Thanks to hot streaks, the division leaders have started to separate a bit. In the Platonic League, the Pittsburgh Pisces have run off nine straight wins and have opened a 3.5 game lead over the Maryland Poedamnedmonium. Maryland has been hot as well, winning eight of their last ten. Brooklyn is in third, nine games behind Pittsburgh and 5.5 behind Maryland. Jersey City is a half-game behind Brooklyn. Gainesville has won four straight and is two back of the Skeeters while Stockholm has a three-game hold on the cellar.
In the Socratic League, the Seattle Pilots have won 13 of their past 14 and now have a 3.5-game lead of their own. The young Marietta Mammoths are in the wild card spot, 1.5 games ahead of Miami and New York. Tupper Street and Cairo are both reeling. No major transactions.
In league news, New York’s Erwin Herrero ran his hit streak to 35 games, only to see it snapped by Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh’s Joseph Yagi and Seattle’s Wayne “Snapper” Jones took home Player of the Week honors.
In injury news, Jersey City outfielder Gonzalo Fernandez fractured a finger when hit by a pitch and will miss 6-7 weeks. New York closer Paul “Rockin” Rollison is out for two weeks due to a hamstring strain.
In game action, on May 21, Stockholm used two home runs by Horace Lawson and 8.2 innings of two-hit shutout baseball by David Liriano to beat Marietta 11-0.
On May 22, Gainesville got two bombs from Kenrokurou Yoshii in a 9-6 win over Cairo. Ted Corns led Tupper Street to a win with two home runs of his own while Patrick Layfield went 5-5.
On May 23, Seattle scored five in the eighth to come back and beat Jersey City 8-4.
On May 24, Stockholm took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth only to see Pittsburgh score seven runs and hold on for a 7-5 win.
On May 25, Gainesville and Brooklyn busted out for 14 runs each, in 14-4 wins over Tupper Street and 14-7 wins over Marietta, respectively. Miami’s Richard Vuong went 4-4 with a two-run home run, but the Masters fell 3-2 to New York and ace Abe Nix.
The playoffs have begun in the college and high school ranks. The Georgetown Hoyas have jumped out to a 2-0 lead in their opening round series with the two-time defending champs from the University of Washington. In the other series, the Florida Gators and Adams College Tri-Lambs are tied at one game each. The college home run champ was Iowa’s freshman sensation Wen “Big Thunder” Won, who clubbed 23 home runs in 46 games. Harvard senior Vincent Crabtree hit .443. Washington senior Max “Roach” Barnes led college baseball with a 33.6 pitching VORP and tied for the lead with a 2.42 ERA.
In high school, the Ridgemont Wolves lead 2-0 over the Glen Rock Panthers. The home run leader in the high school ranks was another freshman, North Springs first baseman William Garant, with 19 bombs. Ridgemont first baseman (and fellow freshman) Ernest Townsley hit .513 for the year. Although, with 100 ratings for infield range and infield error, one wonders why the heck he’s playing first base. Danville sophomore Hitoshi Sekine led all pitchers with seven wins in his ten starts.
Good luck to the amateur playoff teams. League file is posted. Nate has Friday’s sim.
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