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Litty · 09-27-2019, 10:59 AM

College
Wichita State (The American), Gardner-Webb (Big South), UAB (Conference USA), Dallas Baptist (Missouri Valley), Western Carolina (Southern), Lamar (Southland), Purdue- Fort Wayne (The Summit) all retained their conference titles. The full list of conference winners was as follows:
Maine, Wichita State, Liberty, Saint Louis, Louisville, Oklahoma State, Butler, Gardner-Webb, Illinois, Cal Poly, William and Mary, UAB, Wright State, Harvard, Manhattan College, Delaware State, Ball State, Dallas Baptist, San Jose State, CCSU, Austin Peay State, Arizona, Lafayette, South Carolina, Western Carolina, Lamar, Purdue- Fort Wayne, Little Rock, Jackson State (#1), Gonzaga, Chicago State

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First seed Jackson State lost in the second round to Bradley. Defending champions Long Beach State also lost in the second round, falling to Dallas Baptist.

The 2023 National Champion was Elon. After finishing second in the Colonial Athletic Conference, Elon began their maiden postseason run on the road against Manhattan College. After pulling off a 2-1 series victory, they travelled to the SEC-winning South Carolina. In one of the bigger shocks of the early postseason, the Phoenix swept the Gamecocks. While they remained as they away team, their victory over South Carolina sent them to Virginia for a matchup against William and Mary. Once again, the Phoenix swept a conference champion. The Quarterfinals sent them to face the Saint Louis Billikens. While it was not another sweep, they still beat another conference champion, propelling them into the Semifinals and a series against Western Carolina. Once more facing a conference winner, Elon pulled off yet another sweep, taking them to the National Championship. There they met Purdue, who had finished fourth in the Big Ten. The two teams battled all the way to a game five. Elon got the better of their opponents in a tense pitcher’s duel that ended 2-1.
Rookie of the Year went to McNeese State’s Fabian Machado. The freshman hit .293 and two home runs with an OPS of .832. Bob Erke, who threw a perfect game in 2019, earned Pitcher of the Year with Alcorn State, where he had transferred to after his sophomore year. Erke went 6-0 with a 0.72 ERA and 121 Ks. College’s top player in 2023 was BYU’s Pete Bartlette. The left-fielder hit .338 and 6 home runs while maintaining an OPS of 1.008.

Out of fourteen no-hitters thrown across the season, three were perfect games. CSU Bakerfield’s Phil Welch threw a perfect game against the Washington Huskies on the second day of the season. Later in the season, Jake bin Halim of James Madison threw a perfect game against Ole Miss while Iona’s Juan Preces pitched one against the College of Charleston.

MLB
Tampa Bay earned their first World Series title in a 4-1 victory of the Padres. The Rays, in reasons we will come to later, are now one of the dominant forces in the AL East.

Rookie of the Year for the AL was Corbin Carroll (Texas- .308, 10 HR) while his NL counterpart was Soshu Suzuki (Arizona- .295, 54 HR). Suzuki was a 32-year-old Japanese free agent who signed with the Diamondbacks in November of 2022. The Angels’ Griffin Canning (15-4, 2.73 ERA, 149 Ks) secured the AL Cy Young award, the first Angel to win the award since Bartolo Colon in 2005. Mike Soroka (Atlanta- 12-7, 2.34 ERA, 203 Ks) became the first brave to take home the top pitching title since Tom Glavine in 1998. AL MVP went to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto- .329, 33 HR), who won the award 19 years after his father. The NL MVP was awarded to Soshu Suzuki, marking the second time in this series, and fourth in MLB history, that a player has won Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season.

There two no-hitters (Houston’s Robbie Ray v. Texas and Colorado’s Mitch Keller v. Washington). There was also a perfect game, thrown by Mike Soroka against the Cubs. Anthony Rizzo and Manny Machado both reached 300 home runs during the season. Meanwhile, Clayton Kershaw joined the 3000 strikeout club while Corey Kluber and Chris Archer both surpassed 2000 Ks each.

Dallas Keuchel, Justin Bour, Miguel Cabrera, Francisco Cervelli, Buster Posey, Yu Darvish all retired at the end of the season.

I was also wanted to see where some of the big name players still in the league were playing in their 2023. A lot of big name franchise players are still with the team there are currently with but there are a few big changes. Christian Yelich is now a Red, Mookie and Edwin Diaz are both Cardinals, Xander Bogaerts is an Oriole, JD Martinez is a Blue Jay while Bo Bichette is a Brave. George Springer is a Ranger. If you have a favourite player, just let me know and I’ll try to include them in the next post or in a special dedicated post.
HOF: Adrian Beltre became the latest member of the Hall of Fame.

First Overall Watch
Adley Rutschman continued his career with the Orioles, hitting .264 and 17 home runs in 136 games. Behind the plate, he produced a 1.040 defensive efficiency. Pitcher Josh Saliba was claimed off waivers by the Mets in November 2022. Across 50 games, Saliba went 4-2 with 13 saves and a 2.39 ERA and 62 Ks. 25 of those games came for the Mets. In the majors, he went 3-1 with a 3.28 ERA and 28 Ks. Liam Norris made 17 starts in 2023, going 7-5 with a 3.07 ERA and 70 Ks at the A and A+ levels of the Marlins farm system. Nick Bitsko played in 21 games for the High-A Fredrick Keys. He hit .247 and 5 home runs. Danny Contreras retired from baseball after brief stint in the Tigers’ organisation in 2023. Jake Moberg made 12 starts across Rookie and Class-A ball, going 4-5 with a 6.75 ERA and 57 Ks. Luis Angel Aquino was released after a brief stint in the Tigers’ organisation.

The 2023 first overall pick was Mick Abel, chosen by the Diamondbacks. In 7 starts in rookie ball, Abel went 0-3 with a 5.18 ERA and 27 Ks. The first pick out of our college save was the 19th overall pick. Jon Newbold, a shortstop, was chosen by the Orioles out of Prairie View A&M. In 14 games, ‘Ratface’, as he is known, hit .173 with no home runs and a .534 OPS.

The 2024 season will be published on September 29th.

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Litty Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 138	2023 College Wichita State (The American), Gardner-Webb (Big South), UAB (Conference USA), Dallas Baptist (Missouri Valley), Western Carolina (Southern), Lamar (Southland), Purdue- Fort Wayne (The Summit) all retained their conference titles. The full list of conference winners was as follows: Maine, Wichita State, Liberty, Saint Louis, Louisville, Oklahoma State, Butler, Gardner-Webb, Illinois, Cal Poly, William and Mary, UAB, Wright State, Harvard, Manhattan College, Delaware State, Ball State, Dallas Baptist, San Jose State, CCSU, Austin Peay State, Arizona, Lafayette, South Carolina, Western Carolina, Lamar, Purdue- Fort Wayne, Little Rock, Jackson State (#1), Gonzaga, Chicago State First seed Jackson State lost in the second round to Bradley. Defending champions Long Beach State also lost in the second round, falling to Dallas Baptist. The 2023 National Champion was Elon. After finishing second in the Colonial Athletic Conference, Elon began their maiden postseason run on the road against Manhattan College. After pulling off a 2-1 series victory, they travelled to the SEC-winning South Carolina. In one of the bigger shocks of the early postseason, the Phoenix swept the Gamecocks. While they remained as they away team, their victory over South Carolina sent them to Virginia for a matchup against William and Mary. Once again, the Phoenix swept a conference champion. The Quarterfinals sent them to face the Saint Louis Billikens. While it was not another sweep, they still beat another conference champion, propelling them into the Semifinals and a series against Western Carolina. Once more facing a conference winner, Elon pulled off yet another sweep, taking them to the National Championship. There they met Purdue, who had finished fourth in the Big Ten. The two teams battled all the way to a game five. Elon got the better of their opponents in a tense pitcher’s duel that ended 2-1. Rookie of the Year went to McNeese State’s Fabian Machado. The freshman hit .293 and two home runs with an OPS of .832. Bob Erke, who threw a perfect game in 2019, earned Pitcher of the Year with Alcorn State, where he had transferred to after his sophomore year. Erke went 6-0 with a 0.72 ERA and 121 Ks. College’s top player in 2023 was BYU’s Pete Bartlette. The left-fielder hit .338 and 6 home runs while maintaining an OPS of 1.008. Out of fourteen no-hitters thrown across the season, three were perfect games. CSU Bakerfield’s Phil Welch threw a perfect game against the Washington Huskies on the second day of the season. Later in the season, Jake bin Halim of James Madison threw a perfect game against Ole Miss while Iona’s Juan Preces pitched one against the College of Charleston. MLB Tampa Bay earned their first World Series title in a 4-1 victory of the Padres. The Rays, in reasons we will come to later, are now one of the dominant forces in the AL East. Rookie of the Year for the AL was Corbin Carroll (Texas- .308, 10 HR) while his NL counterpart was Soshu Suzuki (Arizona- .295, 54 HR). Suzuki was a 32-year-old Japanese free agent who signed with the Diamondbacks in November of 2022. The Angels’ Griffin Canning (15-4, 2.73 ERA, 149 Ks) secured the AL Cy Young award, the first Angel to win the award since Bartolo Colon in 2005. Mike Soroka (Atlanta- 12-7, 2.34 ERA, 203 Ks) became the first brave to take home the top pitching title since Tom Glavine in 1998. AL MVP went to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto- .329, 33 HR), who won the award 19 years after his father. The NL MVP was awarded to Soshu Suzuki, marking the second time in this series, and fourth in MLB history, that a player has won Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season. There two no-hitters (Houston’s Robbie Ray v. Texas and Colorado’s Mitch Keller v. Washington). There was also a perfect game, thrown by Mike Soroka against the Cubs. Anthony Rizzo and Manny Machado both reached 300 home runs during the season. Meanwhile, Clayton Kershaw joined the 3000 strikeout club while Corey Kluber and Chris Archer both surpassed 2000 Ks each. Dallas Keuchel, Justin Bour, Miguel Cabrera, Francisco Cervelli, Buster Posey, Yu Darvish all retired at the end of the season. I was also wanted to see where some of the big name players still in the league were playing in their 2023. A lot of big name franchise players are still with the team there are currently with but there are a few big changes. Christian Yelich is now a Red, Mookie and Edwin Diaz are both Cardinals, Xander Bogaerts is an Oriole, JD Martinez is a Blue Jay while Bo Bichette is a Brave. George Springer is a Ranger. If you have a favourite player, just let me know and I’ll try to include them in the next post or in a special dedicated post. HOF: Adrian Beltre became the latest member of the Hall of Fame. First Overall Watch Adley Rutschman continued his career with the Orioles, hitting .264 and 17 home runs in 136 games. Behind the plate, he produced a 1.040 defensive efficiency. Pitcher Josh Saliba was claimed off waivers by the Mets in November 2022. Across 50 games, Saliba went 4-2 with 13 saves and a 2.39 ERA and 62 Ks. 25 of those games came for the Mets. In the majors, he went 3-1 with a 3.28 ERA and 28 Ks. Liam Norris made 17 starts in 2023, going 7-5 with a 3.07 ERA and 70 Ks at the A and A+ levels of the Marlins farm system. Nick Bitsko played in 21 games for the High-A Fredrick Keys. He hit .247 and 5 home runs. Danny Contreras retired from baseball after brief stint in the Tigers’ organisation in 2023. Jake Moberg made 12 starts across Rookie and Class-A ball, going 4-5 with a 6.75 ERA and 57 Ks. Luis Angel Aquino was released after a brief stint in the Tigers’ organisation. The 2023 first overall pick was Mick Abel, chosen by the Diamondbacks. In 7 starts in rookie ball, Abel went 0-3 with a 5.18 ERA and 27 Ks. The first pick out of our college save was the 19th overall pick. Jon Newbold, a shortstop, was chosen by the Orioles out of Prairie View A&M. In 14 games, ‘Ratface’, as he is known, hit .173 with no home runs and a .534 OPS. The 2024 season will be published on September 29th. __________________ Good times, good vibes going forwards. Last edited by Litty; 09-28-2019 at 04:44 AM.