BNN Report
News from the CBO, MML, BMU, GBRL, and Youth Leagues
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
1 September 2306
The September Super Post
CBO Players of the Month
NCA Hitter - Babs Rooth battered North Charles Association pitchers all August and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.
"I've been around Commonwealth Baseball Organization 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 27-year-old Rooth 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, Rooth hit .429 with 18 home runs, 34 RBIs and scored 30 runs.
Rooth is hitting .340 in 2306 with 113 RBIs and 49 home runs.
SCA Hitter - The South Charles Association Batter of the Month has been chosen for August and the trophy was presented to Barker Cocoa of the University Point Deathclaws.
He stood out this month with a .429 batting average, 33 hits and 7 home runs, along with 19 RBIs and 20 runs scored.
Hitting .406 to date, Cocoa has 43 home runs and 124 RBIs. He has played in 108 games.
NCA Pitcher - When Gavin Eviritts takes the hill, there's a good chance for a County Crossing victory. At least that's the way it was in May.
He excelled with a 5-0 mark and a 3.74 ERA in 6 starts, tossed 45.2 innings, fanned 37, and held enemy hitters to a .186 average.
That's why the Bloodbugs star was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the North Charles Association.
This season Eviritts has 17 wins and 4 losses and a 3.93 ERA.
SCA Pitcher - When Exxie Summerset takes the hill, chances are good for a Vault 81 victory. At least that's the way it was in May.
He excelled with a 5-0 mark and 1.90 ERA in 6 starts, tossed 47.1 innings, fanned 28 and held others clubs to a .193 average.
That's why the Dwellers star was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the South Charles Association.
To date this year Summerset has compiled a 19-1 mark with a 2.30 ERA in 27 starts.
Speaking of Summerset, here is a news story from August 29:
The Vault 81 Dwellers were just hoping for a solid outing from Exxie Summerset. Instead, they got something special.
The 22-year-old hurler tossed a no-hitter against the Quincy Gunners, helping the Dwellers take the 3-0 win.
"I felt good throughout the game," he said after his spectacular outing for the Dwellers. "As I was going into the ninth inning, I wasn't nervous. I knew I had a chance to do something special."
Summerset's repertoire has a slider, circle change, fastball, curveball, and sinker, and he used it all to full advantage, keeping the Quincy hitters off balance all game long. The Vault 81 hurler fanned 6 and walked 1 in his history-making performance.
"His slider looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed," Quincy manager Jason Personhood joked after the game.
For this year Summerset has chalked up 19 wins and 1 loss in 27 starts with 147 strikeouts in 215.2 innings and a 2.30 ERA.
NCA Rookie - Booth Larson is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest North Charles Association Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.
In August the Salem hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .309 average with 21 hits, 7 home runs and 15 RBIs.
This year Larson is batting .310 with 7 home runs.
SCA Rookie - Ken Debate earned August's Rookie of the Month honors in the South Charles Association for last month's performance. The boyish Jamaica Plain left fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.
Debate hit .281 with 13 home runs, 29 RBIs and 22 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.
Debate currently has a .287 batting average with 121 hits, 40 homers, 88 RBIs, 79 runs scored and a .362 OBP.
MML Analysis
All but one division is wrapped up with just two games to play in the regular season. The Burlington Ferals (Slog) of the LL Wade Boggs Division, the Lynn Fortune Finders (Obe) of the LL Matt Murtagh Division, and the Sandwich Bay Snakes (Rox) of the SL Carl Yastrzemski Division have wrapped up their postseason appearances.
In the SL Ted Williams Division, the Natick Big Leaguers (DC) lead the Eastlake Aquaboys (CC) by a game and the Needham Archers (JP) by two. The Archers are visiting the Aquaboys while they both need Natick to drop its games to the Foxborough Minutemen.
MML Players of the Month
LL Hitter - Graygarden Action Boys fans believe they've got a talented young star in Mike Thomson.
He did nothing to dissuade that notion in August, as he hit .384 with 11 home runs, 26 RBIs and 18 runs scored.
The end result was the second baseman being named the Legends League Batter of the Month.
This year Thomson has 45 home runs and a .321 batting average.
SL Hitter - It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 24 Sum Downie has a lot of baseball ahead of him.
But for now the young Sandwich Bay Snakes star can enjoy the numbers he put up in August, which have garnered him the nod as the Stars League Batter of the Month.
His breakout month featured a .422 average with 14 home runs, 34 RBIs and 26 runs scored.
This year Downie has hit at a .367 pace and produced 139 RBIs, 52 home runs and scored 104 runs.
LL Pitcher - The spotlight today is on Tom Sweeney of the Everett Mutant Hounds. The relief ace was chosen as the #1 pitcher in the Legends League for August.
He compiled a 1-0 record and an ERA of 0.00 in 11.1 innings with 8 strikeouts. Sweeney nailed down 11 saves in 11 save opportunities.
To this point in the season, Sweeney has 32 saves in 48 relief appearances with a 5-2 mark and 2.81 ERA. He has 33 strikeouts in 51.1 innings with 14 walks.
SL Pitcher - Jack Arasmith was firing on all cylinders in the month of August with 4 wins as he steamrolled all Stars League opposition on his way to the Pitcher of the Month award.
During the month Arasmith was 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA. He made 6 starts, tossed 43.2 innings and had 31 strikeouts.
On the season Arasmith has a 11-10 record with a 4.56 ERA.
BMU Analysis
The BMU's regular season has concluded with four teams vying for the Boston Minor Series. The Revere Beach Celtics, the Mystic pines Raybathers, the Neponset Park Criticals, and the Somerville Place Sentry Bots are the four teams battling for supremacy.
BMU Players of the Month
CA Hitter - Mystic Pines Raybathers fans may just have witnessed a star player blossoming before their eyes in August.
Zaire Inquisitor put up a remarkable month at the age of 20 and has been named the Commonwealth Association Batter of the Month.
For the month, Inquisitor hit .451 with 9 home runs, 28 RBIs and 30 runs scored.
Currently Inquisitor is hitting .417 and has collected 23 home runs, 91 RBIs and scored 89 times, while playing in 88 games.
MA Hitter - When Dominant Phillips stepped up to the plate in August he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the Massachusetts Association Batter of the Month award.
The young Neponset Park first baseman posted a .436 batting average with 16 home runs, 34 RBIs and scored 26 runs. Phillips also worked pitchers for 13 walks to post a .511 on-base percentage.
Phillips is hitting .358 so far this season with 126 RBIs and 97 runs scored. He has 125 hits including 46 home runs, 55 walks and .450 OBP.
CA Pitcher - August's elite pitcher was Junie Celani of Sanctuary Hills. He silenced Commonwealth Association hitters the entire month and claimed the Pitcher of the Month award with 4 wins and 1 loss in 2 starts.
Celani restricted opposing hitters to a .182 batting average. He rang up 45 strikeouts in 42.1 innings of work, surrendered 9 walks and crafted a 1.28 ERA.
Celani has fashioned a 5-2 mark for the season, 1.94 ERA and thrown 51 innings in 2 starts. Opposing clubs are batting .207 against him.
MA Pitcher - Nickleneck Tabletop of the Marlborough Firemen strung a bunch of high quality starts together in August to earn the Massachusetts Association Pitcher of the Month trophy.
For the month he finished with a superlative 5 wins and no losses and a 1.87 ERA. The Marlborough star started 6 games, pitched 43.1 innings and struck out 40.
This season Tabletop has fanned 93 in 96.2 innings and collected a 7-4 record with a 2.70 ERA.
GBRL Analysis
The GBRL has completed its 2306 season with four teams still standing: the Med-Tek Eyebots, the Nuka Express Chrono Cowboys, the Poseidon Energy Mongrels, and the Fiddler's Green T-60s.
GBRL Players of the Month
NL Hitter - At only 19 years of age, Bruce Timmons could very well have many more months like this last one during his career.
That would be great news for fans of the Belmont Sneakers, as August was one to remember for the catcher and he has captured the North League Batter of the Month award.
On the month he hit .506 with 10 home runs, 33 RBIs and 27 runs scored.
In 85 games this season Timmons has compiled a .447 batting average with 157 hits and 32 home runs. He has also scored 109 times and knocked in 108 runs.
SL Hitter - Glenn Stackstat made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the South League this past month.
The Westing Estate Gunslingers right fielder shined through the month of August and has won the Batter of the Month award.
The 19-year-old hit .439 with 8 home runs, 27 RBIs and 26 runs scored.
This season Stackstat is batting .316 with 67 RBIs, 61 runs scored and 16 home runs.
NL Pitcher - The Pitcher of the Month for August has been picked and the North League award went to Belmont hurler, Sam Apsara.
During the month, Apsara was impressive with a 4.50 ERA and 4 wins and 1 loss. In 22 innings he struck out 33 and gave up 24 hits and 11 walks.
In 7 starts this year Apsara has fashioned a 4-3 record and a 6.10 ERA.
SL Pitcher - August's top-rated pitcher was John O'Brien of Suffolk County Pink Goo. He demoralized South League hitters in posting a 4-0 record and captured the Pitcher of the Month award.
In 4 starts, O'Brien limited opposing batters to a .202 average. He rang up 42 strikeouts in 31.1 innings of work, issued 10 walks, and crafted a 2.87 ERA.
To date this season, O'Brien has registered 17 starts, 10-3 won-lost mark, 3.74 ERA, 110.2 IP, 153 strikeouts and 79 walks. Opposing teams have hit .225 against him.
BYDL Playoffs
Only two teams are standing in the BYDL: the #4 Beantown Sprouts of the NR's Benjamin Franklin Division and the #5 Spectacle Island Specters of the SR's Crispus Attucks Division. Beantown is making its first appearance in the Boston Youth Series, while the Specters are making their second trip, winning it as the Reapers in 2303.
Top prospects from the Sprouts include the freshman trio of 3B Allee Bobbuh, LF Gremlin T. Squearfish, and CF Aaron Wright. Senior SP Ma'Khail Redstick has been hurt for most of the season but is participating in the playoffs.
Spectacle Island is led by two seniors in 2B Lightning Bolt Bunker and 3B Vallhallen Koosalagoopagoop. Freshman RF Innis Sark has been a contributor. Pitching is led by senior SP Make Money, but he had to leave in his last start and may not be back for the series. Senior SP Hard John Horvath will step up in his place as will talented senior SP/RP Carlos Crayon.
SCYL Playoffs
In our last update, we had the finalists for the first Southern Commonwealth Series. Here are the results:
With a 9-7 win over the Freeplat Wicked Goods tonight at Ballpark at the Lighthouse, the Chatham Lighthouse wrapped up their 2nd title in team history.
Chatham left little doubt who was the better club. "Team" was the word of the day as the Lighthouse celebrated the culmination of their banner year in the victors clubhouse following the game.
"Hitting, pitching, fielding; those are all things you need to win, but most importantly you need a team, a team that works together toward the same collective goal," said Chatham manager Bold Todd Oldfield. "Our players felt that way all year and they played that way. When one guy had an off day, 24 others stepped up their game and filled the void."
A jovial mood filled the air as Chatham celebrated into the night. The city's mayor said parade plans were underway and a "huge celebration" in the works.
"We're going to celebrate our team, our championship Chatham Lighthouse," the mayor said.
The champions completed the regular season with a second-place finish in the Cape Cod League Nantucket Sound Division and a 35-35 record.
SCYL Players of the Year
CCL MVP - Fern Bulletgraze of the Provincetown Land Pirates had a fine season this year and today he accepted the Most Valuable Player Award for 2306.
The 15-year-old third baseman put up a .394 average and a .466 on-base percentage, piling up 108 hits, 15 doubles, no triples, 24 home runs, 80 RBIs and 59 runs scored.
He received 15 first place votes out of a possible 16. Wilde Game of the Eastham Rads finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Watch Estheroots of the Truro Hatchlings finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Fern Bulletgraze - Provincetown Land Pirates - 15 - 219
Wilde Game - Eastham Rads - 1 - 146
Watch Estheroots - Truro Hatchlings - 0 - 124
Castor Puzzlemaker - Harwich Fishheads - 0 - 104
Mountainside Rockhand - Wellfleet Beacons - 0 - 101
Tenpenny Luna - Harwich Fishheads - 0 - 76
Beem Ja - West Dennis Menaces - 0 - 52
Enigma Montgomery - West Dennis Menaces - 0 - 34
Fuzzy Russianhat - Nauset Beach Lurk Hunters - 0 - 32
Phoney Brown - West Dennis Menaces - 0 - 23
Felldir Old - Chatham Lighthouse - 0 - 23
Alvin Treeshadow - West Dennis Menaces - 0 - 7
Rolly Thumbs - Provincetown Land Pirates - 0 - 3
PL MVP - The future looks extremely bright for Avrusa Sarethi. At the age of 16, many players are still trying to find their way in Southern Commonwealth Youth League.
Sarethi has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the Providence League Most Valuable Player Award.
"I didn't expect to hit .417 this year, that's for sure," the second baseman said.
The Seekonk Quahog star also put up a .465 on-base percentage this year, with 115 hits, 22 doubles, no triples, 22 home runs, 96 RBIs and 68 runs scored.
He received 12 first place votes out of a possible 16. Azzada Lylvieve of the Seekonk Quahog finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Zero Nought of the Pawtucket Paw Sox finished third with 2 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Avrusa Sarethi - Seekonk Quahog - 12 - 204
Azzada Lylvieve - Seekonk Quahog - 2 - 149
Zero Nought - Pawtucket Paw Sox - 2 - 143
Deez Phantom - Freeplat Wicked Goods - 0 - 100
Cracker Jack Mazerunner - Swansea Nuka Sox - 0 - 88
Zone Hubbard - Woodlawn Red Clay - 0 - 84
Jouane Manette - Freeplat Wicked Goods - 0 - 75
Romlyn Dreth - Woodlawn Red Clay - 0 - 50
Brunwulf Freewinter - Freeplat Wicked Goods - 0 - 24
Boost Widdison - New Bedford Whales - 0 - 17
Herc Megara - Freeplat Wicked Goods - 0 - 9
Can Nutella - Swansea Nuka Sox - 0 - 1
CCL Pitcher - The West Dennis clubhouse staff referred to him as "the kid" this season. Next year Lucky Petman will have to have a new nickname. He earned it after winning the 2306 Cape Cod League Pitcher of the Year Award.
Petman made 18 starts this year, winning 8 and losing 6. He threw 121 innings, fanned 128, allowed 130 hits and 34 walks, while holding opposing teams to a .274 average as he logged an impressive 3.12 ERA.
He received 13 first place votes out of a possible 16. Boston Gloston of the Provincetown Land Pirates finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Sebastian Brakefield of the Truro Hatchlings finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Lucky Petman - West Dennis Menaces - 13 - 103
Boston Gloston - Provincetown Land Pirates - 3 - 73
Sebastian Brakefield - Truro Hatchlings - 0 - 45
Andrew Groom - Truro Hatchlings - 0 - 34
Lucas Frost - Chatham Lighthouse - 0 - 12
Burt Bloodhound - Wellfleet Beacons - 0 - 4
Sarthis Idren - Harwich Fishheads - 0 - 1
PL Pitcher - The Providence League Pitcher of the Year Award winner has been chosen and the trophy goes to Freeplat hurler Hitman Medicman for his outstanding season in 2306.
Medicman was quite impressive with a 12-5 record and a 3.20 ERA. In 18 starts and 135 innings, he struck out 156 and gave up 137 hits and 27 walks. Teams hit .261 against him.
He received 16 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Nervous Patron of the Freeplat Wicked Goods finished second in voting, while Red Eagle of the Woodlawn Red Clay finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Hitman Medicman - Freeplat Wicked Goods - 16 - 112
Nervous Patron - Freeplat Wicked Goods - 0 - 64
Red Eagle - Woodlawn Red Clay - 0 - 41
Mjoll Lioness - Woodlawn Red Clay - 0 - 19
Eddie Housey - Woodlawn Red Clay - 0 - 16
Thrifty Tony Malacara - Woodlawn Red Clay - 0 - 12
Leyden Aigg - Brown U Bubblers - 0 - 3
Josh Woods - Seekonk Quahog - 0 - 3
Festus Krex - Brown U Bubblers - 0 - 2
CCL Reliever - At the young age of only 16, Pop Terror has been named the Cape Cod League Reliever of the Year Award winner for 2306.
The future appears bright for the Wellfleet Beacons relief ace, who captured the award with 12 saves in 23 relief appearances, 42 strikeouts in 24.2 innings and a record of 1-1 to go with his 0.73 ERA.
He received 15 first place votes out of a possible 16. Hogni Redarm of the Wellfleet Beacons finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Scout Many-Marshes of the Chatham Lighthouse finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Pop Terror - Wellfleet Beacons - 15 - 78
Hogni Redarm - Wellfleet Beacons - 1 - 50
Scout Many-Marshes - Chatham Lighthouse - 0 - 14
Reburrus Quintilius - Nauset Beach Lurk Hunters - 0 - 2
PL Reliever - Adventus Caesennius was a calming influence out of the Pawtucket Paw Sox bullpen this season.
His teammates and manager said he had a poised demeanor about him that was typical of someone much older and more experienced. His poise has paid off, as the 16-year-old turned in a sparkling season and has been named the winner of the Providence League Reliever of the Year Award for 2306.
The Worcester, Massachusetts native won the award with 18 saves in 26 relief appearances, 26 strikeouts in 28 innings and a record of 2-0 to go with his 0.32 ERA.
He received 15 first place votes out of a possible 16. C.Q. Ware of the Swansea Nuka Sox finished second in voting, while Sinclair Atlantic of the Seekonk Quahog finished third with 1 first place vote.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Adventus Caesennius - Pawtucket Paw Sox - 15 - 75
C.Q. Ware - Swansea Nuka Sox - 0 - 40
Sinclair Atlantic - Seekonk Quahog - 1 - 22
Jarun Tann - Swansea Nuka Sox - 0 - 4
Robin Darkwing - Pawtucket Paw Sox - 0 - 3