Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
16 August 2299
Warwick Trades Lurkcakes for Cherry's Calkins
The Warwick Mirelurks and Cherry Ghoulrillas have put the finishing touches on a deal that was weeks in the making. Warwick will part with 28-year-old 1B Random Lurkcakes, while the Ghoulrillas have dealt 23-year-old 1B Macaw Lee Calkins.
"This one took a while to figure out," said Warwick general manager Jason Liberti. "We must have gone back to the drawing board five or six times over the past few weeks. I'm glad we finally got the deal done. I think it is a good one for both clubs."
Currently Lurkcakes is hitting .227 and has collected no home runs, 2 RBIs and scored 1 times, while playing in 25 games.
Cuttooth Helps Goodneighbor Cruise to 12-3 Win
The Goodneighbor Hancocks topped the Vault 81 Dwellers, 12-3, in South Charles Association action at CURIE Inc. Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Goodneighbor shortstop Burtie Cuttooth. Goodneighbor pitcher John Oldsink got the win. He's now 12-8. Curt Redcoats was tagged with the loss. Goodneighbor leads the South Charles Association Minutemen League by 4― games.
With Goodneighbor leading 9-3 in the top of the eighth, Cuttooth came up to bat against Vault 81 pitcher Tennessee Tailor. Cuttooth hit a fastball to left for a 3-run home run. His 15th home run of the season put the Hancocks on top, 12-3.
"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Jeremy Whiteplate said.
Synths, Marble Buzz Witch Hats, 2-0
Tristan Marble of the Lexington Synths put on a dazzling performance at Super Duper Mart Stadium today. He shut out the Salem Witch Hats 2-0 on a well-pitched 4-hitter, ringing up 7 strikeouts and issuing no walks.
"I felt strong out there all day," Marble said later.
Season-to-date Marble has rung up 9 wins and 10 losses in 25 appearances. He has an ERA of 3.69 and has fanned 129 batters in 170.2 innings.
Mirelurks Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Yao Guai, 15-12
Warwick and FHE engaged in a slugfest.
FHE got a terrific game from third baseman Pistol Schmidt. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Warwick, 15-12. Schmidt hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. Tom Rose got the save, his 6th in 7 chances.
Warwick took a 15-12 lead on Bobby Thesea's 2nd home run of the season. The grand slam home run came off FHE pitcher Pray Tell in the bottom of the eighth.
"The name of the game is scoring runs," Thesea said. "We did a good job of that today."
The Mirelurks go to 36-59 with the win.
Adamantium Improve to 52-43 with 7-4 Win
The Abernathy Adamantium and Nordhagen Beach Party Boys completed their game despite the rain.
The Abernathy Adamantium trumped the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, 7-4, at Slocum's Joe Seaside Stadium. Abernathy right fielder Donny Kowalski was terrific. He went 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The winning pitcher was Joe Penaltybox. His record is now 12-7. The left-hander went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits for the Adamantium.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Bernie Gonzalez? The Abernathy left fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Adamantium on top, 3-0. For the game, Gonzalez had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats.
"I just tried to make good contact," said Gonzalez.
The win gives Abernathy a season record of 52-43.
Silver Shroud Win at The Slog, 9-6
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud topped the The Slog Ghouls by the score of 9-6, with the biggest share of the credit going to third baseman Organizae Brown. Brown was 2 for 3 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Silver Shroud on the day. With the win, Fort Hagen pushed its record to 63-32.
The game turned with one out in the top of the seventh when Brown hit a run-scoring single. It propelled the Silver Shroud into the lead, 7-6.
"I'm just happy to help the team win," Brown told the Fort Hagen Gazette.
Diamond City Beats Quincy, 9-7, Clinches RL
Diamond City and Quincy duked it out and the Swatters came out victorious.
The Diamond City Swatters beat the Quincy Gunners, 9-7, at The Stone House. Oren Gep, in particular, was impressive. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Josh Samm notched his 36th save in 39 chances.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Witcher Craft? The Diamond City center fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the second inning to put the Swatters on top, 2-0. For the game, Craft had 1 double and 3 singles in 5 at-bats.
"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Gep told the Diamond City News.
The victory gives Diamond City a record of 66-29 and clinched the Railroad League title for the Swatters, their first.
Ratican Boosts Hit Streak to 20 Games
Matt Ratican of the Roxbury Knuckle Punchers tagged 1 hit in today's 5-4 loss to the Atom Cats at Coolest Field in Town to run his hitting streak to 20 straight games.
"I realize it's unlikely to have a 20-game streak and not have a couple losses mixed in," he said later. "But it still takes the fun out of it."
Matt Ratican singled in the 2nd, flied out in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th and flied out in the 8th.
This year Ratican is batting .327 with 16 home runs and 60 RBIs. In 95 games he has scored 65 times.
Danse Stretches Hit String to 25
Egret left fielder Paladin Danse keeps on racking up hits every time he plays.
His hitting streak now stands at 25 games after collecting 1 hit at Fallon Field at Egret Tours Marina today. The Ninjas took the 10-6 victory over the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets.
"I have been seeing the ball really good the last few weeks, but I am a bit surprised how things are working out," Danse said. "I've gotten a couple flares to drop in, so I've also been a little lucky."
Paladin Danse struck out in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, flied out in the 6th and struck out in the 8th.
Presently Danse is batting .320 with 120 hits and 35 home runs. He has knocked in 102 runs and scored 83 times.