Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
4 June 2296 - Milteer Hits in 20 Straight Games
Chris Milteer of the Oberland T-51s extended his hitting streak to 20 straight games with 2 hits in today's 10-5 triumph over the Shaw HS Knuckle Punchers at Graygarden Park.
"Chris has been making it easy for me to pencil his name in the lineup every day," T-51s owner August Oberland joked after the game.
Chris Milteer hit an RBI triple in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, grounded out in the 5th and walked in the 7th.
So far this year in 27 games Milteer is hitting .390 with 4 home runs, 18 RBIs and 32 runs scored.
4 June 2296 - 20-Game Hitting Streak for Mastodon
Tom Mastodon ran his hitting streak to 20 straight games today at Beantown Brewery Stadium, when he collected 2 hits in 4 at-bats. The feat came, however, as the County Crossing Bloodbugs dropped the game, 8-4, to the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys in 11 innings.
"Hey, the streak is great -- I hope it never ends," Mastodon said later. "But I'm not happy to lose the game."
Tom Mastodon singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, grounded out in the 5th, singled in the 7th, and walked in the 9th.
Mastodon is batting at a .455 pace this season, picking up 56 hits in 123 at-bats with 3 home runs, 22 RBIs and 32 runs scored.
4 June 2296 - Cuttooth Blisters Atom
Patty Cuttooth put on a hitting clinic today as the Warwick Mirelurks dumped the Atom Cats 9-7 at Coolest Field in Town.
The Warwick left fielder made Atom defenders earn their pay, lashing Atom pitching for 5 hits in 6 at-bats in the game. He announced on ESAU and the "Cool Cat," the Atom Cats Radio Network, after the game that his strategy was "just hit it where they pitched it."
"Too often I try too hard to pull the ball," Cuttooth said in his postgame press conference. "Today, I just went with the pitch."
Patty Cuttooth singled in the 1st, doubled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, struck out in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit an RBI double in the 9th.
So far this year Cuttooth is batting .344 with 1 home run.