BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
29 March 2305
Roxbury Solid in Start to 2305, Wins Nuka Cup
The Roxbury Rad Sox have started the 2305 season the same way they ended the 2304 season, winning a title, This time, it was the annual preseason tournament, the Nuka Cup.
The Rad Sox swept Jamaica Plain in a rematch of the South Association title series from 2304 to claim the preseason crown heading into a season where the Sox will probably be the favorite to three-peat.
Game 1: Jamaica Plain 0 at Roxbury 6
College Luckyman was red hot on the mound, allowing just one hit in eight innings of shutout ball, as the Rad Sox took Game 1 with ease. Luckyman also walked two batters and struck out eight in dominant performance.
Donn Mattingley led the offensive onslaught with a three-run bomb in the five-run 7th where the Sox pulled away of what was a 1-0 game entering the inning.
Jamaica Plain's Chris Teddybear also pitched well, though he exited the game much earlier than his counterpoint for Roxbury. Teddybear allowed one earned run on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts in 5.0 innings. Matt Breakball was the Red Rockets pitcher to get lit up, allowing five earned runs on four hits, two of them home runs, with a walk and a strikeout.
Game 2: Jamaica Plain 3 at Roxbury 4, 10 inn.
The Red Rockets made a late comeback. but it was not enough as the Rad Sox won the game and the series with a 10-inning win.
The bottom of the 10th inning started out wrong for Jamaica Plain when Doug Dee El struck out pinch hitter Kyle Boohoo, but the ball was out of reach from catcher Ayag Mour. allowing Boohoo to reach first. After Deerlord Fugivmee singled to put runners at first and second, Bloatfly Williams came on to pinch run at second for the possible winning run. Dee El then walked Chris Connexx to load the bases with no outs. Young Goodman then came through, hitting a ball to deep center field, allowing Williams to cross the plate with ease on the sacrifice fly.
Game 3: Jamaica Plain 3 at Roxbury 4
The 2305 Nuka Cup was already clinched, but the two teams were scheduled for three games regardless. In this game, Roxbury exerted its dominance, winning for the second-straight day by a 4-3 score.
The Red Rockets took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st, but the Sox tied the game, 2-2, in the bottom of the 4th on Dustin Shotgun's two-run home run. Roxbury later took the lead in the 6th on rookie Sleve McDichael's two-RBI double. The Rockets later added their final run on Carney Cornseed's solo home run.