BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, BCAC, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
11 October 2309
Minor League Award Winners
MML
LL Hitter - What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 2309 Hitter of the Year Award in the Legends League. It had already been a very special season for Everett's David Stahl, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake.
All season long David Stahl gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .321 as he collected 126 hits, 28 doubles, 3 triples, 39 home runs and 96 RBIs.
He received 22 first place votes out of a possible 24. Halftime Jumpman of the Abernathy Adamantium finished second in voting, while Nu York of the Medford Medics finished third with 1 first place vote.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
David Stahl - Everett Mutant Hounds - 22 - 325
Halftime Jumpman - Abernathy Adamantium - 0 - 195
Nu York - Medford Medics - 1 - 159
Kern Rifleman - Medford Medics - 0 - 155
Rowdy Rodney Holt - Burlington Ferals - 1 - 140
Major Mette - Lynn Fortune Finders - 0 - 132
Turner Velociraptor - Finch Farm Shamrocks - 0 - 91
Pretty Boy Richards - Burlington Ferals - 0 - 59
Earhole Watson - Finch Farm Shamrocks - 0 - 37
Josh Green - Medford Medics - 0 - 33
Mike Van Noord - Arlington Caps - 0 - 29
Scott Back - Clifton Vertibirds - 0 - 20
Bo McBean - Danvers Sonics - 0 - 20
Maltese MacGuffin - Arlington Caps - 0 - 8
Tricky Takanawa - Watertown Armorers - 0 - 8
Jumping Jehoshaphat Cobb - Lynn Fortune Finders - 0 - 2
Nate Trollight - Burlington Ferals - 0 - 2
Rock Rampage - Graygarden Action Boys - 0 - 1
SL Hitter - Justin Loki of the Pleasant Lake Patriots proved that you can step out of the shadows and onto the stage if you've got the talent and the drive to hone your skills. Hard work, long hours and a tireless resolve paid off for him today in the form of the Stars League Hitter of the Year Award.
Loki hit for a .318 average while collecting 133 hits, 26 doubles, no triples, 67 home runs, 141 RBIs and scoring 98 times.
He received 24 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Redface Brickstone of the Wellesley Wanderers finished second in voting, while Jace Nightwatch of the Brookline Bandoliers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Justin Loki - Pleasant Lake Patriots - 24 - 336
Redface Brickstone - Wellesley Wanderers - 0 - 214
Jace Nightwatch - Brookline Bandoliers - 0 - 186
Jaheim Harper - Sandwich Bay Snakes - 0 - 157
Trey Lickrock - Worcester Cannons - 0 - 152
Rival Hey - Worcester Cannons - 0 - 115
Frenchie French - Castle Strength - 0 - 84
Prov Presbyterian - Warwick Mirelurks - 0 - 57
Deez Phantom - Brookline Bandoliers - 0 - 30
Grant Hollis - Providence Warlocks - 0 - 19
Will Wallace - Providence Warlocks - 0 - 12
Otto Krappe - Wellesley Wanderers - 0 - 11
Tenpenny Luna - Pleasant Lake Patriots - 0 - 10
Science Brennan - Pleasant Lake Patriots - 0 - 8
Yellowstone Dud - Braintree Robobrains - 0 - 7
Queue Bear - Castle Strength - 0 - 5
Burtie Cuttooth - Braintree Robobrains - 0 - 5
Easy Rider Powell - Natick Big Leaguers - 0 - 3
Bryan Benton - Natick Big Leaguers - 0 - 2
Cody Grime - Natick Big Leaguers - 0 - 2
Coup Hertwig - Warwick Mirelurks - 0 - 1
LL Starter - Wicked Good O'Malley finished off a fine season by taking home the Legends League Pitcher of the Year Award today.
The Lynn hurler went 16-7 on the year, posting a 3.58 ERA. O'Malley also tallied 153 strikeouts in 168.1 innings and allowed opposing batters to hit only .236 against him.
He received 18 first place votes out of a possible 24. Adi Gallia of the Graygarden Action Boys finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while John Oldsink of the Arlington Caps finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Wicked Good O'Malley - Lynn Fortune Finders - 18 - 150
Adi Gallia - Graygarden Action Boys - 6 - 79
John Oldsink - Arlington Caps - 0 - 78
Jesse Fraud - Lynn Fortune Finders - 0 - 42
Randy Kaplan - Everett Mutant Hounds - 0 - 25
Justin Mire - Graygarden Action Boys - 0 - 14
Jared Zaccone - Finch Farm Shamrocks - 0 - 13
Ryan Dennislynch - Burlington Ferals - 0 - 4
Jeremy Wyckoff - Danvers Sonics - 0 - 2
Cameron Wellman - Abernathy Adamantium - 0 - 1
SL Starter - Brahmin Lover Beardman of the Brookline Bandoliers dazzled the Stars League in 2309, stacking up win after win, finishing the season with 15 victories and 7 losses -- numbers good enough to reap the Stars League Pitcher of the Year Award.
He made 24 starts, hurled 185.1 innings, yielded 141 hits, struck out 181 batters, walked 106 and ended up with a 3.25 ERA. Opposing teams hit .212 against him.
He received 21 first place votes out of a possible 24. Curt Kracke of the Sandwich Bay Snakes finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Tey How of the Brookline Bandoliers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Brahmin Lover Beardman - Brookline Bandoliers - 21 - 159
Curt Kracke - Sandwich Bay Snakes - 3 - 84
Tey How - Brookline Bandoliers - 0 - 83
Boxer Rigger - Brookline Bandoliers - 0 - 55
Ogre Olmstead - Needham Archers - 0 - 16
Danny Machart - Providence Warlocks - 0 - 11
LL Reliever - 2309 was a year to remember for Ichavod Shoemaker.
The Abernathy Adamantium closer was the owner of a 2.06 ERA this season over 56.2 innings of work. He made 43 relief appearances and had 26 saves, 44 strikeouts, 13 walks and a record of 2 wins and 4 losses.
He's also now got some hardware, as the 31-year-old has been named the Legends League Reliever of the Year Award winner.
"It's something I can tell my grandchildren some day, pretty special," he said.
He received 22 first place votes out of a possible 24. Joey Toohill of the Everett Mutant Hounds finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Ernie Peacemaker of the Finch Farm Shamrocks finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Ichavod Shoemaker - Abernathy Adamantium - 22 - 114
Joey Toohill - Everett Mutant Hounds - 2 - 60
Ernie Peacemaker - Finch Farm Shamrocks - 0 - 27
Danny Rocketman - Abernathy Adamantium - 0 - 13
Mosie Corncob - Finch Farm Shamrocks - 0 - 1
James Schwerdtfeger - Graygarden Action Boys - 0 - 1
SL Reliever - His manager and teammates call Homeslice Cochrane a true bullpen ace.
The Stars League calls him the winner of the Reliever of the Year Award for 2309.
The Warwick Mirelurks relief specialist out of Natick, Massachusetts, won the award with 20 saves in 31 relief appearances, 49 strikeouts in 68.1 innings and 18 walks.
He compiled a record of 5 wins and 4 losses and had a 2.50 ERA.
He ended up tied with Surrender Hendrickson with 96 total votes and 96 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Homeslice Cochrane - Warwick Mirelurks - 12 - 96
Surrender Hendrickson - Brookline Bandoliers - 12 - 96
Matt Demented - Needham Archers - 0 - 9
Flipper Squire - Providence Warlocks - 0 - 9
Andrew Hickory - Castle Strength - 0 - 3
Tate Chasse - Castle Strength - 0 - 2
New Storm - Wellesley Wanderers - 0 - 1
BMU
CA Hitter - At the age of 24, Zaire Inquisitor of the Mystic Pines Raybathers could very well have his best years ahead of him.
It's a startling thought when you consider the year he had in 2309 was good enough to win the center fielder the Commonwealth Association Medford Memorial Hitter Award.
"See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "That's my basic approach."
The top hitter put up a .376 batting average this year, as well as a .459 on-base percentage. He played 71 games and racked up 103 hits, 24 doubles, 1 triple, 17 home runs, 54 RBIs and 77 runs scored.
He received 19 first place votes out of a possible 24. Pagetti Rook of the Mystic Pines Raybathers finished second in voting with 5 first place votes, while Thrifty Iraheta of the Brockton Irish finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Zaire Inquisitor - Mystic Pines Raybathers - 19 - 311
Pagetti Rook - Mystic Pines Raybathers - 5 - 236
Thrifty Iraheta - Brockton Irish - 0 - 183
Hax Kim - Covenant Refractors - 0 - 173
Shoe Kiesel - Brockton Irish - 0 - 141
Ryoo Ree - Sanctuary Hills Zetans - 0 - 107
Bumpy Redfern - Woburn Bobbleheads - 0 - 104
Eugene Jeep - Sanctuary Hills Zetans - 0 - 66
Elijah Cox - Sanctuary Hills Zetans - 0 - 59
Gavrie Zagvozkin - Winchester Bashers - 0 - 18
Mugsy Bowden - Sanctuary Hills Zetans - 0 - 8
Elijah Failson - Mystic Pines Raybathers - 0 - 8
Cubby France - Tenpines Bluff Manta Men - 0 - 1
Heddic Volunnar - Littleton Ragers - 0 - 1
MA Hitter - The manager of the Mayoral Shelter Tricentennials said he thinks Pooja Berrie is only going to get better as he gets older.
He may only be 21, but it will be hard to top the catcher's 2309 campaign, as he has been named the winner of the Massachusetts Association Medford Memorial Hitter Award.
His winning campaign featured a .375 batting average and a .455 on-base percentage this year. In 83 games he piled up 112 hits, 22 doubles, no triples, 27 home runs, 87 RBIs and 74 runs scored.
He received 15 first place votes out of a possible 24. Kasumi Goto of the Hull Lead Bellies finished second in voting with 7 first place votes, while Chin Chin Chickerling of the Forest Grove Pugilists finished third with 2 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Pooja Berrie - Mayoral Shelter Tricentennials - 15 - 289
Kasumi Goto - Hull Lead Bellies - 7 - 247
Chin Chin Chickerling - Forest Grove Pugilists - 2 - 185
Foo Fieterz - Forest Grove Pugilists - 0 - 162
President Washington - Mass Pike Radroaches - 0 - 131
Zero Nought - Somerville Place Sentry Bots - 0 - 124
Spudd McKenzie - Mayoral Shelter Tricentennials - 0 - 119
Mickey Halifax - Hull Lead Bellies - 0 - 77
Nauseous Revere - Forest Grove Pugilists - 0 - 32
Slash Cogsworth - West Roxbury Mole Rats - 0 - 23
Calixto Corrium - Forest Grove Pugilists - 0 - 8
Kettle Deitrich - CGP Demolitionists - 0 - 8
Elijah Booke - Mass Pike Radroaches - 0 - 4
Jouane Manette - Forest Grove Pugilists - 0 - 4
Pomeroy Ignoramus - Mass Pike Radroaches - 0 - 2
Jayden-Joseph Jacknife - Neponset Park Criticals - 0 - 1
CA Starter - The Mystic Pines Raybathers have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Zaire Inquisitor, this year's Commonwealth Association Milton General Pitcher Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance.
Inquisitor compiled a 15-2 record in 18 starts, tallied 116 strikeouts in 120.2 innings and recorded a 3.21 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .255 batting average against him.
He received 24 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Different Lopez of the Tenpines Bluff Manta Men finished second in voting, while Ma'Khail Redstick of the Taffington Boathouse Spy Hunters finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Zaire Inquisitor - Mystic Pines Raybathers - 24 - 168
Different Lopez - Tenpines Bluff Manta Men - 0 - 94
Ma'Khail Redstick - Taffington Boathouse Spy Hunters - 0 - 70
TD Sixpoint - Marblehead Grenades - 0 - 35
Jeff Libby - Mystic Pines Raybathers - 0 - 27
David Auld - Covenant Refractors - 0 - 5
Grits Burse - Brockton Irish - 0 - 4
Pizza Castellanata - Mystic Pines Raybathers - 0 - 4
Rob Hoode - Brockton Irish - 0 - 1
MA Starter - Criticals ace Boston Gloston is the latest Massachusetts Association Milton General Pitcher Award trophy winner. The Neponset Park star shined on the diamond time and again this year and finished with an outstanding 13-4 record.
In 22 starts he tossed 134 innings, posted 127 strikeouts and sported a 3.16 ERA. Opposing batters hit .209 when Gloston was pitching.
He received 24 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Ice Water Williams of the Forest Grove Pugilists finished second in voting, while Make Money of the CGP Demolitionists finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Boston Gloston - Neponset Park Criticals - 24 - 168
Ice Water Williams - Forest Grove Pugilists - 0 - 96
Make Money - CGP Demolitionists - 0 - 70
Waxer Lucatero - Neponset Park Criticals - 0 - 29
Chase Campbell - Somerville Place Sentry Bots - 0 - 20
Zane Zorro - Marlborough Firemen - 0 - 13
Coo-coo Bu - Charles View Cannibals - 0 - 7
Danny McQueen - Plymouth Pilgrims - 0 - 5
CA Reliever - He may only be 22, but Pink Floyd of the Mystic Pines Raybathers has already established himself as one of the elite relievers in the Commonwealth Association.
The reliever was today named the CA Slocum's Joe Reliever Award winner for 2309.
He won the award with a strong year that saw him put up 20 saves in 34 relief appearances and 36 strikeouts in 36.1 innings. He had a record of 5-1 to go with his 0.99 ERA.
He received 24 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Thrifty Tony Malacara of the Woburn Bobbleheads finished second in voting, while Robby Kneeland of the Outpost Zimonja Strongbacks finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Pink Floyd - Mystic Pines Raybathers - 24 - 120
Thrifty Tony Malacara - Woburn Bobbleheads - 0 - 66
Robby Kneeland - Outpost Zimonja Strongbacks - 0 - 19
Flapjack Rubenstein - Covenant Refractors - 0 - 11
MA Reliever - Roy Kates of the Neponset Park Criticals said he never set out to win the Massachusetts Association Slocum's Joe Reliever Award this season, but he'll certainly take it.
"2309 was a pretty good year for me, that much is obvious," he said. "This is icing on the cake."
The 27-year-old out of Rochester, New Hampshire fashioned a 2.09 ERA this season over 51.2 innings of work. He made 44 relief appearances and had no saves, 35 strikeouts, 15 walks and a record of 4 wins and 1 loss.
He received 23 first place votes out of a possible 24. Claw Wetwalker of the Charles View Cannibals finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Matchbox Ollivierre of the Plymouth Pilgrims finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Roy Kates - Neponset Park Criticals - 23 - 118
Claw Wetwalker - Charles View Cannibals - 1 - 60
Matchbox Ollivierre - Plymouth Pilgrims - 0 - 34
Dynamite Delaney - Plymouth Pilgrims - 0 - 2
Willie Dustice - Forest Grove Pugilists - 0 - 1
Mike Jerky - Charles View Cannibals - 0 - 1
GBRL
NL Hitter - The future looks extremely bright for Billy Begg. At the age of 18, many players are still trying to find their way in Greater Boston Rookie League.
Begg has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the North League Future Player of the Year Award.
"I didn't expect to hit .313 this year, that's for sure," the right fielder said.
The Parsons Asylum Greasers star also put up a .479 on-base percentage this year, with 91 hits, 17 doubles, no triples, 28 home runs, 67 RBIs and 70 runs scored.
He received 18 first place votes out of a possible 24. David Bloatfly of the Parsons Asylum Greasers finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Tray Morgueman of the Greentop Nursery Night People finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Billy Begg - Parsons Asylum Greasers - 18 - 306
David Bloatfly - Parsons Asylum Greasers - 6 - 236
Tray Morgueman - Greentop Nursery Night People - 0 - 177
Dynamo Bynes - Lynn Woods Bloatflies - 0 - 163
Tyler Johnson - Rocky Narrows Blitz - 0 - 137
Spayz Sodetee - Corvega Flamers - 0 - 98
Izdere Lifunn-Mars - Lynn Woods Bloatflies - 0 - 88
Bodie Hughley - Breakheart Banks Sugar Bombs - 0 - 72
Petie Barnum - Nuka Express Chrono Cowboys - 0 - 66
Mim Fist - Med-Tek Eyebots - 0 - 42
Buck Cassidy - Revere Beach Shoremen - 0 - 29
Geralt Rivia - Lynn Woods Bloatflies - 0 - 1
Goodboy Tyler - Union Hope Lifegivers - 0 - 1
SL Hitter - Eli Durus of the Pioneer Park Hackers had a fine season this year and today he accepted the Future Player of the Year Award for 2309.
The 18-year-old left fielder put up a .378 average and a .492 on-base percentage, piling up 91 hits, 16 doubles, no triples, 37 home runs, 77 RBIs and 69 runs scored.
He received 24 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Gnaw Lynns of the Pioneer Park Hackers finished second in voting, while Tobias Hoffman of the Hyde Park Stingwings finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Eli Durus - Pioneer Park Hackers - 24 - 336
Gnaw Lynns - Pioneer Park Hackers - 0 - 198
Tobias Hoffman - Hyde Park Stingwings - 0 - 190
Brunwulf Freewinter - Pioneer Park Hackers - 0 - 165
Jericho Cane - Pioneer Park Hackers - 0 - 129
Yvuh Jet - Hingham AntAgonizers - 0 - 103
Wally Oppenheimer - Poseidon Energy Mongrels - 0 - 71
Yanto Chase - Cabot House Triggermen - 0 - 69
Lettit Bee - Cabot House Triggermen - 0 - 54
Cyclone Bolt - Greater Mass Vans - 0 - 27
Sanguis Krall - Hyde Park Stingwings - 0 - 20
Ratface Pierson - Poseidon Energy Mongrels - 0 - 17
Ori Gun - Greater Mass Vans - 0 - 14
Twig Murry - Pioneer Park Hackers - 0 - 14
Rovvy Dynomutt - Hyde Park Stingwings - 0 - 4
Roxy Radsuit - Hingham AntAgonizers - 0 - 4
Wilde Game - Roadside Pines Cosmos - 0 - 1
NL Starter - Tom's Liver Nicholson joined an elite group of pitchers today by picking up the North League Young Gun Award for 2309.
The 21-year-old hurler finished the year 8-3 for the Med-Tek Eyebots, piling up 100.2 innings, registering 105 strikeouts and walking 30 on his way to a solid 2.95 ERA.
He received 14 first place votes out of a possible 24. Hawk Lanta of the Nuka Express Chrono Cowboys finished second in voting with 7 first place votes, while Red Eagle of the Union Hope Lifegivers finished third with 3 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Tom's Liver Nicholson - Med-Tek Eyebots - 14 - 135
Hawk Lanta - Nuka Express Chrono Cowboys - 7 - 112
Red Eagle - Union Hope Lifegivers - 3 - 89
Bolt Bacon - Corvega Flamers - 0 - 33
Roron Corobb - Parsons Asylum Greasers - 0 - 29
Rorshach Glass - Lynn Woods Bloatflies - 0 - 10
SL Starter - The votes have been tabulated for the 2309 South League Young Gun Award. It has been given to Sean Greentop of the Pioneer Park Hackers, who piled up 14 wins this season with an impressive 2.94 ERA.
In 19 starts Greentop had a 14-3 mark with 175 strikeouts in 153 innings.
He received 12 first place votes out of a possible 24. Wolffe Mac of the Roadside Pines Cosmos finished second in voting with 9 first place votes, while Sarthis Idren of the Pioneer Park Hackers finished third with 2 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Sean Greentop - Pioneer Park Hackers - 12 - 129
Wolffe Mac - Roadside Pines Cosmos - 9 - 116
Sarthis Idren - Pioneer Park Hackers - 2 - 71
Faye Firestarter - Hyde Park Stingwings - 1 - 68
Em Belle-Ishing - Hingham AntAgonizers - 0 - 14
Action Johnson - Beantown Brewers - 0 - 5
Clap Bach - Pioneer Park Hackers - 0 - 4
Spanky Sutherland - Hyde Park Stingwings - 0 - 1
NL Reliever - At the age of 19, Bond Jovie says he still has a lot to learn about life in Greater Boston Rookie League.
But he certainly seems to be a quick study, as the Belmont Sneakers reliever was better than all others this year and has captured the 2309 North League Clutch Arm Award.
"I hope to win this a few more times before all is said and done in my career," the
Hartford, Connecticut native said.
For the season, Jovie had 18 saves in 33 relief appearances, which totaled 35. He fanned 34 betters, while walking 14 and put up a record of 3-3 to go with his 2.57 ERA.
He received 21 first place votes out of a possible 24. Alex Holmes of the Union Hope Lifegivers finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Vantus Loreius of the Med-Tek Eyebots finished third with 1 first place vote.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Bond Jovie - Belmont Sneakers - 21 - 112
Alex Holmes - Union Hope Lifegivers - 2 - 58
Vantus Loreius - Med-Tek Eyebots - 1 - 39
Izaiah Hudson - Med-Tek Eyebots - 0 - 7
SL Reliever - Cole Trick was a calming influence out of the Greater Mass Vans bullpen this season.
His teammates and manager said he had a poised demeanor about him that was typical of someone much older and more experienced. His poise has paid off, as the 19-year-old turned in a sparkling season and has been named the winner of the South League Clutch Arm Award for 2309.
The Plainfield, Connecticut native won the award with 1 save in 31 relief appearances, 40 strikeouts in 38.1 innings and a record of 5-1 to go with his 0.94 ERA.
He received 24 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Omari Rahmings of the Hyde Park Stingwings finished second in voting, while Diamond Calmhead of the Beantown Brewers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Cole Trick - Greater Mass Vans - 24 - 120
Omari Rahmings - Hyde Park Stingwings - 0 - 31
Diamond Calmhead - Beantown Brewers - 0 - 22
Conrad Verner - Greater Mass Vans - 0 - 22
Wild Mouse Vavoom - Hyde Park Stingwings - 0 - 21