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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-14-2025, 08:21 AM

The 117^th East Asian Championship started in South Korea, but it was visiting Saitama who opened strong with the 7-1 win at Goyang. Kuhihiko Ozawa struck out 10 and allowed four hits in a complete game victory. The Green Sox got one back 3-2 in game two, taking the lead with two runs in the eighth inning. Daigo Ikemizu had the complete game win with nine strikeouts and five hits allowed.

Saitama’s pitching locked things down as the series moved to Japan with 3-1, 2-1, and 4-1 wins. In game three, the Sting went ahead with a two-run Eichiro Nakatani home run in the eighth inning. Game four saw Yu-Te Yen lead off the ninth with a walkoff bomb to center. To close it out, Ozawa gave up one run and one hit over seven innings with 11 strikeouts.

Veteran closer Manabu Miyazaki closed out the series with a two-inning save in game five, giving Saitama its second East Asia Baseball title (2025, 2037). It was his tenth save of the playoffs, tying the world postseason record. The 38-year old righty had a 1.06 ERA over 17 appearances. Toshiyasu Tamada also set an EAB playoff record with 2.76 H/9, posting a 0.55 ERA and five hits of 16.1 playoff innings.

Ozawa was the ace of the series with two wins, a 1.12 ERA, and 21 strikeouts over 16 innings. The MVP honor though went to 3B Dong-Hyeon Yu, who was 8-20 with one home and two RBI. It was an impressively dominant playoff run for the Sting, who went 14-1 on the field despite never having home field advantage. Apart from Fukuoka getting the one-win handicap in the wild card round, Saitama’s only proper playoff loss was game two against the Green Sox.

Other notes: Goyang had a 3,029,506 season attendance and Seongnam sold 2,989,210 tickets; the 2^nd and 3^rd-best in Korea League history. Hamhung meanwhile solid only 755,697 tickets, the 3^rd-worst in KL history and the worst since the inaugural 1921 season. Kawasaki meanwhile had a 2,928,958 attendance for the 3^rd-best in the Japan League. They got the top two spots in the prior two years.

Ju-Sung Kang threw his second no-hitter on April 8 with Hiroshima against Tokyo. He previously had a perfect game in 2034 with Incheon. In other pitching notables, Oniji Yamamoto was the 78^th ace to 200 wins. Young-Pyo Park was the 53^rd to 3500 strikeouts and Sin-Cheol Park was the 9^th to 400 saves.

In batting milestones, Hyung-Gwang Sohn was the 86^th to 500 home runs. Han Yi was the 38^th to 1500 runs scored. Masanori Fukuoka and Yosai Ishizuka were the 54^th and 55^th to 1500 RBI. Fukuoka also won his 11^th Silver Slugger and first in RF, after winning ten in LF. He’s one of 12 players in EAB history with 11+ Sluggers. C Do-Hyun Lee won his 7^th Silver Slugger.

11-14-2025, 08:21 AM	#2563
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,128	2037 East Asian Championship The 117^th East Asian Championship started in South Korea, but it was visiting Saitama who opened strong with the 7-1 win at Goyang. Kuhihiko Ozawa struck out 10 and allowed four hits in a complete game victory. The Green Sox got one back 3-2 in game two, taking the lead with two runs in the eighth inning. Daigo Ikemizu had the complete game win with nine strikeouts and five hits allowed. Saitama’s pitching locked things down as the series moved to Japan with 3-1, 2-1, and 4-1 wins. In game three, the Sting went ahead with a two-run Eichiro Nakatani home run in the eighth inning. Game four saw Yu-Te Yen lead off the ninth with a walkoff bomb to center. To close it out, Ozawa gave up one run and one hit over seven innings with 11 strikeouts. Veteran closer Manabu Miyazaki closed out the series with a two-inning save in game five, giving Saitama its second East Asia Baseball title (2025, 2037). It was his tenth save of the playoffs, tying the world postseason record. The 38-year old righty had a 1.06 ERA over 17 appearances. Toshiyasu Tamada also set an EAB playoff record with 2.76 H/9, posting a 0.55 ERA and five hits of 16.1 playoff innings. Ozawa was the ace of the series with two wins, a 1.12 ERA, and 21 strikeouts over 16 innings. The MVP honor though went to 3B Dong-Hyeon Yu, who was 8-20 with one home and two RBI. It was an impressively dominant playoff run for the Sting, who went 14-1 on the field despite never having home field advantage. Apart from Fukuoka getting the one-win handicap in the wild card round, Saitama’s only proper playoff loss was game two against the Green Sox. Other notes: Goyang had a 3,029,506 season attendance and Seongnam sold 2,989,210 tickets; the 2^nd and 3^rd-best in Korea League history. Hamhung meanwhile solid only 755,697 tickets, the 3^rd-worst in KL history and the worst since the inaugural 1921 season. Kawasaki meanwhile had a 2,928,958 attendance for the 3^rd-best in the Japan League. They got the top two spots in the prior two years. Ju-Sung Kang threw his second no-hitter on April 8 with Hiroshima against Tokyo. He previously had a perfect game in 2034 with Incheon. In other pitching notables, Oniji Yamamoto was the 78^th ace to 200 wins. Young-Pyo Park was the 53^rd to 3500 strikeouts and Sin-Cheol Park was the 9^th to 400 saves. In batting milestones, Hyung-Gwang Sohn was the 86^th to 500 home runs. Han Yi was the 38^th to 1500 runs scored. Masanori Fukuoka and Yosai Ishizuka were the 54^th and 55^th to 1500 RBI. Fukuoka also won his 11^th Silver Slugger and first in RF, after winning ten in LF. He’s one of 12 players in EAB history with 11+ Sluggers. C Do-Hyun Lee won his 7^th Silver Slugger. __________________ 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)