BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
21 October 2318
CBO Awards
NCA Hitter - Jacob Tarberry, the talented Malden third baseman, certainly made his name known among North Charles Association hurlers this season. He hammered them for 171 hits, 42 doubles, 3 triples, 28 home runs, 106 RBIs and scored 101 times. That kind of output made him the choice for North Charles Association Nuka-Hitter Award for 2318.
He received 15 first place votes out of a possible 28. Esau Babz of the Bunker Hill 75ers finished second in voting with 12 first place votes, while Nauseous Revere of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Jacob Tarberry - Malden Grognaks - 15 - 324
Esau Babz - Bunker Hill 75ers - 12 - 310
Nauseous Revere - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 0 - 205
Eden Babz - Easy Town Assaultrons - 0 - 194
Red Jay Jones - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 1 - 190
Bubbler Mayhem - Cambridge Coursers - 0 - 80
Finnan Hunt - Easy Town Assaultrons - 0 - 79
Donnie Gray - Easy Town Assaultrons - 0 - 70
Packs Ton Kling - Lexington Synths - 0 - 58
Gavin Deux-Gas - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 45
Callahan Barton - Concord Radstags - 0 - 43
Kasumi Goto - Bunker Hill 75ers - 0 - 36
Two Shoes Rivera - Concord Radstags - 0 - 8
Floren Habern - Malden Grognaks - 0 - 4
Pro Jabonete - Cambridge Coursers - 0 - 4
Chris Tardy - Bunker Hill 75ers - 0 - 2
SCA Hitter - What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 2318 Nuka-Hitter Award in the South Charles Association. It had already been a very special season for Vault 81's Pockets Wrench, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake.
All season long Pockets Wrench gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .331 as he collected 157 hits, 42 doubles, 3 triples, 31 home runs and 121 RBIs.
He received 24 first place votes out of a possible 28. Alex Bragman of the Diamond City Swatters finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while Rock Rampage of the University Point Deathclaws finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Pockets Wrench - Vault 81 Dwellers - 24 - 372
Alex Bragman - Diamond City Swatters - 4 - 271
Rock Rampage - University Point Deathclaws - 0 - 213
Dynamo Bynes - Spectacle Island Reapers - 0 - 176
McMack Bingham - Atom Cats - 0 - 174
Phil Brodie - FHE Yao Guai - 0 - 133
Tre' Morgueman - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 0 - 127
Sascha Foss - Oberland T-51s - 0 - 74
Deez Phantom - Egret Ninjas - 0 - 31
Enigma Montgomery - Glowing Sea Radscorpions - 0 - 30
Kevin Cauthen - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 0 - 16
A-Train Gilmore - Egret Ninjas - 0 - 14
Aaron Squire - Southie Brews - 0 - 11
Ken Debate - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 0 - 5
Sluggo Luge - University Point Deathclaws - 0 - 3
Brandon Larsonist - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 0 - 2
NCA Starter - Paul Stains of the Salem Witch Hats had a fine season and has been rewarded with the North Charles Association Vim! Pitcher Award for 2318.
The Witch Hats ace fashioned an ERA of 2.74 as he won 17 games, dropped 5, fanned 226 and gave up 42 walks in 242.2 innings of work.
He received 18 first place votes out of a possible 28. Mercury Morris of the Starlight Killers finished second in voting with 10 first place votes, while Nuke Laloosh of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Paul Stains - Salem Witch Hats - 18 - 166
Mercury Morris - Starlight Killers - 10 - 142
Nuke Laloosh - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 0 - 81
Scooter Harcourt - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 0 - 30
Buzzcut McDonald - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 30
Freon McMahan - Cambridge Coursers - 0 - 14
Hyand Lowe - Lexington Synths - 0 - 9
Admiral Kelm - Lexington Synths - 0 - 4
SCA Starter - The Egret Ninjas have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Mike Searocker, this year's South Charles Association Vim! Pitcher Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance.
Searocker compiled a 14-6 record in 33 starts, tallied 149 strikeouts in 214.1 innings and recorded a 2.77 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .220 batting average against him.
He received 19 first place votes out of a possible 28. Macho Lopez of the Diamond City Swatters finished second in voting with 9 first place votes, while Sarthis Idren of the Oberland T-51s finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Mike Searocker - Egret Ninjas - 19 - 169
Macho Lopez - Diamond City Swatters - 9 - 139
Sarthis Idren - Oberland T-51s - 0 - 50
Zack Million - Vault 81 Dwellers - 0 - 47
K-9 Creep - Atom Cats - 0 - 38
Jobe Christie - Southie Brews - 0 - 27
Hot Lips Houlihan - Glowing Sea Radscorpions - 0 - 4
Make Money - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 0 - 2
NCA Manager - Bryan Pingree celebrated a successful season with the Starlight Killers by hosting team officials and select media at a Starlight area first-class eatery. But when he first came to town, the 2318 North Charles Association Manager of the Year was met with a good measure of skepticism.
"Very few people believed in our ballclub when I got here. It just goes to show you that a bunch of talented ballplayers playing together can make any old manager a genius," a modest Pingree joked, not fully recognizing his own stature in the baseball community.
However, baseball journalists duly noted his managerial skill as he skippered the Killers to a 77-53 record this year and a first place finish in the North Charles Association Institute League.
SCA Manager - A-Juan Rodriguez, skipper of the Diamond City Swatters, was voted 2318 South Charles Association Manager of the Year and accepted the award earlier today.
He guided Diamond City to first place in the South Charles Association Railroad League with a 74-56 record.
"I'm very happy about this," he said at the press conference. "But I'm more happy about what my boys did on the field. They battled their butts off for me all year. They should get the credit."
NCA Rookie - What a season it was for Easy Town's Donnie Gray in this new star's first year in the North Charles Association. He put together a year that earned him the 2318 Red Rocket Rookie Award.
The 26-year-old first baseman crunched some good numbers with a .351 batting average and a .419 on-base percentage to go with his 25 home runs, 88 RBIs and 83 runs scored.
He received 28 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. DJ Shark of the Starlight Killers finished second in voting, while Kicks Stannard of the Cambridge Coursers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Donnie Gray - Easy Town Assaultrons - 28 - 140
DJ Shark - Starlight Killers - 0 - 52
Kicks Stannard - Cambridge Coursers - 0 - 25
Hyand Lowe - Lexington Synths - 0 - 12
Good Breath Supply - Nahant Celtics - 0 - 11
Ian Tankengep - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 11
Casan Evans - Salem Witch Hats - 0 - 1
SCA Rookie - Phil Brodie made quite a name for himself in his rookie year. The FHE second baseman brought home the 2318 Red Rocket Rookie Award today in recognition of his performance.
Brodie played in 125 games, batted .334, collected 155 hits in 464 at-bats, 16 home runs, 79 RBIs, 70 runs scored, 48 walks and compiled a .402 OBP.
He received 28 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Nathan Done of the Vault 81 Dwellers finished second in voting, while Teng Dgebuadze of the Diamond City Swatters finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Phil Brodie - FHE Yao Guai - 28 - 140
Nathan Done - Vault 81 Dwellers - 0 - 74
Teng Dgebuadze - Diamond City Swatters - 0 - 16
Derek Cureall - Goodneighbor Hancocks - 0 - 11
Mogens Rideout - Atom Cats - 0 - 11
NCA Positional Hitters - Hardware was handed out today to the North Charles Association hitters who showed the best offensive performance at their respective position. They are all "extraordinary Commonwealth Baseball Organization contributors," according to a statement from the league commissioner. The BosCom Positional Hitter Award winners for 2318 are:
Pitcher
David Lunchtime (Salem Witch Hats)
.302/.318/.326, 43 AB, 57 wRC+, -0.3 WAR
Catcher
Red Jay Jones (Fort Hagen Silver Shroud)
.355/.382/.607, 420 AB, 26 HR, 153 wRC+, 4.4 WAR
First Baseman
Donnie Gray (Easy Town Assaultrons)
.351/.419/.602, 399 AB, 25 HR, 4 SB, 168 wRC+, 4.2 WAR
Second Baseman
Finnan Hunt (Easy Town Assaultrons)
.337/.401/.485, 511 AB, 4 HR, 57 SB, 110 R, 138 wRC+, 6.2 WAR
Third Baseman
Jacob Tarberry (Malden Grognaks)
.375/.474/.664, 456 AB, 28 HR, 101 R, 106 RBI, 8.6 WAR
Shortstop
Nauseous Revere (Fort Hagen Silver Shroud)
.340/.430/.542, 459 AB, 13 HR, 32 SB, 161 wRC+, 7.5 WAR
Left Fielder
Bubbler Mayhem (Cambridge Coursers)
.332/.383/.573, 485 AB, 26 HR, 1 SB, 148 wRC+, 3.6 WAR
Center Fielder
Esau Babz (Bunker Hill 75ers)
.335/.394/.663, 498 AB, 41 HR, 38 SB, 111 R, 108 RBI, 6.7 WAR
Right Fielder
Kasumi Goto (Bunker Hill 75ers)
.315/.415/.596, 394 AB, 29 HR, 4 SB, 165 wRC+, 4.0 WAR
SCA Positional Hitters - The smiles were wide today as Commonwealth Baseball Organization named its BosCom Positional Hitter Award winners for the South Charles Association.
These players were the best offensive performers at their respective positions for the year. The winners are:
Pitcher
Jules Alder (Goodneighbor Hancocks)
.432/.432/.568, 37 AB, 153 wRC+, 0.5 WAR
Catcher
Hax Kim (Jamaica Plain Red Rockets)
.319/.440/.537, 229 AB, 13 HR, 1 SB, 160 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
First Baseman
Dynamo Bynes (Spectacle Island Reapers)
.330/.427/.596, 445 AB, 31 HR, 6 SB, 168 wRC+, 4.8 WAR
Second Baseman
Phil Brodie (FHE Yao Guai)
.334/.402/.519, 464 AB, 16 HR, 2 SB, 146 wRC+, 5.0 WAR
Third Baseman
Tre' Morgueman (Jamaica Plain Red Rockets)
.287/.383/.517, 453 AB, 21 HR, 20 SB, 139 wRC+, 4.7 WAR
Shortstop
Rock Rampage (University Point Deathclaws)
.342/.394/.556, 477 AB, 24 HR, 18 SB, 147 wRC+, 5.9 WAR
Left Fielder
Ken Debate (Jamaica Plain Red Rockets)
.275/.350/.503, 465 AB, 26 HR, 22 SB, 128 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
Center Fielder
Enigma Montgomery (Glowing Sea Radscorpions)
.285/.377/.424, 467 AB, 13 HR, 46 SB, 118 wRC+, 4.5 WAR
Right Fielder
Pockets Wrench (Vault 81 Dwellers)
.331/.403/.629, 474 AB, 31 HR, 2 SB, 121 RBI, 6.9 WAR
NCA Reliever - Wizard Albutt said he thinks hitters often underestimate him, as he's only 23 years old.
But he'll certainly be getting a lot more respect now, as the Starlight Killers rising star has won the North Charles Association Fallon's Reliever Award for 2318.
He captured the award on the strength of his 2.48 ERA over 58 innings. He also had 28 saves in 52 relief appearances, 62 strikeouts and only 13 walks.
He received 23 first place votes out of a possible 28. Crazylegs Jones of the Malden Grognaks finished second in voting with 5 first place votes, while Carter Hall of the Nahant Celtics finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Wizard Albutt - Starlight Killers - 23 - 130
Crazylegs Jones - Malden Grognaks - 5 - 58
Carter Hall - Nahant Celtics - 0 - 37
Hunter Kim - Lexington Synths - 0 - 20
Josh Mcnatty - Salem Witch Hats - 0 - 4
Surge Jowle - Lexington Synths - 0 - 3
SCA Reliever - The South Charles Association Fallon's Reliever Award for 2318 has been bestowed on Vault 81 Dwellers relief specialist Chunky Soopland.
The 27-year-old bullpen ace, out of Hartford, Connecticut, nailed down the award with 36 saves in 54 relief appearances, 52 strikeouts in 58 innings and a record of 2 wins and 4 losses to go with his 2.17 ERA.
He received 16 first place votes out of a possible 28. D.C. Washington of the FHE Yao Guai finished second in voting with 12 first place votes, while Bang Bang Sweetman of the Vault 81 Dwellers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Chunky Soopland - Vault 81 Dwellers - 16 - 116
D.C. Washington - FHE Yao Guai - 12 - 108
Bang Bang Sweetman - Vault 81 Dwellers - 0 - 19
Awesome Tony Fox - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 0 - 7
Ryan Roberson - FHE Yao Guai - 0 - 2
NCA Defenders - It's been said that the best offense is a good defense. That's why contending teams are always looking to improve on the defensive side of the game. Keeping runs from scoring is just as good as driving them in. The top fielders have been chosen in the North Charles Association for 2318. Here are the Corvega Top Defender Award winners:
Pitcher
Red Eagle (Easy Town Assaultrons)
Catcher
Clownie Blammo (Cambridge Coursers)
First Baseman
Two Shoes Rivera (Concord Radstags)
Second Baseman
Finnan Hunt (Easy Town Assaultrons)
Third Baseman
Tommy Whitetiger (Lexington Synths)
Shortstop
Dave Clifford (Cambridge Coursers)
Left Fielder
Rock Mobley (Fort Hagen Silver Shroud)
Center Fielder
Eden Babz (Easy Town Assaultrons)
Right Fielder
Thatch Heard (Salem Witch Hats)
SCA Defenders - "Ball hawk" is a good name for the members of the defensive elite, the players who make leather shine. The fielders who crashed the wall, leapt in the air, and dove in the hole better than any others during 2318 have been tabbed as the South Charles Association's Corvega Top Defender Award winners. Here are this year's best:
Pitcher
Exxie Summerset (Vault 81 Dwellers)
Catcher
Crass Brad Crusty (Goodneighbor Hancocks)
First Baseman
Duncan MacCready (FHE Yao Guai)
Second Baseman
Tuft Davis (Egret Ninjas)
Third Baseman
Tre' Morgueman (Jamaica Plain Red Rockets)
Shortstop
Poncho Picasso (Glowing Sea Radscorpions)
Left Fielder
Bumpy Redfern (Spectacle Island Reapers)
Center Fielder
Jurgen Windcaller (Oberland T-51s)
Right Fielder
Pockets Wrench (Vault 81 Dwellers)
CBO Draft: Five College Players to Watch
We mentioned a few college players in last week's draft preview of the Top 5 picks. This week, we will take a look at five more top college players in addition to the players mentioned last week. Just a note, youth league players are much more highly rated as a group.
1. 1B Ryanab Costello, Vermont Tech - The three-year starter for the Maples, Costello helped to lead his team to the playoffs all three seasons. He hit .407 in his junior (final) season with 21 home runs and 49 RBI. Scouts love his ability to hit for power and see him as a middle-of-the-lineup addition to any team he plays for. The lefty is a decently-good 1B, so he can be an everyday player.
2. SP Pattie Harborman, Hartford - While the Hawks of Hartford University have yet to make the playoffs, than can be proud of the development of Harborman. Harborman became a SP after leaving the Sandwich Screamers of the CYL as a reliever. In three seasons with the Hawks, Harbormen just went 25-15 with a 2.99 ERA, including recording 452 strikeouts in 403.0 innings. Scouts consider his fastball and curve to be CBO-quality, so he should be able to make it at least as a reliever in the CBO. He is getting better and better at controlling where his pitches go, and scouts love that he truly has a "next pitch" mentality.
3. 2B MJ Saw, Massachusetts Maritime - The first of two Buccaneers considered to be 1st-round worthy, Saw is a talented infielder who has looked really comfortable in the CCBL at 2B. He can also [play SS or 3B in a pinch, so he is a defensive utility man. On offense, Saw was among the team leaders in all three Triple Crown categories for the Atlantic Sound Conference champions. Saw can hit for power, but he can also swipe bases, accumulating 28 stolen bases in his two seasons with MAMU.
4. SP Diddy Balcome, Massachusetts Maritime - While he is not likely to go in the 1st round when compared to some of the other pitchers, the Bucs' Balcome has show flashes of greatness. Scouts are excited about what his slider brings to the league. Balcome's low potential comes in his control. CBO pitchers would either hold off on the bad pitches or blast away those that go dead center. Should he learn to control his pitches, scouts are sure that he can break into a starting rotation.
5. RF Aethan Fry, Greenfield College - Like Saw, Fry only played two seasons with the Greenies, sitting out completely during his freshman season. He has since been a two-year starter for Greenfield College. Scouts think he is a rising potential star but are realistic that Fry may be taken in the 3rd round at earliest. Scouts think that full development makes him a good, not great, CBO player who will be good enough at the plate and in the outfield to play every day.
Edit: 4/23/2026 - Because of the glitch, I re-ran the post Sole Survivor Series sim. Two of the winners, both from the NCA, ended up changing. Stories below:
NCA Hitter - Bunker Hill's Esau Babz put the wraps on a fine campaign today by winning the 2318 North Charles Association Nuka-Hitter Award.
The 24-year-old veteran scorched the opposition with a .335 average, picking up 167 hits, 32 doubles, 4 triples, 41 home runs and 108 RBIs, while scoring 111 runs.
He received 17 first place votes out of a possible 28. Jacob Tarberry of the Malden Grognaks finished second in voting with 8 first place votes, while Nauseous Revere of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud finished third with 3 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Esau Babz - Bunker Hill 75ers - 17 - 331
Jacob Tarberry - Malden Grognaks - 8 - 292
Nauseous Revere - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 3 - 215
Red Jay Jones - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 0 - 201
Eden Babz - Easy Town Assaultrons - 0 - 176
Bubbler Mayhem - Cambridge Coursers - 0 - 111
Donnie Gray - Easy Town Assaultrons - 0 - 71
Packs Ton Kling - Lexington Synths - 0 - 66
Kasumi Goto - Bunker Hill 75ers - 0 - 47
Gavin Deux-Gas - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 45
Finnan Hunt - Easy Town Assaultrons - 0 - 36
Callahan Barton - Concord Radstags - 0 - 29
Pro Jabonete - Cambridge Coursers - 0 - 17
Two Shoes Rivera - Concord Radstags - 0 - 9
Chris Tardy - Bunker Hill 75ers - 0 - 4
Jannar Arbor - Concord Radstags - 0 - 1
Zap Mast - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 1
NCA Starter - The Starlight Killers have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Mercury Morris, this year's North Charles Association Vim! Pitcher Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance.
Morris compiled a 17-7 record in 32 starts, tallied 175 strikeouts in 222 innings and recorded a 2.51 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .236 batting average against him.
He received 16 first place votes out of a possible 28. Paul Stains of the Salem Witch Hats finished second in voting with 12 first place votes, while Nuke Laloosh of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Mercury Morris - Starlight Killers - 16 - 160
Paul Stains - Salem Witch Hats - 12 - 148
Nuke Laloosh - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 0 - 84
Scooter Harcourt - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 0 - 34
Buzzcut McDonald - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 24
Hyand Lowe - Lexington Synths - 0 - 12
Freon McMahan - Cambridge Coursers - 0 - 11
Admiral Kelm - Lexington Synths - 0 - 3