Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
8 March 2299 - CBO Wins All Eight Again
It was a tough finish against the NWL as their eight teams matched up against the CBO's best and went a combined 0-16 in those two games. For the entirety of the CBO vs NWL matchups, the CBO went 46-2 over the six-game stretch.
The biggest story of the day may be the Cherry Ghoulrillas breaking up their shutouts streak, despite their 4-1 loss to the Easy Town Assaultrons. The Ghoulrillas' Andre Garden his a two-out, first-inning home run off the Assaultrons' David Tech to give themselves a 1-0 lead. They only managed two singles the rest of the way.
Fort Hagen had the biggest win on the day, topping the Victory Cave Crickets 18-0. Micah Morals had his second-straight big day from the 8th spot in the batting order, going 4 for 5 with a double, a home run, three runs, and five RBI. Jim Tiller hit a three-run blast and knocked in five total. Mike Cartrette pitched only six innings but allowed no runs and three hits, walked one, and struck out 11.
Diamond City also had another shut out, this time defeating the Wild Gatorclaws 14-0. Tim Fusion pitched 7.1 innings of shutout ball, allowing four hits and striking out 10. Jeffrey Curatolo was only 2 for 4 but both hits were home runs, his second a 6th-inning grand slam. He walked once, scored three times, and knocked in five. Wally Warwick also homered twice, scoring three times and driving in four.
Oberland had another close call, taking a 4-0 lead early and holding on for a 6-3 win over the Dark Bloodworms. Gerald Jerry pitched 8.0 innings, allowing three earned runs on nine hits with three walks and eight strikeouts. Dark's Zach Cerilli hit a solo bomb off Jerry in the 4th inning.
The NWL teams will now return to Bradberton to prepare for the 2299 season. CBO teams will now head to either Easy Town or South Boston to participate in the Battle for the North and Battle for the South tournaments, respectively.