BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
3 April 2320
Opening Day Excitement
Two franchises have won their first-ever games and two MVP candidates started off on the right foot.
The biggest news of all was the result at Egret, where the Ninjas revealed their championship banner at Fallon Field at Egret Tours Marina. In a shocking twist, the defending champions fell to the Cape Cod Mirelurks, 5-3, after a three-run 9th by the Mirelurks.
Trailing 3-2, Timelord Marvel led off with a single off first-time closer Pin Tell. Tell (9-1, 2 SV, 1.32 in 2319) took Outie Lett's place in the game and as the closer. After getting two straight outs, Cape Cod's Jozie Newroad hit a pinch-hit home run to give the Mirelurks the 4-3 lead. Yorkie Tallsky followed with a single, followed by Slip Knotty's RBI double for the final score.
Nuka World also had a thrilling 9th inning to take a 6-4 win over Nordhagen Beach at Slocum's Joe Seaside Stadium. After the Party Boys scored two runs in the 8th to take a 4-2 lead.
With Nutso Fast pitching the 9th, Mulch Goner started with a leadoff walk for the Thrills. Malificent Shaw was hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd. With one out, Seer Ladybird singled to load the bases. Fast then walked Seemly Sam Tucker to cut the lead to one. Rookie Cone Chek followed with a bases-clearing triple, making the score 6-4, the final. Chek was named Game MVP.
In the Nuka Hitter race, three-time winner Eden Babz is already PAM's pick to win his fourth. Well, he started off with the CBO's best hitting performance on Opening Day. In a 9-5 win over Cambridge and ace Scooter Yaghmour, a top candidate for the Vim! Pitcher Award, Babz went off. Babz was 4 for 4 with two doubles, a home run, a walk, three runs, and two RBI. The Assaultrons were up 9-0 in the game before the Coursers scored their first run.
Staying in the NCA, PAM's 2320 pick for the Vim! Pitcher Award is Salem's Paul Stains, and he lived up to the hype on Opening Day, achieving the top pitching performance in the CBO. In a complete game, Stains held Starlight to one run on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts.