BNN Report
News from the CBO, MML, BMU, GBRL, and Youth Leagues
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
2 September 2307
The September Super Post, Part 1
CBO Players of the Month
NCA Hitter - Cy Thompson battered North Charles Association pitchers all August and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.
"I've been around Commonwealth Baseball Organization long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 28-year-old Thompson 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 22 games, Thompson hit .412 with 6 home runs, 13 RBIs and scored 25 runs.
This season Thompson has hit at a .327 clip with 64 RBIs, 27 home runs and 77 runs scored.
SCA Hitter - Barker Cocoa of the University Point Deathclaws stood out at the plate during August. The 29-year-old first baseman manhandled South Charles Association pitchers by batting .480 and was named the Batter of the Month.
Cocoa collected 36 hits with 16 home runs, 29 RBIs and scored 29 times.
Cocoa is hitting at a .415 mark this season. His stats show 56 home runs, 142 RBIs and 118 runs scored. He has played 109 games for the Deathclaws.
NCA Pitcher - When Beachboy Nut takes the hill, there's a good chance for a Nordhagen Beach victory. At least that's the way it was in May.
He excelled with a 5-0 mark and a 1.26 ERA in 6 starts, tossed 50 innings, fanned 53, and held enemy hitters to a .191 average.
That's why the Party Boys star was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the North Charles Association.
Nut has a 11-4 season record so far. In 27 starts, he has fanned 151 batters in 196.1 innings with a 3.67 ERA.
SCA Pitcher - The top pitcher this past month in the South Charles Association was Tim Fusion of the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets. He really bewildered league hitters, finishing August with an excellent 4-0 record and 2.66 ERA.
The Red Rockets hurler made 5 starts and surrendered 34 hits in 40.2 innings. He struck out 24 and walked 10.
So far this season Fusion has compiled a 14-9 record with a 4.15 ERA.
NCA Rookie - Lately Chad Nailgun has been approaching every start with a wealth of confidence for a tenderfoot. For his outstanding performance the Concord Radstags starter picked up the North Charles Association Rookie of the Month Award today.
He was really in a groove during August as he collected 4 wins and 1 loss in 6 starts, 19 strikeouts in 38.2 innings and an impressive 3.26 ERA.
So far this year Nailgun has made 24 starts, tossed 162 innings, struck out 88 batters and walked 67. His record is 11-5 with a 4.50 ERA and he has limited opposing teams to a .277 batting average.
SCA Rookie - Youngster Hondo Ohnaka emerged as the latest South Charles Association Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Quincy deserved the honor, batting .325 with 8 home runs and 23 runs batted in. Is the month of August a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Ohnaka enjoy the limelight.
So far this season Ohnaka is hitting .278 with 23 home runs.
CBO Statistics
Record watch: Barker Cocoa's season has been insane in all respects. With just 15 games to go, Cocoa is on pace to break the following records:
AVG: .411 - Jarrett Metalbox (2298): .408
SLG: .903 - Homestay Lovetap (2306): .817
OPS: 1.454 - Barker Cocoa (2306): 1.352
RBI: 142 (1.35/game) - Homestay Lovetap (2306): 149 (1.24/game)
WAR: 11.03 - Barker Cocoa (2306): 11.04
R: 118 (1.12/game) - Diamond Ball (2306): 125 (1.04/game)
TB: 343 (3.27/game) - Diamond Ball (2306): 375 (3.13/game)
He is just behind the pace for these records:
HR: 56 (1 HR/2.05 games) - Homestay Lovetap: 61 (1 HR/1.97 games)
OBP: .552 - Barker Cocoa (2306): .553
H: 156 (1.49/game) - Aesed Hayjen (2306): 197 (1.64/game)
BB: 116 (1.10/game) - Barker Cocoa (2303): 144 (1.2/game)
Not only that, but Cocoa is almost assuredly going to be the CBO's first association-based Triple Crown winner.
Here are the full stats, including the upper half of rookie batting.