Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
28 May 2299 - North Charles Association All-Star Fan Voting Update
Below are the current standings for the North Charles Association All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. May 28th, 2299) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 4th, 2299. The top vote getter at this point is C.T. Woodard with 820,088 votes.
CATCHER
1. Biter Trout, County Crossing Bloodbugs: 636,185
2. Shawn Cherry, Concord Radstags: 578,568
3. Adam Henderson, Easy Town Assaultrons: 539,625
FIRST BASE
1. Jim Tiller, Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: 735,752
2. Dustin Mart, Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: 620,617
3. Steve Settler, Abernathy Adamantium: 545,422
SECOND BASE
1. C.T. Woodard, The Slog Ghouls: 820,088
2. Mark Miller, Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: 740,032
3. Brian Masterson, Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: 604,390
THIRD BASE
1. Peter Tatoeater, Finch Farm Four Leafs: 638,236
2. Jon Hitman, Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: 571,398
3. Micah Morals, Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: 444,599
SHORTSTOP
1. Lernz Tentsleep, The Slog Ghouls: 744,756
2. Austin Engill, Abernathy Adamantium: 668,369
3. Dan Ackerman, Salem Witch Hats: 631,777
LEFT FIELD
1. Dan Erb, Concord Radstags: 732,092
2. Michael Fogcrawler, Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: 723,310
3. Andrew Nuka, Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: 668,667
CENTER FIELD
1. Sean Samuels, Easy Town Assaultrons: 680,578
2. Ricky Ticky Laughy, Concord Radstags: 667,650
3. Ryan Combs, Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: 611,423
RIGHT FIELD
1. Brightsun Ramos, Sunshine Tidings Chemists: 628,037
2. Donny Kowalski, Abernathy Adamantium: 598,313
3. Damani Beebe, Starlight Lady Killers: 588,478
STARTING PITCHER
1. Mike Cartrette, Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: 448,566
2. Tony Bertha, Sunshine Tidings Chemists: 393,298
3. Pete Pembroke, Atom Cats: 377,123
4. Brad Westing, Abernathy Adamantium: 369,938
5. Chet Arthur, Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: 365,702
RELIEVER
1. Tiny Greene, The Slog Ghouls: 532,080
2. Josh Hugs, Salem Witch Hats: 325,725
3. William Whitehurst, County Crossing Bloodbugs: 315,053
4. Aaron Geneva, Easy Town Assaultrons: 303,090
5. Larry Undertaker, Starlight Lady Killers: 301,986
Woodard currently has a career .347 batting average with 197 hits, good for 19 home runs, 95 RBIs and 113 runs.
28 May 2299 - South Charles Association All-Star Fan Voting Update
Below are the current standings for the South Charles Association All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. May 28th, 2299) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 4th, 2299. The top vote getter at this point is Bryan Assman with 954,994 votes.
CATCHER
1. Stuart Costantino, Quincy Gunners: 805,840
2. Tony Tamez, Egret Ninjas: 654,772
3. Splotch Pollock, Goodneighbor Hancocks: 415,572
FIRST BASE
1. Bryan Assman, Goodneighbor Hancocks: 954,994
2. Will Ashfire, Atom Cats: 824,130
3. Cody Flatt, Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: 616,252
SECOND BASE
1. Jonathan Abern, Oberland T-51s: 790,180
2. Jumper Hayes, Goodneighbor Hancocks: 785,671
3. Dustin Bowfiddle, Egret Ninjas: 641,515
THIRD BASE
1. Allen Bishop, Diamond City Swatters: 828,599
2. Jeremy Bugs, Oberland T-51s: 783,237
3. Ben Pettinato, Quincy Gunners: 701,599
SHORTSTOP
1. Hose Wallcrawler, FHE Yao Guai: 737,440
2. Chris Milteer, Oberland T-51s: 667,869
3. Wally Warwick, Diamond City Swatters: 629,762
LEFT FIELD
1. Tyler Ross, Diamond City Swatters: 710,221
2. Chris Van Benschoten, Vault 81 Dwellers: 638,763
3. Paladin Danse, Egret Ninjas: 637,917
CENTER FIELD
1. Hid Matsumoto, Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: 716,765
2. B.J. Perez, Oberland T-51s: 696,027
3. John Rose, Goodneighbor Hancocks: 647,938
RIGHT FIELD
1. Good Don Duck, Goodneighbor Hancocks: 837,056
2. Wayne Lacy, Diamond City Swatters: 828,357
3. Deer Quickwalker, Vault 81 Dwellers: 648,601
STARTING PITCHER
1. Tim Fusion, Diamond City Swatters: 387,650
2. Chris Teddybear, Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: 364,487
3. Phlip Wallace, Egret Ninjas: 362,697
4. Manny McDuff, Quincy Gunners: 329,757
5. Sheng Kawolski, Oberland T-51s: 328,936
RELIEVER
1. Josh Samm, Diamond City Swatters: 529,496
2. Marc Pondsip, University Point Deathclaws: 449,824
3. Aaron Still, Oberland T-51s: 440,233
4. Andy Helium, Egret Ninjas: 416,747
5. Shawn Simms, Egret Ninjas: 324,060
In his career Assman is batting .358 with 196 hits, 45 doubles, 1 triple and 43 home runs.
28 May 2299 - Rookie Gep Blasts Diamond City to Victory
Rookie first baseman Oren Gep put on a show for the home crowd as the Diamond City Swatters marched off with the 10-7 win over FHE at The Great Green Jewel. Gep was 3 for 4 with two home runs, two runs, and six RBI to lead his team to victory.
Noah Arch was at the head of a FHE Yao Guai hit parade today at The Great Green Jewel. The 25-year-old went to the plate 5 times and came away with 5 hits.
"We didn't have it today," griped Yao Guai skipper David Meatcook following the game. "Noah did fine, but as a team, we didn't do it with the bats and we didn't do it pitching."
Arch did more than fine, dominating the Swatters at the plate during his record-making 5-for-5 performance.
"Each time I went to the plate, I was thinking about hitting the ball hard somewhere," the sweet-swinging center fielder told reporters. "When I focus on that, I usually have quality at-bats."
Arch singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.
This year Arch has collected a .390 batting average to date with 71 hits in 182 at-bats, 32 RBIs, 5 home runs and scored 37 times. He has played in 40 games.
28 May 2299 - Deathclaws Listless in 11-0 Loss to Hancocks
Bruce Iddings held the University Point Deathclaws to 3 hits and fashioned a fine 11-0 shutout at Gwinnett Brewery Park today.
Speaking after the game, Goodneighbor Hancocks manager Jeremy Whiteplate said "Iddings had everything going for him today."
He changed speeds effectively, stayed down, had a lot of movement," he said. "He was masterful."
Iddings rung up 9 strikeouts and surrendered 5 walks in the game.
"We couldn't get anything going. He certainly had our number," University Point manager Woody Lumpkin told reporters.
For this year Iddings has chalked up 6 wins and 4 losses in 10 starts with 74 strikeouts in 74.1 innings and a 3.63 ERA.
Offensively, Bryan Assman drove the Hancock's barrage of hits and runs. The first baseman was 3 for 4 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. He was also hit by a pitch and stole a base.
28 May 2299 - T-51s Hurler Kawolski Tosses Masterpiece
In a very impressive mound performance, Sheng Kawolski stopped the Vault 81 Dwellers cold. The 26-year-old T-51s hurler blanked them on 5 hits to post a 6-0 triumph.
In 10 starts this season Kawolski has gathered 6 wins while suffering 2 losses. He has pitched 70.1 innings, allowed 58 hits, struck out 79 and has a 3.45 ERA.
Jonathan Abern was 2 for 4 with a triple, a run, and three RBI.
28 May 2299 - McDuff Throws 6-0 Shutout
Manny McDuff came out firing strikes and when the game ended, the Quincy Gunners hurler had struck out 6, leading Quincy past the Warwick Mirelurks, 6-0. McDuff allowed just 7 hits in the ballgame.
"I'm glad that one is in the rearview mirror," said Warwick manager Old Man Langford.
In 10 starts with 11 games pitched this year, McDuff has fashioned a 10-1 record and a 2.23 ERA. He has a three wins lead on the next best pitchers in the CBO, Quincy Eloquent and Matt Pageturner.
28 May 2299 - Adamantium Walk It Off for 24th Win of Season, Sweep Shroud
Fort Hagen first baseman Jim Tiller was sensational. He was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Abernathy beat the Silver Shroud, 9-8. The win puts Abernathy at 24-16 this season.
The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Abernathy catcher Dan Neo, facing Joe Verti, had a run-scoring walk. It gave the Adamantium the 9-8 win.
Neo told a Abernathy Herald reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
28 May 2299 - Ghouls Drop 9-4 Decision, Get Swept by 1st Place Boys
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys starter Aaron Demps was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the The Slog Ghouls, 9-4. The Party Boys have an impressive 28-12 record after sweeping the Ghouls. They now have a five-game lead.
In the bottom of the second, Michael Fogcrawler hit a 3-run home run. The 9th home run of the season for the Nordhagen Beach left fielder put the Party Boys on top, 4-1.
"The fans pay the tickets and help us do what we do, so we like to put on a show for them," Fogcrawler told the Nordhagen Beach News.