Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
2 June 2299 - BMU: Outpost Zimonja to Delay Series
The Outpost Zimonja Strongbacks are scheduled to play at the College Square Nerd Ragers next week, but they will delay their departure by two days to help the settlement after a deadly raider attack killed seven people, including one member of the Strongbacks.
Strongbacks pitching coach Mike Storey said that the team would start its series on Thursday, June 8, instead of the scheduled Tuesday, June 6 date. The teams will complete their series on Saturday.
"We're ready to play but have some business first," Storey said. "Our community needs us right now, so we're going to focus on cleaning this place up and helping to rebuild our wall."
Manager David Troutman was not available for comment, but he was seen assisting at the Brightsun Clinic that serves the Outpost Zimonja settlement. There, five players are being tended to, as well as others injured in the blast.
"We know Commissioner Howard contacted [owner] Mr. Wiseman and [General Manager] Plop [Wyman] about canceling the games, but we don't want that," Storey said. "We want to heal, and we want to play. And if we need to, we'll fight those raiders, too."
2 June 2299 - BMU: Sentry Bots' Pitchfork to Receive Treatment, Skip Road Trip
Somerville Place Sentry Bots SP Mike Pitchfork is going to stay in Somerville Place this week instead of traveling to Boston Common due to an unspecified illness suspected to be a virus.
A rather bad radstorm passed through Somerville Place two days ago, and Pitchfork was seen coughing and wheezing following being caught outside. He was treated with RadAway but his cough remained after the storm.
Sentry Bots manager Limp Durn said that they would give Pitchfork some rest. In seven starts, the 3rd-round pick in the 2298 Rookie Draft is 0-2 with a 7.50 ERA in 30.0 innings pitched. Third starter Edward Waddle (2-1) will start in Pitchfork's place on Wednesday, while Danny Bell (1-2) will get the rare start on Thursday.
2 June 2299 - Starlight Lady Killers Ship Beebe to Jamaica Plain, Get Seaweed to Replace Him
The Lady Killers and the Red Rockets finalized a deal this morning. Starlight has traded for 21-year-old RF David Seaweed and 31-year-old 2B Alec Bullets and in return Jamaica Plain will receive 30-year-old minor league RHP Calvin Kuhl, 20-year-old minor league RHP Chad Sweet, 20-year-old minor league CF Geminy Grasshopper, 20-year-old RF Damani Beebe and 21-year-old 2B Wild Cannon.
In the current season, Beebe has put up a .303 batting average with 40 hits, 9 home runs, 27 RBI and scored 21 runs. He led the Railroad League in 2297 with 24 home runs, 85 RBI, and a .716 Slugging Percentage while a member of the Shaw HS Knuckle Punchers.
Seaweed is presently hitting at a .315 pace with 8 home runs, 38 RBIs and has scored 25 times. He was the 2296 recipient of the Minutemen League's General MVP Award.
2 June 2299 - Gunners Spoil Great Performance by Erickson
The Quincy Gunners weathered an outstanding game by Jamaica Plain shortstop Aaron Erickson to topple the Red Rockets, 12-6. Erickson was 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. Ray Human was the winning pitcher. Over 7.2 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 9 hits, with no walks and 10 strikeouts. With the victory, the Gunners upped their record to 26-17.
Human (4-4) dealt the Red Rockets a blow in the top of the fourth. Batting with the bases loaded and Quincy leading 3-2, Human, who is tied for 4th in the SCA with a 9.0 K/9 rate, hit a first pitch fastball for a run-scoring single.
"We've got a great group of guys," Human said, "and we're having fun right now."
2 June 2299 - Sarnacki Now 2-6 After Subduing Adamantium
Bill Sarnacki never let the Adamantium get in a groove. The left-hander used his bread and butter, his curveball, to pitch the Chemists to a win, 2-1. The Chemists raised their record to 19-24.
Sarnacki, who dominated for Sunshine Tidings, earned the victory to move to 2-6. He was in control the whole game, scattering 2 hits over 8.1 innings, while striking out 10. Abernathy batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.
Sarnacki said his team "played with determination."
2 June 2299 - Schoolboy Excels, But Mirelurks Win
The home crowd had a good time watching the Atom Cats and Warwick Mirelurks get after it.
Despite a great performance by Atom left fielder Jeremy Schoolboy, the Warwick Mirelurks defeated the Cats by the score of 10-9 at The Homestead. Schoolboy belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. The Mirelurks sport a record of 17-26.
Jonathan Sapplicker hit a 3-run home run off Jesse Emacipated in the bottom of the fifth, which put the Mirelurks ahead, 6-3. In addition to the homer, Sapplicker had 1 double, while going 2 for 3.
"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Old Man Langford.
2 June 2299 - Arch Sizzles -- Smokes T-51s for 5 Hits
Noah Arch was on fire today and sparked his club to a 8-6 victory over the T-51s. The FHE center fielder was a tough out and went 5-for-5 against Oberland in a fine hitting display.
"I got my pitches and I connected. They all found the right holes on the diamond. Some days you hit shots and they're right at somebody and some days they fall in."
Noah Arch singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, singled in the 6th and singled in the 7th.
This season Arch is batting at a .395 clip with 5 home runs and 33 RBIs.
Prof Castillo and David Kiwi got into each other's space and then into each other's face. They began to grapple and fell to the ground. That's when it boiled over into a full-fledged bench-clearing tussle between the Oberland T-51s and FHE Yao Guai. Reason finally prevailed as the umpires restored order. After much discussion, only the two major combatants were ejected from the game.
After the game, the league office notified the ballclubs that Castillo will have to sit out 4 while Kiwi would be given a 5-game suspension for their roles in the brawl.
For the year Castillo has hit at a .274 clip with 26 RBIs, 4 home runs and 24 runs scored.
In pitching stats this season Kiwi has rung up 1 win and 4 losses in 11 games. He has an ERA of 7.83 and has fanned 29 batters in 54 innings.
2 June 2299 - Down Go Knuckle Punchers Again, 11-8
Dustin Bowfiddle led Egret to a win over Roxbury. The final score was 11-8. Bowfiddle scored 2 times, while going 4 for 5. The second baseman also was credited with 2 RBI. Andy Helium collected his 10th save. The slumping Knuckle Punchers have dropped 7 in a row.
Currfel Tick, the Egret shortstop, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the third inning to make the score 4-2, Ninjas. For the game, Tick was 2 for 4 with a double and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once.
"It's nice to come out on top today," said Bowfiddle.
After an intense confrontation, both the Knuckle Punchers' Tim Hardman and the Ninjas' Surrender Hendrickson were handed their punishments today. The league commissioner's office issued suspensions for an on-the-field conflict that occurred at a recent Roxbury-Egret game. Hardman will miss 3 games, while Hendrickson was suspended for 7 games.
"Sometimes we go too far and have to pay the consequences," Hardman commented later. "Hopefully cooler heads will prevail the next time we play."
Hendrickson's record so far this season is 0-and-2 with no saves and a 10.22 ERA. He has given up 21 hits in 12.1 innings with 8 strikeouts.
2 June 2299 - Silver Shroud Top Synths, 11-1, Behind Green
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud topped the Lexington Synths, 11-1, in North Charles Association action at Hubris Comics Park. The game was highlighted by the performance of Fort Hagen pitcher Derek Green. Fort Hagen is now 28-15, 2½ games up in the North Charles Association Institute League.
Green, now 5-1, scattered 4 hits over 8 innings for the Silver Shroud.
"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Green.
Seth Dungan and Jim Tiller accounted for three hits apiece, including a home run (10) by Tiller. Ben Pawlak had two hits including a homer (5). Sam Noob and Seemore Mares also had two hits, all doubles. Of the Shroud's 17 hits, eight were for extra bases.
2 June 2299 - Party Boys Upend Four Leafs, 5-2
A 3-RBI performance from Jonathan Angelou, who is tied for 3rd in the NCA with a .432 on-base percentage, helped the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys beat the Finch Farm Four Leafs, 5-2. Derek Gist, the winning pitcher, improved to 7-1. He pitched 8 innings, giving up 7 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 1. Night Demon Archacki locked down his 17th save.
With Nordhagen Beach leading 3-2 in the top of the third, Angelou came up to bat against Finch Farm pitcher Blaine Phrasemaker. Angelou hit a fastball to left-center for a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season put the Party Boys on top, 5-2.
"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Angelou said.
The win gives Nordhagen Beach a season record of 30-13.
2 June 2299 - Dwellers Earn 8-7 Win Versus Swatters
The Diamond City Swatters got a superb performance from second baseman Danny Suarez, but the Vault 81 Dwellers still won the game, 8-7. Suarez was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Tom Sweeney, now 2-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. Vault 81, at 19-24, holds down 4th place in the South Charles Association Railroad League.
Vault 81 took a 8-7 lead on Skyler Pickpocket's 2nd home run of the season. The 2-run pinch-hit home run came off Diamond City pitcher Kyle Grogg in the bottom of the eighth.
"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Pickpocket. "And not try to do too much."