. Henry Lui was the 56^th to 400 homers. 1B David Odom won his 13^th Gold Glove, becoming the 4^th with 13+ GGs in OBA. He is one of 30 players across baseball history with 13+ Gold Gloves and one of seven first basemen. SS Mathew Bellamy won his 9^th Silver Slugger. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder) Last edited by FuzzyRussianHat; 10-11-2025 at 07:25 PM.