Monday, July 5th , 2049
22-year-old Sam *Oakenstaff sent shock waves through Tolkien Baseball last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the Shire Conference Player of the Week Award.
A newcomer to the league, *Oakenstaff made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .500 average, 14 hits in 28 at-bats, 3 home runs and 12 RBI.
Where the Carrock Bears first baseman goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but *Oakenstaff certainly made his mark last week.
This season *Oakenstaff is batting .350 with 105 hits and 22 home runs. He has scored 63 times and has 57 RBI.