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Old 06-14-2019, 10:08 AM   #34
Litty
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Join Date: May 2019
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2044

Edith Fitzsimmons made the Hall of Fame in her 7th year on the ballot.

Hastings took Mika Rose with the first pick of the draft. Rose was a first basewoman out of Papillion-LeVista High School in Papillion, Nebraska. 2043 draft pick Paula Cassidy only played two games for Portland during the 2043 season.
On Opening Day, league legend Keesha DeWilliams announced her retirement after failing to secure a contract for the 2044 season.

Richmond took the East with 103 wins. Once again, Salisbury and New York both missed the playoffs and failed to record a winning season. Asheville, Cape Cod and Charlotte all made the postseason, with Charlotte having dedicated the season to DeWilliams. Hamilton were the only team from Central to record a winning record and make the playoffs. At 91-59, they finished 17-and-a-half games ahead of Saskatoon. Seattle topped the West with 89 wins with Provo and Anchorage also making the postseason.

Richmond and Asheville swept their respective opponents in the first round but Cape Cod/Seattle and Charlotte/Hamilton both went the distance. In the end, Cape Cod and Charlotte rounded out the semifinals. Once again, Richmond and Asheville swept to set up the final. It was an easy series for Richmond, who closed out their 4-1 series win with an 8-0 victory in Asheville. This was Richmond’s first title since 2028.

Cortez retained her batting title, albeit at a mark of .455. Artura Ponce of Richmond took home the home run title with 50 while Charlotte’s Diane Cote was the RBI leader with 143. Vancouver’s Blake Juneau led the league in ERA at 1.96 while Charlotte’s Honesty Cuya was the winningest pitcher (19 wins in 29 starts). Sophie Thieman retained the strikeout title with 263.

Anchorage’s Jessie Cabrera won Rookie of the Year, hitting .291 and 38 home runs. Sophie Thieman won her third Madeeha Baqri Award with her 2.76 ERA, 17-6 record and league-leading 263 strikeouts. Elena Cortez, aka Pestilence, won her third MVP title, now known as The DeWilliams Award, in four years. Along with hitting .455, she recorded 38 home runs.

Along with Keesha DeWilliams, Kenya Burch also announced her retirement. A onetime home run champion, Burch spent the first eleven seasons of her career with Hamilton before spending a number of years in Lakewood and ending her career in Salisbury. Over 2144 games, she hit .308 and 457 home runs.
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