BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
10 June 2301
Players of the Week
NCA Player of the Week Selected: It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. David Seaweed, the Starlight Lady Killers 23-year-old right fielder, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for North Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
He ripped 10 hits in 20 at-bats, compiling a .500 average with 3 home runs and 9 RBIs.
This year Seaweed has socked 63 hits in 201 at-bats for a .313 average with 17 home runs. He is getting on base at a .369 pace and his totals also include 56 RBIs and 43 runs scored.
Player of the Week: Richardson of the Deathclaws: One of the league's most exciting young players, Kory Richardson of the University Point Deathclaws earned himself South Charles Association Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
For the week the 23-year-old left fielder had a lofty .429 average (9-for-21), collecting 3 home runs, 6 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
Richardson is hitting .302 for the season with 14 home runs, 35 RBIs and 39 runs scored. He has 54 hits in 179 at-bats and played in 50 games.
Transactions
Monday, June 10th , 2301
Lexington Synths: Placed CF Mike Pigeonfoot on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/09/2301.
Quincy Gunners: Placed SP Manny McDuff on the 60-day injured list.
Sunday, June 9th , 2301
Atom Cats: 3B Guru Bean returns from his rehab assignment.
Oberland T-51s: Signed 1B Smallfoot Cox.
Oberland T-51s: Released 1B Smallfoot Cox.
Saturday, June 8th , 2301
The Slog Ghouls: Activated RF Boots Yellowhair from the injured list.
Friday, June 7th , 2301
The Far Harbor Ghoul Whales traded 20-year old C Daldo Moreno and 20-year old minor league RHP Cesar Ryals to the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, getting 33-year old minor league RHP Noodle Green in return.
Thursday, June 6th , 2301
Abernathy Adamantium: Activated SP Gerald Jerry from the injured list.
Finch Farm Four Leafs: Released RP Travis Pronk.
Wednesday, June 5th , 2301
Vault 81 Dwellers: Placed RP Randy Kaplan on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/04/2301.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated 1B Bryan Assman from the injured list.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RP Curt Tauntman.
Tuesday, June 4th , 2301
Oberland T-51s: Signed 1B Smallfoot Cox.
Oberland T-51s: Released 1B Smallfoot Cox.
The University Point Deathclaws traded 19-year old minor league C Sam Herpderp to the Grand Hotel Atoms, getting 28-year old RHP James Schwerdtfeger in return.
Standings
Team Power Rankings
Weekly Team Power Rankings: Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (140.2, o)
2) University Point Deathclaws (122.8, +)
3) Diamond City Swatters (119.2, +)
4) Vault 81 Dwellers (109.0, +)
5) Concord Radstags (107.4, ++)
6) Abernathy Adamantium (107.0, o)
7) Atom Cats (102.8, ++)
8) Salem Witch Hats (102.0, --)
9) Goodneighbor Hancocks (98.2, +)
10) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (91.6, --)
11) Easy Town Assaultrons (90.6, +)
12) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (90.0, ++)
13) FHE Yao Guai (87.0, --)
14) Starlight Lady Killers (85.0, --)
15) Quincy Gunners (84.4, -)
16) Oberland T-51s (82.8, o)
17) County Crossing Bloodbugs (82.2, +)
18) Egret Ninjas (76.6, -)
19) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (74.0, o)
20) The Slog Ghouls (73.0, +)
21) Lexington Synths (63.8, o)
22) Finch Farm Four Leafs (62.2, +)
23) Roxbury Rad Sox (55.8, --)
24) Warwick Mirelurks (51.4, o)
Analysis
Their 14-game winning streak may have come to an end yesterday, but the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (#1) are looking to remain the top CBO team for a while. Despite that, their 13 runs allowed yesterday actually dropped the Boys below Salem (#8) in runs allowed in the CBO. Nordhagen Beach swept Sunshine Tidings (#19) and then won 2 of 3 at County Crossing (#17).
University Point (#2) trails Nordhagen Beach by four games, but they do have the second-best record in the CBO. The Deathclaws split with Diamond City (#3) , including a 10-inning loss, and then won 2 of 3 over Jamaica Plain (#12) with Saturday and Sunday's scores being 9-0 and 6-0.
The Swatters are the third team as the above-mentioned split at University Point and then a 2-1 weekend over Oberland (#16). Diamond City currently has a two-game lead over #4 Vault 81.
The Dwellers started the week slowly, losing both of their home games to Atom (#7). However, Vault 81 found their swing at Roxbury (#23) with a three-game sweep.
Concord (#5) closes out the Top 5 with a 3-2 week. They lost their first series of the week to Easy Town (#11) but then swept Starlight (#14), which has been struggling of late with a 2-5 June to drop them out of the current playoff standings.
Playoff Picture Through 50 Games
NCA:
1. Nordhagen Beach
2. Abernathy
3. Salem
4. Concord
5. Easy Town (head-to-head tiebreaker over Fort Hagen)
6. Fort Hagen
SCA:
1. University Point
2. Diamond City
3. Vault 81
4. Atom
5. Goodneighbor
Minor League Report
BMU
Players of the Week
Player of the Week: Malden's Wilde: It can be difficult for a young player to step out of the shadows and assert himself in the Commonwealth Association, but last week Hunter Wilde of the Malden Grognaks reminded everyone just why he's here as he threw up numbers that made him an easy selection for Player of the Week. Wilde rocked opposing pitching for a .455 average (5-for-11), 3 home runs and 8 RBIs to come away with the award.
Wilde is currently batting .328 with 17 home runs and 44 RBIs.
Star of the Week Named in MA: Stu Gains burst onto the Massachusetts Association stage in a big way last week. This promising rookie center fielder for Boston Common garnered everyone's respect by putting up some remarkable numbers and picking up the Player of the Week trophy.
The 19-year-old haunted opposing pitchers hitting .545 (6-for-11) with 4 home runs and 9 RBIs last week.
This year Gains is hitting .223 with 7 home runs and 17 RBIs in 31 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .311 with 14 walks and 11 runs scored.
Standings
GBRL
Players of the Week
Great Week for Medford's Dick Islands: His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Dick Islands was rewarded with the North League Player of the Week honors.
The scrappy Medford Medics right fielder hit .538 while collecting 7 hits in 13 at-bats, 3 home runs and 10 RBIs.
This season Islands is swinging the bat at a .370 rate with 34 hits in 92 at-bats. To date he has hit 9 home runs, scored 24 runs and driven in 21.
South League Picks Top Performer: The South League presented its Player of the Week Award to Atomatoys Factory Buttercups right fielder Vince Eller.
"His numbers speak for themselves," a club publicist said. "He's been really seeing the ball well."
Indeed, Eller has. Last week he went 5 for 8, batted .625 with 1 home run and 4 RBIs.
Eller is hitting at a .330 mark this season. His stats show 8 home runs, 27 RBIs and 18 runs scored. He has played 31 games for the Buttercups.
Standings
CBO Prospect Pipeline
