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Nuka News Update
Reporting on the NWL, APL, NWLR, and BBL Leagues
by Evan Guy
4 May 2314
Victory, Orange Predicted in Nuka Series
PAM has spoken, and the Victory Cave Crickets and Orange Tourists are expected to meet in the 16th Nuka Series. The Cave Crickets have won four championships with their last in 2310. Orange has won just one in 2308. Quantum and Dark are expected to be the bottom two teams.
Looking at potential top hitters, 1B Yorkie Tallsky of the Tourists is the expected winner of the Nuka King Award. Other contenders include 1B Tick Garrett, RF Genius Jerry Kordic, and LF Everlast Barron all of Cherry, and 1B Arnie Earthwalker of Quartz. Earthwalker won his first award last season. Kordic won the award in 2312.
For pitching competitors, Quantum's Cameron Biehler is expected to win the Nuka Cannon Award. Others who could win are Shady Sand and Tumble Viera of Quartz, Allen Pucket of Orange, and Chris Montgomery of the Ghoulrillas.
Vim! View
Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues
by Vikky Vail
4 May 2314
PAM Picks Acadia for the Vim! League Crown
The 2314 season begins today, and PAM has the Acadia Acadians winning the championship. The Acadians have never won the championship and have only been in the Vim! Series once before: last season. Eden Meadows defeated the Acadians in six games. In the Vim! Series, PAM has National Park winning the Fog Division. The Gulpers last appeared in the Vim! Series in 2312 when they won the championship. They also won the Vim! Series in 2310.
The top expected hitters for the Vim! MVP Award are 1B Hazmatt Zuniga (Far Harbor) who won it last season, RF Chris Knickerbocker (Echo Lake) who won in 2311, 2B Due Crymes (Acadia), LF Junkyard Dog Williams (National Park), and Tony Eaumearde (Grand Hotel).
For top pitcher candidates, Acadia's Wearya Going is expected to win the Vim! Top Arm Award. Other top contenders are Phil Cecil (Dalton Farm), Jason Woods (Echo Lake), Bout Nielsen (Grand Hotel), and Titanium Thompson (Acadia). Steady Mike Holmes of Eden Meadows was the 2313 winner. Woods won the Top Arm Award five times, including three straight from 2309-2311. Cecil won it in 2306.