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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-05-2025, 10:50 AM

Since 2030, Guangzhou and/or Shijiazhuang has been in the final four each year. 2037 was their second China Series battle of this stretch, as the Serpents won the 2032 encounter. The 68^th finale opened with a 5-0 home win for the reigning CLB champ Gamecocks. Pitcher of the Year Bucky Hein tossed a one-hit shutout with five strikeouts and one walk. Guangzhou then won a back-and-forth affair 7-6 for the 2-0 series lead.

Game three back in Shijiazhuang was an all-timer. The Gamecocks were up 3-0 after six, but the Serpents evened it with one in the seventh and two in the eighth. The game stayed locked up at 3-3 until the bottom of the 14^th inning as SS Mario Zamora hit a two run homer, 346 feet over the right field wall, for the 5-3 finale. Guangzhou had two solo homers in game four, which was enough for a 2-1 road win.

Shijiazhuang stayed alive on a 4-1 win in game five, but Guangzhou locked up the series back at home with a 7-4 result in game six. The Gamecocks are the sixth franchise in Chinese League Baseball history to earn repeat titles, joining Changchun (2016-17), Changsha (2004-05), Dalian (four-peat from 1991-94), Beijing (1984-85), and Kunming (1977-78). Guangzhou are now four-time champs, having also won in 1971 and 2000.

Finals MVP was SS Tian Du, who went 7-25 with 3 homers and 7 RBI. Hein was huge as well with a 1.35 ERA over 20 innings and 18 Ks. Closer Gengji Zhou had three saves in the series and tied the world record for saves in a postseason run with ten. The 23-year old in 15.1 innings and 12 appearances had 21 Ks and a 0.59 ERA.

Shijiazhuang’s Xiaotian Xu notably had 28 RBI across the postseason, which also tied a world record. Only Beisbol Sudamerica’s Manual Marquez had hit that mark previously in 2014. Xu had 29 hits, 16 runs, 9 homers, and 1.7 WAR in 22 starts. Although a small sample size (20 plate appearances required), Xi’an’s Faisal Tang set CLB playoff records for OBP (.593) and OPS (1.633). He went 14-25 with two walks.

Other notes: CLB’s 58^th perfect game came on July 8 by Shijiazhuang’s Dong Yang with 11 strikeouts against Zhengzhou. Bucky Hein had the 13^th 20-strikeout game on April 28 against Changsha. It was his second time reaching 20 Ks.

Tianjin’s Zhaoqiang Zheng had 48 doubles, four short of the CLB single-season record set the prior year by Yongxin Li. Hong Kong’s Duyang Hu had the 5^th four-home run game in CLB history on April 3 against Chengdu. Subahan Rozali had a 28-game hitting streak, tied for the 4^th-longest in CLB history. Yang Tan became the 11^th closer to 300 career saves.

11-05-2025, 10:50 AM	#2545
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,011	2037 China Series Since 2030, Guangzhou and/or Shijiazhuang has been in the final four each year. 2037 was their second China Series battle of this stretch, as the Serpents won the 2032 encounter. The 68^th finale opened with a 5-0 home win for the reigning CLB champ Gamecocks. Pitcher of the Year Bucky Hein tossed a one-hit shutout with five strikeouts and one walk. Guangzhou then won a back-and-forth affair 7-6 for the 2-0 series lead. Game three back in Shijiazhuang was an all-timer. The Gamecocks were up 3-0 after six, but the Serpents evened it with one in the seventh and two in the eighth. The game stayed locked up at 3-3 until the bottom of the 14^th inning as SS Mario Zamora hit a two run homer, 346 feet over the right field wall, for the 5-3 finale. Guangzhou had two solo homers in game four, which was enough for a 2-1 road win. Shijiazhuang stayed alive on a 4-1 win in game five, but Guangzhou locked up the series back at home with a 7-4 result in game six. The Gamecocks are the sixth franchise in Chinese League Baseball history to earn repeat titles, joining Changchun (2016-17), Changsha (2004-05), Dalian (four-peat from 1991-94), Beijing (1984-85), and Kunming (1977-78). Guangzhou are now four-time champs, having also won in 1971 and 2000. Finals MVP was SS Tian Du, who went 7-25 with 3 homers and 7 RBI. Hein was huge as well with a 1.35 ERA over 20 innings and 18 Ks. Closer Gengji Zhou had three saves in the series and tied the world record for saves in a postseason run with ten. The 23-year old in 15.1 innings and 12 appearances had 21 Ks and a 0.59 ERA. Shijiazhuang’s Xiaotian Xu notably had 28 RBI across the postseason, which also tied a world record. Only Beisbol Sudamerica’s Manual Marquez had hit that mark previously in 2014. Xu had 29 hits, 16 runs, 9 homers, and 1.7 WAR in 22 starts. Although a small sample size (20 plate appearances required), Xi’an’s Faisal Tang set CLB playoff records for OBP (.593) and OPS (1.633). He went 14-25 with two walks. Other notes: CLB’s 58^th perfect game came on July 8 by Shijiazhuang’s Dong Yang with 11 strikeouts against Zhengzhou. Bucky Hein had the 13^th 20-strikeout game on April 28 against Changsha. It was his second time reaching 20 Ks. Tianjin’s Zhaoqiang Zheng had 48 doubles, four short of the CLB single-season record set the prior year by Yongxin Li. Hong Kong’s Duyang Hu had the 5^th four-home run game in CLB history on April 3 against Chengdu. Subahan Rozali had a 28-game hitting streak, tied for the 4^th-longest in CLB history. Yang Tan became the 11^th closer to 300 career saves. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)