Sylvan Glodkuh Derrokicker Swings Hot Bat, SC Winner

Monday, August 10th , 2048
His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Glodkuh Derrokicker was rewarded with the Shire Conference Player of the Week honors.

The scrappy Mirkwood Sylvan first baseman hit .500 while collecting 11 hits in 22 at-bats, 2 home runs and 4 RBIs.

For the season Derrokicker has hit .274 with 19 home runs and 61 RBIs. He has played in 109 games and scored 48 times.

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Weekly Team Power Rankings

Monday, August 3rd , 2048
Here are the current team power rankings for Tolkien Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Dol Guldur Dragons (117.7, o)
2) Rivendell Royals (115.2, +)
3) Minas Morgul Slayers (109.7, ++)
4) Erebor Eagles (108.0, -)
5) Mirkwood Sylvan (105.5, o)
6) Minas Tirith Titans (101.9, o)
7) Bywater Bounders (100.9, ++)
8) Ravenhill Darkwings (99.4, ++)
9) Old Forest Merry Fellows (99.3, –)
10) Isengard Raiders (91.4, -)
11) Dunharrow Devils (90.2, ++)
12) Carrock Bears (90.1, –)
13) Misty Mountain Hops (86.9, ++)
14) Grey Havens Stars (86.9, –)
15) Dagorlad Disaster (81.0, –)
16) Bucklebury Fairies (79.0, +)
17) Minas Ithil Wyrms (78.6, -)
18) Weathertop Witch Kings (78.4, ++)
19) Dead Marshes Uruk-hai (75.8, –)
20) Lothlorien Lumberjacks (75.5, –)
21) Lake Town Archers (74.2, -)
22) Bree Cheese (73.7, +)
23) Moria Miners (69.4, –)
24) Numenor Kings (69.3, o)

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Kidneycrusher Week’s Top Player

Monday, August 3rd , 2048
It was an exceptional week for Muzgurg Kidneycrusher of the Ravenhill Darkwings.

First he beat the devil out of the ball, hitting .542 and as you would expect, he was voted the Player of the Week in the Mordor Conference. Last week Kidneycrusher went 13-for-24, notched 1 home run and 6 RBIs and scored 7 runs. All in all, a very good week for him.

Hitting .219 to date, Kidneycrusher has 7 home runs and 29 RBIs. He has played in 100 games.

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SC Star of the Week Picked

Monday, August 3rd , 2048
The #1 hitter in the Shire Conference was Rivendell third baseman Camillo Meriken. He was selected as the Player of the Week.

During the week Meriken banged out a .417 batting average (10-for-24), 3 home runs, 6 RBI and scored 4 runs.

Posting a .297 batting average to date, Meriken has 24 home runs and 66 RBIs.

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Elvythien Fires No-Hitter Against Bucklebury

Sunday, August 2nd , 2048
The no-hitter is one of baseball’s truly egalitarian achievements. It’s done by the great and the not-so-great alike, and for nearly all of them it represents the pinnacle of a career. Carrock Bears pitcher Leojym Elvythien had his moment today at Old League Park, holding the Bucklebury Fairies hitless and beating them, 3-0.

“Everything was working for him,” Fairies manager Palin Cavernbreaker said. “He had a lot of late movement that seemed to cause the guys trouble, especially from the fifth inning on. He was in command.”

Elvythien rung up 6 strikeouts, issued no walks and faced only 16 hitters in his historic outing. After the game, he spoke to BNN reporters in the Carrock locker room.

“I really got nervous in the last inning,” Elvythien recalled. “I knew I had a chance at a no-hitter but it was hard to stay calm and concentrate. Thank goodness for my catcher. He told me he would do all the thinking and I could just concentrate on hitting his glove.”

To date this season, Elvythien has a record of 10 wins and 5 losses and a 3.18 ERA. He has appeared in 23 games and struck out 73 in 104.2 innings.

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Slayers Sauter Down with Injury

Sunday, August 2nd , 2048
A blow for Poto Sauter today — team doctors confirmed he will miss 2-3 months with elbow inflammation. Sauter suffered the injury throwing a pitch. Although officials from the Minas Morgul Slayers are confident he’ll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about Sauter’s ability to return fully fit with an injury of this nature.

Up to this point in the season, Sauter has made 40 relief appearances with 29 saves. Sauter has also recorded a 3-3 won-lost mark with a 1.76 ERA. In 41 innings he has fanned 56.

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Mordor Conference Announces #1 Starter

Saturday, August 1st , 2048
July’s top-rated pitcher was Xu-gang Sharmistha of Dol Guldur Dragons. He demoralized Mordor Conference hitters in posting a 4-0 record and captured the Pitcher of the Month award.

In 5 starts, Sharmistha limited opposing batters to a .244 average. He rang up 31 strikeouts in 31.1 innings of work, issued 14 walks, and crafted a 2.59 ERA.

In 19 starts this season Sharmistha has registered a 11-2 record and a 2.73 ERA.

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July’s Best Hurler in SC is Moonranger

Saturday, August 1st , 2048
The Shire Conference announced today that Sarklla Moonranger has been chosen the league’s Pitcher of the Month. The Mirkwood starter had everything working for him last month as he glided to a 4-1 record.

In July Moonranger chalked up a 3.40 ERA in 39.2 innings with 33 strikeouts and 3 walks.

Up to now Moonranger has recorded a record of 10-5. In 22 starts he has fanned 98 batters in 126 innings with a 3.79 ERA.

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*Engwyn Brings Home MC Batter of Month Honor

Saturday, August 1st , 2048
In July, Elluin *Engwyn was the toughest out in the Mordor Conference and that is the prime reason he was voted the Batter of the Month.

The Lothlorien second baseman rapped out 38 hits in 101 at-bats for a .376 batting average, hit 8 home runs, drove in 17 runs and scored 17 times.

So far this year *Engwyn has 29 home runs and a .354 batting average.

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July’s #1 Batter Announced

Saturday, August 1st , 2048
The Batter of the Month honoree for July in the Shire Conference is Bywater Bounders shortstop Celomli Glarion.

He showed no mercy as he finished the month with a .242 batting average, 11 home runs, 22 RBIs, and 18 runs scored.

This season Glarion is swinging the bat at a .271 rate with 94 hits in 347 at-bats. To date he has hit 29 home runs, scored 63 runs and driven in 62.

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