BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
7 November 2303
Jonathan Angelou Named NCA's Best Player: Jonathan Angelou took Commonwealth Baseball Organization by storm this year, and he did it all at the age of 24.
For his spectacular campaign, the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys star has been named the 2303 North Charles Association Nuka-Hitter Award recipient.
"To be considered amongst the best in the league is overwhelming," said the right fielder.
On the season he compiled a .313 batting average to go with a .443 on-base percentage. The native of Everett, Massachusetts also added 22 doubles, 6 triples, 46 home runs, 126 RBIs and 110 runs scored.
He received 23 first place votes out of a possible 24. Babs Rooth of the County Crossing Bloodbugs finished second in voting, while Lannie Tykeson of the Easy Town Assaultrons finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Jonathan Angelou - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys - 23 - 331
Babs Rooth - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 0 - 210
Lannie Tykeson - Easy Town Assaultrons - 0 - 173
Maxx Murtagh - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys - 0 - 164
Biter Trout - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 1 - 161
Stu Gains - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 111
Zeldolph Violet - Starlight Lady Killers - 0 - 89
Ben Pawlak - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 0 - 83
Dusty Brownell - Concord Radstags - 0 - 63
Sean Samuels - Easy Town Assaultrons - 0 - 14
Taygun Topaloglu - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 0 - 7
Ricky Ticky Laughy - Sunshine Tidings Chemists - 0 - 5
Michael Fogcrawler - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys - 0 - 2
Jim Tiller - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 0 - 2
Dan Erb - Concord Radstags - 0 - 1
Barker Cocoa Picked SCA's Best Player: It's been a year of triumph for veteran Barker Cocoa of the University Point Deathclaws as he hit his way to the 2303 South Charles Association Nuka-Hitter Award.
The 25-year-old veteran compiled a .365 average and .544 on-base percentage by putting together 141 hits, 19 doubles, 1 triple, 41 home runs and 144 walks. He also scored 112 times and drove in 91 runs.
He received 24 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Melon Sanderson of the Atom Cats finished second in voting, while Oren Gep of the Diamond City Swatters finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Barker Cocoa - University Point Deathclaws - 24 - 336
Melon Sanderson - Atom Cats - 0 - 210
Oren Gep - Diamond City Swatters - 0 - 198
Harry Byrd - Vault 81 Dwellers - 0 - 146
Young Goodman - Roxbury Rad Sox - 0 - 129
Chris Connexx - Roxbury Rad Sox - 0 - 124
Joe Rathmann - FHE Yao Guai - 0 - 106
Knud Bather - Vault 81 Dwellers - 0 - 91
Tomas Jones - University Point Deathclaws - 0 - 32
Earthbound Bussey - Atom Cats - 0 - 26
Tyler Shoemaker - FHE Yao Guai - 0 - 8
Austin Engill - University Point Deathclaws - 0 - 7
Homestay Lovetap - Warwick Mirelurks - 0 - 3
NCA Announces Vim! Pitcher Award: The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making.
It's Derek Green, this year's North Charles Association Vim! Pitcher Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance.
Green compiled a 16-8 record in 30 starts, tallied 227 strikeouts in 222.2 innings and recorded a 2.59 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .219 batting average against him.
He received 24 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Whip Lashley of the County Crossing Bloodbugs finished second in voting, while Beachboy Nut of the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Derek Green - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 24 - 168
Whip Lashley - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 0 - 96
Beachboy Nut - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys - 0 - 72
Urm Rehfeldt - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 0 - 38
Bill Sarnacki - Sunshine Tidings Chemists - 0 - 23
Gavin Eviritts - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 0 - 8
Emperry Alizm - Concord Radstags - 0 - 2
Han Nerfherder - Lexington Synths - 0 - 1
Rad Sox Ace, Vim! Pitcher Award Winner: Nuke Laloosh of the Roxbury Rad Sox outdid his pitching peers this year and has been honored with the 2303 South Charles Association Vim! Pitcher Award.
During his remarkable year Laloosh posted a 13-2 record in 23 starts. In 171.1 innings he yielded 130 hits and 22 walks while striking out 125 and compiling a fine 1.73 ERA.
He received 15 first place votes out of a possible 24. Scruffy Taguchi of the Atom Cats finished second in voting with 8 first place votes, while Chris Teddybear of the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets finished third with 1 first place vote.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Nuke Laloosh - Roxbury Rad Sox - 15 - 140
Scruffy Taguchi - Atom Cats - 8 - 113
Chris Teddybear - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 1 - 69
Eugene Gym - Roxbury Rad Sox - 0 - 62
Gwinnett Southie - Roxbury Rad Sox - 0 - 20
Sheng Kawolski - Diamond City Swatters - 0 - 4
NCA Manager of the Year Award Given to Guai: The County Crossing Bloodbugs called a press conference to announce that field manager Crow Guai had been named North Charles Association Manager of the Year earlier in the day. Staffers congratulated the 57-year-old baseball guru as he approached the podium.
"This city has allowed me to craft a winning ball club," said Guai. "When you take on a new job, there's always some adjustment period, but everyone here has been cooperative. From the bat boys on up. Here's to many more successful seasons for the County Crossing Bloodbugs!"
Guai led County Crossing to a 86-34 record this year and a first place finish in the North Charles Association Brotherhood League.
SCA Best Manager, Kupp of the Roxbury Rad Sox: An outstanding season by the Rad Sox garnered their manager Coffee Kupp the South Charles Association Manager of the Year award for 2303. He led Roxbury to a 83-37 record this year and a first place finish in the South Charles Association Railroad League.
Even so, Kupp seemed less than thrilled. "I don't give a darn about the award," he growled to reporters, "I just want this team to win championships!"
DaWell #1 Rookie This Year: Sunshine Tidings's right fielder Baktu DaWell is the latest winner of the North Charles Association Red Rocket Rookie Award.
During his first year in the league, the 21-year-old DaWell hit .291 with 84 hits, 19 home runs, 58 RBIs and 59 runs scored. He also walked 60 times and put up a .406 on-base percentage.
He received 20 first place votes out of a possible 24. Pipe Wallcrawler of the Finch Farm Four Leafs finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while Silvam Fourteen of the The Slog Ghouls finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Baktu DaWell - Sunshine Tidings Chemists - 20 - 112
Pipe Wallcrawler - Finch Farm Four Leafs - 4 - 80
Silvam Fourteen - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 24
Warwick First Baseman Voted Top SCA Rookie: The South Charles Association has made it official -- Homestay Lovetap is the winner of the Red Rocket Rookie Award.
In 2303 the Warwick first baseman was solid performer with a .273 batting average, 34 home runs and 63 RBIs. Lovetap also had 74 walks and posted a .398 on-base percentage.
He received 24 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Taco LaVergne of the FHE Yao Guai finished second in voting, while Roger Coker of the Goodneighbor Hancocks finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Homestay Lovetap - Warwick Mirelurks - 24 - 120
Taco LaVergne - FHE Yao Guai - 0 - 55
Roger Coker - Goodneighbor Hancocks - 0 - 22
Rick Pickle - Egret Ninjas - 0 - 16
Quest Dawg - Warwick Mirelurks - 0 - 2
Jig McGhee - Warwick Mirelurks - 0 - 1
Big Hitters Get Named NCA BosCom Positional Hitter Award Winners: The North Charles Association BosCom Positional Hitter Award is a coveted award that goes to the player at each position with the strongest offensive performance in the past year. The winners for 2303 are:
Pitcher
Lannie Tykeson (Easy Town Assaultrons)
.326/.413/.606, 436 AB, 34 HR, 179 wRC+, 5.4 WAR
Catcher
Biter Trout (County Crossing Bloodbugs)
.385/.502/.488, 408 AB, 3 HR, 183 wRC+, 7.8 WAR
First Baseman
Lannie Tykeson (Easy Town Assaultrons)
.326/.413/.606, 436 AB, 34 HR, 179 wRC+, 5.4 WAR
Second Baseman
Dan Ackerman (Salem Witch Hats)
.272/.363/.450, 449 AB, 18 HR, 124 wRC+, 4.4 WAR
Third Baseman
Taygun Topaloglu (County Crossing Bloodbugs)
.309/.372/.482, 514 AB, 19 HR, 3 SB, 136 wRC+, 4.4 WAR
Shortstop
Nick Maris (Starlight Lady Killers)
.281/.395/.422, 474 AB, 10 HR, 10 SB, 133 wRC+, 4.3 WAR
Left Fielder
Stu Gains (The Slog Ghouls)
.305/.421/.606, 426 AB, 35 HR, 178 wRC+, 6.2 WAR
Center Fielder
Maxx Murtagh (Nordhagen Beach Party Boys)
.265/.396/.578, 453 AB, 37 HR, 10 SB, 169 wRC+, 7.4 WAR
Right Fielder
Jonathan Angelou (Nordhagen Beach Party Boys)
.313/.443/.700, 444 AB, 46 HR, 6 SB, 110 R, 126 RBI, 7.9 WAR
BosCom Positional Hitter Award Winners Named for the SCA: The South Charles Association passed out some hardware today, naming the BosCom Positional Hitter Award recipients for 2303.
The hitters who came out on top for their position this year are:
Pitcher
Evan Before (Egret Ninjas)
.302/.318/.465, 43 AB, 2 HR, 62 wRC+, -0.2 WAR
Catcher
Tyler Shoemaker (FHE Yao Guai)
.284/.381/.458, 454 AB, 12 HR, 1 SB, 134 wRC+, 4.6 WAR
First Baseman
Barker Cocoa (University Point Deathclaws)
.365/.544/.738, 386 AB, 41 HR, 1 SB, 112 R, 246 wRC+, 10.7 WAR
Second Baseman
Harry Byrd (Vault 81 Dwellers)
.302/.406/.586, 444 AB, 33 HR, 16 SB, 172 wRC+, 6.4 WAR
Third Baseman
Mike Gadzinski (Oberland T-51s)
.267/.393/.489, 307 AB, 16 HR, 146 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
Shortstop
Knud Bather (Vault 81 Dwellers)
.302/.403/.606, 404 AB, 32 HR, 23 SB, 178 wRC+, 6.5 WAR
Left Fielder
Young Goodman (Roxbury Rad Sox)
.289/.441/.540, 443 AB, 28 HR, 5 SB, 104 R, 174 wRC+, 6.3 WAR
Center Fielder
Earthbound Bussey (Atom Cats)
.291/.405/.441, 485 AB, 12 HR, 22 SB, 135 wRC+, 6.0 WAR
Right Fielder
Melon Sanderson (Atom Cats)
.329/.437/.719, 420 AB, 45 HR, 1 SB, 110 R, 110 RBI, 7.2 WAR
NCA Fallon's Reliever Award Winner Named: Justin Wilkerson said he thinks hitters often underestimate him, as he's only 24 years old.
But he'll certainly be getting a lot more respect now, as the Salem Witch Hats rising star has won the North Charles Association Fallon's Reliever Award for 2303.
He captured the award on the strength of his 0.15 ERA over 58.1 innings. He also had 25 saves in 51 relief appearances, 62 strikeouts and only 20 walks.
He received 19 first place votes out of a possible 24. Bobby Carvajal of the Concord Radstags finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Jesse Bibeault of the County Crossing Bloodbugs finished third with 3 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Justin Wilkerson - Salem Witch Hats - 19 - 106
Bobby Carvajal - Concord Radstags - 1 - 47
Jesse Bibeault - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 3 - 40
Kevin Marsh - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 1 - 23
Prater Named Top Reliever for SCA: At the age of 25, Wick Prater says he still has a lot to learn about life in Commonwealth Baseball Organization.
But he certainly seems to be a quick study, as the Quincy Gunners reliever was better than all others this year and has captured the 2303 South Charles Association Fallon's Reliever Award.
"I hope to win this a few more times before all is said and done in my career," the
Fall River, Massachusetts native said.
For the season, Prater had 19 saves in 44 relief appearances, which totaled 47.2. He fanned 42 betters, while walking 19 and put up a record of 2-2 to go with his 1.70 ERA.
He received 13 first place votes out of a possible 24. Mike Woodrow of the Goodneighbor Hancocks finished second in voting with 8 first place votes, while Doug Dee El of the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets finished third with 2 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Wick Prater - Quincy Gunners - 13 - 86
Mike Woodrow - Goodneighbor Hancocks - 8 - 73
Doug Dee El - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 2 - 29
Tom Mannequin - FHE Yao Guai - 1 - 27
Freedom Williams - University Point Deathclaws - 0 - 1
NCA Honors Corvega Top Defender Award Winners: "Ball hawk" is a good name for the members of the defensive elite, the players who make leather shine. The fielders who crashed the wall, leapt in the air, and dove in the hole better than any others during 2303 have been tabbed as the North Charles Association's Corvega Top Defender Award winners. Here are this year's best:
Pitcher
Lannie Tykeson (Easy Town Assaultrons)
Catcher
Mike Swift (Nordhagen Beach Party Boys)
First Baseman
Antonio Toeclaw (Salem Witch Hats)
Second Baseman
Danny Suarez (Finch Farm Four Leafs)
Third Baseman
Tib Shorthop (Finch Farm Four Leafs)
Shortstop
Rick Rolled (Abernathy Adamantium)
Left Fielder
B.J. Perez (Sunshine Tidings Chemists)
Center Fielder
Millioncap Go (Lexington Synths)
Right Fielder
Gene Leftswipe (Concord Radstags)
SCA Best Gloves of 2303 Chosen: On the defensive side of the game pitchers always get the glory, but the best pitchers know their success hinges on the gloves behind them. The defensive dream team in the South Charles Association for 2303 has been announced, and the Corvega Top Defender Award trophies will be presented to these outstanding fielders:
Pitcher
John Oldsink (Goodneighbor Hancocks)
Catcher
Racky Westheim (Oberland T-51s)
First Baseman
Barker Cocoa (University Point Deathclaws)
Second Baseman
Rabbit Forest (Atom Cats)
Third Baseman
Donn Mattingley (Roxbury Rad Sox)
Shortstop
Hopper Hayes (Egret Ninjas)
Left Fielder
Danny Honeycutt (Oberland T-51s)
Center Fielder
Earthbound Bussey (Atom Cats)
Right Fielder
Baywatch Fischler (Quincy Gunners)