Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
4 March 2299 - CBO Wins Them All
In the second series for the NWL's teams touring the Commonwealth, the CBO teams won all eight games for the second time. Quartz (1-2) is the only NWL team yet to pull off a victory.
In today's games, there were two shutouts and a 20-plus run performance. Five of the eight CBO teams scored at least 10 runs with the closest game being Concord's 1-0 shutout of the Orange Tourists.
In that game, each team was held to just six hits as the Radstags' Gwinnett Southie was able to go only 5.2 innings in the no-decision. The Tourists' Craig Rose suffered the loss, but he allowed just one earned run on five hits with a walk and a strikeout in 6.0 innings.
Salem's Josh Hugs pitched a complete-game five-hitter against the Cherry Ghoulrillas in the Witch Hats' 8-0 victory. It was the second straight game the Ghoulrillas were shutout, with their lone run coming in Game One versus Lexington.
FHE got the biggest offensive boost on the day, scoring a 21-2 win over the Quartz Star Force. Three players homered for the Yao Guai and Brian Dunne homered for Quartz. FHE LF Adam Crook went 3 for 5 with three doubles, two runs, and five RBI to lead his team. Noah Arch and Joe Rathmann each homered and drove in four runs.
The Slog also got offensive in the "Battle of the Ghouls," winning 19-2 over the Grape Painted Ghouls. Lernz Tentsleep did a ton of damage, going 3 for 5 with a double, a triple, and a home run. He scored three times and drove in seven. Millioncap Go was 4 for 7 with a double, four runs, and four RBI. Joe Garofalo went deep for Grape.
The highest-scoring NWL team on the day was the Quantum Nukalurks, who dropped a 10-3 decision to Egret. Bernie Valdivia went 2 for 4 with a homer, two runs, and an RBI for the Nukalurks. Kyle Boohoo was 3 for 4 with a triple, a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBI to lead the Ninjas.