Sunday, September 1st , 2052
When Molg Bloodcrawler takes the hill, he usually takes command of the game — at least that’s the way it was in August. The outcome was usually a Minas Tirith victory. His fine 6-0 performance earned him the Shire Conference Pitcher of the Month trophy.
The talented Titans hurler made 6 starts, worked 37.1 innings, permitted 18 base hits, and struck out 32 while putting up a 0.72 ERA.
This year, Bloodcrawler has a 13-6 record with a 2.54 ERA in 28 starts.
Sunday, September 1st , 2052
August was an “incredibly consistent” month for Teimuraz Kakalian of the Weathertop, the talented first baseman told Baseball News Network.
He put up a .340 batting average for the month and was named the Mordor Conference Batter of the Month.
In addition to his batting average, Kakalian had 12 home runs, 20 RBIs, 18 runs scored and a .382 on-base percentage.
This season, Kakalian has hit at a .269 clip with 84 RBIs, 39 home runs and 75 runs scored.
Sunday, September 1st , 2052
Thuror Elril-Gara battered Shire Conference pitchers all August and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.
“I’ve been around Tolkien Baseball long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency,” the 28-year-old Elril-Gara told reporters. “I put in a lot of work, even on the days I might not take the field, and it’s always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month.”
In 26 games, Elril-Gara hit .404 with 10 home runs, 30 RBIs and scored 21 runs.
This season, Elril-Gara has posted a batting average of .294 with 114 hits in 388 at-bats, 23 home runs and 80 RBIs. He has also scored 56 runs, walked 47 times and compiled a .372 OBP.
Thursday, August 29th , 2052
What a day for Elluin *Engwyn. The 29-year-old Lothlorien second baseman reached the 2000-hit mark today and the Lumberjacks whipped the Ravenhill Darkwings 8-4.
*Engwyn told reporters, “It’s good to finally get it. The closer you get to 2000, the harder it is to get there. Now the pressure is off and I can go back to just playing ball.”
He went 1 for 4 in the game to reach the milestone.
*Engwyn’s career batting average stands at .325, and he has 445 home runs.
Monday, August 26th , 2052
Here are the current team power rankings for Tolkien Baseball:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Lothlorien Lumberjacks (111.9, +)
2) Weathertop Witch Kings (109.5, ++)
3) Carrock Bears (109.4, ++)
4) Minas Ithil Wyrms (108.6, –)
5) Old Forest Merry Fellows (107.6, -)
6) Dol Guldur Dragons (104.4, o)
7) Numenor Kings (101.0, o)
8) Erebor Eagles (98.9, –)
9) Isengard Raiders (97.4, ++)
10) Minas Tirith Titans (94.7, -)
11) Rivendell Royals (93.9, ++)
12) Misty Mountain Hops (92.6, ++)
13) Lake Town Archers (91.7, +)
14) Dagorlad Disaster (87.3, –)
15) Bree Cheese (85.1, –)
16) Bywater Bounders (84.3, o)
17) Minas Morgul Slayers (82.1, +)
18) Dead Marshes Uruk-hai (78.9, –)
19) Moria Miners (78.0, +)
20) Bucklebury Fairies (77.1, –)
21) Ravenhill Darkwings (75.7, -)
22) Grey Havens Stars (70.7, +)
23) Dunharrow Devils (60.4, +)
24) Mirkwood Sylvan (57.8, -)
Monday, August 26th , 2052
Glukduh the Odiferous demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the Mordor Conference Player of the Week Award.
The Isengard left fielder wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .500 average (13-for-26) with 4 home runs and 4 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.
On the year, the Odiferous has hit .290 with 23 home runs, 62 RBIs and scored 67 runs.
Monday, August 26th , 2052
Not every ball that came off Zurthug the Masher’s bat last week was a line drive or a towering shot — it just seemed that way to the teams that played the Minas Ithil Wyrms. For his exploits, the Masher was named this week’s Shire Conference Player of the Week award.
The Minas Ithil first baseman put up 11 hits in 22 at-bats and 4 home runs while hitting .500 with 9 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
Thus far this season, the Masher has hit .299 with 30 home runs, 80 RBIs and scored 78 times.
Monday, August 19th , 2052
Here are the current team power rankings for Tolkien Baseball:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Minas Ithil Wyrms (113.9, +)
2) Lothlorien Lumberjacks (112.8, -)
3) Erebor Eagles (106.9, o)
4) Old Forest Merry Fellows (103.4, +)
5) Weathertop Witch Kings (102.9, ++)
6) Dol Guldur Dragons (102.0, o)
7) Numenor Kings (100.5, +)
8) Carrock Bears (100.1, -)
9) Minas Tirith Titans (97.7, +)
10) Dagorlad Disaster (97.5, –)
11) Bree Cheese (92.0, ++)
12) Bucklebury Fairies (90.8, +)
13) Isengard Raiders (89.2, -)
14) Dead Marshes Uruk-hai (88.1, ++)
15) Lake Town Archers (86.9, ++)
16) Bywater Bounders (82.3, ++)
17) Misty Mountain Hops (80.3, –)
18) Minas Morgul Slayers (80.0, +)
19) Rivendell Royals (77.6, –)
20) Ravenhill Darkwings (75.0, –)
21) Moria Miners (74.3, ++)
22) Mirkwood Sylvan (72.3, +)
23) Grey Havens Stars (66.1, –)
24) Dunharrow Devils (62.8, -)
Monday, August 19th , 2052
When it came to hitting the baseball, David Millstone was in a class by himself in the Mordor Conference this past week. Nobody did it better.
The outstanding catcher for Numenor tagged opposing pitchers for a .688 average and was voted the Player of the Week Award. Included in his stats were 11 hits in 16 at-bats, 1 homers, 5 runs scored and 5 RBIs.
So far this year, Millstone is batting .292 with 9 home runs, 44 RBIs and 31 runs scored.
Monday, August 19th , 2052
Minas Tirith fans have something to crow about today as Minas Tirith first baseman Thuror Elril-Gara nabbed the Shire Conference Player of the Week Award for his performance over the last seven days.
“I know there are times when it’s hard to lay off pitches. Everyone goes through stretches when he’s too eager to put the ball in play. You know, though, I feel like this past week I was able to get in the right frame of mind and just let things come naturally,” said Elril-Gara.
He posted a .450 average (9-for-20) this past week with 5 home runs, 12 RBIs, and 7 runs scored.
Elril-Gara is currently batting .289 with 22 home runs and 72 RBIs.
