Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

12 March 2312

Nuka Cup 2312

The double-elimination portion of the Nuka Cup Tournament began last week. Already, each regional is down to one undefeated team from the three-game series and one more team eliminated.

Roxbury Regional

County Crossing vs #1 RoxburyL CC 9-8 (11), Rox 8-4, CC 2-1
FHE vs Fort Hagen: FtH 2-1, FHE 11-2, FtH 6-1

County Crossing vs Fort Hagen: FtH 6-1, FtH 12-5, FtH 6-1
FHE vs Roxbury: FHE 4-1, Rox 6-1, FHE 12-5; Roxbury eliminated

The defending champions of the Sole Survivor Series in 2311 were the first out of the double-elimination bracket, losing two straight series to County Crossing and FHE. The lone undefeated team is Fort Hagen thanks to four of their six games of holding their opponents to one run.

The early week will feature FHE facing off with County Crossing with the winner needing to get past the Silver Shroud for the right to move on to the semifinals.

Starlight Regional

Easy Town vs #1 Starlight: ET 6-4, Star 11-0, Star 5-0
The Slog vs Sunshine Tidings: Sun 6-3, Slog 6-3, Sun 8-5

Sunshine Tidings vs Starlight: Star 6-0, Star 4-3, Star 6-5 (10)
Easy Town vs The Slog: Slog 6-1, ET 6-3, ET 4-3; The Slog eliminated

Starlight was dominant in their home regional, including thee-straight shutouts of their opponents. Meanwhile, in the only regional that had any upsets heading into the regional semifinals, the #5 seed The Slog Ghouls were the first team out of the double-elimination round, falling to #7 seed Easy Town.

This week, the Assaultrons will take on Sunshine Tidings, with the winner trying to get past the host Killers.

Nordhagen Beach Regional

Quincy vs #1 Nordhagen Beach: Qui 8-6, NB 3-2, NB 3-2
Salem vs Vault 81: V81 10-4, Sal 10-3, Sal 9-5

Salem vs Nordhagen Beach: NB 2-0, NB 10-4, NB 3-2
Quincy vs Vault 81: V81 10-4, V81 10-3, V81 5-3; Quincy eliminated

Nordhagen Beach had a little trouble with Quincy but then easily handled Salem to move to the regional finals. #4 seed Quincy fell to Vault 81, eliminating the Gunners from contention.

The Dwellers will not match up with the Witch Hats for the right to take on the Party Boys.

University Point Regional

Bunker Hill vs #1 University Point: UP 5-4, BH 2-1, BH 6-3
Oberland vd Nahant: Nah 3-2, Nah 2-1 (10), Obe 9-3

Bunker Hill vs Nahant: Nah 12-0, Nah 3-0, BH 9-5
Oberland vs University Point: Obe 4-2, UP 7-2, Obe 2-0; University Point eliminated

In what has turned out to be an NCA-dominated tournament, the Nahant Celtics moved to the regional finals by knocking down Oberland and then shutting out Bunker Hill twice to stay undefeated in regional play. Meanwhile, the host Deathclaws joined Roxbury as being eliminated first in the double-elimination round. The Claws six total runs in their four losses.

This week, the T-51s will take on the 75ers in the Battle of Number Teams. The winner then gets to try their luck against Nahant for the right to advance to the tournament's semifinals.

CBO Transactions

Monday, March 11th , 2312
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Fil Brown.

Saturday, March 9th , 2312
The Vault 81 Dwellers traded 18-year old minor league RHP Tiny de Grande to the Southie Brews, getting 28-year old LF Beckett Quantum in return.

Friday, March 8th , 2312
The Bunker Hill 75ers traded 18-year old minor league LHP Melvin Terminator to the Atom Cats, getting 23-year old LHP Wild Mouse Vavoom and 20-year old minor league RHP Aqua Purified in return.

Thursday, March 7th , 2312
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Mumbles Hoffman.

Wednesday, March 6th , 2312
Malden Grognaks: Signed RP Bobby Rebel.
The County Crossing Bloodbugs traded 20-year old CF Gremlin T. Squearfish, 19-year old minor league 1B Tyler McReynolds, and 19-year old minor league LHP Josh Brown to the Atom Cats, getting 23-year old 2B Yoink Yukon in return.

Tuesday, March 5th , 2312
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Glasses Bifocals.

CCBL Preview

The 2312 season has begun! This season, the top teams are expected to be the Winthrop College Guardians and the Holy Cross Crusaders. The Crusaders are the favorites to win the 2312 College Series.

Other teams expected to compete for a spot in the eight-team field are: Tufts University, Northeastern University, Mass Atlantic University, Greenfield College, Stonehill College, Assumption College, Plymouth University, and Western New England University.

Top competitors to be college's top hitter are SS Finnan Hunt, Stonehill; 3B Kane Jarvis, Mass Bay; 3B Donovan Mackey, Northeastern; and 1B Voodoo Sycamore, Quincy. Top competitors for the top pitcher are SP Jafar Khassanov, Mass Atlantic; SP Edgar Drezek, Nuka U; SP Mario Riihivuori, Winchester; and SS Torcan Frawley, Boston College.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

21 March 2312

Nuka Tournament Down to Four Teams

The Nuka Tournament is now down to its four finalists with the Semifinal Series beginning tomorrow at the sites of the two highest-ranking teams. The results and coming schedule are below.

Roxbury Regional

FHE vs County Crossing: CC 6-0. CC 8-7, CC 7-2

County Crossing vs Fort Hagen: CC 3-2, FtH 26-5, CC 7-1, FtH 7-5

County Crossing battled as the #4 seed all the way to the end, finally succumbing to the Silver Shroud in the final game of the regional. In the championship series, the team from the Winner's Bracket starts with a 1-0 advantage. That means Fort Hagen won the series, 3-2.

The most impressive offensive performance of the tournament came in the second game when the Shroud busted out for 26 runs. Seven starters put on impressive offensive performances in a game that also included a three-run pinch-hit home run by Gunner Eyesocket. Impressive performances from the top of the lineup to the bottom include Hid Matsumoto (4/4, 2B, 3 R, RBI), Brennan Colt-45 (2/5, 2B, R, 3 RBI), Sleve McDichael (2/3, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI), KiJana Mallee (3/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI), Foo Fieterz (3/4, 2B, BB, 3 R, RBI), Admiral Kelm (2/5/ 2 HR, 2 R, 6 RBI), and Burtie Cuttooth (3/4, 2B, HR, 3 R, 4 RBI).

Starlight Regional

Easy Town vs Sunshine Tidings: ST 5-3, ST 4-3, ST 11-7

Sunshine Tidings vs Starlight: Star 8-4. Star 5-1, Star 5-4, Star 3-2

Both of the final series were no-contests as Sunshine Tidings easily put away the impressive showing of 7th-seeded Easy Town. Then the host Killers won all four games over the Chemists to earn their way into the semifinals and the right to host fellow Institute League team, the Shroud.

Nordhagen Bach Regional

Vault 81 vs Salem: Sal 2-1, V81 11-3, Sal 1-0

Salem vs Nordhagen Beach: NB 6-5, NB 3-0, NB 5-4, NB 5-2

The Party Boys are not finished winning as they won 9 of the 10 games they played in their own regional. The Witch Hats kept all three finals games close, never losing by more than three, but they were just not enough to overpower their league mates in the Boys.

University Point Regional

Oberland vs Bunker Hill: Obe 4-1, BH 6-2, Obe 6-0

Oberland vs Nahant: Obe 8-7, Obe 4-1, Nah 5-3, Nah 10-1

The T-51s were the only team from the South Charles Association to make it to a regionals final in what turned out ot be the NCA tournament. Still, Oberland was one win away from clinching the final series after taking the first two games over Nahant for a 2-1 series lead. However, the Celtics found their luck and won the last two games.

Nahant will now travel to face off with Brotherhood League rivals, the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys. Last season, Nahant won the Brotherhood League, but the Boys still advanced further in the playoffs, losing to Roxbury in the Sole Survivor Series.

CBO Transactions

Thursday, March 21st , 2312
The Nahant Celtics traded 30-year old LF Fairprice Fairley to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 19-year old minor league 1B Greyson Dolittle in return.

Wednesday, March 20th , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: 1B Handel Alone returns from his rehab assignment.

Tuesday, March 19th , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated 1B Handel Alone from the injured list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Sent 1B Handel Alone to Triple A Foxborough for injury rehab.

Monday, March 18th , 2312
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent SP Bull Strickland to a minor league contract.
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 31-year old CF Sharkey Lurkfodder to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 18-year old minor league RHP Jacques Of'Ten, 21-year old 2B Zeke Zombifier, and 20-year old minor league 2B Leroy S. Paige in return.

Saturday, March 16th , 2312
Starlight Killers: Released SP Dan Sharp.

Friday, March 15th , 2312
Salem Witch Hats: Released RF Free Cake Doorman.
The Goodneighbor Hancocks traded 21-year old minor league RF Bill Duggle to the Easy Town Assaultrons, getting 23-year old 2B Always Brock Rutherford Jr. in return.

Wednesday, March 13th , 2312
Southie Brews: Released RP Dale Callaway.
Southie Brews: Released SP Eric Sleeping.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Chris Cappy.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Justin Huffaker.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Chris Munsterman.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Natural Clagett.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Duke Jeaeye.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RP Newt Rockknee.
Atom Cats: Released RP Lucky Dim Nunez.
Atom Cats: Released C Moises Cantu.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Tolkien Hedz.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Jay Decay.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Mister Bribery.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Kaden Okongwu.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Ello Asty.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP M.Z. Murray.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Guzz Knight.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Wes Yogurt.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Bull Strickland.
Malden Grognaks: Released 2B Will Bradber.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Garrett Camelot.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP No-Knock Graves.

CYL Preview

The predictions are in for the 2312 season, and our trusty PAM assaultron has predicted a final of the Swansea Nuka Sox defeating the Circle Jerks in the Commonwealth Youth Series. Last season, the league tried a double-elimination tournament but found the playoffs to be saturated with too many moving parts. In the end, the Brown Bubblers took the series over the Harwich Fishheads, two games to none.

This season, the tournament will go back to a single-elimination model with the top teams from each region emerging to play a three-game, winner-take-all series.

Predicted division winners in the last season of just eight divisions (teams go to 10 divisions in 2313) are:

Franklin: Acton Ups
Emerson: Beantown Sprouts
Fuller: Circlejerks
Revere: Saugus Launchers
Adams: Woodlawn Gnomes
Alcott: West Quincy Atomatoys
Morse: Swansea Nuka Sox
Attucks: Wellfleet Tarberries

In the North Region, top hitter prospects are 3B Merlin Hodges of Diamond City, SS Cajun Darri of Saugus, 1B Jam Armchase of Sudbury, and 1B Van Wrinkle of North Charles Bank. The South's top hitters are predicted to be Ice Cream Horton of Wellfleet, Pacman McDade of South Beach, Pocket Yulen of Wellfleet, and Beggs Washington of Eastham.

Top pitchers in the North Region are Paul Bird of Circle, Mike Searocker of Lowell, Cuff Tailorman of Danvers, and Sun Hancock of North Charles Bank. In the South Region, the top pitchers are expected to be Chad OJ of Brown, Rick Green of Sandwich, Shadow Pile of Swansea, and Big Dog Monaghan of Jamaica Plain.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

29 March 2312

Nuka Cup Concludes: Starlight Champions

The 2312 Nuka Cup Tournament turned into a semifinals round of all North Charles Association teams: Nordhagen Beach, Starlight, Nahant, and Fort Hagen. All four teams finished as the top four teams in the NCA in 2311, making it appear in the preseason that the NCA standings could be similar.

Now that teams get one last look at its potential prospects to see who their 25 regular season players will be, the Killers go into the season looking to work their way to their first-ever Sole Survivor Series appearance.

Starlight disposed of the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys in the final series, two games to one. The Killers won Game 1, 2-1, lost Game 2, 6-0, and then won Game 3, 5-1. They also beat Fort Hagen in the Semifinals, two games to one with a loss of 7-2 before winning back-to-back games, 7-4 and 6-3. The Party Boys defeated Nahant in the semifinals, winning games 1 and 3, 3-1 and 4-3. The Celtics won Game 2, 1-0.







CBO News: FHE Changes Jersey

The FHE Yao Guai have become the second CBO team to change its uniforms for the 2312 season, joining Sunshine Tidings. While the Chemists changed their color scheme, the Yao Guai kept their color scheme but changed the look of their logo and remixed their font and jersey presentation.

Players Hose Wallcrawler and Baker Dozen modeled the home and away looks.



CBO Transactions

Friday, March 29th , 2312
Cambridge Coursers: Released SS Matt deOldlady.
Cambridge Coursers: Released 3B Quentin Antfarm.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Jason Winfrey.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Jose Gonzalez.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Ro Rowe.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Reddy Herring.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Irish Messhall.
Concord Radstags: Released 3B Fast Lane Herrer.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Bacon Greeze.
Concord Radstags: Released LF Brett Stampede.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Bang Killman.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Nick Tofu.
Oberland T-51s: Released SS Protectron McDonald.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Adam Parlor.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Crawdaddy Crawford.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Cheap Diehl.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Placed C Jesse Revolution on the 7-day injured list.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Mingle Meachyoo.
FHE Yao Guai: Released C Vax Tisdale.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Bum Groo.
Lexington Synths: Released LF Ryan Bedfellow.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Harter Kalonia.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Lux Bonteri.
Lexington Synths: Released 2B Blacksuit Puun Gregoire.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Fluffy Featherstone.
Diamond City Swatters: Released 1B Tyler Ross.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Bedere Lahyder.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released LF Moby Dick Costopoulos.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released 3B Chris Wickliffe.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released 2B Brian Masterson.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Crazy Cullen Mayberry.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Andy Coltrain.
Egret Ninjas: Released C Josh Freeman.

Thursday, March 28th , 2312
Concord Radstags: Signed SP Dan Sharp.
The FHE Yao Guai traded 19-year old 1B Will Hell and 19-year old minor league CF Doorbell Arg to the Quincy Gunners, getting 25-year old CF McCrew Gillens and a 5th round draft pick in return.

Tuesday, March 26th , 2312
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Fly Prange.
Monday, March 25th , 2312
The Roxbury Rad Sox traded 18-year old 1B Huge Hugh Testerman and 18-year old minor league RHP Sheldon Mayoral to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 24-year old 1B Pooja Berrie in return.

Friday, March 22nd , 2312
The Bunker Hill 75ers traded 24-year old 1B Halftime Jumpman, 20-year old minor league RHP Aqua Purified, 23-year old CF Hondo Ohnaka, and 21-year old 1B Mix Higgins to the Spectacle Island Reapers, getting 22-year old 3B Cave Dweller Bourgeois in return.

Thursday, March 21st , 2312
The Nahant Celtics traded 30-year old LF Fairprice Fairley to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 19-year old minor league 1B Greyson Dolittle in return.

Wednesday, March 20th , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: 1B Handel Alone returns from his rehab assignment.

Tuesday, March 19th , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated 1B Handel Alone from the injured list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Sent 1B Handel Alone to Triple A Foxborough for injury rehab.

Monday, March 18th , 2312
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent SP Bull Strickland to a minor league contract.
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 31-year old CF Sharkey Lurkfodder to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 18-year old minor league RHP Jacques Of'Ten, 21-year old 2B Zeke Zombifier, and 20-year old minor league 2B Leroy S. Paige in return.

Saturday, March 16th , 2312
Starlight Killers: Released SP Dan Sharp.

Friday, March 15th , 2312
Salem Witch Hats: Released RF Free Cake Doorman.
The Goodneighbor Hancocks traded 21-year old minor league RF Bill Duggle to the Easy Town Assaultrons, getting 23-year old 2B Always Brock Rutherford Jr. in return.

Wednesday, March 13th , 2312
Southie Brews: Released RP Dale Callaway.
Southie Brews: Released SP Eric Sleeping.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Chris Cappy.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Justin Huffaker.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Chris Munsterman.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Natural Clagett.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Duke Jeaeye.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RP Newt Rockknee.
Atom Cats: Released RP Lucky Dim Nunez.
Atom Cats: Released C Moises Cantu.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Tolkien Hedz.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Jay Decay.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Mister Bribery.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Kaden Okongwu.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Ello Asty.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP M.Z. Murray.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Guzz Knight.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Wes Yogurt.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Bull Strickland.
Malden Grognaks: Released 2B Will Bradber.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Garrett Camelot.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP No-Knock Graves.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 April 2312

CCBL Analysis

We are now entering our second month of the collegiate season with several teams emerging as the beasts of the 2312 season.

Conference leaders through 20 games of the 60-game college season are the Northeastern University Huskies (16-3) in the BCAC and the Mass Atlantic University Suns (13-7) and Greenfield College Greenies (13-7) atop the MassCon.

The Huskies' great results so far have been the result of great pitching, allowing just 69 runs to lead all of the CCBL. Starters Larry Gomez (5-0, 1.67), Donegal Ward (5-0, 1.17), and Franky Palace (3-0, 1.32) have all been dominant so far. CL D.C. Washington (10 SV, 0.00) has yet to give up a run in 10 appearances.

Mass Atlantic has also used its starting pitching to help it win games. The Suns' top three starters have also been great: Jafar Khassanov (3-1, 2.25), Licky Jones (4-0, 1.91), and Jail Mikkola (3-1, 3.66). Greenfield has been the offensive guru, leading the CCBL in runs scored (147). Top hitters include 3B Moktar Wakihuri (.431/6/22), Justin Hoskins (.431/5/21), and Alistair Brown (.403/6/19).



CCBL Players of the Month

Hitter - When Voodoo Sycamore stepped up to the plate in March he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League Batter of the Month award.

The young Quincy College first baseman posted a .441 batting average with 12 home runs, 21 RBIs and scored 24 runs. Sycamore also worked pitchers for 12 walks to post a .537 on-base percentage.

Pitcher - Larry Gomez of Northeastern had an outstanding March with a 5-0 mark and was chosen the Pitcher of the Month in the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League.

He topped off the month with a 1.67 ERA in 5 starts, tossed 43 innings, fanned 35 and held opposing teams to a .199 average.

CYL Analysis

The CYL is 13 games into the season but did not play enough games yet to have players of the month. Still, we would like to point out some standout players so far this season. In the North Region, Diamond City's Merlin Hodges (.442/10/20) is atop or near the top in the major offensive categories. In the South Region, Sweet Admiral (.396/10/24) of Andrew Station is atop 11 offensive categories to be the top offensive player there. For pitcher, the NR's top pitcher has been Saugus' Swatter Gillette (4-0, 0.56) in four starts. In the SR, Coventry's Frenzy Guava (3-0, 0.65) has been our top pick.

In the standings, division leaders are the Marlborough Minigunners (9-4), Concord Iceboys (9-4), Saugus Launchers (11-2), Circle Jerks (9-3-1), Woodlawn Gnomes (11-2), Dennis Menaces (10-3), Plymouth Hunters (9-4), and Andrew Station (10-3).

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

8 April 2312

PAM's Predictions: Nahant-University Point Top Teams

PAM has foreseen the results of the 2312 season, and this season she predicts the Nahant Celtics and University Point Deathclaws to be the #1 seeds in the NCA and SCA, respectively.

PAM sees the Celtics finishing with the CBO's best record at 81-49 in a packed NCA. In fact, PAM sees nine NCA teams to finish above .500, while only five SCA teams are predicted to do so.

The Claws are picked to finish with the same record as both Oberland and Vault 81 of the Railroad League but to win the tiebreakers. University Poiint is also picked to have the largest league advantage, finishing 11 games ahead of Goodneighbor.

Based on PAM's picks, these would be the seeds in the 2312 playoffs:

NCA
1. Nahant
2. Fort Hagen
3. Salem
4. Bunker Hill
5. Starlight
6. The Slog

SCA
1. University Point
2. Oberland
3. Vault 81
4. Egret
5. FHE
6. Goodneighbor

Should PAM's predictions hold, the two teams in the 2311 Sole Survivor Series, Roxbury and Nordhagen Beach, would both miss the playoffs. It would be the first time the Party Boys missed the playoffs in CBO history. They have been participants in all 14 seasons of the CBO. Their only non-playoff season was in the pre-CBO season of 2296.

Both the Boys and Rad Sox are aging teams but still have a ton of talent. PAM's picks are expecting there to be major falloffs in production among the teams. We will look at top players below to see where they might have seen some drops in scouting numbers, part of PAM's prediction algorithm.

Looking at top competitors for awards, in the NCA, the top hitting prospects are 1B Brian DeLong, Salem; RF Babs Rooth, County Crossing; RF Hurr Lee Reyes, Starlight; and 1B Kilometers Davis, The Slog. On the mound, the top contenders for the Vim! Pitcher Award are SP Lonely Gale, Nahant; SP Zack Million, Nahant; SP Jaa Thirtysix, Salem; and SP Doug Creep, Sunshine Tidings.

In the SCA, the contenders for the Nuka Hitter Award are 1B Barker Cocoa, University Point; RF Aesed Hayjen, University Point; 1B/SP Lannie Tykeson, Oberland; and LF Tomas Jones, University Point. On the mound, the top contenders are SP Paul Stains, Diamond City; SP Hry Caje, Egret; SP Heaven Fontenot, Goodneighbor; and SP Scruffy Taguchi, Vault 81.



CBO Top Players



CBO Top Prospects



CBO Top Systems

[StLee]

15 April 2312

SPA-CBO Discuss Future

As the 2312 Spring Training schedule begins, there are big talks about the future of baseball in Bradberton and Maine. While there have been no final decisions, CBO commissioner Nate Howard and Executive VP Jimmy LaRue have met with a contingent of executives around the Season Pass Association.

Some of the terms discussed include the state of youth baseball outside of the Commonwealth Youth League. One problem is that the players from the Bradberton Boys League and the Maine Youth Leagues are not remaining on SPA rosters with the influx of many good undrafted free agents from the Commonwealth Youth League.

Of the 12 players in the 2311 SPA Rookie Draft considered to be SPA-possible players, only four are currently on SPA teams: RP Magician Stea, (2nd round, 19th overall), RP High Sparrow Wallcrawler (2nd round, 30th overall), RP Edwin Echegoyen (5th round, 69th overall), and RP Nick Manne (4th round, 64th overall). Wallcrawler and Echegoyen are not with the teams that drafted them.

The 2311 1st overall pick, SP Josty Penguin drafted by Acadia, is a free agent after the Acadians cut him.

"We're having some money problems," Orange GM Jesse Radraine noted. "So we need the best players we can bring into the rookie league [NWLRL]. Our draft picks would just be at the end of the bench, so we want to level up the players already here or bring in better talent from the big youth league [CYL]."

The CBO has proposed taking over the youth leagues and potentially distributing a second youth team in the Bradberton region. Next year, there will be an elite youth team in Bradberton, meaning the talent in the BBL will be even lower than it already is.

"The truth is, we need the [CYL] to come to us and find a way to continue taking the scraps from that league," Radraine said. "We're seriously considering dropping the draft to save us a lot of scouting money that is being spent better around Boston."

The commission has committed to a June 1 deadline of coming up with a plan on what will be done. Radraine thinks that the least will happen would be reconsidering the draft and how the players in the youth leagues could be a part of an overall association.

"The answer may be to sell the youth league to the CBO," Radraine concluded.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

22 April 2312

CBO Analysis

We are two weeks into the 2312 regular season, and the game is afoot. There are surprises galore, including early unlikely ties at the top of the Brotherhood and Minutemen leagues, as well as three of four expansion teams currently above .500.

Let's take a look at what has happened in the first 13 games. But first, the Power Rankings. Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Oberland T-51s (146.4, ++)
2) The Slog Ghouls (134.6, +)
3) Salem Witch Hats (132.6, ++)
4) Diamond City Swatters (127.6, +)
5) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (126.6, -)
6) Bunker Hill 75ers (113.7, ++)
7) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (113.7, --)
8) Vault 81 Dwellers (113.7, -)
9) Easy Town Assaultrons (110.7, --)
10) Goodneighbor Hancocks (107.7, -)
11) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (102.8, ++)
12) Roxbury Rad Sox (102.8, ++)
13) Southie Brews (100.8, ++)
14) Atom Cats (97.8, --)
15) Cambridge Coursers (97.8, +)
16) Quincy Gunners (84.2, ++)
17) County Crossing Bloodbugs (82.2, ++)
18) Starlight Killers (81.2, --)
19) Concord Radstags (80.2, --)
20) Nahant Celtics (80.2, +)
21) University Point Deathclaws (78.2, --)
22) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (68.3, ++)
23) FHE Yao Guai (66.3, --)
24) Spectacle Island Reapers (50.4, -)
25) Egret Ninjas (38.6, ++)
26) Lexington Synths (34.6, -)
27) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (29.6, -)
28) Malden Grognaks (18.7, -)

Brotherhood League

Talk about topsy-turvy for the start of the season. Salem and The Slog are tied atop the league, while Nahant and Nordhagen Beach are below .500 and sitting in 5th and 6th place, respectively. Easy Town had the best 11-game start at 8-3 before losing their last two. Still, their 1st-round draft pick, CF Eden Babz (.456/1/11/11SB) jumped straight to the pros and has the CBO's top Batter WAR.

Malden is the only expansion team that has not begun hot, holding onto the CBO's worst record at 2-11. The Grognaks are expected to be more competitive among the expansion teams, but that has not been the case. Even with two players in their lineup considered top 10 at their positions--1B Andy Stamey (.306/3/7) and 2B Breha Queen (.204/1/5)--the production on offense had been flat, ranking dead last in every category but stolen bases (13th with 4) and base running (12th at -4.4).

Institute League

With Fort Hagen atop the Institute League, followed closely by Bunker Hill, the IL looks to be on the expected track. Of course, with Cambridge in 3rd place and every other team below .500, including typical playoff contenders in Sunshine Tidings (3-10), the league may not be as typical after all.

An early question could be, "What got into the Coursers to make them decent early?" Well, statistically speaking, not much. Cambridge is currently 9th in runs scored (55) and 14th in runs allowed (79). Being outscored by 24 runs in 13 games seems like a losing prospect. But looking at close games decided by three runs or less, the Coursers are 7-2. In one-run games, they are 5-0. Four of their six losses have been by five runs or more, leading to the disparity. Cambridge's best player so far has been RF Jim Geiger (.422/2/11).

Minutemen League

The ML also looks to be topsy-turvy to start 2312 with Goodneighbor and Jamaica Plain tied atop the league while University Point, Quincy, and Spectacle Island occupy the bottom of the standings.

Just a game back of 1st place, the Southie Brews appear to be in the best position among expansion teams. Southie has had more success on offense, currently tied for 7th in runs scored (62). C Daub Buckle (.419/3/9) has had a fast start to the season. C/1B Carter Vinsanity (.417/5/8) has also been lights out in less action (four games appeared). Vinsanity broke the Southie record with three home runs on April 15 vs Spectacle Island and tied the runs (3) and RBI (6) team records.

Railroad League

Oberland has jumped out early to the CBO's top record at 10-3 while the defending champions, Roxbury, are tied for 4th with Glowing Sea. Egret was the last CBO team to win a game and currently has the SCA's worst record.

For the Radscorpions, currently at 7-6, they are trying hard to be the most balanced of the expansion teams. With the 10th-most runs scored (55) and 9th-most allowed (63), that balance may not be there yet. Still, Glowing Sea's top two starting pitchers, Taki Undertaker (1-1, 2.55) and Veni Vidi Johnson (1-1, 3.00), have looked good so far. RF Naga Arakaki (.386/4/11) is continuing from his rookie season last season when he won the Red Rocket Rookie Award.

CBO Standings



CBO Players of the Week

April 15 - One of the league's most exciting young players, Brennan Colt-45 of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud earned himself North Charles Association Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.

For the week the 23-year-old shortstop had a lofty .444 average (12-for-27), collecting 4 home runs, 10 RBIs and 8 runs scored.

Missile Crews demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the South Charles Association Player of the Week Award.

The Goodneighbor center fielder wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .542 average (13-for-24) with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.

April 22 - Swinging a hot stick last week, Andy Dogleash picked up the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award today.

The 32-year-old center fielder for Salem lashed 13 hits in 25 at-bats as he put together a .520 average with 2 home runs. Dogleash also drove in 5 runs, scored 4 times and compiled a .538 OBP.

His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Racky Westheim was rewarded with the South Charles Association Player of the Week honors.

The scrappy Oberland T-51s catcher hit .667 while collecting 14 hits in 21 at-bats, 1 home run and 8 RBIs.

CBO Noteworthy News

April 14 - The Atom Cats got more than the 10-2 victory at Coolest Field in Town -- they also put an end to the 38-game hitting streak of Goodneighbor Hancocks first baseman Handel Alone by holding him without a hit in 1 at-bat.

After the game, Alone seemed more concerned with his team taking the loss than with the demise of his streak.

"I had some great looks at some pitches that I should have hit," he said. "I missed some that I shouldn't have swung at. All in all, I wasn't much help with the bat today."

At present, Alone is batting .370 with 10 hits and 1 home run. He has knocked in 5 runs and scored 4 times.

April 20 - The Salem Witch Hats relied on no-hit stuff from starter Jaa Thirtysix to defeat the Goodneighbor Hancocks, 4-0, at Vim! Park of Salem.

"It's quite a thrill," Thirtysix told the media afterward. "This is a top-notch league. A no-hitter against any team in the league is something special. I can't believe I did it."

To get his name logged in the North Charles Association records, he stopped Goodneighbor cold and hitless, surrendering 3 walks and fanning 5 of the 32 batters he faced.

Salem manager Nick Caudill was in a jovial mode after the game, kidding with reporters that Thirtysix "made managing easy today."

"I didn't have hardly any decisions to make like I usually do," he said. "I didn't even have to come up with a pinch hitter."

April 20 - Jamaica Plain ace Derek Green solidified his place in league history with his 200th career victory today at The Wharf at Nahant. Green and the Red Rockets bested Nahant 9-0. He checked the Celtics on 6 hits in 6.2 innings and finished the day with 7 strikeouts and 4 walks.

"I've worked hard for this day," Green said. "Sometimes I didn't think it would happen. Most of the time it seemed so far off. Now it's here. It's like a dream!"

During his career, Green has compiled a 200-117 record with a 3.52 ERA in 414 starts.

CBO Transactions

Monday, April 22nd , 2312
Concord Radstags: Placed CF Calixto Corrium on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/21/2312.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent RP Ro Dylande to a minor league contract.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent RP Foster Addison to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF John Millertime.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Veni Vidi Johnson.
Concord Radstags: Released LF Ralph DeYoe.

Sunday, April 21st , 2312
Concord Radstags: Activated RP Fio Treelover from the injured list.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released SP Ryan Mania.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Activated RF Brightsun Ramos from the injured list.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP David Orangeman.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Cornelius Humperdink IV.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Mark Knight.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RF Mark Knight.

Saturday, April 20th , 2312
Vault 81 Dwellers: Activated CF Stu Gains from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Gilly Eartheater.

Friday, April 19th , 2312
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Buff Bather.

Thursday, April 18th , 2312
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Lips Lightfoot.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RF John Millertime.

Wednesday, April 17th , 2312
Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed SP Urm Rehfeldt on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/14/2312.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Nuke Lebowitz.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Ryan Stephenson.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Tyrese Small.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Urb Meyer.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Matt Zukowski.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF John Millertime.
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Dokk Strassi.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RF Tyler Spronk.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Urb Meyer.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Slick Nick Henderson.

Tuesday, April 16th , 2312
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Aaron Reddeath.
Diamond City Swatters: Placed RP Nucky Ostiguin on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/15/2312.
Malden Grognaks: Placed SS Noctyss Eternus on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/13/2312.
Oberland T-51s: Activated C Racky Westheim from the injured list.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent RP Thonar Silverblood to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Julian Roughneck.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Julian Roughneck.

Monday, April 15th , 2312
Concord Radstags: Placed RP Fio Treelover on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/14/2312.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed RP Jahb Treasure.
Quincy Gunners: Signed SP Mike Suerth.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Veni Vidi Johnson.

Sunday, April 14th , 2312
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Placed RP Jesse Bibeault on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/11/2312.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed RF Brightsun Ramos on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/13/2312.
Southie Brews: Activated CF Jurgen Windcaller from the injured list.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Slick Nick Henderson.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SS Kevin Zeller.
Oberland T-51s: Signed CF Formal Martinez.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Ryan Stephenson.
The Atom Cats traded 18-year old minor league 1B Cupper Galvan to the Concord Radstags, getting 24-year old LHP Junkyard Gourd and 23-year old minor league CF Sardar Agiashvili in return.
Atom Cats: Released RP Jahb Treasure.

Saturday, April 13th , 2312
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released SS Jayden Bells.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Placed RF Foo Fieterz on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/11/2312.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Ben McEntire.
Oberland T-51s: Signed C Champ Purdy.
Oberland T-51s: Signed C D-Zeke McAdoo.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Malik Barber.
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 18-year old minor league 1B Tonguetie Edder to the Oberland T-51s, getting 31-year old minor league LF Was Renti in return.

Friday, April 12th , 2312
Oberland T-51s: Activated SS Ike McRae from the restricted list.
Oberland T-51s: Activated RF Orcin Cardinal from the restricted list.
Nahant Celtics: Released 3B Oleg Veers.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Ryan Stephenson.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed C Evil Monkey.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed C Fann MacCuil.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed CF Jeff Ensuzy.
Oberland T-51s: Signed C Marquis Graham.
Oberland T-51s: Signed C Hip Potamus.
Concord Radstags: Released CF Andy Hutcheson.

Thursday, April 11th , 2312
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Mike Suerth.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Troy Ways.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Lucan Valerius.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP My Heat to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Wagon Camacho.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RF Lex T'Perro to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RF Tank Lerry.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed free agent RP Sparky Scrapyarder to a minor league contract.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP David Auld.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed free agent 2B Nick York to a minor league contract.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released 2B Mike Shea.
Southie Brews: Signed free agent 1B Ivan Infant to a minor league contract.
Southie Brews: Released 1B Raul Chamgerlain.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent RP Captain Kirrahe to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Carlos Conway.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent C Sparky Gaul to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Released C Justin Rivard.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent 1B Jud Saunders to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Released 1B Met White.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed free agent C Slick Tim McHaney to a minor league contract.
University Point Deathclaws: Released C Paul Dickerson.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed free agent C Communae Brown to a minor league contract.
University Point Deathclaws: Released C Alej Nunez.
Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent 3B Markeith Simmons to a minor league contract.
Oberland T-51s: Released 3B Kevin Hill.
Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent RP Leo Shelton to a minor league contract.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Tyrese Small.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent C Randall Ezno to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released C Bobson Dugnutt.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent CF Barknar Refugee to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released CF Panther LaBreck.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent RF Rags Radsniffer to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released RF Slow Motion Bush.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent 3B Harry Lockhead to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released 3B Meego Lett.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent SS Waterboy Sanchez to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released SS Justin Cunningham.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent 1B Olaf One-Eye to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released 1B Sean Pen.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent LF Coldheart Gravedigger to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released LF Lowell Noops.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent RP Hugo Turk to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RP James McCorkle.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent SS Slinky Powerarmor to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released SS Blurry Tovar.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent RF Egg Vuxometer to a minor league contract.
Egret Ninjas: Released RF Twomey Miller.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent 1B Adonato Leotelli to a minor league contract.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 1B Tony Smehrik.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent LF Han Deeling to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released LF Praise Bee.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed free agent SP Groot Spooner to a minor league contract.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released SP Melvin Lora.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed free agent CL Saudan Og to a minor league contract.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released RP Different Lopez.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed free agent RP Fin MacCool to a minor league contract.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released RP Dillon Young.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent 3B Lopes Survant to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released 3B Sailor Boatright.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent C Brandon Addison to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released C Alien Blaster.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent 3B Selveni Nethri to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released 3B Cheddar Bob Durlinger.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent RP Llewellyn Nightingale to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RP Pete Willis.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent RP Good Time Ancira to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RP Mike Mancia.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent 2B Jerr Ohid to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 2B Hot Pie Hawkey.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent RF Elder Early-Dawn to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RF Pat Dotzler.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed free agent SP Minny Vike to a minor league contract.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released SP Birdman Galvan.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed free agent 1B Grouch Ingram to a minor league contract.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released 1B Peter Fodelin.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent RP Septimus Signus to a minor league contract.
Diamond City Swatters: Released RP Dave Lombardo.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent LF Bruno Adamo to a minor league contract.
Diamond City Swatters: Released LF Nine Claud.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent RF Tornado Tom Zamora to a minor league contract.
Diamond City Swatters: Released RF Brenden Titleman.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent 3B Kvenel Tongue to a minor league contract.
Diamond City Swatters: Released 3B Sho Nironov.
Lexington Synths: Signed free agent RP Mike Riverrunner to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Released RP James Komor.
Lexington Synths: Signed free agent CF Manny Kays to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Released CF Sean Bond.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed free agent RP Robert Ellis Sanchez to a minor league contract.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Quick Witte.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed free agent C Lioscrew Hampton to a minor league contract.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released C Mike Lichardson.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent RP Jay Ri to a minor league contract.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Bryan Saucer.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent 1B Sig Jackuckie to a minor league contract.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released 1B Cutty Boudreaux.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent SP Tipz McGhee to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Bill Jones.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent 3B Willie Aknow to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released 3B Kooky Strobel.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent RP Andrew Seay to a minor league contract.
Atom Cats: Released RP Shamar Hooker.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent RP Lamplighter Ashmore to a minor league contract.
Atom Cats: Released RP Nigel Pipefitter.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent SP Scooter Sandbrick to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SP Juan Trevino.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent LF Clemenz Arnold to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released LF Okie Thunder.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent RP Fred Bobbit to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released RP Dinya Balu.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent C Mozi Along to a minor league contract.
Diamond City Swatters: Released C Orthus Endario.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent RP Tatts Balfour to a minor league contract.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Latte Lumberg.
Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent 2B Wally Jukebox to a minor league contract.
Oberland T-51s: Released 2B Mighty Mann.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed free agent RP Pex Flext to a minor league contract.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Wisky Ahnsin.
Southie Brews: Signed free agent RP Harlaug Dawnstar to a minor league contract.
Southie Brews: Released RP Dallie Boy.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Clutch Calen Jenkins to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Ro Dylande.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Bloop Michaels to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Cecil Rosa.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent C Court Hackett to a minor league contract.
The Slog Ghouls: Released C Ravam Verethi.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent 2B Pal Powell to a minor league contract.
Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Joker Moreau.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent RP Gatorclaw Muther to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released RP Luzzer Eyelash.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed free agent LF Maximo Primo to a minor league contract.
University Point Deathclaws: Released LF Rogatus Salvius.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent RP Hugs Lovell to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released RP Cole Marence.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed free agent RP Johnny Bags to a minor league contract.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Dremora Valkynaz.

Wednesday, April 10th , 2312
Oberland T-51s: Placed C Racky Westheim on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/09/2312.
FHE Yao Guai: Placed LF Makin Jobear on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/09/2312.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated 3B Odo Capchange from the restricted list.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Sent 3B Odo Capchange to Triple A Needham for injury rehab.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RF Nuke Lebowitz.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released RF Greg Weatherly.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Placed RP Bill Satterfield on the 60-day injured list.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Dale Nails.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released LF Ness Ninten.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Fungo Accuro.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Nate Sandalli.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Leonardo Buggage.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Josh Copley.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Can Sweet.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Alex Fonseca.

Tuesday, April 9th , 2312
Concord Radstags: Released 1B Witness York.
Starlight Killers: Placed RF Hurr Lee Reyes on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/06/2312.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Matt Duck.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Thonar Silverblood.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Rocky Backstop.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Batboy Damion.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Kymani Reaves.

Monday, April 8th , 2312
Oberland T-51s: Placed SS Ike McRae on the restricted list.
Oberland T-51s: Placed RF Orcin Cardinal on the restricted list.
Concord Radstags: Released RP Bollie Upchurch.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Bum Groo.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed 3B Odo Capchange on the restricted list.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 2B Kyle Angst.
Quincy Gunners: Released RP Nate Sandalli.
Oberland T-51s: Activated RP Ben Rodgers from the injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Mike Knowles.
Lexington Synths: Released C Rascal Railroad.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released RP Seifer Locke.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released 2B Ali Jertz.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Captain Kirrahe.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Tek Graves.
Southie Brews: Signed SP Cohort Williams.
Southie Brews: Signed SP Klement Thodberg.
Southie Brews: Signed RP V108 Robinson.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Veni Vidi Johnson.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Feran Sadri.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Habitual Seabolt.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Cooz Deathbrand.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Kevin Zeller.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Cougar Shego.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Supper Singleton.
Southie Brews: Released RP Kristian Frederiksen.
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Dolf Steak.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Habitual Seabolt.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Kevin Zeller.
The Bunker Hill 75ers traded 23-year old minor league RF Precious Puppy to the Lexington Synths, getting 25-year old minor league 1B Larry Creech in return.
The Concord Radstags traded 21-year old RF Kettle Deitrich to the Vault 81 Dwellers, getting 26-year old minor league 2B Frankfurter Gifford in return.

Sunday, April 7th , 2312
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released RP Lobby Chairleg.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released CF Raul Allstar.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Activated RP Chris Glass House from the injured list.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released SP Veni Vidi Johnson.
Southie Brews: Placed CF Jurgen Windcaller on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/06/2312.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Soft Moore.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Billy Larrea.
Diamond City Swatters: Released SP Valentin Narcisse.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RF Brown Eyes Tarberry.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Is Ildur.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed SS Reed Maineman.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Protectron McDonald.

Saturday, April 6th , 2312
Concord Radstags: Released LF Alex Hopp.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released 3B Marlon Favor.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released CF Formal Martinez.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Activated C Jesse Revolution from the injured list.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Righty Meadow.
Southie Brews: Released 1B Marin Attle.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 2B Day Trader.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Marty Mayeye.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released RF Cougar Shego.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Cheap Diehl.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed CF Joe Lynch.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Bum Groo.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RF Happy Man.
The Goodneighbor Hancocks traded 20-year old minor league RF B.B. Raznjatovic and 24-year old minor league 2B Nick Webgrease to the Malden Grognaks, getting 27-year old minor league 3B Jemus Erde in return.

Friday, April 5th , 2312
Vault 81 Dwellers: Placed CF Stu Gains on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/04/2312.
Atom Cats: Released RP Jazz Boxerman.
Atom Cats: Released RF Ryan Stephenson.
Salem Witch Hats: Released SP Penn Enpaper.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Adam Lannen.
The Sunshine Tidings Chemists traded 23-year old minor league RHP Young Ryan Young and 19-year old minor league LHP Monte Ward to the Cambridge Coursers, getting 28-year old minor league 2B Cameron Boyd in return.
The Salem Witch Hats traded 19-year old LHP Harp Kettle to the Easy Town Assaultrons, getting 30-year old minor league 3B Sean Conman in return.
The Spectacle Island Reapers traded 22-year old RHP Xerox Onatopp to the Nahant Celtics, getting 34-year old minor league SS Dan Castle in return.
The Glowing Sea Radscorpions traded 22-year old minor league LHP Pop Terror to the Southie Brews, getting 29-year old minor league LHP Jim Bragan in return.
The Concord Radstags traded 21-year old minor league LHP Matchbox Ollivierre to the Southie Brews, getting 33-year old minor league RF Ralph DeYoe in return.

Thursday, April 4th , 2312
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released SP Ricky Play.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RP J.J. Nine.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RP Chris Van Buskirk.
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Fried Tato Rice.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Brand Ancrum.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed C Wreck McHenry.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed C Andy Bandy.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed CF Closecall Turcotte.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released 1B Alec Whitehead.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Rowan Gardener.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Rowan Gardener.

Wednesday, April 3rd , 2312
Diamond City Swatters: Released RP Fire Litz.
Malden Grognaks: Released SP Claudiu Chereches.
Concord Radstags: Released 3B Big Sam Thompson.
Oberland T-51s: Released 3B Sam Radrice.
Southie Brews: Released CF Boom Boom Barrel.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Klaus D'Gayme.
Concord Radstags: Released 2B Pump Action Teammate.
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Giant Fran Cisco.
Southie Brews: Released SS Jukebox Irgnir.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Geller Horseholder.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Glossu Rabban.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Terrell Kirkwood.
Southie Brews: Released RP Raffy Slaps.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP My Heat.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Cori Smuh.
Southie Brews: Released RP Mikie Plaza.
Concord Radstags: Released LF Lucan Valerius.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Hawk Warhead.
Southie Brews: Released RP Razi Dazzler.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Hurt Thomas.
Concord Radstags: Released 2B Won Roadhouse.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Mad Max Radroach.
Southie Brews: Released RP Wrench Warboy.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released 2B Oh Boy Holly.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Quarry Dumars.
Malden Grognaks: Released 3B Kai Leng.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released CF Wally Oppenheimer.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Sadik Cig.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Lazer Maverick.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released 3B Barry Jagoda.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Gold Lee Lox.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Tommy Leetch.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released LF Marcy Mutantmasher.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SS Spit Canne.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Revyn Sadri.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released C Sparky Gaul.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released 2B Giant York.
Concord Radstags: Released RP Namasur Servant.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Enigma Ploster.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Fred Bobbit.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Rapid Feller.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Dave Duran.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Good Boy Rivers.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Vic Vaati.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Minny Vike.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Puzzle Tolston.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Dandelion Bard.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Sheo Gorath.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Jaal Ama Darav.
Starlight Killers: Released LF Handsome Joe Kelly.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Rep Hvac.
Starlight Killers: Released RF Skate Kerrigan.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Quill Carpenter.
FHE Yao Guai: Released SP Volkihar Master.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Scooter Sandbrick.
FHE Yao Guai: Released 1B Sig Jackuckie.
Starlight Killers: Released SP J.B. Benchwarmer.
FHE Yao Guai: Released SP Gipper Reagan.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Red Mamba Bonner.
FHE Yao Guai: Released SP Square Polk.
Diamond City Swatters: Released 1B Olaf One-Eye.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Minorne Altmer.
Diamond City Swatters: Released 1B Radstag O'Sheen.
Lexington Synths: Released C Randall Ezno.
Diamond City Swatters: Released SP Jaylin Fox.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Lime Drake.
Diamond City Swatters: Released CF Jerr Ohid.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Franklin Delgado.
Diamond City Swatters: Released SP Daze Domergue.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Savos Aren.
Diamond City Swatters: Released RP Cat Culdesac.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Thane Krios.
Diamond City Swatters: Released RP Baron Bearded.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Orator Jim O'Rourke.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Andrew Seay.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RF Och Senknecht.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Sparky Scrapyarder.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Adonato Leotelli.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Aventus Arentino.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RF Lex T'Perro.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Agmaer Nord.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Bett Bottlecap.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 3B Golden Warrior.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RF Teig O'Kane.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RF Rags Radsniffer.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Unmid Snowshod.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released CF Suddenly Carrington.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RP Reader Gatewood.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RF Jewel Crown.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RP Robert Ellis Sanchez.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RF Jim Peoria.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RP Kallo Jath.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released SS Hey Hey Conard.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RP James Vega.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released 3B Terrible Tino Gucman.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released SS Sunny Jim Bottom.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Tex Ranger.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RP Tipz McGhee.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Olaf Slakov.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released LF Piper Plasmagirl.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released SS Louis Cards.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RF Han Deeling.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Geronimo James.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Grits Bridges.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Harlaug Dawnstar.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Jay Ri.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released SS Slinky Powerarmor.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Toupee Bilotti.
University Point Deathclaws: Released SS Ham Piperpie.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released 1B Justin Okeke.
University Point Deathclaws: Released C Evil Monkey.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released 2B Arvel Swift.
University Point Deathclaws: Released C Marquis Graham.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released SS Willie Aknow.
University Point Deathclaws: Released RP Roland Wirth.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Foster Addison.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 2B Freddy Gonzalez.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released C Al Wunderland.
University Point Deathclaws: Released RP Urban Clarence.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released 3B Conan Ronan.
University Point Deathclaws: Released RP Leonardo Buggage.
Salem Witch Hats: Released 1B Seamus Levine.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RF Ivan Infant.
Salem Witch Hats: Released SS Cameron Hicks.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released 3B Rusty Radsuit.
Salem Witch Hats: Released 1B Jud Saunders.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Kymani Reaves.
Salem Witch Hats: Released 3B Judge Aaron.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Aaron Sutton.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Dragon Chan.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Hugo Hamm.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Groot Spooner.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Maximo Primo.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Huge Hat Crickyon.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Gears Ghoulsbane.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Clemenz Arnold.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Suvaris Atheron.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released CF Manny Kays.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released 3B Aduri Sarethi.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released LF Shield Naskean.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Joquim Barndoor.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RF Elder Early-Dawn.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released 2B The Mic Flaje.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Lannie Durham.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Bruno Adamo.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Rook Stanley.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Flagg Randallson.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Fred Johnson.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Snipe Deathclaw.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Rev O'Day.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released SS Kvenel Tongue.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released SS Blitz Bolt.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Wolf O'Donnell.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Splatter Paniagua.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Live Oak Taysom.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Wing Young.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Fat Pete Chiodo.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released C Brandon Addison.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Huge Duffy.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 2B Pal Powell.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Ulfric Stormcloak.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RF Tornado Tom Zamora.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Stan Sinshallows.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 3B Clough Nacuddy.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 1B Gil Miracle.
Quincy Gunners: Released RF Tuppy Ayon.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Arnskar Embermaster.
Quincy Gunners: Released CF Breadbox Murphy.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Brett Mullet.
Quincy Gunners: Released 3B Can Sweet.
The Slog Ghouls: Released CF Speed Demon Briggs.
Quincy Gunners: Released 2B Gat gro-Shargakh.
Quincy Gunners: Released 2B Lackey O'Pression.
Quincy Gunners: Released 3B Arrowsmith Henderson.
Nahant Celtics: Released LF Mox Burtolemey.
Quincy Gunners: Released 3B Selveni Nethri.
Nahant Celtics: Released RF Anyday Andre Glasper.
Quincy Gunners: Released 3B Leon Williamsson.
Nahant Celtics: Released LF Lynn Napayshta.
Quincy Gunners: Released SS Nick York.
Nahant Celtics: Released RP Clutch Calen Jenkins.
Quincy Gunners: Released C Slick Tim McHaney.
Quincy Gunners: Released C Yamo Ryeboozer.
Quincy Gunners: Released RP Liesl Diesel.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 2B Jeptha Rixey.
Quincy Gunners: Released RP Modhna Lowe.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RP Tatts Balfour.
Quincy Gunners: Released RP Aamor Mosley.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SP Coconut Willson.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SS Indian Cumzaround.
Atom Cats: Released LF Rodney Park.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SS Pain Appling.
Atom Cats: Released RF Barknar Refugee.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 2B Jay Kim.
Atom Cats: Released RF Dylan Cantrell.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 2B Cohen Casti.
Atom Cats: Released 3B Jerry Vanbuskirk.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RP Iceman Gervin.
Atom Cats: Released CF Talsgar Wanderer.
Atom Cats: Released LF Radx Roberts.
Atom Cats: Released RP Llewellyn Nightingale.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Bjorn Ekstom.
Atom Cats: Released RP Rick Roberge.
Egret Ninjas: Released RF Meal Ticket Hubbell.
Atom Cats: Released RP Rocket Sixtynine.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Harry Backman.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Markeith Simmons.
Egret Ninjas: Released RF Xier Steeplechase.
Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Bummy Brown.
Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Do Ragg.
Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Georgie Neck.
Egret Ninjas: Released 1B Pappy Pipemaker.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Wand Wastewalker.
Egret Ninjas: Released RP Bloop Michaels.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Lopes Survant.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Harry Lockhead.
Egret Ninjas: Released RP Hugo Turk.
Egret Ninjas: Released RP Yog Silverware.
Egret Ninjas: Released RP Notorious Vinny Gonzalez.
Egret Ninjas: Released SS Waterboy Sanchez.
Egret Ninjas: Released RP Early Nguyen.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Madman Meowmeow.
Egret Ninjas: Released RP Joe Pittman.
Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Tinker Joe Best.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Chip Skyfall.
Egret Ninjas: Released LF OB Jetman.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Senor Lopez.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Lawn Dyarrig.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Zeke Thomas.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 2B Wally Jukebox.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released LF Batboy Damion.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released CF Egg Vuxometer.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released SS Cap Webb.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released RF Malik Barber.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed CF Tipper Cultbreath.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Kevin Zeller.
Malden Grognaks: Signed C John Kresge.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Kevin Zeller.
The Quincy Gunners traded 16-year old minor league LHP Travis Prescott to the Atom Cats, getting 30-year old minor league RHP Ben Pell in return.
The Southie Brews traded 24-year old minor league RHP Dolf Steak and 19-year old minor league LHP James Deacon to the Oberland T-51s, getting 24-year old minor league C Major Mette in return.
The Goodneighbor Hancocks traded 19-year old minor league RHP Quack Quack Ruggiero to the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, getting 22-year old minor league C Tyshawn Lackadaisical in return.
The Malden Grognaks traded 35-year old RHP Jared Zaccone to the Diamond City Swatters, getting 24-year old minor league 2B Snag Roper and 23-year old minor league CF Huddle Smurf in return.

Tuesday, April 2nd , 2312
Oberland T-51s: Placed RP Ben Rodgers on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/01/2312.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Ray Hallpass.
Diamond City Swatters: Released RP V108 Robinson.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released 3B Cope Kearns.
University Point Deathclaws: Released LF Supper Singleton.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 2B Jeff Phoneman.
Atom Cats: Released RP Starting Ordone.
Nahant Celtics: Released SP Klement Thodberg.
Nahant Celtics: Released SP Cohort Williams.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released SP Chad Jefferson.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF June-July Barnes.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released C Chin Chin Chickerling.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Chee Chee DeMayo.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Feran Sadri.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Sorex Vinius.
Concord Radstags: Released RP Likah Buggs.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Engine 42 Sutter.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Santee Ahgo.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Silencer Simmons.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Pablo Caldera.
Malden Grognaks: Released CF Wackadoo Gonzalez.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Badry Goodnuff.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Nurcan Bele.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Flash Leather.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Scout Boy Carraway.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Hurley Bender.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Hmm Frindsoot.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Proventus Avenicci.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Jukebox Huddleston.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Mel Moods.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Turbo Tim Morton.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RF Marty Kobayashi.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Thor Oak.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RF Elijah Breezedup.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Takon Mee.
Cambridge Coursers: Released CF Iwanna Beahdoored.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Lost Sanddigger.
Cambridge Coursers: Released SS Overdom Aquascent.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Aidan Underwood.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Gordie Entertainer.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Jonnie Gawmy.
Southie Brews: Released RP Weaver Farmer.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Dave Millmarker.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RP Magic Course.
Southie Brews: Released RP Jumpy Jones.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Colorado Saion.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RP Gatorclaw Muther.
Southie Brews: Released RP Gold Goose.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Gasser Morris.
Southie Brews: Released 1B Hawkeye Danielson.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Vegas Bradber.
Southie Brews: Released RF Lackey Boult.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Aaron Walthall.
Southie Brews: Released RF Omari Evanpark.
University Point Deathclaws: Released RP Isiah Fall.
Concord Radstags: Released RF La`nh Bilh.
University Point Deathclaws: Released RP Big County Reeves.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Caleb Slurry.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 1B Cod Anderson.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Good Time Ancira.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Cookie Grainmill.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Fee Anor.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Alex Bishop.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RP Angry Chris McGriff.
Starlight Killers: Released RF Ferd Mainelander.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Xeno Lakelady.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RP Wallace Congo.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Pluto Magenta.
Quincy Gunners: Released RP Testy Vertibird.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Push Em Lazzeri.
Lexington Synths: Released SS King Schultz.
Atom Cats: Released RP Tennessee Rainwater.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Shi Tyuknot.
Atom Cats: Released RP Titus Mede II.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Rolff Stonefist.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Bill President.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Gilly Eartheater.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Palmer True.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Cowboy Flores.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Haegar Genesis.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Gettysburg Plankwalker.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RP Logan Crawford.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RP Marquis Warren.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RP Rev Lovejoy.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Cortez Twine.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Ava Phoenix.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released RP Khaaris Rule.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Chuckles Awkwardly.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released CF Flipper Powell.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released CF Hecanneye Cantu.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Kelby King.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Vito Danza.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Cat Prairie.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Furgus Fuzz.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Lamplighter Ashmore.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Porker Velazco.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Fin MacCool.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Sal Jakkelsen.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Pex Flext.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Chris Rogers.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Pax Everton.
Nahant Celtics: Released RP Dosko Grasshopper.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RP Big House Rodriguez.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released CF David Pokorny.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SS Bruiser McClintock.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SS Donk Oh.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SS Isaac Carson.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SS Goofy Gallegos.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SS Xevio Bondsman.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SS Legend Getter.
Egret Ninjas: Released RP Les Feete.
Egret Ninjas: Released RP Terrok Smythe.
Egret Ninjas: Released RP Boost Everlast.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Kyle Mangum.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Ziggy Zombiekiller.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Putty Twoloose.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Feedme Yurkisse.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released RP Boomer Plattune.
The Bunker Hill 75ers traded 20-year old minor league LHP Chris Hamer and 22-year old minor league LHP Scout Many-Marshes to the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, getting 28-year old minor league 1B Dominant Phillips and 23-year old minor league 1B Knock Skatebird in return.
The Spectacle Island Reapers traded 21-year old minor league RHP Gracie Geiger and 22-year old minor league RHP Ulfar Unending to the Malden Grognaks, getting 29-year old minor league 3B Redd Coates and 21-year old LF Mia Thunder in return.
The Southie Brews traded 21-year old minor league 1B Brooksie Net and 22-year old RHP Electric Willis to the Diamond City Swatters, getting 25-year old minor league CF Kevin Phelps and 24-year old minor league 3B Sonny Pacino in return.
The Quincy Gunners traded 22-year old minor league RHP Vantus Loreius to the Cambridge Coursers, getting 27-year old minor league RHP Mike Sernandez in return.
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud traded 18-year old minor league LHP Everlast Allnight to the Oberland T-51s, getting 27-year old minor league 3B Chris Fencebuster in return.
The Cambridge Coursers traded 23-year old minor league 3B Elijah Failson to the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, getting 27-year old minor league LHP Kyle Forte in return.
The Goodneighbor Hancocks traded 18-year old minor league RHP Willie Saenz to the Glowing Sea Radscorpions, getting 28-year old minor league LF Three Richardson-Bethson in return.

Monday, April 1st , 2312
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent C Aaston Craston to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released C Remy Radiation.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent RP Nevin Kevin to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RP Jimmy Avenson.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent C Mega Meggles to a minor league contract.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released C Communae Brown.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent C Jo Go Alvarado to a minor league contract.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released C Travis Williams.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent RP Aloha Ali to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released RP Griffin Hartley.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent 1B Eli Goodyear to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released 1B Kyle LeBlanc.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent 2B Moxie Missile to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released 2B Casey Clarey.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent 3B Curtains McAroy to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released 3B Homealone Matto.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent 1B Valdr Dagger to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released 1B Jaylen Beatty.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Myles Kent to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Fann MacCuil.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent SP Sooner Orlater to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released SP Mike Edmonston.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent 1B Clover vo Boston to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released 1B Be There Rodriguez.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Garyn Ienith to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C John Rubbleman.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Johnny Wyrm to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Mitch Avakian.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent 2B Chalybeate Springs to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released 2B Josh Holler.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Cheese Gomolka to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Deereye Tierney.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Phoney Brown to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Kris Dionne.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed free agent RP Nurg Grinner to a minor league contract.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Don Majewski.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed free agent RP Kat Stanza to a minor league contract.
Salem Witch Hats: Released RP Derk Eethus.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed free agent SP Brave T'Lanta to a minor league contract.
Salem Witch Hats: Released SP Jake Gierisch.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent RP Amray Mukanda to a minor league contract.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Brent Acadia.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent RP Wun Browman to a minor league contract.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP David Diggler.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent RP Oscar Stone to a minor league contract.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Sean Lucky.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent LF Ryan Steed to a minor league contract.
The Slog Ghouls: Released LF Oscar McClain.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent 3B Daniel Prowler to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released 3B Garbage Can Enciso.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Imikias Taylor to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Magazine Megatron.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Morton Stanberg to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Nathaniel China.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Tonic Rudd to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Steve Cranberry.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Juju Schoolteacher to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Vorix von Bruiser.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Early Quinn to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Jared Klingler.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Jay Decay to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Chance LaFortune.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Crow Wrona to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Jami Hanski.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Richard Vanzant to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Jason McMahan.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Fernando Escamilla to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Nate Spremulli.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Peter Blastoff to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Caleb Victory.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent 2B Oakley Stiffs to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released 2B Miggy Three Thumbs.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent RP Mul gro-Largash to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released RP Joven Bambino.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent RP Dirk Sportswood to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released RP Cooz Deathbrand.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent RP Jordan Primus to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released RP Moralo Eval.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent C Akar Hjordis to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released C Lioscrew Hampton.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent LF Arch Stimmell to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released LF Coldheart Gravedigger.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent RP Tommy John Surgery to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released RP Crabby Trapp.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent RP Wes Yogurt to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released RP Tom Strode.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent 1B Waterboy Huizar to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released 1B Terry Deprusk.
Concord Radstags: Released SS Joe Perkins.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed free agent LF Stasik Japaridze to a minor league contract.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released LF Mercy Klimek.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed free agent RP First Rate Williams to a minor league contract.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Antho Seesaw.
Lexington Synths: Signed free agent RP Prince Cannock to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Jet Sedand.
Lexington Synths: Signed free agent RP Luke Finnegan to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Dak Ohda.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent 2B Skirt Pacluman to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released 2B Cal Forner.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent 2B Estimate Gale to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released 2B Bull Hsiao.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent RP Ginger Breadman to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Phil Spacewalk.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent RP Dick Havelock to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Bugger Detrius.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent SP Trin Gurganious to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released SP Danny Little.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent 1B Deaf Leopard to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released 1B Grouch Ingram.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent RP Stan Alyve to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RP Quartz Hoertz.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent 1B Lawry Wolftooth to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released 1B Hector Inspector.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent LF Luis Escobar to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released LF Cory Gargano.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Van Rarhill to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Jack Siltbeanstalk.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent LF Andre Mackin to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released LF Manny Stoveup.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent SP Laguna Blue to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released SP Twinkle Horner.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Elijah Frontseat to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Howie Singer.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Danny Bustamante to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Brandon Clemons.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Ryan Watts to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Zachery Moerke.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Beanie Northbridge to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Pa Jo.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent 2B Harry Peppers to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released 2B Green Daye.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent 1B Quab Kobulidze to a minor league contract.
Atom Cats: Released 1B Redd Flanagan.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent RP Cohn Nice to a minor league contract.
Atom Cats: Released RP Horik Halfhand.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent RP Splash Cashmore to a minor league contract.
Atom Cats: Released RP Bhim Gunendran.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent C Uthgerd Unbroken to a minor league contract.
Atom Cats: Released C Junior Young Jr..
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed free agent RP Chris Cotner to a minor league contract.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RP Andre Copeland.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed free agent 1B Newton Naysayer to a minor league contract.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released 1B Kearney Zzyzwicz.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed free agent RP Salvage Gulch to a minor league contract.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RP Nick Doster.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed free agent 2B Jock Sports to a minor league contract.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 2B Al Labamba.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed free agent RP Victor Celaya to a minor league contract.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RP Pipe Galante.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent LF Chilly Little to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released LF Busy Brian Kozlowski.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent RP Sayabout Yuu to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released RP Brina Merillis.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent RP Marvin Nash to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released RP Slack McMurray.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent CF Run Ronny Gant to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released CF Next Stop Alvarado.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent C Myst Machinemen to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released C Mike Going.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed free agent 1B Gary Benjamin Franklin to a minor league contract.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 1B Joseph Hash.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent 2B Chucky Childress to a minor league contract.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 2B Goodboy Tyler.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent RP Sanjaya Djajadiningrat to a minor league contract.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Hand Hogswind.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent LF Carlos Estrada to a minor league contract.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released LF Adam Lannen.
Southie Brews: Signed free agent RP Slim Chickens to a minor league contract.
Southie Brews: Released RP Jordan Cadillac.
Southie Brews: Signed free agent RP Bard Bowman to a minor league contract.
Southie Brews: Released RP Wicket Warwick.
Southie Brews: Signed free agent 1B Tuna Lockpick to a minor league contract.
Southie Brews: Released 1B Elijah Samuelson.
Southie Brews: Signed free agent LF Danny Campos to a minor league contract.
Southie Brews: Released LF Kevin Welch.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent 2B Clyde Oil to a minor league contract.
Diamond City Swatters: Released 2B Cletus Spuckler.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent 2B Grisvar Unlucky to a minor league contract.
Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Keisuke Slain.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent RP Cutty Wise to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Dustin Arcjet.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent C Hugo Nieto to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Released C Randy Boggess.
FHE Yao Guai: Released CF Fernando Z.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed free agent 1B Eru Durazo to a minor league contract.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 1B Dexter Dangerzone.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed free agent 2B Burn Wells to a minor league contract.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 2B Jamie Bearbower.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed free agent RP Lex Landmine to a minor league contract.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Gordie Crowell.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed free agent 2B Drevis Neloren to a minor league contract.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released 2B Weston Railgun.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent RP Josiah Neanderthal to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Chris Rockwall.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent RP A.C. Deezy to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Tacitus Sallustius.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent 1B Keelo Watts to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released 1B Wetears Brad Sullivan.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent RP Guzz Knight to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Aolani Suaniu.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released 1B Keelo Watts.
Starlight Killers: Signed C Vax Tisdale.
Starlight Killers: Signed SP Daynas Valen.
Starlight Killers: Signed SP Craig Widmar.
Atom Cats: Signed RP Tato Robles.
Atom Cats: Signed SP Jimmy Howe.
Lexington Synths: Signed RP Jake Gierisch.
Lexington Synths: Signed RP John Baty.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed RP Ben Helmlinger.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Slapper Batstick.
Malden Grognaks: Signed SP Ric Olie.
The Nahant Celtics traded 31-year old 1B Duncan MacCready to the FHE Yao Guai, getting 27-year old LHP Astro Puptent in return.

Saturday, March 30th , 2312
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed SS Yip-Yip Author.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Happy Man.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Curtain Mora.

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BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 May 2312

The May Super Post

CBO Players of the Month

NCA Hitter - Salem Witch Hats fans may just have witnessed a star player blossoming before their eyes in April.

Peter Pan Calvillo put up a remarkable month at the age of 23 and has been named the North Charles Association Batter of the Month.

For the month, Calvillo hit .420 with 8 home runs, 19 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

SCA Hitter - When guys like Egret's Austin Engill win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive April, the longtime South Charles Association veteran toyed with opposing pitchers, collecting 22 hits in 71 at-bats.

The veteran shortstop hit for a .310 batting average and collected 8 home runs, 22 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

NCA Pitcher - The top-rated pitcher this past month in the North Charles Association was Elastic Man Haley of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud. He really dominated league hitters, finishing April with a 5-0 won-lost mark and a 2.38 ERA.

The Silver Shroud ace made 6 starts and surrendered 33 hits in 41.2 innings. He struck out 28 and walked 9.

SCA Pitcher - April's standout hurler was Mister Burns of Goodneighbor. He muzzled South Charles Association hitters and held them in check the entire month to capture the Pitcher of the Month award.

To win the honor Burns compiled an impressive 4-1 mark and 1.56 ERA in 6 starts. The Hancocks star hurler also rung up 25 strikeouts in 40.1 innings.

NCA Rookie - Eden Babz's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Easy Town center fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In April he was voted the Rookie of the Month.

During the month he hit .442 with 7 doubles, 1 triple and 3 home runs. Babz also scored 17 times and drove in 14 runs.

SCA Rookie - In April Pink Floyd pitched his way to the South Charles Association Rookie of the Month Award.

He started 0 games, put up a 1-0 record, 1.00 ERA and 11 strikeouts. The Glowing Sea starter also tossed 9 innings and held batters to a .188 batting average.

MML Analysis

Eash team has now played 27 games, so there are some clues as to how the 2312 season may shake out based on the talent at the MML level. Current division leaders are Abernathy, Finch Farm, Foxborough, and Braintee.

The Robobrains (NB) have the league's best record at 22-5, partially due to their explosive offense. SS Nap Joy (.430/4/16) and 2B Lackey Lakewalker (.367/11/29) have been the team's two most productive players.



MML Players of the Month

LL Hitter - Fairprice Fairley battered Legends League pitchers all April and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around Massachusetts Minor League 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 30-year-old Fairley 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 27 games, Fairley hit .299 with 20 home runs, 36 RBIs and scored 27 runs.

SL Hitter - Izdere Lifunn-Mars made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the Stars League this past month.

The Providence Warlocks center fielder shined through the month of April and has won the Batter of the Month award.

The 22-year-old hit .417 with 17 home runs, 40 RBIs and 32 runs scored.

LL Pitcher - When Alley Cat Preciado takes the hill, he's a good bet to nail down the victory for the Finch Farm Shamrocks. At least that's the way it was in May.

He excelled with a 6-0 mark and 3.44 ERA in 7 starts. In 49.2 innings, he fanned 31 and walked 14.
That's why he was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the Legends League.

SL Pitcher - The Providence Warlocks owe Waxer Lucatero a lot for his performance this past month. One of the league's most dominant starters in April, Lucatero tore up the opposition with a fine 6-0 mark on his way to the Stars League Pitcher of the Month award.

"When you're pitching this well," analyzed Lucatero, "it's a lot easier to come to the park. I don't judge my performance by the stats, I judge it -- the team judges it -- by the score of the game. I could say I'm tossing electric stuff right now and that would go over big. But if I toss that same stuff -- exact same pitch selection and location -- and they bang me around tomorrow, I was awful. That's the way baseball is."

It was Lucatero who did the banging in April as he tossed up 41 strikeouts in 48 innings, holding opponents to a .249 average and posting a 1.88 ERA.

BMU Analysis

Teams have not yet started to distance themselves only 18 games into the 2312 campaign. In fact, two of the leagues are tied and another two have a 1st-place team with just a game lead. League leaders are the Tenpines Bluff Manta Men in the Dark Hollow Pond League; Sanctuary Hills, Fiddler's Green, and Littleton in the Cambridge League; Hull in the Downtown Boston League; and Hyde Park and Mayoral Shelter in the Glowing Sea League.

The Manta Men (FtH) have the Commonwealth Association's best record at 12-6. Their best player has been 3B Keg Gutterson (.329/9/24). RP Rhody Wallace (2-1, 0.84) has been the leader of the CA's best bullpen (3.16). In the Massachusetts Association, the Lead Bellies (Qui) are the best at 12-6. Hull has the best offense in the MA (120 runs scored), led by four performing players in 2B Will Hell (.357/5/10), LF Ruwee Naba (.338/5/13), C Queue Bear (.372/4/8), and CF Mim Fist (.375/4/9).



BMU Players of the Month

CA Hitter - It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 22 Malyn Varen has a lot of baseball ahead of him.

But for now the young Marblehead Grenades star can enjoy the numbers he put up in April, which have garnered him the nod as the Commonwealth Association Batter of the Month.

His breakout month featured a .315 average with 12 home runs, 22 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

MA Hitter - When Voldsea Giryon stepped up to the plate in April he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the Massachusetts Association Batter of the Month award.

The young Brockton center fielder posted a .375 batting average with 8 home runs, 21 RBIs and scored 16 runs. Giryon also worked pitchers for 9 walks to post a .444 on-base percentage.

CA Pitcher - Freon McMahan of Taffington Boathouse excelled on the mound in April with a 4-0 record and was named the Pitcher of the Month in the Commonwealth Association.

McMahan restricted opposing batters to 25 base hits and a .202 batting average. He rang up 21 strikeouts in 34.2 innings of work, surrendered 10 walks, and fashioned a 1.56 ERA.

MA Pitcher - It was a monstrous April for the Massachusetts Association Pitcher of the Month award winner, Caramel Plows of the Brockton Irish. He put up some mighty scary numbers.

Plows recorded 3 wins and no losses in 4 starts. Throwing a total of 26.2 innings, he yielded 16 hits, mowed down 32 on strikes, gave up 16 walks and put up a solid ERA of 1.35 in a stellar month on the mound.

GBRL Analysis

While the GBRL is only 18 games in, some teams have populated their Rookie League with a lot better players than others. Division leaders are Med-Tek, Union Hope and Walden Pond, DB Tech, and Greater Mass.

In the NL, the Eyebots (Qui) are the best at 14-4. With the NL's best Starters ERA (3.23), Med-Tek's starters are a combined 9-0 with ace Kevin Gauzeman (5-0, 2.37) leading the way. In the SL, Vans (FHE) have dominated with a 16-2 mark. Like the Eyebots, Greater Mass has succeeded due to its pitching, especially the work of Jared Porch (4-0, 1.67), the Yao Guai's 1st-round pick in 2311.



GBRL Players of the Month

NL Hitter - At only 18 years of age, Hammer Longball could very well have many more months like this last one during his career.

That would be great news for fans of the Corvega Flamers, as April was one to remember for the left fielder and he has captured the North League Batter of the Month award.

On the month he hit .344 with 10 home runs, 24 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

SL Hitter - For a rookie just breaking in, Aaron Wright certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the SL Batter of the Month award for April.

The 20-year-old left fielder for the Westing Estate Alphas hit .478 with 8 home runs, 26 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

NL Pitcher - The North League hitters didn't have a chance in April when the Med-Tek Eyebots manager wrote "Gauzeman" on the lineup card. Outing after outing, Kevin Gauzeman held teams in check and usually got a win.

He excelled with a 5-0 mark and 2.37 ERA in 5 starts. The talented Eyebots star pitched 38 innings, fanned 51 and held opposing teams to a .215 average.

For his superb mound work Gauzeman was named the NL Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.

SL Pitcher - Jared Porch of the Greater Mass Vans strung a bunch of high quality starts together in April to earn the South League Pitcher of the Month trophy.

For the month he finished with a superlative 4 wins and no losses and a 1.67 ERA. The Greater Mass star started 5 games, pitched 37.2 innings and struck out 44.

CCBL Analysis

The 2312 collegiate regular season is winding down with just two more weeks before the road to the College Series begins. The top eight teams will vie for the 2312 championship.

Winthrop College, the 2311 champions, are atop the BCAC with a 28-17 record, while Greenfield College leads the MassCon with a 29-15 record. The Guardians are 2nd in scoring (276) and 1st in runs allowed (183). CF Cray Cris Arcos (.379/10/26) is the team leader. For the Greenies, they are the top-scoring team (336) with the 6th-best runs against (214). 3B Moktar Wakihuri (.414/14/42) has been Greenfield's most-explosive hitter.



CCBL All-Star Game

The MassCon All-Stars reigned supreme tonight at George E. Trelease Memorial Park, with a 7-6 triumph over the BCAC All-Stars.

MassCon center fielder Wonny Johnson led the way for the winning club, putting up a 3-for-3 mark to earn game MVP honors.

"We had some fun out there," he said. "We've got a great league and a great team and I'm not surprised we won."

In his career, Johnson has played in 112 games with a .364 batting average. Among his 151 hits are 16 doubles, 2 triples, and 24 home runs. He has also scored 85 runs, walked 61 times, tallied 6 stolen bases, and driven in 67 runs.

Half of the season has been played and now it's time for the All-Star game! It's a game where the fans will get to see their favorite players compete on the same field together, a game where the players themselves become fans and all of baseball comes together to celebrate one of the great traditions of the game -- the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League All-Star game. The BCAC and the MassCon will come together today to decide the title of the best league for this season.

Here are the talented stars on the BCAC roster:

SP Ed Calloway (WINC) - 5-1, 2.94 ERA, 52.0 IP, 1.37 WHIP, 8.8 K/9, 1.2 WAR
SP Danny Daniels (HARV) - 5-2, 3.12 ERA, 52.0 IP, 1.33 WHIP, 8.1 K/9, 2.0 WAR
SP Larry Gomez (NRTH) - 7-1, 2.27 ERA, 67.1 IP, 1.04 WHIP, 7.6 K/9, 2.6 WAR
SP Pallet Martel (CWU) - 4-0, 2.97 ERA, 57.2 IP, 1.27 WHIP, 7.0 K/9, 1.2 WAR
SP Meddur Ramadhani (BOSC) - 4-0, 1.37 ERA, 39.1 IP, 0.97 WHIP, 6.6 K/9, 1.8 WAR
SP Gus Subagja (BHU) - 2-3, 2.10 ERA, 60.0 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 7.0 K/9, 2.2 WAR
SP Donegal Ward (NRTH) - 6-1, 1.69 ERA, 48.0 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 5.6 K/9, 1.4 WAR
RP Tainted Cup Bennett (REVC) - 3-1, 4.03 ERA, 38.0 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 8.3 K/9, 0.5 WAR
RP Keon Boykin (CWU) - 1-1, 4 SV, 2.11 ERA, 21.1 IP, 1.45 WHIP, 9.3 K/9, 0.9 WAR
RP Ruán Higgins (GSC) - 1-0, 3.06 ERA, 17.2 IP, 1.70 WHIP, 7.1 K/9, 0.1 WAR
RP Alejandro Paymore (BHU) - 0-0, 0.53 ERA, 17.0 IP, 0.59 WHIP, 5.3 K/9, 0.4 WAR
RP Gaston Peacock (GSC) - 2-0, 3.47 ERA, 23.1 IP, 1.46 WHIP, 2.3 K/9, 0.4 WAR
RP Mig Eddee Rodgers (GSC) - 1-1, 2.86 ERA, 22.0 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 3.3 K/9, -0.1 WAR
C Harvey Aard (CWU) - .408/.438/.700, 120 AB, 9 HR, 2 SB, 176 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
C Well Daywalker (CIT) - .322/.419/.478, 90 AB, 4 HR, 123 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
C Afternoon Golding (BHU) - .375/.430/.569, 72 AB, 3 HR, 144 wRC+, 0.7 WAR
C Danny Green (WINC) - .337/.420/.584, 101 AB, 6 HR, 2 SB, 142 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
C Shawn Sykes (GSC) - .333/.434/.481, 108 AB, 3 HR, 134 wRC+, 0.7 WAR
1B Dagger Garnet (CIT) - .388/.408/.645, 121 AB, 8 HR, 1 SB, 162 wRC+, 0.8 WAR
1B Franklin Mikolayunas (CWU) - .376/.400/.647, 133 AB, 7 HR, 1 SB, 154 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
1B Voodoo Sycamore (QUIC) - .446/.541/.884, 112 AB, 14 HR, 10 SB, 251 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
2B Roberto Ai (REVC) - .320/.425/.549, 122 AB, 8 HR, 133 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
2B Kane Jarvis (MBU) - .366/.451/.598, 112 AB, 4 HR, 4 SB, 161 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
2B Allen Strickland (TUFT) - .387/.450/.830, 106 AB, 11 HR, 4 SB, 207 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
2B Cape Cod Cody Swerl (QUIC) - .368/.415/.656, 125 AB, 8 HR, 4 SB, 162 wRC+, 0.7 WAR
2B Chris Tardy (NRTH) - .394/.477/.780, 109 AB, 11 HR, 1 SB, 210 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
3B Donovan Mackey (NRTH) - .477/.535/.793, 111 AB, 8 HR, 2 SB, 226 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
3B Vicky Tomaszewski (REVC) - .409/.473/.659, 132 AB, 8 HR, 1 SB, 185 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
3B Jetstreak Zamboni (HARV) - .440/.562/.700, 50 AB, 3 HR, 1 SB, 217 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
SS Lateral Booth (HARV) - .331/.459/.576, 118 AB, 6 HR, 8 SB, 157 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
SS Torcan Frawley (BOSC) - .312/.380/.635, 96 AB, 8 HR, 141 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
SS Evan Keel (TUFT) - .352/.517/.796, 108 AB, 14 HR, 8 SB, 220 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
LF Pop Dylan (CWU) - .427/.482/.806, 124 AB, 10 HR, 1 SB, 220 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
LF Erik Virl (QUIC) - .306/.417/.640, 111 AB, 9 HR, 15 SB, 144 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
CF Cray Cris Arcos (WINC) - .349/.432/.523, 109 AB, 5 HR, 1 SB, 141 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
CF Leaky Lou Biert (HARV) - .322/.398/.591, 115 AB, 7 HR, 135 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
RF Tony Bigfish (BOSC) - .366/.455/.821, 112 AB, 14 HR, 2 SB, 204 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
RF Sheen Doyle (GSC) - .375/.438/.641, 128 AB, 9 HR, 6 SB, 169 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
RF Dexion Evicus (CIT) - .355/.445/.691, 110 AB, 8 HR, 2 SB, 174 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
RF Jets Freud (TUFT) - .388/.486/.672, 116 AB, 7 HR, 2 SB, 186 wRC+, 1.5 WAR


And these are the gifted players for the MassCon:

SP Fern Ashcroft (WNEU) - 4-0, 2.59 ERA, 55.2 IP, 1.46 WHIP, 8.4 K/9, 1.6 WAR
SP Ubaida bin Faruq (NMI) - 3-3, 2.63 ERA, 65.0 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 8.9 K/9, 2.4 WAR
SP Dimman Dillon (GRNC) - 7-0, 2.79 ERA, 58.0 IP, 1.33 WHIP, 7.9 K/9, 2.0 WAR
SP Licky Jones (MAU) - 5-1, 1.89 ERA, 38.0 IP, 0.97 WHIP, 7.1 K/9, 0.8 WAR
SP Jafar Khassanov (MAU) - 5-2, 2.82 ERA, 70.1 IP, 0.91 WHIP, 7.4 K/9, 2.5 WAR
SP Jail Mikkola (MAU) - 5-2, 3.40 ERA, 53.0 IP, 1.34 WHIP, 7.0 K/9, 0.8 WAR
SP Brass Redding (CCU) - 2-2, 2.52 ERA, 50.0 IP, 1.60 WHIP, 4.3 K/9, 0.6 WAR
RP Cleve Bucking (PLYU) - 3-1, 2.17 ERA, 29.0 IP, 1.79 WHIP, 5.0 K/9, -0.0 WAR
RP Provisioner Pete Dynamite (HC) - 1-1, 1.47 ERA, 18.1 IP, 1.31 WHIP, 5.9 K/9, 0.3 WAR
RP Jazie Jade (SHC) - 0-1, 3 SV, 1.20 ERA, 15.0 IP, 1.40 WHIP, 9.0 K/9, 0.6 WAR
RP Tango Shurley (WNEU) - 4-0, 0.61 ERA, 14.2 IP, 1.30 WHIP, 11.0 K/9, 0.7 WAR
CL Ricky Redd (ASS) - 1-0, 7 SV, 0.00 ERA, 15.0 IP, 0.87 WHIP, 7.2 K/9, 0.6 WAR
CL Bed Hair Spicer (UML) - 0-0, 8 SV, 0.95 ERA, 19.0 IP, 0.95 WHIP, 8.5 K/9, 0.9 WAR
C Cats Green (UML) - .314/.421/.529, 102 AB, 6 HR, 128 wRC+, 0.8 WAR
C Shay Harrington (GRNC) - .352/.437/.659, 88 AB, 7 HR, 1 SB, 164 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
C Tommy MacMahon (MASS) - .410/.470/.514, 105 AB, 1 HR, 2 SB, 153 wRC+, 0.8 WAR
C Cool Chris McCann (WNEU) - .362/.412/.381, 105 AB, 101 wRC+, 0.5 WAR
1B Xan Bisset (UML) - .361/.443/.615, 122 AB, 8 HR, 163 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
1B Nick Coulter (SHC) - .346/.423/.677, 127 AB, 11 HR, 166 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
1B Donnie Gray (NUKA) - .368/.476/.590, 117 AB, 7 HR, 3 SB, 169 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
1B Sheedy Smith (PLYU) - .438/.521/.694, 121 AB, 7 HR, 2 SB, 202 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
2B Stud Colgan (ASS) - .392/.475/.700, 120 AB, 8 HR, 7 SB, 192 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
2B Jack of Diamonds Cordero (HC) - .350/.444/.626, 123 AB, 9 HR, 158 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
2B Halep Gutteridge (NMI) - .366/.431/.634, 123 AB, 9 HR, 163 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
3B Willie O'Reilly (HC) - .364/.460/.559, 118 AB, 5 HR, 2 SB, 155 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
3B Spice Oldham (NMI) - .405/.480/.586, 111 AB, 5 HR, 1 SB, 171 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
3B Moktar Wakihuri (GRNC) - .413/.503/.752, 121 AB, 11 HR, 203 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
SS Fion Black (MAU) - .389/.458/.531, 113 AB, 3 HR, 142 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
SS Alastair Brown (GRNC) - .394/.504/.679, 109 AB, 7 HR, 198 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
SS Down Home Dahl (PLYU) - .404/.467/.553, 94 AB, 2 HR, 1 SB, 150 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
SS Finnan Hunt (SHC) - .488/.566/.721, 129 AB, 2 HR, 25 SB, 237 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
LF Kris McKenna (CCU) - .383/.485/.605, 81 AB, 3 HR, 4 SB, 169 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
LF George Williams (WNEU) - .380/.463/.698, 129 AB, 10 HR, 6 SB, 189 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
LF Rick Wither (ASS) - .380/.437/.653, 121 AB, 7 HR, 1 SB, 168 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
CF Jose Cunningham (ASS) - .391/.458/.696, 115 AB, 10 HR, 5 SB, 185 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
CF Wonny Johnson (HC) - .406/.455/.594, 133 AB, 6 HR, 1 SB, 164 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
RF Bert Horsefield (UML) - .385/.468/.590, 122 AB, 7 HR, 165 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
RF Justin Hoskins (GRNC) - .407/.474/.627, 118 AB, 7 HR, 180 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
RF Tony Taylor (PLYU) - .379/.426/.681, 116 AB, 9 HR, 3 SB, 170 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
RF Lance Tinter (HC) - .394/.457/.577, 104 AB, 6 HR, 8 SB, 161 wRC+, 1.5 WAR

CCBL Players of the Month

Hitter - Stud Colgan has a lot going for him. The Assumption second baseman just broke into the majors this year and now the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League has just picked him as its top hitter for April.

In 23 games last month this outstanding rookie batted .413 with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

Colgan is hitting .415 so far this season with 49 RBIs and 38 runs scored. He has 68 hits including 15 home runs, 27 walks and .497 OBP.

Pitcher - Toto Yanagi was ecstatic to win April's Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League Pitcher of the Month honors today. The 19-year-old Revere College pitcher thanked fans, his coaches and the voters for the honor -- despite the fact that he deserved much of the credit himself.

Yanagi's star burned bright last month as he made 12 relief appearances, notching 5 saves and 12 strikeouts in 15 innings. He held opposing hitters to a .157 average to put up his 5-0 mark and 0.00 ERA.

This year, his season stats show Yanagi has 9 saves in 20 relief appearances with a 5-2 mark and 1.19 ERA.

CYL Analysis

The CYL has just over a month remaining on the 2312 regular season. With that stated, there are teams who have taken control in their divisions, while some are just hanging on to a lead. Division leaders:

Franklin - Sturbridge Rangers
Emerson - Woburn Diners
Fuller - Circle Jerks
Revere - Saugus Launchers
Adams - Hope Firestarters
Alcott - Andrew Station Southies
Morse - Swansea Nuka Sox
Attucks - Truro Hatchlings



CYL All-Star Game

Shaw HS Ballpark was the place to be for baseball fans tonight, as the best CYL players gathered for the annual all-star game.

On the field, the North Region downed the South Region by a score of 8-3. Off the field, game MVP Hocine Perez said he thinks everyone had a good night.

"You looked into the stands and it seemed like everyone was having a fantastic time," said the 14-year-old, who went 2-for-2 in the game. "A game like this is good for the sport."

It's that time of the season again, when the best of the best battle it out for Commonwealth Youth League bragging rights. Yes, it's time for the annual All-Star game! The North Region All-Stars will take on the South Region All-Stars in a star-studded showdown.

Leading the way for the North Region All-Stars will be:

SP Richard Burns (SCB) - 8-2, 1.86 ERA, 72.2 IP, 0.92 WHIP, 10.2 K/9, 3.2 WAR
SP Swatter Gillette (SAUG) - 7-2, 1.49 ERA, 72.1 IP, 0.66 WHIP, 10.0 K/9, 4.0 WAR
SP Brandon Gissendaner (CIRC) - 5-1, 1.69 ERA, 64.0 IP, 0.94 WHIP, 8.0 K/9, 2.1 WAR
SP Mack Gunn (WOB) - 6-0, 1.64 ERA, 66.0 IP, 1.02 WHIP, 8.9 K/9, 2.8 WAR
SP Basia Merton (SAUG) - 7-1, 2.13 ERA, 76.0 IP, 0.96 WHIP, 10.7 K/9, 3.4 WAR
SP Hub Purdue (HEST) - 5-5, 1.77 ERA, 76.1 IP, 1.02 WHIP, 9.3 K/9, 3.2 WAR
RP Ellis Brittle (NEED) - 1-1, 2.76 ERA, 29.1 IP, 1.02 WHIP, 11.0 K/9, 0.9 WAR
RP Gerard Guillemin (SAUG) - 6-2, 3.44 ERA, 49.2 IP, 1.53 WHIP, 8.9 K/9, 0.5 WAR
RP Brandon Pringle (NEED) - 1-0, 2.14 ERA, 21.0 IP, 0.90 WHIP, 10.7 K/9, 0.6 WAR
CL Hobby Kinderdine (WOB) - 3-1, 13 SV, 2.14 ERA, 21.0 IP, 1.05 WHIP, 14.1 K/9, 1.3 WAR
CL Broom von Shaft (READ) - 5-1, 10 SV, 3.60 ERA, 20.0 IP, 1.45 WHIP, 11.2 K/9, 1.4 WAR
C Cumohn Dude (SAUG) - .248/.358/.692, 117 AB, 16 HR, 135 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
C Ploop Gomerring (MARL) - .315/.426/.731, 108 AB, 14 HR, 170 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
C Hocine Perez (SAL) - .349/.496/.651, 106 AB, 8 HR, 2 SB, 184 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
1B Short Circuit Hall (WSLY) - .352/.435/.820, 128 AB, 18 HR, 196 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
1B Bow Wow Vargas (BCOM) - .420/.523/.902, 143 AB, 14 HR, 1 SB, 238 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
1B Andrew Winkfield (ROCK) - .369/.446/.752, 141 AB, 14 HR, 1 SB, 176 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
1B Sean Young (SCB) - .379/.476/.750, 140 AB, 15 HR, 195 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
2B Packy Dillan (SAUG) - .333/.392/.768, 138 AB, 16 HR, 165 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
2B Kaw Tanginoa (STUR) - .371/.488/.735, 132 AB, 13 HR, 2 SB, 194 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
3B Merlin Hodges (DCNB) - .364/.426/.814, 140 AB, 19 HR, 2 SB, 185 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
3B Orthjolf Throne (READ) - .390/.479/.706, 136 AB, 11 HR, 176 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
SS Shaq McNeal (BEAN) - .327/.557/.589, 107 AB, 6 HR, 3 SB, 176 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
LF Poptop Grapeape (SAL) - .360/.460/.768, 125 AB, 15 HR, 11 SB, 189 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
LF Crowball Myles (CIRC) - .384/.452/.719, 146 AB, 14 HR, 4 SB, 181 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
LF Dumb Boy Stevenson (SAUG) - .374/.462/.803, 147 AB, 15 HR, 3 SB, 201 wRC+, 2.7 WAR
RF Gram Baylor (BEAN) - .331/.434/.811, 127 AB, 15 HR, 1 SB, 185 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
RF Fred Chicken (GEOR) - .331/.444/.752, 133 AB, 17 HR, 3 SB, 181 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
RF Jimmie Dimmick (NEED) - .341/.460/.846, 123 AB, 20 HR, 2 SB, 203 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
RF Downey Moore (WSLY) - .362/.444/.754, 138 AB, 16 HR, 1 SB, 186 wRC+, 1.9 WAR


While the South Region will feature these star players:

SP Siltbean Ferguson (TAUN) - 8-1, 2.21 ERA, 77.1 IP, 1.05 WHIP, 9.9 K/9, 2.6 WAR
SP Frenzy Guava (COV) - 6-0, 1.83 ERA, 64.0 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 8.3 K/9, 2.0 WAR
SP Dwayne Morrison (WEY) - 3-2, 2.55 ERA, 53.0 IP, 1.28 WHIP, 8.5 K/9, 1.4 WAR
SP Lane Phrasemaker (TREE) - 6-2, 1.91 ERA, 75.1 IP, 0.89 WHIP, 9.8 K/9, 4.1 WAR
SP Leland van Sprang (TAUN) - 7-1, 1.49 ERA, 78.1 IP, 0.91 WHIP, 9.7 K/9, 3.8 WAR
SP Plummy Westing (JP) - 6-2, 1.95 ERA, 83.0 IP, 0.96 WHIP, 7.8 K/9, 4.2 WAR
RP Stud Banker (GSP) - 1-1, 2.08 ERA, 30.1 IP, 1.12 WHIP, 8.9 K/9, 0.7 WAR
RP Raheem Camp (WQUIN) - 1-1, 1.86 ERA, 19.1 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 5.6 K/9, 0.4 WAR
RP Gem Kang (PROV) - 4-1, 2.70 ERA, 30.0 IP, 1.13 WHIP, 7.5 K/9, 0.7 WAR
RP Alex Scuba (PLY) - 3-1, 2.70 ERA, 26.2 IP, 1.46 WHIP, 6.1 K/9, 0.4 WAR
RP Quaid Violin (ANDST) - 2-1, 6 SV, 2.53 ERA, 21.1 IP, 1.36 WHIP, 11.4 K/9, 0.7 WAR
C Gary Email (LAWN) - .355/.454/.673, 110 AB, 9 HR, 2 SB, 169 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
C Amazing Paddy Kay (TAUN) - .363/.479/.735, 113 AB, 11 HR, 191 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
C Spunk Meyer (PLY) - .333/.457/.622, 111 AB, 9 HR, 1 SB, 162 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
1B Sluggo Luge (SPEC) - .357/.486/.921, 140 AB, 25 HR, 223 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
1B Denver Simpson (PLY) - .323/.496/.889, 99 AB, 17 HR, 2 SB, 217 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
1B Choo-Choo Tracks (SWAN) - .413/.565/.967, 121 AB, 20 HR, 256 wRC+, 3.1 WAR
2B No Name Nunez (WARE) - .452/.516/.844, 135 AB, 13 HR, 9 SB, 230 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
2B Glory Thea (DENN) - .394/.487/.689, 132 AB, 10 HR, 181 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
2B Beggs Washington (EAST) - .383/.494/.744, 133 AB, 13 HR, 201 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
3B Dave Coteaux (SWAN) - .389/.513/.651, 126 AB, 6 HR, 1 SB, 186 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
SS Snare Drum (COV) - .404/.529/.676, 136 AB, 11 HR, 2 SB, 194 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
LF Al-Fred Blue (FPLT) - .400/.521/.838, 130 AB, 16 HR, 224 wRC+, 2.7 WAR
LF Derr Naverwocker (SWAN) - .356/.445/.738, 149 AB, 14 HR, 11 SB, 179 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
LF Justin Stedd (ATT) - .346/.462/.769, 130 AB, 15 HR, 2 SB, 190 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
CF Sweet Admiral (ANDST) - .361/.462/.792, 144 AB, 16 HR, 5 SB, 197 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
CF Great Scott Blankenship (BRWN) - .344/.452/.809, 131 AB, 19 HR, 1 SB, 193 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
CF Paddy Driscoll (TRU) - .348/.463/.712, 132 AB, 13 HR, 3 SB, 175 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
RF Eric Creed (SWAN) - .378/.467/.790, 143 AB, 16 HR, 200 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
RF Buck MacDonald (SEEK) - .419/.506/.765, 136 AB, 11 HR, 1 SB, 203 wRC+, 2.7 WAR

CYL Players of the Month

NR Hitter - Bow Wow Vargas put together a good April to earn the North Region Batter of the Month prize. A virtual unknown, he made the most of his chance to prove to Boston Common officials that he belongs on the big league roster.

The Baby Bellies first baseman posted a .417 batting average with 9 home runs, 30 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

This season, Vargas has banged out 61 hits in 147 at-bats for a .415 average with 14 home runs. He is getting on base at a .517 pace and his totals also include 41 RBIs and 42 runs scored.

SR Hitter - Even though he is a newcomer to Commonwealth Youth League, Choo-Choo Tracks put up some good numbers in April and earned the SR Batter of the Month award.

He was one of Swansea's offensive leaders with a .480 average in 25 games. He also racked up 14 home runs, 43 RBIs, and 37 runs scored.

To date, Tracks has collected 51 hits for a .415 average. He has posted 20 home runs, scored 52 runs and driven in 52 runs.

NR Pitcher - The North Region made it official today -- Richard Burns of the South Charles Bank Moonies is the Pitcher of the Month. In April he impressed the sportswriters with his domination of league hitters.

Burns made 6 starts, registered 6 wins and no losses with a solid 1.12 ERA. In 48 innings he allowed 28 hits, racked up 57 strikeouts, walked 8 and permitted teams to hit .169 against him.

This year, Burns has a 8-2 mark in 10 starts with a 1.86 ERA. He has given up 47 hits in 72.2 innings, struck out 82 and issued 20 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .184 batting average against him.

SR Pitcher - Leland van Sprang of Taunton had a tremendous April with a 5-1 mark and was chosen the Pitcher of the Month in the South Region.

van Sprang restricted opposing hitters to 32 base hits and a .156 batting average. He rang up 64 strikeouts in 57.1 innings of work, surrendered 15 walks, and crafted a 1.26 ERA.

To this point in the season, van Sprang shows a 7-1 record, 10 starts, 78.1 innings, 84 strikeouts and a 1.49 ERA.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

6 May 2312

CBO Analysis

The CBO season has now powered its way into the second month of the season, and we are already excited about all the great accomplishments so far. University Point's Barker Cocoa, already cemented as the CBO's greatest player is the first player to join the 500 Club of home run hitters. In the past two weeks, two no-hitters means that the CBO has matched its best season, 2299, for no-hitters when Mike Cartrette of Fort Hagen, Sheng Kawolski of Oberland, and Tommy Beach of Nordhagen Beach (first and only perfect game) all did it. So far this season, Salem's Jaa Thirtysix and FHE's Baker Dozen and Kennett Kentucky have done it. Dozen and Kentucky become just the second team pair to do it, joining Clubhouse Treelover and Heaven Fontenot of Goodneighbor in 2311. It is particularly impressive for Dozen and Kentucky accomplishing the feat within a week of each other.

Now, here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Salem Witch Hats (124.7, ++)
2) Vault 81 Dwellers (120.7, o)
3) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (118.7, -)
4) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (117.7, ++)
5) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (117.7, -)
6) Starlight Killers (101.8, ++)
7) Diamond City Swatters (100.9, --)
8) Goodneighbor Hancocks (100.9, +)
9) Cambridge Coursers (100.8, ++)
10) Southie Brews (98.8, -)
11) County Crossing Bloodbugs (97.8, -)
12) Egret Ninjas (97.0, ++)
13) Easy Town Assaultrons (95.8, -)
14) Oberland T-51s (95.8, o)
15) Bunker Hill 75ers (93.8, --)
16) The Slog Ghouls (91.8, --)
17) Concord Radstags (86.2, ++)
18) FHE Yao Guai (81.1, ++)
19) Roxbury Rad Sox (79.2, --)
20) University Point Deathclaws (78.2, +)
21) Quincy Gunners (74.1, -)
22) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (73.1, -)
23) Nahant Celtics (71.1, -)
24) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (70.3, +)
25) Malden Grognaks (61.3, ++)
26) Atom Cats (60.3, --)
27) Spectacle Island Reapers (59.3, --)
28) Lexington Synths (52.4, -)

Brotherhood League

The BL has five teams above .500, though three of those teams are just 14-12. While we predicted the demise of Nordhagen Beach, they have been the CBO's hottest team the past two weeks, including matching Egret for the best in their last 10 at 8-2. Salem is currently ahead of the Party Boys, though just by a game, in what could be an interesting season-long race. Last season's league champion, the Nahant Celtics, are stuck in 6th place right now. The Celtics have been suffering bad luck this season, including the big news of losing ace SP Lonely Gale (1-2, 1.61) for his career.

At 17-9, the Witch Hats are currently tied for the CBO's best record with Fort Hagen and Vault 81, and they are atop the Power Rankings. The Hats are the best team in the NCA in runs scored (156) and 6th for runs allowed (121). With 51 home runs, Salem also leads the NCA, with the entire lineup contributing to that number. The top three hitters--LF Dan Erb (.295/8/22), 2B Peter Pan Calvillo (.398/9/21), and 1B Brian DeLong (.299/9/22)--lead the team in homers. Calvillo has been especially impressive, including winning the NCA Hitter of the Month award. In just his third season with the CBO club after being an 8th-round pick in the 2306 Draft, Calvillo has emerged as perhaps the best 2B in the CBO.

Institute League

PAM may have been a season early in her prediction of Fort Hagen as the best team in the CBO. The Silver Shroud has certainly shown glimpses of that ability and have the largest league lead of three games. Three teams are tied for 2nd place: Starlight, Bunker Hill, and Cambridge(!). Sunshine Tidings, which had made the playoffs the past nine seasons, is mired in 6th place.

For the Shroud, the sky is the limit in their pursuit for their first Sole Survivor Series victory. Fort Hagen is 2nd in runs scored (153) and runs allowed (115). The lineup has proven to be well-balanced overall with most of the lineup hitting between .250 and .333. LF/SP Admiral Kelm (.325/7/23) has been the best overall hitter so far. SP Elastic Man Haley, the NCA's Pitcher of the Month, is 5-0 with a 2.45 ERA.

Minutemen League

This league is now our topsy-turvy league when compared to 2311 results. Just two days ago, there was a three-way tie for 1st among Jamaica Plain, Goodneighbor, and Southie (!). Two days later, those teams went 2-0, 1-1, and 0-2, respectively for a two-game difference from 1st through 3rd. University Point is sitting in 4th at two games below .500 and Spectacle Island has the SCA's worst record at 9-17.

Jamaica Plain had been perennial playoff participants for 9 of 10 years from 2300-2309. In 2310, they barely missed the playoffs, and then in 2311, they fell off the cliff to 6th place and their worst winning percentage since the full CBO began in 2298. The Red Rockets are a talented team, so bad luck was probably the reason for such a poor 2311 season. This season, the Rockets are 8th in the SCA in runs scored (126) but 2nd in runs allowed (89) including the 2nd-best Starters ERA (2.99). All four starters have an ERA at 3.50 or below: Derek Green (1-0. 2.43), Chris Deathclaw (2-3, 2.93), Frank Heart (2-2, 3.50), and D.P. Clark (3-1, 3.12).

Railroad League

Like the Institute League, the Railroad League has seen one team seeming to be above the others through early returns in Vault 81. Diamond City and Oberland are the only other teams above .500. Defenidng CBO champions, the Roxbury Rad Sox, have shown some signs of decline, currently sitting in 5th place at 12-14, just one game better than the two teams at the bottom, FHE and Glowing Sea.

The Dwellers have sporadically sampled with greatness over the years. Their best season was 2306 when Vault 81 finished 77-43 and the SCA's best record. However, they fell in seven games in the SCA Championship Series to Roxbury that season. This season, Vault 81 is again finding their groove, looking to be the SCA's best team from early returns. The Dwellers are 5th in runs scored (132) and 4th in runs allowed (118), showing that they are not dominating the statistics but still finding ways to win. Part of that success is in the Dwellers' domination in one-run games (10-1). Interestingly, that one loss was also in their only extra-inning game, an 8-7 loss to Salem. Harry Byrd (.352/5/19) leads the offense, while Scruffy Taguchi (3-1, 3.67) has been the best pitcher.

CBO Standings



CBO Players of the Week

April 29 - Peter Pan Calvillo has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 23-year-old shortstop of the Salem Witch Hats had a hot bat in the North Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.

Calvillo batted .483 with 14 hits in 29 at-bats, 5 home runs and 10 RBIs.

To date, Calvillo has collected 35 hits for a .422 average. He has posted 7 home runs, scored 22 runs and driven in 17 runs.

A veteran of baseball wars, Shane Stabb knows how to stay with a stroke that's working for him. The 35-year-old third baseman for the Cats batted .458 last week on his way to the South Charles Association Player of the Week award.

His noteworthy week also featured 11 hits in 24 at-bats, 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

Thus far this year, Stabb is batting .408 with 3 home runs, 15 RBIs and 13 runs scored.

May 6 - A veteran of baseball wars, Zeldolph Violet knows how to stay with a stroke that's working for him. The 35-year-old first baseman for the Bloodbugs batted .467 last week on his way to the North Charles Association Player of the Week award.

His noteworthy week also featured 7 hits in 15 at-bats, 5 home runs, 9 RBIs and 6 runs scored.

Violet is hitting .323 for the season with 7 home runs, 15 RBIs and 14 runs scored. He has 20 hits in 62 at-bats and played in 22 games.

A battle-tested Aesed Hayjen declared war on opposing pitchers last week, attacking the ball like the well-schooled veteran he is. Today the 34-year-old University Point right fielder collected the South Charles Association Player of the Week Award.

He wrapped up the week with a .565 average, 13 hits in 23 at-bats, 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and 6 runs scored.

Thus far this year, Hayjen has hit .402 with 5 home runs and 13 RBIs.

CBO Noteworthy News

April 22 - "I wasn't trying to hit a homer. I just wanted to make contact."

That's what Barker Cocoa told reporters after he made league history at Valentine Detective Agency Field. The prolific slugger belted home run #500 in the University Point Deathclaws 7-3 victory over the Starlight Killers.

The standout first baseman collected 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 3 runs batted in and 2 runs scored.

"I guess this puts me in baseball's elite," said Cocoa. "I don't feel any different. I probably should, but I don't. Still, it is a nice achievement. I did get a little excited, didn't I?"

In his career, Cocoa is hitting .359 with a total of 501 home runs.

April 26 - The day has come for Lonely Gale to call it a career. The Nahant starting pitcher, because of a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, has been out of action for a while. Now, he has decided to retire from baseball. He made it official in a brief appearance to reporters. "I was told I've got an outside shot at playing again," he said. "But I've decided to pursue other options at this time." Best of luck to Gale. The team will surely miss him.

The 22-year-old Gale was the overall 22nd pick by Easy Town in the 2307 Rookie Draft. He was considered the Celtics' ace entering the 2312 season. Assuming he does not make a comeback, in three seasons, Gale has an 8-5 record with a 3.16 ERA.

April 29 - Excitement reigned at Atomatoys Stadium at Roxbury as FHE Yao Guai hurler Baker Dozen tossed a baseball rarity -- a no-hitter.

After defeating the Roxbury Rad Sox, 13-0, he was swamped by reporters in the clubhouse for postgame comments.

"I'm just glad to be here," Dozen said. "Today I just went right at the Rad Sox as hard as I could, as long as I could."

Dozen, who finished 5th in the SCA in ERA with 3.27 last year, chalked up 6 strikeouts and allowed 7 walks in his superb performance.

"I don't think they could have stopped him with a howitzer today," said FHE manager Dan Ferreri.

This year, Dozen has compiled a 2-1 record with a 3.00 ERA.

May 3 - FHE Yao Guai starter Kennett Kentucky came up big at BosCom Circle with an exceptional 3-0 win against the Diamond City Swatters. Not only did he whip them, but Kentucky held them hitless, too.

"My arm was a bit sore in warmups," confessed Kentucky. "Sometimes you go out there and you're not feeling all that hot. You get into the game and all of a sudden in the seventh inning you look up and see the scoreboard and think to yourself, 'Oh, my goodness, I have a no-hitter!' You're so focused on what you're doing, it just happens."

In the course of the no-hitter, Kentucky collected 7 strikeouts and surrendered 1 walk -- a day good enough to get his name in the history books.

This season, Kentucky has compiled a 2-2 record with a 2.87 ERA.

CBO Transactions

Monday, May 6th , 2312
Nahant Celtics: Released CF Cornelius Humperdink IV.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated CF Boryslaw Skiba from the injured list.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Mike Carrasco.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Ryan Stephenson.

Sunday, May 5th , 2312
FHE Yao Guai: Activated SP Munyeb Funyun from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Shi Tyuknot.

Saturday, May 4th , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Xavier Brown.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Ulfric Stormcloak.

Friday, May 3rd , 2312
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released LF Trev Valentine.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Activated SP Urm Rehfeldt from the injured list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Alex Hopp.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Jukebox Irgnir.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Bill Jones.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Ben McEntire.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Dillon Young.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Three Richardson-Bethson.
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Dillon Young.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Chad Jefferson.

Thursday, May 2nd , 2312
University Point Deathclaws: Released RP Jayden Fleming.
Starlight Killers: Begin preparations for honoring Glenn Higinbotham's career with the Killers - announce plans to retire his jersey #12 upon retirement

Wednesday, May 1st , 2312
Concord Radstags: Released RF John Millertime.
Southie Brews: Placed SP Klement Thodberg on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/30/2312.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Danny Honeycutt.
Atom Cats: Placed CF Candy Kline on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/29/2312.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Julian Roughneck.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Julian Roughneck.

Tuesday, April 30th , 2312
Concord Radstags: Released RF Dammer McReynolds.
Concord Radstags: Released RF No-No Pinhole.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Alex Fonseca.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Pritch Diller.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Bill Jones.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Jordan Hawkeye.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Davies Lamplighter.
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Bill Jones.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Matt Zukowski.

Monday, April 29th , 2312
Concord Radstags: Activated CF Calixto Corrium from the injured list.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Skate Kerrigan.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Avar Javed.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Ryan Mania.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Mike Mancia.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Melvin Lora.
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Downy Drugger.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Pritch Diller.

Sunday, April 28th , 2312
Concord Radstags: Placed RP Brahmin Lover Beardman on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/25/2312.
FHE Yao Guai: Placed SP Munyeb Funyun on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/27/2312.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Clubhouse Pengana.
The University Point Deathclaws traded 33-year old RF Jarrett Metalbox, a 8th round draft pick, and a 6th round draft pick to the Egret Ninjas, getting 27-year old minor league RHP Ed Rare, 21-year old RHP Gilchrist Moore, and a 10th round draft pick in return.

Saturday, April 27th , 2312
Bunker Hill 75ers: Placed 3B Cave Dweller Bourgeois on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/26/2312.
Nahant Celtics: Placed CF Grandson Quarles on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/26/2312.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Placed RF Baktu DaWell on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/26/2312.
Malden Grognaks: Placed 3B Prince Campbell on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/26/2312.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed C Ravam Verethi.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed C Radvoid V.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Dokk Strassi.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Habitual Seabolt.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Ruben Gonzalez.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Habitual Seabolt.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Ed Gibbs.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Dan Redplate.

Friday, April 26th , 2312
Nahant Celtics: Released SP Lonely Gale.(Career-ending injury)

Thursday, April 25th , 2312
Diamond City Swatters: Activated RP Nucky Ostiguin from the injured list.
Malden Grognaks: Placed RP Edwin Flowerspawn on the 60-day injured list.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed CF Boryslaw Skiba on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/24/2312.
The Slog Ghouls: Placed SP Flirt Perez on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/24/2312.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Chad Jefferson.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Bollie Upchurch.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Bryan Saucer.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Feran Sadri.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Ima Gunna Di.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Josh Copley.

Wednesday, April 24th , 2312
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed SS Brandon Larsonist on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/23/2312.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Ralph DeYoe.

Tuesday, April 23rd , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RP David Nelson.
Lexington Synths: Placed CF Millioncap Go on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/21/2312.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Donk Oh.

Monday, April 22nd, 2312
The Concord Radstags traded 24-year old 3B Lightning Rod Forth to the Sunshine Tidings Chemists, getting 25-year old RHP Loan Khong in return.

[StLee]

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Nuka News Update

Reporting on the NWL, APL, NWLR, and BBL Leagues

by Evan Guy

6 May 2312

Predictions: Quantum-Cherry to Battle in Nuka Series

PAM has predicted a Quantum-Cherry Nuka Series, what would be a rematch of the 2000 Series. The Nukalurks are expected to finish tied in the North Bradberton Division with Victory, while the Ghoulrillas are expected to comfortably win the South Bradberton Division by eight games over Orange.

Predicted top finishers in the Top Hitters race are Yorkie Tallsky of Orange, Genius Jerry Kordic of Cherry, Doman Northsea of the Tourists, Swamp Dantin of the Ghoulrillas, and Everlast Barron of Cherry. In the Top Pitchers race, Quantum's Cameron Biehler and Quartz's Shady Sand are expected to be at the top, followed by the Ghoulrillas' Fick Aragvsky, the Nukalurks' closer Tummy Urchin, and Victory's Melvin Teacup.



The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual BNN Top 100 Prospects list. This year, 20 year-old RHP Fastball Freddie Kingston of the Wild Gatorclaws is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) RHP Fastball Freddie Kingston, 20, Wild Gatorclaws
2) LF Izzy Brown, 22, Victory Cave Crickets
3) 3B Orange Gupta, 20, Quantum Nukalurks
4) LHP Chris Montgomery, 20, Cherry Ghoulrillas
5) 1B Screwball Squirrelnuts, 23, Wild Gatorclaws
6) 2B Witness York, 23, Dark Bloodworms
7) RHP Christiansen Mandelbrot, 23, Quantum Nukalurks
8) C Chin Chin Chickerling, 23, Grape Painted Ghouls
9) C Merica Clamcollector, 19, Quartz Star Force
10) RHP Culhwch Olwen, 21, Quantum Nukalurks



Vim! View

Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues

by Vikky Vail

6 May 2312

Echo Lake-Far Harbor Expected to Rematch in Vim! Series

Predictions for 2312 are in, and the last two remaining teams from 2311 are expected to repeat that feat in 2312. The Vim! League's defending champions, the Echo Lake Harbormen are predicted to win the Fog Division by six games over Eden Meadows, while Far Harbor is expected to win a tiebreaker over Grand Hotel in the Harbor Division. Acadia is also picked to be in contention in 2312, picked to finish two games back of the Ghoul Whales and Atoms. Cranberry Island, which finished just a game back of Far Harbor a year ago, is picked to be the Vim! League's worst team.

For top players in 2312, PAM has picked 3B Hazmatt Zuniga of Far Harbor as the top hitter and Echo Lake's SP Jason Woods as the top pitcher. Other hitter contenders include Toppie Gunn of Dalton Farm, Bobba Fette of Cranberry Island, and Witcher Craft of Echo Lake. Other top pitcher contenders are the Fog Crawlers' Phil Cecil, the Ghoul Whales' Alex Ruder, and Grand Hotel's Michel Acadiaman.



The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual BNN Top 100 Prospects list. This year, 23 year-old 1B Mader Sierra of the Far Harbor Ghoul Whales is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) 1B Mader Sierra, 23, Far Harbor Ghoul Whales
2) RHP Dolf Steak, 24, Eden Meadows Anglers
3) 1B Bryce Shea, 23, Echo Lake Harbormen
4) 2B Punkin Mushmouth, 23, Eden Meadows Anglers
5) 1B Engie Taw, 22, Echo Lake Harbormen
6) 1B Bobby Packer, 19, Echo Lake Harbormen
7) 1B Quick Draw McGraw, 23, Cranberry Island Hermit Crabs
8) RF Tuppy Ayon, 19, Acadia Acadians
9) CF Ham Slamous, 23, National Park Gulpers
10) LF Bees Knees Santana, 19, Far Harbor Ghoul Whales

[OrangeP47]

Hmmm, been busy so missed a bit. Looks like we may have an interesting season coming our way. Always liked the Witch Hats, but must admit, surprising to see them doing so well. Even in our talks I don't think we speculated them as one to rise to the top. Will definitely keep my eye on them.

[StLee]

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

Hmmm, been busy so missed a bit. Looks like we may have an interesting season coming our way. Always liked the Witch Hats, but must admit, surprising to see them doing so well. Even in our talks I don't think we speculated them as one to rise to the top. Will definitely keep my eye on them.

PAM picked them to have the CBO's second-best record behind Nahant, so there is something to them. Looking at the Hats talent-wise compared to the rest of the league, they are not a team seeming to have it all together. However, they are winning, including the close games (7-1 in one-run games as I am about to write the next update and 3-1 in extra-inning games). They are also better away from home (18-6) than they are at home (10-4).

The only positions that are near the top are 2B Peter Pan Calvillo (1st) and 1B Brian DeLong (2nd) with the rest around the middle-of-the-pack for talent. Their offense has been dominant, though where they are 1st or 2nd in the NCA in every offensive category. Calvillo (.403/14/31), DeLong (.346/12/35), and LF Dan Erb (.287/12/30) are driving a lot of those numbers. RF Jaheim Harper (.383/6/36) had averages of .167 and .154 in his first two seasons with the Hats. In his first year as a regular starter last season, he batted .296/21/67. SS Hopper Hayes is already one of the best defensive SSs in the CBO, but he is also batting .291/3/17, on pace to have his highest batting average (.293 in 2305), home runs (9 in 2307 and 2308), and RBI (53 in 2306) in 13-year career.

On the mound, ace SP Jaa Thirtysix (5-1, 2.85) is the 14th-best starter in the league, but he has been great. The rest of the starters have also been successful: Pokey Chatman (4-3, 3.97), Ben Huber (3-0, 3.09), and Bry McBourbon (6-1, 4.80). CL Four Davies (11 SV, 8.56) is supposedly the 10th-best closer and best reliever, but he has been awful. In fact, the Bullpen (4.63, 5th in NCA) is the only down part to Salem's team.

[OrangeP47]

See, and this is my usual philosophy, it's better to be 4/5 most of the time than 5/5 occasionally, and that may be what's at play. I think it works especially well for baseball, but even then it can be hit and miss.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

20 May 2312

CBO Analysis

We are at about 30% of the way through the 2312 season. There is still a lot of jostling waiting to happen in the league, but some teams are starting to fit into the "contenders" category officially. There are also 15 teams hovering around five games over or below .500. That means there are many teams who could go through positive or negative streaks to put them in great contention. The two hottest teams, Salem (8 straight wins) and FHE (15 straight wins!), are at the top of the Power Rankings this week. Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Salem Witch Hats (148.7, o)
2) FHE Yao Guai (133.9, +)
3) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (121.8, +)
4) Goodneighbor Hancocks (109.9, -)
5) Roxbury Rad Sox (107.5, ++)
6) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (105.9, o)
7) Vault 81 Dwellers (102.9, --)
8) County Crossing Bloodbugs (102.5, ++)
9) Oberland T-51s (98.7, ++)
10) Diamond City Swatters (97.5, -)
11) Starlight Killers (95.7, ++)
12) Bunker Hill 75ers (92.0, ++)
13) Nahant Celtics (91.0, ++)
14) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (89.7, --)
15) Egret Ninjas (88.0, --)
16) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (85.5, ++)
17) University Point Deathclaws (84.3, --)
18) Cambridge Coursers (80.3, --)
19) The Slog Ghouls (79.5, ++)
20) Atom Cats (77.8, ++)
21) Concord Radstags (76.8, ++)
22) Easy Town Assaultrons (76.3, --)
23) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (72.8, -)
24) Southie Brews (70.5, --)
25) Spectacle Island Reapers (69.1, -)
26) Quincy Gunners (68.1, --)
27) Malden Grognaks (63.2, -)
28) Lexington Synths (44.0, o)

Brotherhood League

Currently on an eight-game winning streak, the Salem Witch Hats are now four games better than anyone for the CBO's top record. The Hats also have a seven-game lead over County Crossing and an eight-game lead over the spiraling Party Boys. Thos three teams named are the only three above .500 in an association with just five teams currently over. 500.

The Bloodbugs represent a tale of two teams. Like usual, the Bugs are awesome on offense, currently second in the NCA in runs scored (218) and 2nd in most offensive categories except WAR (5th at 5.3) and stolen bases (9th at 23). Like usual, RF Babs Rooth (.388/12/42) is the unquestioned team leader and in the Nuka Hitter Award race. 1B Zeldolph Violet (.315/7/17), CF Bumpy Redfern (.293/8/34), and LF Any Why (.348/5/18) also have contributed. On the mound, County Crosing is 10th in runs allowed (201), including having the 11th-best Starters ERA (5.05). Ace SP Gavin Eviritts (4-3, 3.86) is holding the rotation together. RP Jupiter Jones (2-1, 1.31) is the only pitcher in the bullpen with a great ERA.

Institute League

Fort Hagen has struggled as of late, but so has the rest of the Institute League with the Shroud tied with Starlight, Bunker Hill, and Sunshine Tidings with the best 10-game stretch in the league of 5-5. Right now, we are not sure what to think of the IL, so we will play the waiting game.

One key team not currently in the playoff race is Sunshine Tidings. The Chemists are considered to be a solid veteran-packed team on a nine-year playoff streak with grizzled leaders in SP Sheng Kawolski (1-5, 6.40), RF David Seaweed (.262/3/8), and 1B Dusty Brownell (.222/2/10). As you can see, though, those veterans are struggling in the first third of the season, though it is worth noting that Seaweed is this week's top player. Sunshine Tidings is 7th in runs scored (173) and 9th in runs allowed (194), so a turnaround is not out of the question. The need more than LF Family Sam Partridge (.338/9/32) and SP Doug Creep (2-3, 3.20) to perform to be able to find that success, though.

Minutemen League

Jamaica Plain and Goodneighbor have been battling at the top of the Minutemen League, while 3rd-7th place are three games within of one another. University Point at 18-20 is the top, whole Quincy and Spectacle Island, both considered preseason playoff contenders, are at the bottom at 15-23.

The Hancocks seem as though they are a beast waiting to pounce. As one of the youngest teams in the CBO, Goodneighbor is packed with young top talent. Still, there have been some offensive struggles, including currently being tied for 10th in the SCA in runs scored (172), though that stat is a statistical anomaly since the Hancocks are better than that in every other offensive category. Top hitters have been 3B Luke Skyy (.391/1/22) and CF Missile Crews (.343/7/20). On the mound, the four starters have been great, including ace SP Heaven Fontenot (5-1, 3.24), the 2311 Vim! Pitcher Award winner, having the worst ERA of the rotation. Other starters are Mister Burns (5-2, 2.48), Clubhouse Treelover (4-1. 2.70), and Pollox Troye (3-1, 1.69).

Railroad League

Vault 81 thought they had a tight grip on the Railroad League, but their current four-game losing streak with FHE's current 15-game winning streak ties the two teams atop the league at 23-15. Three other teams in Diamond City, Roxbury, and Oberland are above .500, while Egret has risen to .500 after a putrid start.

The Yao Guai's 15-game winning streak is beyond just impressive. After dropping their first game of May, a 7-2 loss to Roxbury, FHE has swept Diamond City, The Slog, Concord, Glowing Sea, and Fort Hagen. The Rad Sox series was their first series win after losing five straight series before this impressive streak began, or the Yao Guai would be running away with the best record in the CBO. Looking at the team, FHE is now 3rd in runs scored (202) and 5th in runs allowed (166). Offensively, LF Innis Sark (.297/10/21) is the best all-around hitter. Fourth starter, Kennett Kentucky (3-2, 2.59) leads the team in ERA.

CBO Standings



CBO Players of the Week

May 13 - It was announced today by the North Charles Association that County Crossing right fielder Babs Rooth had received the Player of the Week Trophy for his superlative play last week.

During his week-long batting binge he reeled off a .500 batting average, 11 hits and 3 home runs. Rooth also racked up 9 RBIs and scored 7 runs.

In his season totals Rooth has 10 home runs and a .398 batting average.

Zod Gaycey has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 24-year-old first baseman of the Spectacle Island Reapers had a hot bat in the South Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.

Gaycey batted .458 with 11 hits in 24 at-bats, 5 home runs and 13 RBIs.

This season, Gaycey is batting .291 with 10 home runs. His totals include 29 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

May 20 - David Seaweed of the Sunshine Tidings Chemists had a spectacular week and today was voted the Player of the Week by the North Charles Association.

For the week Seaweed batted .562 (9-for-16) with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs.

Thus far this year, Seaweed is hitting .262 with 3 home runs, 8 RBIs and 10 runs scored.

Roxbury's Purple Gupta nabbed the latest South Charles Association Player of the Week Award for his batting prowess this past week.

Posting a hefty .435 average with 2 home runs, 7 RBIs and 6 runs scored, the 31-year-old is the toast of Roxbury right now.

Gupta has collected 34 hits for the Rad Sox this year, 6 of them home runs. He has also netted 18 RBIs and scored 21 runs while batting .258.


CBO Noteworthy News

May 1-20 - Milestones: 1000-run club = Zeldoph Violet, Lannie Tykeson, and Allen Bishop; 1500-run club = Barker Cocoa.

May 19 - The T-51s received bad news this morning. Stormin Normin MacDonald will miss 5 weeks due to a strained oblique. He sustained the injury in the Oberland-Diamond City game while throwing the ball. "I'm disappointed more than anything," he told reporters later in the day. "You can't help your team on the bench," MacDonald sighed. "I'll do the rehab work and hope for a quick recovery."

Looking at his present stats, MacDonald has compiled a .325 batting average in 37 games with a .458 on-base percentage, while hitting 4 home runs and driving in 18 runs.

May 20 - Goodneighbor's Handel Alone had his 38-game hitting streak snapped last month. What we have discovered was that he tied Amari Nukes' 2298 record when Nukes hit in 38 straight for the Chemists.

CBO Transactions

Monday, May 20th , 2312
Quincy Gunners: Placed CL Ma'Khail Redstick on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/19/2312.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated SS Brandon Larsonist from the injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Placed SS Stormin Normin MacDonald on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/19/2312.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Alex Solar.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Curtain Mora.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed SP Alex Solar.
Oberland T-51s: Signed 2B Kevin Hill.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Heston Prynne.

Sunday, May 19th , 2312
Malden Grognaks: Activated SS Noctyss Eternus from the injured list.
Malden Grognaks: Sent SS Noctyss Eternus to Triple A Plymouth for injury rehab.

Saturday, May 18th , 2312
University Point Deathclaws: Placed LF Chris Hirshfield on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2312.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Daniel Sandman.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Julian Roughneck.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Pritch Diller.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Marty Fischer.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Dana Torres.
Nahant Celtics: Released CF Dustin Dean Moriarty.
Concord Radstags: Released CF Mike Carrasco.

Friday, May 17th , 2312
Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed RP Charred Lee Widemore on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/14/2312.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed SS Tenpenny Luna on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/16/2312.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Ed Tarberry.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Nahant Celtics: Released CF Heston Prynne.

Thursday, May 16th , 2312
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Placed RP Relay Meacham on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/15/2312.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released RP Ivan Castle.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Lumber Kingman.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Brenden Titleman.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Lumber Kingman.

Wednesday, May 15th , 2312
FHE Yao Guai: Placed CF McCrew Gillens on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/13/2312.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Dustin Dean Moriarty.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Julian Roughneck.
Nahant Celtics: Released RF Curtain Mora.

Tuesday, May 14th , 2312
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Mighty Dward.
Nahant Celtics: Released RF Vince Bamburg.

Monday, May 13th , 2312
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed RP Quest Dawg on the 60-day injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Aaron Reddeath.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Art Armstrong.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Sterling Neeley.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Ryan Stephenson.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RF Cheap Diehl.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Alex Fonseca.
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Ben McEntire.

Sunday, May 12th , 2312
FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Ted Bagley.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Trev Valentine.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Kristian Frederiksen.

Saturday, May 11th , 2312
Malden Grognaks: Placed SP Nick Hardy on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/09/2312.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Three Richardson-Bethson.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Nahant Celtics: Released CF Bottlecap Go.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Kristian Frederiksen.

Friday, May 10th , 2312
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Art Noyes.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Tell Ghoulspawn.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Nuttin Honey.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Crops Gerdenheimer.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Agmaer Nord.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Crops Gerdenheimer.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Jason Brown.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Ruben Gonzalez.

Thursday, May 9th , 2312
Nahant Celtics: Activated CF Grandson Quarles from the injured list.
Starlight Killers: Placed RP Gjak Ironbreaker on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/08/2312.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Activated 3B Cave Dweller Bourgeois from the injured list.

Wednesday, May 8th , 2312
Nahant Celtics: Released 1B Corey Perryman.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Activated RF Foo Fieterz from the injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Cooz Deathbrand.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Xavier Brown.

Tuesday, May 7th , 2312
Southie Brews: Activated SP Klement Thodberg from the injured list.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Marcus Gilmore.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF John Millertime.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Ghost Hildebrand.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Ghost Hildebrand.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RF Lips Lightfoot.

CCBL Playoffs

The 2312 season is now completed with a reduced playoff field of just four teams. Next season, the CCBL will add at least one more conference, though they have not yet made a decision, along with an expanded playoff field.

Another Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League campaign is in the books. The regular season has ended and the playoffs are about to begin. It is a time of skill, talent -- and luck. And when all the games have been played, one team will survive and be crowned the 2312 College Series champion.

The teams who survived the hard battles of the regular season now begin their new campaign -- the postseason. The playoffs begin today in Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League as the First Round commences with these matchups of clubs hoping to win the title:
Northeastern Huskies vs Greenfield College Greenies and Assumption Greyhounds vs Winthrop College Guardians.

In the playoffs, there is a double-elimination mode before the two remaining teams will play in a three-game College Series for the right to claim the 2312 championship.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 June 2312

The June Super Post

CBO Players of the Month

NCA Hitter - When guys like County Crossing's Babs Rooth win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive May, the longtime North Charles Association veteran toyed with opposing pitchers, collecting 40 hits in 103 at-bats.

The veteran right fielder hit for a .388 batting average and collected 8 home runs, 27 RBIs and 31 runs scored.

Rooth is batting at a .381 pace this season, picking up 69 hits in 181 at-bats with 14 home runs, 49 RBIs and 51 runs scored.

SCA Hitter - To survive in the bigs, you've got to be a scrapper like Barker Cocoa. It never pays to take a day off from the batting cages or to shrug off the advice of the hitting coach. It all paid off today as University Point's first baseman pinned down the South Charles Association Batter of the Month trophy today.

He hit .362 in May collecting 9 home runs, 23 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

This year, Cocoa is hitting .293 with 17 home runs.

NCA Pitcher - Eugene Gym certainly found a groove in May. The Sunshine Tidings starter posted 4 wins last month to easily claim the North Charles Association Pitcher of the Month.

During the month Gym was 4-0 with a 2.44 ERA. He made 7 starts, tossed 48 innings and had 44 strikeouts.

In 13 starts this season, Gym has rung up a 6-3 record and a 4.19 ERA.

SCA Pitcher - When Zaire Inquisitor takes the hill, chances are good for a Oberland victory. At least that's the way it was in May.

He excelled with a 5-0 mark and 2.87 ERA in 6 starts, tossed 37.2 innings, fanned 17 and held others clubs to a .222 average.

That's why the T-51s star was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the South Charles Association.

Currently Inquisitor has a record of 7-3 with 41 strikeouts and 29 walks in 77 innings and a 2.92 ERA.

NCA Rookie - Easy Town's Eden Babz collected 38 hits to snare the North Charles Association Rookie of the Month for May.

He batted .376 with 4 home runs, 29 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

The 18-year-old is barely old enough to shave, but he could definitely contend for Rookie of the Year if he keeps up this pace.

This season, Babz is batting .406 with 76 hits, 7 home runs, 43 RBIs, 18 walks, .459 OBP and has scored 37 runs. He has played in 47 games.

SCA Rookie - In May, Kyran Millar piled up some solid numbers and walked off with the Rookie of the Month award in the South Charles Association.

Last month, the 27-year-old Jamaica Plain second baseman played in 25 games and hit .344 with 5 doubles, no triples and 6 home runs. Millar also scored 21 times and drove in 18 runs.

To date Millar has chalked up a .305 average with 9 home runs, driven in 29 runs and scored 32 times.

MML Analysis

As the MML enters June, each of the divisional leaders have a slight bit of comfort . . . for now. The leaders are the Abernathy Adamantium, Finch Farm Shamrocks, Worcester Cannons, and Braintree Robobrains. Both the Adamantium and Robobrains have the largest leads at six games.



MML Players of the Month

LL Hitter - It's official. BNN writers have voted Pauwoo Leopardskin of the Finch Farm Shamrocks the Legends League Batter of the Month award for May.

During the month he recorded a .340 average with 16 home runs, 39 RBIs and 30 runs scored.

Batting .326 to date, Leopardskin has 25 home runs and 64 RBIs.

SL Hitter - Fans, friends and family were cheering today when Priz Worden received May's Stars League Batter of the Month Award.

Worden stung the ball all month, posting a .385 batting average with 21 home runs, 46 RBIs and 33 runs scored.

At the moment, Worden is batting .332 with 31 home runs and 63 RBIs. He has played in 55 games and scored 51 times.

LL Pitcher - Finch Farm starter Kyle Hein really put the chill on opposing teams in May and today was acclaimed the Legends League Pitcher of the Month.

He excelled with a 6-0 mark and 1.88 ERA in 7 starts. In 57.1 innings, he fanned 39 and walked 19.

In the current season in 14 starts, Kyle Hein has a record of 10-1 with 86 strikeouts in 110 innings and a 2.86 ERA.

SL Pitcher - There's something about a young rookie winning the Stars League Pitcher of the Month trophy that sends shock waves through the league. Such is the case with Boxer Rigger, a 24-year-old starter for the Brookline Bandoliers.

In May, he topped off the month with a 5-1 mark and 3.47 ERA in 8 starts, tossed 62.1 innings, fanned 49 and held opposing teams to a .269 average.

This season, Rigger has compiled a 5-1 mark, 3.47 ERA and made 8 starts.

BMU Analysis

The Commonwealth Association league leaders have been the hottest teams in their association, while the Massachusetts Association league leaders are currently struggling, making their leads tighter. League leaders in the CA are the Covenant Refractors and Sanctuary Hills Zetans, while the MA leaders are the Neponset Park Criticals and Hyde Park Stingwings.



BMU Players of the Month

CA Hitter - Sandy Coves Freaks fans believe they've got a talented young star in Thatch Heard.

He did nothing to dissuade that notion in May, as he hit .447 with 11 home runs, 30 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

The end result was the right fielder being named the Commonwealth Association Batter of the Month.

So far this year, Heard is batting .379 with 15 home runs, 39 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

MA Hitter - It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 19 Javen the Raven Coleman has a lot of baseball ahead of him.

But for now the young Hyde Park Stingwings star can enjoy the numbers he put up in May, which have garnered him the nod as the Massachusetts Association Batter of the Month.

His breakout month featured a .418 average with 10 home runs, 27 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

This season, Coleman has delivered 56 hits in 155 at-bats for a .361 average with 13 home runs. He is getting on base at a .444 clip and his totals also include 34 RBIs and 37 runs scored. This year Coleman has played in 43 games.

CA Pitcher - R.J. Shepherd is the latest Commonwealth Association Pitcher of the Month trophy winner. The Mystic Pines starter sparkled on the diamond time and again last month and finished May with an outstanding 5-0 record.

In 7 starts he tossed 52.2 innings, posted 35 strikeouts, and sported a 1.88 ERA.

To date this year, in 12 starts, Shepherd has crafted a 7-2 mark with a 2.33 ERA.

MA Pitcher - Brockton's Caramel Plows hated to see May end. It was one of the single greatest months the reliever has posted, and the 25-year-old reliever did so well that he garnered enough votes for the Massachusetts Association Pitcher of the Month trophy.

Plows held the opposition to a .214 batting average in 1 relief appearance. He worked 50 innings, collected no saves, sat down 42 on strikes and posted a 5-1 record and a 1.62 ERA.

Plows's record this year is 8-and-1 with no saves and a 1.53 ERA. He has given up 55 hits in 76.2 innings with 74 strikeouts.

GBRL Analysis

Most of the division leaders have a lead of six or more games with one division leader, the Med-Tek Eyebots, having only a three-game lead. Other division leaders are the Union Hope Lifegivers, DB Tech Nuclear Physicists, and Greater Mass Vans. The Physicists have the largest lead of eight games over both Posiedon Energy and Cabot House.



GBRL Players of the Month

NL Hitter - When Getty Ivey stepped up to the plate in May he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the North League Batter of the Month award.

The young Croup Manor right fielder posted a .430 batting average with 16 home runs, 31 RBIs and scored 28 runs. Ivey also worked pitchers for 5 walks to post a .452 on-base percentage.

Ivey's current batting average stands at .394 and he has chalked up 23 home runs and 50 RBIs.

SL Hitter - Westing Estate Alphas fans may just have witnessed a star player blossoming before their eyes in May.

Cupper Galvan put up a remarkable month at the age of 18 and has been named the South League Batter of the Month.

For the month, Galvan hit .310 with 15 home runs, 27 RBIs and 29 runs scored.

So far this season, Galvan is hitting .305 with 24 home runs, 44 RBIs and 55 runs scored. He has 43 hits in 141 at-bats and a .512 OBP.

NL Pitcher - May's standout hurler was Dog Miller of Union Hope. He muzzled North League hitters and held them in check the entire month to capture the Pitcher of the Month award.

To win the honor Miller compiled an impressive 6-1 mark and 2.81 ERA in 8 starts. The Lifegivers star hurler also rung up 71 strikeouts in 51.1 innings.

Looking at his season stats, Miller has won 6 and lost 3, collecting 81 strikeouts and 41 walks in 60 innings with a 3.60 ERA.

SL Pitcher - There was little doubt around the South League that Smiling Timmy Keefe would be awarded Pitcher of the Month honors for May. Today, they made it official, naming the 19-year-old DB Tech Nuclear Physicists starter the latest honoree.

He thoroughly dominated the hitters who stood in against him, holding them to a .214 batting average while fashioning a 2.26 ERA in 8 starts. His record for the month was 5-0 in 55.2 innings of work.

On the season, Keefe has 6 wins and 1 loss and a 2.50 ERA.

CCBL Analysis

The Winthrop College Guardians are champions, today and forever. The Guardians topped the Northeastern Huskies 8-2 at Sylvia Plath Palace today to claim the College Series crown. The Guardians are now back-to-back champions.

"Nobody can take this away from us, not ever," said series MVP and right fielder Kieran Pearson after his club had sealed the victory. "We worked hard and we accomplished our goal."

The atmosphere was electric as the newly-crowned champs stormed the field at the conclusion of the game. Fans cheered, gloves flew in the air, high fives and hugs were the order of the day.

"From day one of spring training, I could see it in their eyes," said Winthrop College manager Robbie Burgos. "The players had that look of intensity, of hunger, of a desire to accomplish something great, and today they did that. They're champions of the world."

The Guardians took the series 2-1. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the BCAC and a 38-22 record.



CCBL Players of the Month

Hitter - Kane Jarvis feasted on Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League pitching in May and today he walked off with the Batter of the Month award.

The Mass Bay University second baseman rapped out a .500 batting average while collecting 28 hits, 4 home runs, 24 RBIs and 15 runs scored.

During his career, Jarvis has notched 179 hits and a .378 average with 30 home runs and 104 RBIs.

Pitcher - No doubt about it!
UMass starter Fergus Parker earned his Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League Pitcher of the Month award.
He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in May.
During the month Parker chalked up a 3-0 record with a 1.46 ERA.

The Minutemen star made 4 starts and surrendered 19 hits in 24.2 innings. He struck out 26 and walked 12.

In his career, Parker has 16 wins and 12 losses and a 3.48 ERA.

CYL Analysis

We are now in the final four games of the 2312 season with games finishing on Tuesday, June 4. Right now, there are nine teams--four in the North Region and five in the South Region--that have clinched the playoffs. Six of the eight divisions are also up for grabs. Let's take a look before we feature the playoff teams next week.

Ben Franklin Division
The Sturbridge Rangers have a 1/2 game lead over the Needham Radstorm with both the Acton Ups and Marlborough Minigunners still in the divisional race. The other five teams are already eliminated.


Ralph Walde Emerson Division
The Beantown Sprouts have already clinched a playoff spot and lead the division by two games over both the Stoneham Commandos and CIT Academy Yahoos. Woburn is also in the division race, while the Covenant Dandy Boys are seeking a wildcard spot. Four teams are out.

Margaret Fuller Division
Both the Circle Jerks and South Charles Bank Moonies are in the playoffs, with the Jerks currently up by two games. Five other teams are still in the hunt for a wildcard spot: Boston Common, Castle, Hester, North Charles Bank, and Diamond City. Boston Harbor and Boston College Prep are out.

Paul Revere Division
The Saugus Launchers are the only team in the NR to have clinched their division. The Rockport Seafarers, Marblehead Mess, and Reading Rhinos are all in contention for a wildcard spot. The bottom five teams are officially out.

Samuel Adams Division
The Woodlawn Gnomes are the only team in the SR to have clinched their division. Seven of the other eight teams are still in contention with just Freeplat eliminated. In order in the standings are Coventry, Hope, East Providence, North Providence, Brown, Kingstown, and Pawtucket.

Louisa May Alcott Division
This is the only division with no teams to clinch a playoff spot with just four to play. The leader is the Andrew Station Southies with both the West Quincy Atomatoys and Jamaica Plain Treasures in the hunt for the division crown. The Weymouth Locksmiths and Spectacle Island Specters are also in playoff contention with the other four teams officially out.

Samuel Morse Division
Both the Swansea Nuka Sox and Taunton Giants have clinched playoff spots with the Nuka Sox two games up. The Plymouth Hunters, New Bedford Whales, Attleboro Deejays, and Wareham Comets are all contending for wildcard spots.

Crispus Attucks Division
Both the Dennis Menaces and Nauset Beach Lurk Hunters are in the playoffs and contending for the division pennant, while the Truro Hatchlings have an outside shot at winning the Attucks Division. Wellfleet, Chatham, Provincetown, Harwich, and Eastham are all still in contention for a wildcard spot, while the Sandwich Screamers are the only team officially out.

If the playoffs started today, these would be the seeds:

NR
1. Saugus
2. Circle
3. Beantown
4. Sturbridge
5. South Charles Bank
6. Rockport
7. Stoneham
8. CIT Academy
9. Marblehead
10. Woburn
11. Boston Common
12. needham
13. Reading
14. Covenant
15. Castle
16. Acton

SR
1. Swansea
2. Woodlawn
3. Dennis
4. Andrew Station
5. Taunton
6. Nauset Beach
7. Truro
8. Wellfleet
9. Plymouth
10. Chatham
11. Coventry
12. Provincetown
13. Hope
14. New Bedford
15. Harwich
16. East Providence



CYL Players of the Month

NR Hitter - Shane Powers made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the North Region this past month.

The Boston Common Baby Bellies third baseman shined through the month of May and has won the Batter of the Month award.

The 16-year-old hit .406 with 15 home runs, 45 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

This season, Powers is batting .349 with 25 home runs. He has scored 53 runs and driven in 83.

SR Hitter - Ice Cream Horton may be much younger than other hitters in the South Region, but he performed like a seasoned veteran in May to win the Batter of the Month award.

The 14-year-old Wellfleet left fielder hit .410 with 16 home runs, 33 RBIs and 34 runs scored.

So far this year in 65 games, Horton is hitting .343 with 29 home runs, 68 RBIs and 70 runs scored.

NR Pitcher - The Pitcher of the Month Award in May has been selected and the North Region honor went to Castle hurler, Petie Pembroke. For his excellent performance he has been named the league's top pitcher.

During the month, Pembroke was superb with a 1.15 ERA and 6 wins and no losses. In 54.2 innings he struck out 58 and gave up 28 hits and 14 walks.

Pembroke has fashioned a 12-2 mark for the season, 2.68 ERA and thrown 117.1 innings in 17 starts. Opposing clubs are batting .214 against him.

SR Pitcher - Lo Breitenstein took a much-deserved turn in the spotlight earlier today as he accepted the South Region Pitcher of the Month award for May.

The 14-year-old Gnomes starter is a relative newcomer to the league, but nonetheless racked up an impressive 7-1 won-lost record in 8 starts. This month he fanned 48 batters in 54 innings and compiled a 3.00 ERA.

So far this year, Breitenstein has compiled a 13-1 record with a 2.72 ERA.

[StLee]

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Nuka News Update

Reporting on the NWL, APL, NWLR, and BBL Leagues

by Evan Guy

1 June 2312

Quantum Great, Cherry Good Enough in Early NWL

The Quantum Nukalurks have had an amazing start to the 2312, bursting out to a 17-5 record and a five-game lead just 22 games into the season. The Lurks have established themselves as the top pitching team so far, currently 1st in the NWL in runs allowed (70), Starters ERA (2.83), and Bullpen ERA (2.96). Starters Cameron Biehler (5-0, 1.55), Klick Cline (3-0, 1.87), and Echo Thompson (2-0, 2.77) have been great. RP Christiansen Mandelbrot (1-0, 0.87) has been the best reliever so far. Tummy Urchin (13 SV, 2.51) leads the league in saves, having as many saves as the second-best team has wins.

In the South Bradberton Division, the Cherry Ghoulrillas have a one-game lead over the Orange Tourists. The Ghoulrillas are the top offensive team, leading seven offensive categories, including runs scored (125) and home runs (28). Hitting readers include 1B Swamp Dantin (.424/4/18), LF Everlast Barron (.418/4/9), RF Genius Jerry Kordic (.378/5/17), and 2B Tick Garrett (.369/6/26).



For a rookie just breaking in, Swamp Dantin certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the NWL Batter of the Month award and Rookie of the Month award for May.

The 26-year-old first baseman for the Cherry Ghoulrillas hit .424 with 4 home runs, 18 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

The Pitcher of the Month has been chosen and the Nuka World League trophy went to Quantum hurler, Cameron Biehler.

During the month, Biehler was impressive with a 1.55 ERA and 5 wins and no losses. In 40.2 innings he struck out 20 and gave up 36 hits and 5 walks.

In the APL, division leaders are the Safari Adventure Gazelles and Nuka Town Operators. The Gazelles are the APL's top scoring team (87 runs). The Kiddie Kingdom Cappies have allowed the fewest runs (49).

Pizza Boy Tumbleweed put together a good May to earn the Amusement Park League Batter of the Month prize. A virtual unknown, he made the most of his chance to prove to Safari Adventure officials that he belongs on the big league roster.

The Gazelles right fielder posted a .400 batting average with 11 home runs, 25 RBIs and 15 runs scored.

When Bazine Netal takes the mound, a Nuka Town victory is usually the result. At least that's the way it was in May.

He excelled with a 3-0 mark and a 1.72 ERA in 4 starts, tossed 31.1 innings, fanned 14 and held opposing batters to a .279 average.

That's why the Operators starter was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the Amusement Park League.

In the NWLRL, division leaders are the Northpoint Reservoir Gulchers and the Hubologist Camp Barkers. The Dunmore Ferris Wheels lead the NWLRL in runs scored (100). As a strange occurrence so far, the Nuka Plant Electrics at 4-9 have allowed the fewest runs (66) and have only been outscored by seven runs.

Mox Burtolemey is not used to being associated with Batter of the Month-caliber players, but today the Dunmore left fielder joined that select company when the NWL Rookie League announced the results of May's voting.

Burtolemey totaled 16 hits, 13 walks, 11 home runs, 27 RBIs and 20 runs scored last month to put together a .340 batting average and .492 on-base percentage.

Fred Johnson of Red Rocket had an award-winning May as he took home the NWL Rookie League Pitcher of the Month award.

"He told me once people used to make fun of the way he pitches," Johnson's pitching coach told reporters. "There wasn't anybody laughing in May except for Fred."

Johnson was all business when he took the mound though, collecting a 3-0 record in 4 starts. He struck out 26 batters in 20 innings and kept opponents to a .181 batting average.

The Bradberton Boys League is in its final two weeks with the Wixon Shovels and Forest Park Brahmiluffs each leading their division by a game. All other teams are currently in contention with the Hilltop Farm Melonheads having the hardest road ahead at six games back with 13 to play.

Even though he is a newcomer to Bradberton Boys League, Gage Novatron put up some good numbers in May and earned the BBL Batter of the Month award.

He was one of Wixon's offensive leaders with a .437 average in 28 games. He also racked up 15 home runs, 35 RBIs, and 38 runs scored.

An outstanding 3-0 record in May earned Nay Fukuoka the Pitcher of the Month Award in the Bradberton Boys League. When his name was penciled in to start on the Sherwood Manor lineup card, it meant trouble for opposing teams.

In 39.1 innings of work, Fukuoka limited opposing batters to 24 base hits and a .175 batting average. He notched 56 strikeouts, issued 16 walks and had a 0.46 ERA.



Vim! View

Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues

by Vikky Vail

1 June 2312

Dalton Farm, Far Harbor Have Comfortable Leads

Both the Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers (four games) and the Far Harbor Ghoul Whales (five games) have comfortable leads in their divisions in the early part of the 2312 season. The last time either of those two teams won a championship was in 2306 when the Crawlers won their fourth-straight championship.



Not known for his offensive prowess, Toppie Gunn set the league afire in May and took home the Vim! League Batter of the Month award.

The Dalton Farm center fielder posted a steady .351 batting average, 6 home runs, 21 RBIs and 23 runs.

Last month's cream of the crop on the mound was Phil Cecil of the Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers. He captured the Vim! League Pitcher of the Month award for his outstanding performance in May.

Cecil started 6 games, threw 52 innings, yielded 49 hits and logged a 5-1 record. He put down 30 batters on strikes, walked 7 and compiled a 2.25 ERA. Opposing teams batted .247 against him.

Teig O'Kane's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Far Harbor center fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In May he was voted the Rookie of the Month.

During the month he hit .371 with 7 doubles, 1 triple and 8 home runs. O'Kane also scored 18 times and drove in 25 runs.

In the MDIL, division leaders are the Cliff's Edge Actors and Eagle's Cove Harpooners. The Actors are tops in runs allowed (38) at fewer than three allowed per game. The Oceanarium Oceanics have been the top offensive team with 89 runs scored.

Stopdrop Pilkington battered Mount Desert Island League pitchers all May and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around Mount Desert Island League 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 27-year-old Pilkington 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 11 games, Pilkington hit .348 with 6 home runs, 14 RBIs and scored 13 runs.

The Mount Desert Island League scribes have selected May's Pitcher of the Month and have awarded the honor to Joel Johnson of Cliff's Edge. He was outstanding on the hill last month and has the numbers to prove it -- a 2-0 record.

The Actors star performer made 2 starts with a 1.12 ERA and surrendered 7 hits in 16 innings. He struck out 6 and walked 4.

In the Vim! Rookie League, leaders are the Glowing Grove Braniacs and Fringe Cove Champions. The Champions are the top offensive team, including the most runs scored (120) at over nine runs per game. The Braniacs are the top pitching team, leading the league in runs allowed (70).

Snap, crackle and pop! In May, Swampy Butterscotch snapped up the VIM! Rookie League Batter of the Month trophy by cracking 21 hits and popping 6 home runs.

For the month he hit a solid .429 with 14 RBIs and 16 runs scored. The Rock Point left fielder also picked up 12 walks to compile a .556 on-base percentage.

With his 0-0 record and 0.00 ERA in May, Red Steamer's selection as the VIM! Rookie League Pitcher of the Month was well deserved.

He made 8 relief appearances, racking up 6 saves, 11 strikeouts and 1 walk in 8.1 innings.

In the Maine Youth Leagues, the Far Harbor Dockdwellers and Echo Point Glowers are the division leaders in the last two weeks. Far Harbor has a three-game lead, while the Glowers have just a one-game lead over Diamond Cove.

At only 14 years of age, Vimmy Vim could very well have many more months like this last one during his career.

That would be great news for fans of the Beaver Creek Bowlers, as May was one to remember for the right fielder and he has captured the Mount Desert Island Four Batter of the Month award.

On the month he hit .309 with 17 home runs, 43 RBIs and 37 runs scored.

Porky Ashley has a lot going for him. The Pleasant Cove left fielder just broke into the majors this year and now the Great Diamond Island League has just picked him as its top hitter for May.

In 27 games last month this outstanding rookie batted .433 with 10 home runs, 28 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

The Mount Desert Island Four hitters didn't have a chance in May when the National Park Rangers manager wrote "Bennett" on the lineup card. Outing after outing, Reardon Bennett held teams in check and usually got a win.

He excelled with a 3-0 mark and 1.06 ERA in 5 starts. The talented Rangers star pitched 34 innings, fanned 40 and held opposing teams to a .129 average.

For his superb mound work Bennett was named the MDIF Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.

The Pitcher of the Month Award has been announced and the Great Diamond Island League winner is Diamond Cove hurler, Cookie Jones. For his fine efforts in May he has been named the league's #1 pitcher.

During the month, Jones excelled with a 2.48 ERA and 4 wins and 1 loss. In 40 innings he struck out 43 and gave up 37 hits and 0 walks.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

3 June 2312

CBO Analysis

At 51 games into the season, each association currently has seven teams apiece that would be considered in the playoff hunt. We will take a look at the current playoff standings. Though teams still have 79 games to go, we think that there are some indications of what teams will be in the sell vs buy positions heading into July.

We will also be covering some of what Commissioner Nate Howard feels is the future of baseball in the Commonwealth as he has spread his tentacle far beyond the Boston area and is looking to make the CBO a staple of the entirety of the New England Commonwealth. But first, CBO the past two weeks.

Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Salem Witch Hats (120.5, o)
2) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (113.9, o)
3) Roxbury Rad Sox (110.8, ++)
4) Bunker Hill 75ers (108.2, ++)
5) Oberland T-51s (104.4, ++)
6) The Slog Ghouls (103.8, -)
7) Egret Ninjas (99.8, --)
8) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (99.8, ++)
9) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (99.4, -)
10) Starlight Killers (98.2, o)
11) Goodneighbor Hancocks (97.8, ++)
12) County Crossing Bloodbugs (97.2, +)
13) Vault 81 Dwellers (96.4, --)
14) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (92.2, ++)
15) FHE Yao Guai (89.2, --)
16) Easy Town Assaultrons (89.2, +)
17) Nahant Celtics (89.2, -)
18) Concord Radstags (88.2, ++)
19) University Point Deathclaws (87.2, --)
20) Southie Brews (84.2, ++)
21) Spectacle Island Reapers (83.8, --)
22) Diamond City Swatters (83.2, --)
23) Cambridge Coursers (80.2, --)
24) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (70.2, -)
25) Atom Cats (67.6, --)
26) Quincy Gunners (66.1, -)
27) Malden Grognaks (52.9, o)
28) Lexington Synths (51.9, o)

If the playoffs started today, these would be the seeds:

NCA
1. Salem
2. Fort Hagen
3. Nordhagen Beach (3-2 record vs The Slog)
4. The Slog
5. Starlight (3-2 vs Bunker Hill, 19-12 vs NCA)
6. CC (16-15 in NCA)
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7. Bunker Hill (2-3 vs Starlight, 15-16 vs NCA)

SCA
1. Roxbury
2. Jamaica Plain
3. Oberland (3-2 vs Vault 81)
4. Vault 81 (2-3 vs Oberland)
5. Egret (2-0 vs Goodneighbor)
6. Goodneighbor (0-2 vs Egret)

Brotherhood League

The BL has four teams above .500, two teams just a game below .500, and then Malden, which at 17-34 already looks to be out of the playoff race and became the first team in 2312 to can their manager. Salem has the CBO's largest league lead at seven games, as well as the top CBO record by three games, making the Witch Hats the #1 team in the CBO.

Nordhagen Beach has been streaky this season, but with a 6-4 mark in their last 10, the Party Boys are in a tie with The Slog for 2nd place. The Boys' offense is not as good as it once was, currently 8th in runs scored (239). Two players have been outstanding on offense: LF Gorgeous DiGiacomo (.356/10/39) and 35-year-old CF Maxx Murtagh (.335/11/35). 1B Young Goodman (.199/5/17) may have hit the cliff in his career. Nordhagen Beach's pitchers are still good, currently 3rd in runs allowed (227). SPs Beachboy Nut (6-1, 3.38) and Deedee Martinson (3-1, 2.30) are doing there thing. The Boys also brought on SP D.P. Clark (4-3, 4.00) from Jamaica Plain to help boost the pitching.

Institute League

Fort Hagen is still cruising along with both Starlight and Bunker Hill the only other teams in the IL above .500. Sunshine Tidings has been better of late, too, and can find themselves back in the playoff hunt if they keep winning as they started doing in mid-May. Lexington has the CBO's worst record and should start looking to building a future contender.

Bunker Hill is tied with The Slog for the best 10-game stretch (8-2) in the NCA, to go along with a current CBO-high seven-game winning streak. While they are still on the outside looking in as a playoff seed, the 75ers are now looking as though they belong in the contenders talk. The 75ers are 4th in runs scored (279) and tied for 7th in runs allowed (247). LF Jig McGhee (.341/6/39/12 SB) has been the best all-around hitter, while SP Harley Buechel (6-1, 2.27) has been the best pitcher.

Minutemen League

This is the league we expect to be the most volatile as we approach the midway point of the season. While Jamaica Plain currently holds a one-game lead over Goodneighbor, there are still chances for teams like Universty Point and Spectacle Island to get in the middle of the race to win the Minutemen League.

One team that does not appear to be in the race, currently possessing the SCA's worst record, is Quincy. Picked to finish 4th in the league, the Gunners are nowhere near as good as the record they were predicted to have and now a team with lots of talent needs to start thinking about what can be done to get on track in future seasons. After missing the playoffs despite finishing over .500 in 2311, the Gunners thought they were ready to return to the playoffs, something they planned to build on after winning the ML in 2310. Instead, Quincy is freefalling thanks to the 11th-best scoring team (227 runs) in the SCA and 13th-best in runs allowed (290). All four starters have ERAs above 5.00 with ace SP Silk Inflosse (2-7, 5.28) being the "best" of the group. 3B Shirt Fowler (.330/3/22) is the only Gunner hitting over .300. SS Pipewrench Mathis (.251/7/20/3 SB) leads the team in homers and is tied for the stolen bases lead.

Railroad League

Oh, oh, Railroad League. You let Roxbury get back in the race and take the league lead, putting them one game ahead of the Red Rockets, Oberland, and Vault 81 for the SCA's best record. This league is goos with a CBO-best five teams above .500 and a struggling Diamond City team just one game below .500. Only Glowing Sea appears to be out of the playoff hunt in a tough league.

For the Rad Sox, they are looking to repeat and getting what they need to get there despite not standing out statistically. The Sox are 8th in runs scored (243), which is impressive since they rank below 8th in every hitting category. They are also 3rd in runs allowed (213), helped a lot by having the top bullpen (3.65 ERA). 3B Donn Mattingley (.343/15/43) is in the Nuka Hitter Award conversation, and SP Urm Rehfeldt (3-1, 1.09) has been solid. CL Professor Harriel (16 SV, 2.45) is not as dominant as he was last season, but he is still tied for the CBO lead in saves.

CBO Standings



CBO Players of the Week

May 27 - 26-year-old KiJana Mallee sent shock waves through Commonwealth Baseball Organization last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award.

A newcomer to the league, Mallee made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .500 average, 11 hits in 22 at-bats, 2 home runs and 8 runs batted in.

Where the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud first baseman goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but Mallee certainly made his mark last week.

Mallee is currently batting .287 with 4 home runs and 22 RBIs.

Veteran Barker Cocoa had a great week at the plate for the Deathclaws to capture the majority of votes for Player of the Week in the South Charles Association.

The 33-year-old University Point first baseman built a .500 average on the strength of 11 hits in 22 at-bats, 4 home runs and 10 RBIs.

For the year, Cocoa is batting .294 with 17 home runs, 38 RBIs and 37 runs scored.

June 3 - After all of Maxx Murtagh's years in baseball, some have suggested -- albeit very delicately -- that he should think about calling it quits. But the "mature adult," as he calls himself, showed last week that he's still capable of keeping up with the youngsters. The 35-year-old Nordhagen Beach center fielder was honored today as the North Charles Association Player of the Week.

He fended off all comers by posting a .708 average with 17 hits in 24 at-bats, 4 home runs and 12 RBIs.

Murtagh is currently hitting .335 with 11 home runsand 35 RBIs, while scoring 36 runs.

It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Rock Rampage, the University Point Deathclaws 22-year-old shortstop, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for South Charles Association Player of the Week honors.

He ripped 9 hits in 28 at-bats, compiling a .321 average with 5 home runs and 14 RBIs.

This season, Rampage has posted a batting average of .316 with 61 hits in 193 at-bats, 12 home runs and 38 RBIs. He has also scored 31 runs, walked 12 times and compiled a .353 OBP.

CBO Noteworthy News

May 31 - The Malden Grognaks announced today that they have fired manager Eric Bendure.

"We've decided to move in another direction," general manager Arneson explained to the assembled press. "We appreciate all the work that Eric has done for the organization and we wish him well in the future. Unfortunately, we felt that his vision for the team and our own were too different to be reconciled and so we mutually decided to part ways."

June 2 - History was made today at Easy Town Field -- Pete Pembroke won game #150 to seal his name in the league record books. The Easy Town ace downed the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets 4-0 to gain entrance into the elite 150 Club.

"I was wound up at first. I think I threw too hard," remarked Pembroke, "I had to calm down and go out there and pitch... not just throw. I think I got better as the game wore on. I started to think less about 150 wins and more about doing what I had to do."

Since coming into the league, Pembroke has a 150-117 mark and a 3.98 ERA. The 37-year-old hurler also has struck out 1328 batters in 2254 innings and permitted 2325 hits. He is just the 14th pitcher in CBO history to win 150 games. Nordhagen Beach's Beachboy Nut is the all-time leader with 220 wins.

CBO Transactions

Monday, June 3rd , 2312
Lexington Synths: Released RP Junie Celani.
Egret Ninjas: Placed SP Hry Caje on the 60-day injured list.
Malden Grognaks: Placed SS Noctyss Eternus on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/01/2312.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Ralph DeYoe.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Xier Steeplechase.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Matt Dealer.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Division McMath.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP J.J. Nine.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Elliot Ben-Refael.
Nahant Celtics: Released LF Dana Torres.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Marty Fischer.
Oberland T-51s: Released CL Nate Sandalli.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Division McMath.
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Elliot Ben-Refael.

Sunday, June 2nd , 2312
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed free agent RP Cooz Deathbrand to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Big Bob McGonagil.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Kyle Quickfingers.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Dustin Dean Moriarty.
The Malden Grognaks traded 33-year old LF Edward Cox to the Nahant Celtics, getting 19-year old minor league 2B G.B. Means in return.

Saturday, June 1st , 2312
Atom Cats: Placed 1B Actually Aucoin on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/30/2312.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Marty Fischer.
Concord Radstags: Released LF Ralph DeYoe.
The The Slog Ghouls traded 21-year old minor league LF Greg Florida to the Cambridge Coursers, getting 30-year old 3B Coup Hertwig in return.
Malden Grognaks: RP John Schuetzle becomes a free-agent.

Friday, May 31st , 2312
Starlight Killers: Placed RP Gjak Ironbreaker on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/30/2312.
Starlight Killers: Released LF Flowertop Zo.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Dustin Dean Moriarty.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Matt Dealer.
Malden Grognaks: Fired Manager Eric Bendure.
Malden Grognaks: Fired Hitting Coach Beverly Hills Johnson.
Malden Grognaks: Signed Manager Austin Shuler.
The Jamaica Plain Red Rockets traded 26-year old LHP D.P. Clark to the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, getting 18-year old minor league 1B Pistol Holder in return.
The Quincy Gunners traded 22-year old minor league RF Curtain Salazar to the Lexington Synths, getting 27-year old C Conroy Reynolds in return.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Elliot Ben-Refael.
Quincy Gunners: Released C Conroy Reynolds.

Thursday, May 30th , 2312
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RF John Millertime.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Dan Redplate.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Bobby Swamplander.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Nuttin Honey.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Julian Roughneck.
Starlight Killers: Signed RF Sam Noob.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Bobby Swamplander.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Sterling Neeley.
Lexington Synths: Released SS Jayden Bells.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Alex Fonseca.

Wednesday, May 29th , 2312
Lexington Synths: Activated CF Millioncap Go from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Sent CF Millioncap Go to Triple A Wellesley for injury rehab.
The Malden Grognaks traded 19-year old minor league RHP Uncle Robbie Robinson to the Cambridge Coursers, getting 32-year old minor league LHP Danny Machart in return.
The Glowing Sea Radscorpions traded 24-year old RHP Claw Wetwalker to the Easy Town Assaultrons, getting 27-year old minor league RHP Voj Rads in return.
The Bunker Hill 75ers traded 24-year old minor league 3B Jas Emari to the Malden Grognaks, getting 21-year old RF Bucky Tampa in return.
Tuesday, May 28th , 2312
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Activated RP Relay Meacham from the injured list.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RF Elijah Booke.

Monday, May 27th , 2312
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed 1B Bullet Minnow.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Jason Brown.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Flimflam Macedo.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Ben McEntire.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Redfern Stern.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Greg De Groot.
Oberland T-51s: Released SP Dokk Strassi.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Mad Mike Parisi.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Nuttin Honey.
The Jamaica Plain Red Rockets traded 21-year old minor league C Thunder Tom Hamilton to the Atom Cats, getting 40-year old RHP Tristan Marble in return.

Sunday, May 26th , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed SP Pollox Troye on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/25/2312.
FHE Yao Guai: Activated LF Makin Jobear from the injured list.
FHE Yao Guai: Sent LF Makin Jobear to Triple A Watertown for injury rehab.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Alex Hopp.
Quincy Gunners: Placed RP Adam Bias on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/25/2312.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP McGoo O'Dell.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Matt Seabanks.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Mad Mike Parisi.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Jayden Bells.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP McGoo O'Dell.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Art Noyes.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Matt Seabanks.

Saturday, May 25th , 2312
University Point Deathclaws: Activated LF Chris Hirshfield from the injured list.
The Quincy Gunners traded 22-year old minor league RF Cracker Jack Mazerunner and 24-year old CF Leif Organa to the University Point Deathclaws, getting 33-year old minor league RHP Erik Wipf in return.
The County Crossing Bloodbugs traded 34-year old LF Kurt Kilgore to the Starlight Killers, getting 29-year old LHP Shaak Ti in return.

Friday, May 24th , 2312
Starlight Killers: Activated RF Hurr Lee Reyes from the injured list.
Starlight Killers: Sent RF Hurr Lee Reyes to Triple A Warwick for injury rehab.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated SS Tenpenny Luna from the injured list.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RF Elijah Booke.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Vince Bamburg.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Marty Fischer.

Thursday, May 23rd , 2312
Malden Grognaks: Activated 3B Prince Campbell from the injured list.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released 1B Bullet Minnow.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Kristian Frederiksen.
Lexington Synths: Signed SS Goofy Gallegos.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SP Kristian Frederiksen.

Wednesday, May 22nd , 2312
Starlight Killers: Activated RP Gjak Ironbreaker from the injured list.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Activated RF Baktu DaWell from the injured list.
Southie Brews: Placed CF Jurgen Windcaller on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/20/2312.
The Slog Ghouls: Placed RF Cypher Raige on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/21/2312.
The Lexington Synths traded 31-year old RF Danny Faraday and a 6th round draft pick to the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud, getting 18-year old minor league RHP Aaron Noluh and 21-year old minor league RF Meddygon Myddvai in return.

Tuesday, May 21st , 2312
FHE Yao Guai: Activated CF McCrew Gillens from the injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Placed CL Aaron Geneva on the 60-day injured list.
The Slog Ghouls: Activated SP Flirt Perez from the injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Alex Fonseca.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Temmy Cricket.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SP Kymani Stephens.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Greg De Groot.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Sid Anyis.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Redfern Stern.

Off the Beaten Path: CBO Talks

We mentioned at the top that Commissioner Nate Howard has been working diligently toward expanding Commonwealth baseball throughout New England. He has not given us the specific details, but we have been able to gather more information as the Commonwealth continues to work on infrastructure. We have no idea how long it may take, but we could be looking at the CBO involving teams throughout the New England Commonwealth instead of just the Boston area as it is now.

Here are a few thoughts we have been able to piece together:

* Talks have ramped up considerably about the CBO absorbing the youth leagues for the Nuka World League and Vim! League. While players in those youth leagues are tied to the Season Pass Association, it was revealed that teams are not budgeting for scouting in those leagues and instead have relied on undrafted free agents and cut veterans to populate their leagues. The CBO is expected to take full control either this year or sometime before the start of the 2313 season.

* Speaking of youth leagues, we do not know yet what will happen in regards to the Commonwealth Youth League and those Bradberton and Maine youth leagues, but we do know several other settlement towns are fielding youth teams in 2313. In other words, the baby boom and expanded immigration starting in 2298 has come into full bloom. There is need for more and more accommodations with baseball being the king sport of the Commonwealth. While there are other sports teams, no other sport is organized like the CBO's machine is.

* The college ranks will also expand as the CBO is looking to bring in as many as 24 new institutions of higher education into the field. Whether all 24 enter next year or in the near future, those colleges and universities have been working on recruiting teams in anticipation of being competitive and building CBO-quality competitors.

Some of the schools that have already fielded teams for at least three years that we anticipate to join are in the Connecticut and Rhode Island regions. Teams from those regions are expected to make up the Southern Commonwealth Conference, also referred to as the SoCom. Some of those teams already competing against each other and planning to join next season or 2314 are Yale University, Hartford College, the University of Connecticut, Brown University, Providence College, and Rhode Island University. In all, 12 teams currently compete in the SoCom. The other six teams that may join in 2313 or later, depending on their readiness, are the Fairfield University Stags, Coastal University Clams, East Connecticut State University Warriors, Westerly Education Academy Owls, University of Narragansett Tide, and Hope Valley University Hikers.

* With the extreme drop-offs in popularity with the Season Pass Association, especially since they have not increased their talent, some rumblings have been about the CBO potentially purchasing those leagues, too. There have been no serious talks that we know of, but supposedly league interest owners and de facto commissioners, John-Caleb Bradberton and Small Bertha, are looking to make a money move at some point. As the two people controlling the money of their regions, the CBO is the only possibility we can see.

What would it mean for the CBO? Perhaps they could make a Nuka World team and Far Harbor team for the CBO. We are not sure if that is viable. We would think that a Nuka World team could work since there is a direct rail line connecting Bradberton to the Boston area. It could also mean swallowing up the leagues.

* That brings us to the last issue, though there needs to be movement now for that to be a reality. As of this morning, there were 1844 free agents registered with the CBO. With 28 teams, that would come out to at least 65 players available per team in the CBO. You see what we're getting at? The CBO has bounced around the possibility of there being a fourth minor league, what would be an A-level league.

With Commissioner Howard wanting to expand throughout the Commonwealth, that could mean teams in Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut to join the minors. That would actually make more sense in the short term to add minors to those far-out places rather than trying to expand the CBO before there are significant travel and broadcast infrastructures in place.

ArcJet supposedly has been testing communication satellites. With some of the BNN broadcasting equipment in place, those satellites could expand the Commonwealth's ability to communicate through further regions, which could one day include sending signals as far as if not beyond the Capital Wasteland. That means all of the New England Commonwealth would be able to watch and/or listen to every single baseball game in the region.

[ayaghmour2]

I'm sure it's happened before, but it's somewhat surprising how divided the associations are. The NCA division winners have a nice cushion while the entire SCA is pretty bunched up. Even the Radscorpions are within ten games of first! And I think all teams are still within single digits of a playoff spot! Plenty of runway lefty but it will be interesting to see if things end this way too

Also have to say, Heaven Fontenot has to be the my new favorite CBO player name. Name kind of rolls of the tounge too. Of course there are so many good ones, but seeing a Fallout version of Mike Fontenot turn into a top pitcher makes me so happy

[StLee]

Originally Posted by ayaghmour2

I'm sure it's happened before, but it's somewhat surprising how divided the associations are. The NCA division winners have a nice cushion while the entire SCA is pretty bunched up. Even the Radscorpions are within ten games of first! And I think all teams are still within single digits of a playoff spot! Plenty of runway lefty but it will be interesting to see if things end this way too

Also have to say, Heaven Fontenot has to be the my new favorite CBO player name. Name kind of rolls of the tounge too. Of course there are so many good ones, but seeing a Fallout version of Mike Fontenot turn into a top pitcher makes me so happy

I hope many teams are hovering around playoff possibilities deep into the season and that the 1st place teams all return to the mean at some point!

I am happy you are recognizing LSU names, but Heaven Fontenot is a representation of a current LSU pitcher and all time games pitched leader for LSU, Devin Fontenot. I am not sure if Devin is related to Mike, though they are both Fontenots to play at LSU.

My universe's Mike Fontenot is Mike Fountaineau, a 2311 1st-round draft pick by Concord currently playing with their GBRL team, the Westing Estate Alphas. Fountaineau is a SS at 45/80, so he will not stay in the minors long. His high defensive ratings are a good part of that current and potential, but he is also scouted as a hard-hitting infielder. His probable CBO position is 3B, though he can play anywhere on the infield as needed. The Stags also have a decently good array of young infielders, so it would be interesting to see what they do to work Fountaineau in.

[ayaghmour2]

Originally Posted by StLee

I hope many teams are hovering around playoff possibilities deep into the season and that the 1st place teams all return to the mean at some point!

I am happy you are recognizing LSU names, but Heaven Fontenot is a representation of a current LSU pitcher and all time games pitched leader for LSU, Devin Fontenot. I am not sure if Devin is related to Mike, though they are both Fontenots to play at LSU.

My universe's Mike Fontenot is Mike Fountaineau, a 2311 1st-round draft pick by Concord currently playing with their GBRL team, the Westing Estate Alphas. Fountaineau is a SS at 45/80, so he will not stay in the minors long. His high defensive ratings are a good part of that current and potential, but he is also scouted as a hard-hitting infielder. His probable CBO position is 3B, though he can play anywhere on the infield as needed. The Stags also have a decently good array of young infielders, so it would be interesting to see what they do to work Fountaineau in.

Ah even better! He's got the potential to be a star infielder like he never was in the MLB!

Had to look up Devin, doesn't look like he's related to Mike. But interesting how two seemingly unrelated Fontenots ended up on LSU. I don't think I've heard the last name anywhere outside of baseball