Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
6 April 2298 - Tentsleep Slugs Ghouls to 8-5 Win
The The Slog Ghouls bested the Concord Radstags by a score of 8-5, with shortstop Lernz Tentsleep getting the main credit. On the day, Tentsleep went 2-2 with 2 home runs and 3 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Ghouls. Tiny Greene closed it out for his 1st save. The Slog goes to 1-1.
With The Slog leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Tentsleep hit a changeup from Mario Bustos for a 2-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Ghouls ahead, 3-0.
"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Tentsleep said.
6 April 2298 - Silver Shroud Beat Visiting Party Boys, 11-9
Sam Noob helped his team muscle past the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, 11-9. In the game, the Fort Hagen right fielder went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Fort Hagen starter Joey Dimes was credited with the win after throwing 126 pitches over 6.2 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. Nordhagen Beach drops to 1-1.
Tiger King helped out the Fort Hagen cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the catcher went 2 for 4 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.
Noob called the triumph "a good team win."
6 April 2298 - Lacy Hits 2 Home Runs in Swatters Win
Led by Wayne Lacy, the Diamond City Swatters defeated the Goodneighbor Hancocks, 8-4. Lacy went 3-4 with 2 home runs and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Swatters. Goodneighbor falls to 1-1.
Diamond City took a 6-3 lead on Lacy's 2nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which he hit off Wally Hall in the bottom of the seventh, propelled Diamond City to the win.
"Good to get a win," said Lacy, "but it's a long season."
6 April 2298 - Red Rockets Happy to Have Van Noord Back
Getting a good performance from third baseman Mike Van Noord, the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets defeated the Roxbury Knuckle Punchers, 9-0. Van Noord was 4 for 4 with 4 singles and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Red Rockets. The defeat makes Roxbury 0-2.
Jamaica Plain relied on the bat of Bill Swenson to get the win. The catcher ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Red Rockets ahead, 3-0. For the game, Swenson had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.
"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Swenson told the Jamaica Plain Bulletin.