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JayW UK · 04-07-2026, 03:04 AM

2046 Playoffs

World Series

On the eve of the World Series Charlotte received some unwanted injury news, both star 3B Pete Daniels and veteran LF Rob Penney had failed in their bids to be fit for the upcoming series, denying the Express the services of two of their most influential players. To a man Charlotte stepped up the challenge in game one, going toe-to-toe with Sanfrancisco before triumphing on PH Marc Stephens RBI-single in the 11th inning, shortstop Edgardo Perez was particularly impressive for the Express, collecting three hits (a pair of doubles and a triple) drawing a walk and scoring every time he reached base. After dropping the series opener, Sanfrancisco were in no mood to make in two in a row, with ace Bryan Marburg locked in and homeruns from LF Adrian Ramirez and C Kent Blanton, Sanfrancisco evened the series with a 5-3 victory. Both teams got strong performances from their starters in game three, (Bob Kenney for Charlotte and David Elder for SF) but Charlotte found the Sanfrancisco bullpen much more to their liking roughing up both Richard Sanders and Alex Stevens on their way to re-taking the series lead with a comfortable 6-2 win. A tie-breaking eighth inning 2-run homer from 1B Blake Hanson gave Charlotte a 5-3 win over the Gold in game four, the veteran first baseman’s opposite field blast capped a three-hit night and put Charlotte firmly in the series driving seat. With the Gold’s season on the line manager Tomas Mendez put the ball in the hands of 40-year-old veteran pitcher Cristobal Chapa for game five. Rolling back the years, Chapa (appearing in his fifth World Series) kept Charlotte’s bats quiet through seven scoreless frames while RF Francisco Perez (2-4, HR, 2-RBI) and 1B Jesus Diaz (3-3, 2-RBI) provided the offensive ammunition as Sanfrancisco took the game 4-1 and ensured the series would return to the west coast. Entering the eighth inning of game six leading 5-1, Charlotte appeared poised to wrap up the series and claim their second World Championship, up until that point Sanfrancisco’s only meaningful contribution had been a second inning solo homerun from LF Juan Rodriguez and with their season on life support they badly needed a spark. A lead-off double from RF Francisco Perez was just what the doctor ordered and set the stage for a seven-run eruption that stunned the Express and carried Sanfrancisco to a dramatic 8-5 victory setting up a winner-takes-all game seven. On the mound for the decider were game three starters, Bob Kenney (CHA) and David Elder (SF), both men started well dealing zeros for the first four frames, Kenney opened the fifth with back -to-back walks before surrendering a three-run blast to 3B Michael Langley putting the Gold on top 3-0. Charlotte cut the lead to a single run on 2B Luis Garza’s 2-RBI single in the eighth but Sanfrancisco 3B Tom Carter pushed the lead back up to two putting the Gold on the verge of overturning a 3-1 deficit and winning the series. Charlotte opened the ninth with lead-off man RF Larry Hubbard drawing a walk, but SF closer Chris Miller then picked-off Hubbard at first before expertly holding the Express at bay to deliver Sanfrancisco a 4-2 victory and with it their third World Championship.

2046 Playoff Recap

Divisional Series
EL: Charlotte 3-1 St. Louis, New York 3-1 Detroit
WL: Denver 3-0 Las Vegas, Sanfrancisco 3-2 Minneapolis
Championship Series
EL: Charlotte 4-0 New York
WL: Sanfrancisco 4-2 Denver
World Series
Sanfrancisco 4-3 Charlotte

04-07-2026, 03:04 AM	#268
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2046 Playoffs World Series On the eve of the World Series Charlotte received some unwanted injury news, both star 3B Pete Daniels and veteran LF Rob Penney had failed in their bids to be fit for the upcoming series, denying the Express the services of two of their most influential players. To a man Charlotte stepped up the challenge in game one, going toe-to-toe with Sanfrancisco before triumphing on PH Marc Stephens RBI-single in the 11th inning, shortstop Edgardo Perez was particularly impressive for the Express, collecting three hits (a pair of doubles and a triple) drawing a walk and scoring every time he reached base. After dropping the series opener, Sanfrancisco were in no mood to make in two in a row, with ace Bryan Marburg locked in and homeruns from LF Adrian Ramirez and C Kent Blanton, Sanfrancisco evened the series with a 5-3 victory. Both teams got strong performances from their starters in game three, (Bob Kenney for Charlotte and David Elder for SF) but Charlotte found the Sanfrancisco bullpen much more to their liking roughing up both Richard Sanders and Alex Stevens on their way to re-taking the series lead with a comfortable 6-2 win. A tie-breaking eighth inning 2-run homer from 1B Blake Hanson gave Charlotte a 5-3 win over the Gold in game four, the veteran first baseman’s opposite field blast capped a three-hit night and put Charlotte firmly in the series driving seat. With the Gold’s season on the line manager Tomas Mendez put the ball in the hands of 40-year-old veteran pitcher Cristobal Chapa for game five. Rolling back the years, Chapa (appearing in his fifth World Series) kept Charlotte’s bats quiet through seven scoreless frames while RF Francisco Perez (2-4, HR, 2-RBI) and 1B Jesus Diaz (3-3, 2-RBI) provided the offensive ammunition as Sanfrancisco took the game 4-1 and ensured the series would return to the west coast. Entering the eighth inning of game six leading 5-1, Charlotte appeared poised to wrap up the series and claim their second World Championship, up until that point Sanfrancisco’s only meaningful contribution had been a second inning solo homerun from LF Juan Rodriguez and with their season on life support they badly needed a spark. A lead-off double from RF Francisco Perez was just what the doctor ordered and set the stage for a seven-run eruption that stunned the Express and carried Sanfrancisco to a dramatic 8-5 victory setting up a winner-takes-all game seven. On the mound for the decider were game three starters, Bob Kenney (CHA) and David Elder (SF), both men started well dealing zeros for the first four frames, Kenney opened the fifth with back -to-back walks before surrendering a three-run blast to 3B Michael Langley putting the Gold on top 3-0. Charlotte cut the lead to a single run on 2B Luis Garza’s 2-RBI single in the eighth but Sanfrancisco 3B Tom Carter pushed the lead back up to two putting the Gold on the verge of overturning a 3-1 deficit and winning the series. Charlotte opened the ninth with lead-off man RF Larry Hubbard drawing a walk, but SF closer Chris Miller then picked-off Hubbard at first before expertly holding the Express at bay to deliver Sanfrancisco a 4-2 victory and with it their third World Championship. 2046 Playoff Recap Divisional Series EL: Charlotte 3-1 St. Louis, New York 3-1 Detroit WL: Denver 3-0 Las Vegas, Sanfrancisco 3-2 Minneapolis Championship Series EL: Charlotte 4-0 New York WL: Sanfrancisco 4-2 Denver World Series Sanfrancisco 4-3 Charlotte Last edited by JayW UK; 04-07-2026 at 03:07 AM.