Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
29 August 2299
Assman on Fire: Burns Egret with 3 HR
Bryan Assman went yard three times in a Goodneighbor Hancocks victory over the Egret Ninjas at Fallon Field at Egret Tours Marina today.
"I was in a groove," he said. "Every pitch they tossed up there looked like a grapefruit."
For the day, the Goodneighbor first baseman went 3-for-5 against Egret with 9 RBIs and 3 runs scored in a brilliant display of power hitting that led the Hancocks to the 12-5 win.
"I tell you what. I'm shocked because I didn't think that last ball had enough to get out," he told BNN reporters in the clubhouse following the game. "I thought it was just going to be a long out."
Bryan Assman hit a two-run home run off Ronnie Gipper in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off Ronnie Gipper in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, flied out in the 6th and hit a GRAND SLAM off Ryan Mills in the 8th.
Currently Assman has 37 home runs and a .369 batting average. He now leads the CBO in home runs after surpassing the Ninjas' Paladin Danse.
Kurt Kilgore of Egret had one such moment at Fallon Field at Egret Tours Marina today, when he went 5 for 5 at the plate. His hitting heroics weren't enough to pull out the victory, however.
"This was quite a day for me individually, but a little disheartening at the same time," the 21-year-old center fielder told reporters in the postgame interview. "It would have been very special if we had won the game."
Kilgore doubled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, doubled in the 6th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.
On the year Kilgore has hit .333 with 4 home runs, 42 RBIs and scored 79 runs.
Woodard Helps Ghouls Win, 7-4, with Pair of Homers
C.T. Woodard was a major factor in the 7-4 The Slog win over Sunshine Tidings. The Ghouls second baseman belted 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Dan Dozier earned the win to go to 11-8. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits, with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts in 7 innings of work. Matt Suds notched his 9th save in 11 chances.
Woodard had a timely hit for The Slog in the bottom of the seventh. With Sunshine Tidings trailing 4-3, he turned a first pitch fastball into a 3-run home run. It was his 13th home run of the season, making it 6-4, The Slog.
"We'll enjoy this win," said Woodard. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
With the win, The Slog upped its record to 56-48.
Dominant Performance by Kawolski in Oberland Win
Oberland got a strong outing from Sheng Kawolski as the T-51s defeated the Atom Cats, 2-1, at Graygarden Park. The win gives Oberland a season record of 52-52.
Kawolski scattered 3 hits over 7.2 innings for the T-51s. With the win, Kawolski moves to 15-7 on the year with 223 strikeouts.
"Sheng just went about his business, throwing strikes," said Oberland manager Dirk Steadyhand.
Lady Killers Mow Down Witch Hats, 11-3
Starlight starter Jonathan Newman pitched well against the Salem Witch Hats at Valentine Detective Agency Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 11-3. Newman, the winner, moves to 10-5. He threw 6 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 8 and giving up 2 walks. Starlight is now riding a 4-game win streak.
Hope Scrapper had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the fourth for Starlight. With the bases loaded and the Lady Killers leading 1-0, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.
"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Newman told the Starlight News.
Hooker, Silver Shroud Finish Off Party Boys, 6-1
Fort Hagen beat Nordhagen Beach on the strength of starter Brent Hooker's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 6-1. Fort Hagen, at 67-37, is 8 games up in the North Charles Association Institute League.
Hooker delivered a quality start for Fort Hagen. The 6' 5" left-hander allowed 1 earned run on 4 hits over 9 innings of work.
"I thought we played a nice game," Hooker told the Fort Hagen Gazette. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
Vault 81 Gets 9-8 Road Win, Magic # to 1
The Vault 81 Dwellers relied on the hitting of shortstop Knud Bather to stop the Warwick Mirelurks, 9-8. For the game, Bather went 1 for 3 with a double and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Vault 81 reliever Tennessee Tailor picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Professor Gainey was tagged with the loss. The win puts Vault 81 at 56-48 this season.
Bather had a game-changing double in the top of the sixth. On a first pitch slider from Professor Gainey, he banged a bases-clearing double to right, giving the Dwellers a 9-6 lead. It was the 20th double of the year for Bather.
In postgame comments to the Vault 81 Daily News, Bather said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
Swatters Beat Red Rockets, 8-4
Fans were not deterred by the threat of rain. They came to see their hometown Diamond City Swatters take on the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets.
Led by Allen Bishop, the Diamond City Swatters defeated the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, 8-4. Bishop went 3-4 with a home run, a triple, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Swatters. Diamond City raised its record to 71-33 with the win.
Bishop had a big at-bat with the bases empty in the bottom of the fifth inning, when he hit a triple. The Swatters went on to win.
"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Bishop told the Diamond City News.