BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, CYL, and CBA
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
1 April 2315
The April 1 Super Post
Nuka Cup Tournament
We held on to the final results of the Nuka Cup Tournament, but we have a champion from the group of four. Let's take a look at the results and the box score of the tournament-clinching victory.
Semifinals: #2 Lexington vs #3 Salem
Game 1: Lexington 8, Salem 7
Game 2: Lexington 8, Salem 5 - Lexington clinches series
Game 3: Lexington 7, Salem 1
Semifinals: #3 Atom vs #5 Nordhagen Beach
Game 1: Atom 5, Nordhagen Beach 2
Game 2: Atom 6, Nordhagen Beach 4 - Atom clinches series
Game 3: Nordhagen Beach 9, Atom 3
Finals: #2 Lexington vs #3 Atom
Game 1: Atom 3, Lexington 1
Game 2: Atom 7, Lexington 2
Game 3: Lexington 2, Atom 1
CCBL Analysis
The first month of the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League is now complete with five teams currently atop their conferences: CWU (14-6, BCAC), Curry College (16-4, MassCon), Acadia College (11-9. NoComm), Providence College (15-5, SoComm), and Endicott College (15-5, Atlantic Sound).
Top 25 Poll
CCBL Players of the Month
Hitter - Jag Jouan has a lot going for him. The Rhode Island first baseman just broke into the majors this year and now the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League has just picked him as its top hitter for March.
In 20 games last month this outstanding rookie batted .459 with 10 home runs, 35 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
Pitcher - The hottest hurler in the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League last month was Booker Wood of the Harvard Crimson. He caught the attention of everybody in the league with some eye-catching stats, good enough to win the CCBL Pitcher of the Month.
In March, Wood starred with an impressive 4-0 record. In 5 starts he gave up 30 base hits and struck out 31 in 38 innings with a 1.42 ERA.
CYL Analysis
In the CYL, a lot of divisions are tied or close at a still-early point in the season. Here are the teams that would win the divisions through current tiebreakers:
Franklin - Needham (5-way tie with Wellesley, Leominster, Worcester, and Littleton)
Emerson - Georgetown (1 game up on Salem)
Fuller - Saugus (0.5 games up on Woburn)
Revere - Boston Common (1.5 games up on Circle)
Dubois - Newburyport (3 games up on Haverhill)
Longfellow - Kittery (2.5 games up on Great Diamond)
Adams - Coventry (2.5 games up on Brown)
Alcott - GSP (tied with Jamaica Plain)
Morse - Attleboro (1.5 games up on Wareham)
Attucks - Nauset Beach (tied with Provincetown)
Hancock - New Haven (1 game up on Old Lyme and Sherwood Manor)
Bradberton - Northampton (5 games up on Collegetown)
CYL Top 25
CYL Players of the Month
NR Hitter - Newburyport Cubs fans believe they've got a talented young star in Casper Dahlen.
He did nothing to dissuade that notion in March, as he hit .545 with 13 home runs, 27 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
The end result was the catcher being named the North Region Batter of the Month.
SR Hitter - Fenwick Eagle put together a good March to earn the South Region Batter of the Month prize. A virtual unknown, he made the most of his chance to prove to Coventry officials that he belongs on the big league roster.
The Quads left fielder posted a .512 batting average with 10 home runs, 22 RBIs and 17 runs scored.
NR Pitcher - Grobe Axelrod really tore up the North Region this past month. He went 4-1 in March and won the Pitcher of the Month award.
In 5 starts he struck out 42 in 34.1 innings with a 2.10 ERA.
SR Pitcher - The South Region scribes have announced March's Pitcher of the Month and have given the award to Antoine Delamothe of Wareham. He was one tough cookie on the mound last month with a fine 4-0 mark to prove it.
The Wareham star made 4 starts with a 1.08 ERA and surrendered 17 hits in 33.1 innings. He struck out 38 and walked 10.