BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
6 March 2316
Nuka Cup Tournament
The Play-in Round of the 2316 Nuka Cup Tournament is complete, and now we are down to the final 16 teams, or, as the CCBL would call it, the Sweet Sixteen. Below are the results and coming schedule as we enter the double-elimination portion of regional tournaments.
Vault 81 Regional
#7 Goodneighbor 3, #2 Bunker Hill 0
#3 Glowing Sea 2, #6 Nordhagen Beach 1
#4 Fort Hagen 3, #5 Jamaica Plain 0
The Hancocks pulled off a huge surprise by sweeping the 75ers, one of the contending teams in the 2316 season. The Radscorpions and Silver Shroud both handled their business to move on and face each other.
Coming matchups:
#1 Vault 81 vs #7 Goodneighbor
#3 Glowing Sea vs #4 Fort Hagen
Easy Town Regional
#2 Atom 2, #7 Starlight 1
#6 Southie 2, #3 Concord 1
#4 Roxbury 2, #5 Nahant 1
The Brews were the only team to pull off an upset in the first round, rewarded by getting to play against the host for three games. Both Atom and Roxbury were able to hold off upset bids in their series.
Coming matchups:
#1 Easy Town vs #6 Southie
#2 Atom vs #4 Roxbury
Lexington Regional
#7 County Crossing 2, #2 Diamond City 1
#3 Malden 2, #6 FHE 1
#4 Oberland 3, #5 Cambridge 0
Another #7 seed got an upset with one of the most impressive Game One matchups, a pitcher's duel between the Bloodbugs' Shaak Ti and the Swatters' Vim! Pitcher Award winner, Macho Lopez. Ti won that duel, 1-0. Both the Grognaks and T-51s won a battle of higher seeds.
Coming matchups:
#1 Lexington vs #7 County Crossing
#3 Malden vs #4 Oberland
University Point Regional
#2 Salem 2, #7 Egret 1
#6 Sunshine Tidings 2, #3 Quincy 1
#4 The Slog 2, #5 Spectacle Island 1
In the pattern of one upset per regional, the Chemists knocked off Quincy in the Play-in Round, joining fellow NCA teams, the Witch Hats and Ghouls, in the next round.
Coming matchups:
#1 University Point vs # 6 Sunshine Tidings
#2 Salem vs #4 The Slog
We will be back next Tuesday with a report of which teams hold the Winner's Bracket position and which four teams have been eliminated.