Category Archives: Team News

SC Star of the Week Named

Monday, April 17th , 2051The Shire Conference made it official today: Wuurg Degranda is the Player of the Week. He really glistened on the diamond this week with a .476 average to take home the honor. The Minas Ithil center … Continue reading

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Great Day for *the Masher, Hits for Cycle

Sunday, April 16th , 2051Dead Marshes’s Ugak *the Masher accomplished what few others have done — he hit for the cycle, collecting a single, double, triple and home run in the same game. For the day, *the Masher finished 4-for-4 … Continue reading

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Weekly Team Power Rankings

Monday, April 10th , 2051 Here are the current team power rankings for Tolkien Baseball: Teams (Total Points, Tendency): 1) Minas Morgul Slayers (155.9, ++) 2) Minas Tirith Titans (152.9, ++) 3) Isengard Raiders (126.1, ++) 4) Rivendell Royals (126.1, … Continue reading

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MC Presents Player of the Week Trophy

Monday, April 10th , 2051 It was announced today that Dead Marshes second baseman Ugak *the Masher snagged the Mordor Conference Player of the Week Award for his outstanding play last week. He posted a .391 batting average as he … Continue reading

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Meriken’s Strong Week Earns SC Trophy

Monday, April 10th , 2051 Veteran Camillo Meriken had a great week at the plate for the Royals to capture the majority of votes for Player of the Week in the Shire Conference. The 33-year-old Rivendell third baseman built a … Continue reading

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Extension Keeps Naidoo in Dunharrow

Saturday, April 8th , 2051 At a midafternoon press conference, Dunharrow Devils officials flanked Akinori Naidoo and announced they had reached an extension with the 28-year-old closer. Terms include a $17,400,000 salary distributed over 2 years.

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LF Gidush Selects Misty Mountain’s $2,880,000 Bid

Wednesday, April 5th , 2051 In a move expected to bring depth to the Hops, Misty Mountain brass announced the signing today of left fielder Drurag Gidush. Gidush will be pocketing $2,880,000 per season, an amount some BNN analysts think … Continue reading

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BNN Top 100 Prospects List Published

Monday, April 3rd , 2051 The season is about to start, so it’s time to publish the annual BNN Top 100 Prospects list. This year, 20 year-old LF Eldar Elrailbo of the Bucklebury Fairies is the #1 prospect overall. Here … Continue reading

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Devils Lose Throatcrawler for Season

Tuesday, March 28th , 2051 Snabgunk Throatcrawler is doubtful to make the playoffs this year, according to sources within the Dunharrow organization. Although the injury was initially thought to be not serious, tests have revealed the player will be out … Continue reading

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Morelf Dree Out for Season

Monday, March 20th , 2051 When Lothlorien starting pitcher Morelf Dree was taken out of the game, the crowd at the Lumberjacks-Devils game went silent as they could tell that it was a serious injury. That was confirmed today by … Continue reading

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