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JayW UK · 04-07-2026, 03:02 AM

2046 Playoffs

Championship Round

The EL Pennant series between New York and Charlotte was the first ever postseason meeting between the two and with both clubs boasting high scoring offenses and middling pitching, an exciting series was anticipated. Charlotte named ace Bob Kenney as game one starter while New York countered with Julio Mejia on just three days rest, it was the hometown Senators who got on the scoreboard first courtesy of 1B Jerry Wright’s third inning homerun but the lead didn’t last, first Express LF Dave Langley hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to tie the game before 2B Luis Garza drove in a pair one inning later to put Charlotte ahead 3-1. New York mounted a late rally which ultimately fell short when Charlotte closer Raul Romero worked around a pair of ninth inning hits to secure the game one victory. Combining for just nine hits, the two teams found the going tough once again in game two, New York starter David Salas surrendered just three hits, but one of them was a two-run homerun to C John Richmond and that proved to be enough for Charlotte to take the game, as Cameron Schwenke and Raul Romero combined to blank the Senators but the win came at a cost as LF Rob Penney left the game with an ankle injury ruling him out for the remainder of the series and possibly beyond. New York once again found themselves struggling in game three as Charlotte built an early three-run lead, the Senators finally ended their fifteen-inning scoreless streak when 22-year-old CF Hunter Jones drilled a 2-RBI homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to one and although they got men into scoring position in both the seventh and eighth inning they failed to bring any of them home. Charlotte added an insurance run in the eighth before Raul Romero once again held the Senators at bay to put the Express into a commanding 3-0 series lead. Game four saw both offenses finally get going, New York 3B Tom Gardner putting the Senators ahead with a 2-RBI single in the third before Charlotte answered with a pair of runs of their own in the fourth. The Express pushed ahead in the sixth when C Russ McAllister drew a bases loaded walk but next man up 3B Chris Harris ended the frame when he hit into an inning ending double-play. Charlotte turned to Raul Romero to close out the game but with two out 38-year-old 2B Pancho Sousa flipped an RBI-single into left-field tying the score and sending the game to extra innings. New York broke the deadlock in the top of the fourteenth when 3B Tom Gardner slapped an RBI-double (his fifth hit of the day) to give the Senators the lead. Charlotte worked over New York reliever Jerry Rich loading the bases against him before 1B Blake Hanson ended the game, and the series with a monster Grand-Slam, sending the hometown fans into a frenzy and Charlotte onto the World Series for the second time in their history.

In the west, defending WL champions Sanfrancisco (aiming to reach their third consecutive World Series) took on Denver in their first postseason meeting since 2017 (when SF triumphed on their way to a World Series title), both possessed strong offenses and shutdown pitching and with the teams so evenly matched, home advantage would be key and that gave Sanfrancisco the slight edge (SF had lost only 6 games at home all season, compared to 10 for Denver). Sanfrancisco named veteran Cristobal Chapa as their game one starter whilst Denver countered with Matt Damone, who had been so good against Las Vegas in his last outing. Damone continued where he left off against LV, hurling seven shutout innings as Denver built a 4-0 lead, Sanfrancisco mounted a comeback attempt against the Wildcats bullpen but a CF Alberto Rosado homerun in the top of the ninth gave Denver some breathing space and closer Pablo Hernandez shut the door to preserve the win. Game two saw Sanfrancisco turn to ace Bryan Marburg while Juan Martinez took the mound for the visitors and with Marburg in control for much of the night it was the Gold’s turn to build a lead. With 3B Michael Langley (3-4, 4-RBI) leading the way SF built a comfortable 7-1 lead but a late rally from Denver cut the lead to two before Chris Miller finally escaped the ninth inning with the save, tying the series at one game each. With the series finely poised, proceedings moved to Denver and just as in game two Michael Langley (3-3, 2B, 4-RBI) was the driving force for Sanfrancisco as the Gold held the hometown Wildcats at arms-length on their way to an impressive game three victory. Denver evened the series the following night, with Antonio Correa getting the better of Sanfrancisco starter Sean O’Lannigan in a hard-fought Wildcats victory. Easily the best game of the series occurred in game five, with Denver naming game one star Matt Damone as starter Sanfrancisco skipped Cristobal Chapa’s turn in the rotation to bring back ace Bryan Marburg on short rest. In a pitching duel of the highest caliber it was Denver who looked to have the game sewn up, entering the ninth with a 3-1 lead closer Pablo Hernandez took the mound, but in an uncharacteristically sloppy outing he proceeded to gift Sanfrancisco the lead on LF Adrian Ramirez’s 2-out 3-RBI homerun. With the home fans stunned it was Gold closer Chris Miller’s turn to blow the save when Denver 3B Jotaro Shimizu smashed a homerun to tie the game and bring the crowd back to life. With Denver unable to force another run home the game entered extra innings where pitching once again took control with neither team getting a man on base until the top of the thirteenth when Sanfrancisco SS Tom Carter slapped a two-out double down the left-field line. Denver pitcher Jackson Wells appeared to have escaped the inning when he enticed 2B Oliver Leal to hit a weak roller to third baseman Jotaro Shimizu but Shimizu was slow to react and his throw pulled 1B Solomon Slaughter off the bag leaving Leal safe at first and extending the inning long enough for CF Maximo Macias to drill an RBI-Single over the head of 2B Hector Soto to give Sanfrancisco the lead. With most of their bullpen emptied SF manager Tomas Mendez turned to veteran starter Cristobal Chapa to close out the game, Chapa delivered in style taking just eleven pitches to retire the side and leave Sanfrancisco one win away from their third straight World Series appearance. Two nights later a packed Bayside Ballpark witnessed Sanfrancisco get the job done, riding a complete game from David Elder (9.0 IP, 6H, 2R, 2BB, 8K) and homeruns from C Kent Blanton and LF Juan Rodriguez Sanfrancisco clinched the series with a routine 7-2 victory.

04-07-2026, 03:02 AM	#267
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2046 Playoffs Championship Round The EL Pennant series between New York and Charlotte was the first ever postseason meeting between the two and with both clubs boasting high scoring offenses and middling pitching, an exciting series was anticipated. Charlotte named ace Bob Kenney as game one starter while New York countered with Julio Mejia on just three days rest, it was the hometown Senators who got on the scoreboard first courtesy of 1B Jerry Wright’s third inning homerun but the lead didn’t last, first Express LF Dave Langley hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to tie the game before 2B Luis Garza drove in a pair one inning later to put Charlotte ahead 3-1. New York mounted a late rally which ultimately fell short when Charlotte closer Raul Romero worked around a pair of ninth inning hits to secure the game one victory. Combining for just nine hits, the two teams found the going tough once again in game two, New York starter David Salas surrendered just three hits, but one of them was a two-run homerun to C John Richmond and that proved to be enough for Charlotte to take the game, as Cameron Schwenke and Raul Romero combined to blank the Senators but the win came at a cost as LF Rob Penney left the game with an ankle injury ruling him out for the remainder of the series and possibly beyond. New York once again found themselves struggling in game three as Charlotte built an early three-run lead, the Senators finally ended their fifteen-inning scoreless streak when 22-year-old CF Hunter Jones drilled a 2-RBI homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to one and although they got men into scoring position in both the seventh and eighth inning they failed to bring any of them home. Charlotte added an insurance run in the eighth before Raul Romero once again held the Senators at bay to put the Express into a commanding 3-0 series lead. Game four saw both offenses finally get going, New York 3B Tom Gardner putting the Senators ahead with a 2-RBI single in the third before Charlotte answered with a pair of runs of their own in the fourth. The Express pushed ahead in the sixth when C Russ McAllister drew a bases loaded walk but next man up 3B Chris Harris ended the frame when he hit into an inning ending double-play. Charlotte turned to Raul Romero to close out the game but with two out 38-year-old 2B Pancho Sousa flipped an RBI-single into left-field tying the score and sending the game to extra innings. New York broke the deadlock in the top of the fourteenth when 3B Tom Gardner slapped an RBI-double (his fifth hit of the day) to give the Senators the lead. Charlotte worked over New York reliever Jerry Rich loading the bases against him before 1B Blake Hanson ended the game, and the series with a monster Grand-Slam, sending the hometown fans into a frenzy and Charlotte onto the World Series for the second time in their history. In the west, defending WL champions Sanfrancisco (aiming to reach their third consecutive World Series) took on Denver in their first postseason meeting since 2017 (when SF triumphed on their way to a World Series title), both possessed strong offenses and shutdown pitching and with the teams so evenly matched, home advantage would be key and that gave Sanfrancisco the slight edge (SF had lost only 6 games at home all season, compared to 10 for Denver). Sanfrancisco named veteran Cristobal Chapa as their game one starter whilst Denver countered with Matt Damone, who had been so good against Las Vegas in his last outing. Damone continued where he left off against LV, hurling seven shutout innings as Denver built a 4-0 lead, Sanfrancisco mounted a comeback attempt against the Wildcats bullpen but a CF Alberto Rosado homerun in the top of the ninth gave Denver some breathing space and closer Pablo Hernandez shut the door to preserve the win. Game two saw Sanfrancisco turn to ace Bryan Marburg while Juan Martinez took the mound for the visitors and with Marburg in control for much of the night it was the Gold’s turn to build a lead. With 3B Michael Langley (3-4, 4-RBI) leading the way SF built a comfortable 7-1 lead but a late rally from Denver cut the lead to two before Chris Miller finally escaped the ninth inning with the save, tying the series at one game each. With the series finely poised, proceedings moved to Denver and just as in game two Michael Langley (3-3, 2B, 4-RBI) was the driving force for Sanfrancisco as the Gold held the hometown Wildcats at arms-length on their way to an impressive game three victory. Denver evened the series the following night, with Antonio Correa getting the better of Sanfrancisco starter Sean O’Lannigan in a hard-fought Wildcats victory. Easily the best game of the series occurred in game five, with Denver naming game one star Matt Damone as starter Sanfrancisco skipped Cristobal Chapa’s turn in the rotation to bring back ace Bryan Marburg on short rest. In a pitching duel of the highest caliber it was Denver who looked to have the game sewn up, entering the ninth with a 3-1 lead closer Pablo Hernandez took the mound, but in an uncharacteristically sloppy outing he proceeded to gift Sanfrancisco the lead on LF Adrian Ramirez’s 2-out 3-RBI homerun. With the home fans stunned it was Gold closer Chris Miller’s turn to blow the save when Denver 3B Jotaro Shimizu smashed a homerun to tie the game and bring the crowd back to life. With Denver unable to force another run home the game entered extra innings where pitching once again took control with neither team getting a man on base until the top of the thirteenth when Sanfrancisco SS Tom Carter slapped a two-out double down the left-field line. Denver pitcher Jackson Wells appeared to have escaped the inning when he enticed 2B Oliver Leal to hit a weak roller to third baseman Jotaro Shimizu but Shimizu was slow to react and his throw pulled 1B Solomon Slaughter off the bag leaving Leal safe at first and extending the inning long enough for CF Maximo Macias to drill an RBI-Single over the head of 2B Hector Soto to give Sanfrancisco the lead. With most of their bullpen emptied SF manager Tomas Mendez turned to veteran starter Cristobal Chapa to close out the game, Chapa delivered in style taking just eleven pitches to retire the side and leave Sanfrancisco one win away from their third straight World Series appearance. Two nights later a packed Bayside Ballpark witnessed Sanfrancisco get the job done, riding a complete game from David Elder (9.0 IP, 6H, 2R, 2BB, 8K) and homeruns from C Kent Blanton and LF Juan Rodriguez Sanfrancisco clinched the series with a routine 7-2 victory.