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Nuka News Update
Reporting on the NWL, APL, NWLR, and BBL Leagues
by Evan Guy
1 August 2310
Victory and Grape Battle While Dark Nears Clinching
The Victory Cave Crickets and Grape Painted Ghouls are knotted up at 42-33 with 15 games left to play in the 2310 season. The Cave Crickets have a 9-6 season series edge, and the two teams meet one more time in a three-game series to complete the season.
Meanwhile, the Dark Bloodworms at 50-25 hold a 10-game lead over Cherry with a Magic # of 6. The Bloodworms, which have never been to the playoffs, have dominated the South Bradberton Division.
At only 22 years of age, Shill Gehrig could very well have many more months like this last one during his career.
That would be great news for fans of the Orange Tourists, as July was one to remember for the left fielder and he has captured the Nuka World League Batter of the Month award.
On the month he hit .376 with 7 home runs, 22 RBIs and 19 runs scored.
Presently Gehrig is batting .316 and has collected 18 home runs, 55 RBIs, .383 OBP and scored 56 runs.
There's no doubt that Bloodworms starter Ed Homestead earned his Nuka World League Pitcher of the Month award. He left absolutely no room for doubt as he mowed his way through the opposition in July.
During the month Homestead was 5-0 with a 1.14 ERA. He made 6 starts, tossed 39.1 innings and had 26 strikeouts.
Up to now Homestead has recorded a record of 12-3. In 18 starts he has fanned 87 batters in 122.2 innings with a 2.64 ERA.
Meanwhile, the Amusement Park League is in its final week with both the Nuka Bottling Plant Pack and Nuka Town Operators already clinching their spot in the Amusement Park Series. The Pack are three-time champions with their last coming two seasons ago. The Operators have will be making their first appearance in the Amusement Park Series.
Not known for his offensive prowess, Goodwill Gomez set the league afire in July and took home the Amusement Park League Batter of the Month award.
The Galactic Zone first baseman posted a steady .461 batting average, 6 home runs, 26 RBIs and 25 runs.
Presently Gomez is batting .381 with 102 hits and 13 home runs. He has knocked in 51 runs and scored 62 times.
The Amusement Park League scribes have picked July's Pitcher of the Month and have given the trophy to Ornfree Taa of Galactic Zone. He was devastating on the mound last month with a standout 6-1 mark.
The G-Force star hurler made 7 starts with a 2.98 ERA and surrendered 39 hits in 45.1 innings. He struck out 31 and walked 11.
This year Taa has a 7-6 record with a 4.92 ERA.
The Dunmore Ferris Wheels were good enough to get past the Northpoint Reservoir Gulchers at Storm Stadium today and secure the 4th championship in franchise history.
"When you wear Ferris Wheels on your shirt, you're good at something," Dunmore skipper Greg Hammerberg told the press.
Ferris Wheels first baseman Bleeding Gums Murphy was named MVP of the series after he went .357 with 2 home runs and 9 RBI.
"It feels totally incredible," Murphy said. "I could live to 1,000 years old and I'd remember this moment."
The new champions capped off a great season with a 9-3 victory over the Gulchers to win the NWL Rookie Series 3-1.
When Jonathan Risper stepped up to the plate in July he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the NWL Rookie League Batter of the Month award.
The young Nuka Plant left fielder posted a .510 batting average with 3 home runs, 12 RBIs and scored 15 runs. Risper also worked pitchers for 11 walks to post a .587 on-base percentage.
Risper has registered a career batting average of .255 with 178 hits, 47 homers and 121 RBIs.
Nuka Plant's Sean Jones hated to see July end. It was one of the single greatest months the reliever has posted, and the 22-year-old reliever did so well that he garnered enough votes for the NWL Rookie League Pitcher of the Month trophy.
Jones held the opposition to a .154 batting average in 3 relief appearances. He worked 7.1 innings, collected no saves, sat down 8 on strikes and posted a 3-0 record and a 1.23 ERA.
Jones has 3 saves in his career with a 12-4 record and a 3.91 ERA.
Look Campos of the Hadley Falls Reactors had a fine season this year and today he accepted the Most Valuable Player Award for 2310.
The 15-year-old first baseman put up a .355 average and a .465 on-base percentage, piling up 50 hits, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 13 home runs, 33 RBIs and 31 runs scored.
He received 12 first place votes out of a possible 16. Cross Lem of the Bay Path Voyagers finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while Reginald Barclay of the South Bradberton Tycoons finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Look Campos - Hadley Falls Reactors - 12 - 202
Cross Lem - Bay Path Voyagers - 4 - 156
Reginald Barclay - South Bradberton Tycoons - 0 - 116
Shower DeVries - Holyoke Mech Dragons - 0 - 96
Dick Bender - Mad Mulligan Travelers - 0 - 92
Gilly Eartheater - Ol Sugartop Buckaroos - 0 - 87
Bad Henry Erren - Mad Mulligan Travelers - 0 - 77
Percy Chun - Holyoke Mech Dragons - 0 - 67
Phenom Smith - Fizztop Mountain Conquerors - 0 - 30
Plum Nauterize - Mad Mulligan Travelers - 0 - 19
Topspeed Caraballo - Chicopee Galaxy - 0 - 1
Lexx Ruthless - Chicopee Galaxy - 0 - 1
Ozzie McHenry of the Chicopee Galaxy was in command and couldn't do much wrong when he was on the mound this season. His outstanding 1-0 won-lost mark and 1.65 ERA were big factors in his winning the 2310 Bradberton Boys League Pitcher of the Year Award.
In 54.2 innings of work and 11 starts, McHenry struck out 67 while giving up 36 hits and 27 walks. He held opposing batters to a .187 average.
He received 10 first place votes out of a possible 16. Rocker Duran of the Bay Path Voyagers finished second in voting with 5 first place votes, while Lefty Carlton of the Mad Mulligan Travelers finished third with 1 first place vote.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Ozzie McHenry - Chicopee Galaxy - 10 - 92
Rocker Duran - Bay Path Voyagers - 5 - 57
Lefty Carlton - Mad Mulligan Travelers - 1 - 37
Edgar Dreamland - Forest Park Brahmiluffs - 0 - 31
Deacon McKechnie - King Cola Youths - 0 - 31
Turtle Yennisaw - King Cola Youths - 0 - 12
Bet Goodson - Bay Path Voyagers - 0 - 11
Rude Rube Waddell - Mad Mulligan Travelers - 0 - 1
At the age of 17, York Sinatra says he still has a lot to learn about life in Bradberton Boys League.
But he certainly seems to be a quick study, as the Ol Sugartop Buckaroos reliever was better than all others this year and has captured the 2310 Bradberton Boys League Reliever of the Year Award.
"I hope to win this a few more times before all is said and done in my career," the
Coventry, Connecticut native said.
For the season, Sinatra had 13 saves in 20 relief appearances, which totaled 22. He fanned 24 betters, while walking 4 and put up a record of 1-0 to go with his 0.00 ERA.
He received 14 first place votes out of a possible 16. Frisbee Firth of the Bay Path Voyagers finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Rum Knoffen of the Ol Sugartop Buckaroos finished third with 1 first place vote.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
York Sinatra - Ol Sugartop Buckaroos - 14 - 76
Frisbee Firth - Bay Path Voyagers - 1 - 40
Rum Knoffen - Ol Sugartop Buckaroos - 1 - 27
Magician Steam - Starport Nuka Hubologists - 0 - 1
Vim! View
Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues
by Vikky Vail
1 July 2310
Fog Division Still Up for Grabs, Harbor Division Down to Two
The Fog Division has all four teams alive with 15 games to play. The Echo Lake Harbormen lead the division with a 40-35 record, but they are only five games ahead of 4th-place Dalton Farm. The Harbormen and National Park Gulpers are the only two teams in the division above .500 and are just a game apart. It appears one of those two teams will win.
In the Harbor Division, Cranberry Island and Acadia are already eliminated, so Grand Hotel, up by five games, and Far Harbor are the two remaining. One of those two teams have won the Harbor Division for the past six years since the Fogcrawlers moved to the Fog Division.
Beach balls were coming in at Chris Knickerbocker in July and he banged, bashed and blasted them all over the park, putting up a .366 batting average and hauling in the Vim! League Batter of the Month trophy.
The 32-year-old Echo Lake right fielder collected 41 hits last month in 26 games. He put up 8 home runs, 23 RBIs and 21 runs scored. Knickerbocker also drew 9 walks and compiled a .413 on-base percentage.
Posting a .328 batting average to date, Knickerbocker has 15 home runs and 55 RBIs.
Tony Hose will be bringing July's Vim! League Pitcher of the Month trophy home to Echo Lake. He excelled all month long as he kept opposing hitters guessing, reaching and hoping.
Hose started 6 games, going 5-1 with 26 strikeouts in 49.1 innings as he compiled his 3.10 ERA.
In 18 starts this season Hose has fashioned a 9-7 record and a 4.56 ERA.
Swanee Law earned July's Rookie of the Month honors in the Vim! League for last month's performance. The boyish National Park first baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.
Law hit .320 with 10 home runs, 27 RBIs and 21 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.
Presently Law is hitting .319 with 26 home runs and 78 RBIs. He has played in 74 games and scored 51 times.
The MDIL has 15 games to play, just like the Vim! League, but only one team is out of the race. The Nucleus Radchickens and Haddock Cove Engineers currently lead their divisions. The Radchickens lead by five games, while the Engineers lead by four.
For a rookie just breaking in, Vince Eller certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the MDIL Batter of the Month award for July.
The 28-year-old right fielder for the Oceanarium Oceanics hit .363 with 15 home runs, 38 RBIs and 25 runs scored.
This season Eller has hit at a .358 clip with 65 RBIs, 28 home runs and 48 runs scored.
The #1 pitcher this past month in the Mount Desert Island League was Tiger Robinson of the Haddock Cove Engineers. He worked the hitters over real good, finishing July with a superb 4-1 record and a 3.33 ERA.
The Engineers star made 6 starts and surrendered 42 hits in 46 innings. He struck out 36 and walked 29.
Thus far this season, Robinson has worked 92.2 innings with 69 strikeouts en route to a 6-4 record and a 4.56 ERA.
The Brainiacs proved to be unbeatable in the 2310 Vim! Rookie Series as they shocked the MS Azalea Shipwrecks by sweeping the series.
Glowing Grove finished them off 11-5 in the finale at Gangsters Stadium. This is the 1st title for the club.
The new champs finished the regular season 40-30 and claimed first place in the Western Atlantic Division.
It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 22 Bad Breath Seth has a lot of baseball ahead of him.
But for now the young Glowing Grove Brainiacs star can enjoy the numbers he put up in July, which have garnered him the nod as the VIM! Rookie League Batter of the Month.
His breakout month featured a .441 average with 6 home runs, 15 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
In 343 career games Seth is hitting at a .269 pace with 310 hits with 50 doubles, 3 triples and 64 homers while scoring 225 runs and racking up 196 RBIs. He logged 173 walks and owns a .376 on-base percentage.
Let Segree has made fans throughout VIM! Rookie League take notice over the past month with an exceptional 4-0 record. No pitcher in the VIM! Rookie League threw better in July, garnering him the Pitcher of the Month award today.
In 4 starts Segree compiled a 3.60 ERA, putting up a 4-0 record, striking out 23 and tossing 30 innings.
Since joining the league, Segree has compiled an ERA of 5.49 with a career record of 25-24. He has 394 strikeouts in 442.2 innings and has held opponents to a .279 batting average.
The future looks extremely bright for Bryce Swain. At the age of 15, many players are still trying to find their way in Maine Youth Leagues.
Swain 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 Mount Desert Island Four Most Valuable Player Award.
"I didn't expect to hit .359 this year, that's for sure," the right fielder said.
The National Park Rangers star also put up a .462 on-base percentage this year, with 42 hits, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 10 home runs, 32 RBIs and 24 runs scored.
He received 3 first place votes out of a possible 8. Shin Nishi of the National Park Rangers finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Home Run Baker of the Beaver Creek Bowlers finished third with 2 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Bryce Swain - National Park Rangers - 3 - 85
Shin Nishi - National Park Rangers - 2 - 80
Home Run Baker - Beaver Creek Bowlers - 2 - 73
Link Ledbetter - Cliff's Edge Wolves - 1 - 66
Kyle Keitt - Cliff's Edge Wolves - 0 - 42
Bruiser McClintock - National Park Rangers - 0 - 40
Goof Gomez - Beaver Creek Bowlers - 0 - 32
Damien Fogcrawler - National Park Rangers - 0 - 30
Joltin Joe Brown - Far Harbor Dockdwellers - 0 - 13
Slinky McGee - Far Harbor Dockdwellers - 0 - 9
Champ Purdy - Beaver Creek Bowlers - 0 - 1
Lon Suder - Cliff's Edge Wolves - 0 - 1
He may have less experience than most of his Maine Youth Leagues peers, but that didn't slow RB Ferrell down at all in 2310.
At the age of 17, the Diamond Cove first baseman has been named the winner of the Great Diamond Island League Most Valuable Player Award.
He had a .294 batting average and a .408 on-base percentage this year. In 40 games he piled up 37 hits, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 31 RBIs and 24 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 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Mel Moods of the Diamond Cove Fort Knights finished second in voting, while Ourboy Payton of the Echo Point Glowers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
RB Ferrell - Diamond Cove Fort Knights - 8 - 112
Mel Moods - Diamond Cove Fort Knights - 0 - 72
Ourboy Payton - Echo Point Glowers - 0 - 64
Nick Chestnut - Diamond Cove Fort Knights - 0 - 56
Topper Thermos - Pleasant Cove Raiders - 0 - 44
Better Bill Howzitt - Pleasant Cove Raiders - 0 - 42
Push Em Lazzeri - Echo Point Glowers - 0 - 31
Aye Aye Ferdinand - Sunset Park Anglers - 0 - 19
Crazy Gamez - Sunset Park Anglers - 0 - 13
Cahn Ray - Echo Point Glowers - 0 - 11
Addie Twirlology - Pleasant Cove Raiders - 0 - 3
Donk Oh - Pleasant Cove Raiders - 0 - 2
Firestarter Saugus - Pleasant Cove Raiders - 0 - 2
Grunt Manly - Diamond Cove Fort Knights - 0 - 1
Josty Penguin was overpowering this season for the National Park Rangers and earned the 2310 Mount Desert Island Four Pitcher of the Year Award for his efforts.
In a standout year he went 4-0 in 10 starts with 89 strikeouts in 63.2 innings and a 1.98 ERA.
He received 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Hawk Dawson of the Cliff's Edge Wolves finished second in voting, while David Dzhafarov of the Beaver Creek Bowlers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Josty Penguin - National Park Rangers - 8 - 56
Hawk Dawson - Cliff's Edge Wolves - 0 - 32
David Dzhafarov - Beaver Creek Bowlers - 0 - 22
Bailey Makeman - National Park Rangers - 0 - 17
Mad Max Maxwell - National Park Rangers - 0 - 9
Gomer Beachcomber was the most outstanding pitcher in the Great Diamond Island League this year and today was acclaimed the Pitcher of the Year Award winner for his efforts.
Beachcomber had a marvelous season, going 3-2 with an impressive 1.03 ERA in 10 starts. He struck out 87 in 61.1 innings and limited opposing batters to a .130 batting average.
He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 8. First Boy Grayloz of the Echo Point Glowers finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Big Craig Astro of the Diamond Cove Fort Knights finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Gomer Beachcomber - Pleasant Cove Raiders - 7 - 53
First Boy Grayloz - Echo Point Glowers - 1 - 33
Big Craig Astro - Diamond Cove Fort Knights - 0 - 23
Tony the Natural Olguin - Pleasant Cove Raiders - 0 - 17
Fumblefoot Appling - Diamond Cove Fort Knights - 0 - 6
Mark Fisherman - Echo Point Glowers - 0 - 2
Timer Staples - Echo Point Glowers - 0 - 2
At the young age of only 17, Tutu Warner has been named the Mount Desert Island Four Reliever of the Year Award winner for 2310.
The future appears bright for the National Park Rangers relief ace, who captured the award with 10 saves in 16 relief appearances, 31 strikeouts in 22 innings and a record of 1-1 to go with his 1.64 ERA.
He received 5 first place votes out of a possible 8. Oint Flyment of the Far Harbor Dockdwellers finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Higby Higgins of the Beaver Creek Bowlers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Tutu Warner - National Park Rangers - 5 - 34
Oint Flyment - Far Harbor Dockdwellers - 3 - 30
Higby Higgins - Beaver Creek Bowlers - 0 - 8
Jaeden Dadzie said he thinks hitters often underestimate him, as he's only 14 years old.
But he'll certainly be getting a lot more respect now, as the Pleasant Cove Raiders rising star has won the Great Diamond Island League Reliever of the Year Award for 2310.
He captured the award on the strength of his 0.57 ERA over 15.2 innings. He also had no saves in 12 relief appearances, 11 strikeouts and only 9 walks.
He received 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Adrian Hardy of the Echo Point Glowers finished second in voting, while Nemoy Spock of the Pleasant Cove Raiders finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Jaeden Dadzie - Pleasant Cove Raiders - 8 - 40
Adrian Hardy - Echo Point Glowers - 0 - 24
Nemoy Spock - Pleasant Cove Raiders - 0 - 5
Worf Dorn - Diamond Cove Fort Knights - 0 - 3