BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, BCAC, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
1 April 2311
The April Super Post
CBO Nuka Cup Tournament
Finals Game 1: University Point 3, Fort Hagen 2
Barker Cocoa's two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th sealed the victory for the Deathclaws in the first game of the Nuka Cup Tournament Finals. The Claws won, 3-2.
With Victor Numbclaw on the mound for Fort Hagen in the bottom of the 9th, pinch hitter Wee Willy Warrington flew out and then Chris Recore singled to put the tying run on first. After Rock Rampage flew out to put University Point down to its last out, Cocoa took a 2-1 pitch over the right-centerfield wall for a 441-foot blast.
The Silver Shroud led the game since the top of the 2nd. Bullet Minnow hit a two-out solo shot off Claws SP Alex Alexson in the 2nd. In the 4th, KiJana Mallee hit the Shroud's second home run.
The Deathclaws got their first run in the bottom of the 4th. After Aesed Hayjen led off with a single and Tomas Jones later walked, Shawn Cherry hit a two-out RBI single to put University Point on the board.
Finals Game 2: Fort Hagen 6, University Point 3, 10 inn.
The Silver Shroud earned the victory, 6-3, in 10 innings in the come-from-behind win. Foo Fieterz's three-run shot in the top of the 10th made the difference. Fort Hagen trailed early in the game, 3-0.
University Point took the early lead in the bottom of the 1st. Chris Recore led off the inning with a single off Fort Hagen starter La'Ray Kalel and then advanced to second when left fielder KiJana Mallee fumbled the ball for the first of the Shroud's three errors. After Rock Rampage moved Recore to third on a fly ball, Barker Cocoa hit an RBI sacrifice fly to make it 1-0 Claws.
University Point scored its next two runs in the 5th and 6th innings for a 3-0 lead. Recore tripled to lead off the 5th and then scored on Rampage's RBI single. In the 6th, Chris Hirshfield walked and Tomas Jones singled. An error by Shroud RF Fieterz advanced the runners an extra base. An error by 3B Jaxon Grits then loaded the bases with no outs, putting the Shroud in danger of getting blown out. However, Kalel was able to get two straight outs before walking in Hirshfield with Recore up to bat. Rampage flew out to end the threat.
Fort Hagen was able to tie the game in the top of the 7th. UP SP Lawdog Whipple walked Grits to start the inning and then Alibel Contacts singled. Sleve McDichael then hit an RBI single to make it 3-1. With one out, Malificent Shaw singled in Contacts to cut the lead to one. With two outs and the bases loaded, Whipple walked Brennan Colt-45 to tie the game, 3-3.
In the 10th, Deathclaws RP Willie Lule was on the mound. Mallee led off with a single, and later advanced to second with two outs on a ground out by Contacts. After Lule intentionally walked Sleve McDichael, Fieterz hit a 385-foot home run over the left field wall on a 2-2 pitch.
Finals Game 3: University Point 6, Fort Hagen 2
The Deathclaws got their second walk-off home run and series-clinching victory in the bottom of the 9th when Aesed Hayjen hit a grand slam for the 6-2 victory over Fort Hagen. It was Hayjen's second home run of the game.
CL Kevin Marsh got the call for the Silver Shroud in the bottom of the 9th. He walked Wee Willy Warrington to lead off the inning. With one out and Chris Recore on first, Marsh then walked Rock Rampage and Barker Cocoa in back-to-back at bats to put the winning run at third. On a 2-2 count, Hayjen hit the grand slam over the right field wall, a 375-foot kill shot.
Hayjen put the Deathclaws up 1-0 in the bottom of the 4th when he hit a one-out, solo shot off Fort Hagen SP Nien Nunb. The Claws took a 2-0 lead in the 6th on Claws' SP Tony Bertha's RBI single.
The Silver Shroud answered in the top of the 7th to tie the game, 2-2. Sleve McDichael hit a one-out double and then scored on the next at-bat when Foo Fieterz singled him in. Fieterz advanced to second on the throw home. With two outs, Bullets Minnow singled in Fieterz.
CYL Analysis
The first month of the 2311 CYL season is now complete. Eighteen of the season's 70 games are complete, and we already have several teams emerging as championship contenders.
Division leaders are:
Franklin - Acton Ups and Sudbury Celebs
Emerson - Beantown Sprouts
Fuller - South Charles Bank Moonies
Revere - Marblehead Mess
Adams - Coventry Quads
Alcott - Andrew Station Southies, Braintree Schoolboys, and Spectacle Island Specters
Morse - Wareham Comets
Attucks - Dennis Menaces
CYL Players of the Month
NR Hitter - When Pluck Halfton stepped up to the plate in March he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the North Region Batter of the Month award.
The young Danvers left fielder posted a .392 batting average with 14 home runs, 26 RBIs and scored 17 runs. Halfton also worked pitchers for no walks to post a .396 on-base percentage.
SR Hitter - Even though he is a newcomer to Commonwealth Youth League, Jack O'Spades put up some good numbers in March and earned the SR Batter of the Month award.
He was one of Wellfleet's offensive leaders with a .413 average in 18 games. He also racked up 10 home runs, 22 RBIs, and 16 runs scored.
NR Pitcher - Gogo Yubari of the Rockport Seafarers outdistanced his peers on the mound this month. He fashioned a fine 4-0 won-lost mark and 0.50 ERA in 5 starts to get the North Region Pitcher of the Month honors.
Yubari had a very impressive March, finishing with 40 strikeouts in 35.2 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .140 average.
SR Pitcher - Julian Bashir of North Providence had an excellent March with a 5-0 record and was selected as the Pitcher of the Month in the South Region.
He finished the month with a 1.34 ERA while piling up 45 strikeouts in 40.1 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .144 batting average.