BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
23 March 2304
Nuka Cup Tournament Semifinals
The Nuka Cup Tournament is down to its final two teams in the quest for the 2304 Nuka Cup Tournament crown. Both the Atom Cats of the Minutemen League and the Diamond City Swatters of the Railroad League earned their place, each winning two of three games. Those two teams will now face each other in a two game series with the first to two wins claiming the crown. The Roxbury Rad Sox and County Crossing Bloodbugs will meet in the battle for third place in what could be a Sole Survivor Series preview.
Atom Cats (#2 seed in Concord Bracket) vs Roxbury Rad Sox (#1 seed in Roxbury Bracket)
Game 1: Atom 0 vs Roxbury 4
The Rad Sox's Eugene Gym pitched eight shutout innings to earn the victory. Young Goodman was 2 for 4 with a home run, a run. and two RBI. The Cats' Justin Daros' 8th-inning error led to three unearned runs crossing the plate for the Sox to pull away.
Game 2: Roxbury 6 vs Atom 7, 10 inn.
Melon Sanderson of Atom was hot, going 3 for 5 with a home run, a run, and five RBI to lead his team to victory. Tied 6-6 in the 10th, Guru Bean singled in Deer Quickwalker for the walk-off victory.
Game 3: Atom 5 vs Roxbury 2
The Cats earned their way into the Nuka Cup Tournament finals thanks to the solid pitching of Scruffy Taguchi and the bat of Earthbound Bussey. Taguchi pitched 6.0 shutout innings, allowing two hits, walking two, and striking out five. Chopsticks McWilliams earned the save. Bussey was 3 for 4 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored, and an RBI.
Diamond City Swatters (#2 seed in Fort Hagen Bracket) vs County Crossing Bloodbugs (#2 seed in University Point Bracket)
Game 1: Diamond City 1 vs County Crossing 0, 13 inn.
The Swatters' City Moore and the Bloodbugs' Urm Rehfeldt pitched shutouts through 7 innings before giving up time to their teams' bullpens. In the end, Waze Waiting's 13th-inning RBI single was the hit to end it.
Game 2: County Crossing 3 vs Diamond City 4
The Swatters clinched the series as the home team at their home stadium. Jim Synthseeker of the Swatters earned the Game MVP award, going 2 for 3 with a double, a walk, a run, and two RBI. The Bugs' Long Hall was 2 for 4 with two doubles and a run.
Game 3: Diamond City 0 vs County Crossing 3
The Bugs' Gavin Eviritts threw 6.1 shutout innings, and Jesse Bibeault earned the save in County Crossing salvaging a game in the series. Cy Thompson homered for the Bloodbugs.