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Nuka News Update
Reporting on the NWL and APL
by Evan Guy
1 July 2316
S Bradberton Tied, Victory Leads N Bradberton
The Victory Cave Crickets hold a 3.5 game lead in the North Bradberton Division, while both Quartz and Orange are tied at 27-23 in the South Bradberton Division. At 15-34, Dark has the NWL's worst record.
The Cave Crickets are 1st in runs scored (300) and 2nd in runs allowed (216), making them the odds-on favorites to take the Nuka Series based on regular season performance. Victory won the title, its 5th, in 2314.
For the Star Force, they are seeking their first playoff appearance since 2303. They last won the title in the first season of the NWL, 2299. Quartz is 4th in runs scored (271) and 3rd in runs allowed (233). The Force also leads the Tourists in the season series, 5-4.
For Orange, they are seeking a return to the Nuka Series for the first time since 2311. They won the title in 2308. This season, the Tourists are 2nd in runs scored (294) and 5th in runs allowed (252).
A hot-hitting Swamp Dantin punished NWL pitchers in June, hitting .434 in 21 games while racking up 6 home runs, 20 RBIs and 16 runs scored.
With those numbers it came as no surprise that Cherry's 30-year-old first baseman earned Nuka World League Batter of the Month honors.
Dantin currently has a .346 batting average with 63 hits, 10 homers, 42 RBIs, 33 runs scored and a .413 OBP.
June's top hurler was Lino Campione of Grape. He shackled Nuka World League hitters the entire month and claimed the Pitcher of the Month award with a sparkling 6-0 mark.
The 22-year-old Campione added 15 strikeouts in 46 innings and 6 walks to his season record and compiled a 1.37 ERA. Other clubs hit .212 against him.
Thus far this season, Campione has worked 77.2 innings with 31 strikeouts en route to a 7-3 record and a 2.20 ERA.
Campione also earned Rookie of the Month honors today in the Nuka World League, posting solid numbers in June.
The Grape pitcher put up a 6-0 mark with a 1.37 ERA and struck out 15 in 46 innings. He allowed opposing hitters to hit .212 and walked 6 batters.
In 11 starts this season, Campione has gathered 7 wins while suffering 3 losses. He has pitched 77.2 innings, allowed 74 hits, struck out 31 and has a 2.20 ERA.
In the Amusement Park League, both the Red Rocket Radrats and Junkyard Space Cadets are knotted up in the North Division. The Dunmore Ferris Wheels have a three-game lead in the South Division thanks to a current seven-game winning streak.
Even though he is a newcomer to Amusement Park League, Rick Harde put up some good numbers in June and earned the APL Batter of the Month award.
He was one of Red Rocket's offensive leaders with a .417 average in 17 games. He also racked up 5 home runs, 11 RBIs, and 19 runs scored.
The Dunmore Ferris Wheels celebrated today after the news filtered through the clubhouse that Jedrick Ksiazek had been selected as June's Amusement Park League Pitcher of the Month. Ksiazek's zest for the game has been a frequent topic on the sports pages and his numbers of late have made his fans even more enthusiastic.
"Our coaching staff really helps me prepare well," Ksiazek said, "and the fans feed off good pitching. Your pitches just seem to have that extra pop to them when the fans are behind you and you feel confident you can get outs."
Ksiazek tossed 23 innings last month, holding opponents to a .247 average while striking out 8 batters. In 3 starting assignments he came away with a 3-0 record, putting together an ERA of 2.35.
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Vim! View
News of the Vim! League and Its Affiliates
by Jimmy Gresham
1 July 2316
Dalton Farm and Acadia Spell A-W-E-S-O-M-E
This Vim! League season, which may go down as the best season in the history of baseball, has two teams that we cannot take our eyes away from. Unless the fog prevents us, that is. Those two teams are the Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers and Acadia Acadians. Each leads their division by 2.5 games and represent two of the Vim! League's three winning teams. At 25-24, Eden Meadows is the third.
The Fog Crawlers have a long history of success, winning four straight Vim! Series titles from 2303-2306. Last season, the Crawlers lost in the Vim! Series to Far Harbor. In all, Dalton Farm has appeared in seven Vim! Series with six of those appearances coming between 2302-2308 (six in seven seasons).
The Acadians won the title in 2314, downing National Park that season. It was the second-straight Vim! Series appearance for Acadia and the only two in franchise history. This season would mark their third Vim! Series.
Hazmatt Zuniga relied on a .308 average to become the Vim! League Batter of the Month. He had a good June, going 24 for 78.
He finished with 4 home runs and 17 RBIs, scored 21 runs, and had a .444 on-base percentage.
This season, Zuniga has hit at a .333 clip with 35 RBIs, 9 home runs and 42 runs scored. He has played in 48 games.
No doubt about it!
Grand Hotel starter TD Sixpoint earned his Vim! League Pitcher of the Month award.
He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in June.
During the month Sixpoint chalked up a 4-1 record with a 2.58 ERA.
The Atoms star made 5 starts and surrendered 27 hits in 38.1 innings. He struck out 30 and walked 16.
So far this season, Sixpoint has a 7-1 record, 9 starts, 67.1 innings, 41 strikeouts and a 3.34 ERA.
When it came to hitting the baseball, Ax Tyrell had few peers in the Vim! League last month. The gifted shortstop for Echo Lake tagged opposing pitchers for a .317 average and was voted the Rookie of the Month for June.
Included in his stats were 32 hits, 4 homers, 20 runs scored and 15 RBIs.
Tyrell is currently batting .278 with 8 home runs and 28 RBIs.
In the Mount Desert Island League, the Rock Point Barnacles have a five-game lead over Brooke's Head in the Small Bertha Division. Rayburn Point leads Kitteredge by a game in the Old Longfellow Division.
Kitteredge Rad Rabbits fans may just have witnessed a star player blossoming before their eyes in June.
Victor Fontaine put up a remarkable month at the age of 19 and has been named the Mount Desert Island League Batter of the Month.
For the month, Fontaine hit .397 with 5 home runs, 17 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
Sceolang Dog really strutted his stuff in June with 3 wins and no losses and walked off with the Pitcher of the Month Award in the Mount Desert Island League. The Rock Point starter was good news for his club, but bad news for the opposition.
In 34.2 innings of work, Dog limited opposing batters to 20 base hits and a .169 batting average. He totaled 20 strikeouts, issued 12 walks and had a 1.30 ERA.