International Baseball Slam XX | Everything Thread

[Britonisea]

International Baseball Slam XX
Everything Thread

OOC/Sign-ups Thread | Host Bid | Guide to Sports Roleplaying | IBS XIX

Welcome to Britonisea! Welcome to the 20th International Baseball Slam! Over the next couple of weeks, 20 baseball teams will play in venues across southern Britonisea for the chance to become the 20th winner of the International Baseball Slam. 20 teams, 20th IBS trophy, 1 winner - who's going to win?

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Format

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20-team tournament: 5 groups of 4, with the top two qualifying to the Super Round. The super round sees a single round-robin with top 2 qualifying for championship match and 3rd-4th qualifying for bronze medal match.

As mentioned in the bid, tiebreaks during group stages will be wins, H2H Wins, H2H difference, and overall difference.

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Groups

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First Round
First Round groups will be decided on the 24th November, UTC - that is about 3 and a half days from when this Everything Thread is posted. Those that have posted a roster will be placed in one pot while those that haven't will be placed in another. From those pots, the groups will be drawn. This will hopefully encourage users to get their roster up to get that bonus!

Four teams submitted a roster before the cut-off: Kytler Peninsulae Phoenix, Rawa Marineros, U21 Battin' Cubs, Britoballers - they will be in Pot 1. Britonisea has been awarded to play in Group E, in the nation's capital city. Every other team has been put into Pot 2.

Group A
Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix (Kytler Peninsulae)
Milchama Somebody Something or Others
Nova Anglicana Lions
Golmydia Roar

Group B
Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)
Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Team
Delaclava Phoenixes
Mineros de Montesina

Group C
U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)
Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)
Sea Dome Lemon Sharks
Wörgen-in-Maurenzagge Wizards (U-21) (Basel-Triesen)

Group D
Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers
Greater Istria Superstars (Banija)
Ardsk Attackers
United States of Devonta Thundersticks

Group E
The Britoballers (Britonisea)
Atlas Astros (Spartan Dominion)
San Isidro Labrador Jornaleros
Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs

For more information on where they will be playing, please check out the IC Information. The top two teams in each Group will qualify for the Super Round. All teams will play each other in the super round.

Super Round

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Schedule

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Cut-offs will be between 19:00 UTC - 21:00 UTC. If there are any changes or delays, I will communicate that as soon as possible - I'll aim for 24 hours before the deadline.

IC Information up by: 22nd November
Group Draws: 24th November
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[CUT-OFF 5PM UTC] First Round, Day 1: 27th November (1 v 4, 2 v 3)
First Round, Day 2: 29th November (4 v 3, 1 v 2)
First Round, Day 3: 1st December (2 v 4, 3 v 1)
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Super Round, MD1 + 2: 3rd December
Super Round, MD3 + 4: 5th December
Super Round, MD5 + 6: 7th December
Super Round, MD7 + 8: 9th December
Super Round, MD9: 11th December
Gold & Bronze Medals: 13th December

Information regarding who plays who in the Super Round will be on the next post.

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Permissions

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Please use include the following RP permissions at the bottom of your roster. As all of the matches will be taking place in cities across Britonisea, if you would like to godmode events that happen in each of the grounds or in the local area, please shoot me a discord #brityuniksreich or a telegram and I will get in touch with you.

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[box][Blocktext][b]Choose my lineup[/b]: Y/N
[b]Choose my pitcher:[/b] Y/N
[b]Choose my runscorers:[/b] Y/N
[b]Choose other statistics:[/b] Y/N
[b]Use DH at home:[/b] Y/N
[b]RP injuries to my players:[/b] Y/N
[b]RP ejections to my players:[/b] Y/N
[b]Godmode events:[/b] Y/N[/Blocktext][/box]

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Additional Information

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If you have any questions or have spotted a mistake, please message me on the OOC thread, telegram me or if you'd like an urgent reply, send me a DM on discord (#brityuniksreich). The same goes for wanting to know more about Britonisea or specific cities your players will be in. Let me know, I'm open! For questions about cutoffs, it's best to shoot me a discord message.

Please post your rosters below!

[Britonisea]

Britonisea within Novapax

The United Republic of Britonisea is located in the Northern hemisphere of the Novapax on the Terra Centurium continent and is home to 62 million people. Britonisea is a diverse, modern and innovative nation, with excellent technological advancement, and sustainability and ranks highly as a nation with high equality. Britonisea has many different climates due to its geographical position and its ultra-high mountainous zone which stretches down the middle of the nation known as “the spine of Britonisea”. While the nation experiences a wide range of different temperatures and climates, the major cities are usually located in places that have a temperate climate in the south, while a continental climate is major in the north.

The nation has particular interests in its Arts and Culture sector - with a vibrant film and television industry which it prides itself on, an endless array of museums and exhibition halls for people to attend and an explosive music scene which has been recognised throughout the multiverse. The nation has a major interest in sports, too. Despite this, the nation has not attempted to host or even participate in many international competitions, resigning itself to national and regional competitions with a long term goal to one day jump onto the international scene - a goal which has not yet been realised. The nation, however, has all the right facilities to host events of large scale and magnitude - with the 20th International Baseball Slam being a great first event to add its hosting portfolio.

Quick Facts about Britonisea

1. The currency is the Brito Pound Sterling (£): The Britons will say '1 Brito' when referring to money, with 100 pence making 1 Brito. The currency rate is $1.68 NSD = £1 BPS.
2. The capital city is Doportedas, which is the most populous city: While Doportedas is the capital and home to over 6 million people, Telm City is the largest city by space and was the former capital of Britonisea. Telm has just over 5 million people.
   Languages: English is the official and most used language in Britonisea, but Britonish and French are also widely spoken. Britonish is spoken in the east more, while in the west French is spoken more. There's about 15-20 million Britonish speakers in Britonisea with most knowing basic phrases while there's over 6 million French speakers in the west.
3. Britonisea drives on the left: Britonisea, alongside Aloquirbe and Estogium, all drives on the left handside of the road - this goes for railways too.
4. The timezone is +0: The timezone that Britonisea is in is UTC - Britonisea is on Terra Centurium which is known as the continent that is considered in the centre of the map.
5. Expect mild and average temperatures: The north of Britonisea is very much near the Arctic Circle meaning that its pretty freezing up there, with some snowfall already being reported there. This has meant that the IBS has been pushed down to the south where you can expect temperatures between 7C and 16C throughout the course of the IBSXX.
6. Eighteen is your number: The minimum age for most things is 18 in Britonisea - the full age of consent, alcohol purchases, cigarettes etc. Drugs are strictly banned in Britonisea which adopts a no-tolerance to such things, including marijuana.
7. The emergency number is triple 7: If you ever have an issue in Britonisea, just dial 777 and you'll be put through to the police, fire department or ambulance.

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First Round

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Hosting Group A and Group B

Group A
Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix (Kytler Peninsulae)
Milchama Somebody Something or Others
Nova Anglicana Lions
Golmydia Roar

Group B
Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)
Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Team
Delaclava Phoenixes
Mineros de Montesina

Telm City is a wonderful city along the eastern coast of Britonisea. Telm City is the former capital city of Britonisea, but remains the capital city of the Authority of Telm, which includes the cities of North Telm, South Telm, Cappehnyaden and of course Telm City itself. The city boasts a population of 5,060,021 people living within the 11 boroughs. With a size just reaching 1,000 square miles, Telm City is the largest city in Britonisea, but this fact might turn you away from coming here. Despite being huge, Telm City has been well equipped will all of the things that you will need to get around the city without a hitch. The company that deals with transport in Telm City, Telm Transport Transit (TTT), has been working in the whole Authority for over 400 years, making it easy to not only travel around the city but to different parts of the Authority that we would love for you to visit on your journey to Telm City. For both trains and buses, there are a few lines that will take you around the whole system, lines which are called those trains “The Interlinks” - a separate system to the TTT but you can transfer from one system to another usually in the same buildings. Telm is home to Stadium Strata which regularly hosts World Cup qualifiers and is the largest football-specific stadium in the country. Regardless, the stadium does sometimes host other sports and concerts too. University of Telm will be hosting the IBS events in Telm - it is one of the biggest universities in the country too.

Hosting Group C and Group D

Group C
U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)
Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)
Sea Dome Lemon Sharks
Wörgen-in-Maurenzagge Wizards (U-21) (Basel-Triesen)

Group D
Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers
Greater Istria Superstars (Banija)
Ardsk Attackers
United States of Devonta Thundersticks

Luton & Sports City is the name of a conurbation in the south-west of the country which consists of Luton, a medium-sized city alongside Sports City, a relatively newly built city which is home to a wide number of arenas and stadiums that are home to a lot of the sporting institutes in the country. Luton & Sports City regularly hosts events across the country and we thought that it would be the perfect location for the IBS. Luton is by a rocky shore but there are still spectacular views of the area. The group stages will be hosted in the National University of Sport which is the largest of its kind in Britonisea and where those who want a career in sport, whether that's actually playing sport, sports journalism, rehabilitation etc all come here. The university uses some of the arenas that have been built across Sports City as its bases but the main campus itself is large and spacious providing good space for the IBS. Luton & Sports City are well connected to the National Rail network with other direct services to cities such as Doportedas and Kyvivre in the west.

Hosting Group E

Group E
The Britoballers (Britonisea)
Atlas Astros (Spartan Dominion)
San Isidro Labrador Jornaleros
Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs

See below for information about Doportedas

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Super Round

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Team 1: Winner of Group A
Team 2: Winner of Group B
Team 3: Winner of Group C
Team 4: Winner of Group D
Team 5: Winner of Group E
Team 6: 2nd of Group D
Team 7: 2nd of Group C
Team 8: 2nd of Group B
Team 9: 2nd of Group A
Team 10: 2nd of Group E

MD1: 4 v 7, 5 v 6
MD2: 10 v 6, 9 v 3, 1 v 2
MD3: 4 v 9, 5 v 8, 6 v 7
MD4: 9 v 5, 2 v 3

Doportedas (pronounced Du'por-ti-das) is the capital city of Britonisea, home to just over six million people within its urban area making it the most populous city in the country. Doportedas, similarly to boroughs other cities may have, is split into ten different zones, with smaller local authorities within them - each of which has a population between 130,000 to 250,000 people. Doportedas is also the capital city of its Authority (which is on a similar level to a county or province), which was recently renamed to Dopor in order to avoid confusion with the city and the state. The Dopor Authority is by far the largest one, with over 9 million people residing there - that's a staggering 14% of the Britonish population. Doportedas is served by fantastic transport. For delegations that don't have an immediate connection to Britonisea, which is unlikely due to Britonisea's extensive globalisation, using different mediums, you're able to get to Doportedas via Darkmania, South Batoko and Aenglide, while other regional nations such as Mercedini, Togonistan and Estogium providing reliable and frequent routes to the capital city. Going through the different types of travel, Doportedas is home to not one, not two but three international airports - Aeroporte (pronounced Arrow-port), Olympia Airport and Deghnby Airport but the latter is a much longer ride into the city than the other two options - but it might save you some money. Regardless of which airport you come to, both are fantastically served by ARD and National Rail services. If, for whatever reason, you decide to fly in using an airport outside of Doportedas (perhaps it was cheaper, perhaps your act wanted to check out a different city and have a Britonish road trip), Doportedas is very well connected to the rest of the country with it being a major hub on the Britonish Circular Route meaning you can virtually take a train to any (major) location in the country for a reasonable price. Some of the major stations in the city include Aysledwire International (pronounced Asul-dwire) which is the nearest grand station to Olympia Airport, you've got Centreon Station which is right in the heart of the city and also Juke Royal Station which serves international destinations such as Aloquirbe and Taeseon but is also a connection to St Kings Bay.

Doportedas is home to a major metro network called Doportedas Metro which has over 300 stations. UCA: Doportedas has its own station on the map as it is one of the largest and most important uni in the city. It is served by the Oxtonber and Northern lines, a stop away from Centreon - aka the Grand Central station of Doportedas.

MD1: 1 v 10, 2 v 9, 3 v 8
MD2: 7 v 5, 8 v 4
MD3: 2 v 10, 3 v 1
MD4: 1 v 4, 10 v 7, 8 v 6

St Kings Bay (City) is a city located on an island in...St Kings Bay which is under the Authority of Doportedas. St Kings Bay is connected via rail using three underground tunnels - one that leads to Doportedas Aysledwire International and one that leads to Estogium (which is the same line that connects to Doportedas - an international rail link) and one that leads to the north of Aloquirbe with a direct motorway to its capital city, Aloquirbe City (this one is a rail and road link). All tunnels are around 25 -35 miles long. St Kings Bay is a wonderful place to live, being built up in some areas but most of its greenery is preserved. Britons recount St Kings Bay feeling and smelling fresh, very different to the bustling megacity that is Doportedas. St Kings Bay is only a stone's throw away from Doportedas, with you able to see Doportedas' skyscrapers far in the distance - it's around 30 minutes away using the underground high-speed rail link. You could also take a ferry as well - it will be up to the team's preference when travelling to and from the two cities but the ferry journey could be twice or thrice as long.

(Also the map does not show the accurate position...or size... of St Kings Bay)

MD5: 3 v 10, 4 v 2,
MD6: 10 v 8, 9 v 7, 1 v 6
MD7: 4 v 10, 5 v 3, 6 v 2
MD8: 3 v 6, 4 v 5, 2 v 7
MD9: 8 v 2, 9 v 1

Quickenden is the third-largest city in the country in terms of population after Doportedas and Telm City - with 2.8 million residing within city limits. Quickenden is a major hub for business and trade. As the city is quite large in terms of size, you certainly won't be short of things to do. Firstly, within the Quickenden Authority (confusingly the Authority or "State" is also called Quickenden, with the main urban area usually being referred to the City by natives from the Authority), there are two other cities that you can explore; Aronyk and Jyske - with the latter of the two laying alongside the Britonisea Bay, home to one of the country's largest ports for the fishing industry. Aronyk is a bit closer to Quickenden - 45 minutes - and is a relatively new city, still being built up. Aronyk most recently held some of the matches at the World Cup and the World Hit Festival and so despite it being a rather young city, there's a lot going on. If you'd like a nice and quiet private beach, Aronyk is the perfect place for you. Though, if you prefer to stay within City limits, why don't have a little stroll along the city's many shopping districts - you can shop 'till you drop in Quickenden, with the fresh and urban apparel making it a hotspot for young fashion, but if you're a tad older, we can find you something to wear that will make you feel 20 again!

Quickenden has a big sports scene, being home to the National Athletics Centre which has hosted a leg of the NS Athletics Tour. Another Tour that Quickenden is involved in is the NationStates Tennis Tour as the MEGA Indoor Arena will play host the NSTT Tour Final which will begin on the 7th December. Quickenden, now hosting matches in the NSTT and the IBS, is expected to be rather busy to we are requesting that fans leave extra time for travelling around the city.

MD5: 6 v 9, 7 v 8, 5 v 1
MD6: 2 v 5, 3 v 4
MD7: 7 v 1, 8 v 9
MD8: 10 v 9, 1 v 8,
MD9: 5 v 10, 6 v 4, 7 v 3

Junterapten is the fourth largest city in Britonisea with just over 2 million people. Junterapten is known for its huge multilane thoroughfare which rips through the centre of the city from the beach in the south to the north of the city with huge LED billboards that line the street known as the "Junterpaten Lights". The beach in the south? Boundariebeach or Boundary Beach is a communal beach where you can show your stuff - well to an extent. Boundary Beach is one of two beaches where hundreds and thousands from abroad nations go to for a tan (though maybe not in the winter). Boundariebeach is usually more popular than Burgens Beach (Junterapten's other major beach nearer its airport). Burgens Beach is located inside City limits and is one of the most popular beaches in Britonisea. When you look out of your window and you see land, the first thing you will notice is the white sand of Burgens Beach. Burgens Beach is also popular because planes cross it at quite a low distance - though not low enough for it to disrupt life on a beach. Burgens Beach is usually suitable for plane watchers, cloud watchers and families who want a quick trip down to the beach.

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Finals

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See above for information about Luton & Sports City.

Place du Sport is the largest green area and square in the centre of the city. With it being in the centre, it is a well connected area and over the course of the weeks in the running up to the final matches, Place du Sport will transform into a small arena where fans can sit on temporary seats (for a capacity of 8,000 people) while those without tickets will be able to watch on open area side on the grass.

[The Kytler Peninsulae]

The Kytler Peninsulae "Phoenix" National Baseball Team
Official team information for International Baseball Slam XX

Background information
The Kytler Peninsulae are returning from decades of international isolation and competing in an array of international sports, quite often unnervingly well. Is baseball going to be the latest? There's only one way to find out! But there's a past history of success here from World Baseball Classics of generations gone by, at least to the point of "reach the playoffs and then fall over." The national team in those days were usually known as the Conquerors, which was decidedly optimistic; for this revival, they're being branded as the Phoenix.

The sport remains one of the two big summer team sports in the country along with cricket, with the latter more popular in the northern peninsula and baseball bigger in the south. (The majority of Kytlerians actually live on neither of them, but on the land connecting the two known as the Eastern Corridor. Domestically baseball is probably bigger than cricket there, but cricket gained a resurgence after a strikingly successful T20 run in what was the first physical sports tournament a Kytlerian team had played in post-isolation.)

The Kytlerian Baseball League is notable for a specific compromise rule on the DH debate, and one that has inadvertently led to a distinctive use of pitchers. Under the "Kytlerian Compromise," pitchers bat, but managers have one opportunity per game to sub in a pinch-hitter for the pitcher but not remove the pitcher from the game (the use of this must be declared at the time of the substitution). The pioneering manager Angufams Apyrphung reasoned that if he used this opportunity on the starting pitcher's first plate appearance, then immediately pulled the pitcher on the second, his starter would not only never need to bat but would almost certainly have a low enough load to be able to start on shorter rest next game. After Apyrphung's Clifford Milliners won three national titles in a row, his methods became increasingly popular across the league, and now it is absolutely standard practice for Kytlerian teams to use a three-man rotation on very limited pitch counts, roughly along the lines of Bill James' proposal for a three-man rotation but with less defined parameters (the most common one is to pull the starter no later than the end of the at-bat in which they threw their 75th pitch, and this is the one used by the Phoenix manager).

Phoenix Roster
All players have handedness listed as bats/throws

Catchers
C #3 Matt Rogers R/R, 34, Alaer Angels
C #28 Ryan Marshall R/R, 28, Clifford Milliners
C #34 Wecoisus Mocks L/L, 31, Bay City Falcons

Infielders
2B/SS #1 Jennifer Harper-Barnes S/R, 30, Zeiven Hawks
1B/3B #10 Raknar Sigurbergursson L/L, 26, Zeiven Hawks
SS/2B #15 Alan Barnes S/L, 29, Edencliff Magicians
3B/RF #23 Benjamin Ígorsson R/R, 23, Zeiven Hawks
1B/RF #25 Thomas Williams R/R, 27, Norriswood Owls
SS/3B #31 Alexander Fox R/R, 25, Icenbrook Foxes

Outfielders
CF/LF #5 Dennis Johnson L/L, 30, Icenbrook Foxes
RF/LF #6 Arndór Asbjørnsson R/R, 25, Santa Mordana Stars
LF/CF #9 Charles Bartlett R/R, 30, Aardswood A's
CF #20 Oscar Lopez R/R, 23, Santa Mordana Stars
RF/RP #21 Dings Whosash L/L, 29, Alaer Angels

Starting pitchers
SP #1 Cedric Lundy L/L, 26, Zube Nationals
SP #4 Frepresis Whaariny R/R, 29, Alaer Angels
SP #17 D.L. Miller R/R, 37, Zeiven Hawks

Relief pitchers
RP/SP #2 Shrifflu Whootung L/L, 25, Magstone Rattlers
RP #7 Park Sung-Jae R/R, 22, Alaer Angels
RP/SP #8 Edward Marshall R/R, 29, Norriswood Owls
RP #16 George Walton R/R, 28, Zube Nationals
RP #18 Charles Thompson L/L, 31, Snodden Beasts
RP #19 Aaron Clark R/R, 24, Icenbrook Foxes
RP #24 Jack Harper L/L, 26, Vengife Legends
RP #27 Marvin Vatnarsson R/R, 25, Magstone Rattlers
RP #63 Lawrence Daniels R/R, 34, Edencliff Magicians

Projected lineups
vs. RHP, no DH: CF Johnson, SS Barnes, 1B Sigurbergursson, 3B Ígorsson, RF Asbjørnsson, LF Bartlett, 2B Harper-Barnes, C Marshall, pitcher
vs. LHP, no DH: 2B Barnes, RF Asbjørnsson, LF Bartlett, 1B Williams, 3B Ígorsson, C Rogers, SS Fox, CF Lopez, pitcher
vs. RHP, DH: CF Johnson, SS Barnes, 1B Sigurbergursson, 3B Ígorsson, DH Whosash, RF Asbjørnsson, LF Bartlett, 2B Harper-Barnes, C Marshall
vs. LHP, DH: 2B Barnes, RF Asbjørnsson, LF Bartlett, 1B Williams, DH Rogers, 3B Ígorsson, SS Fox, CF Lopez, C Marshall
These are extremely subject to change, feel free to make some of those changes yourself!

Scouting report
Position players: Sigurbergursson and Johnson have big platoon splits, which is why they're two of the first three in the order against righties and don't even reliably start against lefties. The former, along with all the Icelandic-named players in the lineup, are Græntfjaller-Kytlerian dual nationals who are often referred to as "BFGs" - the B is for Big, the G is obvious, and you can decide for yourself what the F is. They're all erratic three-true-outcome sluggers. Their antithesis is Harper-Barnes, one of only four women active in the Kytlerian Baseball League and by far the best; a lightning-quick hands-and-feet athlete lacking badly in power, she specialises in turning double plays. Rogers is the best offensive catcher in the country by a distance, but Marshall is better at the whole "being a catcher" business, so they tend to be rotated, often with Rogers DHing. Mocks is pure emergency cover at catcher.

Starting pitchers: The fixed rotation order is Miller, Lundy, Whaariny.
Miller is a vastly experienced ace who has a record seven KBL Pitcher of the Year titles; he's all about command and control, especially at this stage of his career. He tends to pitch backwards off his slider, which still has plenty of horizontal movement and reliably peppers the bottom of the zone; his main fastball is a two-seamer that also has some useful movement, and he mixes in a cutter, changeup, and an occasional curveball.
Lundy does his best work with his four-seam fastball, which he consistently locates well, and pairs it with (in decreasing order of usage) a slider, cutter, and changeup.
Whaariny is noted for his slurve, which has vicious two-plane movement; he pairs it with a two-seam/split-finger fastball mix and sporadically uses his changeup, most often as a surprise strike-stealer.

Relief pitchers: Whootung and Marshall operate as starters for their KBL clubs and are designated as swingmen for the Phoenix; if a starter gets injured, one of them will step into the rotation. Whootung is a fastball-slider power pitcher whom many Kytlerian analysts have expected to move into relief due to his limited repertoire and low lefty arm slot, but he's been highly productive with both pitches (the slider and his less-used, less-controlled changeup getting huge whiffs from hitters cheating on the fastball) and the Rattlers haven't messed with success. Marshall has a more traditional starter look and a similar pitch mix to Lundy, though he uses his cutter more and controls his four-seamer less.
Sung-Jae, a Quebecois dual national, is seen as the favourite for the closer job; his splitter has scary late movement and tunnels beautifully with his four-seam fastball, while he also has a slider that surprises the unprepared. Other contenders for close-and-late situations are Harper (who gets a ton of strikeouts by combining a 12-6 curveball with a fastball with rising life) and Whosash (a two-way player who was a starter early in his career before elbow surgery and has reinvented himself as a fastball-slider power reliever who can also take his rocket arm to right field). Daniels is the other notable reliever here, a groundball machine with a sinker/slider/curveball mix and a tendency to just plain avoid the top of the zone; he's most likely to be used when there's traffic on the bases with the hope to get a rally-killing double play.

Choose my lineup: Y
Choose my pitcher: N, but you can choose how my relievers are handled.
Choose my runscorers: Y
Choose other statistics: Y
Use DH at home: N
RP injuries to my players: Y, but TG first
RP ejections to my players: Y, but TG first
Godmode events: N

[Dod Rava]

RAWA MARINEROS BASEBALL TEAM

Multiple baseball champion's of Dod Rava

Head Coach: Budzisław Stróżyk • Trigramme: RAM • Style: +1

Assistant Coach: Florian Szulc • Pitching coach: Elias Peralta

Home stadium: AGD Baseball Arena Rawa • Capacity: 8,000

Player transfers:

In:
RP Henryk Kabat (Szczupaki Malopole) -> Rawa Marineros
LF Blanka Poll (Rawa Marineros U-21) -> Rawa Marineros
SS Dominik Kapel (Rawa Marineros U-21) -> Rawa Marineros
SP Daniel Kuc (Rawa Marineros U-21) -> Rawa Marineros
SP Antonina Drozd (Rawa Marineros U-21) -> Rawa Marineros
RP Albert Garłowski (Rawa Marineros U-21) -> Rawa Marineros
RP Russa Kalmak (Rawa Marineros U-21) -> Rawa Marineros

Out:
LF Filip Więcław -> Elephant Valley Homers
SP Adrian Wnuk -> Elephant Valley Homers
SP Abel Valdes -> Elephant Valley Science Institute (College)
RP Clara Alonso -> Sophie City College

Pos. No. Name.                      B/T Age.            Additional Info.  
Starting lineup:
SP: #1  Ernest Gronek               R/R 32  - Rubber arm pitcher - Ace
C:  #5  Hugo Szałwia                R/R 26  - Accurate thrower
1B: #22 Ricardo Albacete            R/R 24  - Fast runner
2B: #12 Waldemar Styś               L/L 33  - Contact hitter
3B: #8  Jagoda Puza                 R/R 26  - Slugger
SS: #45 Dominik Kapel               R/R 18  - Rookie 
RF: #72 Matias "Maciuś" Martín      R/R 29  - Reliable fielder
CF: #99 Jose Angel Gómez            R/R 34  - Very experienced
LF: #97 Blanka Poll                 L/L 18  - Rookie

Starting pitchers:
SP: #1 Ernest Gronek                R/R 32  - Rubber Arm pitcher - Ace 
SP: #3 Daniel Kuc                   R/R 19  - Submarine pitcher 
SP: #8 Antonina Drozd               R/R 20  - Fastball thrower
SP: #69 Włodzimierz Biały           R/L 36  - Sidearm pitcher - Knuckleballer
 
Bullpen:
RP: #71 Henryk Kabat                R/R 18 - Sidearm Pitcher - Curveball Thrower 
RP: #98 Martin Rivera               L/L 30 - Overhand Pitcher
RP: #32 Albert Garłowski            R/R 18 - Rookie
RP: #77 Russa Kalmak                R/R 19 - Rookie


Backup/Bench:
1B: #29 Gerard Pena                 R/R 22 
2B: #52 Julian Wiater               L/L 24 
3B: #5  Arnau González              R/R 20 
RF: #64 Edgar Páez                  R/R 25 
LF: #56 Isabel Criado               R/R 18
CF: #79 Adrian Monte                R/R 29 
SS: #13 Robert Kozera               L/L 18
C:  #21 Emilia Waniczek             R/R 21
DH: #42 Marek Kubera                R/R 31 

Batting Order:                                 Batting Order (DH):
1. 2B: #12 Waldemar Styś                       1. 2B: #12 Waldemar Styś        
2. 3B: #8  Jagoda Puza                         2. 3B: #8  Jagoda Puza
3. SS: #45 Dominik Kapel                       3. SS: #45 Dominik Kapel                
4. CF: #99 Jose Angel Gómez                    4. CF: #99 Jose Angel Gómez        
5. RF: #72 Matias "Maciuś" Martín              5. RF: #72 Matias "Maciuś" Martín  
6. LF: #97 Blanka Poll                         6. LF: #97 Blanka Poll           
7. C:  #5 Hugo Szałwia                         7. C:  #5 Hugo Szałwia             
8. 1B: #22 Ricardo Albacete                    8. 1B: #22 Ricardo Albacete                       
9. SP: #1 Ernest Gronek                        9. DH: #42 Marek Kubera

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes If you really want to
Follow my pitching rotation: No
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes
Godmod other events: No
Use DH at home: No

[TJUN-ia]

Full Name: TJUN-ia U21
Organisation Name: TJUN-ia Baseball
Trigram: TJU
Nicknames: Battin' Cubs
Home Colours: Blue Unis With Orange Trim/Blue and Orange Hat
Away Colours: Orange Unis with Blue Trim/Blue and Orange Hat
Alternate Colours: Black Unis with Dark Orange Trim/Black and Dark Orange Hat

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THE TEAM
(Number: Name (Age, Batting/Pitching arm))
Manager: Vojtěch Heyrovský (33)
Assistant Manager: Josef Heyrovský (29)

POSITION STARTERS
1B: #6 Luke Jaxon (21, R)
2B: #7 Masayoshi Kuramochi (19, L)
3B: #8 Seo Ji-kyo (21, R)
SS: #9 Fernando Rodrigo Viera (21, L)
RF: #10 Valentin Herzog (15, R)
LF: #11 Maui Aiona (17, R) - Alolan
CF: #12 Sayaka Kuramochi (19, L)
C: #13 Julian Mertz (21, R)
DH: #14 David Stokeville (15, R) - Galarian

STARTING PITCHERS
P: #1 Joseph "JoJo" McAlbo (21, R)
P: #2 Peter Glendinning (19, L)
P: #3 Khamis Ali Makame (19, R)
P: #4 Mohammad Al-Rayyan (17, R)
P: #5 Daisy Goldstein (17, L)

BULLPEN
RP: #15 Azeez Shakur (17, L)
RP: #16 Kate Johnson-Green (15, R)
CP: #17 Trinity Shelby-Dowora (19, R)

STARTING LINEUP
1. Seo
2. M. Kuramochi
3. Stokeville (DH)
4. Aiona
5. F.R.V.
6. Herzog
7. S. Kuramochi
8. Jaxon
9. Mertz

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PERMISSIONS

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my lineup: Yes
Choose my pitcher: No, follow rotation
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Chose other statistics: Yes
Use DH: If you want to, then I will. If you don't, then I won't
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod events: No
Eject my players: Yes

[Britonisea]

Britonish Roster
for the
20th International
Baseball Slam

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Trigramme: BRI
Demonym: Britonish, Briton(s), Brits
Official (Main) Language: English
Other Languages: Britonish, French
Uniform Colours: Red, Orange & White

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General Information

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Ever since its win at the IX Olympics in Baseball (which wasn't a gold medal because baseball at the time was only a demonstration sport), baseball has been slowly gaining traction in Britonisea. Britonisea has, a few times, participated in the International Baseball Slam, whether that is under the Britonish flag or the Aloquirbe flag - where the sport is a little more popular than the mainland. A lot of Britonisea's players actually come from Aloquirbe, a small nation that is a stone's throw away from Doportedas, separated by a small channel. With baseball no longer being an Olympic sport, the Britoballers are finding new ways to fly the Britonish flag internationally and what better way to do that than at the IBSXX! Well, of course maybe the WBC but the Britoballers are in no way good enough to face the scary powerful teams that participate in that. The plan is to participate in the IBS for a while until the team feel confident they can face the Champs. As a nice re-welcome back into the world of baseball, the Britonish Sporting Agency and the Government put in a bid to host the IBSXX. This means that teams from across the world will come here to Britonisea - it should be a (base)ball!

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Full Roster

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Management
Manager: Emmerson Corey, 42
Bench Coach: Bart Pottinger, 38
Pitching Coach: Loïc Knaggs, 39
Hitting Coach: Braden French, 35
Third Base Coach: Lionel Garnett, 34

Pitchers
Nunzio Wilson, 19
Alfio Côté, 25
Oswin Hume, 23
Reign Evanson, 31
Leonzio Nespola, 23
Averill Ripley, 19
Claudio Tremble, 31
Antonio Pape, 19
Jaxtyn Coupe, 22
Tolly Girard, 23
Ford Masi, 27
Aristide Dodge, 29

Catchers
Vance Drago, 21
Rino Franklyn, 31
Lex Brooke, 28

Infielders
Granville Paige, 33
Serge Gori, 29
Dewayne Massey, 25
Biaggio Tamboia (DH), 28
Pompeo Paternoster, 22
Tranter Lefèvre, 26

Outfielders
Maurizio Pellé, 29
Kenzo Acardi, 21
Sheard Pietri, 20
Raoul Forester, 33

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Starting Lineups

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Without DH
1B – Granville Paige
2B – Serge Gori
3B – Dewayne Massey
SS – Tranter Lefèvre
LF – Raoul Forester
CF – Sheard Pietri
RF – Kenzo Acardi
C – Lex Brooke
P – Pitcher

With DH
1B – Granville Paige
2B – Serge Gori
3B – Dewayne Massey
SS – Tranter Lefèvre
DH – Biaggio Tamboia
LF – Raoul Forester
CF – Sheard Pietri
RF – Kenzo Acardi
C – Lex Brooke

Choose my lineup: Y
Choose my pitcher: Y
Choose my runscorers: Y
Choose other statistics: Y
Use DH at home: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
RP ejections to my players: Y
Godmode events: Y

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Cut-off for group draws.

[Britonisea]

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PRESS RELEASE

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The organisers behind the 20th International Baseball Slam are proud to announce the groups:

Group A (Telm City - 26th, 28th, 30th)
Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix (Kytler Peninsulae)
Milchama Somebody Something or Others
Nova Anglicana Lions
Golmydia Roar

Group B (Telm City - 27th, 29th, 1st)
Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)
Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Team
Delaclava Phoenixes
Mineros de Montesina

Group C (Luton & Sports City - 26th, 28th, 30th)
U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)
Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)
Sea Dome Lemon Sharks
Wörgen-in-Maurenzagge Wizards (U-21) (Basel-Triesen)

Group D (Luton & Sports City - 27th, 29th, 1st)
Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers
Greater Istria Superstars (Banija)
Ardsk Attackers
United States of Devonta Thundersticks

Group E (Doportedas - one match a day)
The Britoballers (Britonisea)
Atlas Astros (Spartan Dominion)
San Isidro Labrador Jornaleros
Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs

We wish everyone the best of luck!

[Saint-Jean-Jacques et Burnham-on-Stove]

Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs

Saint-Jean-Jacques et Burnham-on-Stove is a sporting alliance comprising two independent nations.

Team Nickname: Tapirs
Team colors: Red & Yellow

Nation Information:

Nation Name: Principauté de Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer
Demonym: Jean-Jacquois
Head of State: Prince Pierre-Alexandre 1er de Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer
Population: 387 639
Land Area: 78 sq. km

Nation Name: People's Republic of Burnham-on-Stove
Demonym: Burnhamese
Head of State: General Secretary of the Burnhamese Communist Party, Braelynn McIlwain
Population: 209 153
Land Area: 54 sq. km


Short Nation History:

Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer

Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer is a city state of 78 square kilometers located in Anaia and founded in lhe 18th century by Jean-Jacques Le Boucanier (John James The Buccaneer), a pirate of unknown North or Central Calanian origin who decided to retire from piracy and found his own nation south of his country of origin. Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer has emerged in the 20th century as a merchant city state which favors capitalism.The current ruler of Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer is Prince Pierre-Alexandre 1er de Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer, a direct descendant of Jean-Jacques Le Boucanier. Elections are outlawed in Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer. The national animal is the tapir, which you can see wandering in our streets.

Burnham-on-Stove

Burnham-on-Stove is a city state of 54 square kilometers located in Anaia. It used to be a district whitin Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer and it's named after William Robert Burnham, a pirate and friend of Jean-Jacques Le Boucannier. In september 1923, several communist districts of Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer, mostly of English origin, declared their independence and formed the new nation of Burnham-on-Stove. The Burnhamese Communist Party is the only authorized party in Burnham-on-Stove. The national animal is also the Tapir.

Saint-Jean-Jacques et Burnham-on-Stove

in 2023, 100 years after the independence of Burnham-on-Stove, the two nations decided to form a new sporting alliance to have stronger national teams and domestic leagues.

Staff

Manager: Jean-Paul Couillard
Assistant manager: Lison Ponton
Entraîneur des frappeurs: Jorge Juarez Suarez
Entraîneur des lanceurs: Anne-Marie McEwen
Instructeur au 1er but: Bruno Brunet
Instructeur au 3e but: Simon-Pierre Croussette

Starting Pitchers

33	SP	Tyler Wu-Kwiatkowski	        23	RHP	Flushing Blue Wahoos
34	SP	Juan Diego Salazar Valenzuela	23	LHP	Indiens de Breteuil
55	SP	Tristan Mousseau-Grondin	23	RHP	Expos de Saint-Jean-Jacques
65	SP	Carson McCloskey	        23	RHP	Downtown Tigers
59	SP	Yolanda Zapata-Latouche	        21	LHP	Expos de Saint-Jean-Jacques

Bullpen

61	CL	Jackson McCloskey	        21	RHP	Downtown Tigers
36	RP	Colton Winters	                23	RHP	Downtown Tigers
44	RP	James Ho	                22	RHP	Pirates de Baie-Sainte-Marguerite
75	RP	Connor Burns	                23	LHP	Flushing Blue Wahoos
42	RP	Philippe Bourbonnais	        21	RHP	Saints de Saint-Jean-Jacques
62	RP	Rachel Beauchesne	        23	RHP	Athlétiques de Saint-Jean-Baptiste
66	RP	Jesus Rodriguez Mendoza	        21	RHP	Flushing Blue Wahoos

Batting order - No DH

15	SS	Marianne Gailloux	        22	S	Expos de Saint-Jean-Jacques
5	3B/SS/2B Piper Swaggerty	        22	S	Flushing Blue Wahoos
8	CF/LF	Rose-Anne Bonnette	        23	R	Saints de Saint-Jean-Jacques
17	RF/CF	William Sanfaçon-Lagrandeur	22	S	Saints de Saint-Jean-Jacques
76	LF/RF	Rowan Gough	                22	S	Hockley Blue Crabs
22	1B/3B	Ximena Sanchez Mondragon	22	R	Downtown Tigers
2	2B	Catherine Bouthillette	        22	R	Expos de Saint-Jean-Jacques
99	C	Jennifer Kleinberger	        21	S	Pélicans de Côte-des-Palmiers
XX      P       Starting Pitcher

Batting order - With DH

15	SS	Marianne Gailloux	        22	S	Expos de Saint-Jean-Jacques
5	SS/2B/3B Piper Swaggerty	        22	S	Flushing Blue Wahoos
8	CF/LF	Rose-Anne Bonnette	        23	R	Saints de Saint-Jean-Jacques
17	DH	William Sanfaçon-Lagrandeur	22	S	Saints de Saint-Jean-Jacques
76	LF/RF	Rowan Gough	                22	S	Hockley Blue Crabs
22	1B/3B	Ximena Sanchez Mondragon	22	R	Downtown Tigers
25	RF	Brennan Schofield-Reilly	23	R	Hockley Blue Crabs
2	2B	Catherine Bouthillette	        22	R	Expos de Saint-Jean-Jacques
99	C	Jennifer Kleinberger	        21	S	Pélicans de Côte-des-Palmiers

Bench

63	C	Jared Eckberg	                22	S	Flushing Blue Wahoos
6	1B	Olivia Gobeil	                23	R	Athlétiques de Saint-Jean-Baptiste
10	3B	Florence Rouette	        21	R	Tortugas de Sacré-Cœur
11	SS	Victoria Shepherd	        20	S	Downtown Tigers
25	RF	Brennan Schofield-Reilly	23	R	Hockley Blue Crabs
16	RF	Jérôme Bellefleur	        21	L	Pélicans de Côte-des-Palmiers
4	CF/LF	Katherine Zebrowski	        20	S	Hockley Blue Crabs

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: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes
DH used at home: No
Godmod other events: Yes
Other Info: The team has a real living tapir named Jean-Jacques sitting on the bench as it's mascot. Even when on the road.

[Loyo]

The National U-21 Baseball Team of Loyo
Junior Sunshine Tigers

Friendly faces smile,
Like acres of warm brightness,
A brilliant rainbow

Information Box

Best BA: 1B Tea Huishan (.353, 11 HR)
HR Leader: Ryley Manago (.324, 20 HR)
Strikeout Leader: SP Rei Uno (137 K, 2.80 ERA)

Management

Manager: Calum Gellman, 45
Bench Coach: Miria Insigne, 39
1st Base Coach: Markus Olli, 43
3rd Base Coach: Chaim Gaedernalik, 41
Hitting Coach: Ryley Seipp, 36
Pitching Coach: Mumam Kenda, 41
Bullpen Coach: Orion Stocke, 39

Starting Lineup (Please Check RPs for Updates)

1. SS: #7 Rosa Stadler, L, 19 (Loyo Athletic Reds)
2. 2B: #9 Jason Varatharajullu, R, 17 (Red Cloud)
3. 1B: #2 Tea Huishan, R, 19 (United Sugar)
4. 3B: #17 Woo-jin Meya, R, 20 (Saint Mianho’s)
5. DH: #1 Ryley Manago, R, 19 (Loyo United Church)
6. CF: #62 Seamus Blaese, R, 19 (Marraya Lions)
7. RF: #8 Dong Young, L, 20 (Saint Yoosan’s)
8. LF: #10 Yi-jun Haeyan, R, 19 (Kamisusunai Steel)
9. C: #12 Markus Wren, 19 (United Sugar)

Starting Pitchers

P: #5 Rei Uno, R, 19 (Sayosona Cockerel)
P: #16 Emre Conversos, R, 18 (United Sugar)
P: #58 Luey Huazi, L, 18 (Baek-Hyeonic Church)
P: #11 Dacia Fenzl, R, 20 (National Pantheon)
P: #13 Marcia Bobbado, R, 21 (Narangara Motors)

Bullpen

RP: #14 Reagan Ahadi, L, 17 (Sayosona Cockerel)
RP: #15 Muhammet Songbai, L, 18 (Red Cloud)
RP: #3 Fan Qiqtong, R, 17 (Baek-Hyeonic Church)
RP: #22 Falco Wissan, R, 20 (Odonhai Bulls)
CP: #23 Dao Nahass, R, 19 (St. Donghai’s)
CP: #24 Cristofer Tague, L, 18 (National Pantheon)
CP: #25 Dewayne Kenny, L, 18 (Kanai Stallions)
CP: #29 Hope Danjii, R, 17 (St. Mianho’s)

Bench Players

DH: #21 Cain Jose, R, 18 (Odonhai Bulls)
C: #33 Jackson Free, R, 17 (Narangara Motors)
C: #31 Tiff Vandusen, R, 17 (Marraya Lions)
1B: #34 Jose Crowman, R, 19 (National Pantheon)
1B: #44 Rocky Troyani, R, 17 (Baek-Hyeonic Church)
2B/3B: #21 Aden Colosi, R, 17 (Marraya Lions)
3B: #57 Melody Willis, R, 20 (Loyo United Church)
SS: #18 Alberto Dandan, R, 16 (Kamisusunai Steel)
LF: #35 Giancarlo Marrasi, R, 17 (St. Hayahoma’s)
CF: #41 Zhao Shuchun, 16 (St. Yoosan’s)
RF: #40 Tae Sang-Won, L, 18 (St. Donghai’s)

RP Permissions

DH: Yes
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes, check if I’ve posted one in the RP I posted for the previous cutoff. If I fail to include one in my RP, or do not RP, use the lineup provided here, and start Rei Uno at pitcher. If Uno started the last game, start Emre Conversos. Feel free to select relievers and closers as needed.
Follow my Pitching Rotation: See above.
Godmod scoring events: Yes, keep it fairly reasonable, but have fun with it!
RP injuries to my players: No.
Godmod injuries to my players: No.
Eject my players: Message me and get my approval.
Godmod other events: Yes as long as no one dies or children are seriously injured.

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Experienced Youth Core Look To New Manager Anxiously

The junior sunshine tigers left Loyo today for the United Republic of Britonisea, with high hopes after finishing in the top 6 during last year’s edition. The team’s starting lineup hasn’t experienced many changes since they took home victory in IBS 18, save the outfield, which has seen the additions of Yi-jun Haeyan, Seamus Blaese and Dong Young.

Tea Huishan still confidently leads the team in batting average, but the parity between hitters has shrunk his lead. Jason Varatharajullu is the team’s hottest rising talent, and the Red Cloud youth prospect might surpass Huishan if his performance in this contest is lacking. The team’s energy is nervous, with all eyes pointing to the new manager to gauge the future of the program.

Calum Gellman was appointed to the role, but only received a temporary contract from the People’s National Sporting Committee for the length of the competition. Gellman has served as the junior sunshine tiger’s bench coach since IBS 18, and worked as a batting coach for the Loyo Athletic Reds prior to his stint with the international squad.

Gellman never had a career in the professional leagues, but caught the eye of former LAR Chairman Jias Nianzu, who helped the young coach establish foundations in Loyon baseball. It's uncertain how players have reacted to the appointment. The clubhouse has been quiet on the issue since former manager Velma Soosang left to coach South Newlandia's St. Riecarn Saints following IBS 19.

Taking his spot is former Saint Hayahoma's star Miria Insigne, who brings a new element of star power to the team. Insigne played shortstop for the coins, and is well known around Loyo for founding one of the first luxury brands in the country: Leopp. Insigne has experience as a first base coach, and previously held the bench coach role at Kamisusunai Steel.

Regardless of the coaching changes, the PNSC has high expectations for the squad: Get to the super round, and make a good showing of it. The team has the experience and the skill to do it. With five players having their last year of U-21 eligibility, it may be the last chance that some of them have to win silverware in an international competition.

Baseball fans around Loyo are still grumbling about the professional league’s prolonged postponement, but officials from expansion clubs Baek-Hyeonic Church and the Odonhai Bulls say that it may still be several months to a year before play can resume.

Pitching MD #1: Rei Uno

[Britonisea]

IBSXX: DAY 1 CUTOFF

[Britonisea]

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First Round, MD1

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Group A: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 1
Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix                                                          0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0  4
Golmydia Roar                                                                      0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0  3

Milchama Somebody Something or Others                                              0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0  4
Nova Anglicana Lions                                                               2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  3

Group A: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 1                                     Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix                                                          1   1  0    4   3  +1
  Milchama Somebody Something or Others                                              1   1  0    4   3  +1
3 Golmydia Roar                                                                      1   0  1    3   4  −1
  Nova Anglicana Lions                                                               1   0  1    3   4  −1

Group B: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 2
Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)                                                          0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3  7
Mineros de Montesina                                                               1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1  5

Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Team                                       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  2
Delaclava Phoenixes                                                                0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 X  5

Group B: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 2                                     Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Delaclava Phoenixes                                                                1   1  0    5   2  +3
2 Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)                                                          1   1  0    7   5  +2
3 Mineros de Montesina                                                               1   0  1    5   7  −2
4 Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Team                                       1   0  1    2   5  −3

Group C:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 1
U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)                                                       0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0  7
Wörgen-in-Maurenzagge Wizards (U-21) (Basel-Triesen)                               0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0  2

Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)                                                         0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  4
Sea Dome Lemon Sharks                                                              0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1

Group C:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 1                Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)                                                       1   1  0    7   2  +5
2 Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)                                                         1   1  0    4   1  +3
3 Sea Dome Lemon Sharks                                                              1   0  1    1   4  −3
4 Wörgen-in-Maurenzagge Wizards (U-21) (Basel-Triesen)                               1   0  1    2   7  −5

Group D:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 2
Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers                                                        1 3 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 13
United States of Devonta Thundersticks                                             0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  2

Greater Istria Superstars (Banija)                                                 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Ardsk Attackers                                                                    1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X  3

Group D:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 2                Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers                                                        1   1  0   13   2 +11
2 Ardsk Attackers                                                                    1   1  0    3   0  +3
3 Greater Istria Superstars (Banija)                                                 1   0  1    0   3  −3
4 United States of Devonta Thundersticks                                             1   0  1    2  13 −11

Group E: UCA: Doportedas, Doportedas
The Britoballers (Britonisea)                                                      0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1  7
Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs   0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0  4

Atlas Astros (Spartan Dominion)                                                    1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  5
San Isidro Labrador Jornalero                                                      1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0  4

Group E: UCA: Doportedas, Doportedas                                              Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 The Britoballers (Britonisea)                                                      1   1  0    7   4  +3
2 Atlas Astros (Spartan Dominion)                                                    1   1  0    5   4  +1
3 San Isidro Labrador Jornalero                                                      1   0  1    4   5  −1
4 Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs   1   0  1    4   7  −3

[TJUN-ia]

Oh look, it's baseball time again! You know that the cycle has resumed when we are talking about the IBS but this one feels all the more special. It is the 20th edition after all, hosted by Britonisea of all places, and who better to send to this special occasion than the Battin' Cubs of TJUN-ia's U21s? Vojtěch Heyrovský has a good team at his disposal, with some players already with WBC experience under their belts, but now they are back and hoping to continue their quest for development and success in this invitational tournament. Switching the setup to a mandatory DH will certainly shake things up, but let's see if this team of old and new could get back underway on the right foot.

Luton & Sports City and the National University of Sport will host all of our group games, starting against the U21 squad of the Wörgen-in-Maurenzagge Wizards from Basel-Triesen. All we could do in a situation where we had no data on the opposition was to just play the game like it was a normal opponent...and with Joseph "JoJo" McAlbo starting on the mound, that's all we could really ask for. We started off this all-DH era with a 3-run bomb by Valentin Herzog in the 2nd and while the Wizards got one back in the 3rd, we managed to take over from there. The 4th saw Maui Aiona brought home by a Fernando Rodrigo Viera RBI, the 5th saw a 2-run bomb by Seo Ji-kyo and the 6th saw FRV add to his batting stats with a solo bomb. The Wizards got a 2nd but that would be all she wrote as we secured the 7-2 victory.

Strong start, but there's more to come. Next up will be the Zinemar Spacemen from Sherpus. GO BATTIN' CUBS...Wait, we're doing WHAT?!

[The Kytler Peninsulae]

Look, Kytlerian baseball's back!

Out of the gate, the start was inconspicuous. Veteran Kytlerian starter D.L. Miller needed 23 pitches to get out of the first inning - a particular problem when he's part of a three-man rotation on a 75-pitch limit each day - and his 24th was a leadoff homer to A Man. Apparently he was a power hitter, and certainly he played right field for the Golmydia Roar, but nothing else of him was known. Still, once that blow was out of the way, Miller started mowing down batters with groundball outs, and then started getting run support. Appropriately, the first run of this new Kytlerian era was scored by the trailblazing Jennifer Harper-Barnes, who reached first base with a leadoff single before being driven in on a two-out double from leadoff hitter Dennis Johnson, That levelled the scores; the next inning. it was almost the scoreboard at the University of Telm ballpark getting levelled, as "BFG" Arndór Asbjørnsson crushed a middle-middle fastball directly over the head of the pitcher from whom it came and a long way over the batter's eye for a two-run homer that also drove in fellow BFG Raknar Sigurbergursson.

One of those runs came back on a fifth-inning one-out RBI single that yoinked Miller on 76 pitches, but groundball specialist reliever Lawrence Daniels was called upon to secure a double play and (with the help of slick fielding from Harper-Barnes at second base) did so with the literal next pitch. He was given the sixth (scoreless on 12 pitches, including another GIDP to offset a leadoff single) before tagging to two-way player Dings Whosash, who was bought in initially to take an at-bat in the pitcher's slot at the top of the seventh with one out and Harper-Barnes at second (he advanced her to third on a flyout to deep left field before Johnson and Barnes both walked and Sigurbergursson was struck out swinging with the bases loaded). After pitching a scoreless seventh, he actually got another at-bat in the top of the eighth, in a bases-loaded situation with two outs after an Asbjørnsson single was followed by two walks either side of a Harper-Barnes sac bunt that advanced Asbjørnsson to third; he briefly thought he'd hit a grand slam, but his moonshot on a payoff pitch drifted just foul, and he had to settle for an RBI walk after a borderline wild pitch on the do-over. The pain would be replicated for Whosash as he took to the mound and that insurance run was wiped out by a homer that snuck just inside that same right foul pole. That chased Whosash out of the game and tasked young Quebecois-Kytlerian closer Park Sung-Jae to secure a four-out save, but that proved a simple task as his splitter draw one swinging strike after another; after a groundout to get out of the eighth, he struck out the side in the ninth and the Phoenix had started blazing their trail.

The Nova Anglicana Lions and a mysterious set of Milchaman representatives are next, and there is genuine optimism that both can be dealt with easily, which is probably a very dangerous thing for a Kytlerian team to think about because they tend to do better as underdogs than favourites. "They've sent a literal bunch of no-namers," Asbjørnsson told RTX Radio in a post-game interview. "No-namers don't tend to survive very long here, especially in later games when opponents can actually start scouting on them."

[Britonisea]

it's your day 2 cut-off

[Britonisea]

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First Round, MD2

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Group A: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 3
Golmydia Roar                                                                      0 2 1 4 2 2 1 0 2 14
Nova Anglicana Lions                                                               0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0  4

Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix                                                          0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0  7
Milchama Somebody Something or Others                                              0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  2

Group A: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 3                                    Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix                                                          2   2  0   11   5  +6
2 Golmydia Roar                                                                      2   1  1   17   8  +9
3 Milchama Somebody Something or Others                                              2   1  1    6  10  −4
4 Nova Anglicana Lions                                                               2   0  2    7  18 −11

Group B: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 4
Mineros de Montesina                                                               0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Delaclava Phoenixes                                                                0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 X  7

Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)                                                          0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0  6
Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Team                                       0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1  7

Group B: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 4                                    Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Delaclava Phoenixes                                                                2   2  0   12   3  +9
2 Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Team                                       2   1  1    9  11  −2
3 Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)                                                          2   1  1   13  12  +1
4 Mineros de Montesina                                                               2   0  2    6  14  −8

Group D:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 3
Wörgen-in-Maurenzagge Wizards (U-21) (Basel-Triesen)                               0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1
Sea Dome Lemon Sharks                                                              0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 X  3

U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)                                                       1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)                                                         0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 X  4

Group D:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 3               Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)                                                         2   2  0    8   2  +6
2 U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)                                                       2   1  1    8   6  +2
3 Sea Dome Lemon Sharks                                                              2   1  1    4   5  −1
4 Wörgen-in-Maurenzagge Wizards (U-21) (Basel-Triesen)                               2   0  2    3  10  −7

Group D:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 4
United States of Devonta Thundersticks                                             0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1  4
Ardsk Attackers                                                                    2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X  6

Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers                                                        2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0  5
Greater Istria Superstars (Banija)                                                 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 X  6

Group D:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 4               Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Ardsk Attackers                                                                    2   2  0    9   4  +5
2 Greater Istria Superstars (Banija)                                                 2   1  1    6   8  −2
3 Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers                                                        2   1  1   18   8 +10
4 United States of Devonta Thundersticks                                             2   0  2    6  19 −13

Group E: UCA: Doportedas, Doportedas
Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs   0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0  3
San Isidro Labrador Jornalero                                                      1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X  4

The Britoballers (Britonisea)                                                      0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4  8
Atlas Astros (Spartan Dominion)                                                    0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0  2

Group E: UCA: Doportedas, Doportedas                                             Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 The Britoballers (Britonisea)                                                      2   2  0   15   6  +9
2 Atlas Astros (Spartan Dominion)                                                    2   1  1    7  12  −5
3 San Isidro Labrador Jornalero                                                      2   1  1    8   8   0
4 Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs   2   0  2    7  11  −4

[Saint-Jean-Jacques et Burnham-on-Stove]

Still winless after two games

Doportedas, Britonisea - The Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs are still winless after two games and our chances to advance to the Super Round are slim. On matchday 1, the Tapirs played against the host nation, Britonisea, and lost 7-4. Tyler Wu-Kwiatkowski and Reign Evanson were the starting pitchers. Serge Gori hit a 3 runs homerun in the top 3rd inning and The Britoballers were leading 3-0. In the same inning, Marianne Gailloux was at bat while Brennan Schofield-Reilly was on 3rd base. Gailloux hitted a single in right field, Schofield-Reilly scored. The score was 3-1 Britoballers. In the bottom 4th inning, William Sanfaçon-Lagrandeur hits a double, Rowan Gough walk, and after 1 out, Brennan Schofield-Reilly hits a double, Sanfaçon-Lagrandeur and Gough both score. The game is tied at 3-3. The Tapirs takes the lead in the bottom 5th inning when Marianne Gailloux scores on a double by Rose-Anne Bonnette and the score is 4-3 Tapirs. The Britoballers retake the lead in the top 6 inning. Dewayne Massey scores on a sacrife fly by Biaggio Tamboia. With two outs, Sheard Pietri its a double and Tranter Lefèvre scores. The Britoballers are leading 5-4. They adds two other points, one in the 7th and one in the 9th innings and the final score was 7-4 Britoballers.

On matchday 2, the Tapirs played against San Isidro Labrador Jornalero and lost 4-3. Starting pitchers were Juan Diego Salazar Valenzuela and Starting Pitcher #2. San isidro scored in the bottom 1st inning and took a 1-0 lead. In the top 3rd inning, with two outs, Marianne Gailloux hits a triple. She scores on Piper Swaggerty's single. A few batters later, the bases are loaded. Rowan Gough walks, Piper Swaggerty scores and it's 2-1 Tapirs. In the top 4th inning, with two outs, pitcher Juan Diego Salazar Valenzuela hits a single. Marianne Gailloux follows with a double. Piper Swaggerty hits the ball in left field, Salazar Valenzuela scores, Gailloux also tries to score but she's ruled out at the plate. The score is now 3-1 tapirs. San Isidro scores two points in the bottom 4th inning and one in the bottom 5th inning. The final score is 4-3 San Isidro Labrador Jornalero.

The Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs starts the tournament with two losses in two games. The Tapirs absolutely needs a win against Atlas Astros combined with a win by the Britoballers against San Isidro and cross their fingers that they have the tie break. Starting pitchers will be Tristan Mousseau-Grondin and Starting Pitcher #3. Manager Jean-Paul Couillard announced that Catherine Bouthillette won't play due to an undisclosed injury. Piper Swaggerty will move from 3rd base to 2nd base and Florence Rouette will play at 3rd base and take Bouthillette's spot in the batting order.

Gilles Bourdeau

[Quebec and Shingoryeo]

Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Baseball Team

Nickname: Grim Reapers
Acronym: QUE
Denonym: Quebecois (Preferred), Quebecer (that's fine)

Home Colours: Blue, White and Yellow
Away Colours:Red, Black and White
Official Supporters Group: The Bubonic Plague
IBS Season: Early winter of 2061
Style Mod: -2

Retired Numbers

• #10 - HEO Myeong-Shin: 2043-54 (WBC 49-51, 53-54)
• #52 - Theo-Alexandre PINSON - 2043-54 (WBC 49-54)

Three cycles we saw summer saw the Grim Reapers, just six months after the Grim Reapers' miraculous third-place run on the WBC-54 in Zwangzug, retire their two greatest infielders' numbers to the rafters of the Commonwealth Park, Songak, the longtime home of the Quebecois national baseball team. The numbers coincided with their return from Cassadaigua to their home teams in Kingston Tigers and Saguenay Lions. It was a fitting nod to two legends and lifelong friends who have played on rival schools and clubs all their lives since high school and into Cassadaigua, and who have represented the finest peak of the Quebecois baseball. We will all remember their decadelong heroics, especially the runs they had on the WBC 53 and 54.

Coaching Staff
Head Coach: #70 - Levinson Webster, 46 - M - University of Kingston (QIS)
Bench Coach: #78 - Kendra Noh, 56 - F - Joongyeong Bears
Pitching Coach: #71 - Xavier-Luc Allen, 53 - M - Prince Eric Athletics
Fielding Coach: #40 - Heo Myeong-Shin, 41 - M - Kingston Tigers* (Still active as player)
Hitting Coach: #89 - Hwang Gye-Nam, 39 - M - Kingston Blue Jays (QIS)
Battery Coach: #84 - Uhm Min-Ha, 50 - F - Attawapiskat Wiz
Bullpen Coach: #88 - Katrine Bernatchez-Rhodes, 37 - Saint John Green Sox

Levinson Webster, a former Grim Reapers' infielder who has won the IBS title and helped the Grim Reapers to an Olympics quarterfinals finish, returns as the Under-23s manager and the senior team bench coach. Fortunately for him, he will be backed up by a solid cadre of fellow collegiate and professional coaches, most notably in Kendra Noh, the Joongyeong Bears' fielding coach who has helped up stabilising the young guns' fielding while at the previous IBS and the Olympics. He is also joined by the Grim Reapers' legend, Heo Myeong-Shin, as the greatest fielder in current era of Quebecois baseball starts preparing for the final season of his highly-celebrated career.

Pitching rotation (3)
#25 - SECOND - RHP (SUBMARINE) - Dora Adzic, 21 - F - Yoseo University-Montevicio (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)
#55 - THIRD - RHP - Castor-Luc Brackenbury, 22 - M - University of Southern Manitoba (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)

Bullpen (7)
Long Relief/Fourth Starter (if qualified for 2GS) : #62 - RHP - Hong Joon-Weon, 20 - M - Farrer University (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)
Short Relief/One Point Pitcher : #59 - LHP - Helene Bonaly, 20 - F - Montevicio Dodgers
Middle Relief: #9 - RHP - Oh Hyeong-Pil, 19 - M - Coloratura State University (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)
Middle Relief : #54 - LHP (SIDEARM) - Joh Hyeong-Cheol, 22 - M - Saguenay Lions
Setup Man : #41 - RHP - Laurent Fortier-Yi, 22 - M - Attawapiskat Wiz
Setup Man : #17 - LHP - Gaspard Lanctot-Lecuyer, 19 - M - Songwha State University (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)
Closer : #47 - LHP - Chloe Botez, 20 - F - Songwha State University (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)

Catchers (3) - Throws/Bats
#8 - L/R - Melissandre Pasquier, 20 - F - University of Kingston (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)
#42 - R/S - Kwak Jeong-Woo, 18 - M - Hanbat Eagles
#20 - R/R - Cassandra Littlechild, 22 - F - Keewatinook University (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)

Infielders (6) - Throws/Bats
#3 - R/L - SS/3B - Louise Blankenau-Abueng, 20 - M - Prince Eric Athletics
#5 - R/R - 3B/1B - Ike Tateishi, 22 - M - Dongnae Giants
#6 - R/R - UTILITY - Jeanne-Christiane Akongo, 20 - F - Mount Ester University (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)
#7 - R/R - 2B/SS - Goh Sook-Seon, 22 - F - Songak Expos
#11 - R/R - SS - Heo Hae-Seung, 19 - M - Universite du Saguenay (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)
#61 - L/L - 1B/DH - Reyhan Benboulaid, 21 - M - Universite St. Croix (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)

Outfielders (4) - Throws/Bats
#1 - L/L - UTILITY - Frances Saquash, 20 - F - Mount Ester University (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)
#12 - L/L - CF - Kang Jae-Goo, 18 - M - Saint John Green Sox
#16 - R/R - RF/LF - Baek Cha-Joon, 21 - M - Universite du Saguenay (Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports)
#33 - R/S - LF/RF - Bryce Shelton, 19 - M - Saguenay Lions

Notes on our Under-22 Grim Reapers

Traditionally, the Grim Reapers have taken the pitcher use with great dose of liberalism. Traditionally the senior team has let the starter to go well into seventh or even eighth inning. For this team, as an Under-22 side, there will be an absolute pitch count of 100 pitches, with preferable range of 75-85 pitches to save the pitchers' arms. That said, it is just as likely for the starting pitcher to get yanked within first three innings if one allows too many runs early into the game, which of course have happened before. In those cases, expect at three to five pitchers to be used for remainder of the game.

The Grim Reapers, as with their equivalents in other sports, are very aggressive- it's in their playing colours and will stay like that forever. While they do lack fast players, most of the outfielders and some infielders do have very good sense in stealing bases or making right decisions when taking risks, so while an occasional whoopsie-daisie with early outs do happen, it's not be all end all. Of course, we also have to remember that this is counted into the selection criteria, which means that both the infielders and outfielders are expected to be proficient in defence and even prepare for multiple positions. This is more the case with infielders than outfielders, but both have seen flexible use of such players before anyway.

Of course, there is a bit of complicated situation with the Quebecois history and geographic realities. Traditionally, baseball has been a fairly racially and regionally ubiquitous sport in Quebec, though there are strong regional and ethnic elements that are noticeable to it. Traditionally, there is strong sense of regional pride that derives from many of the iconic QBO franchises that have defined its history, as six regions traditionally dominate in both high school and pro baseball output, which reflects well into the first round of QBO Drafts. There is somewhat divide between those of Central Quebec (Songak Twins vs. Jongyeong Bears), Southwest (Kingston Tigers vs. Kingston Blue Jays), Manitoba (California City Dodgers), Southeast (Dongnae Giants), Northwest (Attawapiskat Wiz) and Northeast (Hanbat Eagles). There are minor stylistic differences between the regions and how their players' play, but those don't factor as much as how they used to be. Ethnically, the sport does have more Korean-Quebecois players in general rule of thumb, though that means little in this day and age where most Quebecois, whether Indigenous, Caucasian, Korean or of other Commonwealth origins, are fairly mixed-raced. Still, Korean is the lingua franca of the baseball diamond and that continues to be a defining feature of the Quebecois baseball scene as whole.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Sure
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No!
Eject my players: Go ahead
Godmod other events: TG me in advance
Use DH at home: Hellyeah!

[TJUN-ia]

After an impressive 7-2 victory got us underway, the Battin' Cubs of TJUN-ia's U21s were 1-0 and a convincing 1-0 at that. Getting started on the right track is always important and getting that win under their belts was always a good thing for Vojtěch Heyrovský and this young team of rising stars. But there are still many tests that potentially lie ahead and we cannot rest on our laurels now, especially considering the new era we find ourselves in. TJUN-ia is Esportivan now and as such, the Orange and Black flag will be worn as an armband for the rest of our time here in Britonisea.

The now Esportivan Cubs would be taking on the Zinemar Spacemen from Sherpus looking to try and secure a spot in the Super Round to come...but as Peter Glendinning began the game, things didn't go to plan...at all. We took the lead at the top of the first thanks to Masayoshi Kuramochi's solo bomb but that would end up being the only run we would score the entire game as the Spaceman launched out hopes into the deep expanse of outer space, never to return. They got the tying run in the 4th, took the lead in the 6th and added 2 more in the 7th and while Kate Johnson-Green came in to try and steady the ship, nothing could be done. The victory was theirs... absolutely, it was.

And so, we're now 1-1. Our fate rests with our final game against the Sea Dome Lemon Sharks, a team we should be able to beat but you never know in a competition such as this. GO BATTIN' CUBS!

[Dod Rava]

How did the Marineros become the largest exporter of baseball players in the country?

You're unlikely to follow Dod Ravian baseball, which is unlikely to surprise anyone since it's not hard to even watch an Ekstraliga baseball game outside of the Dod Ravian borders. But if you follow baseball in Southern Newlandia or Ko-oren, you may have heard about some Dod Ravian players; chances are they started their careers in Rawa Marineros. Of the 11 players who play outside of their homeland (counting college players), 7 of them are Rawa Marineros alumni.

The Marineros owe this to having the largest finances in the country, the highest game attendance, and the longest history and tradition. Their coaching staff is the best in the country, and every year they produce a multitude of players who will be able to play professionally at different levels.

[Loyo]

Sunshine Tigers Start IBS With a Win, But Banijans Humble Them, Setting Up Dramatic Must-Win Showdown

The Junior Sunshine Tigers are 1-1 so far in the campaign for IBS 20. The first result of the campaign was a powerful MD 1 result against the United States of Devonta Thundersticks, which demonstrated the effectiveness of the training that the Junior Sunshine Tigers had started under former manager Velma Soosang, as the team dominated by a margin of 11 runs. Key performances in that game came from pitcher Rei Uno, who only allowed 4 hits during his 6 inning outing, and Tea Huishan, who went 3/4 with two singles and a RBI double.

The next game would present a greater challenge.

Jason Varatharajullu started the game with a home run that arced right over the glove of the opponent's left fielder, helping the team start the game with a 2-0 lead after Rosa Stadler was walked at her first plate appearance.

The Greater Istria Superstars fired back, almost taking the lead back in the bottom of the second, only held off by a stunning double-play orchestrated by Rosa Stadler. The next innings were quiet for Loyo's hitters. Seamus Blaese managed to steal second in the top of the third, but the threat was quickly dimished by a Dong Young pop fly.

An error by Markus Wren led to the Banijans taking the lead in the 3rd, and although he made up for it with a RBI double in the next inning, the Banijans piled 3 more runs in the 4th, with the manager pulling Emre Conversos from the mound in favor of Muhammet Songbai, who pitched an incredible game until he was pulled in the bottom of the 8th for closer Dewayne Kenny, who also performed admirably.

The offensive production just wasn't good enough, and the Loyons were unable to claw back the lead after losing it. Tea Huishan had a chance to open the game up in the top of the 7th, with Markus Wren on third and Rosa Stadler on first. The banijan's pitcher fired in a powerful fastball on a full count, and the Loyon first baseman was retired for the game, unable to take advantage of the opportunity.

Loyo enters into a crucial third matchday of the groupstage, eager to confirm its spot in the next round. Marcia Bobbado is on the mound for the Junior Sunshine Tigers, and with months left for her eligibility, she'll be hoping to make a statement. Calum Gellman, the team's new manager, said that the entire team is fired up after the loss to the Banijan Superstars.

"It was a really close game. But those games are what competitions like this are made of," Gellman said. "We didn't step up like we should, but these players are hungry for a chance to prove they belong in the next round."

Pitching MD 3: Marcia Bobbado

[Britonisea]

IBSXX: DAY 3 CUTOFF

[Britonisea]

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First Round, MD3

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Group A: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 5
Milchama Somebody Something or Others                                              0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0  3
Golmydia Roar                                                                      0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 X  4

Nova Anglicana Lions                                                               0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1
Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix                                                          0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X  3

Group A: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 5                                    Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix                                                          3   3  0   14   6  +8
2 Golmydia Roar                                                                      3   2  1   21  11 +10
3 Milchama Somebody Something or Others                                              3   1  2    9  14  −5
4 Nova Anglicana Lions                                                               3   0  3    8  21 −13

Group B: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 6
Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Team                                       3 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 10
Mineros de Montesina                                                               0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0  2

Delaclava Phoenixes                                                                1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0  6
Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)                                                          3 0 0 1 0 5 4 0 X 13

Group B: University of Telm, Telm City, Day 6                                    Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)                                                          3   2  1   26  18  +8
2 Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Team                                       3   2  1   19  13  +6
3 Delaclava Phoenixes                                                                3   2  1   18  16  +2
4 Mineros de Montesina                                                               3   0  3    8  24 −16

In the case of a three-way tie, the standings have been recalculated to involve only the teams in the tie, and then the standard tiebreak procedure was followed. In the event that there is still a tie, RP Bonus will be used to break the tie.

Delaclava Phoenixes                                                                2   2  0   18  16  +2
Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)                                                          2   2  0   14  13  +1
Quebec and Shingoryeo Under-22 National Team                                       2   2  0   02  05  -3

All teams have the same number of wins, which means there is still a three-way tie. H2H results aren't applicable in a three-way tie. Overall difference does break the tie completely. Thus, Delaclava Phoenixes and Rawa Marineros have qualified to the Super Round based on its record against the other teams involved in the tie.

Group C:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 5
Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)                                                         0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0  4
Wörgen-in-Maurenzagge Wizards (U-21) (Basel-Triesen)                               0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0  3

Sea Dome Lemon Sharks                                                              0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0  2
U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)                                                       2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X  5

Group C:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 5               Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)                                                         3   3  0   12   5  +7
2 U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)                                                       3   2  1   13   8  +5
3 Sea Dome Lemon Sharks                                                              3   1  2    6  10  −4
4 Wörgen-in-Maurenzagge Wizards (U-21) (Basel-Triesen)                               3   0  3    6  14  −8

Group D:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 6
Greater Istria Superstars (Banija)                                                 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11
United States of Devonta Thundersticks                                             3 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 12

Ardsk Attackers                                                                    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers                                                        0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X  3

Group D:  National University of Sport, Luton & Sports City, Day 6               Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers                                                        3   2  1   21   8 +13
2 Ardsk Attackers                                                                    3   2  1    9   7  +2
3 United States of Devonta Thundersticks                                             3   1  2   18  30 −12
4 Greater Istria Superstars (Banija)                                                 3   1  2   17  20  −3

Group E: UCA: Doportedas, Doportedas
Atlas Astros (Spartan Dominion)                                                    0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0  2
Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X  5

San Isidro Labrador Jornalero                                                      0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1  4
The Britoballers (Britonisea)                                                      0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 X  5

Group E: UCA: Doportedas, Doportedas                                             Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD 
1 The Britoballers (Britonisea)                                                      3   3  0   20  10 +10
2 San Isidro Labrador Jornalero                                                      3   1  2   12  13  −1
3 Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs   3   1  2   12  13  −1
4 Atlas Astros (Spartan Dominion)                                                    3   1  2    9  17  −8

In the case of a three-way tie, the standings have been recalculated to involve only the teams in the tie, and then the standard tiebreak procedure was followed. In the event that there is still a tie, RP Bonus will be used to break the tie. These are the results:

Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs   2   1  1    8   6   2
San Isidro Labrador Jornalero                                                      2   1  1    8   8   0
Atlas Astros (Spartan Dominion)                                                    2   1  1    7   9  -2

All teams have the same number of wins, which means there is still a three-way tie. H2H results aren't applicable in a three-way tie. Overall difference does break the tie completely. Thus, Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs has qualified to the Super Round based on its record against the other teams involved in the tie.

[Britonisea]

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PRESS RELEASE

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The organisers behind the 20th International Baseball Slam are proud to announce the 10 qualified teams for the Super Round:

Team 1: Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix
Team 2: Delaclava Phoenixes
Team 3: Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)
Team 4: Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers
Team 5: The Britoballers (Britonisea)
Team 6: Ardsk Attackers
Team 7: U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)
Team 8: Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)
Team 9: Golmydia Roar
Team 10: Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs

Teams will be able to find the schedule for the Super Round: here.

Super Round MD1: 4 v 7, 5 v 6 is in Doportedas' University of Creative Arts, while 1 v 10, 2 v 9, 3 v 8 is in St Kings Bay's Kings University.

[Saint-Jean-Jacques et Burnham-on-Stove]

Tapirs enters the Super Round by the back door!

Doportedas, Britonisea - After starting the 1st round with two losses, the Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs followed with a 5-2 win against Atlas Astros on matchday 3. Starting pitchers were Tristan Mousseau-Grondin and Starting Pitcher #3. Marianne Gailloux reaches the plate in the bottom 1st inning on a double by Rose-Anne Bonnette. William Sanfaçon-Lagrandeur is flied out and Bonnette reaches the 3rd base. Rowan Gough hits a single, Bonnette scores and the score is 2-0 Tapirs. Atlas Aeros ties the score in the top 5th inning with a two runs homerun by Starting Pitcher #3. Yes, their pitcher hit an homerun! Rose-Anne Bonnette starts the bottom 6th inning with a walk. William Sanfaçon-Lagrandeur hits a single, Bonnette reaches the 3rd base. Rowan Gough strikes out and Ximena Sanchez Mondragon follows with a sacrifice fly. The score is 3-2 Tapirs. At this time, in the other game, San Isidro just took a 3-2 lead against Britonisea. The Tapirs increased their lead in the bottom 8th inning, Piper Swaggerty hits a single, she steals the 2nd base. Rose-Anne Bonnette hits a 2 runs homerun and the score is 5-2 Tapirs. With one inning to go, closer Jackson McCloskey comes to the mound and Atlas Astros failed to score. It's a win for the Tapirs! And on the scoreboard, it shows 5-4 Britoballers with an F for final, the Britoballers won too and there was a triple tie in the standings. There was some confusion on the field, some players started to celebrate but some others were worried that the team didn't qualify. Players went to the locker room and waited for the tie break calculation from the organizers. After a 15 minutes wait, it was announced that the Tapirs were qualified for the Super Round!

The Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer et Burnham-on-Stove Under 23 National Baseball Tapirs will start the Super Round against Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix and because we starts a new round, the pitcher rotation resets and Tyler Wu-Kwiatkowski (0-1) will start for the Tapirs. D.L. Miller (1-0) is expected to start for the Pheonix. Catherine Bouthillette will be back at 2nd base after missing one game. Here is the complete schedule:

MD     Opponent                       Tapirs' SP
MD1    Kytler Peninsulae Pheonix      Tyler Wu-Kwiatkowski (0-1)
MD2    Ardsk Attackers                Juan Diego Salazar Valenzuela (0-1)
MD3    Delaclava Phoenixes            Tristan Mousseau-Grondin (1-0)
MD4    U21's Battin' Cubs (TJUN-ia)   Carson McCloskey (0-0)
MD5    Zinemar Spacemen (Sherpus)     Yolanda Zapata-Latouche (0-0)
MD6    Rawa Marineros (Dod Rava)      Tyler Wu-Kwiatkowski (0-1)
MD7    Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers    Juan Diego Salazar Valenzuela (0-1)
MD8    Golmydia Roar                  Tristan Mousseau-Grondin (1-0)
MD9    The Britoballers (Britonisea)  Carson McCloskey (0-0)

Gilles Bourdeau

[TJUN-ia]

After a bit of a tough loss to take, the Battin' Cubs of TJUN-ia's U21s were 1-1 and needed a win on the final day of those group stage to progress into the Super Round that lies ahead. This was not a position that Vojtěch Heyrovský wanted to be in but sometimes, creating diamonds requires a ton of pressure and that was the hope he was clinging onto heading into the final game.

That final game would come against the Sea Dome Lemon Sharks, a full-fledged national team, and one that Khamis Ali Makame had to try and beat from the mound. But we had nothing to fear as a 2-run start from Masayoshi Kuramochi and a 3rd inning bomb from Seo Ji-kyo put us firmly in control. The Lemon Sharks got one back in the 5th, but that just made us angrier than before and Julian Mertz would add 2 more to make sure of our progression. It would end 5-2 in the end and just like that, we were home and dry.

Nothing to worry about, right? It's onto the 10-team gauntlet now, starting with the Loyo Junior Sunshine Tigers. GO BATTIN' CUBS!