Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
16 May 2299 - Cuttooth Excels, But Swatters Win
The Diamond City Swatters jumped out to an 8-0 lead and held on to overcome a fine performance by Goodneighbor shortstop Burtie Cuttooth to defeat the Hancocks, 9-8, at Third Rail Stadium at S. Boston HS. Cuttooth hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The winner in relief was Burt Oldshoe. The left-hander allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 3.1 innings. He now owns a record of 1-0. Josh Samm earned the save for Diamond City, his 16th of the year.
Diamond City relied on the bat of Danny Suarez to get the win. The second baseman ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Swatters ahead, 5-0. For the game, Suarez had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.
"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Suarez. "And not try to do too much."
Four different players hit a home run for the Swatters. In addition to Suarez, Wally Warwick, Wayne Lacy, and rookie Oren Gep all added home runs. Bryan Assman added one more homer for the Hancocks.
Diamond City leads the South Charles Association Railroad League by 8 games and won the first game of the battle of the two first-place teams in the SCA.
Tyler Ross failed to get a hit in today's game against, bringing his 20-game hitting spree to an end. The 21-year-old Diamond City left fielder was 0-for-5.
"I'm not disappointed at all -- I had a great run," Ross said. "I got to 20 games. I got my name into an elite group with a bunch of good ballplayers. What's there to complain about?"
This year Ross is batting .389 with 51 hits, 12 home runs, 29 RBIs, 4 walks, .401 OBP and has scored 28 runs.
16 May 2299 - Richardson Hits 2 Home Runs in Deathclaws Win
The University Point Deathclaws topped the Roxbury Knuckle Punchers by the score of 7-6, with the biggest share of the credit going to right fielder Kory Richardson. Richardson hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for the Deathclaws on the day. Marc Pondsip closed the game out for University Point, earning his 5th save. The Deathclaws now have a record of 17-14.
Richardson contributed in the bottom of the third. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped University Point get the win.
"If I do my job, we've usually got a good chance to win the game," said Richardson.
16 May 2299 - Neo, Adamantium Hammer Assaultrons, 10-1
The Abernathy Adamantium trumped the Easy Town Assaultrons, 10-1, at Easy Town Field. Abernathy catcher Dan Neo was terrific. He was 2-2 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The Assaultrons, at 11-20, have lost 4 straight games.
With Abernathy leading 4-0 in the top of the third, Neo came up to bat against Easy Town pitcher David Hill. Neo hit a fastball to left for a 3-run home run. His 7th home run of the season put the Adamantium on top, 7-0.
"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Abernathy manager Chase Stingwing.
16 May 2299 - Finch Farm Roughed Up By Radstags
The Concord Radstags coasted to a win over the Finch Farm Four Leafs, 11-3. David Stahl had a good day at the plate for Concord. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Concord is now riding a 4-game win streak.
Stahl made an early impact for Concord when he stroked his 6th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the bottom of the third, put the Radstags on top, 9-2.
"We did a lot of things right," said Stahl.
Danny Honeycutt's 20-game hitting streak has now come and gone. It was snapped today as the Four Leafs suffered a setback against the Radstags.
Honeycutt went without a hit in 4 trips to the plate. He was visibly upset during a postgame press conference, but it appeared that the streak had little to do with it.
"The hitting streak was one of those things where it was fun while it lasted, but I'm not going to lose any sleep about it tonight," he said. "On the other hand, I am going to lose sleep about dropping this game today."
This season Honeycutt has hit at a .358 clip with 22 RBIs, 6 home runs and 21 runs scored. He has played in 31 games.
16 May 2299 - Silver Shroud Bump Off Bloodbugs, 12-5
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud defeated the County Crossing Bloodbugs, 12-5, at Hubris Comics Park today. Leading the charge for Fort Hagen was third baseman Micah Morals. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Derek Green picked up the win, improving his season record to 4-1. He struck out 6 in 7 innings. The win for the Silver Shroud raised their record to 23-8.
Morals contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Fort Hagen in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 4-2, Morals took a fastball from Zach DiGrande and stroked the home run to right-center. His 6th home run of the season allowed the Silver Shroud to leap in front, 5-4.
"Feels good to get the job done," Morals said after the game. "This team knows how to be explosive at the plate."
The Shroud blew the game open in the bottom of the seventh. Leading 6-4 at the time, they doubled their score to push the game to 12-4. CF Ben Pawlak had the biggest hit in the inning, hitting a three-run home run for three of his five RBI. Catcher Seemore Mares added a two-RBI double in the inning.
16 May 2299 - Party Boys Win at Sunshine Tidings, 8-2
Nordhagen Beach turned a good effort from starter Julian Shed into a win over the Sunshine Tidings Chemists at ArcJet Systems Stadium. The final score was 8-2. Shed (2-3) picked up the win for Nordhagen Beach, going 7.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. Sunshine Tidings now has a 5-game losing streak.
Nordhagen Beach relied on the hitting of Jonathan Angelou to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Party Boys on top, 3-0. For the game, Angelou had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
Said losing manager Cozy Burmaster: "Give the Party Boys credit. They took advantage of our mistakes."
Jon Hitman and Ryan Combs had three hits apiece for Nordhagen Beach, Combs had two doubles and scored twice. Jalen Wharton had two of the Chemists' five hits, including a double. He scored once.