BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, CYL, and CBA
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
1 July 2314
The July 1 Super Post
CBO Players of the Month
NCA Hitter - To Babs Rooth, age is just a number.
He may be 35 years old, but the County Crossing Bloodbugs right fielder proved in June that he's still got what it takes to compete at an elite level.
With a .418 average, 10 home runs, 25 RBIs, and 24 runs scored, Rooth had all the numbers that counted and has won the North Charles Association Batter of the Month award.
Rooth is hitting .313 for the season with 15 home runs, 45 RBIs and 48 runs scored. He has 72 hits in 230 at-bats and played in 69 games.
SCA Hitter - Glowing Sea Radscorpions fans believe they've got a talented young star in Enigma Montgomery.
He did nothing to dissuade that notion in June, as he hit .444 with 8 home runs, 20 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
The end result was the center fielder being named the South Charles Association Batter of the Month.
This year, Montgomery has hit 16 home runs and posted a .385 batting average.
NCA Pitcher - Chris Teddybear dazzled opponents on his way to the North Charles Association Pitcher of the Month award for June.
Posting a 5-0 record and a 1.34 ERA, the Salem Witch Hats starter held opposing hitters to a .210 batting average while striking out 26 in 40.1 innings and giving up 11 walks.
In 18 starts this year, Teddybear has posted 8 wins while suffering 2 losses. He has pitched 100 innings, allowed 90 hits, struck out 63 and has a 3.24 ERA.
SCA Pitcher - Kennett Kentucky of the FHE Yao Guai was on top of his game the entire month of June, capping it off with the South Charles Association Pitcher of the Month honors.
He was outstanding in 6 starts with 5 wins and no losses, 37.2 IP, 23 strikeouts and a fine 2.39 ERA.
His record this season is 8-4 in 19 starts and Kentucky has a 3.91 ERA.
NCA Rookie - Miko Miko earned June's Rookie of the Month honors in the North Charles Association for last month's performance. The boyish Bunker Hill third baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.
Miko hit .448 with 3 home runs, 16 RBIs and 15 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.
This year, Miko has collected a .402 batting average to date with 98 hits in 244 at-bats, 42 RBIs, 10 home runs and scored 41 times. He has played in 69 games.
SCA Rookie - Youngster Donovan Mackey emerged as the latest South Charles Association Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Spectacle Island deserved the honor, batting .360 with 5 home runs and 27 RBI. Is the month of June a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Mackey enjoy the limelight.
For the year, Mackey has hit at a .339 clip with 38 RBIs, 11 home runs and 40 runs scored.
CBO Top Performances
Hitter - Sheedy Smith, Jamaica Plain, 151 - This is probably the one, the performance that will be the top performance of the year. On June 7, Jamaica Plain rookie Sheedy Smith surpassed his May top performance by launching four out of the park. The performance score of 151 topped Smith's previous high of 137. In the 11-2 victory over Southie, Smith was 5 for 5 with four home runs, four runs scored, and nine RBI. His four homers and nine RBI tied two SCA records. The last SCA player with four homers was Diamond City's Ani Waalk in 2310, and the last player to knock in nine runs was Barker Cocoa of University Point in 2307. Fort Hagen's Andrew Nuka set the CBO record high of 11 in 2304. Smith's four-home run performance is the fifth time in CBO history. Dusty Brownell of Concord did it twice.
Pitcher - Ty Gibbs, Malden, 94 - Malden's Ty Gibbs has the best performance in June and on the season with a game score of 94 in a 1-0 loss to Salem in 10 innings on June 7. While Gibbs had a no-decision, he pitched nine innings of one-hit ball, walking two and striking out 11. Gibbs' performance just beat out the Silver Shroud's Sarthis Idren, who had a game score of 91 in April.
NEBL Analysis
The NEBL is in its last full month of the season with each division currently having a clear leader. Division leaders are the Clifton Vertibirds (Maine), Graygarden Action Boys (Vershire), Braintree Robobrains (Mass), and Providence Warlocks (Connri).
Players of the Month
PL Hitter - When Moises Joy stepped up to the plate in June he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the Patriot League Batter of the Month award.
The young Marlborough left fielder posted a .352 batting average with 9 home runs, 25 RBIs and scored 19 runs. Joy also worked pitchers for 7 walks to post a .402 on-base percentage.
This season, Joy has banged out 58 hits in 175 at-bats for a .331 average with 12 home runs. He is getting on base at a .401 pace and his totals also include 35 RBIs and 39 runs scored.
YL Hitter - It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 21 Waterbug Grant has a lot of baseball ahead of him.
But for now the young Braintree Robobrains star can enjoy the numbers he put up in June, which have garnered him the nod as the Yankee League Batter of the Month.
His breakout month featured a .421 average with 10 home runs, 16 RBIs and 18 runs scored.
So far this year, Grant is batting .345 with 10 home runs and 20 RBIs.
SL Pitcher - In June Manchester starter Tony Vampire Frazier confused hitters all month long. Last month's Patriot League Pitcher of the Month took home the trophy as he collected a 6-0 record in 6 starts.
The 30-year-old Frazier added 40 strikeouts in 46 innings and 10 walks to his season record and compiled a 1.57 ERA. Other clubs hit .173 against him.
This year, Frazier has worked 114.1 innings with 93 strikeouts en route to a 8-3 record and a 3.31 ERA.
YL Pitcher - The top-rated pitcher this past month in the Yankee League was Tease McKeon of the Braintree Robobrains. He really dominated league hitters, finishing June with a 4-0 won-lost mark and a 0.50 ERA.
The Robobrains ace made 5 starts and surrendered 17 hits in 35.2 innings. He struck out 30 and walked 10.
So far this year, McKeon has compiled a 8-1 record with a 1.70 ERA.
MML Analysis
Following the same schedule as the NEBL, the MML is in its last full month before a mid-August finish. Current leaders are the Covenant Refractors and Watertown Armorers (Boggs), Littleton Ragers (Murtagh), Pawtucket Pips (Williams), and Newton Behemoths (Yastrzemski).
Players of the Month
LL Hitter -
Revere Beach Shoremen fans may just have witnessed a star player blossoming before their eyes in June.
Keen Sugiura put up a remarkable month at the age of 21 and has been named the Legends League Batter of the Month.
For the month, Sugiura hit .372 with 13 home runs, 31 RBIs and 26 runs scored.
To date, Sugiura has collected 74 hits for a .308 average. He has posted 31 home runs, scored 60 runs and driven in 62 runs.
SL Hitter - Even though he is a newcomer to Massachusetts Minor League, Adavald Vigilant put up some good numbers in June and earned the SL Batter of the Month award.
He was one of Hull's offensive leaders with a .360 average in 22 games. He also racked up 14 home runs, 27 RBIs, and 24 runs scored.
Vigilant's current batting average stands at .299 and he has chalked up 31 home runs and 60 RBIs.
LL Pitcher - In June when Haverhill Grooms reliever Bullet Bob Wallace was beckoned in from the bullpen, it spelled "Relief" with a capital "R." He usually put a very quick end to any budding rallies. For his sensational mound work he was voted the Legends League Pitcher of the Month.
The Haverhill reliever had 5 saves for the month with a 4-0 record and 3.60 ERA. He made 10 relief appearances, hurled 10 innings, yielded 10 hits, fanned 9 and walked 2.
In 2314 Wallace has totaled 17 relief appearances and saved 9. His record is 4-0 with 13 strikeouts in 17 innings and a 2.65 ERA.
SL Pitcher - When Felix Robles takes the mound, a Mayoral Shelter victory is usually the result. That was the case in June.
That's why he was voted the Stars League Pitcher of the Month.
Robles throttled league hitters the whole month with an impressive 6-0 mark and 2.42 ERA in 6 starts. The Tricentennials star hurler also rung up 41 strikeouts in 48.1 innings.
This year, Robles has a 10-5 record with a 4.20 ERA in 18 starts.
BMU Analysis
The BMU and GBRL only have two weeks to go, so there are some teams we know are out but no team has yet to clinch their division with 15 to play Leaders are the Lynn Woods Bloatflies (Mag# 10, Dark Hollow Pond), Union Hope Lifegivers (Mag# 6, Cambridge), DB Tech Nuclear Physicists (Mag# 15, Downtown Boston), and Greater Mass Vans (Mag# 9, Glowing Sea).
Players of the Month
CA Hitter - Donovan Drake has a lot going for him. The Union Hope center fielder just broke into the majors this year and now the Commonwealth Association has just picked him as its top hitter for June.
In 22 games last month this outstanding rookie batted .377 with 12 home runs, 27 RBIs and 19 runs scored.
Posting a .325 batting average to date, Drake has 29 home runs and 61 RBIs.
MA Hitter - For a rookie just breaking in, Sawmill Sarabia certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the MA Batter of the Month award for June.
The 21-year-old third baseman for the Somerville Place Shamrocks hit .368 with 15 home runs, 33 RBIs and 30 runs scored.
This year, Sarabia has batted at a .344 pace with 45 hits, 16 home runs, 39 RBIs and scored 36 times.
CA Pitcher - Teldryn Salo is the latest Commonwealth Association Pitcher of the Month award winner. The Kingsport starter stood out on the hill time and again last month and finished June with a sparkling 4-1 record.
In 4 starts last month, he fanned 27, walked 15 in 32 innings and posted a 3.09 ERA. Salo held opposing teams to a .221 batting average when he was on the mound.
Salo has made 4 starts, tossed 58.2 innings, struck out 57 batters and walked 26. His record is 6-1 with a 4.45 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .265 batting average.
MA Pitcher - In June, when the name of Torbjorn Shattershield appeared on the Westing Estate lineup card it was a virtual lock on a victory. He started 6 times and chalked up 5 wins and 1 loss. With those stats it was also a virtual lock that he would be named the Massachusetts Association Pitcher of the Month.
Shattershield shackled opposing batters on 33 base hits and a .205 batting average. He rang up 38 strikeouts in 45.1 innings of work, surrendered 8 walks and fashioned a sparkling 1.99 ERA.
This season, Shattershield has 11 wins and 5 losses and a 3.24 ERA.
GBRL Analysis
No teams have clinched a playoff spot, though three are close with 15 games left to play. Division leaders are the Brunswick Brainiacs (Mag# 15, NE), Fiddler's Green T-60s (Mag# 7, NW), Woonsocket Orphans (Mag# 6, SE), and New Britain Oceanics (Mag# 8, SW).
Players of the Month
NL Hitter - Munson Morales made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the North League this past month.
The Augusta Harpooners first baseman shined through the month of June and has won the Batter of the Month award.
The 18-year-old hit .318 with 18 home runs, 38 RBIs and 28 runs scored.
Morales on the season is batting .226 with 27 home runs. His totals include 62 RBIs and 50 runs scored. He has played in 69 games.
SL Hitter - At only 20 years of age, Clean Blake Dean could very well have many more months like this last one during his career.
That would be great news for fans of the Woonsocket Orphans, as June was one to remember for the right fielder and he has captured the South League Batter of the Month award.
On the month he hit .373 with 12 home runs, 26 RBIs and 24 runs scored.
This season, Dean is hitting .354 with 85 hits, 33 home runs, 80 RBIs, scored 61 runs and played in 66 games.
NL Pitcher - When the T-60s skipper wrote Jones on the lineup card, it was a bad omen for the opposition. Outing after outing in June he took command and usually got the win.
He dominated with a 6-0 mark and 1.61 ERA in 6 starts. The gifted T-60s star pitched 44.2 innings, fanned 56 and held opposing teams to a .150 average.
For his excellent mound work Jones was named the NL Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.
So far this season, Jones has logged a 7-0 record with a 1.42 ERA. He has started 9 games, hurled 63.1 innings and registered 77 strikeouts and 37 walks.
SL Pitcher - Vault Boy Barnette of the New Britain Oceanics is the South League Pitcher of the Month. In June, he sparkled and shined on the mound with 5 wins and no losses in 6 starts.
Barnette checked opposing batters on 29 base hits and a .220 batting average. He rang up 35 strikeouts in 36.2 innings of work, surrendered 15 walks and fashioned a 2.21 ERA.
Checking out his stats for the season, Barnette has notched 14 wins and 1 loss in 17 starts. His ERA is 2.30 and he's struck out 122 batters in 109.1 innings.