Bad day to be in first place!
Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
22 July 2298 - Radstags Suffer 12-2 Drubbing
The Starlight Lady Killers topped the Concord Radstags by a score of 12-2. Leading the way was center fielder Glenn Higinbotham. Higinbotham hit 2 home runs. He scored 4 times and drove in 3 for the Lady Killers. Starlight pitcher Jonathan Newman got the win. He's now 9-10. Chris Radsco was tagged with the loss. Spider Caddell notched his 1st save in 1 chances.
One pivotal at-bat came with two out in the top of the third. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and Concord trailing 3-1, Jonathan Newman needed to bear down against David Stahl. Newman won the battle, as Stahl grounded out and the Lady Killers went on to win.
With the win, Starlight pushed its record to 41-35.
22 July 2298 - Chemists Score 20, Pound Silver Shroud
The 20-4 Sunshine Tidings win over Fort Hagen was due largely to Brightsun Ramos. The Chemists right fielder went 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and a walk, while scoring 4 times and driving in 3. The winner was Danny Beerholder, who threw 112 pitches over 8 innings. The right-hander was charged with 4 runs on 10 hits. The Chemists go to 30-46 with the win.
Sunshine Tidings relied on the hitting of Ryan Bobb to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Chemists on top, 7-0. For the game, Bobb had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.
"I guess we'll all be a happy family for at least one day," said Ramos.
Frank Corsica also had a stellar day at the plate. He was 4 for 6 with two runs scored and four RBI.
Fort Hagen ace starter had the most miserable start of his career. Without having recorded an out in the top of the first, he allowed seven earned runs on six hits with a walk and no strikeouts. He also gave up a first-inning grand slam to Chemist third baseman Ryan Bobb. Bobb led Sunshine Tidings with five RBI.
Ben Pawlak had a good showing for the Shroud. He was 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, two runs scored, and two RBI.
With the loss and Abernathy's win, Fort Hagen has now fallen a game behind the Adamantium in the Institute League race.
22 July 2298 - Deathclaws Edge Hancocks, 3-2, for Needed Win
The Goodneighbor Hancocks went down to defeat to William Radwater and his University Point teammates. The final score was 3-2 in favor of the Deathclaws. In 8 innings, Radwater surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 0. He allowed 1 run. The win gives University Point a season record of 40-36.
The Deathclaws got a big at-bat from right fielder Kory Richardson. For the game, Richardson was 1 for 3 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 19th home run of the season gave University Point a 3-1 lead.
"I had pretty good command out there," said Radwater.
Perhaps the bigger news was the end of Good Don Duck's 22-game hitting streak. The right fielder went 0-for-4 on the day.
"We felt if we could slow down Duck, we would win the game," Deathclaws manager Woody Lumpkin explained. "They really seemed to feed off his streak, so we tried to put more emphasis on shutting him down."
This year Duck is hitting .370 with 120 hits, 11 home runs, 50 RBIs and has scored 76 runs.
22 July 2298 - Swatters Bridle T-51s, 4-2
Diamond City picked up a win at The Great Green Jewel, toppling the Oberland T-51s, 4-2. Pitcher Mark Stuhlsatz was one of the reasons the Swatters triumphed. Josh Samm converted his 21st save in 25 tries. Diamond City has now won 3 in a row.
Wayne Lacy took Lennie Landslide deep in the bottom of the third. His solo home run put the Swatters on top, 2-1. In all, Lacy had 2 singles in addition to the home run, while going 3 for 4.
"We played hard and won," said Stuhlsatz. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy."
22 July 2298 - Bloodbugs Win Thriller, 3-2
Fans saw a dandy of a game between the County Crossing Bloodbugs and Nordhagen Beach Party Boys.
County Crossing starter Zach DiGrande pitched well against the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys at Beantown Brewery Stadium. The left-hander led his team to a win, 3-2. DiGrande went 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 0, and struck out 4. His record improves to 6-12.
Manley Nebeker was the walk-off hero for County Crossing. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bloodbugs pinch hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single off reliever Sia Abber (2-2) to send the teams home.
"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said DiGrande.
The last-place Bloodbugs raised their record to 32-44. It marked only their second win of the season off the Boys and broke the Boys' eight-game winning streak.