Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
15 July 2299 - Ninjas Top Yao Guai, 7-6
Hose Wallcrawler did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the FHE Yao Guai from losing, 7-6, to the Egret Ninjas at Fallon Field at Egret Tours Marina. Wallcrawler hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Egret reliever Elijah Huge picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Dave Crowfoot absorbed the loss. Egret is now riding a 3-game win streak.
When he came to bat in the bottom of the 11th, Tipitino Funny had a chance to end it. FHE pitcher Dave Crowfoot had other ideas. But with no outs, Funny hit a walk-off run-scoring single. The Ninjas had the win.
"We had the game right there for the taking," said FHE manager David Meatcook. "But we decided not to take it."
15 July 2299 - Party Boys Rough Up Bloodbugs, 10-3
A 5-RBI performance from right fielder Jonathan Angelou, who is tied for 6th in the NCA with a .424 on-base percentage, led the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys to a win over the County Crossing Bloodbugs, 10-3. Nordhagen Beach pitcher Accident John got the win, upping his record to 2-0. Danny Neikirk got the loss. Nordhagen Beach raised its record to 52-20 with the win.
Angelou had a big hit for Nordhagen Beach with one out in the bottom of the third. With Nordhagen Beach leading 2-1, Angelou hit a 3-run home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Party Boys up, 5-1.
"I'm just happy to help the team win," Angelou told the Nordhagen Beach News.
15 July 2299 - Malone Tosses 7-0 Shutout Against Warwick
Quentin Malone put a hex on the Warwick Mirelurks in a sparkling 7-0 shutout performance, mesmerizing them on a 5-hit gem.
"I felt good physically," he said after the game. "Everything's comfortable. You should pitch well when that's the case."
The Mirelurks were anything but comfortable against the 29-year-old University Point Deathclaws hurler, who fanned 4 and gave up 0 walks.
"Malone used his changeup very well, very effectively," said opposing manager Old Man Langford. "He threw it in hitter's counts."
Season-to-date Malone has rung up 8 wins and 7 losses in 18 appearances. He has an ERA of 3.09 and has fanned 106 batters in 131 innings.
15 July 2299 - Silver Shroud Pull Off Thrilling 8-5 Win in Extras
Concord left fielder Dan Erb had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Erb went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk, even as Fort Hagen beat the Radstags, 8-5, in 11 innings. The winner was Fort Hagen reliever Radscorpion Johnson, now 2-2. The loser was Giving Tree. With the victory, the Silver Shroud upped their record to 46-26.
Paul Grog had the most critical at-bat for Fort Hagen. With two in the top of the 11th inning, Grog hit a 3-1 cutter from Giving Tree for a run-scoring single. It put Fort Hagen in front, 6-5.
"This is a very good team," said Grog. "We have the chance to do something special."
15 July 2299 - Dominant Performance by Powers in Diamond City Win
Tyler Powers pitched a gem to lead Diamond City to victory over the Oberland T-51s, 7-1. Diamond City, at 50-22, is 11 games up in the South Charles Association Railroad League.
Oberland could barely put a dent in Powers. The right-hander tossed 118 pitches over 7.2 innings for the Swatters, allowing only 4 hits.
Powers called the triumph "a good team win."
15 July 2299 - Bullets' Hit Streak Reaches 35 Games
Alec Bullets has been ripping hits every day for a while now, and nobody seems able to stop him. The Starlight second baseman picked up 1 more today against the Sunshine Tidings Chemists and now has a 35-game hitting streak. The Lady Killers won the game 7-5.
"Definitely somebody's going to stop me at some point," he said later, chuckling. "I'll enjoy it for the time being."
Alec Bullets walked in the 1st, grounded out in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 7th.
Thus far this year Bullets has hit .326 with 6 home runs and 42 RBIs.
15 July 2299 - Corsica Boosts Hit Streak to 25 Games
Win or lose, Frank Corsica just keeps on getting base hits -- game after game after game. He picked up 1 more today and has now stretched his hitting streak to 25 games.
The Sunshine Tidings Chemists center fielder went 1-for-3 today, but it wasn't enough to win the game. His club was defeated 7-5 by the Starlight Lady Killers at ArcJet Systems Stadium.
"It's amazing to watch him hit right now, but I don't think anybody's really mentioning it," one of his teammates said. "We just don't want to jinx him."
Frank Corsica hit a sac fly in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, grounded out in the 5th and grounded out in the 7th.
Corsica is hitting at a .380 mark this season. His stats show 5 home runs, 36 RBIs and 46 runs scored. He has played 72 games for the Chemists.