Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
18 March 2300
Atom Survives in 13
Earthbound Bussey reached on an error to start the bottom of the 13th, stole second and third base, and then scored on Will Ashfire's RBI single to give the Atom Cats a 5-4 victory over Goodneighbor and a spot in the 2300 Nuka Cup Tournament championship against Abernathy.
Kareem Caravan was 3 for 5 for the Cats with two home runs, two runs scored, and three RBI. Jake Doucette tripled and scored for Atom's other extra-base hit.
The Hancock's Zachary Utsinger had another strong outing, going 3 for 5 with a home run, a run, and two RBI. Three players each doubled for Goodneighbor.
Adamantium Hold Off Cats for Nuka Cup Title
Steve Settler had a three-hit day and Dan Neo doubled and homered as the Abernathy Adamantium defeated the Atom Cats, 6-4, for the 2300 Nuka Cup Tournament championship at the Great Green Jewel in Diamond City.
Settler finished 3 for 5 with a double, two runs scored, and an RBI. Neo was 2 for 4 with a run and two RBI.
Atom starter Bad Company Grognak had a 6-1 lead entering the 9th and going for the complete-game victory. However, he could not complete the game after giving up three runs in the inning. Jim Livermore came in to strike out Jake Doucette with the bases loaded to end the game.
Kareem Caravan led off the 9th with a single, followed by Alec Bullets walking. Garrett Machine then doubled in Caravan, making it 6-2. Steve Mech then followed with another double, scoring Bullets and Machine for the 6-4 score. Grognak walked Machete Thompson and then got Earthbound Bussey to ground into a double play before being pulled.
Grognak finished the game allowing four earned runs on eight hits with four walks and two strikeouts in 8.2 innings.
The Adamantium got the game's scoring started in the 2nd inning. With one on and nobody out, Neo took Atom starter Jeff Rickashaw deep for a 2-0 lead. Abernathy tacked on another run in the 3rd before doubling their score with three in the 6th. With Callie Love on second and one out, Jim Waples singled him in for a 4-1. lead. Steve Settler and Donny Kowalski then hit back-to-back doubles to push the score to 6-1.
"Hold on to your hats and toupees, boys," Abernathy coach Chase Stingwing said to the team after the game. "We are coming in 2300!"
Full scores, boxscore, tournament brackets and the winning banner posted below.