Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
12 August 2297 - BL: Ghouls Take Down Party Boys, 3-2
The Slog starter Edwin Mass pitched well against the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys at Tarberry Field Forever. The left-hander led his team to a win, 3-2. The Slog reliever Wonder Boy Fultz was the winner. His record is now 2-4. Sia Abber took the loss. The Ghouls have an impressive 34-21 record.
Keagan Heat was the walk-off hero for The Slog. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Ghouls first baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring double to send the teams home.
"We're stringing together some nice wins," said The Slog manager Mack O'Shea.
Other Scores:
Finch Farm 4 at Easy Town 6
Easy Town picked up a win at Easy Town Field, bumping off the Finch Farm Four Leafs, 6-4. Pitcher Angel Waterdrink was a major reason the Assaultrons emerged victorious. In 8 innings, Waterdrink surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 9 and walking 2. He allowed 4 runs. Aaron Geneva converted his 14th save in 18 tries.
Bobby Carr hit a 2-run double off Matt Pageturner in the bottom of the second, which put the Assaultrons in front, 2-0. In addition to the double, Carr had 2 singles, while going 3 for 4.
Salem 5 at County Crossing 1
The Salem Witch Hats racked up a win at Beantown Brewery Stadium, bumping off the County Crossing Bloodbugs, 5-1. Mike Cartrette, who started for Salem, pitched effectively for his team. Salem has now won 4 straight.
Cartrette threw well for Salem, thwarting the County Crossing offense. The left-hander tossed 111 pitches over 9 innings. He allowed just 1 run on 3 hits.
12 August 2297 - IL: Fort Hagen Beats Sunshine Tidings, 6-3
Fort Hagen third baseman Micah Morals made his presence felt in the 6-3 Silver Shroud triumph over the Sunshine Tidings Chemists. Morals went 4 for 4 with a triple and 3 singles. He scored 3 runs. Brent Hooker, the winning pitcher, improved to 5-10. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 0 and walking 1. The third-place Silver Shroud sport a record of 27-28.
Fort Hagen used a well-timed hit by Mark Miller to capture the win. The second baseman socked a run-scoring double in the top of the first inning to put the Silver Shroud ahead, 2-0. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.
Morals called the win "a team effort."
Other Scores:
Lexington 10 at Abernathy 7
Tyler Ross left his imprint on the 10-7 Lexington win against the Abernathy Adamantium. Ross, who finished 5th in the IL in on-base percentage with .435 last year, went 3 for 4 with a triple and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Pete Pembroke picked up the win, improving his season record to 10-5. He struck out 8 in 8.2 innings. The first-place Synths have won 5 consecutive games.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Dan Neofotistos? The Lexington catcher had a 2-run double in the top of the third inning to put the Synths on top, 6-1. For the game, Neofotistos had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats.
Starlight 4 at Concord 7
The Concord Radstags trumped the Starlight Lady Killers, 7-4, at Nuka Park for the Killers' 9th-straight loss. Concord second baseman Josh McIntyre was terrific. He went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs. Reliever Cal Silent picked up the win. His record improves to 2-0. City Moore took the loss. Bell Franklin picked up the save for Concord, his 8th of the year.
Concord took a 5-4 lead on Kevin Havenot's 8th double of the season. The 2-run double, which Havenot hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Starlight pitcher City Moore shaking his head.
12 August 2297 - ML: Mungo Stars in 7-3 Hancocks Win
The Goodneighbor Hancocks knocked off the Warwick Mirelurks, 7-3, at Third Rail Stadium at S. Boston HS. Carlos Mungo was a big reason Goodneighbor won. The catcher went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. The winning pitcher was Quincy Eloquent. He's now 12-5. He went 8 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits for the Hancocks. At 34-21, the Hancocks have a slim two-game lead in the Minutemen League.
The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth when Mungo, who is on pace for 37 RBI this season, hit a 3-run home run. It propelled the Hancocks into the lead, 4-1.
"I really like what we did out there today," Mungo said after the game.
Jamaica Plain 2 at Quincy 3
The Quincy Gunners defeated the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, 3-2, in Minutemen League action at The Stone House. Quincy pitcher Matt Ranger had a standout performance. The win elevated the Gunners to 30-25.
Had David Driftwood not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Driftwood hit a 2-run single. That made the score 3-1, in favor of the Gunners.
University Point 8 at Atom 10
Behind a fine performance from Will Ashfire, the Atom Cats knocked off the University Point Deathclaws, 10-8. Ashfire was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Cats. The Cats sport a record of 22-33.
Greg "Jets" Wash contributed a productive at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With the bases loaded, he reached on an error by the P, driving in 1 run. It was one at-bat that helped Atom get the win.
12 August 2297 - Duck Puts Name Atop Hit List
Good Don Duck is celebrating tonight. The Goodneighbor star stroked another base hit to break a tie with Ben Pettinato and claim the top spot on the single-season hits leaderboard. It was hit number 103 for Duck. "I don't go out to set records," said Duck. "I just try to play hard and let the chips fall where they may."
Good Don Duck singled in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, flied out in the 4th and doubled in the 6th.
This season in 55 games Duck is batting .417 with 5 home runs, 42 RBIs and has scored 60 times.
12 August 2297 - With Win Eloquent Sets Record
Today at Third Rail Stadium at S. Boston HS Quincy Eloquent of the Goodneighbor Hancocks posted his 12th victory of the year and broke the league single-season mark set previously by Justin Sphinx. Commenting to the press after the game Eloquent gave the secret to his success, "You don't have to make a big study of the batters before the game. I just throw low and away or high and tight, and remember to throw the curveball below the belt. Just keep your life and pitching simple and you'll get along quite well."
Up to now Eloquent has recorded a record of 12-5. In 19 starts he has fanned 98 batters in 145.1 innings with a 3.78 ERA.
12 August 2297 - RL: Kawolski, T-51s Get 6-1 Win
Sheng Kawolski pitched a gem in leading Oberland to a 6-1 victory over the Fairline Hill Estates Yao Guai. The first-place T-51s have won 5 straight.
Kawolski tossed 104 pitches over 8 innings to clinch the win for the T-51s. The right-hander allowed just 3 hits, while racking up 8 strikeouts in the game.
"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Oberland manager Dirk Steadyhand.
Other Scores:
Shaw 8 at Diamond City 1
Getting an impressive start from Brad Westing, Shaw HS beat Diamond City by the score of 8-1. Diamond City is in the throes of a 9-game losing streak.
Westing, the Shaw HS left-hander, went 9 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits. He collected 5 strikeouts.
Vault 81 14 at Egret 15, 12 inn.
Behind a solid performance from center fielder Bill Chaney, the Egret Scrappers defeated the Vault 81 Dwellers, 15-14. Chaney went 3 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 3 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 4 for the Scrappers. At 24-31, the Scrappers claim 5th place in the Railroad League.
The game came to a sudden end. In the bottom of the 12th, with no one out, Chaney drew a walk, driving in 1 run. It gave Egret the 15-14 walk-off win.
12 August 2297 - Gunkill 5-for-7 for Dwellers
The 5th time was not the charm for Steve Gunkill today.
The center fielder for the Vault 81 Dwellers hit the milestone today at Fallon Field at Egret Tours Marina, but it was the Egret Scrappers that salvaged a 15-14 victory. Gunkill finished with a 5-for-7 line at the plate, and it still wasn't enough.
"He was not an easy out, that's for sure," Egret manager Kip Bomb said to the press in the postgame interview. "I'm just glad we held everybody else in check and got the win."
Gunkill declined to speak to reporters at length following the game, saying only that "no loss is a good one."
Steve Gunkill singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI triple in the 4th, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 8th, struck out in the 11th and flied out in the 12th.
This season Gunkill has hit at a .319 clip with 32 RBIs, 9 home runs and 40 runs scored. He has played in 52 games.
12 August 2297 - 5-Hit Barrage by Islander
Bubb Islander was smoking all game at the plate, but couldn't finish his day with a victory cigar.
After the 20-year-old Vault 81 Dwellers second baseman tallied 5 hits in 7 at-bats, he was forced to watch as his club dropped the 15-14 decision to the Egret Scrappers.
"That was no fun," Islander said to reporters after the game. "You hate to lose any game but it's even worse somehow to feel like you did enough to win."
Bubb Islander singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, grounded out in the 7th, singled in the 9th and flied out in the 11th.
This season Islander is swinging the bat at a .332 rate with 84 hits in 253 at-bats. To date he has hit 3 home runs, scored 35 runs and driven in 25.