BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
27 March 231
Nuka Cup Tournament Complete
The 2317 Nuka Cup Tournament is now complete, and we have a new champion. Here are the results.
Semifinals: Vault 81 vs Nordhagen Beach
Game 1: Vault 81 9, Nordhagen Beach 3
Game 2: Vault 81 5, Nordhagen Beach 2 - Vault 81 clinches series
Game 3: Vault 81 6, Nordhagen Beach 2
The Dwellers still look to be the CBO's dominant team, sweeping the Party Boys.
Semifinals: Oberland vs Fort Hagen
Game 1: Oberland 2, Fort Hagen 1
Game 2: Oberland 6, Fort Hagen 1 - Oberland clinched series
Game 3: Oberland 8, Fort Hagen 7
The T-51s finished the 2316 season with the SCA's second-best record behind Vault 81 but ended up falling in the Wildcard Round to eventual champions, Quincy. Like Vault 81, Oberland looks to be on a mission, sweeping Fort Hagen.
Nuka Cup Finals: Vault 81 vs Oberland
Game 1: Oberland 3, Vault 81 2
Tarzan Rogers pitched eight innings, allowing just two earned runs on six hits with a walk and nine strikeouts to earn the win. C Eowyn hit the go-ahead home run in the top of the 7th off Dwellers SP Scruffy Taguchi.
Game 2: Vault 81 8, Oberland 0
Vault 81 got three runs in the top of the 1st and added five insurance runs in the 9th in the blowout win. Ryan Downing pitched 7.1 shutout innings before giving way to the bullpen after 98 pitches. C Phantom Vargas' two-run 1st inning home run proved to be the game-clinching hit to tie up the series.
Game 3: Vault 81 1, Oberland 0 - Vault 81 clinched Nuka Tournament Cup
Exxie Summerset won the pitcher's duel, going 8.0 innings, allowing three hits, walking one, and striking out five. 3B Arty Sefilian's solo home run off Oberland starter Ahsoka Tano in the 3rd inning was the game-winning hit. The T-51s were held scoreless in their last 20 innings of the Nuka Cup. Vault 81 won their second Nuka Cup Tournament (2313).