Weekly Team Power Rankings

Monday, May 16th , 2050
Here are the current team power rankings for Tolkien Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Minas Morgul Slayers (111.9, +)
2) Old Forest Merry Fellows (109.9, ++)
3) Rivendell Royals (107.8, -)
4) Numenor Kings (107.2, o)
5) Weathertop Witch Kings (104.1, o)
6) Carrock Bears (100.5, –)
7) Lothlorien Lumberjacks (99.7, ++)
8) Moria Miners (96.7, -)
9) Dol Guldur Dragons (94.5, +)
10) Erebor Eagles (93.7, +)
11) Isengard Raiders (93.0, ++)
12) Bree Cheese (91.3, ++)
13) Bywater Bounders (91.0, ++)
14) Dagorlad Disaster (89.0, –)
15) Ravenhill Darkwings (88.5, ++)
16) Misty Mountain Hops (87.0, –)
17) Minas Tirith Titans (86.3, -)
18) Lake Town Archers (85.3, o)
19) Dunharrow Devils (84.3, -)
20) Bucklebury Fairies (78.8, o)
21) Mirkwood Sylvan (75.5, –)
22) Dead Marshes Uruk-hai (72.1, o)
23) Minas Ithil Wyrms (63.2, o)
24) Grey Havens Stars (49.0, o)

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SGCBL Draft Lottery Results Announced

Monday, May 16th , 2050
Tolkien Baseball announced today the results of the draft lottery for the upcoming SGCBL Rookie Draft. The first 14 draft picks have determined to belong to the following teams. Other teams will draft in order of standings.

1. Dagorlad Disaster (1)
2. Bucklebury Fairies (14)
3. Numenor Kings (3)
4. Grey Havens Stars (2)
5. Misty Mountain Hops (8)
6. Moria Miners (4)
7. Minas Ithil Wyrms (6)
8. Lake Town Archers (5)
9. Dead Marshes Uruk-hai (7)
10. Isengard Raiders (9)
11. Bree Cheese (13)
12. Dunharrow Devils (11)
13. Weathertop Witch Kings (10)
14. Rivendell Royals (12)

The draft will take place on Wednesday, June 15th , 2050.

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SGCBL News: Draft Pool Revealed

Monday, May 16th , 2050
Anticipation is building around Tolkien Baseball as the annual rookie draft is now just a month away. The list of eligible draft candidates was officially released by the league today and scouts will now undoubtedly be kept very busy analyzing the current crop of potential recruits to determine the most desirable draftees.

The Transaction part of the BNN site has added a new section devoted to the draft list and it will be available to all clubs right up until the draft is conducted. Teams now have a chance to scout the draft pool for 30 days before the draft is held.

The early favorites to be high picks are the following:
1. Hyeon-cheong Alejadre, 19 year-old RHP out of college.
2. Sancho Brandybuck, 19 year-old RF out of high-school.
3. Solbog Preston, 19 year-old RHP out of college.
4. Brian Rougecheeks, 22 year-old LF out of college.
5. Eldar Elrailbo, 19 year-old RF out of high-school.
6. Myronthilar Thrilmang, 20 year-old 2B out of college.
7. Govindagowda Gilmore, 20 year-old LF out of college.
8. Katalin Bordoy, 18 year-old RHP out of high-school.
9. Grogan Grimbulsson, 19 year-old RF out of high-school.
10. Tsunayoshi the Ugly, 19 year-old CF out of high-school.

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Dragons Morealob Named MC’s #1 Player

Monday, May 16th , 2050
Vormina Morealob of the Dol Guldur Dragons had a big week with the bat and today was voted the Player of the Week by the Mordor Conference.

For the week Morealob batted .440 (11-for-25) with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs.

So far this season, Morealob has hit .311 with 3 home runs, 7 RBIs and scored 6 times.

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SC Player of the Week Named

Monday, May 16th , 2050
The Shire Conference has made it official — Ruzdreg Bonedragger is this week’s winner of the Player of the Week Award.

The Bree right fielder was sensational with a .567 batting average, 3 home runs and 12 RBIs. Bonedragger also had 3 walks and posted a .588 on-base percentage.

For the season, Bonedragger is hitting .295, batted in 24 runs with 7 home runs and 19 runs scored.

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Weekly Team Power Rankings

Monday, May 9th , 2050
Here are the current team power rankings for Tolkien Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Rivendell Royals (122.8, o)
2) Minas Morgul Slayers (113.5, o)
3) Carrock Bears (110.9, o)
4) Numenor Kings (109.9, ++)
5) Weathertop Witch Kings (109.3, +)
6) Old Forest Merry Fellows (104.9, -)
7) Moria Miners (98.6, +)
8) Dagorlad Disaster (96.6, ++)
9) Misty Mountain Hops (96.6, o)
10) Dol Guldur Dragons (95.3, –)
11) Erebor Eagles (94.6, -)
12) Lothlorien Lumberjacks (91.0, o)
13) Mirkwood Sylvan (89.0, ++)
14) Isengard Raiders (86.1, ++)
15) Minas Tirith Titans (85.4, +)
16) Bywater Bounders (83.4, –)
17) Dunharrow Devils (83.4, –)
18) Lake Town Archers (81.4, –)
19) Ravenhill Darkwings (80.4, o)
20) Bucklebury Fairies (78.1, +)
21) Bree Cheese (72.1, -)
22) Dead Marshes Uruk-hai (66.5, o)
23) Minas Ithil Wyrms (58.9, o)
24) Grey Havens Stars (50.6, o)

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MC Names Top Player of the Week

Monday, May 9th , 2050
Veteran Silus Duskmere had a great week at the plate for the Lumberjacks to capture the majority of votes for Player of the Week in the Mordor Conference.

The 34-year-old Lothlorien first baseman built a .478 average on the strength of 11 hits in 23 at-bats, 2 home runs and 7 RBIs.

For the year, Duskmere has hit at a .330 clip with 26 RBIs, 4 home runs and 9 runs scored.

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Bucklebury Shortstop Picked SC Player of the Week

Monday, May 9th , 2050
This week Alok Elassidil, shortstop for the Bucklebury Fairies, hit his way to the Shire Conference Player of the Week Award.

Elassidil put on a hitting clinic with a .450 average as he belted and battered SC pitchers for 9 hits in 20 at-bats, 3 home runs, 9 RBIs and scored 4 runs.

Elassidil’s current batting average stands at .365 and he has chalked up 4 home runs and 17 RBIs.

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Old Forest Loses Mirthal Sil-Gal

Sunday, May 8th , 2050
The Old Forest Merry Fellows were informed today by team doctors that second baseman Mirthal Sil-Gal sustained a knee sprain in a recent game against the Carrock Bears and will not play for 8 weeks. Sil-Gal was hurt running the bases.

Sil-Gal is hitting .306 so far this season with 15 RBIs and 24 runs scored. He has 33 hits including 3 home runs, 16 walks and .392 OBP.

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300 Home Runs for Garceau

Wednesday, May 4th , 2050
Emilio Garceau circled the bases and raised his arm in triumph. He had finally hit his 300th home run. It was a homer for a lot of people: himself, his teammates past and present, his former managers and coaches, and especially his family, who sat near the plate cheering his every at-bat during the past few games.

Garceau spoke with BNN and said, “I knew number 300 would come sooner or later. I had to keep reminding myself, ‘Relax, relax, just let it happen, let it happen.’ And it finally did.”

His milestone homer came in the Misty Mountain Hops 9-8 win over the Isengard Raiders. Garceau went 4 for 4 in the game, scored 3 runs, and batted in 2.

For his career, Garceau has batted .294 and hit 300 home runs.

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