Weekly Wrapup: June 3, 2004
Numenor's Nering wins Player of the Week award
MIDDLE EARTH - The Player of the Week award in the Shire Conference goes to Wilderland's Isilborn Imrilron this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Isilborn was on fire, hitting .550 with 3 HR and 12 RBI. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 9 game hitting streak right now. The Mordor Conference Player of the Week award goes to Theo Nering, Numenor's starting shortstop. He had an on base percentage of .450 and hit .450, while driving in 8 runs. His season numbers are: .351 AVG, 74 hits, 8 doubles, 2 triples and 12 homeruns, along with 45 RBI and 37 runs scored. He's 4th in the Mordor Conference in batting and 6th in RBI!
Cirith Ungol's Demonsmasher out for 6-7 weeks
CIRITH UNGOL - Cirith Ungol is without its ace Fral Demonsmasher for at least 6-7 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Ralin Rockbinder in a game against Bree on June 1. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Strained Tricep Muscle which will require surgery. Fral has a record of 3-9 this season, with an ERA of 4.48. In 76.1 Innings he was able to strike out 65 batters.
Bywater's Dryadpoker earns Pitcher of the Month award
MIDDLE EARTH - The best month of May in the Shire Conference certainly had Bywater's southpaw Grikak Dryadpoker, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 3-1 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 40 innings of work he allowed just 28 hits while striking out 45, compiling an ERA of just 1.58. Grikak also fired a shutout. His ERA of 3.50 helped him to a 7-1 record this year. He struck out 75 and walked 17 in 72 innings. He has one complete game and one shutout. He's 9th in the Shire Conference in ERA and 2nd in wins! Winner of this months Mordor Conference Pitcher of the Month award is Isengard's Phaija Eowunduil. He started 6 games in May, going 4-0 and compiling an ERA of 0.59 in 46 innings. Phaija fanned 25 hitters. Phaija got two complete game shutouts as well! Phaija has a record of 8-0 this season, with an ERA of 1.88. In 86.1 Innings he was able to strike out 63 batters. Phaija has pitched 3 shutouts and 3 complete games. He's 1st in the Mordor Conference in ERA and 1st in wins!
Red hot Facedragger and Nering win Batter of the Month award
MIDDLE EARTH - The Shire Conference Batter of the Month award goes to Kogar Facedragger, Bucklebury's starting rightfielder. Facedragger helped his team with an average of .462 and 26 RBI in 93 at bats. His season numbers are: .388 AVG, 73 hits, 8 doubles, one triple and 23 longballs, along with 45 RBI and 57 runs scored. He's 2nd in the Shire Conference in batting, 1st in homeruns and 7th in RBI! The Mordor Conference's best player of the month was Numenor's Theo Nering, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. He had an on base percentage of .432 and hit .394, while driving in 26 runs. His season numbers are: .350 AVG, 71 hits, 8 doubles, 2 triples and 10 taters, along with 40 RBI and 35 runs scored. He's 5th in the Mordor Conference in batting and 7th in RBI!
Radiden Morolf blanks Cirith Ungol with a 2-hitter
BUCKLEBURY - It was a great day for Bucklebury's right-hander Radiden Morolf. The 22-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Cirith Ungol on May 28. Morolf (5-4) struck out 6 and walked 3, throwing 54 of 89 pitches for strikes. 'Wow, what a nice day. I guess I had a good breakfast today.' The hitting star for Bucklebury was Bucklebury improved its record to 27-24, scoring 3 runs on 5 hits.