BNN Monthly Report
Last Month in the CBO, BMU, GBRL, and Youth Leagues
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
1 September 2304
Month's Outstanding Players
CBO
NCA Hitter - Michael Fogcrawler of the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys stood out in August with a .376 batting average against North Charles Association pitchers to land him the Batter of the Month award.
The 26-year-old left fielder totaled 14 home runs, 30 RBIs and 19 runs scored. He also chipped in 12 walks for a .449 on-base percentage.
So far this year Fogcrawler has 37 home runs and a .291 batting average.
SCA Hitter - Tomas Jones of the University Point Deathclaws was named the South Charles Association's best batter for his fine performance in August.
He compiled a .427 batting average and .444 on-base percentage during the month. In 22 games he piled up 38 hits, 12 home runs, 34 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
Thus far this year Jones is batting .319 with 32 home runs, 108 RBIs and 74 runs scored.
NCA Pitcher - Jesse Bibeault was the #1 pitcher in August according to the voters. He completely shut down opposing teams to win the North Charles Association Pitcher of the Month Award.
County Crossing's star reliever held the opposition to a .250 average and put up 10 saves and 16 strikeouts in 11.1 innings with a 2-0 mark and a 0.79 ERA.
In 2304 Bibeault has collected 30 saves. He has 53 strikeouts and 27 walks in 46 innings while registering a 3.13 ERA and a 4-4 won-lost record.
SCA Pitcher - The premier pitcher this past month in the South Charles Association was Jerry Weisman of the FHE Yao Guai. He was one mighty tough pitcher, finishing August with a sensational 5-0 record and a 2.25 ERA.
The Yao Guai star made 6 starts and surrendered 39 hits in 44 innings. He struck out 28 and walked 13.
In 26 starts this year Weisman has recorded a 13-7 record and a 4.44 ERA.
NCA Rookie - John Windman's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young The Slog first baseman has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.
In August he was voted the Rookie of the Month.
During the month he hit .309 with 6 doubles, no triples and 11 home runs. Windman also scored 15 times and drove in 29 runs.
Windman is batting .232 with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs this season.
SCA Rookie - Diamond Ball earned August's Rookie of the Month honors in the South Charles Association for last month's performance. The boyish Spectacle Island second baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.
Ball hit .333 with 7 home runs, 14 RBIs and 15 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.
Ball is currently hitting at a .319 pace with 36 home runs and 72 RBIs.
BMU
Regular Season Winners
CA Dark Hollow Pond League - Greentop Nursery Night People (Atom) 48-40
CA Cambridge League - Union Hope Lifegivers (Oberland) 56-32
MA Downtown League - Cabot House Triggermen (Nordhagen Beach) 60-28
MA Glowing Sea League - Eastlake Aquaboys (County Crossing) 54-34
CA Hitter - Machete Thompson battered Commonwealth Association pitchers all August and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.
"I've been around Boston Minor Union long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 32-year-old Thompson told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I might not take the field, and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."
In 22 games, Thompson hit .333 with 20 home runs, 39 RBIs and scored 22 runs.
This season Thompson is hitting .317 with 26 hits, 21 home runs, 41 RBIs, scored 23 runs and played in 24 games.
MA Hitter - Justin Loki has a lot going for him. The Eastlake right fielder just broke into the majors this year and now the Massachusetts Association has just picked him as its top hitter for August.
In 22 games last month this outstanding rookie batted .368 with 16 home runs, 32 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
So far this year Loki is batting .337 with 29 home runs, 54 RBIs and 45 runs scored.
CA Pitcher - Last month's cream of the crop on the mound was Randy Kaplan of the Everett Mutant Hounds. He captured the Commonwealth Association Pitcher of the Month award for his outstanding performance in August.
Kaplan started 5 games, threw 36.2 innings, yielded 25 hits and logged a 4-0 record. He put down 25 batters on strikes, walked 5 and compiled a 0.98 ERA. Opposing teams batted .192 against him.
This year Kaplan has a 7-3 record with a 2.45 ERA in 13 starts.
MA Pitcher - When Aaron Demps takes the mound, a Cabot House victory is usually the result. That was the case in August.
That's why he was voted the Massachusetts Association Pitcher of the Month.
Demps throttled league hitters the whole month with an impressive 4-0 mark and 1.35 ERA in 5 starts. The Triggermen star hurler also rung up 24 strikeouts in 33.1 innings.
This year Demps has registered 12 wins and 2 losses in 22 starts with a 1.70 ERA while registering 116 strikeouts and 54 walks in 148 innings.
GBRL
Regular Season Winners
NL Northeast Division - Lynn Fortune Finders (Oberland) 56-32
NL Northwest Division - Walden Pond Poets (Nordhagen Beach) 54-34
SL Southeast Division - Neponset Park Criticals (Salem) 52-36
SL Southwest Division - Beantown Brewers (Egret) 60-28
NL Hitter - For a rookie just breaking in, Hazmatt Zuniga certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the NL Batter of the Month award for August.
The 21-year-old third baseman for the Outpost Zimonja Strongbacks hit .345 with 12 home runs, 29 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
Looking at his stats this year, Zuniga has compiled a .332 batting average, while hitting 19 home runs and driving in 56 runs. He has played in 54 games and scored 50 runs.
SL Hitter - Magnum Peaeye put together a good August to earn the South League Batter of the Month prize. A virtual unknown, he made the most of his chance to prove to Atomatoys Factory officials that he belongs on the big league roster.
The Buttercups right fielder posted a .448 batting average with 9 home runs, 28 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
This season Peaeye is swinging the bat at a .406 rate with 144 hits in 355 at-bats. To date he has hit 40 home runs, scored 83 runs and driven in 116.
NL Pitcher - The Pitcher of the Month for August has been picked and the North League award went to Arlington hurler, Victor Marinkovic.
During the month, Marinkovic was impressive with a 2.67 ERA and 4 wins and no losses. In 33.2 innings he struck out 33 and gave up 30 hits and 17 walks.
On his stats sheet this season Marinkovic shows a 7-6 record, 3 starts, 92.1 innings, 81 strikeouts and a 5.65 ERA.
SL Pitcher - Which South League hurler dominated in the month of August?
According to the voters who decide the South League Pitcher of the Month award, it was Ryan Downing of the Beantown Brewers.
He put together a record of 5-1 with an ERA of 2.40 in 6 starting assignments. In addition, he struck out 58 in 48.2 innings.
His record this year is 13-5 in 22 starts and Downing has a 3.35 ERA.
BYDL - Top Award Winners
NR MVP - He may have less experience than most of his Boston Youth Development League peers, but that didn't slow Family Sam Partridge down at all in 2304.
At the age of 15, the Boston Harbor right fielder has been named the winner of the North Region Most Valuable Player Award.
He had a .393 batting average and a .465 on-base percentage this year. In 77 games he piled up 118 hits, 18 doubles, 2 triples, 37 home runs, 91 RBIs and 78 runs scored.
"I'm blown away by the season I was able to put together," he said. "I'm looking forward to trying to do it all again next year."
He received 36 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Seemly Sam Tucker of the Wattz Ups finished second in voting, while Cypher Raige of the Fraternal Post 115 Leaders finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Family Sam Partridge - Boston Harbor Harborfellows - 36 - 504
Seemly Sam Tucker - Wattz Ups - 0 - 298
Cypher Raige - Fraternal Post 115 Leaders - 0 - 283
Duff Fee - Green Future Sea Urchins - 0 - 270
Brennan Colt-45 - Concord-Lexington Minuteboys - 0 - 217
Keg Gutterson - Pleasant Minigunners - 0 - 107
DuLove Somebody - Stoneham Commandos - 0 - 100
Pomeroy Ignoramus - Kendall Hospital Yahoos - 0 - 81
Gavin Deux-Gas - Wattz Ups - 0 - 79
Nick Webgrease - Pleasant Minigunners - 0 - 53
Winslow Beaver - Beerthirty Sippers - 0 - 37
Lightning Rod Forth - Beantown Sprouts - 0 - 21
Letsgo Places - South Charles Bank Moonies - 0 - 17
Nate Ransom - Pleasant Minigunners - 0 - 17
Rowdy Rodney Holt - Pleasant Minigunners - 0 - 12
Axel Rawlings - South Charles Bank Moonies - 0 - 7
Polite Richardson - Fraternal Post 115 Leaders - 0 - 7
Admiral Kelm - Lynn Pier Gamers - 0 - 6
Zeke Zoonatik - Beantown Sprouts - 0 - 5
Trey Lickrock - Lynn Pier Gamers - 0 - 2
Jacob Tarberry - North Charles Bank Goonies - 0 - 1
SR MVP - Missile Crews took Boston Youth Development League by storm this year, and he did it all at the age of 15.
For his spectacular campaign, the West Quincy Atomatoys star has been named the 2304 South Region Most Valuable Player Award recipient.
"To be considered amongst the best in the league is overwhelming," said the center fielder.
On the season he compiled a .430 batting average to go with a .495 on-base percentage. The native of Somerville, Massachusetts also added 13 doubles, no triples, 34 home runs, 86 RBIs and 73 runs scored.
He received 36 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Aaron Squire of the Spectacle Island Specters finished second in voting, while Tuck Wilson of the Thompson Heights Earthlings finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Missile Crews - West Quincy Atomatoys - 36 - 504
Aaron Squire - Spectacle Island Specters - 0 - 320
Tuck Wilson - Thompson Heights Earthlings - 0 - 292
Hillyer Bryan - Boston Common Baby Bellies - 0 - 237
Duncan Donutz - Castle Freedom - 0 - 173
Root Beer - South Beach Waves - 0 - 147
Propellor Perimeter - South Beach Waves - 0 - 145
Chin Chin Chickerling - Boston Common Baby Bellies - 0 - 97
Blaine Bishop - Castle Freedom - 0 - 79
Syd Thriftstore - State House Orphans - 0 - 65
Buck Cassidy - Thompson Heights Earthlings - 0 - 20
Stool Ordaz - Andrew Station Southies - 0 - 15
Brave Nick Johnson - Spectacle Island Specters - 0 - 12
Kevin Pullup - South Beach Waves - 0 - 9
Steele Behind - Spectacle Island Specters - 0 - 6
Yoink Yukon - Hester Mechanists - 0 - 2
Garland Team - Hester Mechanists - 0 - 1
NR Pitcher - Paul Stains joined an elite group of pitchers today by picking up the North Region Pitcher of the Year Award for 2304.
The 16-year-old hurler finished the year 14-3 for the North Charles Bank Goonies, piling up 146.2 innings, registering 204 strikeouts and walking 42 on his way to a solid 1.78 ERA.
He received 36 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Scott Fuhr of the Lynn Pier Gamers finished second in voting, while Saint O'Fender of the Lynn Pier Gamers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Paul Stains - North Charles Bank Goonies - 36 - 252
Scott Fuhr - Lynn Pier Gamers - 0 - 140
Saint O'Fender - Lynn Pier Gamers - 0 - 100
Taki Undertaker - Pleasant Minigunners - 0 - 50
Darius Livers - Beantown Sprouts - 0 - 46
Flirt Perez - Pleasant Minigunners - 0 - 12
Ma'Khail Redstick - Beantown Sprouts - 0 - 12
SR Pitcher - Mister Burns was overpowering this season for the Needham Radstorm and earned the 2304 South Region Pitcher of the Year Award for his efforts.
In a standout year he went 11-2 in 19 starts with 145 strikeouts in 128.2 innings and a 2.38 ERA.
He received 22 first place votes out of a possible 36. Hard John Horvath of the Spectacle Island Specters finished second in voting with 8 first place votes, while Kyle Gunnels of the Diamond City Newsboys finished third with 2 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Mister Burns - Needham Radstorm - 22 - 198
Hard John Horvath - Spectacle Island Specters - 8 - 150
Kyle Gunnels - Diamond City Newsboys - 2 - 94
Clubhouse Treelover - Weymouth Locksmiths - 4 - 86
Make Money - Spectacle Island Specters - 0 - 84
NR Reliever - At the young age of only 15, Wild Mouse Vavoom has been named the North Region Reliever of the Year Award winner for 2304.
The future appears bright for the Boston Harbor Harborfellows relief ace, who captured the award with 18 saves in 28 relief appearances, 50 strikeouts in 37 innings and a record of 1-0 to go with his 1.22 ERA.
He received 26 first place votes out of a possible 36. Cole Trick of the Marblehead Mess finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while Cracker Koenig of the Fraternal Post 115 Leaders finished third with 6 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Wild Mouse Vavoom - Boston Harbor Harborfellows - 26 - 158
Cole Trick - Marblehead Mess - 4 - 88
Cracker Koenig - Fraternal Post 115 Leaders - 6 - 58
Electric Willis - South Charles Bank Moonies - 0 - 20
SR Reliever - At the age of 14, Flipper Dolphin says he still has a lot to learn about life in Boston Youth Development League.
But he certainly seems to be a quick study, as the Castle Freedom reliever was better than all others this year and has captured the 2304 South Region Reliever of the Year Award.
"I hope to win this a few more times before all is said and done in my career," the
Burlington, Massachusetts native said.
For the season, Dolphin had 16 saves in 26 relief appearances, which totaled 39.2. He fanned 56 betters, while walking 16 and put up a record of 5-0 to go with his 1.59 ERA.
He received 36 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Flapjack Rubenstein of the South Beach Waves finished second in voting, while Clee Vland of the West Quincy Atomatoys finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Flipper Dolphin - Castle Freedom - 36 - 180
Flapjack Rubenstein - South Beach Waves - 0 - 74
Clee Vland - West Quincy Atomatoys - 0 - 65
Nick Nasty - Avon Lakers - 0 - 2
Crime Spree Ruiz - Thompson Heights Earthlings - 0 - 2
Ned Flanders - Needham Radstorm - 0 - 1
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