191Tuesday, October 1st , 2052
Belegond Lucier of Old Forest roared out of the gate and never looked back. The 25-year-old powerhouse slammed 48 home runs, had 123 RBIs, and batted a solid .338 on the year to grab the Shire Conference Triple Crown, the 12th one in SGCBL history.
“Boy, what a year!” he said. “There are plenty of talented guys down through the years who never won one … and here I am with a Triple Crown!”
Tuesday, October 1st , 2052
The spotlight today is on Fredegar Mack of the Dagorlad Disaster. The relief ace was chosen as the #1 pitcher in the Mordor Conference for September.
He compiled a 0-0 record and an ERA of 0.55 in 16.1 innings with 28 strikeouts. Mack nailed down 13 saves in 13 save opportunities.
This season, Mack has nailed down 47 saves. In 71.2 innings he has fanned 94 batters and walked 17. His record is 4-2 with a 1.88 ERA and the opposition is batting .186 against him.
Tuesday, October 1st , 2052
September’s elite pitcher was Joachim Murdock of Moria. He silenced Shire Conference hitters the entire month and claimed the Pitcher of the Month award with 4 wins and 1 loss in 5 starts.
Murdock restricted opposing hitters to a .168 batting average. He rang up 26 strikeouts in 31 innings of work, surrendered 6 walks and crafted a 1.45 ERA.
Murdock has made 7 starts, tossed 43.2 innings, struck out 42 batters and walked 12. His record is 5-2 with a 2.06 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .164 batting average.
Tuesday, October 1st , 2052
Caradoc Wedlund, the Weathertop right fielder, certainly made a name for himself this past month. He banged out a .391 batting average with 36 hits, 10 home runs, 28 RBIs and scored 19 times.
That kind of hitting earned him the Mordor Conference Batter of the Month honors for September.
Wedlund is batting .292 this season in 148 games with 28 home runs, 103 RBIs and 80 runs scored. He has 141 hits in 483 at-bats.
Tuesday, October 1st, 2052
When guys like Old Forest’s Alrond *Hubbard, Jr. win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive September, the longtime Shire Conference veteran toyed with opposing pitchers, collecting 38 hits in 101 at-bats. The veteran designated hitter hit for a .376 batting average and collected 10 home runs, 20 RBIs and 23 runs scored. Thus far this year, *Hubbard, Jr. is batting .302 with 37 home runs, 87 RBIs and 116 runs scored.
Sunday, September 29th , 2052
Winning the Shire Conference Dwarf Division is a “major milestone” for the Minas Ithil Wyrms, but according to their closer, it’s only a small part of the master plan.
“Win the division, get to the Return of the King Series, win the Return of the King Series,” said Dubpug Malona. “That’s what we’ve talked about doing since day one here. We’re 1 for 1 so far, so that’s a good start.”
It is the 11th time in franchise history that Minas Ithil has won the Shire Conference Dwarf Division. If the team does in fact go “3 for 3” in accomplishing the team goals, it would be the 7th Return of the King Series in team history.
Friday, September 27th , 2052
Minas Tirith defeated Old Forest today 9-8 and took some of the joy out of Alrond *Hubbard, Jr.’s 500th career home run.
“I just wanted to get a good swing on the ball all day,” *Hubbard, Jr. said. “And I did.”
Despite the loss, it was a good game for the 29-year-old Merry Fellows designated hitter. He had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and had 4 runs batted in.
The Titans manager said, “You could see he was aggressive up there. The worst thing we did was throw him a strike. It probably would have been better if we threw the ball outside of the strike zone every time he came to the plate because he seemed like he was in a hurry to get it over with.”
His lifetime stats show that *Hubbard, Jr. has hit .314 and connected for 502 home runs.
Friday, September 27th , 2052
It was a terrific day for Alrond *Hubbard, Jr., who ripped three home runs at Elrod Stadium at Finrod Field, and a disappointing one for the Old Forest Merry Fellows who, nevertheless, dropped the game, 9-8, to the Minas Tirith Titans.
“He was instant offense,” Old Forest skipper Tom Bombadil said. “Alrond really put on a show. He more than did his part. We just didn’t come through with hits at the right time to win the game.”
For the day, *Hubbard, Jr. collected 3 hits in 5 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs.
In the postgame press conference he told the reporters he has always liked to hit at Elrod Stadium at Finrod Field.
“I got some good pitches to hit and turned on them real good,” he said.
Alrond *Hubbard, Jr. struck out in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Matta Greenthumb in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Matta Greenthumb in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Andy Holgate in the 7th and flied out in the 9th.
This year, *Hubbard, Jr. has batted at a .302 pace with 176 hits, 36 home runs, 83 RBIs and scored 114 times.
Thursday, September 26th , 2052
The Lothlorien Lumberjacks are champions of the Mordor Conference Goblin Division.
“We want to bring a championship to Lothlorien, that’s all this is about,” said second baseman Elluin *Engwyn. “It’s going to take a lot more hard work, but we’ve got the squad to do it.”
The club currently sits unable to be caught in the division with a record of 93-65. It is their 20th division crown and puts the club in position to win its 2nd Return of the King Series.
Tuesday, September 24th , 2052
An “enormous burden” has been lifted off the shoulders of the Erebor Eagles, according to their closer.
“We’re in the playoffs now, for sure, and that’s all that matters,” said Gavin Hardbottle.
Erebor currently has a record of 86-70.
