Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
4 September 2299
CBO News: Regular Season ends
The dust has cleared from the regular season pennant chase and the clubs that survived are getting ready to do battle in the 2299 Commonwealth Baseball Organization playoffs. Only the strong survive to play for the Sole Survivor Series championship. It's the playoffs -- a very special time to baseball fans everywhere -- and they start in just a few days.
CBO News: Playoffs Begin
The regular season has closed and now the "real" season begins. The playoffs in Commonwealth Baseball Organization start today and all the clubs that made it into the Association Semifinals are hungry to claim the ultimate prize: the champion's mantle -- the Sole Survivor Series title.
The playoffs begin tomorrow and Wednesday with these matchups:
#4 The Slog Ghouls versus #1 Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, #3 Starlight Lady Killers versus #2 Fort Hagen Silver Shroud, #4 Vault 81 Dwellers versus #1 Goodneighbor Hancocks and #3 Quincy Gunners versus #2 Diamond City Swatters.
BNN Stats: Single-Season Records
Who holds the single season record in the Commonwealth Baseball Organization for at bats?
Bubb Islander, V81, 504, 2298
Noah Arch, FHE, 492, 2298
Tom Mastodon, CC, 490, 2298
Steve Gunkill, QUIN, 490, 2299
Jim Waples, ABE, 488, 2298
Jim Tiller Wins 2299 NCA Batting Title
At an age where many of his peers are still trying to establish themselves in Commonwealth Baseball Organization, Jim Tiller of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud stepped up to win a North Charles Association batting title, with a .374 mark.
On the season, he compiled 170 hits, 35 doubles, 4 triples and 24 home runs. In 108 games Tiller totaled 88 RBIs and scored 82 runs.
Jumper Hayes Claims 2299 SCA Batting Title
Many talented Commonwealth Baseball Organization players can go their entire careers and never even get a sniff of a batting title.
Jumper Hayes has already captured one at age 19.
The Goodneighbor second baseman batted .371 to capture the 2299 South Charles Association batting championship.
He collected 163 hits, 34 doubles, 7 triples and 11 home runs for the year. In 108 games Hayes totaled 69 RBIs and scored 76 runs.
Nordhagen Beach's Fogcrawler the NCA HR Champion
For the second-straight season, Nordhagen Beach's Michael Fogcrawler is the NCA's home run champion, blasting an association-best 31 homers to lead his team.
On the season, Fogcrawler had 121 hits, 24 doubles, 3 triples, 31 home runs, 84 RBI, and 83 runs.
Assman is the Home Run King of the SCA
Building off his MVP campaign in 2298, Goodneighbor's Bryan Assman looks to be on a repeating path. This time, he claimed one more award: the home run king of the South Charles Association.
In 108 games in 2299, Assman blasted 39 home runs. He batted .365 on the season with 148 hits, 33 doubles, 1 triple, 125 RBI, 105 runs, and he also walked an SCA-best 125 times to help him lead the league in OBP (.467), SLG (.741), OPS (1.208), and WAR (6.7).
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