Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
5 August 2298 - CBO News: Roster Expansion
The CBO rosters officially expand today. Teams can have up to 30 players on their squads until the playoffs commence.
5 August 2298 - BMU: Mour to Take Training Course
Haymarket Mall Commandos (Jamaica Plain) catcher/pitcher Ayag Mour will miss next week's games at Forest Grove to attend a concentration training course held by the Institute at Med-tek Research in Malden. Timun Till is expected to start in his place at catcher.
"We gave Mr. Mour the opportunity to attend this training," Commandos manager Squirt Becker said. "He has had some issues with concentration, often getting distracted by shiny new objects. We'd like him to start showing the potential we think he has. We would most certainly
hope it helps him at bat so that he can cut down on strikeouts."
On the season, Mour is 39 for 191 (.204) with 10 doubles, two home runs, 18 runs, and 28 RBI. He has walked 24 times and struck out 73 in 58 games with 57 starts. On the mound, he has appeared in five games and started four. He is 1-1 with a 3.22 ERA in 22.1 innings pitched.
5 August 2298 - Oberland Signs Three to Fill Fiddler's Green Roster
The Oberland T-51s signed three players today to coincide with the CBO roster expansion.
Signed were RP Covington Ti, RF Kevin Halibut, and 2B Chad Cook.
Ti started the season with Natcik Banks, but was cut in May. In 10 appearances, he was 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA. Halibut and Cook are joining teams for the first time.
Two other teams also signed a player apiece today. The Egret Ninjas signed C Tommy Elsea, and the Abernathy Adamantium signed 2B Ben Shuckman. Elsea and Shuckman are joining their first teams.
5 August 2298 - Fusion Out Shy of Complete Game
The Diamond City Swatters topped the Vault 81 Dwellers, 7-0, in South Charles Association action at The Great Green Jewel. The standout performance belonged to Diamond City pitcher and Haverhill, Massachusetts, native Tim Fusion. Diamond City raised its record to 47-39 with the win.
Fusion imposed his will on the Dwellers, scattering 4 hits over 8.2 innings while striking out 12. The left-hander upped his season record to 12-2.
"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Fusion told the Diamond City News.
5 August 2298 - Assman Slugs Hancocks to 9-1 Win
The Goodneighbor Hancocks defeated the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, 9-1. Doing his part was first baseman Bryan Assman, who slugged 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The win gives Goodneighbor a season record of 58-28.
With Goodneighbor leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Assman hit a curveball from Will Rope for a 3-run home run. It was his 21st home run of the season and put the Hancocks ahead, 5-0.
"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Goodneighbor manager Jeremy Whiteplate.
5 August 2298 - Sarnacki, Sunshine Tidings Prevail in Pitchers' Duel
Sunshine Tidings left-hander Bill Sarnacki helped his team edge Abernathy by the score of 2-1. Sarnacki kept the opposing lineup in check. Handsome Frank was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 8 of 9 save opportunities. The Adamantium, at 49-37, have lost 4 straight games.
Sarnacki dominated for Sunshine Tidings, raising his record to 8-12. Abernathy hitters had few good at-bats against the left-hander, who scattered 2 hits over 8 innings while striking out 11.
Sarnacki called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
5 August 2298 - Party Boys Beat Witch Hats in 11
Party Boys second baseman Brian Masterson put his stamp on his team's 7-6 win over the Salem Witch Hats. Masterson was 4 for 4 with 4 singles for Nordhagen Beach in the contest. The win belongs to Night Demon Archacki in relief. His record improves to 5-4. Relay Meacham took the loss for Salem. The win elevated the Party Boys to 55-31.
The game experienced an exciting 11th with the Boys outscoring the Hats 3-2 in the deciding inning. Meachem hurt himself in the top of the inning, walking pinch hitters Matilde Moody and C3-88 Puppetboy to start. Dan Crowchaser then singled, but Moody was thrown out at home to prevent the go-ahead run. Ryan Combs then singled to load the bases, and Dustin Mart walked to score Puppetboy for a 5-4 lead. Tomas Jones then extended the lead with a two-RBI single, putting the Boys up 7-4 heading to the bottom of the inning.
Archaki, Nordhagen Beach's closer, re-entered the game on the mound in the bottom of the 11th. He hit Chris Treestump on an 0-1 fastball. With two outs, Antonio Toeclaw hit a two-run home run to cut the lead to 7-6. Archaki then struck out T.J. McMath to end the game.
"It's nice to come out on top today," said Mart.
5 August 2298 - Silver Shroud Prevail, 5-3, Over Concord
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud and Concord Radstags.
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud stopped the Concord Radstags, 5-3, at Hubris Comics Park. The Silver Shroud got a big game from Jim Tiller, who went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Curtis Thriceshot converted his 29th save in 30 tries.
Mark Miller contributed to the Fort Hagen win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.
"I really like what we did out there today," Miller said after the game.
The win puts Fort Hagen at 49-37 this season.