Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
Spronk Hits 2 Home Runs in Witch Hats Win
Witch Hats left fielder Tyler Spronk put his stamp on his team's 11-6 win over the The Slog Ghouls. Spronk hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for Salem in the contest. The Ghouls, now 56-47, have lost 8 straight, putting them on the edge of elimination from the playoffs after being swept by the fourth-place Witch Hats.
The Witch Hats got a big at-bat from shortstop Dan Ackerman. For the game, Ackerman was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. In the bottom of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 9th home run of the season gave Salem a 4-2 lead.
"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Proper Lighthouse said.
Millioncap Go of The Slog made this game the trifecta for the CBO Performance of the Day leaderboard. Go was 2 for 3 with two home runs, two walks, two runs, and three RBI.
28 August 2298 - Ghouls Woodard and Witch Hats Lynch Suspended for Fight
Today at Tarberry Field Forever, C.T. Woodard and Ethan Lynch got into each other's space and then into each other's face. They began to grapple and fell to the ground. That's when it boiled over into a full-fledged bench-clearing tussle between the The Slog Ghouls and Salem Witch Hats. Reason finally prevailed as the umpires restored order. After much discussion, only the two major combatants were ejected from the game.
Tonight the league office notified the ballclubs that Woodard will have to sit out 3 while Lynch would be given a 7-game suspension for their roles in the brawl.
This year Woodard has collected a .341 batting average to date with 145 hits in 425 at-bats, 73 RBIs, 17 home runs and scored 84 times. He has played in 103 games.
This season Lynch has compiled a 8-9 mark with a 5.04 ERA.
28 August 2298 - Yao Guai Win 5-4 Walk-Off, Sweep Swatters
The FHE Yao Guai weathered an outstanding game by Diamond City third baseman Allen Bishop to topple the Swatters, 5-4, in 12 innings. Bishop was 3-6 with 2 doubles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The current losing streak for Diamond City has reached 6 games, allowing Ya Guai to move to a game back in the Railroad League wildcard race.
The clutch hit was provided by Noah Arch. He delivered a walk-off run-scoring single off Uncle Abe Feddersen in the bottom of the 12th.
"It's nice to come out on top today," said Arch.
28 August 2298 - Tight Tilt Goes to Assaultrons, 1-0
Getting an impressive start from Smoker Caliman, Easy Town beat Nordhagen Beach by the score of 1-0. Caliman picked up the win for Easy Town, going 8 innings. He gave up no runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 15-3. Aaron Geneva notched his 36th save in 38 chances.
Jarrett Metalbox, who leads the NCA in hits with 171, aided the Easy Town cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the first. For the game, the left fielder went 1 for 3.
"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Metalbox said after the game.
The victory gives Easy Town a record of 60-43, which puts them three games back of the Party Boys for the Brotherhood League and four games up on The Slog for the wildcard spot. There are five games remaining in the regular season.
28 August 2298 - Walk-Off Seals 57th Victory for Silver Shroud
Fort Hagen and Abernathy duked it out and the Silver Shroud came out victorious.
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud topped the Abernathy Adamantium, 5-4, in North Charles Association action at Hubris Comics Park. The standout performance belonged to Fort Hagen pitcher and Cambridge, Massachusetts, native Derek Green. The triumph puts Fort Hagen at 57-46 for the season, tied with Abernathy for the Institute League lead with five games remaining.
Jason Niederer was the walk-off hero for Fort Hagen. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Silver Shroud pinch hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.
"Being able to contribute to a win is always a great feeling," Green told the Fort Hagen Bulletin.