BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
21 March 2305
2305 Nuka Cup - Quarterfinals
18 March
Three of the four home teams took care of business with the sole exception being the CBO's defending champions falling 4-3 to University Point.
The Deathclaws jumped all over Roxbury starter Gwinnett Southie in the top of the 1st, scoring three of their four runs. Aesed Hayjen, Chris Recore, and Barker Cocoa all led off the game with singles. Hayjen scored on Recore's single after stealing second. Later in the inning, Southie walked Bobb County to score the second run. Bill Chaney then singled in Cocoa. The Claws left the bases loaded but batted nine.
Nordhagen Beach had the day's biggest blowout, 11-2 over Starlight, thanks to a nine-run 4th inning. With Lady Killers starter Jonathan Newman on the mound, the Boys started their one-out rally. Jonathan Angelou and Michael Fogcrawler singled and then Dirty Dog Sapienza walked to load the bases. Mike Swift then singled in Angelou. Aaron Sinn and Pointie Shroud followed with RBO singles, leaving the bases loaded and three runs plated. Pitcher Matt Ranger then hit a two-RBI double, chasing Newman for Ray Human. Maxx Murtagh thanked the pitching change by hitting a three-run blast on the first pitch he saw from Human. Jumper Hayes then made it back-to-back, overcoming his earlier out. After Angelou walked, Fogcrawler was then hit by a pitch, causing a standoff for a couple of minutes. Sapienza singled to reload the bases but the next two batters were out. In all, the Party Boys brought 15 batters to the plate, had nine hits, walked twice, had one player hit by a pitch, and scored nine runs in the inning.
County Crossing and FHE both earned wins thanks to solid pitching. For the Bloodbugs, they used the arm of Urm Rehfeldt, allowing no runs on four hits with three walks and seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings of shutout ball in their 4-1 win over Jamaica Plain. Peak Sizeman was the hero for the Yao Guai in their 4-0 victory over Salem. Sizeman pitched 7.2 innings, allowing three runs, walking three, and striking out five.
19 March
Jamaica Plain and County Crossing had the highest-scoring game on the day, scoring 15 total runs in the Red Rockets' 9-6 victory. It marked the second-straight day that three of the home teams took victory.
The Rockets tied the series 1-1 thanks in part to four home runs and seven overall extra-base hits. Bulleye Shooterson had the most impressive line, going 3 for 4 with a triple, a home run, a walk, two runs scored, and two runs batted in.
Roxbury was able to tie their series 1-1 with a 7-4 victory over University Point. The Rad Sox were powered by a five-run 6th inning to give them the lead for good. With the Claws' Phlip Wallace on the mound and a 2-2 game, Donn Mattingley singled to start the 6th and advanced to second on Young Goodman's fielder's choice. Duncan MacCready then hit a two-run home run for a 4-2 lead. With James Schwerdtfeger replacing Wallace, the Sox continued their offensive. Purple Gupta and Dustin Shotgun both walked. With runners on first and third and two outs, Roxbury starter Nuka Laloosh doubled in both runners for a 6-2 advantage. Deerlord Fugivmee then singled in Laloosh to complete the inning's scoring.
Nordhagen Beach and FHE both won their games and series thanks to outstanding pitching performances. The Party Boys earned a 5-1 run thanks to their ace, Beachboy Nut. Nut allowed one earned run on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts in 8.1 innings. The Yao Guai had an 11-1 shellacking of Salem thanks to Tristan Marble allowing only one earned run on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Daddy-O Sixx pitched the final three scoreless innings for the save.
20 March
There were two series already clinched but a game left to play. The Nordhagen Beach Party Boys clinched their series, but dropped Game 3 to Starlight, 10-3. FHE clinched but completed the sweep with a 9-3 victory over Salem.
The other two series were tied with the winner moving on to play in the next round. In the first game, of those series rubber matches, Jamaica Plain took a 2-0 victory over County Crossing to clinch a spot in the Semifinals against the Yao Guai.
The Red Rockets' Chris Teddybear threw 6.0 innings of shutout ball, allowing five hits, walking two, and striking out one. T-Bone Heagy and Doug Dee El pitched the final three innings to complete the shutout. The Bugs' Bendy Barman suffered the loss, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts. The only run given up that mattered was Bulleye Shooterson's 2nd-inning solo home run.
In the final game of the day, the defending CBO champions, the Roxbury Rad Sox, defeated University Point, 6-2, to move on to the Semifinals against Nordhagen Beach. The Sox were powered by a solid performance from College Luckyman who allowed a run on three hits with a walk and three strikeouts in 6.1 innings. Dustin MacCready continued his hot hand, going 3 for 4 with a home run, a run, and two RBI.
