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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-17-2025, 07:03 AM

The 79^th Oceania Championship was the third finals encounter of Sydney and Honolulu. The Snakes won a seven-game classic in 2019 en route to a repeat, while their rematch in 2028 was a Sydney sweep. The series started in Hawaii, but the Snakes secured a 2-1 road win as Bryan Zeits just out-dueled Dirk Murray on the mound.

Game two was another Sydney road win, although it was tied at 4-4 after the sixth inning and stayed there until the 11^th. The Snakes unloaded in the top half with four runs on two homers, including Orland Fournier’s three-run bomb. The trend of road winners continued to Australia though with Honolulu taking game three 10-5. Dave Foggia was 3-5 with 2 homers and 4 RBI. It was another road win in game four with a 7-1 result for the Honu on a Murray complete game.

Sydney earned the first home win with a 7-3 score in game five, racing ahead on a four-run sixth inning. Back in Hawaii for game six, the Snakes took the game and series by 4-2 margins. Sydney is now an impressive 7-1 in the finals with rings in 2018-19, 22, 25, 28-29, and 38. Honolulu falls to 8-8 all-time in the championship. League MVP Sam Erickson was series MVP, going 8-25 with 1 homer and 2 RBI. He had a triple and a run in the clincher.

Other notes: 2038 was the final season for Trey Cruz, who only played 54 games thanks to a recurring strained hamstring and struggled when healthy for Samoa. He fell just short of passing Roe Kaupa as the OBA runs scored leader; his 1955 just missed Kaupa’s 1963. Cruz was already the leader in hits (3619), singles (2444), triples (396), stolen bases (1651), and caught stealing (781). His 120.06 WAR in OBA ranks behind only Jimmy Caliw (138.03) and Kaupa (127.87) for position players.

Cruz also played two of his 24 seasons in MLB, giving him final combined pro totals of 3069 games, 2072 runs, 3849 hits, 471 doubles, 415 triples, 351 home runs, 1614 RBI, 1701 steals, 811 caught stealing, .325/.354/.521 slash, 138 wRC+, and 123.7 WAR. On the world leaderboard, Cruz ranks 26^th in runs, 18^th in hits, 8^th in triples, 7^th in steals, and 26^th in caught stealing.

In other milestones, Hunter Dobbie was the 13^th to 600 homers. He and Cruz made it 24 in OBA with 1500 RBI. Dobbie and Liam Winmar both wrapped up their careers in 2038. Winmar finished with 628 career homers and Dobbie 623, which rank 11^th and 12^th on OBA’s all-time list.

Marika Wati was the 29^th to 2500 hits. Wati, Jody Riley, Levi Cole, and Jun Lopez-Torres grew the 400 homer club to 60 members. Clement Alu was the 38^th pitcher to 200 wins and the 55^th to 3000 strikeouts. Mathew Bellamy won his 10^th Silver Slugger at SS and Wati got his 7^th split between 1B and DH. Bellamy is one of 11 in OBA with 10+ Sluggers. Both 3B Glen Cortes and SS Aquila Tabucava won their 7^th consecutive Gold Glove.

12-17-2025, 07:03 AM	#2625
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,243	2038 Oceania Championship The 79^th Oceania Championship was the third finals encounter of Sydney and Honolulu. The Snakes won a seven-game classic in 2019 en route to a repeat, while their rematch in 2028 was a Sydney sweep. The series started in Hawaii, but the Snakes secured a 2-1 road win as Bryan Zeits just out-dueled Dirk Murray on the mound. Game two was another Sydney road win, although it was tied at 4-4 after the sixth inning and stayed there until the 11^th. The Snakes unloaded in the top half with four runs on two homers, including Orland Fournier’s three-run bomb. The trend of road winners continued to Australia though with Honolulu taking game three 10-5. Dave Foggia was 3-5 with 2 homers and 4 RBI. It was another road win in game four with a 7-1 result for the Honu on a Murray complete game. Sydney earned the first home win with a 7-3 score in game five, racing ahead on a four-run sixth inning. Back in Hawaii for game six, the Snakes took the game and series by 4-2 margins. Sydney is now an impressive 7-1 in the finals with rings in 2018-19, 22, 25, 28-29, and 38. Honolulu falls to 8-8 all-time in the championship. League MVP Sam Erickson was series MVP, going 8-25 with 1 homer and 2 RBI. He had a triple and a run in the clincher. Other notes: 2038 was the final season for Trey Cruz, who only played 54 games thanks to a recurring strained hamstring and struggled when healthy for Samoa. He fell just short of passing Roe Kaupa as the OBA runs scored leader; his 1955 just missed Kaupa’s 1963. Cruz was already the leader in hits (3619), singles (2444), triples (396), stolen bases (1651), and caught stealing (781). His 120.06 WAR in OBA ranks behind only Jimmy Caliw (138.03) and Kaupa (127.87) for position players. Cruz also played two of his 24 seasons in MLB, giving him final combined pro totals of 3069 games, 2072 runs, 3849 hits, 471 doubles, 415 triples, 351 home runs, 1614 RBI, 1701 steals, 811 caught stealing, .325/.354/.521 slash, 138 wRC+, and 123.7 WAR. On the world leaderboard, Cruz ranks 26^th in runs, 18^th in hits, 8^th in triples, 7^th in steals, and 26^th in caught stealing. In other milestones, Hunter Dobbie was the 13^th to 600 homers. He and Cruz made it 24 in OBA with 1500 RBI. Dobbie and Liam Winmar both wrapped up their careers in 2038. Winmar finished with 628 career homers and Dobbie 623, which rank 11^th and 12^th on OBA’s all-time list. Marika Wati was the 29^th to 2500 hits. Wati, Jody Riley, Levi Cole, and Jun Lopez-Torres grew the 400 homer club to 60 members. Clement Alu was the 38^th pitcher to 200 wins and the 55^th to 3000 strikeouts. Mathew Bellamy won his 10^th Silver Slugger at SS and Wati got his 7^th split between 1B and DH. Bellamy is one of 11 in OBA with 10+ Sluggers. Both 3B Glen Cortes and SS Aquila Tabucava won their 7^th consecutive Gold Glove. __________________ 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)