BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
1 May 2318
The May 1 Super Post, Part 1
CBO Top Performances
Hitting - We are one month in and we already have a game score tie among hitters.
On April 8, Easy Town's J.J. Gray fell a single short of hitting for an Opening Day cycle. Instead, Gray went 4 for 5 with a double, a triple, two home runs, three runs, and seven RBI. He earned a game score of 108.
Dynamo Bynes of Spectacle Island matched Gray's score on April 16. In a 12-8 win over Southie, Bynes went 3 for 4 with three home runs, two walks, four runs, and five RBI.
Pitching - With a score of 85, Admiral Kelm of Lexington had the solo top performance in April. On April 10, Kelm allowed three hits in 8.1 innings with eight strikeouts in a 3-0 victory over Concord.
CBO Players of the Month
NCA Hitter - Jannar Arbor, the Concord right fielder, certainly made a name for himself this past month. He banged out a .373 batting average with 28 hits, 7 home runs, 22 RBIs and scored 20 times.
That kind of hitting earned him the North Charles Association Batter of the Month honors for April.
SCA Hitter - Dynamo Bynes battered South Charles Association pitchers all April and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.
"I've been around Commonwealth Baseball Organization long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 29-year-old Bynes told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I might not take the field, and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."
In 21 games, Bynes hit .372 with 6 home runs, 15 RBIs and scored 21 runs.
NCA Pitcher - The Pitcher of the Month for April has been picked and the North Charles Association award went to Lexington hurler, Admiral Kelm.
During the month, Kelm was impressive with a 1.36 ERA and 4 wins and no losses. In 33 innings he struck out 30 and gave up 22 hits and 11 walks.
SCA Pitcher - April's #1 hurler was Jules Alder of Goodneighbor. He gunned down South Charles Association hitters the whole month and claimed the Pitcher of the Month award. The Hancocks star piled up 4 wins and 1 loss to take the honor.
The 23-year-old Alder added 31 strikeouts in 38.2 innings and 15 walks to his season record and compiled a 3.26 ERA. Other clubs hit .255 against him.
NCA Rookie - DJ Shark is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest North Charles Association Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.
In April the Starlight hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .349 average with 29 hits, 4 home runs and 15 RBIs.
SCA Rookie - Last month Awesome Tony Fox strong-armed the South Charles Association hitters and picked up 4 victories.
In addition Jamaica Plain hurler also picked up the league's Rookie of the Month honors.
In April the 22-year-old Fox recorded a 4-0 won-lost mark with a 1.20 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 15 innings.
NEBL Analysis
Teams are 21 games into the season, and there is some separation beginning to show. Division leaders are Danvers in the Maine; Worcester and Manchester in the Vershire; Hartford in the Mass; and Bridgeport in the Connri.
NEBL Players of the Month
PL Hitter - Sergio Siu may be much younger than other hitters in the Patriot League, but he performed like a seasoned veteran in April to win the Batter of the Month award.
The 23-year-old Revere Beach first baseman hit .397 with 8 home runs, 14 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
YL Hitter - Cupper Galvan made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the Yankee League this past month.
The Waterbury Cola Kings right fielder shined through the month of April and has won the Batter of the Month award.
The 24-year-old hit .319 with 8 home runs, 23 RBIs and 15 runs scored.
PL Pitcher - The top-rated pitcher in the Patriot League this month was Danvers Sonics reliever Bang Bang Jennings. He won the league's premier pitcher award for April by saving 5 games in 5 save opportunities.
During the period Jennings also had 3 wins and no losses. The Danvers relief specialist had 8 strikeouts and 2 walks in 14.2 innings, permitted 11 base hits and compiled a 0.61 ERA.
YL Pitcher - The Yankee League announced the winner of the Pitcher of the Month Award for April.
It went to Sluggo Pyne of Bradberton for his outstanding 3-1 record and 1.69 ERA.
Pyne also chalked up 5 starts, 32 innings and 26 strikeouts.
MML Analysis
Two divisions have ties and two have leaders. One team, Marlborough is 16-5, the best in the MML. Division leaders are: Tenpines Bluff and Clifton in the Wade Boggs; the Firemen in the Matt Murtagh; Neponset Park in the Ted Williams; and Somerville Place, Stratford, and Cranston in the Carl Yastrzemski.
MML Players of the Month
LL Hitter - For a rookie just breaking in, Jayden Dawson certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the LL Batter of the Month award for April.
The 21-year-old first baseman for the Brunswick Brainiacs hit .380 with 5 home runs, 15 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
SL Hitter - Even though he is a newcomer to Massachusetts Minor League, Crowball Myles put up some good numbers in April and earned the SL Batter of the Month award.
He was one of Neponset Park's offensive leaders with a .339 average in 17 games. He also racked up 6 home runs, 13 RBIs, and 13 runs scored.
LL Pitcher - Bunter Mayberry is the latest Legends League Pitcher of the Month trophy winner. The Marlborough starter sparkled on the diamond time and again last month and finished April with an outstanding 3-0 record.
In 4 starts he tossed 28.1 innings, posted 19 strikeouts, and sported a 0.32 ERA.
SL Pitcher - No doubt about it!
Plymouth starter Mutt McArthur earned his Stars League Pitcher of the Month award.
He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in April.
During the month McArthur chalked up a 3-0 record with a 1.70 ERA.
The Pilgrims star made 5 starts and surrendered 21 hits in 37 innings. He struck out 23 and walked 3.
BMU Analysis
Every division has a tight race at this point in the season. Lots of newcomers to the pros are looking good. Division leaders are: Lynn Woods in the Dark Hollow Pond; Outpost Zimonja and Bedford in the Cambridge; Foxborough in the Downtown Boston; and Norwich in the Glowing Sea.
BMU Players of the Month
CA Hitter - At only 22 years of age, Corny Jastain could very well have many more months like this last one during his career.
That would be great news for fans of the Breakheart Banks Sugar Bombs, as April was one to remember for the right fielder and he has captured the Commonwealth Association Batter of the Month award.
On the month he hit .390 with 4 home runs, 16 RBIs and 13 runs scored.
MA Hitter - Poseidon Energy Mongrels fans believe they've got a talented young star in Runner Delhombre.
He did nothing to dissuade that notion in April, as he hit .389 with 3 home runs, 9 RBIs and 15 runs scored.
The end result was the center fielder being named the Massachusetts Association Batter of the Month.
CA Pitcher - In April, when the name of Hank Fishtank appeared on the Outpost Zimonja lineup card it was a virtual lock on a victory. He started 3 times and chalked up 3 wins and no losses. With those stats it was also a virtual lock that he would be named the Commonwealth Association Pitcher of the Month.
Fishtank shackled opposing batters on 11 base hits and a .169 batting average. He rang up 13 strikeouts in 19.2 innings of work, surrendered 7 walks and fashioned a sparkling 0.92 ERA.
MA Pitcher - Reptile Kimbell of the Meriden Attack Dogs strung a bunch of high quality starts together in April to earn the Massachusetts Association Pitcher of the Month trophy.
For the month he finished with a superlative 4 wins and 1 loss and a 1.24 ERA. The Meriden star started 5 games, pitched 36.1 innings and struck out 25.
GBRL Analysis
The youngsters of the pros have played their first 18 games. Division leaders are: Portland in the Northeast; Sanctuary Hills in the Northwest; Sandwich in the Southeast; and Stamford and Fiddler's Green in the Southwest.
GBRL Players of the Month
NL Hitter - Lincoln Flamers fans may just have witnessed a star player blossoming before their eyes in April.
Kolar Raven put up a remarkable month at the age of 18 and has been named the North League Batter of the Month.
For the month, Raven hit .435 with 6 home runs, 21 RBIs and 20 runs scored.
SL Hitter - When A'Trey-U Jones stepped up to the plate in April he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the South League Batter of the Month award.
The young Stamford first baseman posted a .286 batting average with 11 home runs, 21 RBIs and scored 17 runs. Jones also worked pitchers for 14 walks to post a .430 on-base percentage.
NL Pitcher - The North League announced the winner of the Pitcher of the Month Award. It went to bullpen ace Machine Gun White of Sanctuary Hills for his outstanding work on the mound.
During the month, the Zetans star stood out with 8 saves in 8 save opportunities, a 1.00 ERA and 1 win and no losses. In 9 innings he struck out 9 and gave up 10 hits and 2 walks.
SL Pitcher - Last month's cream of the crop on the mound was Osgur Cook of the Sandwich Bay Snakes. He captured the South League Pitcher of the Month award for his outstanding performance in April.
Cook started 4 games, threw 21.2 innings, yielded 21 hits and logged a 3-1 record. He put down 15 batters on strikes, walked 7 and compiled a 2.49 ERA. Opposing teams batted .256 against him.