World Baseball Classic 1

The first World Baseball Classic took place in various locations around the world. The final knock-out games were played in Qazox, with the championship series in Oxen Stadium, Fromburg. 16 teams were invited and placed into 4 pools of 4 teams. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the knockout stages. The quarterfinals and semifinals were best 2 of 3, while the finals were best 3 of 5.

The Gnomes from Az-cz eventually rose to the top of the table with many of their victories coming by the score of 3-2 and very few being large wins. They won through very good fundamentals and a lot of luck.

(Please note for ERA purposes, any game that ended with the home team winning in the 9th or later, that inning was counted as 1/2 an inning.) Teams in Blue have advanced to the 2nd round.

Pool A

Qazox Advances on 3rd tie-breaker (Runs scored per 9 innings), 4.50 to 3.00.

Pool B

Pool C

ESF Advances on 3rd tie-breaker (Runs scored per 9 innings), 3.50 to 2.83

Pool D

Milchama wins group on 2nd tie-breaker (Away Record) 3-0 to 2-1.

Pool Play Awards

• GOLDEN SPOON- Best Record: Az-cz- 5-1 (.833)
• WOODEN SPOON- Worst Record: 2-4 (.333) 6 teams- (Iansisle, Braveria, Lovisa, Poltical Cartoons, Cookesland, and Okielahoma)
• GOLDEN SPIKES- Most Runs per 9 Innings: West Pasco- (4.71)
• SILVER SLUGGER- Best Team Batting Average: Az-cz- (.285)
• CY YOUNG AWARD- Best Team E.R.A.: Assegai Developments- (2.29)
• GOLD GLOVE- Fewest Errors per 9 Innings: Okielahoma- (.149 1E/60.5inn). Kampfers and Kiryu-shi also allowed only 1 error, but in fewer innings.
• WOODEN SPIKES- Fewest Runs per 9 Innings: Lovisa (2.55)
• TIN SLUGGER- Worst Team Batting Average: Lovisa (.209)
• DIE OLD AWARD- Worst Team E.R.A.: Political Cartoons (5.83)
• IRON GLOVE- Most Errors per 9 Innings: Braveria (.865 5E in 52inn.), Political Cartoons also had 5 errors, but in more innings.

Knockout Bracket

Only the top 8 advanced. No third place match.