Bay

Bay during Surfing (2019)

**Bay** is a member of the Oceanics, replacing Tide after they became the coach of the team.

A decent reserve-level marble, Bay has been competing for the team as a reserve since Marble League 2019 although appeared once for them in the Marble League 2018 Qualifiers. They have participated in the Surfing event in Marble League 2019, as well as a 10th place finish in the Black Hole Funnel event along with Shore. They also replaced Aqua in the Relay Run event in the 2020 Marble League, helping the team to a bronze.

Bay's most famous moment came during the final event of the Marble League Winter Special, where they made a crucial block during the team's Round of 16 match against the Chocolatiers, therefore dragging the match into overtime, which helped the Oceanics to win the Marble League Winter Special.

After Shore left the team in 2022, Bay was promoted to a regular member, with the newly-recruited Ounce taking their reserve spot.

## History

### 2018

Bay debuted in the Halfpipe event during the Marble League 2018 Qualifiers, even though they weren't a part of the team. Tide recruited them from the city of Mellacai due to their skills as an endurance athlete. This paid off, as the Oceanics ended up winning the event in their group, while also breaking the Marble League record for the Halfpipe event. The team ended up qualifying for Marble League 2018. However, Bay had to leave shortly afterwards to compete in the Seven Seas Circuit. Bay also competed in the Oceania Surfing League, where Tide had personally sponsored them.

### 2019

Tide stepped down from being the reserve member of the Oceanics as it would appear to be a conflict of interest to both coach a team and be an active member due to the more prominent role of coaches in Marble League 2019. Tide became the Oceanics' full-time coach and as a result, Bay was recruited into the team as the new reserve member.

Their first individual appearance came during the Friendly Round in 2019, where they were selected to compete in the Underwater Race. They finished last, but it was enough to win the Oceanics the Friendly Round. Their only individual appearance in Marble League 2019 coincided with the appointment of Coach Lagoon, after the sacking of Tide in the last event. They were placed against Rizzy from the Raspberry Racers, who were 2nd in the Marble League at the time. They finished 8th in the first round but got 13th in the second round, resulting in a 14th place finish. The team ended the season rock-bottom with 70 points, 27 points behind 15th-place Pinkies, while also breaking the record for the worse point average in Marble League history.

### 2020

Bay did not made a single appearance until the Black Hole Funnel Event in Marble League 2020, where they were paired up with Shore for the event. The Oceanics were in a heat with the Midnight Wisps, the Raspberry Racers and Mellow Yellow, and Bay ended up finishing 3rd out of the 8 marbles that competed in the event, beating Shore but losing to both racers from the Midnight Wisps. In the second heat, the Oceanics weren't able to produce the performance from the first heat, and barely stayed off last place in their heat. The team finished in 10th, with Bay having a better time than Shore in both heats.

Bay's other major appearance came in the Relay Run in the very next event, replacing Aqua. They ran on the 3rd leg, and helped the Oceanics to beat the Relay Run record, although it was broken by the O'rangers later on. The Oceanics finished with a bronze medal, after being placed in the final along with the Savage Speeders, the O'rangers and the Raspberry Racers. This was Bay's first, and so far only medal. The Oceanics finished the season in 10th, tied on points and medals with the 2019 Marble League Champions, the Raspberry Racers.

### 2021

Bay's sole appearance as of March 2021 is the Ice Hockey event during the Marble League Winter Special. During the team's match against the Chocolatiers, Bay made a crucial block to ensure a tie from both legs, dragging the match into overtime. However, the Oceanics ended up losing 1-0 to the Chocolatiers, but thankfully still got 10th, which was enough to win the Marble League Winter Special for the Oceanics.

## Career Events

Note: Events include any kind of individual & team events (friendly events, other tournaments etc.)

## Individual Career Points

### Marble League Showdown

 2022 | 0
 Total

## References

1. ↑ Stynth, NordiqueWhaler (5th October 2021). RetRollSpective – Oceanics. Project Marblearth.
2. ↑ Stynth (25th June 2019). Tide Out: The Oceanics’ State of Affairs in the 2019 Marble League. Jelle's Marble Runs.