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Nuka News Update
Reporting on the NWL, APL, NWLR, and BBL Leagues
by Evan Guy
19 August 2309
Victory, Orange to Play for Title
The 2309 season has completed with the Victory Cave Crickets set to take on the defending champions of the NWL, the Orange Tourists. Both teams finished the season at 53-37. Orange held the season series advantage, 5-4, thus will be the home team in Game 1.
There were not many records set this season. For season records, CL Josh Kelley of Dark set the single-season saves record of 27, beating his own record shared with Old Buck Buchanan (26).
The APL season is now complete. It was a hard-fought battle for both teams to make it this far. But as the saying goes, "to the victors go the spoils." For the victorious Dry Rock Gulch Convicts, that meant the Amusement Park League Amusement Park Series trophy.
The Convicts took a 6-2 victory over the Kiddie Kingdom Cappies at King Cola Park at Kiddie Kingdom, winning their 1st championship after taking the series 4-3.
"We've got grit," said Convicts catcher Bran Maverly, who was named MVP of the series. "We know how to win when we have to."
The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the APL South Division and a 42-43 record.
For the NWLRL, the following players were award winners:
He may have less experience than most of his NWL Rookie League peers, but that didn't slow Beewith Yu down at all in 2309.
At the age of 22, the Nuka Jolly right fielder has been named the winner of the NWL Rookie League Most Valuable Player Award.
He had a .315 batting average and a .402 on-base percentage this year. In 70 games he piled up 84 hits, 18 doubles, no triples, 28 home runs, 82 RBIs and 49 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 6 first place votes out of a possible 8. Crazy Claws Revere of the Dunmore Ferris Wheels finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Chip N. Pfish of the Red Rocket Radrats finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Beewith Yu - Nuka Jolly Elves - 6 - 102
Crazy Claws Revere - Dunmore Ferris Wheels - 2 - 81
Chip N. Pfish - Red Rocket Radrats - 0 - 56
Ernie DaChicken - Dunmore Ferris Wheels - 0 - 55
Coal Weedeater - Northpoint Reservoir Gulchers - 0 - 49
Eddie Krabappel - Nuka Jolly Elves - 0 - 46
Clyde Rawhide - Nuka Plant Electrics - 0 - 24
Rat Race Lashari - Junkyard Space Cadets - 0 - 15
Convince Morton - Wixon Cola Kings - 0 - 15
Vision Aisling - Dunmore Ferris Wheels - 0 - 14
Wish McCamish - Wixon Cola Kings - 0 - 5
Engie Taw - Hubologist Camp Barkers - 0 - 5
Bust Williams - Nuka Plant Electrics - 0 - 4
Bright Eyes Pounder - Northpoint Reservoir Gulchers - 0 - 1
There's less room in Adrian Beercan's trophy case today after he brought home the 2309 NWL Rookie League Pitcher of the Year Award.
The talented Wixon Cola Kings star finished the year 6-3 with a 3.07 ERA. He struck out 81 in 85 innings while walking 31.
He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 8. Bazine Netal of the Dunmore Ferris Wheels finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Cameron White of the Red Rocket Radrats finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Adrian Beercan - Wixon Cola Kings - 7 - 53
Bazine Netal - Dunmore Ferris Wheels - 1 - 31
Cameron White - Red Rocket Radrats - 0 - 20
Jerry Cheesehead - Dunmore Ferris Wheels - 0 - 13
Lead Zeppelin - Nuka Plant Electrics - 0 - 8
Neil Sapp - Wixon Cola Kings - 0 - 6
Mastodon Reacher - Dunmore Ferris Wheels - 0 - 3
Ralph Wiggum - Junkyard Space Cadets - 0 - 2
Raze Eyebrow of the Red Rocket Radrats said he never set out to win the NWL Rookie League Reliever of the Year Award this season, but he'll certainly take it.
"2309 was a pretty good year for me, that much is obvious," he said. "This is icing on the cake."
The 21-year-old out of Dracut, Massachusetts fashioned a 1.78 ERA this season over 30.1 innings of work. He made 27 relief appearances and had 2 saves, 28 strikeouts, 15 walks and a record of no wins and no losses.
He received 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Tatum Estuary of the Nuka Jolly Elves finished second in voting, while Snake Hips Bahk of the Dunmore Ferris Wheels finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Raze Eyebrow - Red Rocket Radrats - 8 - 40
Tatum Estuary - Nuka Jolly Elves - 0 - 18
Snake Hips Bahk - Dunmore Ferris Wheels - 0 - 14
Vim! View
Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues
by Vikky Vail
18 August 2309
Echo Lake, Grand Hotel Return to Vim! Series
The Grand Hotel Atoms, winners of both the Vim! League and Season Pass Series in 2308, returns to the Vim! Series in 2309 as Harbor Division champions. They will face the champions of the Fog Division, the Echo Lake Harbormen, winners of the 2307 Vim! Series.
The Harbormen finished with a 53-37 record, five games up on second-place Dalton Farm. Grand Hotel was 50-40, taking the Harbor by just two games over Far Harbor. Echo Lake is trying for its third championship, while the Atoms are attempting to win their second.
In the MDIL, the Southwest Harbor Rippers won the Small Bertha Division with a record of 59-31. They will take on the Eagle's Cove Harpooners which won the Old Longfellow Division with a record of 51-39. The Rippers are making their third playoff appearance but have yet to win a championship. The Harpooners are also making their third appearance with one championship in 2303.
For the VRL, here are the awards winners:
The top vote-getter in this year's VIM! Rookie League Most Valuable Player Award balloting was Ricky Day-Z, the outstanding Longfellow shortstop. He finished the season with a .328 average and a .433 on-base percentage. Ricky Day-Z also registered 80 hits, 6 doubles, 3 triples, 15 home runs, 44 RBIs and 66 runs scored.
He ended up tied with Purl Jamme with 91 total votes and 91 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Ricky Day-Z - Longfellow Pips - 4 - 91
Purl Jamme - Kitteredge Rad Rabbits - 4 - 91
Mack Triggerfinger - Longfellow Pips - 0 - 66
Tomik Bellgarde - Longfellow Pips - 0 - 49
Stogie Seabrooke - Rock Point Barnacles - 0 - 48
Bigpaw Berenstain - Huntress Island Ug-Qualtoths - 0 - 37
Pillow Gorffe - Vim Factory Pops - 0 - 21
Jace Spaceghost - Huntress Island Ug-Qualtoths - 0 - 17
Casper Goste - MS Azalea Shipwrecks - 0 - 13
Dude Mode - Glowing Grove Brainiacs - 0 - 12
Ren Stimpy - Rock Point Barnacles - 0 - 8
Batman West - Kitteredge Rad Rabbits - 0 - 8
Trent Daria - Rock Point Barnacles - 0 - 6
Hillevi Cruelsea - MS Azalea Shipwrecks - 0 - 5
Aidan Livingston of the Rock Point Barnacles impressed voters as one of the elite pitchers in the VIM! Rookie League this year. He capped off a sensational 7-2 season by taking home the coveted Pitcher of the Year Award today.
Making 9 starts, he tossed 78 innings, struck out 67, walked 31 and registered a 2.77 ERA.
He received 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Coleman Kcaj of the Rock Point Barnacles finished second in voting, while Greg Solensan of the Fringe Cove Champions finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Aidan Livingston - Rock Point Barnacles - 8 - 56
Coleman Kcaj - Rock Point Barnacles - 0 - 31
Greg Solensan - Fringe Cove Champions - 0 - 12
Edie Ess - Vim Factory Pops - 0 - 11
Arn Governator - Vim Factory Pops - 0 - 9
Local H - Kitteredge Rad Rabbits - 0 - 7
Amray Mukanda - Kitteredge Rad Rabbits - 0 - 7
River Ammunitionman - Rock Point Barnacles - 0 - 3
He may only be 20, but Smart Marcus Elevator of the Rock Point Barnacles has already established himself as one of the elite relievers in the VIM! Rookie League.
The reliever was today named the VRL Reliever of the Year Award winner for 2309.
He won the award with a strong year that saw him put up 19 saves in 30 relief appearances and 30 strikeouts in 32.1 innings. He had a record of 1-1 to go with his 2.78 ERA.
He received 5 first place votes out of a possible 8. Washington Motherson of the Vim Factory Pops finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Octieve San of the Glowing Grove Brainiacs finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Smart Marcus Elevator - Rock Point Barnacles - 5 - 34
Washington Motherson - Vim Factory Pops - 3 - 30
Octieve San - Glowing Grove Brainiacs - 0 - 8