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Eight Nations Shield 2 - Everything Thread

Postby South Newlandia » Sun Feb 08, 2026 4:18 pm

South Newlandia is proud to present and host the second Eight Nations Shield!
aka Doodle Cup 2



The Eight Nations Shield is a new competition aiming to bring together some of the best baseball teams in the multiverse in preparation for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, in order to build chemistry while competing at the highest level and giving young players a chance to earn their way into the national team.

First Series: (team listed first will be considered "at home" for games 1 and 2, team listed second will be considered "at home" for games 3, 4, and 5)

The Kytler Peninsulae (5) vs. Drawkland (1)
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley

Milchama (7) vs. Dhemixia (18)
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley

Banija (4) vs. Zwangzug (6)
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley

South Newlandia (Hosts) vs. Ranoria (8)
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley


Format:
Every team will be playing three Best-of-five series. The first round will be randomly drawn. Every subsequent round will also be randomly paired, but always matching up teams that have the same series record so far -- in the second round, winners will play each other. One team will win all their three series -- this team will be the winner of the Eight Nations Shield.
In order to make the scheduling more predictable, teams are encouraged to play out their 5-game series even if the outcome has already been decided. This is optional, however, and teams may choose to decline playing extraneous games. These additional games, if played, will count for medal placement, though.
Tiebreakers: Series Wins – Game Win Percentage – Head to Head Record
The tournament will be scorinated with xkoranate, using the Snelweg formula.

Schedule: (cutoff times will be between 19 and 21 UTC)
February 11th – First Series Opponents Revealed
February 20th – Series One Games 1 and 2
February 22nd – Series One Games 3 through 5
February 24th – Series Two Games 1 and 2
February 26th – Series Two Games 3 through 5
February 28th – Series Three Games 1 and 2
March 2nd – Series Three Games 3 through 5

RP Information
Given the nature of the competition, Roster and Roleplay Bonuses will be much higher than usual. Additionally, you're invited to use larger roster sizes than usual, giving your youngsters a chance to prove themselves.

You may choose to send a youth team of some sort, but sending senior squads (or squads close to that) is encouraged. Also, feel free to simply copy over the roster from the last WBC (or prepare the one for the next one early!) -- this is not supposed to be work for you.

Any undeclared use of AI will be treated as plagiarism.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Play all five games regardless of outcome: Yes/No
Choose my runscorers: Yes/No
Choose my lineup: Yes/No
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes/No
Godmod scoring events: Yes/No
RP injuries to my players: Yes/No
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes/No
Eject my players: Yes/No
Godmod other events: Yes/No
Use DH at home: Yes/No


If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Last edited by South Newlandia on Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:20 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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Postby South Newlandia » Wed Feb 11, 2026 4:18 pm

WELCOME TO SOUTH NEWLANDIA

Things to know
South Newlandia is a small Esportivan island with about four million inhabitants, located somewhere east of Super-Llamaland and northwest of Katzeburg. South Newlandia is known for democracy, elephants, regulated capitalism and environmentalism, and its friendly population.

With South Newlandia being so small, tickets will be in short supply – even though its not a massive tournament, tickets are cheap and officials are expecting seats to get filled. Even if you can’t get a seat in the stadiums, that isn’t that big of a deal. In many spots around the country, opportunities to watch the games on a big screen, and in many places, it’s completely free of charge.
Note that South Newlandia has full prohibition on selling or giving away all drugs, including nicotine and alcohol. Consumption and import in quantities for personal use is not criminalised.

Getting around inside South Newlandia isn’t a huge problem, it is often more difficult to arrive in the first place. That’s the case with all islands, but South Newlandia has rather few flights and ships exiting and entering, mostly because of environmental regulations.
When you arrive, the best option are the multiple high-speed trains that can get you almost everywhere in the country quickly. If you don’t like trains, for some reason, there are also busses and cars to rent, but the streets aren’t always in perfect condition, and are far less convenient, to be honest. Inland flights are banned in South Newlandia.

The tournament will take place entirely within the South Newlandian capital of Elephant Valley, with the two LPB stadiums in the city hosting all games.

Elephant Stadium (30,000)
The biggest South Newlandian baseball stadium is located in the relative South of the capital city Elephant Valley. The stadium was recently upgraded again and is now able to host 30,000 people. All fifteen home games of WBC48 were played here, and the unranked Elephants won twelve of them, including all of the first ten home games, cementing this place’s reputation as the Ellie home. This stadium also featured multiple play-off series at WBC51, and has more broadly been the South Newlandian home ground for ages. Domestically, this is the home of the Elephant Valley Homers.

Southern Valley Arena (12,500)
Also located in the South of Elephant Valley, the home of the Snow Bears is a little further inland. The stadium has only very limited history as a host for international games, but was one of the host stadiums for IBS19. The Snow Bears have also won a South Newlandian title here.
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Postby Dhemixia » Thu Feb 12, 2026 8:49 pm

Your 8NS Dhemixian National Team


Stadium: Brigantine Park, Columbus (also known as "The Brig"), capacity: 54,387
Dimensions:
Walls are 12ft (4m) tall in Left and Left-Center, and 8ft (3m) tall in Center, Right-Center, and Right.
Left Field: 343 ft (105 m)
Left-Center Field: 364 ft (111 m)
Center Field: 403 ft (123 m)
Right-Center Field: 370 ft (113 m)
Right Field: 343 ft (105 m)

Coaching Staff:

Manager: Neil McCarthy
Assistant Coach: Theo Porter
Hitting Coach: Emmanuel Cooke
Pitching Coach: Amari Browning
Bench Coach: Erik Hardrada
Clubhouse Snek/Sabermetrics Analyst (will throw hands if he faces Drawkland despite the fact that he doesn't have hands):
Image(remind me to fix this when images want to work again)


Roster
For Hitters: (Batting Handedness/Throwing Handedness)
For Pitchers: (Pitching Handedness/Hitting Handedness)
C, #12, Jakob Price-Williams (m), 25, 6'1", 204 lbs, (L/L), Strength: Fielding, Weakness: Contact.
1B, #34, Kassandra Dawson (f), 22, 5'11", 178 lbs, (R/R), Strength: Power, Weakness: Contact. [Rüsselsheim Blue Sox (SNL)] [imghttps://www.imgur.com/SXnZpzF.png[/img
2B, #67, Easton Marsh (m), 21, 5'9, 188 lbs, (S/R), Strength: Speed, Weakness: Power.
3B, #54, Wade Carlisle (m), 26, 5'11", 197 lbs, (R/R), Strength: Clutch, Weakness: Speed.
SS, #47, Jaxson St. James (m), 23, 6'0", 208 lbs, (L/L), Strength: Fielding, Weakness: Power. [Rüsselsheim Blue Sox (SNL)] [imghttps://www.imgur.com/SXnZpzF.png[/img
LF, #19, Natalie Walker (f), 21, 5'11", 172 lbs, (S/L), Strength: Contact, Weakness: Clutch.
CF, #9, Sierra Faulkner (f), 24, 6'0", 185 lbs, (L/L), Strength: Fielding, Weakness: Power.
RF, #11, Terry Hjalmarsson (m), 21, 5'11", 197 lbs, (R/R), Strength: Power, Weakness: Speed.
(DH), #30, William Roach (m), 24, 6'1", 215 lbs, (L/L), Strength: Power, Weakness: Clutch.
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Lineup with DH
1: SS Jaxson St. James
2: 2B Easton Marsh
3: LF Natalie Walker
4: RF Terry Hjalmarsson
5: 3B Wade Carlisle
6: DH William Roach
7: 1B Kassandra Dawson
8: CF Sierra Faulkner
9: C Jakob Price-Williams
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Lineup w/o DH
1: SS Jaxson St. James
2: 2B Easton Marsh
3: LF Natalie Walker
4: RF Terry Hjalmarsson
5: 3B Wade Carlisle
6: 1B Kassandra Dawson
7: CF Sierra Faulkner
8: C Jakob Price-Williams
9: P (whoever is pitching)
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(all units in MPH)
Glossary
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Fastballs
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4SFB - 4-Seam Fastball
2SFB - 2-Seam Fastball
RFB - Rising Fastball
CUT - Cutter
SPL - Splitter (Split-Finger Fastball)
SNK - Sinker
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Breaking Balls
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CB - Curveball
12-6 - 12-6 Curveball
SL - Slider
SLV - Slurve
SW - Sweeper
CH - Changeup
CIR - Circle Change(up)
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SP, #24, Jack Guzman (m), 24, 6'2", 200 lbs, (L/L), Strength: H/9, Weakness: Walks. [Rüsselsheim Blue Sox (SNL)] [imghttps://www.imgur.com/SXnZpzF.png[/img
4SFB: 96-97, SL: 88-89, CB: 81-82, CUT: 86-87
SP, #39, Morgan Andrews (f), 22, 5'10", 176 lbs, (R/R), Strength: Strikeouts, Weakness: Pitch Selection.
RFB: 93-94, CIR: 81-82, 12-6: 78-79
SP, #1, Cael Robertson (m), 25, 6'4", 226 lbs, (R/S), Strength: Stamina, Weakness: H/9.
SNK: 94-95, CIR: 87-88, SLV: 79-80
SP, #20, Hayden Young (f), 21, 6'1", 188 lbs, (L/R), Strength: Velocity, Weakness: Clutch.
4SFB: 101-102, 2SFB: 98-99, SL: 91-92, 12-6: 84-85, SNK: 96-97
RP, #18, Harrison Cook (m), 21, 6'0", 193 lbs, (R/R), Strength: H/9, Weakness: Walks.
2SFB: 96-97, CB: 78-79, SPL: 85-86
RP, #17, Travis Sellers (m), 25, 5'11", 190 lbs, (R/R), Strength: Pitch Break, Weakness: H/9.
4SFB: 93-94, CH: 82-83, SW: 80-81
RP, #3, Harper Avila (f), 26, 5'9", 169 lbs, (L/L), Strength: Control, Weakness: HR/9.
CUT: 92-93, 2SFB: 88-89, SW: 81-82
RP, #4, Gustavo Benson (m), 28, 6'0", 206 lbs, (R/L), Strength: Strikeouts, Weakness: HR/9
SPL: 99-100, SNK: 92-93, SLV: 83-84, CH: 77-78
RP, #66, Jameson Hicks (m), 22, 6'2", 200 lbs, (L/L), Strength: Velocity, Weakness: Walks.
4SFB: 101-102, SPL: 98-99, CUT: 93-94, CIR: 80-81
CL, #16, Alexandra Graham (f), 23, 5'10", 182 lbs, (L/L), Strength: Clutch, Weakness: Consistency. [Rüsselsheim Blue Sox (SNL)] [imghttps://www.imgur.com/SXnZpzF.png[/img
RFB: 97-98, CB: 80-81, SL: 87-88

Pitching Rotation
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#1: Jack Guzman
#2: Morgan Andrews
#3: Cael Robertson
#4: Hayden Young
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Bullpen
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#1: Harrison Cook
#2: Travis Sellers
#3: Harper Avila
#4: Gustavo Benson
#5: Jameson Hicks
Closer: Alexandra Graham

Most likely to...
Go yard (Hit a home run)?
Terry Hjalmarsson, Kassandra Dawson, William Roach
Get Ejected? Wade Carlisle, Terry Hjalmarsson, Natalie Walker
Start a brawl? Terry Hjalmarsson, Wade Carlisle
Steal a base? Jaxson St. James, Easton Marsh, Natalie Walker
Earn a Golden Sombrero (4 strikeouts)? Jakob Price-Williams, Jaxson St. James, Kassandra Dawson

Throw a Complete Game? Cael Robertson, Morgan Andrews
Exit the game with the bases loaded? Jack Guzman, Harrison Cook, Jameson Hicks
Get a save opportunity? Alexandra Graham, Gustavo Benson
Throw a Wild Pitch? Travis Sellers, Hayden Young, Harper Avila
Have to flee the country after blowing a save in their domestic league's playoffs? Alexandra Graham

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Play all five games regardless of outcome: Yes
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but tg/dm beforehand
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes, but tg/dm beforehand
Godmod other events: Yes
Use DH at home: No
Style modifier (if used): +2
Trigram: DHE
Nickname: Serpents
Last edited by Dhemixia on Fri Feb 20, 2026 4:19 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Postby Zwangzug » Wed Feb 18, 2026 3:33 pm

Directly copy-pasted from previous WBC.

Team Zwangzug, known as the "Zebras," were an early force in the WBC but later faded from relevance. They competed consistently through WBC31, reappeared for 39 and 40, and then popped back again in cycle 49, having entered the last few since then. In WBC55, they were runners-up to South Newlandia in an epic extra-inning game seven. Happily, the 39-40 cycle saw Felix Wainwright break the alleged radio announcers' curse. This doesn't mean we'll necessarily have competent announcers, or any announcers at all; just that we could have some capable of holding down the job for multiple cycles. If we wanted to.

Like their distant ancestors, the Zebras are a defensively-minded team overall, eschewing many power hitters in favor of patience at the plate. Pitchers, likewise, tend more towards finesse than speed. There is no DH used when we play at our home stadium (the Worm Hole in Spenson). They tend to be somewhat new-mathy with regards to not bunting, not stealing very much, etc.

Manager: Griffith Puyo-Sachar (m). Formerly a shortstop for the Weegham Rainmakers, and a Zebras player in cycles 52-54. Now manager of the 102d Gray Sox. His wife, Nancy, is a former midfielder for the national football team. When not angsting over determinism versus free will or the dangers of robots to human identity, Griffith is actually a rather pleasant person. That he took over as Zebras manager as early as WBC55 was a slight surprise, but it paid off splendidly as the national team reached the championship series.

List here, by position, in rough depth-chart order. Feel free to mix and match from this. Most players can shift position slightly (infielders likely to switch to other infield, outfielders to other outfield or DH, etc.) Relievers are in very rough decreasing-leverage priority order. We have people whose primary position is DH even though we don't use the DH at home. Everyone has to know their place.

Factbook is ludicrously out of date by now and just linked for tradition's sake. More information about the country is available on the wiki and is infrequently being added to. If you RP first, please feel free to pick my lineup, pitchers, and runscorers; RP injuries to my players; and eject my players. Please contact me first if you want to do something like literal godmoding, anything that would cause long-term harm to my citizens/in my country, or RP a no-hitter or statistically rare on-field event.

Play all 5 games regardless of outcome: yes sure.
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Postby Milchama » Thu Feb 19, 2026 9:51 pm

Karakorum Forum-Democracy-Times-Tribune-Sun-Stars-Gods-Men-Tribute-Fightin'-Picayune-Post-Gazette-Chronicle-Eclipsor-Ellipsor-Report-Spin-Connector-Deflector-News-Today-Yesterday-And-Tomorrow


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Thank God We Have the MBL Because It Makes This Easier


Normally newspapers within Milchama are entirely IC joints and if Milchama wants to make an IC point, they will use a newspaper. Why am I talking about myself in the third person? Irrelevant. Anyways, it's the two conversationalists who blur, distort, lampshade, and often ignore the fourth wall but frankly there is no other way to talk about this roster other than to say thank you MBL for giving me more baseball players! The additional baseball players mean that I can more easily fill out this roster and in a more efficient manner. Also, we'll be doing the rest of the MBL season in this thread because why not? Oh yeah we'll call this team the Warriors in Training because it's funny and marks them as the "A" team in cricket terms.

Lineup:
Diego McConstaff - CF LHB - Tel Chittor Forts - Look you win 120 some games and managers are really into picking your starters for the national team. McConstaff is also really good. The leadoff hitter for the MBL giants gets the nod for the Warriors in Training.
Liam Hasalenger 3B Switch - Karakorum Mongols - A super utility player in the Ben Zobrist mold. Hasalenger is known to play LF/RF/2B/3B above average while on basing around .380. If he does well here will possibly be a starter for the Warriors.
Eden Hazardly - RF LHB - Alexandria Commies - Hazardly can hit but doesn't hit well enough to play on the best team but definitely good enough for an A team. Normally plays CF at club level but moving to right here.
Tal Ted 1B RHB - Tel Chittor Forts - One of the best hitters in the MBL last year, is going to hold this lineup together.
Miles Horndeck LF RHB Alexandria Ships - The Ships somehow were shutout of NTers in the position players, not anymore! Horndeck is a solid player all around. Plays RF for the Ships but moves to left here.
David Gavry C RHB - New Babylon Pirates - He's the starting catcher now!
Missy Shapiro - RHB - Alexandria Commies - Gets rewarded for gold glove play in the infield. She can hit a bit as well but mostly on the team for defense.
Sydney Meyer 2B RHB - Akkad Libraries - Great defender, can somewhat contribute on offense.

General thoughts about the Warriors in Training lineup:
Holy crap can we catch the ball! Meyer and Shapiro are two of the best shortstops in the MBL as double play partners, insane. Two centerfielders and the best defensive right fielder playing left field in the outfield! Our opponents BABIP is going to be like .100. However, the hitting is a bit suspect after Ted. Horndeck is fine but has never had serious NT consideration, Gavry, Shapiro, and Meyer are all bench players on the Warriors specifically because of their bats and only Gavry hits in the top half of their order for their club teams. We'll see how it goes but it could get ugly fast.

Starting Rotation:
Eyal Ben Levi RH New Sparta Phalanx - The Phalanx's ace for the past few years, finally able to crack a NT. If he has a good performance, expect him on the Warriors.
Milo Vashington RH Alexandria Ships - Rewarded for a career year where he won 25 games with a sub 3 ERA.
Sagra Filipintes RH Karakorum Mongols -
Riise Gendleman LH - New Sparta Phalanx - Look the rotation needed a lefty and he was the best one left (no pun intended but that's a solid pun tbh). Still a solid second starter for the Phalanx.
Misgav Pardes LH Alexandria Commies - Not the sons of anything but the Bastard of Young is known for an aggressive breaking ball heavy repertoire. Expect forkballs, slurves, curves, sliders, and split fingers from him as nothing goes straight and everything moves.

Relief Pitchers:
RP 1: George Heastmit LH New Sparta Phalanx - New Sparta outperformed their Pythag this year we brought the whole bullpen who wasn't on the NT for the obvious reasons. This is one of the guys (gender neutral in this instance) of that bullpen
RP 2: Rachel Jones RH New Sparta Phalanx - New Sparta outperformed their Pythag this year we brought the whole bullpen who wasn't on the NT for the obvious reasons. This is one of the guys (gender neutral in this instance) of that bullpen
RP 3: Rebecca Segal RH New Sparta Phalanx - New Sparta outperformed their Pythag this year we brought the whole bullpen who wasn't on the NT for the obvious reasons. This is one of the guys (gender neutral in this instance) of that bullpen
RP 4: Foster Peoples LH Tel Chittor Forts - The best reliever on the Forts this year. He does not have pumped up kicks.
RP 5: Tenli Food - He's on the team because I still think the name is funny.
RP 6: Myla Goldberg LH New Babylon Pirates - Sets a steady hand upon her brow and hangs a crooked foot all upside down.
RP 7: Ashurbanapal III RH New Ashur Pioneers - A rare brightspot in an otherwise forgettable New Ashur season. Has only ever sacked 1 city.

General thoughts on the pitching staff:
The first two starters are very good, after that it gets a touch dicey but it should be fine. A lot of B+ players all around but that's what you would expect with an A team. Nobody terrible but definitely somebody you would say is better at every position. What's interesting here is the lack of youth, clearly the Warriors in Training was selected more as an Hall of Very Good team for now and not a move towards the future. We'll see how that goes.

Bench:
Kenny Rinton OF RHB Akkad Libraries
Ma'ayan Wells OF LHB New Babylon Pirates
Daggit Murphy C RHB Akkad Libraries
Olivia Maia 3B RHB Alexandria Commies
Kate Abingdon 2B/SS RHB Alexandria Commies
Hayden Flartoonik IF RHB Alexandria Ships
Dillon Marks 1B LHB Alexandria Ships (actually just here to hit, will be the first pinch hitter)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Play all five games regardless of outcome: Yes
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes
Eject my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes
Use DH Ever: No

Basically, we want to play all 5, 1 starter per game (though the order in which they start probably doesn't matter), do whatever except we would never a use DH, that's blasphemy. The Japanese Central League are traitors.

Milchamian Playing Style:
Imagine a more powerful and sabermetric friendly version of somewhere between 1960s and 1980s baseball, lots of stolen bases, hustle, taking the extra base etc. Starters attempt to go 9 and rarely go less than 7. That said, sabermetrics are a thing and on base percentage is the most important hitting stat, launch angle is a known concept, and generally statistical analysis is very similar to modern MLB.

A note on Milchamian pitchers:
Since cricket got increasingly popular in Milchama over the Isolation there has been a concurrent belief in increasing the ability of pitchers to hit. Therefore, Milchamian pitchers tend to hit like Greg Maddux or like pitchers in the 1920s. Not actually good hitters but will be able to get on base if you give them an easy pitch.

Relievers note:
Relievers are listed in order of leverage situation. RP 1 = reliever likely to come on during the highest leverage situation, RP 2 in the second most important etc. No traditional closer but you get the idea.
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Milchama Sports achievements:
World Baseball Classic 23 Champion! Arrosia Regional Championship 2 Champion!
Note: The demonym is Milchamian. There are two of the letter "I(i)" and not one.

3x CoH winner (29, 46, 50) 3x WBC winner (4,5,23), 1x World Cup host (32), 1x ARC Champion, Various other minor trophies there's a football club trophy, a kleptochase trophy, Other minor international football trophies.

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Postby The Kytler Peninsulae » Fri Feb 20, 2026 11:38 am

The Kytler Peninsulae "Phoenix" National Baseball Team
Official team information for Eight Nations Shield 2


Potential starting lineups
vs. RHP, no DH: SS Fox, RF Bolton, 3B Ígorsson, 1B Álfarsson, LF Asbjørnsson, CF Minanad, 2B Anderson, C Magnusson, pitcher
vs. LHP, no DH: SS Fox, RF Bolton, 3B Ígorsson, LF Asbjørnsson, C Magnusson, 1B Álfarsson, CF Minanad, 2B Anderson, pitcher
vs. RHP, DH: SS Fox, RF Bolton, 3B Ígorsson, DH Álfarsson, 1B Njálsson, C Magnusson, LF Asbjørnsson, CF Minanad, 2B Anderson
vs. LHP, DH: SS Fox, RF Bolton, 3B Ígorsson, DH Álfarsson, LF Asbjørnsson, C Magnusson, CF Minanad, 1B Njálsson, 2B Anderson
These are subject to change, especially in the context of the 8NS, and you are welcome to make those changes!

RP permissions:
Choose my lineup: Y
Choose my pitcher: N, but you can choose how my relievers are handled
Choose my runscorers: Y, but it's recommended to check the scouting report for how they might do it
Choose other statistics: Y
Use DH at home: N
RP injuries to my players: Y, but DM/TG first
RP ejections to my players: Y, but DM/TG first
Godmod events: N


Background information
Named the Phoenix in this incarnation after reforming following the Kytlerian Isolation, the Kytlerian national baseball team have shot into the upper echelons of the sport in very little time at all, but still nobody was prepared for them to become the Kytlerian team to make the final four of any of the "Big Five" team sport events - WC, WB, WBC, IBC, WCoH - in their history, before or after the Isolation. Certainly not in the way they did, beating Banija, South Newlandia, and Drawkland in successive series (losing only one game in the first two of those combined!) before falling in seven to Quebec and Shingoryeo in the Championship Series.

Kytlerian baseball has evolved in a distinctive direction, and the origin story for this was the unique way the DH debate was settled here. 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- (or at most four-)starter rotation on very limited pitch counts; that, of course, means more relief innings (but also more relievers to share them).

The Kytlerian Baseball League is now a feeder league to the newly-introduced Rushmori Elite Baseball League (REBL), a merger with the Tikariotian Baseball League.

Phoenix Roster
All players have handedness listed as bats/throws.
All ages are +2 from the last WBC.
All teams are from the Rushmori Elite Baseball League unless stated.


Catchers
C/DH #3 Sven Magnusson S/R, 30, Santa Mordana Stars
C/DH #4 Clituleng Wilopteere R/R, 22, Bay City Falcons
C #25 Telma Eyjólfsdóttir S/R, 29, Vengife Legends

Infielders
1B/RF #5 Egill Njálsson L/L, 29, Carroll Lewiston Thrillers
1B/DH #12 Magnus Álfarsson S/L, 28, Zeiven Hawks
2B/SS #15 Zoe Anderson S/R, 31, Icenbrook Foxes
3B/RF #23 Benjamin Ígorsson R/R, 31, Rüsselsheim Blue Sox (LPB)
SS/3B #31 Alexander Fox R/R, 33, Icenbrook Foxes

Outfielders
RF/LF #6 Arndór Asbjørnsson R/R, 33, Santa Mordana Stars
LF/RF #18 Rich Bolton S/R, 27, Rüsselsheim Blue Sox (LPB)
CF/SS #20 Oscar Lopez R/R, 31, Santa Mordana Stars
RF/CF #22 Fredrik Färm L/L, 25, Starnwood Racers
CF/LF #29 Fyls Minanad R/R, 26, Zube Nationals

Starting pitchers
SP #1 Cedric Lundy L/L, 34, Apple Valley Vipers (LPB)
SP #2 Shrifflu Whootung L/L, 31, Rüsselsheim Blue Sox (LPB)
SP #30 Fyls Mopukest R/R, 33, Zube Nationals

Relief pitchers
RP #7 Park Sung-Jae R/R, 30, Alaer Angels
RP/SP #14 Sartiros Cothasat R/R, 31, Starnwood Racers
RP #16 Raymond Dijkstra R/R, 26, Roddens Tigers
RP/SP #17 Andrew Matthews L/L, 28, Florley Flowers
RP #19 Samson Faleafaga R/R, 24, Vengife Legends
RP/SP #24 Brian O'Carroll L/L, 27, Carroll Lewiston Thrillers
RP #27 Xavier Zierer-Quigley R/R, 24, Carroll Lewiston Thrillers
RP #32 Ravcassy Edroklis R/R, 28, Alaer Angels
RP #33 Zoe Young L/L, 29, Rüsselsheim Blue Sox (LPB)
RP #35 Wecoisus Hottotelen L/L, 27, Roddens Tigers

Coaching staff
Includes but is not limited to...
Manager: Dean Charles
Bench coach: Liam Whyte
Hitting coach: Raymond Gurley
Pitching coach: Shrifflu Taklik

Scouting Report
Executive summary: Ígorsson's talent for yeeting the ball across the park with or without a bat and Asbjørnsson's knack for big hits at exactly the right (or wrong) time make them the most influential of the team's several power-over-hit corner bats; Fox and Bolton are old-school leadoff men who have the speed and skill to get on base and stop you doing the same but will only hit homers by accident. The pitchers in the rotation make 75-pitch-max starts every three games; Lundy is the ace, with control his big strength. Relievers will be deployed extensively and fluidly, but the two typically deployed in the biggest moments are Park with his splitter/four-seamer combo and Young with her screwball/sinker surprises.

Catchers: With Ryan Marshall sitting this Eight Nations Shield out as a load management procedure on account of now being nearer 40 than 30 - it's perhaps a surprise none of the rest of the WBC61 roster has done the same, but then none of the others are as old as him - primary catcher duties will fall to Magnusson, a slap-hitting switch-hitter who is calm to a fault behind the plate. Eyjólfsdóttir is a cool story - there are few enough women in Kytlerian baseball at all, let alone at catcher - and can absolutely call a game very well for whoever's on the mound. Wilopteere is an Absolute Unit type who strikes out too often to be trusted in the lineup but hits too many bombs to give up on; behind the plate, he can be a bit flub-prone but his rocket arm will gun down would-be base-stealers like the FFR military guns down protestors. Expect all three to make starts in the 8NS.

Infielders: Ígorsson, one of several Græntfjaller-Kytlerian dual nationals on this team 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), is probably the biggest star on this entire team even though a major injury took him out of the Phoenix's improbable run through the WBC61 bracket. He takes massive hacks when he finds the right pitch and is decently diligent in holding off the wrong ones, and though he's far too slow for an up-the-middle position his cannon arm can yeet baserunners from third base or right field. Njálsson and Álfarsson are cut from the same BFG cloth, and are classic three-true-outcome types. By utter contrast, Anderson and Fox are slick-fielding shortstops (with the former usually deployed at second owing to her weaker arm) who make a heck of a double-play duo (formerly doing so for the Icenbrook Foxes, aptly enough, before they became merely an affiliate to the Edencliff Magicians in the REBL reorganisation). They would be true superstars if they had anything resembling power, but they don't, so they aren't.

Outfielders: Asbjørnsson was meant to only be remembered for his contribution to Kytlerian radio history; now he's the hero of the greatest achievement in Kytlerian team sport history following a string of clutch homers in WBC61. Bolton can play all over the outfield but a relatively modest arm has historically kept him in left, where he is a plus-plus glove to go with his old-school leadoff routine of regularly getting on first base and then stealing second. Lopez is an elite up-the-middle defender - at both CF and SS - even in his 30s, and with practically pitcher-grade vulnerability at the plate he's finally become a pure defensive replacement (and a damned good one) with the emergence of the more well-rounded Minanad, whose strikeout rate went from crushing weakness to merely acceptable price to pay for his other strengths soon enough for him to play a big part in that WBC61 run. The hyper-athletic Färm was an aspiring pro skateboarder before focusing on baseball in his teens, and makes highlight-reel catches on an unnervingly regular basis; he's still figuring it out a bit at the plate but isn't a total zero there and has deceptively huge rotational power for his size when he does connect (because, well, he kind of developed that from skating).

Starting pitchers: The fixed rotation order, pending injury, is Lundy, Whootung, Mopukest.

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. Notorious as the "face of 4/75" - the Kytlerian-style short-rotation approach adopted by the Apple Valley Vipers upon his arrival, one they doubled down on to the point of trading away ace Naomi Alvarado - to the point that it's become easy to forget about what his actual skills are, and those are "plenty good enough to make the Vipers and Phoenix alike feel good when he takes the mound."

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 proved his starting capabilities to the point of being an LPB All-Star last cycle. His changeup has improved since his move to the multiverse's premier competition, and alongside his slider he has two pitches that get big whiffs from hitters who feel the need to cheat on the heat.

Mopukest moved to the rotation from a swingman role for WBC61 and entrenched his clutch reputation there, notably in a one-hit, 19-out start in Game 5 of the Semifinal Series. He builds his profile around two excellent heaters - a hard four-seamer full of rise from his vertical arm slot, and a two-seamer that offers confounding arm-side run. His curveball is improving but can still be too easily spotted out of his hand - but his changeup isn't, and is capable of drawing plenty of too-early swings even though he doesn't have the best feel for it.

Relief pitchers: Cothasat, Matthews, and O'Carroll are 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. Cothasat is noted for his sinker and two-seamer, which draw plenty of weak contact and help his relatively modest four-seamer to play up around the top of the zone; he also has a lesser-deployed curveball that can be a surprise strike-stealer at least (and indeed at most). Matthews is a classic command-and-control lefty with mid-at-best stuff from his four-seamer/sinker/slider/changeup mix. O'Carroll is a 205cm Unit who has been hyped to the point of it being a bit silly in Kytlerian circles, but his wipeout sweeper and scorching four-seamer are that good even though his command and his secondary pitches (changeup, cutter) still aren't and at this point seemingly never will be.

There's no fixed hierarchy in this pen, but Quebecois-Kytlerian Park has historically been the first choice for saves; his splitter has scary late movement and tunnels beautifully with his four-seam fastball, while he also has a slider that surprises the unprepared. However, in many WBC61 games he got the ball in the eighth and handed over to Young, an All-Star alternate in the most recent LPB season in the ninth; her trademark dastardly screwball draws all kinds of whiffs and her sinker is a groundball machine. Of the other pure relievers here, Dijkstra is a sinker-slider guy whose specialist subject is getting groundballs, which is a decent area to specialise in when you have the Fox-Anderson double team duo behind you; Faleafaga, one of the few Aboriginal players in REBL, brings the nation's fastest fastball (touching the mid-160s in metric, or 103 in Vibe Units) to the table and could be devastating if and when he gets more control over both that and the slider he pairs it with; Zierer-Quigley, whose name has earned him the amusing nickname "Triple Word Score," offers essentially a fastball variety pack with his four-seamer/two-seamer/splinker mix and is also a dose of control away from being terrifying rather than merely quite scary; both Edroklis and Hottotelen are reasonably controlled power relievers but without quite the same level of power, and differ mostly in which arm that stuff comes out of.
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Postby Ranoria » Fri Feb 20, 2026 4:16 pm

***Bios as of 8NS 1. Team had to be emergency flighted in because the new team (at least the debuting members) got stuck on the bus***

The Federation of Ranorian Baseball Is Proud To Present:
The Ranoria Snow Cubs!
,
another international arm of the Federation of Ranorian Baseball.

Presenting: The Ranoria Snow Cubs!


My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Play all five games regardless of outcome: Yep!
Choose my runscorers: Yup!
Choose my lineup: Encouraged! Mix it up if you want!
Follow my pitching rotation: Lol what rotation
Godmod scoring events: Do it you won't
RP injuries to my players: Sure thing! Just no killing anyone.
Godmod injuries to my players: Whackier the batter!
Eject my players: Love to see it
Godmod other events: Yes!
Use DH at home: Yes


The [b][size=110]Ranoria Snow Cubs
are mostly being run out with the intention of getting some of Ranoria's non-WBC/LPB talent a shot at international competition to see if they're good at baseball™. The overarching opinion is that they are not, but that remains to be seen! With that in mind - there are a lot of players taking the field here, and there's expected to be plenty of rotation in order to make sure everybody is taking their turn.

Jonas Nuhl - longtime manager of the Elephant Valley Snow Bears - is finally getting his shot at the helm of a national team. The Krauts - after a brief hiatus - were expected to promote him with the retirement of Henderson Mausse, but instead they decided to go with Leonardo Harrison - a legend and batting coach. Jonas Nuhl was reportedly miffed by the move, but remained in his longtime position as assistant manager. He did have some controversial moments on the podium during WBC 60 - including once time saying he didn't care that reliever Corey Nielman hadn't fed clubhouse dog Ol' Red! But he's getting his shot here, since Leonardo Harrison is busy being cool.

That said, Ol' Red will be serving as assistant manager and clubhouse dog. This can be a very stressful time for these athletes, as they're basically trying out for national team looks and maybe even LPB time - so having a red golden retriever kind of floofer around should help with that.

Manager/HC: Jonas Nuhl, 53 years old
Assistant Manager/Clubhouse Dog/Designated Snak Cleaner-Upper: Ol' Red
First Base: Brandon Bolan, 39 years old
Third Base: Justin Cruz, 40 years old
Pitching: Alfred Arnoldi, 54 years old
Bullpen: Hugo Fromm, 49 years old

Team Doctor: Melina Fulches, 75 years old
Head Trainer: Marty Zane, 43 years old
Trainer: Frank Schottenheimer, 40 years old
Trainer: Eddie Walker, 38 years old


The Pitchers

Pitchers will be rotated frequently with no true starter, although the team is going to try to limit them to five innings per appearance so that everybody gets a turn on the mound.

Pitchers:

Full Name     | Age| Height | H | Primary Pitch(es)
Gary Thomas | 25 | 6'4" | R | 4 Seam, Slider
Mieyan Jones | 27 | 6'2" | R | 2 Seam
Katla Gardner | 21 | 6'3" | L | 4 Seam, Curve, Cutter
Miles Rickson | 31?| 6'4" | R | Submariner
Ricky Mouser | 32 | 6'1" | R | Curveball, Changeup, 4 Seam
Igor Mattison | 24 | 6'2" | L | Curveball, 2 Seam
Drew Applemore| 26 | 6'4" | L | 4 Seam
Elijah Fulle | 28 | 6'3" | R | 2 Seam, Cutter
Zaire Mack | 28 | 6'1" | L | Curveball, Changeup, 4 Seam


Gary Thomas: A recent graduate of Southport College, a smaller school that's gotten way more press than you would've thought. Their coach, often called delusional and a noted Blue Sox fan, spent over two decades at a program widely regarded as the worst in the sport despite several offers forom blue chip teams, obsessed with the idea of winning a national championship there - but he did just that. After four failures in the college world series, if was the a perfect game pitched by his star, Gary Thomas, that earned him the victory.

The coach hasn't been seen since the Federation draft, where Gary was selected by the Cincinnati Warbirds, but he has yet to sign the contract.

Mieyan Jones:A bit of an oddity, Mieyan sits at a solid 290 pounds at 6'2", and he isn't exactly in great shape. He's typically finishing around .210 as a batter in the Federation of Ranorain Baseball, but he also tends to clear 450 foot homers at least thrice a season, and he throws fast which is also cool.

Katla Gardner: Youngest prospect and biggest question mark on this team, Gardner currently plays at Richardson University, and has strong command on her pitches and the ability to go deep into games. She earned all Northeastern Conference honors as a freshman, and hopes to attract the LPB's attention.

Miles Rickson: Miles is a controversial pick here. After his mom famously didn't realize she was supposed to have told people he was born, she just did it about two years after the fact. No preschool - that would've drawn too much suspicion - so he ended up starting kindergarten at seven years old. Somehow, who knows why, he was a dominant athlete in every sport. Trashed his opposition all the way up until high school, at which point it slowed down a bit, but by junior year he had plenty of offers - and facial hair - to come with his dominant career. Unfortunately, once everyone else had also hit puberty, he wasn't as good, but a few short stints in the Federation - and a four inning stretch of a no hitter a few years ago - got him a spot here.

Rickey Mouser: Ricky got here because he used to be a hot prospect coming out of high school. Unfortunately he suffered a terrible accident involving a snow bear, an old tire, a lawn chair, and an errant snowball, and was unable to pursue his collegiate career. After taking a year to recover, he's been dominating his local softball circuit as a bat and a pitcher, but everyone's dying to see if the veteran and six time Second Recreational Softball League of Balafre South champion has what it takes to make it big.

Igor Mattison: Actually pretty good in Federation play! Igor's one of the Federation's best, but he's more famous for his interviews - of which there are far too many - being clipped up and used as white noise to help people sleep. He has an incredible boring personality, but his lovely and supportive wife says he's incredibly charming.

Drew Applemore: Son of a cattle farmer who loves horses, Drew's a country boy through and through. No bubblegum for this guy - he's from the nation's breadbasket near Apollotown. Relies heavily on his fastball - he's got one of the bigger arms you'll see out of a Ranorian pitcher.

Elijah Full: Exists.

Zaire Mack: Mack doesn't have the stamina of a starter, he's a relief guy, but his off speed pitches can throw the opposition for a loop if they aren't careful. Heavy usage of a curveball and changeup / 4 seam that can be hard to get a read on.


The Bats

Expect to see a few different faces at each postition!


Catcher: David Dietrich - 5'9"/165/24 - He's just a fast boy, in neverland, always waiting on, his ellie-friend
1st Base: Jay Liou - 5'11"/200/32/R
2nd Base: Miles Morian - 6'2"/205/28/R
Shortstop: Fred Graham - 6'1"/190/28/L - amazing fielder who's just as accurate and quick from his knees as he is on his feet, good bat too!
3rd Base: Teddy Flinstone - 6'6"/255/29/L - slugger with excellent awareness of his reach
Right Field: Barney Jetson - 6'2"/170/28/L
Midfield: Jerry Rubble - 6'1"/165/24/R - former 2 sport star in high school, sub par bat but an amazing baserunner and fielder
Left Field: Mark Steinfeld - 6'3"/190/25/R - not super fast, but has a great arm to take away doubles


Catcher: Malik Burks/R - 6'1"/220/27 - Malik's career is on a bit of a renaissance. After bombing out as a high pick with the Cincy Warbirds, he came on as a pinch hitter for the Ranoria City Sluggers and has an MVP caliber OPS in a small sample size
1st Base: Teddy Cramer - 6'2"/235/22/R
2nd Base: Elaine Hawke - 5'9"/155/30/R
Shortstop: George Morris - 5'6"/155/24/R
3rd Base: Ryan Jackson - 6'/180/25/R
Right Field: Johnny Richart - 6'1"/190/28/L
Midfield: Josh Pillate - 5'11"/185/23/R
Left Field: Peter Dorborne - 6'3"/215/23/R - speedster with a surprising amount of pop on the bat

2nd string get a good amount of playing time, almost as much as the starting lineup ideally


Infield: Harry Peters - 6'4"/230/22 - slugger
Infield: Blake Masters - 5'10"/170/26/R
Outfield: Mary Paulsen - 6'/175/25/R
Outfield: John Arrow - 5'10"/180/27/R

3rd stringers guys will get some playing time, but not as much as the second stringers

Batting Order:
1: Fred Graham
2: Jay Liou
3: David Dietrich
4: Teddy Flinstone
5: Miles Morian
6: Barney Jetson
7: Mark Steinfeld
8: Jerry Rubble
9: Pitcher/Malik Burks
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Champions: NSCF 20, 22, 27, 29, 30. World Bowl 42, 43, 46, 50, WBC 57, 8NS/Doodle Cup 2

Hosting: Co-Host WB 44, 47, 50, Host WB 46, IBC 41, WCoH 53, plus some NSCAA/NSCF conferences here and there. Former VP of a couple things

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Postby South Newlandia » Fri Feb 20, 2026 4:57 pm

South Newlandian Roster for the Eight Nation’s Shield

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Play all five games regardless of outcome: Yes
Use DH at home: Yes
Choose my runscorers: Please
Choose my lineup: as long as your changes are reasonable
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes!
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: TG or Discord in advance, please.
Eject my players: TG or Discord in advance, please; South Newlandians don’t get ejected a lot.
Godmod other events: TG or Discord in advance, please, but most likely yes


Overview
The Elephants are bringing a 30-player roster to the Eight Nations, comprising of the best players in the country and some hopefuls. They’re hoping to gain experience and chemistry ahead of the upcoming WBC62, and also work with their new manager for the first time. For the Classic, they’ll have to narrow the player pool to 25, so everyone on this team is eager to prove they belong.

Manager/Head Coach: Franklin Bell (DRK) (67)
After 10 World Baseball Classics, including 6 final appearances and three championships, Sofia Rasmussen, the Elephants’ long-time manager, has retired as one of the most successful baseball managers ever, and certainly as an Elephants legend. The man chosen to replace her is, for some reason, Franklin Bell.
Franklin Bell famously pitched for Drawkland for ages, including perhaps the most famous sporting moment of all time, and was a player at the same time as both Sofia Rasmussen, who he has pitched to when they were both active, and many of the players he’s now going to be coaching. After retiring from pitching, he became a coach, first with the LPB’s Peninsulara Kingfishers, which he inexplicably turned into a good team, and later as a Bullpen Coach with the Drawkian national team, who also inexplicably turned good. So, the Elephants are either about to go 4-26 in the next Classic or win in dominating fashion. Or something in between. Welcome to the Franklin Bell experience!

Quick Access Roster
Starters
RHP Hailey Clark (34)
LHP Wolodymyr King (35)
LHP Dylan Borges (30)
RHP Charles Morgan (31)
LHP Shivay Sahu (27)
LHP Linda Miller (24)
RHP Antonio Weiss (23)

Relievers (leverage will be less of a concern, with all relievers supposed to get at least 5 innings of work across the event)
RHP John Trunkman (33)
RHP Côme Nguyen (32)
LHP Roger Weiß (32)
RHP Mats Molina (34)
LHP Gaia Colombo (27)
RHP Maria Thompson (27)
RHP Avi Aguilar (26)
RHP Ibrahim Fuentes (26)

Fielders (all players are supposed to appear in at least 7 games – one popular defensive lineup will consist of Löfgren-Murphy-Barros-Allen-King-Pohl-Möller-Phillips. Feel free to make something up tho)
C Sofia Löfgren (SNL/SLL, 32)
C Luke Scholz (26)
1B/CoOF Veer Murphy (30)
2B Kevin Barros (30)
SS Joan Allen (30)
SS Lio Fischer (26)
SS Dylan Fisher (24)
MIF David Wagner (26)
3B Kathryn King (28)
LF Raffaele Pohl (30)
CF Theo Möller (28)
CF Rachel Garrido (24)

CoOF Teresa Mills (30)
CoOF Maria Philipps (32)
UTIL Aurora Delgado (25)


The details
Starting pitchers [* denotes best (not necessarily most likely) pitch]

(SP1) Hailey Clark (34, R)
(Arsenal: 4-seamer*, Changeup, Slider, Curveball)
The former third-overall pick impressed with the Kingfishers and didn’t skip a beat after a trade back into South Newlandia. Playing for the Blue Sox, she pitched her best season yet as she enters the prime of her career, with a four-seamer that she can tunnel well with her other pitches. The curveball remains effective thanks to her restraint, as it’s likely to catch the hitter off-guard. She’s technically the staff ace, and impressed with a no-hitter at WBC60, but the Elephants’ pitching is relatively close to each other.

(SP2) Wolodymyr King (35, L)
(Arsenal: 4-seamer, Slider*, Changeup, Cutter)
King was drafted fourth overall by the St. Riecarn Saints, and the towering pitcher has been proving that right by providing excellent play for the first seasons of his career. He doesn’t only have a fastball that touches triple digits, but also a slider that breaks extremely hard. Pitching against him is a real challenge, having recently improved his command even further. He has consistently improved throughout his career and helped turn his Saints into a regular playoff contender, and contributed for the Elephants at the highest level as he, too, enters the late stage of prime of his career as the Elephants’ key left-handed star.

(SP3) Dylan Borges (30, L)
(Arsenal: 4-seamer, Splitter*, Changeup, Slider, Sweeper)
Dylan Borges has finally broken into the South Newlandian National team roster with a strong recent season. After becoming a star with the Newport Politics Institute, the southpaw was drafted 10th overall by the Elephant Valley Snow Bears, who won the pennant in Borges’ rookie season. Since then, the lefty has missed some extensive time in recent seasons with injuries (thumb, shoulder), but appears to be perfectly healthy and in form at this point since a move to the Lions. He’s never blown opponents away with velocity, but he’s pin-point accurate and has a very dangerous pitch mix to boot.

(SP4) Charles Morgan (31, R)
(Arsenal: 4-seamer*, Sweeper, Curveball, Changeup)
Charles Morgan was drafted fourth overall by the Flames after some dominant years with the Red Elephants in college, and quickly started to deliver for the team. His main weapon is his triple-digit fastball, which was the pitch that initially put him on the map. His secondary pitches have also come along nicely. He’s developed a good changeup to pair with his sweeping slider. These additional tools have given him options against left-handers. He is a young, budding star for the Elephants who has now joined the rotation again, and his upside remains high – now that the Flames have become the Triceratops, he’ll also have an opportunity to contend.

(SP5) Shivay Sahu (27, L)
(Arsenal: 4-seamer*, Changeup, Curveball, Slider)
Despite never actually overlapping with Clark, Sahu’s game is quite similar to the Elephants’ staff ace. After three seasons with New Colk Tech (Sahu also holds a Grearish passport) and two with Peninsulara, Sahu has impressed enough to get a chance to earn his way to the Elephants. Picked 4th overall, his velo and composure always stood out, and he’s been the ace for the Kingfishers in their post-relevance era. Sahu still hasn’t quite reached lofty expectations placed upon him, and his fielding has always been a weakness, but the Elephants believe he can put it together.

(SP6) Linda Miller (24, L) [no WBC experience]
(Arsenal: 4-seamer*, Changeup, Slider, Splitter)
Linda Miller was one of the most hyped South Newlandian pitching prospects of all time. Without a real weakness and four excellent pitches, everyone thought she would swiftly rise through the ranks in South Newlandian Baseball. She’s getting her first chance with the Elephants roster here. In addition to her fastball that has excellent rise, she also had a great slider and generally great movement on her off-speed stuff. If she has any weakness, its her accuracy, and even there, she’s certainly at least average. We’ll see how it translates here.

(SP7) Antonia Weiss (23, R) [no WBC experience]
(Arsenal: 4-seamer, Changeup*, Sweeper, Cutter)
Slightly less hyped but still an excellent prospect, Weiss developed right alongside Miller in Elephant Valley, forming one of the deadliest 1-2 pitching punches South Newlandian College Baseball has ever seen. Weiss doesn’t have the same fastball Miller does, but she’s significantly more accurate with her pitches, and will have a bit of a chance to step out her the shadow of her slightly more well-known teammate.
Bullpen
The Elephants will not have a typical closer setup, but instead operate on leverage. In approximate order, from high- to low leverage. Relievers will never appear in three consecutive games.

John Trunkman (33, R)
(Arsenal: 4-seamer*, Slider, Curveball, Changeup)
After being drafted eleventh overall by the Flames, Trunkman quickly established himself as one of the best South Newlandian relievers in the game. The young star throws a triple-digit fastball that hitters will struggle to adjust to thanks to an excellent spin rate. Adding a lethal combination of off-speed pitches seems downright unfair, although Trunkman does tend to issue walks at an above average rate. Nevertheless, he will be the main High-leverage option for the Ellies, having steadily gained experience to take on this role. Also, his name is Trunkman. You can’t go wrong.

Côme Nguyen (32, R)
(Arsenal: 4-seamer*, Changeup, Slider)
Nguyen came onto the scene quickly, being a rare early-reliever selection by Apple Valley out of Walstreim. She has a quite conventional arsenal of pitches, with her big strength being in staying one step ahead of the batter; diligently studying every minute detail about her opponents. Her lone weakness are her off-speed pitches. They don’t get hit often, but when they do, they will get crushed. She’s been very impressive for the Elephants so far, and will be an excellent second high leverage option.

Roger Weiß (32, L)
(Arsenal: Cutter*, Changeup, Curveball)
Weiß is making his debut for the Elephants, and he fits nicely into a pattern of South Newlandian relief arms that get the job done without elite velo. Weiß isn’t the most accurate, either, but he’s shown that his pitch mix absolutely devastates right-handed batters, but he tends to struggle against left-handed bats. His cutter is his best pitch, but he’s also been getting excellent results on the change that has clearly taken inspiration from his former teammate, Trunkman. Weiß actually grew up in Rüsselsheim, played there in High School and college before being drafted by the Sox 14th overall. After just a season and a half, they traded him to the Flames, where he helped the team nearly make the postseason, and he’s moved to the Cyclones since.

Mats Molina (34, R)
(Arsenal: Fastball, Sweeper, Changeup, Curveball*)
Drafted late in the first round, Mats Molina came out of college more polished, and learned from some excellent pitchers and coaches at the Elephant Valley Snow Bears before joining another great organisation in the Cyclones. Although he doesn’t have blow-you-away stuff at first glance, he is a remarkably clutch player, who will be a good option out of the bullpen. He’s become pretty underrated because he doesn’t really handle closer duties with the Cyclones.

Gaia Colombo (27, L)
(Arsenal: 4-seamer, Slider*, Changeup, Splitter)
Colombo’s greatness was quickly apparent. The reliever dominated with the Egrets in college before being drafted by the Snow Bears with the 18th pick, which is quite early for a reliever – but it can be worth it if you get an elite closer for the foreseeable future. Colombo spent the entire last season with the AAA New Colk Tigers, where she dominated the competition to the tune of a sub 1.40 ERA in about fifty innings. The only reason she wasn’t called up by the Snow Bears even earlier was their uncompetitive big league team, but she’s been elevated to the bigs since. While she’s clearly a very talented lefty and likely future Elephants closer, she does still lack high-level experience – this event is a great opportunity to gain some.

Maria Thompson (27, R)
(Arsenal: 4-seamer, Changeup, Sweeper*)
Yet another young reliever, Thompson was picked by Emerald City out of Walstreim after three seasons in the Big 14. She’s always been a fairly wild pitcher, lacking the accuracy of some others on the roster, but she’s been great in big moments. Her pitch mix has made her a very dangerous weapon for the Greens, despite the team around her struggling. Her Sweeper especially eats right-handed batting.

Avi Aguilar (26, R)
(Arsenal: 4-seamer, Curveball*, Changeup, Sinker)
Aguilar is still extremely raw as a pitcher. Drafted in the first round out of Ruditown Biologics, Aguilar quickly worked through the AAA level, but he still only has about two dozen pro appearances under his belt. This limited exposure looked great – Aguilar has made a name for himself as pin-point accurate, even though his pitches don’t jump off the page at first glance. The Dachshunds are still hoping to convert him to a starter again, but for now, he’s a long shot to make it to the Ellies roster.

Ibrahim Fuentes (24, R)
(Arsenal: Cutter, Curveball*, Sinker)
No one expected Fuentes, selected out of non-Big 14 action from a small school in Newport outside the first two rounds. However, he was picked up by the Suns, and despite only playing one season so far, he’s impressed with excellent off-speed stuff that clearly just needed a little bit of tweaking to be highly effective. He’s clearly talented, but probably also needs more time to develop.
Fielders (just make a lineup up tbh)

(C) Sofia Löfgren (SLL/SNL) (32, R)
(Speed: 3/5 | Power: 5/5 | Contact: 4/5 | Fielding: 4/5)
Sofia Rasmussen Löfgren was born in Super-Llamaland, but due to her South Newlandian maternal grandmother, she was eligible to play for South Newlandia, which she has chosen to do. Drafted as an all-around great talent, she became famous when her Walk-off grand slam jump-started the Renaissance coming back in the Esportivan Series. South Newlandian catchers don’t typically bat higher than eighth, so Löfgren clearly is something special with the bat; and she also stands out as an excellent defender.

(C) Luke Scholz (26, R)
(Speed: 2/5 | Power: 3/5 | Contact: 3/5 | Fielding: 5/5)
Even back when he was playing in college in Kinjestad, many expected Scholz to eventually succeed Löfgren as the Ellies’ primary backstop. After a strong career with the Otters, he was drafted fifth overall by the Homers, and after a strong AAA campaign, was elevated to the big leagues. He’s still only learning the ropes at the top level, but stands out as an excellent defender, both framing and throwing out runners, and as a rock-solid hitter.

(1B/CoOF) Veer Murphy (30, R) (Ratzupalfu Rhinos) [no WBC experience]
(Speed: 2/5 | Power: 3/5 | Contact: 4/5 | Fielding: 3/5)
Murphy is a good player that has learned a lot from teammates like Shawn Zimmerman and, more recently, Lewis Hunter to improve his game. He’s been hitting well, but isn’t exactly a threat on the basepaths, and hasn’t quite found a natural position with the Elephants, either. They’ll try him at first and give him a chance to prove himself worthy of a roster spot.

(2B) Kevin Barros (30, R)
(Speed: 3/5 | Power: 5/5 | Contact: 4/5 | Fielding: 2/5)
Barros is inarguably one of the big young stars among the Elephants. After being drafted by the Saints following two years at RUoN, he won the Rookie of the Season award, immediately standing out as an elite power hitter for someone playing a difficult defensive position. He came up playing short, but moved to second base to accommodate Apollo Sündstrom. It’s not a perfect fit for him defensively, but he’s formed a hard-hitting duo with Perez. The offensive production certainly makes up for some defensive limitations.

(SS) Joan Allen (30, R)
(Speed: 3/5 | Power: 4/5| Contact: 5/5 | Fielding: 3/5)
Allen was drafted late by the Vargas City Lions, having played shortstop at a small Moocha college, without massive expectations. However, she was able to work himself into a key role for the Lions, becoming the starting shortstop, where she impressed as a hard-hitting middle infielder between stars like Dalen Daniels and Jeff Huang. Her rise has now led her to becoming an Elephant; and has proven that she has the tools to be a very valuable asset; although her fielding isn’t great – the Elephants have some defensive shortcomings across the middle.

(SS) Lio Fischer (26, S)
(Speed: 4/5 | Power: 5/5 | Contact: 4/5 | Fielding: 4/5)
After four successful years in the Bees in Newport, Fischer was made the number one overall pick by the Athletics. He doesn’t have a true weakness, and could develop into a true 5-tool player at the highest level – with on-base skills from both sides of the plate, power, and excellent fielding to boot. He’s still young – he’s only played one season, although that was one that earned Rookie of the Season honours. Rumours suggest the hyper-competitive youngster often clashes with teammates, but Sofia Rasmussen has the experience to deal with that.

(SS) Dylan Fisher (24, R) [no WBC experience]
(Speed: 5/5 | Power: 3/5 | Contact: 4/5 | Fielding: 3/5)
I know its confusing that there’s two shortstops with very similar names. That’s my bad. Fisher has developed his entire career in Rüsselsheim, and stands out as one of the fastest players in the sport. It also makes him great at getting on base, and fields shortstop well. He’s not a great power hitter, but he brings a lot else to the table, and you can always use a pinch runner that you can then plug into the lineup after.

(MIF) David Wagner (26, R)
(Speed: 5/5 | Power: 2/5 | Contact: 2/5 | Fielding: 4/5)
Taken in the same class as Fischer, Wagner commanded a lot less attention. Taken by the Cyclones in the second round out of Rüsselsheim, he stands out as a solid defender and speedy baserunner, but has never hit in a way that suggests he should be an Elephant. It seems clear the Ellies want him as a defensive swiss-army knife and pinch runner, and has been given a chance he can contribute enough as a hitter to spend a roster spot on.

(3B) Kathryn King (28, R)
(Speed: 2/5 | Power: 4/5 | Contact: 4/5 | Fielding: 3/5)
King was drafted right out of High School by the Dynamo as a late first rounder, and after some time taken to establish herself, outdid expectations with the Llamanean team. She’s been hitting for average and power, and continues to improve. She’s on track to get her first chance as Elephants starter, and will have to prove she can hold down the hot corner.

(LF) Raffaele Pohl (30, R)
(Speed: 3/5 | Power: 4/5 | Contact: 4/5 | Fielding: 3/5)
One of the most hyped prospects when she was drafted as a teenager, Pohl has developed well with the Monarchs. She’s not a flashy outfielder, but she can hold her own well enough on defense. Her real upside comes with the bat, where she is always a threat. For a player of her age, she has an elite walk rate, and she combines it with a great power stroke. She’s played a major role for the Monarchs, who have recently traded her to Jaffro. Pohl has proven she can play both corner outfield spots well, and will likely be moved around a fair bit.

(CF) Theo Möller (28, R)
(Speed: 4/5 | Power: 4/5 | Contact: 3/5 | Fielding: 4/5)
Möller is another young player still finding his way. The Nikcoro Suns drafted him 9th overall to pair with his former EVU teammate and budding superstar, RJ Hall, and he’s played well for Nikcoro. He’s standing out with his power ability and solid defense up the middle, but he’ll want to up his contact rate if he wants to become a true star – his first two campaigns with the Elephants were solid, but relatively unremarkable.

(CF) Rachel Garrido (24, S) [no WBC experience]
(Speed: 4/5 | Power: 3/5 | Contact: 3/5 | Fielding: 5/5)
Rachel Garrido wasn’t heralded nearly as much as other prospects, but she’s made massive strides in the last years. She’s gotten extremely good defensively, and has also learned to switch-hit. She might be a bit of a longshot to make the roster, but will get a chance to show off her talents.

(CoOF) Teresa Mills (30, L)
(Speed: 3/5 | Power: 3/5 | Contact: 4/5 | Fielding: 3/5)
Mills was a largely overlooked player out of Walstreim, scooped up by the Flames in the second round, but she’s consistently improved all aspects of her game throughout her three seasons in the big leagues. Always a contact hitter at heart, she’s improved her power swing and, most importantly, her plate discipline – doubling her walk rate compared to her rookie year. She’ll get a chance to show off in a deep group of corner outfielders – the Elephants definitely won’t take all of them to the WBC.

(CoOF) Maria Philipps (32, S)
(Speed: 3/5 | Power: 3/5 | Contact: 4/5 | Fielding: 4/5)
Philipps was drafted by Ruditown in the top ten, but was eventually traded to the Blue Sox as they attempted to make a playoff push. The EVSI graduate shines defensively as a sure-handed glove with a quick first step, and she’s been a consistently good hitter at all levels. She’ll definitely earn her playing time, especially as a switch hitter, whenever the matchups are good.

(UTIL) Aurora Delgado (25, R) [no WBC experience]
(Speed: 4/5 | Power: 1/5 | Contact: 3/5 | Fielding: 4/5)
Delgado came pretty much out of nowhere to make this roster, but the Elephants are interested in an utility defender given the restrictions of WBC roster sizes. She really isn’t a good option at the plate, but she can defend a variety of positions very well and is also pretty speedy. Watch for her to develop even further.
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Drawkland's National Baseball Team - The Base Corps

Champions of the inaugural Eight Nations Shield, Drawkland's Base Corps is back to defend their title! Somehow they're also ranked #1 in the WBC, despite still not having won the major title. Now they're walking into a tournament where they're considered the favorites? Of course this is a small tournament with more interesting rosters, so normalcy can be throw out the window. The last final was Drawkland vs Dhemixia for divine's sake, you can leave actual baseball expectations at the door.

Besides a few key veterans on both sides of the ball, this roster mostly consists of young players with little to no WBC experience. Whether or not they make it to the WBC Base Corps roster remains to be seen! Also, heed the standard boilerplate note about Drawkian physiology. I'm fairly certain everybody in this tournament already knows about that, so I'm not gonna go in depth.

Management
The full Base Corps coaching complement couldn't be assembled for this tournament. Glenn Sutton is still considered the manager of the Base Corps, but he respectfully declined to lead the team for this tournament, citing age-related fatigue. Thankfully DISC received this notice well in advance, and was able to select an interim manager with enough time to get everything sorted before the tournament.
[Interim Manager] Ramon Santos Previously manager of the Sadeg State University team, who won IBC 19. Currently manager of the Jaffro Drawks in LPB, who have won the SNLCS under his tenure. Solid offensive mind.
[Bench Coach] Daniel Simmons Ramon Santos's bench coach at Jaffro. Easy pick to keep things simple for Santos.
[Trainer/S&C] Nicholas Kingston Elite Eleven member with plentiful medical certifications, works with most Drawkian NTs. Clearly fiending for money if he's showing up for this, too.
[Hitting Coach] Roger Madison Former Base Corps legend. Excellent contact hitter throughout his career. Mostly a nostalgia hire but he gives good hitting advice.
[Pitching Coach] Leo Roy Former Base Corps legend, also. Absolutely surgical approach with a huge arsenal in his prime. Brought on since this tournament is less serious and Roy is looking to get into pitching.


Position Players
Players are listed by seniority/likelihood of receiving starts. The positions are listed in descending order of usage for that player.
[Position(s)], Number, Name, (Bats/Throws)
Outfielders
[RF/DH/CF] #7 Lane Kavana (S/R) 50-year old veteran, greatest hitter of his generation but gradually losing most of his non-hitting tools due to age. Expect a high-contact approach. Team "captain."
[CF/LF] #66 Kyle Osborne (L/L) Speedy 30/30 type threat when he's really on his game, but very bad against lefties. Very good defensively in CF.
[LF/RF] #33 Brooklyn Beck (R/R) Interesting rookie prospect. Plus arm, good speed and range, powerful line drive bat with clutch tendencies.
[DH/RF/1B] #18 Richie Bloom (R/R) Fiery (and streaky) right-handed slugger. Tall and lanky, but not super fast nor defensively gifted. Obvious DH candidate.
[OF] #14 Libbie Trevino (L/L) Speedy defensive outfield merchant. Excellent for pinch running, likely won't get a pinch hit unless there's no more lefties available.

Infielders
[SS/3B/2B] #23 Flynn Morse (R/R) Flashy shortstop with great range and defense. Has some consistency issues at the plate but mashes the ball when he's not slumping.
[1B/3B] #19 Hunter Braddock (R/R) Power hitter. Occasional struggles will sliders, but can really mash baseballs. Acceptable defense.
[2B/SS/1B] #2 Mike Bohnenkamp (L/R) Utility player with a quickly-developing bat. Great power to the alleys.
[3B/SS/2B] #9 Serena Walters (L/R) Good defensive infielder. Consistent if not jaw-dropping bat, great against righties.
[3B/1B] #6 Brendan Alladino (R/R) Smooooooth defense and arm in the hot corner. Bat is good but not good enough to make him a perennial all-star. Not very fast on the basepaths.
[2B/SS] #29 Hayden Francisco (R/R) High-average college prospect with good keystone defense. May or may not get any playing time. Sadeg State student athlete.

Catcher
[C/DH/1B] #84 Jimmy Todd (R/R) Lower average, higher slugging type player. Built like a demigod.
[C] #12 Brandy Dennison (R/R) Exceedingly rare bat-first female catcher.


Pitching Staff
Starters listed in rotation order. Relievers are listed with long/early relievers first and short/late relievers later.
[Pitcher type], Number, Name, (Bats/Throws)
Starters
[SP] #31 Claire Kirkland (R/R) Veteran fireballer. Fastball still hits triple digits, coupled with nasty cutter/slider. Also has a nice throw-in changeup and two-seamer. Pitching "captain."
[SP] #35 Sara Barton (R/R) Flexible swing pitcher. Has significant innings as both a starter and reliever at pro and NT level. Four seam, changeup, curveball. Current member of Jaffro Drawks.
[SP] #49 Oliver Wilson (L/L) Hard-throwing lefty rookie pitching prospect. Dominant fastball, wicked changeup, and relatively reliable slider.
[SP] #15 Ben Dhemore (R/R) Notable collegiate starter. 4-seam/2-seam/slider/curve, but his slider is extremely hittable at times. University of Pittsennat student-athlete.
[SP] #69 Sam Newkirk (S/R) Knuckleballer, disciple of longtime Corps knuckler Bruce Moore. Surprisingly decent low 90s fastball and 12-6 curveball to keep hitters guessing.

Bullpen
[LR] #56 Jerry Wentz (S/R) Normally a starter domestically. Renowned for his sidearm delivery. Bendy fastball with bendy-er sweeper, not reliable to pitch late into games.
[MR] #85 Phil Vandelay (R/R) Minor league maybe-starter, maybe-reliever. Hard fastball/slider and finally developing a decent cutter and changeup to flesh out his arsenal.
[MR] #45 Martin Beverly (L/L) Solid lefty specialist. Brutal slider and curveball to pair with an accurate fastball. Favors the curve against righties.
[MR] #73 Elyse Satterson (L/R) Career middle reliever. Very great at throwing up zeroes in low or medium leverage situations. Fastball, changeup, cutter.
[SR] #66 Christine Winters (L/L) Hard-throwing lefty by female standards. Pulls off variable pitch delivery speeds which messes with some hitters.
[SU] #60 Dave Henley (R/R) Normally a closer. Induces lots of weak contact, good pitch command, relies on the sinker/changeup combo.
[CP] #41 Trevor Bell (R/R) Domestic closer. Fulfilled the early career hype, testing out closer role on national team. 100 fastball with devastating circle change, plus splitter/slurve.


Lineup
This is subject to change based on how the series play out. Expect lots of shuffling around and plenty of pinch-hit or -run opportunities. Designated Hitter will feature heavy rotation. In the event we're playing a non-DH team, the pitcher hits ninth and everybody below the normal DH spot moves up. Revolutionary, I know.
1. (R) F. Morse      SS
2. (L) S. Walters 3B
3. (R) J. Todd C
4. (R) H. Braddock 1B
5. (S) L. Kavana RF
6. (R) R. Bloom DH
7. (L) M. Bohnenkamp 2B
8. (R) B. Beck LF
9. (L) K. Osborne CF

The pitching rotation should progress Kirkland -> Barton -> Wilson -> Dhemore -> [repeat], with Jerry Wentz first out of the pen in the event that Wilson or Dhemore get blown up early. Kirkland and/or Barton will be used on short rest for pivotal Game 5s if needed. For dead rubber Game 5s we'll likely see Sam Newkirk.

The Base Corps lineup prioritizes putting the ball in play. Expect lower walk and strikeout rates than average (we have plenty of 3TO sluggers too, just check the actual roster). There's no unique pitching philosophy across the board, but given Drawkland's history with the bullpen, starters will be asked to pitch as many innings as they can handle.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Play all five games regardless of outcome: YES
Choose my runscorers: YES
Choose my lineup: Yes but don't deviate too far from the written order
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
Godmod other events: NO
Use DH at home: YES
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Postby South Newlandia » Fri Feb 20, 2026 5:15 pm

Cutoff for the first two games! this cutoff would be on time if everyone's clocks had simultaniously stopped for like 5 hours

RP prompt (optional): Draw an Ellie maybe?

The Kytler Peninsulae vs. Drawkland
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley
Drawkland                  2 2 0 1 2 0 0 6 2 15
The Kytler Peninsulae 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

Drawkland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
The Kytler Peninsulae 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3

Series tied 1-1


Milchama vs. Dhemixia
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley
Dhemixia                   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  3
Milchama 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Dhemixia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Milchama 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Dhemixia lead series 2-0


Banija vs. Zwangzug
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley
Zwangzug                   0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0  5
Banija 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8

Zwangzug 2 1 0 6 3 0 4 0 0 16
Banija 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5

Series tied 1-1


South Newlandia vs. Ranoria (scorinated by Drawkland)
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley
Ranoria                1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  6
South Newlandia 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

Ranoria 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
South Newlandia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 X 6

Series tied 1-1
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First Ever Playoff To Finish MBL Regular Season


For the first time ever in an MBL, two teams have identical records after 166 games. As a refresher here are the standings after 165 games:

Season 3                       Pld     W    L     RF    RA    RD 
1 Busukuma Rhinos 165 96 69 782 670 +112
2 Alexandria Commies 165 95 70 798 664 +134
3 Herzegovina City Hippos 165 93 72 747 660 +87
4 Alexandria Ships 165 91 74 790 694 +96
5 New Sparta Phalanx 165 91 74 731 656 +75
6 Tel Chittor Forts 165 89 76 791 691 +100
7 Wakiso Chimpanzees 165 88 77 753 715 +38
8 Kakaorum Mongols 165 84 81 767 755 +12
9 Kosactus Forest Elephants 165 80 85 682 764 −82
10 New Babylon Pirates 165 78 87 681 764 −83
11 Istria Vultures 165 77 88 664 683 −19
12 Igulu Bullfrogs 165 74 91 675 705 −30
13 Jinja City Baboons 165 74 91 685 780 −95
14 Akkad Libraries 165 73 92 601 726 −125
15 Kabakono Baseball Club 165 70 95 630 755 −125
16 New Ashur Pioneers 165 67 98 715 810 −95


Which, of course, led to the Rivalry Game, the final game of the year for all teams against their biggest rivals, in a one game series that has become a defining event of the MBL schedule. New Sparta and the Alexandria Ships were tied and not playing each other, as the Ships, obviously, had the Derby against the Commies and New Sparta played the Pirates.
In the Alexandria Derby, the Ships scored 6 runs in the 4th inning to beat the Commies 11-9. Martin O'Garon's grand slam in the 4th inning good enough to make the difference for the Ships and get them, at minimum, playoff adjacent.
Alexandria Commies             0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 4  9
Alexandria Ships 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 X 11


Meanwhile in New Sparta, the Phalanx hung together, out organized, and outplayed the Pirates to win 9-5. This game was not as close as the score indicated as Erez Goldman was a one man wrecking machine, ending the season with a 3 homer day, as only two other Pirates got on base (in front of Goldman in the 7th) as Goldman pulled a Mike Trout from that famous Angels tweet.
New Babylon Pirates            0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0  5
New Sparta Phalanx 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 X 9


This led to theses standings to end the season:

Season 3                       Pld     W    L     RF    RA    RD 
1 Busukuma Rhinos 166 96 70 785 676 +109 Magen Ikhaka Winner
2 Alexandria Commies 166 95 71 807 675 +132
3 Herzegovina City Hippos 166 94 72 763 667 +96
4 Alexandria Ships 166 92 74 801 703 +98
5 New Sparta Phalanx 166 92 74 740 661 +79
6 Tel Chittor Forts 166 89 77 793 695 +98
7 Wakiso Chimpanzees 166 89 77 757 718 +39
8 Kakaorum Mongols 166 85 81 771 757 +14
9 Kosactus Forest Elephants 166 80 86 685 768 −83
10 New Babylon Pirates 166 79 87 686 773 −88
11 Istria Vultures 166 77 89 671 699 −28
12 Igulu Bullfrogs 166 75 91 678 707 −29
13 Jinja City Baboons 166 74 92 687 783 −96
14 Akkad Libraries 166 74 92 607 730 −123
15 Kabakono Baseball Club 166 71 95 636 758 −122
16 New Ashur Pioneers 166 67 99 719 816 −97


There were a few interesting developments, the first, as discussed, was the tie for fourth place, the second was it was the first time in MBL history that two Banijan teams had qualified for the playoffs, and of course the fact that two time Magen Ikhaka winners Tel Chittor finished in 6th place, 3 games back of the tie in 4th. This is really showing how the MBL has improved the overall quality of baseball in Banija as the Banijan teams have gone from whipping boys, only two teams finished in the top half in MBL 1, to much more equal which means that there is more depth in Banijan baseball than ever; watch out for the Lions? (I can never keep which Banija NT is called which in which sport) in the near future. Additionally, the struggles of Tel Chittor indicate a busy off season for them and we expect something big to change with them. That big change will probably culminate in a super interesting hot stove season which we'll figure out soon.

Anyways, to the real drama, the MBA and BBA had somehow not discussed tie breaking procedures in the merger which as the season wound down led to some semi-panicked backroom conversations. Both federations agreed pretty much immediately that deciding things on tie breakers that weren't games were out so no head to head records, run differential, Pythag winning percentage etc. The tie would be settled on the field. The only question was how long would the series be? The Milchamians initially proposed 5 games but that was voted down by the Banijans who immediately asked for a 1 game winner take all playoff. The Milchamians were ok with losing 5 games but wanted 3 games, at least, and there was a long 7 hour meeting where both sides hashed out their arguments. In the end, the Banijans won the day and it was a 1 game playoff.

Alexandria got the home game for the playoff because of a superior Pythagorean record. The anticipation was thick in the air as the game began with the second starters for both teams on the hill (as they spent their aces in the Rivalry game to get here in the first place) but both aces available as relievers; Riise Gendleman for the Phalanx, Milo Vashington for the Ships, who are both playing for Milchama in the 8 Nations Series! (look we managed to find a connection to the actual tournament being played!).

Gendleman immediately got into trouble in the first inning, walking leadoff hitter Hendrick Farlen. He was then bunted over to second and a steal of third gave the Ships a runner on third with one out. Another walk to Dillon Marks helped Miles Horndeck hit a double to score two runs and give Alexandria an early lead. Vashington had no such nerves, surrendering only 2 baserunners until the 5th inning when a 2 out single by pitcher Gendleman didn't look so harmless after a double by Marquez and a single by Eitan Ben David led to two runs and a tie ball game.

This tie, of course, got into the Ships heads, giving up a game tying inning on a two out rally with a pitcher hitting?! Typical Ships. The Ships, always the little brothers of the more successful and universally loved (and loathed) Commies. The Ships, a team known for blowing it, a team that everybody expects to lose at the most inopportune times, in the most inopportune ways. The crowd immediately silenced expecting the worst and a 1-2-3 bottom of the 5th did nothing to allay those fears. The bats had gone silent, Gendleman was cruising, the third time through the order was fake, the Ships bullpen would never be that reliable and anyway the Phalanx bullpen was better. Even if Vashington went 1-2-3 back in the 6th, everybody knew the prelude was going to come in the last third of the game. It's all going to go wrong. Sure, Rachel Hanslen, moved up the order for this game, led off with a single, and then a nice steal of second but that's irrelevant after Paz Rivers popped out. Then up comes Quebecois catcher Luca Conti, the new import, and a key reason the Ships had gotten here to begin with. Conti doesn't know that history and he sure didn't seem scared of the moment as he hit a screamer off the wall, easily scoring Hanslen and ending up on second himself, 3-2 game! Even better, Hayden Flartoonik, who hit .240 all year, finally connected with one getting a nice Texas Leaguer over the head of Gold Glover Missy Shapiro at short. 4-2! Holy Ship! Vashington was taken out for a pinch hitter and the inning sputtered out, an aggressive move by Torvald Applegate but one that could work.

It did work! Barry Bruck shut down the Phalanx for two innings and Tookan worked a perfect 9th as the Alexandria Ships won 4-2.

New Sparta Phalanx      0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0  2
Alexandria Ships 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4


That sets up a playoff that looks like so:

1 Busukuma Rhinos v 4 Alexandria Ships
2 Alexandria Commies v 3 Herzegovina City Hippos

This gives us the tantalizing possibility of an Alexandria Derby in the finals which would ramp up the rivalry to a whole new level as it's not just all of Milchama who gets in on the Alexandria lore but Banija too. However, the Bukusuma Rhinos, winners of 93 games last year, in a much more unbalanced league, have improved significantly. The only playoff team to increase their win total from last year, they are a pretty good team. The Ships just won an emotional game just to get here and hope to ride that momentum to victory. Meanwhile, the Commies, who lost in the semifinals last year, are back and hoping for more and the Herzegovina Hippos, now the only team in MBL history to have made the playoffs in every season, started the season 25-35 but went on a tear winning 69 (nice) of their last 120 games to finish 94-72. It's going to be a great playoffs and we can't wait to see you through it!
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World Baseball Classic 23 Champion! Arrosia Regional Championship 2 Champion!
Note: The demonym is Milchamian. There are two of the letter "I(i)" and not one.

3x CoH winner (29, 46, 50) 3x WBC winner (4,5,23), 1x World Cup host (32), 1x ARC Champion, Various other minor trophies there's a football club trophy, a kleptochase trophy, Other minor international football trophies.

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All-Herzegovina Ballplayers Club


A strange entry into the Eight Nations Shield- not quite a national team, but still bound by blood. What is this, exactly?

Herzegovina City is a very important city in Banija. It is the oldest major city, and the original historic capitol of the Kasanke Tribe, who are the direct predecessors to the modern Banijan nation-state, as it was established in 1615. Being such an old city, it has tons of history- and it is the cultural heart and soul of Banija. And with Banija a society where blood matters, and where local pride, especially here in the State of Moravica, is so common, the existence of clubs such as this one is not uncommon.

It is an invitation only, private member's club- so, one might wonder, how do you get in? It was established over 100 years ago, back before the professionalization of baseball within Banija, when some retired players just wanted to hang with local retired players. Over time, there have been developed two criteria to get membership into the club- 1, play either division 1 college baseball, or professional baseball for a team in the city area, for at least a full season. 2, be born in the city, and play in the World Baseball Classic. The college teams that count for these purposes- Northern Moravica, Moravica International University, Moravica State University, and then Igara University. The only professional team that counts for this is the Herzegovina City Hippos. Now, obviously, while all members who have gotten membership via the second way have played for either the Banijan or Busogan national teams, you could join, essentially, from anywhere. And lastly, it doesn't matter if you fulfill either invite criteria- if you play baseball for the University of Loyola-Istria, you are banned from membership.

Active players and retired players alike fill the club- it is unique, as most other Banijan cities do not have a club like this, especially in baseball. But- if you played baseball for Loyola-Istria, you are excluded from membership. Now, one might ask- how did they get to don the national team jerseys for the Eight Nations Shield?

Well, it was unclear whether or not the senior NT would attend. After a lot of deliberation, with a heavy schedule the past few years, including the Olympiad, the primary senior NT would get the tournament off. But then, who would show up here? The EVP of the baseball division is an honorary member of the All-Herzegovina Ballplayers Club, and shockingly, Patrick Zervos- an alumnus of Loyola-Istria, who would be banned from club membership hypothetically because of his alma mater, signed off on the plan.

So here we go!

Coaching Staff

Manager- Lemuel Okombo. 74 years old. Former NT pitching coach, alumnus of Northern Moravica. Pitching coach on the WBC 51 title team.
Bench Coach- Cyper Niang. 52 years old. Current manager of the NMU baseball team.
Hitting Coach- Tijan Ceesay. 53 years old. Current manager of the Moravica International University baseball team.
Pitching Coach- Bora Sonko. 43 years old. Pitching coach for the Busukuma Triceratops in the LPB, alumnus of Northern Moravica.
1st base Coach- Lallo Kargbo. 41 years old. First base coach for the Herzegovina City Hippos.
3rd base Coach- Obasey Mazzi. 61 years old. Former NT player, and NMU graduate. Starting shortstop for the WBC 51 title team.

Players who currently play for the national team are bolded. The club membership eligibility reference is italicized.

Batting Order with Designated Hitter
1 2B Kato Mukuye. 31 years old. Right-handed. Plays in the MBL for the Mynda Shockers. Alumnus of Northern Moravica University. Comes off the bench for the national team.
2 3B Abothi Kakooza. 33 years old. Female. Right-Handed. Currently plays in the MBL for the Herzegovina City Hippos. Hits for a lot of contact- very rarely flashes power but also almost never strikes out- the ball pretty much always being put in play. She's lost a bit of speed with her age, but still aggressive on the basepaths. Only started playing baseball at age 15 after getting cut from her high school soccer team. Former WBBL rookie of the year. NT Starter from beginning of WBC 57, benched in the middle of the WBC 57 Semifinal Series. Still comes off the bench for the national team.
3 1B Buba Dibba. 24 years old. Right-handed. Starter for the Wakiso Chimpanzees in the MBL. Born and raised in Herzegovina City,
4 LF Salia Kamara. 26 years old. Right-Handed. Plays in the MBL for the Herzegovina City Hippos. Alumnus of Hangaza Tech. Entering his prime, he's becoming a pretty damn good hitter in Herzegovina City. He's known as a grinder- played four years of college ball before going pro, where he's worked his way up the ranks.
5 SS Aya Issouf. 22 years old. Right-Handed. Plays for Kabakono Baseball Club in the MBL. Born & raised in Herzegovina City, and also an Alumnus of Moravica State University.
6 DH Ugonna Akachi. 42 years old. Right-Handed. Played for the NT from WBC 56-60. Alumnus of Northern Moravica University. Hits for a lot of power, has improved his batting average. A severely negative defensive player at this point. His last team played for was the Busukuma Rhinos in the MBL. He retired from the sport two years ago, but claims to be 'in excellent shape', and as a NMU alum, has a right to club membership- and so here he is, on the roster.
7 RF Kamukama Kaddyo. 26 years old. Starter for the Busukuma Rhinos in the MBL. Born and raised in Herzegovina City.
8 CF Ntege Kidimbo. 20 years old. Starter for the Igulu Bullfrogs in the MBL. Played a full freshman season for Moravica International University, before declaring early for the draft.
9 C George Loobo. 21 years old. Switch-hitter. Current catcher for the Herzegovina City Hippos in the MBL.

Bench with a DH
OF Yahaya Telly. 21 years old. Starter for Northern Moravica University.
IF Mohamed Kampo. 20 years old. Starter at Igara University.
1B/C Bouba Sy. 21 years old. Starter for Northern Moravica University.
2B/SS Hama Niare. 19 years old. Starter for Northern Moravica University.
OF Hassane Kanté. 22 years old. Starter at Moravica International University.
IF Brehima Sissoko. 18 years old. Starter for Northern Moravica University.

Batting Order without a Designated Hitter
1 2B Kato Mukuye. 31 years old. Right-handed. Plays in the MBL for the Mynda Shockers. Alumnus of Northern Moravica University. Comes off the bench for the national team.
2 3B Abothi Kakooza. 33 years old. Female. Right-Handed. Currently plays in the MBL for the Herzegovina City Hippos. Hits for a lot of contact- very rarely flashes power but also almost never strikes out- the ball pretty much always being put in play. She's lost a bit of speed with her age, but still aggressive on the basepaths. Only started playing baseball at age 15 after getting cut from her high school soccer team. Former WBBL rookie of the year. NT Starter from beginning of WBC 57, benched in the middle of the WBC 57 Semifinal Series. Still comes off the bench for the national team.
3 1B Buba Dibba. 24 years old. Right-handed. Starter for the Wakiso Chimpanzees in the MBL. Born and raised in Herzegovina City,
4 LF Salia Kamara. 26 years old. Right-Handed. Plays in the MBL for the Herzegovina City Hippos. Alumnus of Hangaza Tech. Entering his prime, he's becoming a pretty damn good hitter in Herzegovina City. He's known as a grinder- played four years of college ball before going pro, where he's worked his way up the ranks.
5 SS Aya Issouf. 22 years old. Right-Handed. Plays for Kabakono Baseball Club in the MBL. Born & raised in Herzegovina City, and also an Alumnus of Moravica State University.
6 RF Kamukama Kaddyo. 26 years old. Starter for the Busukuma Rhinos in the MBL. Born and raised in Herzegovina City.
7 CF Ntege Kidimbo. 20 years old. Starter for the Igulu Bullfrogs in the MBL. Played a full freshman season for Moravica International University, before declaring early for the draft.
8 C George Loobo. 21 years old. Switch-hitter. Current catcher for the Herzegovina City Hippos in the MBL.
9 Pitcher

Bench without a DH
OF Yahaya Telly. 21 years old. Starter for Northern Moravica University.
RF Ugonna Akachi. 42 years old. Right-Handed. Played for the NT from WBC 56-60. Alumnus of Northern Moravica University. Hits for a lot of power, has improved his batting average. A severely negative defensive player at this point. His last team played for was the Busukuma Rhinos in the MBL. He retired from the sport two years ago, but claims to be 'in excellent shape', and as a NMU alum, has a right to club membership- and so here he is, on the roster.
IF Mohamed Kampo. 20 years old. Starter at Igara University.
1B/C Bouba Sy. 21 years old. Starter for Northern Moravica University.
2B/SS Hama Niare. 19 years old. Starter for Northern Moravica University.
OF Hassane Kanté. 22 years old. Starter at Moravica International University.
IF Brehima Sissoko. 18 years old. Starter for Northern Moravica University.


Starting Pitcher Rotation
All of our starters are tall pitchers who like to throw the ball hard. We will run a 4 man rotation for this tournament.
1 Baaku Kutate. 32 years old. Right-Handed. Male. Alumnus of the University of Kitara. Throws a four seam fastball(up to 99), a curveball, a slider, and a Sweeper. Plays for the Herzegovina City Hippos in the MBL.
2 Mulowa Kantu. 25 years old. Left-Handed. Male. Alumnus of Northern Moravica. Throws a four seam fastball, a slider, and a changeup. Plays for the Kosactus Forest Elephants in the MBL.
3 Muwanga Ssensonga. 34 years old. Right-Handed. Alumnus of Moravica International University. Starter for the Kosactus Forest Elephants in the MBL.
4Kaba Sam. #33. 20 years old. Right-handed. Current player at Northern Moravica. Throws a four seam fastball(up to 94), two seam fastball(up to 88), and a slider.

Bullpen
LRP Hatabu Jagne. #44. 28 years old. Left-Handed. Born and raised in Herzegovina City. MBL Player for the Istria Vultures.
LRP Karutunda Muningu. #74. 29 years old. Left-Handed. Born and raised in Herzegovina City. MBL Player for the Busukuma Rhinos.
MRP Ilman Ceesay. #17. 31 years old. Right-Handed. Right-Handed. Born and raised in Herzegovina City. MBL Player for the Jinja City Baboons.
MRP Kiho Jjagwe . 21 years old. Right-Handed. Born and raised in Herzegovina City. AAA player in the Busukuma Triceratops minor league system, which is in the LPB.
MRP Birungi Kiguli. #41. 31 years old. Right-Handed. MBL Player for the Herzegovina City Hippos
SU Alanyo Matama. 38 years old. RIght-Handed. Retired national team player. Alumnus of Northern Moravica University.
CL Jallom Tate. 29 years old. Right-Handed. Male. Alumnus of Moravica A&M. MBL Player for the Herzegovina City Hippos

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No (My lineup is here for all to see, so please use it. Of course, you can do substitutions for pitchers and players as you see fit, throughout the course of the game. But the starting lineup should remain the same)
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes. First game is by the first starter, second game by the second starter, third game by third starter, fourth game by fourth starter, fifth game by first starter, etc... Rinse/wash/repeat.
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes (That's fine, but please say what the injury is, and please specify how many games the player will miss. No deaths please).
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes (That's fine, but please say what the injury is, and please specify how many games the player will miss. No deaths please).
Eject my players/coaches: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes (As long as you don't kill anyone, go ahead)
Use DH at home: Yes
Other: When we are pitching, they induce a lot of ground balls. The strike out rates aren't terribly high for Banijan pitchers, but they play solid, fundamental defense, and they have strong arms all over the diamond. However, while Banija's rotation is one of the strongest in the multiverse, the bullpen leaves much to be desired, especially the middle relievers, who are well known to be the team's weakest link. For the knockout stages, we'll have one starter in the 4 man rotation available every game for an inning or two out of the bullpen. That is listed in the rotation. If those guys are brought in, it is for an absolute maximum of 35 pitches, however many outs that takes.
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The older snow bears were surprised that the bus with the new snow cubs got stuck, and they weren't sure if their cuddle friends were trying to fix the road, or if they'd done a sneaky elephant thing and stalled the bus on purpose.

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The real 8NS was the friends we made along the way (and Drawkland)
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Cutoff for the end of the first series.

RP prompt (optional): You're probably also following a team from RLStates' MLB. Explain the similarities and differences between that team and your national team heading into the MLB Season and WBC respectively (or, make a doodle. I love doodles)

The Kytler Peninsulae vs. Drawkland
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley
The Kytler Peninsulae      0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0  3
Drawkland 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

The Kytler Peninsulae 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
Drawkland 0 2 0 0 2 3 4 0 X 11

The Kytler Peninsulae 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
Drawkland 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 4

Drawkland win series 3-2


Milchama vs. Dhemixia
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley
Milchama                   0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 2  9
Dhemixia 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

Milchama 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
Dhemixia 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3

Milchama 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dhemixia 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 3

Dhemixia win series 3-2


Banija vs. Zwangzug
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley
Banija                     1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2  8
Zwangzug 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5

Banija 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Zwangzug 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3

Banija 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Zwangzug 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3

Banija win series 3-2


South Newlandia vs. Ranoria (scorinated by The Kytler Peninsulae)
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley
South Newlandia        1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2  5
Ranoria 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

South Newlandia 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Ranoria 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 X 7

South Newlandia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ranoria 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4

Ranoria win series 3-2


Second Series: (team listed first will be considered "at home" for games 1 and 2, team listed second will be considered "at home" for games 3, 4, and 5)
Drawkland (1) vs. Banija (4)
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley

Ranoria (8) vs. Dhemixia (18)
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley

South Newlandia (Hosts) vs. Milchama (7)
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley

Zwangzug (6) vs. The Kytler Peninsulae (5)
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley
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We love our bat friends, but sometimes they are a lot.

For the uninitiated, I should probably disclaim that this is a "Wicked" (movie/musical) reference. But I'm not sure it makes much more sense in context.
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Postby The Kytler Peninsulae » Tue Feb 24, 2026 2:01 pm

The Phoenix are an anomaly amongst 8NS teams this go-around in fielding essentially their first-choice roster; the sense is that they want to maintain the team spirit that guided them through that run in the WBC on home soil and extend it to not-Kytlerian ballparks.

With that said, it's hard to know if anyone cares that much about winning, whoever they have playing. "The measure of success here for us is how good the at-bats look when we're at the plate, how good the stuff and control look on the mound, how well we execute in the field," suggested manager Dean Charles. "Every plate appearance, every pitch, is a data point. And we want to learn from those so that we can know what to focus on in the main event."

And those data points aren't just confined to the same few starting players. In just the first five-game series with Drawkland (who won three of them), every single position player on the Phoenix roster made at least one start and every single pitcher on the roster faced at least four batters. "It was great to get everyone involved," Charles emphasised. "The best way for us to know what our best lineup options are right now is to try out all of the players who might be in it in various combinations, particularly defensively because obviously it doesn't where on the defensive spectrum you are when you have a bat in your hand."

In that regard, it was a good series for Fredrik Färm, who made multiple eye-catching plays at the CF position in Game 3's 3-1 Phoenix win. With Fyls Minanad charged with an error out there in the next game that put a runner on with two outs in the bottom of the fifth who was duly driven in by catcher Jimmy Todd to bring the Base Corps level at 4-4 and spark an eventual rally that produced seven runs in the next two innings for an 11-4 final, the former skateboarder may just have forced a switch in his role and grabbed a starting role, the main question being if he's ready for that kind of grind. "I still have time on my side," acknowledged the 25-year-old Färm, the second-youngest position player on the roster after 22-year-old catcher Clituleng Wilopteere. "My best baseball is yet to come, especially as obviously I haven't been focused on it full-time for as long as even some other players my age. Obviously I had the athletic and work ethic foundation as someone who was competitive in another sport, but baseball has many surprises and details to consider and of course I am still learning them all. But to be even talked about as a national team regular at this stage in my career is more than I could have anticipated when I first committed full-time to the sport."

Next up are five games with Zwangzug, another team to look much as they did in WBC play. "Perhaps both of our teams being largely first-choice will give this series a little edge," noted Charles. "But I think they, like us, ultimately know that this is a data-driven sport and the number one priority in a setting like this is to gather more data on how your players look with high-level opponents throwing at you or being thrown at by you."
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The snow bears want to step on the snek in the first ever head to head match up of Ol’ Red vs Cybord Dhomas

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Cutoff

RP prompt (optional): this is the doodle cup, you can figure out what that means

Drawkland vs. Banija
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley
Banija                     0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3  6
Drawkland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3

Banija 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4
Drawkland 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3

Banija lead series 2-0


Ranoria vs. Dhemixia
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley
Dhemixia                   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Ranoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3

Dhemixia 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 6
Ranoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Series tied 1-1


South Newlandia vs. Milchama (scorinated by Ko-oren)
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley
Milchama               0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  2
South Newlandia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 X 5

Milchama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Newlandia 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 6

South Newlandia lead series 2-0


Zwangzug vs. The Kytler Peninsulae
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley
The Kytler Peninsulae      0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5  8
Zwangzug 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3

The Kytler Peninsulae 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Zwangzug 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 4

Series tied 1-1
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Postby Zwangzug » Tue Feb 24, 2026 4:17 pm

There's always that double-take of did we get the walkoff glitch again or...nope, nope we're the home team and our bullpen is just like that. Anyway, have a Phoenix.
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