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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-30-2026, 07:24 AM

Kampala’s dynasty showed no signs of slowing down as the three-time defending Africa Series champs set a franchise best at 115-47. This was the second-best record in African Association of Baseball history, behind only Addis Ababa’s 120-42 in 2010. The Peacocks pitching set AAB records for strikeouts (1796) and K/9 (10.93). Kampala also set a Central Conference season attendance record (2,332,806) and had the third-best team WHIP in CC history at 1.097.

The Peacocks had the fewest runs allowed in AAB at 611 and had the second-most runs in the conference (883). Amazingly, their +272 run differential was second in the conference to Djibouti’s +312. The Berserkers had their own impressive 102-60 season, but they finished 3-9 in extra-inning games while Kampala was 10-3. Djibouti was AAB’s top-scoring team with 940 runs. It was their second wild card in three years, while the Peacocks’ playoff streak grew to five seasons.

Asmara and Mombasa were distant third place finishers at 90-72. Three teams struggled to avoid relegation to the African Second League, but Mogadishu (60-102) got the boot while Lubumbashi (63-99) and N’Djamena (66-96) survived. The Mighty Mice got pennants in 2027 and 2030, but had been stuck mostly in the middle-tier since before collapsing in 2041. Mogadishu had been relegated once in 2025, but made a quick escape after two years in A2L, followed by their stunning AAB title in 2027.

Hargeisa made its debut in the First League with a respectable 83-79 showing led by Central Conference MVP RF Merven Nair. He had nine first place votes and 253 total points, getting the benefit of many voters not wanting to vote a pitcher for MVP. Kampala’s Abdullahi Ali had another bonkers season as unanimous Pitcher of the Year and had 11 first place MVP votes, but only 247 total points. Djibouti’s Martin Kulatilaka (3) and Kampala’s Freddie Chirambo (1) also had first place votes.

In his top tier debut, Nair led in triple slash (.351/.463/.819), OPS (1.281), wRC+ (212), and WAR (10.5). The 28-year old lefty from Seychelles had 184 hits, 136 runs, 35 doubles, 66 home runs, 139 RBI, and 103 walks. Nair’s OBP was the fourth-best qualifying season in AAB history (502+ plate appearances), his slugging was seventh, and OPS sixth. On the world leaderboard, his OBP was 47^th, slugging 23^rd, and OPS 17^th. He’s signed through 2046 for the Green Eagles.

As for Ali, it was his seventh consecutive Pitcher of the Year, a feat only met in world history by CABA legend Junior Vergara, EPB legend Matvey Ivanov, and APB great Ching-Chen Yao. It was his fourth Triple Crown, fifth ERA title, and eighth consecutive year leading in both strikeouts and WAR. Ali joined Vergara (5) and APB’s Kun-Sheng Lin as the only pitchers in any world league to earn four pitching Triple Crowns.

Ali obliterated Yves Munyaneza’s AAB qualifying record (162+ innings) for ERA of 1.59 by posting a staggering 1.08 over 241.1 innings. Especially in a high-scoring environment like AAB, this was an absurd number for a starter. It ranks as the 29^th-best in world history, although the vast majority of those better were in the very low-scoring CLB or APB. The 29-year old Somali lefty had a 25-1 record, 416 strikeouts, 0.66 WHIP, 7.2 K/BB, 26 quality starts, 6 shutouts, 23 FIP-, and 15.48 WAR.

The WAR was narrowly behind his own AAB-record 15.49 from 2039. Ali’s 2041 WAR is the 17^th-best single-season by a pitcher in any world league and ranks as the 38^th-best WAR by any player in any single-season. The strikeout total was the fourth-best of his career, although he notably owns the top six seasons and eight of the top nine in AAB history.

Ali’s win percentage (.962), H/9 (3.80), WHIP, opponent’s triple slash (.127/.195/.192) and OPS (.387) were each AAB single-season records. The H/9, batting average, and slugging were each the third-lowest allowed in a qualifying season ever and the OPS was 19^th. 2041 also had his first no-hitter on July 8 with 17 Ks and three walks facing Mbuji-Mayi, setting the AAB record for strikeouts in a no-hitter.

Before his 30^th birthday, Ali has 101.8 WAR, a 173-39 record, 2.19 ERA, and 3302 Ks over 1945.2 innings. He’s already up to third in AAB history for pitching WAR and could move to #1 with another strong season next year. Ali’s also conceivably two seasons from 4000 Ks, which has only happened once in AAB thus far.

Along with his playoff dominance with Kampala’s dynasty, Ali is already arguably the greatest pitcher in AAB history. Ali is signed through 2047 for the Peacocks with an opt-out option after 2045. Also of note, Asmara’s Mehari Fikadu won Reliever of the Year for the third time in four seasons. He’s one of 11 to win the award thrice or more in AAB. Fikadu led with 35 saves and had a 2.47 ERA over 73 innings, 97 strikeouts, and 3.7 WAR.

Even with a strong 102-60 win season for Djibouti, Kampala was a heavy favorite in the Central Conference Championship. They had the one-game bonus built in and dominated the regular season series 11-4. Abdullahi Ali tossed a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts for a 2-0 Peacocks win to open the series. Kampala then took game two by a 5-2 margin.

The Berserkers kept the series alive at home in a 16-inning, 5-4 win in game three. However, Kampala won 6-3 in game four to clinch the series 4-1 and secure the four-peat. They’ve won nine pennants, having also four-peat in 2020-23 and won in 2018. Series MVP went to 1B Marlon Muianga going 7-14 with two homers and five RBI. The 33-year old Mozambican had won Africa Series MVP in both 2038 and 2040.

04-30-2026, 07:24 AM	#2830
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,464	2041 AAB Central Conference Kampala’s dynasty showed no signs of slowing down as the three-time defending Africa Series champs set a franchise best at 115-47. This was the second-best record in African Association of Baseball history, behind only Addis Ababa’s 120-42 in 2010. The Peacocks pitching set AAB records for strikeouts (1796) and K/9 (10.93). Kampala also set a Central Conference season attendance record (2,332,806) and had the third-best team WHIP in CC history at 1.097. The Peacocks had the fewest runs allowed in AAB at 611 and had the second-most runs in the conference (883). Amazingly, their +272 run differential was second in the conference to Djibouti’s +312. The Berserkers had their own impressive 102-60 season, but they finished 3-9 in extra-inning games while Kampala was 10-3. Djibouti was AAB’s top-scoring team with 940 runs. It was their second wild card in three years, while the Peacocks’ playoff streak grew to five seasons. Asmara and Mombasa were distant third place finishers at 90-72. Three teams struggled to avoid relegation to the African Second League, but Mogadishu (60-102) got the boot while Lubumbashi (63-99) and N’Djamena (66-96) survived. The Mighty Mice got pennants in 2027 and 2030, but had been stuck mostly in the middle-tier since before collapsing in 2041. Mogadishu had been relegated once in 2025, but made a quick escape after two years in A2L, followed by their stunning AAB title in 2027. Hargeisa made its debut in the First League with a respectable 83-79 showing led by Central Conference MVP RF Merven Nair. He had nine first place votes and 253 total points, getting the benefit of many voters not wanting to vote a pitcher for MVP. Kampala’s Abdullahi Ali had another bonkers season as unanimous Pitcher of the Year and had 11 first place MVP votes, but only 247 total points. Djibouti’s Martin Kulatilaka (3) and Kampala’s Freddie Chirambo (1) also had first place votes. In his top tier debut, Nair led in triple slash (.351/.463/.819), OPS (1.281), wRC+ (212), and WAR (10.5). The 28-year old lefty from Seychelles had 184 hits, 136 runs, 35 doubles, 66 home runs, 139 RBI, and 103 walks. Nair’s OBP was the fourth-best qualifying season in AAB history (502+ plate appearances), his slugging was seventh, and OPS sixth. On the world leaderboard, his OBP was 47^th, slugging 23^rd, and OPS 17^th. He’s signed through 2046 for the Green Eagles. As for Ali, it was his seventh consecutive Pitcher of the Year, a feat only met in world history by CABA legend Junior Vergara, EPB legend Matvey Ivanov, and APB great Ching-Chen Yao. It was his fourth Triple Crown, fifth ERA title, and eighth consecutive year leading in both strikeouts and WAR. Ali joined Vergara (5) and APB’s Kun-Sheng Lin as the only pitchers in any world league to earn four pitching Triple Crowns. Ali obliterated Yves Munyaneza’s AAB qualifying record (162+ innings) for ERA of 1.59 by posting a staggering 1.08 over 241.1 innings. Especially in a high-scoring environment like AAB, this was an absurd number for a starter. It ranks as the 29^th-best in world history, although the vast majority of those better were in the very low-scoring CLB or APB. The 29-year old Somali lefty had a 25-1 record, 416 strikeouts, 0.66 WHIP, 7.2 K/BB, 26 quality starts, 6 shutouts, 23 FIP-, and 15.48 WAR. The WAR was narrowly behind his own AAB-record 15.49 from 2039. Ali’s 2041 WAR is the 17^th-best single-season by a pitcher in any world league and ranks as the 38^th-best WAR by any player in any single-season. The strikeout total was the fourth-best of his career, although he notably owns the top six seasons and eight of the top nine in AAB history. Ali’s win percentage (.962), H/9 (3.80), WHIP, opponent’s triple slash (.127/.195/.192) and OPS (.387) were each AAB single-season records. The H/9, batting average, and slugging were each the third-lowest allowed in a qualifying season ever and the OPS was 19^th. 2041 also had his first no-hitter on July 8 with 17 Ks and three walks facing Mbuji-Mayi, setting the AAB record for strikeouts in a no-hitter. Before his 30^th birthday, Ali has 101.8 WAR, a 173-39 record, 2.19 ERA, and 3302 Ks over 1945.2 innings. He’s already up to third in AAB history for pitching WAR and could move to #1 with another strong season next year. Ali’s also conceivably two seasons from 4000 Ks, which has only happened once in AAB thus far. Along with his playoff dominance with Kampala’s dynasty, Ali is already arguably the greatest pitcher in AAB history. Ali is signed through 2047 for the Peacocks with an opt-out option after 2045. Also of note, Asmara’s Mehari Fikadu won Reliever of the Year for the third time in four seasons. He’s one of 11 to win the award thrice or more in AAB. Fikadu led with 35 saves and had a 2.47 ERA over 73 innings, 97 strikeouts, and 3.7 WAR. Even with a strong 102-60 win season for Djibouti, Kampala was a heavy favorite in the Central Conference Championship. They had the one-game bonus built in and dominated the regular season series 11-4. Abdullahi Ali tossed a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts for a 2-0 Peacocks win to open the series. Kampala then took game two by a 5-2 margin. The Berserkers kept the series alive at home in a 16-inning, 5-4 win in game three. However, Kampala won 6-3 in game four to clinch the series 4-1 and secure the four-peat. They’ve won nine pennants, having also four-peat in 2020-23 and won in 2018. Series MVP went to 1B Marlon Muianga going 7-14 with two homers and five RBI. The 33-year old Mozambican had won Africa Series MVP in both 2038 and 2040. __________________ 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)