Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
8 April 2297 - Opening Day
The long-awaited and much-anticipated Opening Day of baseball is finally here! For both fans and teams, hope always springs eternal. The proverbial "next year" is finally here! For better or worse, we'll find out what all the offseason management moves, manipulations and changes in personnel will bring. So, break out the squirrel nuts and roasted radroach legs, sit back, sip on a tall cool one, and get ready for some baseball.
8 April 2297 - BosCom to Run Experimental TV Broadcast in FHE-ETM Series
Piper Wright and her BosCom company is running an experimental broadcast at BosCom Circle, testing its live television capabilities. The circuit will be available only in the Fairline Hill Estates region for now, though the broadcast amplification systems are in order.
BosCom is asking that anyone capable of receiving the broadcast to report back to BosCom. There will also be spotters throughout the region checking the quality of the broadcast for signal quality, signal lag, and other technical requirements.
Wright has expressed her excitement. "We're here!" Hopefully there is no static nor strange lights shooting out of televisions.
When tuning in to the BosCom News Network station, we only saw a still shot of the Fairline Hill Estates banner with a note: "Pregame broadcast begins at 6:30 PM."
8 April 2297 - BL: Witch Hats Score 6-2 Win Against Nordhagen Beach
Opening day festivities have begun throughout the league. Fans of the Salem Witch Hats were eager to watch Terrence Artman square off against Julian Shed of the visiting Nordhagen Beach Party Boys. In the end, the Witch Hats won the game, 6-2, with Terrence Artman leading the way. In 8.2 innings, Artman surrendered 9 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. The save went to Dan Beantown, his 1st this season.
The Witch Hats got a big at-bat from catcher Mike Laughingman. For the game, Laughingman went 2 for 4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 1st double of the season gave Salem a 4-2 lead.
Artman said his team "played with focus."
Other scores:
The Slog 4 at Finch Farm 5
Alec Bullets hit a two-RBI double in the bottom of the 9th for a walk-off win.
Easy Town 3 at County Crossing 4, 10 inn.
Tom Mastodon hit a two-RBI single in the bottom of the 10th for a walk-off win.
8 April 2297 - IL: Lady Killers Hope Opening Day Win Bodes Well for Season
Hubris Comics Park was the site of the home opener for the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud. The contest featured a prime matchup between City Moore of the visiting Starlight Lady Killers and Brent Hooker of the Silver Shroud. The final score was 4-3, the Lady Killers getting the win. Brent Hooker turned in the best performance. The winning pitcher was City Moore. He's now 1-0. He went 8 innings, allowing 3 runs on 11 hits for the Lady Killers.
It could have been a different outcome for Starlight, had it not been for Ruben Q, the 25-year old third baseman . Q contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Starlight up, 4-0.
"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Q said.
Other scores:
Concord 4 at Lexington 7
Swat Diamond's two-run home run in the bottom of the 8th put the Synths up for good.
Abernathy 2 at Sunshine Tidings 7
Tony Bertha pitched a complete-game victory, allowing only one earned run on nine hits with a walk and seven strikeouts.
8 April 2297 - ML: Diner Masters Atom in Complete Game Win
The Warwick Mirelurks satisfied the home crowd at The Homestead, treating them to a season-opening win, 6-1, over the Atom Cats. Starting Pitcher John Diner was the standout performer for Warwick.
Diner's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 4 strikeouts in 9 innings while allowing 7 hits. Diner, who finished 4th in the ML in innings pitched with 131.0 last year, goes to 1-0 on the year with 4 strikeouts.
"Good to get a win," said Diner, "but it's a long season."
Other Scores:
University Point 15 at Jamaica Plain 9
Kory Richardson went 3 for 4, including a triple, scored four runs, and knocked in two.
Goodneighbor 5 at Quincy 14
Stuart Constantino knocked in four runs on his two doubles. David Driftwood and Brian Drinkwater each had three RBI.
8 April 2297 - RL: Yao Guai Roll Over Scrappers, 9-0
The Fairline Hill Estates Yao Guai started the 2297 season with an impressive 9-0 win against the Egret Scrappers at BosCom Circle. Bow Rome, who finished 3rd in the RL in innings pitched with 143.2 last year, led the way for Fairline Hill Estates. Rome got the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 7 hits and walked 4 over 7 innings. Rome allowed no runs.
Hose Wallcrawler chipped in for Fairline Hill Estates with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.
"A great game, a great day," said Rome about the win. "I can't complain."
Other Scores:
Diamond City 7 at Vault 81 4
X10-44 Mannson nearly pitched a complete game, allowing three earned runs in 8.2 innings in a game dominated by the Swatters until late.
Shaw 4 at Oberland 8
B.J. Perez went 4 for 5 with a run scored and three RBI. Fifteen of the T-51s' 16 hits were singles with Prof Castillo hitting a three-run home run.