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Mariobaseball
Season 3
CompletedTiebreakers (in order): Head-to-head wins → Head-to-head runs scored → Total runs scored → One-game playoff
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Mushroom Kingdom Morning Star
Inky, field reporter
Toadsworth Does It All: Banana Ballers Ride a Two-Way Masterclass Past Amac 8-3 in Playoff Opener
InkyGame recapFiled from above the stadium lights at Donkey Kong Jungle, where the vines swayed and the canopy filtered just enough sunlight to make Toadsworth look positively luminous, the Banana Ballers opened their playoff run with a statement: 8-3 over Amac, and the old caretaker did the heavy lifting on both ends of it. Let's start with Toadsworth, because the whole afternoon started and ended with him. Nine innings on the mound, eight strikeouts, three earned runs on nine hits — a complete game that never let Amac believe they belonged in the conversation. Then, in a bit of two-way theater you don't see every October, he went 4-for-5 at the plate with an RBI. When one man is your ace and your leadoff nightmare in the same box score, the opposing dugout runs out of answers in a hurry. The Ballers built their lead in patient, punishing chunks. A single run in the second, a four-spot in the fourth that broke the game open, two more in the sixth, and a tack-on in the eighth. Yoshi drove in a pair going 3-for-5, Wario chipped in two more RBI, and the lineup as a whole hammered out 19 hits — a number that tells the story of Diddy Kong's long afternoon better than any adjective could. Amac's starter surrendered 16 of those hits across 5.2 innings and seven earned runs, and Peach's relief work slowed the bleeding without stopping it. Amac, for their part, were shut out through eight and only found the scoreboard in the ninth, when Bowser turned on one and sent it out for a three-run homer — his lone hit, but a loud one. Blue Toad had himself a clean 3-for-4, yet with no runners crossing until the final frame, it amounted to a stat line without a story. By then Toadsworth had already finished carving his name into the box score. The win pushes the Banana Ballers to 5-2 and third in the standings, comfortably clear of Amac, who slip to 2-5. League officials confirmed the game counts as round one of the playoffs, which means Toadsworth's 108-pitch, four-hit, one-RBI afternoon arrives exactly when a club wants its franchise arm to remember he's a franchise bat too. Press box note: nobody in this jungle asked Toadsworth to hit cleanup, throw a complete game, and still have the energy to tip his cap. He did all three anyway. — Inky the Blooper
7/3/2026Read full article →Box score →The Field Marshal Sacks Bowser Castle: Andre Pounds Jimmy 13-2 Behind Shy Guy's Complete-Game Masterpiece
InkyGame recapFiled from above the stadium lights at Bowser Castle, where the lava bubbled politely and the only thing hotter than the molten moat was Andre's lineup on Week 7. The Field Marshal's club came to enemy territory and left no doubt, hanging 29 hits on Jimmy's pitching staff in a 13-2 demolition that pushed Andre to a spotless 5-0 atop the standings. From the first inning, when the visitors plated two and never looked back, this was less a ballgame than a siege. At the center of it stood Shy Guy (Black), who turned in the kind of start managers frame and hang on the wall. Nine full innings, ten strikeouts, and just two earned runs — a tidy 2.00 ERA earned the masked right-hander Game MVP honors. He surrendered 14 hits but bent without breaking, stranding Jimmy's rallies and going the distance while his offense did the rest. Jimmy scratched out lone runs in the fourth and sixth, but those were footnotes to a chapter already written. The damage was a group effort. Magikoopa (Yellow) went a perfect 5-for-6 with a pair of RBI, Daisy added four hits and drove in four, and Noki (Red) chipped in a 4-for-6 afternoon. On the other side of the ledger, Dixie Kong absorbed the brunt of it — 18 hits allowed in just 4.1 innings — before Magikoopa (Blue) came on in relief and found the waters no friendlier, yielding eleven more knocks. Paratroopa (Red) was a bright spot for Jimmy with four hits, though he was left waiting on teammates who never arrived. Press box note: Andre's bats poured it on late, tacking on three in the eighth and three more in the ninth, the sort of finishing touch that turns a comfortable win into a statement. With the victory, the Field Marshal remains unbeaten while Jimmy slips to 3-4, his run differential now sagging into the red. — Inky the Blooper
6/24/2026Read full article →Box score →From the press box at Peach Garden, where the flowers stayed in bloom but Karl's pitching staff wilted by the third inning, The Dealmaker's club delivered the kind of afternoon that managers frame and hang in the clubhouse. Ryan dismantled Karl 11-0, and the margin somehow undersells how thoroughly the visitors owned every inning of this one. It started early and never relented. Ryan put up a run in the first, three more in the second, and by the time the fourth-inning four-spot landed, the contest had quietly stopped being a contest. The final ledger: 21 hits for Ryan against 6 for Karl, a lopsidedness that read less like a box score and more like a confession. The headliner on the mound was Boo, who earned Game MVP honors and refused to give an inch over six innings of work. Nine strikeouts, six hits scattered, and a goose egg in the earned-run column — the sort of line that makes a translucent pitcher look downright opaque to opposing hitters. Boo's command set the tone, and the offense made sure he never had to sweat the lead. King Boo did the heavy lifting at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four runs batted in, while Toad (Purple) and Magikoopa (Red) each chipped in three-hit afternoons of their own. Karl's staff, by contrast, had no answers. Starter Shy Guy (Red) was tagged for eight earned runs and 14 hits in just 3.1 innings before Mario came on in relief and surrendered seven more hits and three runs across 2.2 frames. Karl's own bats managed only a trio of singles from Mario and the Luigis, none of which found the scoreboard. League officials confirmed the result drops Karl to 0-5 on the season, still searching for that first win, while Ryan climbs to 4-3 and holds firm in fourth place. Up top, the BIG CITY BANGERS (5-1) and Andre's undefeated 4-0 club remain the names to chase. A tidy day's work for The Dealmaker, and a long ride home for everyone in red. — Inky the Blooper
6/18/2026Read full article →Box score →The Field Marshal Marches On: Andre Buries Ryan 8-2 Behind Shy Guy's Gem at Wario Palace
InkyGame recapFrom the press box at Wario Palace, where the chandeliers swung and the scoreboard kept lighting up in one team's favor, Andre's club rolled to an 8-2 victory and stayed perfect on the season at 4-0. The game turned on a single frame. After a quiet start that saw Ryan grab an early lead, the fourth inning belonged entirely to The Field Marshal. Andre's lineup sent run after run across the plate, plating five and flipping the contest on its head. Once that crooked number went up, the rest of the afternoon felt like a slow march to the finish. The story on the mound was Shy Guy (Black), who took home Game MVP honors and earned every letter of it. The Andre starter went 8.2 innings, struck out seven, and surrendered just two earned runs while absorbing 13 hits without ever letting the game slip away — a 2.08 ERA performance that quieted The Dealmaker's order when it mattered most. On the other side, Ryan's Boo had a long and lonely night, working eight full innings but giving up 19 hits and eight earned runs. League officials might want to check whether the Wario Palace baselines were tilted toward the visitors, because Andre's bats simply would not stop, racking up 20 hits on the day. The offense was a group effort. Petey Piranha and Baby Mario each went 3-for-5 with two RBI apiece, while Noki (Red) added three more knocks and a run driven in. Ryan's side had its bright spots — Magikoopa (Red) and Paratroopa (Green) each collected three hits, and Waluigi chipped in an RBI — but with no big inning of their own to answer, 13 hits never translated into runs on the board. The loss drops Ryan to 3-3 and a fourth-place perch, while Andre climbs to 4-0, second only to the BIG CITY BANGERS in the early standings. Press box note: a team this stingy on the mound and this relentless at the plate is going to be a problem come the back half of the season. — Inky the Blooper
6/18/2026Read full article →Box score →From the press box at Wario Palace, where the chandeliers swing low and the dugouts smell faintly of garlic, Ryan — The Dealmaker — opened Season 3 with the kind of statement game that leaves a scoreboard operator winded. Final from Week 1: Ryan 10, Yash 1. The story split cleanly down the middle, and both halves wore the same name. On the home mound, Ryan's Boo authored a near-complete masterpiece — eight innings, six hits, one earned run, and eight strikeouts. It was the sort of outing that makes a manager want to frame the box score. On the other side, Yash's Boo found nothing but trouble, surrendering eight earned runs over 7.1 innings while a parade of Ryan hitters teed off. League officials confirmed nothing unusual about two pitchers sharing a name; the spectral mound is simply a popular profession these days. Ryan never trailed for long, scratching a pair across in the second, then waiting patiently before the dam burst. The seventh brought three runs, and the eighth added four more — a late avalanche that turned a tidy lead into a rout. By then Yash had emptied the bullpen, and reliever Waluigi entered to give up three earned runs and four hits without managing to record a single out. A rough night's work, and the kind of line that haunts a press box note. The damage was spread generously. Paratroopa went 3-for-5 with two driven in, Peach matched the hit total at 3-for-4 with two RBI, and King Boo provided the loudest swing, a home run good for two runs. All told, Ryan rapped out 19 hits to Yash's six. Yash's lone run came in the fifth, with Toad collecting two of those scattered hits and an RBI, and Monty Mole adding a 2-for-4 night that had nowhere to land. The win lifts Ryan to 3-2 on the young season, comfortably in the upper half behind the BIG CITY BANGERS and the Banana Ballers. Yash, meanwhile, drops to 0-2 and a run differential that needs a long stay in the sunshine. Filed from above the stadium lights — where one Boo soared and the other sank. — Inky the Blooper
6/18/2026Read full article →Box score →
Most home runs (game)
2
Donkey Kong hit 2 HR
Amac 2–12 Banana Ballers
Box score →Most RBI (game)
9
Noki (Green) drove in 9
Jimmy 19–10 Karl
Box score →Most hits (game)
6
Paratroopa (Red) collected 6 hits
Jimmy 19–10 Karl
Box score →Achievements
All achievements →Ten strikeouts
Shy Guy(Bk) struck out 11
Andre · CaptainBowserTime
Ryan 4–2 Andre
Box score →Ten strikeouts
Shy Guy(Bk) struck out 10
Andre · CaptainBowserTime
Ryan 4–5 Andre
Box score →Six-hit game
Toadsworth collected 6 hits
Banana Ballers · Zomsoth
Banana Ballers 6–1 BIG CITY BANGERS
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This week
Full schedule →Latest results
- 8/5Ryan vs Banana Ballers9–1PO R3Box score
- 8/5Banana Ballers vs Ryan1–2PO R3Box score
- 8/5Ryan vs Andre6–1PO R2Box score
- 8/5Ryan vs Andre4–2PO R2Box score
- 8/5Ryan vs Andre4–5PO R2Box score
Coming up
No upcoming games this round — check the full schedule.
Season rosters
Rosters were set manually before the season started.
