28 April 2302
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Nuka News Update
Reporting on the NWL, NWLB, and APYL Leagues
by Evan Guy
Grape, Orange, Victory Take Early Lead
The Grape Painted Ghouls, Orange Tourists, and Victory Cave Crickets have all started off 4-2, leading the NWL in the standings after a week.
The Painted Ghouls have the early tie breaker heading into their series with Orange after winning two of three over Victory to start the season. They then won two of three at Quantum to give them the league lead to start the season.
The Tourists also won two of three in both series they played. First, they won the first and last games against the Wild Gatorclaws before winning the first two against the Cherry Ghoulrillas.
The Cave Crickets earned the only sweep of the first week, taking all three from the Gatorclaws. However, with their two losses to Grape, they are the odd team out in the tie-breaker scenarios.
The Player of the Week award went to the Painted Ghouls' SS Elliott Orejel. He batted .409 on the week with five homers and seven RBI. Those five home runs lead the NWL.
Standings
APL and BBL
In the Amusement Park League, the Nuka Bottling Plant Pack (Quantum) have started off 6-0, sweeping both the Kiddie Kingdom Cappies (Grape) and the Galactic Zone G-Force (Quartz). The Cappies are currently the worst team in the newly-renamed league at 1-5.
1B Bloop Barnes of the Nuka Town Operators (Orange) was named the APL Player of the Week. He hit .476 on the week with 10 hits, two of those home runs. He also racked up four RBI and scored six times.
The newly-renamed Bradberton Boys League will see its 6-week season debut on May 1. The Starport Nuka Hubologists will travel to the Angry Anaconda God Modes, the Fizztop Mountain Conquerors will face the South Bradberton Tycoons, the Mad Mulligan Travelers will go to the Wixon Shovels, and the Ol' Sugartop Buckaroos will visit the King Cola Youths.
Vim! View
Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues
by Vikky Vail
Standings
Analysis
Rayburn Point (10-8) is atop the Fog Division while the Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers (13-5) continue atop the Harbor Division.
The Patcheyes hold only a one-game lead over the Echo Lake Harbormen (9-9) and a three-game lead over last-place Eden Meadows (7-11). Part of the problem with the Fog Division right now is that it does not match up well to the Harbor Division. Rayburn Point is 7th in the VL in runs scored (77) and 7th in runs allowed (91), putting them in the bottom half of both categories. This week was a successful week, though, with the Patcheyes winning 5 of 6, including a four-game sweep of the last-place Anglers.
The Fog Crawlers are a different story, leading the VL in runs (116) and runs allowed (58), an almost 2:1 advantage! While Acadia (11-7) is close, the rest of the division has work to do. Dalton Farm was 4-2 on the week, but the biggest result was a 3-1 series win at the Acadians, including one 18-3 contest. Heading into that series, Acadia had the division lead by one game but finish the week two games back after a 2-4 week.
Player of the Week
LF James Darling, Dalton Farm, 8/21 (.381), 2 HR, 5 RBI
Second-straight week to win the award!
MDIL Standings
MDIL Player of the Week
CF Jaime Boozer, Eagle's Cove (Acadia), 12/26 (.462), 2 HR, 9 RBI