Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
14 February 2299 - CBO and NWL Announce Exhibition Schedule Between Leagues
The Commonwealth Baseball Organization has announced that it will host the Nuka World League Teams in three sets of exhibition series featuring each of the NWL teams visiting three teams from the CBO. The dates of the series are March 1-2, March 4-5, and March 7-8. The final two games feature CBO teams with byes in the Battles for the North and South tournaments so that those teams' pitching is rested.
March 1-2
Cherry Ghoulrillas at Lexington
Dark Bloodworms at Vault 81
Grape Painted Ghouls at County Crossing
Orange Tourists at Sunshine Tidings
Quantum Nukalurks at Jamaica Plain
Quartz Star Force at Atom
Victory Cave Crickets at Finch Farm
Wild Gatorclaws at Roxbury
March 4-5
Cherry at Salem
Dark at University Point
Grape at The Slog
Orange at Concord
Quantum at Egret
Quartz at FHE
Victory at Starlight
Wild at Quincy
March 7-8
Cherry at Easy Town
Dark at Oberland
Grape at Abernathy
Orange at Nordhagen Beach
Quantum at Goodneighbor
Quartz at Warwick
Victory at Fort Hagen
Wild at Diamond City
14 February 2299 – CBO Announces Two Preseason Tournaments
The preseason tournaments, the Battle for the North and the Battle for the South, are back for 2299. This season, there will be two tournaments with the announced stadiums being CBO champions' Goodneighbor Hancocks hosting at Third Rail Stadium at S. Boston HS and CBO runners-up the Easy Town Assaultrons hosting at Easy Town Field.
The double-elimination tournaments will run from March 11 until March 19 with a maximum of three games played per day. All teams were slotted by seed in the bracket, and home teams are determined by higher seed in the winner's bracket. Games will start in four-hour increments to allow enough time between games. On days with three games, scheduled start times are 12:05, 4:05, and 8:05. On days with two games or an optional second game, the 12:05 start time is eliminated.
The following are the daily schedules of games, followed by the brackets:
Day 1, Saturday, March 11 – Games 1-3
Day 2, Sunday, March 12 – Games 4-6
Day 3, Monday, March 13 – Games 7-9*
Day 4, Tuesday, March 14 – Games 10-12*
Day 5, Wednesday, March 15 – Games 13-14
Day 6, Thursday, March 16 – Games 15-16*
Day 7, Friday, March 17 – Games 17-19*
Day 8, Saturday, March 18 – Games 20-21*
Day 9, Sunday, March 19 – Game 22 and if necessary, Game 23
* Indicates there are games that will eliminate teams from the tournament.