WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC XXIV - LYCRABON

[The Jahistic Unified Republic]

PITCHER
C. #5 TED Tsao (R/R)
1B. #12 TED Jennette (S/L)
2B. #14 LANCE Blass (R/R)
3B. #51 JESSIE Emswiler (S/R)
SS. #7 CLINTON Zappia (S/R)
LF. #13 CLAYTON Prenatt (R/R)
RF. #1 KURT Patin (R/L)
CF. #54 TYRONE Eisenmenger (L/L)

DH. #42 JOEL Austin
C. #5 TED Tsao (R/R)
1B. #12 TED Jennette (S/L)
2B. #14 LANCE Blass (R/R)
3B. #51 JESSIE Emswiler (S/R)
SS. #7 CLINTON Zappia (S/R)
LF. #13 CLAYTON Prenatt (R/R)
RF. #1 KURT Patin (R/L)
CF. #54 TYRONE Eisenmenger (L/L)

#81 Jonathan Hue (LHP)
#28 Christ Lycon (RHP)
#11 Lyson Luis (RHP)
#24 Houston Lysander (LHP)
#22 Nyson Kimiquo (RHP)

INF: #19 Julius Cantari (L/L)
INF: #21 Waruli Kinseaka (L/L)
INF: #83 Blus Hauni (R/R)
OF: #2 Claus Henries (L/L)
OF: #27 Souli Shinkawa(R/R)
OF: #82 Hillson Uniawa (R/R)

#3 Jered Lindsley (RHP) Long Relief
#99 Shawn Keyens (RHP) Mid Relief
#47 Mike Polito (RHP) Setup
#20 Andy Linso (LHP) Closer

Choose my run-scorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: I already have one and let it stay that way. Thanks
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes.
Godmod scoring events: No.
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but they can only last for that matchup.
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes, but don't be too liberal with it.
DH used at home: Yes.
Godmod other events: No

[Pugh]

Roster

W/ DH
2B- Troy Hardin #69
SS- Jonathan Pugh Jr. #37
LF- Pedro Cerrano #50
CF- Austin Barnes #0
1B- Timothy Hardin #82
3B- Roger Dorn #2
DH- Nathan Perdue #13
C- Jake Taylor #3
RF- Willie Mays Hayes #25


W/O DH
2B- Troy Hardin #69
SS- Jonathan Pugh Jr. #37
LF- Pedro Cerrano #50
CF- Austin Barnes #0
1B- Timothy Hardin #82
3B- Roger Dorn- #2
RF- Willie Mays Hayes #25
C- Jake Taylor #3
Pitcher Spot


Bench
Inf- Jason Kipnis #4
Inf- Asdruberal Cabrera #5
Inf- Friend Gay #44
OF- Billy Butler #21
OF- Maximus Puma #77
OF- Kenny Kenny #39


Starting Rotation
RHP- Rick Vaughn #99
RHP- Eddie Harris #30
LHP- Arnold Schwartz #7
RHP- Chris Chapman #1
LHP- Graem Cromb #53


Bullpen
Long Relief- Johnny Bravo (RHP) #22
Left Handed Specialist- Xavier Pressley #27
Right Handed Specialist- Moerice Willie #36
7th Inning Pitcher- Demetrius Horne (RHP) #83
8th Inning Pitcher- Joshawn Moreno (LHP) #73
Closer- Jaeqwan Daequaghn (LHP) #66


RP Permissions
Choose my run-scorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes (Within reason, but Troy Hardin has a bit of a temper)
DH used at home: Yes
Godmod other events: No


Stadium: Hawk Field

Capacity: 12,255
Mascot:



Manager:
Jonathan Pugh
Hitting Coach:
Sammy Sosa
Pitching Coach:
Randy Johnson



This is the first international competition for the Pugh National Baseball team. The baseball players all come from the Nation of Pugh, and play baseball in the Pugh Professional Baseball League (PPBL). This team is lead by all star and future hall of fame inductee Jonathan Pugh Jr., son of former baseball great/leader of the country, Jonathan Pugh. There are also three other all-stars on the team, brothers Timothy and Troy Hardin, and closing pitcher former movie star, Rick Vaughn.

[STORMCHASE]

Name: Stormchase Sunbirds
Abbreviation: SSB
Home field: Sun's Park
Manager: Mason Watson

Choose my Scorers: No
Choose my Lineup: No
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Don't care
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes, but not too crazy
RP Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod injuries to my Players: No
Godmod other events: No
Designated Hitter at Home: Yes

#35 Derrick Barnige LH
#81 Kevin Williams RH
#11-Aaron Davis RH
#4 Jeremy Woods RH
#29 Harrison Lanks LH

2B #17- Eddie Wright (R/R)
RF #22- Jason McMiller (R/R)
LF #42- Riley Martin (L/R)
DH #18- Steven Phillips(S/R)
3B #10-Dylan Howling (R/R)
CF #55- Jimmy Fenns (S/L)
1B #71- Julius Ryans (L/L)
SS #43-Frank Morris (R/R)
C #3- Kenny Hayward (R/R)

2B #17- Eddie Wright (R/R)
RF #22- Jason McMiller (R/R)
LF #42- Riley Martin (L/R)
3B #10-Dylan Howling (R/R)
CF #55- Jimmy Fenns (S/L)
1B #71- Julius Ryans (L/L)
SS #43-Frank Morris (R/R)
C #3- Kenny Hayward (R/R)
Pitcher Spot

INF #18- Steven Phillips(S/R) DH in DH games
INF #66 Greg Brooks
INF #39 Kendall Konhin
OF #54- Darwin Lloyd
OF-#9 Scott Peters
C-#5 Bryan Lee

#6-Evan Collins RH (long relief)
#57 Leroy Muller LH (mid relief)
#80 Donald Cobbs LH (lefty specialist)
#40 Randall Sanders RH (mid relief)
# 67 Taylor Garcia RH (eight inning)
#87 Oren Hennings LH (Closer)

[Powersith]

Powersith Baseball Giants
Abbreviation: PBG
Stadium: Imperial Stadium located in Imperial City. Capacity 74,000. Dimensions: Left Field: 351 Ft. Left-Center Field: 369 Ft. Center Field: 381 Ft. Deep Right Center: 437 Ft. Right Center Field: 424 Ft. Right Field: 334 Ft. Backstop: 65 Ft.
Manager: Ricky Rustov Age 55

Name Age Bats Throws Jersey #

Pitchers (starting):
Mentov Rislo - 42 - L - L #1
Willie Ways - 52 - L - L- #22
Willie Ways Jr. - 34 - R - R #12
Willie Ways III - 16 - L - L # 33
Lei Wingo - 32 - L - L #13
Closers :
Joseph Wasco - 33 - L - L #2
Jermey Les - 21 - R - R- #3
Relief:
Kivnov Reknov - 22 - R - R #5
Nino Rodriguesz- 27 - L - L #7
Michael Mendez - Age 40 - L - L #10

Batters:
Infielders:
Henry Links(1B) - 34 - R - R #55
Vickkanov Bleckat (2B) - 33 - R - R #69
Stepehn Contras (SS) - 21 - R - R #99
Guermo Menenrick(3B) - 33 - L - L #98
Taylor Smith (2B/3B) - 45 - R - R #85
Ken Smith (1B/SS) - 43 - R - R #83

Catchers:
Mendez Wilson- 41 - L - L #29
Brandon Lbanez - 18 - R - R #39

Outfielders:
Charlie Klaz (LF) - 33 - L - L #44
Ben Belmont (CF) - 32 - L - L #41
Steven Choi (RF) - 28 - R - R #56
Ryan Caslo (LF/CF) - 23 - L - L #77
Vincent Toyroy (CF/RF) - 46 - R - R #00

Choose my runscorers: Y
Choose my lineup: N
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Y
Godmod scoring events: N
RP injuries to my players: N
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Designated Hitter at home: N

[Weatherdon]

Name: Weatherdon National Baseball Club
Abbreviation: WEA
Home field: Sasaka Innovations Park, Gryphon's Mount. Capacity: 42,431.
Left: 361 ft. Left-Center: 376 ft. Center: 403 ft. Center-Right: 398 ft. Right-Center: 377 ft. Right: 358 ft.
Manager: Sir Renaulph Owens, 62 years old, Gryphon's Mount

Choose my Scorers: No
Choose my Lineup: No
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: No
RP Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod injuries to my Players: No
Godmod other events: No
Designated Hitter at Home: Yes

(Pitcher Type, Name, Number, Pitching Hand, Batting Hand)
Ace: Norrin Rippan, #7, LH, LH
All Around/Ace: Jenson Aberworth, #10, RH, RH
Curve: Zack Blackburn, #86, RH, SH
Knuckleballer: Frank Blackburn, #11, RH, RH
Spot/Long: Thomas Allman, #41, RH, LH

(Position, Name, Number, Batting Hand, Fielding Hand)
2B: Ivan Romanov, #1, LH, LH
SS: Danny Wilson, #9, SH, LH
LF: Robert MacElligott, #23, RH, RH
DH: Eric Cothen, #13, RH, LH
3B: Sam Perez, #70, LH, LH
CF: Petr Miller, #2, SH, RH
1B: Charles Gavine, #88, RH, RH
C: Gregor Svobode, #55, LH, LH
RF: Bo Igran, #72, LH, RH

(Position, Name, Number, Batting Hand, Fielding Hand)
2B: Ivan Romanov, #1, LH, LH
SS: Danny Wilson, #9, SH, LH
LF: Robert MacElligott, #23, RH, RH
3B: Sam Perez, #70, LH, LH
CF: Petr Miller, #2, SH, RH
1B: Charles Gavine, #88, RH, RH
C: Gregor Svobode, #55, LH, LH
RF: Bo Igran, #72, LH, RH
Pitcher Position

(Position, Name, Number, Batting Hand, Fielding Hand)
INF: Eric Cothen, #13, RH, LH (DH if needed)
INF: Russell MacMurray, #92, LH, LH
INF: Jesse Stathen, #40, RH, RH
OF: Daniel Spring, #39, LH, LH
OF: Kristian Edwards, #45, SH, RH
OF: Vincent St. Claire, #90, LH, LH
C: Robert Josephs, #6, LH, LH

(Pitcher Type, Name, Number, Pitching Hand, Batting Hand)
Relief: Mark Eriksson, #58, RH, RH
Relief: Dan Thomson, #50, LH, LH
Long Relief: Seth Bowman, #14, RH, LH
Set Up: Nathan Turner, #16, RH, RH
Closer: Caeryn Jie'Vick, #91, LH, SH

[Torisakia]

Torisakia National Baseball Team
Nickname: Ίςε Βιψδς(Ice Birds)
Uniform Colors: Home- Powder Blue/White; Away- Black/Powder Blue
Acronym: TOR
Home Field: Æ Stadium
General Manager: Robert Nicholson

Bold designates starting lineups

1B #5- Russel Jernigan (R/R)
2B #12- Eddie Hoffman (L/R)
3B #19- Randy Melton (R/R)
CF #25- Prvoš Vučković (L/L)
RF #41- Jason Tuck (S/R)
LF/DH #13- Carlos Divine (R/L)
C #2- Adrian Pizzo (R/R)
SS #17- Chris Jones (L/L)
1B #7- Robert Williamson (R/L)
2B #22- Ed Yeager (R/R)
3B #50- Kelly Kendrick (S/R)
CF #29- Bobby Conley (L/R)
RF #44- Freddie Mace (L/L)
LF #30- Chris Buck (R/R)
C #6- Ronald Mareceing (R/L)
SS #20- Jeffery Woods (R/R)

OFFICIAL NETWORK FOR THE WBC: TSPN
TELEVISION COMMENTATORS: Fausto Johnson & Alan Brennan
RADIO COMMENTATORS: Rodney Stoll & Ralph Golightly
SPONSOR: Æ Insurance, №one Networks, ₯ Stores, and Œ Century Estates.

Choose my run-scorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No, follow the lineup I posted.
Follow my Pitching Rotation: No
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: Yes, TG me first.
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes, only one per game please.
DH used at home: No
Godmod other events: No

[Yesopalitha]

Yesopalitha National Baseball Team

Nickname: Assassins
Head Coach: Henry DeMarco, 53, Irkan City Swarm
Pitching Coach: Jerry Wise, 48, Hansbrough Turtles
Batting Coach: Obadiah Jerrouse, 46, Worthington Cougars
Home Venue: Templar Field, Freedom's Altar, Yesopalitha (Cap. 54,235)

Pitching Rotation:
Starters
1. Melody Johanson, 30, RHP, Irkan City Swarm
2. Victor Van Cruz, 24, LHP, Hansbrough Turtles (Vampire)
3. Mohamed Boisse, 25, RHP, Worthington Cougars

Relievers
1. Synne Boileau, 26, RHP, Raxton Beavers
2. Zyanya Martez, 33, LHP, North Hampton Grizzlies

Closer
1. William Van Dern, 35, RHP, Irkan City Swarm

Batting Order:
Starting Nine:
1. 3B Valentin Sorin, 27, Throw-Left, Bat-Left, Worthington Cougars
2. C Xavier Hammond, 31, Throw-Right, Bat-Right, Irkan City Swarm Captain
3. LF Martin Bassin, 28, Throw-Left, Bat-Right, Hansbrough Turtles
4. SS Katherine Smathers, 33, Throw-Right, Bat-Switch, Irkan City Swarm
5. 1B Mathéo Antin, 29, Throw-Right, Bat-Right, Xavier Hammerheads
6. CF Claire Boisclair, 26, Throw-Left, Bat-Left, New Denal-Ithorn Warriors
7. 2B Mathilde Leuck, 28, Throw-Right, Bat-Right, Worthington Cougars
8. RF Tyler Lundsvig, 34, Throw-Left, Bat-Right, Hansbrough Turtles
9. Whomever is Pitching (At home)

Reserves
PH: Gavin Thomas, 28, North Hampton Grizzlies <-- Designated Hitter on the road (if needed)
PH: Jackson Terr, 25, Yeharu Penguins
PR: Valentin Charbonnet, 21, New Denal-Ithorn Warriors

Choose my runscorers: Y
Choose my lineup: N
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Y 
Godmod scoring events: N
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Designated Hitter at home: N

[Lycrabon]

Just a heads up: Game 1 should be up approximately between 6:00-8:00 PM tomorrow (Sunday) evening.

[Sakurakoku]

Nation: Federated States of Sakurakoku
Demonym: Sakuran
Code: SKR
Nickname: Silver Wolves (or just Wolves for short if no confusion can be made)
Home Stadium: Central Bay Stadium (capacity: 62,306) in Kugamachi. DH will be used for home games.
Modifier: -1

Fielders - Name, Position, Uni#, B/T
Starters (in order, starting position in bold)
1. Yuuhi Katou, CF, #29, S/L. Good legs means he can cover a great deal of the outfield and speed along the basepaths.
2. Mami Kaneko*, 3B/LF, #25, L/L. Bat is pretty good. Known to make elegant defensive plays despite being "wrong"-handed.
3. Hikaru Horie, 1B (DH), #12, R/R. Good bat control means he often comes up with clutch hits. Not the fastest runner but his solid grasp of the game means he'll attempt steals more than others with his speed...and succeed.
4. Genji Furukawa, 2B, #16, R/R. Strong bat and solid defense.
5. Akiyoshi Kimihara, 1B, #22, R/R. Shows a lot of promise with his raw power, but still a work in progress.
6. Mio Yamagishi*, RF/2B, #5, S/L. Can hit hard but often inconsistent. Not great speed but known to make incredible catches when needed.
7. Satoshi Takeda, SS, #45, S/R. Strengths are in contact hitting and solid defense.
8. Kappei Kusao, SS/LF, #19, R/R. Good speed and can cover a lot of ground on defense.
9. Kazuhide Suzuki, C, #42, R/R. Strong, accurate arm means it's difficult to steal bases against him.

NOTE: If the DH is not being used, the pitcher bats ninth and all other starters shift up one spot.

Bench
Mitsuo Dojima, 3B/SS, #24, R/R. Quick feet and a threat on basepaths. Not the most accurate thrower, but can make defensive plays few others can.
Osamu Tanonaka, C/1B, #69, R/R. Back-up catcher with a decent bat.
Azusa Uemura*, 2B/SS/RF, #9, S/R. Good feet, decent glove, subpar bat.
Saki Yasuzumi*, RF/LF, #30, L/L. Chiefly a lefty bat option off the bench. But it's a pretty good bat.

Pitchers - Name, Uni#, B/T
Starters (in order)
Kyo Kunimoto, #1, L/L. Control pitcher whose repertoire includes a slurve, circle change, curve, and 2-seamer.
Shizuru Yoshino*, #33, R/R. Relies on knuckleball and an occasional 12-6 curve to confuse batters and make them look silly, which tends to play into the mind games she likes to play.
Kanji Namiya, #44, R/R. Doesn't have the nastiest pitches, but consistently goes deep into games (though whether this will be true in a four-player rotation remains to be seen).
Seiji Aishi, #32, R/R. Has a powerful fastball with a slider and change-up to keep batters honest. Accuracy is somewhat of a concern, though.

Relievers
Manabu Hashimoto, #23, R/R. Swing man.
Hironori Junji, #8, R/R. Long reliever.
Sadaharu Miyanohara, #21, R/R. Long reliever.
Yuriko Saito*, #74, R/R. Long reliever.
Yoriko Hanamura*, #34, L/L. Middle-relief.
Toyohiko Kono, #38, L/L. Middle-relief.
Reito Tachibana, #20, R/R. Set-up pitcher.
Natsuki Minamoto*, #10, L/L. Closer.

Manager: Hayato Kojima, #0

*Female

Group Four - Probable starters
Nov 18: at Ezryel (W, 6-4)
Nov 19: vs. Darmen (L, 9-4)
Nov 20: at Unified Hyrule (W, 10-2)
Nov 21: at Torisakia (W, 9-5)
Nov 22: Off
Nov 23: vs. Branta Island (W, 6-2)
Nov 24: vs. Ezryel (W, 19-4, 100th WBC game)
Nov 25: at Darmen (L, 5-4)
Nov 26: vs. Unified Hyrule (L, 6-3)
Nov 27: vs. Torisakia (W, 3-2)
Nov 28: at Branta Island (L, 9-6)

Play-In Round
Nov 30-Dec 2: TBD

Choose my run-scorers: Y
Choose my lineup: N
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y if you are home team
RP injuries to my players: Y (within reason, please)
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Eject my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y if you are home team

[Byfugland]

The Byfugland Jets

Managed by: Hank Boudreau, Minister of Sports

Batting Order: (Bat/throw)
1) Salvador Limones, 2B, #2 (Right/Right)
2) Buddy Koback, LF, #24 (Left/R)
3) Ariel Ovando, CF, #21 (Switch/ L)
4) Hank Pruitt, 1B, #44 (L/L)
5) Ivey Easterly, DH, #3 (R/R) (If no DH just move everyone below up a spot)
6) Cocomo Liones, SS, #19 (R/R)
7) Rocco Brunelli, C, #12 (R/R)
8 ) Scooter McKee, 3B, #9 (S/R)
9) Jim Raffo, RF, #26 (R/R)

Rotation:
SP 1) Sandy Barlow, #32 (L/L)
SP 2) King Ramirez, #55 (R/R)
SP 3) Duke Tomlin, #41 (R/R)
SP 4) Merlin Archer, #51 (R/R)
SP 5) Joe Aldrete, #60 (L/L)
LR 1) Mason Allen, #30 (R/R)
LR 2) Troy Kasko, #45 (R/R)
MR 1) Matt Bryant, #39 (R/R)
Lefty Specialist) Danny Motte, #65 (L/L)
SU) Joel Humphries, #99 (L/L)
CL) Chase "Rocket" Ramsey, #27 (R/R)

Bench:
Thomas Decker, 1B/3B, #40 (L/R)
Connie Doljack, C, #22 (R/R)
Manny Calavera, 3B, #33 (R/R)
Snapper Dobson, OF #1 (S/R)
Dustin Wright, IF, #6 (R/R)

Stadium: The Airfield
Left: 355 Ft, 10 ft high
Left Center: 354 ft, 10 ft high
Center: 393 Ft, 22 ft high
Right center: 344 ft, 19 ft high
Right: 298 ft, 13 ft high
Capacity: 40,000
Foul area: small
Surface: Artificial Turf

RP Permissions:
Choose my runscorers: Y
Choose my lineup: N
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP injuries to my players: N
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Designated Hitter at home: Y

[Kintratar]

Team Info

Team Name: Kintran National Baseball Team
Nickname: Tsunamis
Acronym: KNT
Home Field: Dentruk Stadium

Staff

Pitching Coach: Hideki Merta
Batting Coach: Penor Nenera
1st Base Coach: Nebena Qwenst
3rd Base Coach: Beccev Jeneal
Manager: Teixara Lejibin

Lineup: [Average, Number, Throws]

3B- Kilikatre Heyiv .301 #4 L
RF-Werran Klevpin .234 #17 L
CF- Hegik Sakato .309 #44 R
1B- Quentra Jinars .276 #31 R
LF- Adet Bedin .255 #29 R
2B- Jek Jodipa .322 #5 L
C- Bew Yelepe .240 #2 R
SS- Nerina Jarn .267 #9 R

Bench: [Average, Number, Throws]

1B- Uyon Grean .204 #17 L
IF- Opij Kleka .212 #19 R
UT- Harned Xet .190 #53 L Pinch hitter
OF- Beyta Cekani .220 #10 R
C- Qwet Nejua .182 #30 R
OF- Burgin Tey .227 #3 R Pinch hitter
IF- Bener Hetek .205 #55 R

Rotation: [ERA, W - L Record, Throws]

1-Udep Jener ERA: 2.66 8 - 6 R
2-Klenick Hejikaran ERA: 2.28 7 - 5 R
3-Joruek Ghenima ERA: 2.12 11 - 4 R
4-Wekit Nertrit ERA: 2.75 5 - 2 L
5-Jheki Waray ERA: 2.35 8 - 8 L


Bullpen: [ERA, W - L Record, Throws]

RP-Herttesel Hegiyt ERA: 3.13 6 - 7 R
RP-Kebifed Nemme ERA: 2.69 12 - 6 R
RP-Pippen Jekima ERA: 2.88 7 - 4 L
CP-Heginsa Leverin ERA: 2.76 9 - 6 R
RP-Nejan Mopis ERA: 2.79 6 - 5 R
RP- Oyep Jhenika ERA: 2.98 10 - 5 L

Schedule:


RP Permissions:
Choose my run-scorers: Y
Choose my lineup: N
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Y
Godmod scoring events: N
RP injuries to my players: Y (Just Day-to-Day, please)
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Eject my players: N
Godmod other events: Yes, if you are at home

Our DH [If needed] Is Deferen Hejo, with a .330 Average, his number is 25, and he bats right.

Kintran National WILL NOT use a DH at home stadium.
In games with a DH, the DH will bat 7th, moving Bew Yelepe to 8th and Nerina Jarn to 9th.

[Equestrian States]

The Pony Republic of Equestrian States
National Baseball Team - World Baseball Classic 24

All-Time Stats
Record: 15-14 (.500)
Achievements: Round of 16 (World Baseball Classic 23)

Group 7
#6 - Zwangzug
#23 - Tyneala
#25 - Equestrian States
UR - Backyard Sports
UR - Lunar Republic Islands
UR - Weatherdon

Tournament Schedule

Group Play
MD1: Backyard Sports 11, Equestrian States 7 at an Unknown Stadium (cap. Unknown) in an Unknown City, Backyard Sports (Loss)
MD2: Equestrian States 7, Lunar Republic Islands 6 at Royals Sporting Complex (cap. 55,000) in Canterlot, Equestrian States (Win)
MD3: Equestrian States 7, Zwangzug 6 at an Unknown Stadium (cap. Unknown) in an Unknown City, Zwangzug (Win)
MD4: Tyneala 3, Equestrian States 2 at Forest Stadium (cap. 25,000) in Everfree, Equestrian States (Loss, 10 Innings)
MD5: Equestrian States 6, Weatherdon 5 at an Sasaka Innovations Park (cap. 42,431) in Gryphon's Mount, Weatherdon (Win, 11 Innings)
MD6: Equestrian States 5, Backyard Sports 4 at Ponyville Park (cap. 32,000) in Ponyville, Equestrian States (Win)
MD7: Equestrian States 7, Lunar Republic Islands 6 at an Unknown Stadium (cap. Unknown) in an Unknown City, Lunar Republic Islands (Win)
MD8: Equestrian States vs. Zwangzug at Forest Stadium (cap. 25,000) in Everfree, Equestrian States
MD9: Tyneala vs. Equestrian States at Stallions Ballpark (cap. Unknown) in Longhoughster, Aels
MD10: Equestrian States vs. Weatherdon at Royals Sporting Complex (cap. 55,000) in Canterlot, Equestrian States

Roster
## - Pos. - Name (B/T) - Age - Gender Species - Team (Specialties: Pinch-Runner, Pinch-Hitter, etc.)

Home/Away Batting Order (No DH)
#23 - CF - Blazer (R/R) - 26 - Male Unicorn - Canterlot Royals
#17 - 3B - Matt Jackson (L/L) - 27 - Male Human - Baltimare Colts
#12 - LF - Ashley Hamilton (L/R) - 23 - Female Human - Everfree Dragons
#28 - 1B - Steven Wilson (R/R) - 31 - Male Human - Canterlot Royals
#43 - RF - Firefury (R/R) - 37 - Male Pegasus - Ponyville Stars
#53 - SS - Steel Nerves (L/L) - 23 - Male Minotaur - Everfree Dragons
#26 - C - Stonewall (R/L) - 34 - Male Pegasus - Appleoosa Cider-Brewers
#31 - 2B - Ironclaw (S/R) - 40 - Female Dragon - Everfree Dragons
## - P - Starting Pitcher

Away Batting Order (When DH is Used)
#23 - CF - Blazer (R/R) - 26 - Male Unicorn - Canterlot Royals
#17 - 3B - Matt Jackson (L/L) - 27 - Male Human - Baltimare Colts
#12 - LF - Ashley Hamilton (L/R) - 23 - Female Human - Everfree Dragons
#28 - 1B - Steven Wilson (R/R) - 31 - Male Human - Canterlot Royals
#43 - RF - Firefury (R/R) - 37 - Male Pegasus - Ponyville Stars
#53 - SS - Steel Nerves (L/L) - 23 - Male Minotaur - Everfree Dragons
#25 - DH - Chang (S/R) - 43 - Female Tiger - Everfree Dragons
#26 - C - Stonewall (R/L) - 34 - Male Pegasus - Appleoosa Cider-Brewers
#31 - 2B - Ironclaw (S/R) - 40 - Female Dragon - Everfree Dragons

Pitching Rotation
#20 - SP - Ripcurrent (R/R) - 28 - Female Unicorn - Ponyville Stars
#8 - SP - Fireball (R/R) - 29 - Male Earth Pony - Appleoosa Cider-Brewers
#48 - SP - Kerry Stevens (L/L) - 34 - Male Human - Canterlot Royals

Bench
#25 - DH/OF - Chang (S/R) - 43 - Female Tiger - Everfree Dragons (Pinch Hitter #1)
#24 - OF - Lupus (R/R) - 31 - Male Wolf - Appleoosa Cider-Brewers
#32 - OF - Goldstar (R/R) - 23 - Male Minotaur - Ponyville Stars (Pinch Hitter #2)
#7 - 1B - Alyssa Riis (L/L) - 24 - Female Human - Everfree Dragons (Pinch Runner #1)
#56 - 2B - Ben Hutchinson (R/R) - 31 - Male Human - Canterlot Royals
#4 - 3B - Irontooth (L/L) - 22 - Male Dragon - Baltimare Colts (Pinch Runner #2)
#40 - 1B/2B - Razorclaw (R/R) - 33 - Male Griffin - Fillydelphia Phoenix (Pinch Runner #3)
#3 - C - Jolt (R/R) - 38 - Male Earth Pony - Everfree Dragons

Bullpen (In order of use)
#44 - P - Sinker (R/R) - 30 - Male Earth Pony - Appleoosa Cider-Brewers
#11 - P - Cirius (L/L) - 23 - Male Minotaur - Fillydelphia Phoenix
#22 - P - Amanda Hill (R/R) - 27 - Female Human - Everfree Dragons
#33 - P - Andrew Andrus (R/R) - 25 - Male Human - Canterlot Royals
#55 - P - Flutterfire (L/L) - 27 - Female Unicorn - Everfree Dragons (Closer)

Stadiums

Location: Canterlot (Capital)
Capacity: 55,000

Location: Everfree
Capacity: 25,000

Location: Ponyville
Capacity: 32,000

RP Permissions
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my Runscorers: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes
Choose my Lineup: No
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes - Minor injuries only, nothing that can keep them out beyond on the end of the game
Godmod Injuries to my Players: Yes - See the above restrictions
Eject my Players: No - If you really want to, TG me with a request and I'll consider it
Designated Hitter at Home: No
Godmod Other Events: Yes - Please TG me before doing anything extreme though, failure to do so may result in my ignoring your RP

[Lycrabon]

Like the Miller commercials.....HERE WE GO.


Cutoff number one.

NOTE: First standings tables will not be up until Thursday night most likely. After that it will probably be Sunday, and then close to the end of the group stage before standings will be up.

Group One

Saugeais              120 231 120 - 12
The Tidal Wake        011 030 120 - 8
SAU (1-0)  TTW (0-1)

Byfugland             100 210 000 - 4
Pathogeria            001 000 002 - 3
BYF (1-0)  PAT (0-1)

Ko-oren               300 112 012 - 10
The Jahistic Unified  100 501 000 - 7
KOO (1-0)    TJF (0-1)

Group Two

Yesopalitha           103 110 031 - 10
Riyahda               000 003 120 - 6
YES (1-0)  RIY (0-1)

The Kytler Peninsula  202 111 001 - 8
Pugh                  000 000 000 - 0
TKP (1-0)   PUGH (0-1)

Cyborg Holland        100 111 000 - 4
Kintratar             002 000 001 - 3
CYB (1-0)  KIN (0-1)

Group Three

Milchama              100 210 100 - 5
Shadowbourne          001 070 00X - 8
MIL (0-1)  SHA (1-0)

Karditan              220 110 010 - 7
Free Swiss States     253 000 21X - 13
FSS (1-0)  KAR (0-1)

Maklohi Vai           131 260 210 - 16
Kerblaekistan         010 010 000 - 2
MAK (1-0)  KER (0-1)

Group Four

Darmen                103 320 032 - 14
Unified Hyrule        001 104 000 - 6
DAR (1-0)  UNH (0-1)

Sakurakoku            102 120 000 - 6
Ezryel                100 010 020 - 4
SAK (1-0)  EZR (0-1)

Torisakia             102 510 000 - 9
Branta Island         001 000 000 - 1
TOR (1-0)  BRN (0-1)

Group Five

Civil Citzenry        103 120 103 - 11
STORMCHASE            111 100 000 - 4
CVC (1-0)  STO (0-1)

THRILLEDGE            132 221 000 - 11
Madsen                010 100 000 - 2
THR (1-0)  MAD (0-1)

Super-Llamaland       201 111 002 - 8
Mapletish             000 120 011 - 5
SUL (1-0)  MAP (0-1)

Group Six

Lycrabon              200 112 000 0 - 6
Raxillion             022 020 000 1 - 7
RAX (1-0)  LYC (0-1)

New Montreal States   101 121 000 - 6
Powersith             011 100 000 - 3
NMS (1-0)  POW (0-1)

Sicountimont          325 121 100 - 15
Allinlia              001 202 100 - 6
SIC (1-0)  ALL (0-1)

Group Seven

Zwangzug              120 112 400 - 11
Weatherdon            100 100 000 - 2
ZWA (1-0)  WEA (0-1)

Tyneala               101 120 002 - 7
Lunar Republic Island 201 021 02X - 8
LRI (1-0)  TYN (0-1)

Equestrian States     100 120 030 - 7
Backyard Sports       001 231 004 - 11
BAC (1-0)  EQU (0-1)

Group Eight

Western cuba          100 210 400 - 8
Slembana              000 000 000 - 0
WCU (1-0)  SLE (0-1)

Michael VII           100 210 200 - 6
The Royal Kingdom     100 011 010 - 4
MI7 (1-0)  TRK (0-1)

Cosumar               401 132 000 - 11
Westros               000 000 090 - 9
COS (1-0)  WST (1-0)

Group Nine

Qazox                 202 210 020 - 9
Zandistan             000 000 000 - 0
QAZ (1-0)  ZAN (0-1)

Homelands our         100 110 002 - 5
Pacificus             011 201 10X - 6
PAC (1-0)  HOM (0-1)

Free South Califas    100 121 102 - 8
Belshaw and Pevenessy 000 021 030 - 6
FSC (1-0)  BAP (0-1)

Group Ten

Taeshan               100 110 000 - 3
Wyztrkstan            210 010 00X - 4
WYZ (1-0)  TAE (0-1)

West Guiana           200 111 000 - 5
Estope                105 000 00X - 6
EST (1-0) WGU (0-1)

Lymantia              150 110 001 - 9
Birolika              300 000 000 - 3
LYM (1-0)  BIR (0-1)

[Tyneala]

The Tynealan Board of Baseball has decided to call up the same players which represented it at the 23rd Classic:

POS* #  Name                   NAT   B  T 
C   24  Cassan McKillican      ANC   S  R 
C   20  Leo Surtees            AEL   R  R 
1B   4  Cameron Boddington     AEL   R  L 
1B  23  Donny Inskipp          ANC   R  L 
2B  16  Callahan McKillican    ANC   S  R 
2B   5  Robin Rainford         AEL   R  R 
SS  38  Martin Osler           AEL   R  R 
3B  12  Craig Cardell          AEL   L  R 
LF  14  Theo Mence             AEL   S  R 
LF  25  Craig Litchfield       AEL   L  L 
CF  10  Joel Lander            AEL   L  L 
CF  11  Aaron Matthams         AEL   L  L 
RF  15  Billy Abbley           AEL   L  L 
RF  26  Colin Scroggs          ANC   L  R 

SP  30  Nathan Woolescroft     AEL   L  L 
SP  19  Ruaírí D'Eyncourt      ANC   R  R 
SP  13  Fraser Younger         AEL   L  R 
SP  18  Steven Hands           AEL   L  L 
SP   1  Trevor Earnshaw        AEL   R  R 
MR  27  Ron Hockey             AEL   S  R 
MR   3  Finn Cumberbatch       ANC   L  L 
MR  80  Hayden Dannatt         AEL   S  R 
SU  37  Redmond Kersey         ANC   R  R 
SU  45  Carlton Skeels         AEL   R  R 
CL  28  Dermott Ahearn         ANC   R  R 

*Sorted by primary position. Players' other positions include:
1B Cameron Boddington 3B
1B Donny Inskipp 3B
2B Robin Rainford 1B, 3B, SS, CF, RF
3B Craig Cardell 1B, LF, RF
LF Craig Litchfield CF
CF Joel Lander LF, RF
CF Aaron Matthams 1B, LF, RF
RF Billy Abbley LF
RF Colin Scroggs LF

This Classic, all home games will be played at Stallions Ballpark in Longhoughster, Aels, where the designated hitter is not used.
For RP purposes, please note that before each home game, a minute's silence will be held in memory of a recent train crash in the city.

Starting lineup with DH:
1 CF Joel Lander
2 1B Cameron Boddington
3 DH Donny Inskipp
4 LF Craig Litchfield
5 3B Craig Cardell
6 RF Colin Scroggs
7 C Cassan McKillican
8 2B Callahan McKillican
9 SS Martin Osler

Starting lineup without DH:
1 2B Callahan McKillican
2 SS Martin Osler
3 1B Donny Inskipp
4 CF Aaron Matthams
5 LF Craig Litchfield
6 3B Craig Cardell
7 C Leo Surtees
8 RF Billy Abbley
9 P pitcher's spot

Starting rotation is as listed above in the roster.
Choose my runscorers: Y
Follow my lineup: as above
Follow my Pitching Rotation: as above
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: Y
DO NOT KILL OR MAIM.

[Powersith]

Powersith Sports Network update from Imperial Captial City!

Thousands of fans today, including our Emperor, were in for a disappointment. When our Baseball Giants faced off against New Montreal States, but lost 6-3. Our starting pitcher, Mentov Rislo had let up 5 runs, before our relief pitcher, Kivnov Reknov had came in. We had scored 3 runs thanks to our batting of Henry Links, Stephn Contras, and Ken Smith who it individual homeruns. For our next game, we hope we can win, and gladly say we won a game in our first WBC.

Pitchers update:
Mentov Rislo - 42 - L - L #1 Record: 0-0 5.0 ERA
Willie Ways - 52 - L - L- #22
Willie Ways Jr. - 34 - R - R #12
Willie Ways III - 16 - L - L # 33
Lei Wingo - 32 - L - L #13
Closers :
Joseph Wasco - 33 - L - L #2
Jermey Les - 21 - R - R- #3
Relief:
Kivnov Reknov - 22 - R - R #5 Record: 0-1 1.0 ERA
Nino Rodriguesz- 27 - L - L #7
Michael Mendez - Age 40 - L - L #10

Reporting from Imperial Capital City,
John Anderson reporter for PSSN

[Sakurakoku]

Good Enough to Begin - Just
Rusty Wolves overcome mistakes, missed opportunities to open tourney with win at Ezryel

*photo: Wolves closer Natsuki Minamoto flings a comebacker from Ezryel third baseman *smudge* after initially bobbling it to get *smudge* for the second out at home in the 9th inning.*

Sakurakoku   1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 13 2
Ezryel       1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 4  9 2

Partial Box Score:
Hitting

Hitters                  AB  R  H  RBI  BB  SO
Y. Katou, CF              5  1  2    1   0   1
M. Kaneko, 3B             5  0  2    1   0   2
H. Horie, DH              3  1  2    2   1   1
G. Furukawa, 2B           5  0  0    0   0   1
A. Kimihara, 1B           5  2  3    1   0   1
M. Yamagishi, RF          4  0  1    1   1   1
-> A. Uemura, RF          0  0  0    0   0   0
S. Takeda, SS             4  0  1    0   1   1
K. Kusao, LF              4  1  1    0   1   1
K. Suzuki, C              5  1  1    0   0   1

Batting:
2B - Yamagishi in 3rd, Kimihara in 5th, Kusao in 9th
Sacrifice hit - Horie in 1st

Baserunning:

Fielding:
Error - Kimihara in 3rd, Takeda in 6th
Outfield assist - Kusao in 1st

Pitching

Pitchers                 IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO
K. Kunimoto (W, 1-0)    6.0  6  2   1   4   7
T. Kono                 1.0  0  0   0   1   2
R. Tachibana            1.0  1  2   2   1   0
N. Minamoto (S, 1)      1.0  2  0   0   1   1

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Horie sacrifice flied out to left, Katou scored. Sakurakoku, 1-0.
Bottom 1st: *smudge*. Tied, 1-1.
Top 3rd: Kimihara singled to right-center, Horie scored. Sakurakoku, 2-1.
Top 3rd: Yamagishi doubled to right, Kimihara scored. Sakurakoku, 3-1.
Top 4th: Horie singled to center, Suzuki scored. Sakurakoku, 4-1.
Top 5th: Katou singled to left, Kimihara scored, Kusao to third, Suzuki to second. Sakurakoku, 5-1.
Top 5th: Kaneko singled to center, Kusao scored, Suzuki to third, Katou to second, Suzuki out at home. Sakurakoku, 6-1.
Bottom 5th: *smudge*. Sakurakoku, 6-2.
Bottom 8th: *smudge*. Sakurakoku, 6-4.

[Maklohi Vai]

The Wakita Inquirer

Maklohi Vai           131 260 210 - 16
Kerblaekistan         010 010 000 - 2
MAK (1-0)  KER (0-1)

The Lumai had their highest scoring game in history, and Mae'ao set a new record with 4 homers in one game, in addition to 8 RBIs. Ratai Moi kept the opposition in check by allowing only 4 hits through his 7 innings. Moi allowed 2 walks and struck out 8 also. Ru ate the two remaining innings up, allowing just one hit and one walk. Analyst Wolmoto Likani had a summary of the game, "Offense. I don't care how bad your defense or your pitching is, if you score 16 runs, you will win 99% of the time. I mean, only allowing two runs will win you a game most of the time, but scoring 16 runs- wow. There's really not much more to say than offense."

Maklohi Vai Scoring Summary (OOC: As Kerblaekistan has no roster, I will not provide his scoring and assume no DH)

1st: Ri'ino Uilnai hit a solo shot to center off a mistake fastball up. 1-0 Maklohi Vai

2nd: Mae'ao led off with a homer to left. After Ruputuo flied out, Arnao hit a double into right center. Moalna’akai Lai hit a short single to move him to third. Wolo Rakinalmanai then hit a single to knock Arnao in and move Lai to third. After the pitcher struck out, Aputo Roma’ai hit a single to shallow center. Lai just barely beat the throw home, sliding under the tag to make it a three run inning. 4-0 Maklohi Vai

3rd: With two outs, Mae'ao hit a solo shot to right. 5-1 Maklohi Vai

4th: After Arnao doubled to lead off, Lai hit a two run shot. 7-1 Maklohi Vai

5th: Iao Laina and Ri'ino Uilani hit back to back singles to lead off. Mae'ao capped off the mini-rally with one of the longest home runs in Vaian history, an estimated 482 feet. Koilani Ruputuo made it back to back home runs with a liner that just sneaked over the wall in left. Arnao struck out, but Moalna’akai Lai hit a double, followed by a triple from Wolo Rakinalmanai to drive him in. After the pitcher popped out, Aputo Roma’ai hit a single to let Rakinalmanai in. 13-1 Maklohi Vai

7th: With two outs, Mae'ao hit a two run homer that knocked Iao Laina in as well. 15-2 Maklohi Vai

8th: Mae'ao took a walk that allowed the pinch runner, Woi Mai, to score. 16-2 Maklohi Vai

(OOC: I hate RBIs as a stat, but it's something more recognizable to the average WBC participant)
An update on stats for this tournament:
HR: Mae'ao 4, Koilani Ruputuo 1, Moalna’akai Lai 1, Ri'ino Ulnai 1,
RBI: Mae'ao 8, Moalna’akai Lai 2, Wolo Rakinalmanai 2, Aputo Roma'ai 2, Koilani Ruputuo 1, Ri'ino Ulnai 1

[Qazox]

Eagles roll Zandistan.

Ramon McDonald came within 4 outs of Qazox' 3rd ever perfect game before allowing back-to-back singles with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th; as the Eagles opened their WBC 24 group stage play with an impressive 9-0 win over newcomers Zandistan. Ryan Dodge led the way offensively going 4-5 with a HR and 5 RBI's on the day, and helped McDonald keep his perfect game attempt going with a diving snare to end the 5th inning right over the 3rd base bag. Up next for Qazox, they travel to Homelands our, who were upset by Pacificus 6-5 earlier in the day.

Qazox                 202 210 020 - 9 14 0
Zandistan             000 000 000 - 0  2 1

SCORING SUMMARY

Qazox 1st: Hodgman walked. Jimenez singled to left, Hodgman to 2nd. Hamilton flied out to right. Dodge doubled to center, Hodgman and Jimenez scored. Zimmerman lined out to pitcher. Espinoza struck out looking. 2 runs on 2 hits, 1 LOB; 2-0 Qazox

Qazox 3rd: Jimenez doubled to right-center. Hamilton walked intentionally. Dodge flied out to right. Zimmerman reached on 3B throwing error, Jimenez scored, Hamilton to 3rd, Zimmerman to 2nd on error. Espinoza flied out to left-center, Hamilton scored. Santos struck out. 2 runs on 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB; 4-0 Qazox

Qazox 4th: Lee singled to left. Bryant flied out to left. Hodgman singled to left, Lee to 2nd. Jimenez struck out. Hamilton singled to right, Lee to 3rd, Hodgman to 2nd. Dodge doubled to left-center, Lee and Hodgman scored, Hamilton to 3rd. Zimmerman flied out to center. 2 runs on 4 hits, 2 LOB; 6-0 Qazox

Qazox 5th: <PITCHING CHANGE: RP#2 in for SP#1> Espinoza singled to third. Santos doubled to right-center, Espinoza scored, Santos out at third advancing (8-6-2-5). Lee struck out looking, Bryant singled to center. Hodgman grounded out to third. 1 run on 2 hits, 1 LOB; 7-0 Qazox

Qazox 8th: Jimenez flied out to left. Hamilton struck out looking. Dodge 341ft HR off left foul-pole, Dodge scored. Zimmerman walked. Espinoza singled to right, Zimmerman to 2nd. Santos singled to center, Zimmerman to 3rd, Espinoza to 2nd. Lee singled to left-center, Zimmerman scored, Espinoza out advancing home (7-5-2), Santos to 3rd, Lee to 2nd on throw. 2 runs on 4 hits, 2 LOB; 9-0 Qazox

[Torisakia]

Carlos: Expecting a blowout win over a low ranker was too much of an understatement.

Jason: Considering we ere a 4 point favorite, I don't see how anyone thought we could lose.

Carlos: That left-fielder, uh what's his name, Ottavio Messana or something, was pretty good. He caught that fly ball Adrian hooked into center-field. He's pretty fast for a dude his height.

Jason: About ninety-five percent of Branta Island's team is in their twenties.

Carlos: Well, so is our team.

Jason: No, Russel is 32, and GM is 40-something.

Carlos: GM doesn't count. He's a manager, not a player.

Jason: But he's still part of the team. Without him, we wouldn't be here!

Carlos: Yeah, sure. I heard that Ralph Golightly screwed up one of Branta Island's player's name on the radio and said "Bertotinli" instead of "Bertolini".

Jason: Golightly can't even remember how to say his own name.

Carlos: Probably. I still can't believe we scored nine runs. Let alone five in the top of the fourth. I can't even believe I scored 3 of them.

Jason: That was just a fluke by Branta Island. They thought the man on third would stay at home, and because they had no one in right field.

Carlos: So you're agreeing that these newcomers and low rankers don't have a chance against us.

Jason: Dude, it's only the first game. We have a whole tournament ahead of us.

BOX SCORE

Torisakia             102 510 000 - 9
Branta Island         001 000 000 - 1
TOR (1-0)  BRN (0-1)

[Yesopalitha]

Assassins Rush Out Early, Hold On Late

Perhaps the debate for whether Melody Johanson should be the starting pitcher for the Yesopalitha Assassins or not isn't as important as fans think. Perhaps it's the relievers that are more of a cause for worry.

Valentin Sorin, Mathilde Leuck, and Xavier Hammond all had three RBI's as the Assassins raced out to a 5-0 lead before withstanding a rally from Riyahda. Synne Boileau gave up the six runs, and may actually be held out.

If the run support is this good, though, there won't be any problems.

[Estope]

Estope used a five run 3rd inning to upset world #14 West Guiana. Home field advantage definitely played a factor as fans packed sold-out Thomas-Johnson Field. After falling behind early and allowing two runs in the first inning, Estope responded by scoring a single run off a homer by Corey Keys. The third inning provided a barrage of hits as batter after batter was able to pick up hits off starting pitcher Ray Lewis. Estope pitcher Eric Almanza was able put behind his bad start, in which he allowed a home run early, to earn the win. The bullpen put together a masterful performance and provided no opportunities for West Guiana to get back into the game. Colin Noakes earned the save by striking out two batters and allowing no hits or more importantly runs. This huge win provides huge momentum going into a crucial matchup against #41 Lymantatia. It will be a road game so there will be no home crowd. Lymantatia absolutely destroyed Birolika by a score of 9-3.

#14 West Guiana     2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 5
    Estope          1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 X - 6
EST (1-0) WGU (0-1)

Hitters                  AB  R  H  RBI   BB   SO
Alex Avez SS             5   1  2    0    0    0
Max Meister LF           4   0  2    0    1    1
Cory Keys 1B             4   1  2    1    1    2
Jessie Driggers RF       5   0  2    0    0    0
Henry Fowler CF          3   1  3    1    2    0
Fabio Fernandez 3B       4   1  2    1    1    0
Austin Forde 2B          4   1  3    0    1    0
Bryant Bolman DH         4   1  1    2    0    1
James Campella C         4   0  1    1    0    2

Batting:
2B - Avez - 1st
     Fowler - 3rd
     Forde - 3rd
     Fernandez - 5th
     Forde - 8th
       
3B - Bolman - 3rd

HR - Corey Keys - 1st

SAC - Campella - 3rd

Baserunning:
SB - Driggers - 1st
     Driggers - 3rd
     Fernandez - 5th

CS - Avez - 1st

Fielding:
E - None
A - Forde - 6
    Avez - 2
    Fernandez - 4     

Pitching
Pitchers            IP   H  R  ER  BB  SO
Eric Almanza        7.0  9  5   4   2   8
     (W, 1-0)
Noel Pelot          1.0  1  0   0   1   0
Colin Noakes        1.0  0  0   0   0   2
      (S - 1)

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Bani hit two run homerun, Sims scored. West Guiana, 2-0.
Bottom 1st: Keys hit solo home run. West Guiana, 2-1.
Bottom 3rd: Fernandez singled, Fowler scored. Tied, 2-2.
Bottom 3rd: Bolman tripled, Forde, Fernandez scored. Estope, 4-2.
Bottom 3rd: Campella hit sacrifice fly, Bolman scored. Estope, 5-2.
Bottom 3rd: Fowler singled, Avez scored. Estope, 6-2.
Top 4th: Dani singled, Fish scored. Estope, 6-3.
Top 5th: Bani hit solo home run. Estope, 6-4.
Top 6th: Ali-Velsh doubled, Daneils scored. Estope, 6-5.

[Zandistan]

COASTAL ZANDAR SENTINEL

report compiled by Jacques Coleman

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Well, ouch. Zandistan, welcome to the World Baseball Classic.

Zandistan, in their first ever competitive international baseball game, were rudely welcomed by previous hosts and 11th-ranked team in the world, the Qazox Eagles. Ace of the staff Rurik Mosgodev was chased early, giving up six runs in four innings. The bullpen did slightly better, allowing only three runs over the next five innings, but nobody could stop Ryan Dodge, as he smacked a homer in the 8th inning to cap off a four-hit, five-RBI day with a literal bang off the foul pole.

As for Zandistan’s response on offense, there was absolutely none. Indeed, the Qazoxian Ramon McDonald absolutely mowed his way through Zandistan, perfect through 7 and 2/3 innings, until Facundo Roque Carlitos and Felipe Tresor hit back-to-back singles. And even these singles, one a broken-bat bloop into right field and another a slow roller that Ryan Dodge couldn’t get to in time over at third, were weak hits. The only real hard-hit ball, other than Carlitos’ liner which Dodge caught to end the 5th, was Mark Vardell’s blast to left-center that died in the wind and was caught by Thomas Zimmermann on the warning track. Sadly, catcher Kamohui Sander was unable to finish the 8th-inning rally, and McDonald struck out the side, mowing down Q, Couch, and Migliotti to finish off his dominant performance.

Zandistan would have liked to take at least a glimmer of hope away from their disappointing opening game, in front of the home fans, no less. Many questioned manager William Zandington and the ZBEC’s choices of roster, but in his postgame presser, Zandington encouraged the nation that “it’s important we don’t knee-jerk too much from this situation. Qazox has a very skilled squad and I trust our players to come back and show what they’re capable of when we travel to Belshaw and Pevenessy.” Still, after some prodding, the press was able to get the manager to admit that he “might be considering some small tweaks” to the lineup.

Zandistan will need a much stronger performance in their next game, facing Belshaw and Pevenessy. Hopefully our second pitcher, Jack Pollard, can respond with a strong performance and do what Mosgodev could not. And as for Rurik, haha you get to face the Eagles again when we travel to Qazox later in the campaign. Good luck. You’ll need it.

WBC SUMMARY
vs. Qazox L, 0-9
Next: at Belshaw and Pevenessy

[The Archregimancy]

Can I gently suggest that there's no need to write the thread title ALL IN CAPITALS.

IT LOOKS LIKE SHOUTING.

Thank you.

[Birolika]

Lymantia              150 110 001 - 9
Birolika              300 000 000 - 3

AB	H	R	RBI	SO	BB	SB	B
Freddy Bronx    5	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
Jack Harlow 	4	0	1	0	3	2	0	0
Reg Molton	5	2	0	0	2	1	0	2
Peter Zanders	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Daniel Winters	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
James Chester	5	2	0	2	2	0	0	3
Tim Ocks	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Ryan Helk	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Brian Munster	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	1[/p

[pre] IP H R BB SO
John Rogick 2.2 8 6 4 1
Simon Polch 3 5 2 1 3
Tim Asil 3.1 1 0 1 5
Alan Squash 1 2 1 1 2

The first innings were a dream for the Birolik side, sure Rogick got off to a shaky start allowing a run, but then he dismissed the rest. Then Bronx started off the Birolik side of the innings with a hit making it to first. Harlow then walked. Eventually it was young James Chester up at the plate, they had drawn it level but they wanted to take an advantage. Chester took the first for a strike, he then took a ball and let out a massive breath he'd been holding in (he was only 20 and ill prepared for playing in front of a crowd). The next pitch came and he grounded it out to right driving in the other two. However after the first innings runs the whole game plummeted like a rock. Lymantia then took five runs in the second and went on to score again in the 4th and 5th. Finally it came down to the ninth and it was already game over for Birolika 8-3 down, reliever Tim Asil had played out three innings without incident; but the batters failed to take advantage, and in the final innings a single run was the final nail in the coffin and the Birolik fans left disappointed.

With this we look like we might end up in baseball as we were in football and not like Ice hockey, which is a shame. This would have been our best shot at a win against a ranked side and it might be hard to claw back any chance of making it into the play-offs off the back of this. But maybe we shouldn't give in to defeat yet, we are only one game in.

[Zwangzug]

Hello, world.

It's me, Gareth Amatchi, here in the Zebra "bullpen" for the first time! I'm loving it. We Bears just won the national championship and had previously made the AIBC semifinals, so we're very excited for another go but it's another honor entirely to be here.

Well, Zwangzug recently won this national-team shebang, but things have been--not quite as great since, culminating in the last tournament when we couldn't even make it out of the group stage. So it was goodbye to all the champion stragglers, hello to a new generation. Literally the majority of our pitching--uh--"rotation" is completely new to WBC stuff, and most of the bench too. Marjorie (Cobara, Bears and now Zebras manager) reassures me I would have been a national team choice either way, but I'm not sure...

Anyway, with all these honors rolling in, some idiot abroad (I'll spare you the country's name, no one deserves guilt by association) asked if I wanted him to ghostwrite my "autobiography" for me. I told him I was still young and could write my own memoirs when the time came, thank him very much. Then another idiot here in Zwangzug was like "okay, we get it, you're an articulate dude and can write your own stuff. Chronicle everything that goes on in the bullpen--all you young pitchers, being pressed into relief service for the first time since third grade, get all the gossip on how petty things get. Then we'll totally publish it for the naive and innocent fans and dash their idealized visions of you! It'll be cool."

I told him where he can shove his post-whateverism. Um. It might have involved a couple expletives of the kind that might shock the fans? News flash: it's not all "what the bleep" in here. (Well, especially because I'm from Zwischen and apparently radio negotiations have, ahem, stalled again. But that's hardly "news.")

But hey. Not to brag, but we did totally win the championship. I'd like to think being a competent northpaw and a competent diarist are not totally incompatible, so here they are. My secret notes, on the seven of us newcomers. And who knows, maybe we'll stick together for the long haul?

I say the seven of us. There were only six here in Weatherdon today; Aminda Incer was a little "under the weather." Apparently it's just a woman thing and she'll be ready to go by the time her start comes around. The funny (or sad) thing is that there's apparently a bad virus sweeping the FTC, everybody's heard about it, so Boipelo (McEllow) is totally freaking out even though she assured us by videophone that it's not the same thing. And by "us" I mean "anyone who can understand her" which is not a lot of us but okay.

So, who was the first member of the Class of 24 to get to pitch? Actually, it was Peter (Butel-Tiand) from Logrove. I'm not completely jealous--most of us get to start and he doesn't--but it would have been fun for opening day. We totally jackstomped Weatherdon, too, which was nice? They have the DH, which means another of us Bears got to start, and Duha (Grower-Coack) totally lived up to the challenge, pushing in four of our eleven runs on a double in the second and a homer in the seventh.

Now we're off to Aels. Which is Tyneala. Kind of. Long story.