Lead Story - 12/8/2022

Player of the Week

The following players are eligible for Player-Of-The-Month after game 25. One of these players will earn one Fire Point.

Week 1– CF Hank Johnson (Bounty)
Week 2– RF Alex Johnson (Fighting Pigs)
Week 3– DH Tom Thornton (Suns)
Week 4– 1B Eddie Means (Elk)
Week 5–

12/8/2022

Leaguewide Injury Report

Injury Protection:

Hamza Lueke (Level 2; 0 games)
Albert Pujols (Level 1; 2 games)
Rondell Ekejiuba (Level 2; 0games)
Jeffrey Nwora (Level 1; 2 games)

1988 injuries of 8 games or more:

HUNTINGTON BEACH SURFERS
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CHATTANOOGA CHIMPS
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PORTLAND BOUNTY
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LEXINGTON LOONIES
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ROCHESTER ROCK BADGERS
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BALTIMORE BURNERS
• C Rex Samuel

IOWA FIGHTING PIGS
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PHILLY ELEPHANTS
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GEORGIA PINES
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TRENTON WOLVES
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OLYMPIA ELK
• RF Sandifer Preston
• C Derrick Whiteside

SAN DIEGO SUNS
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League Chat Box

Langham delivers in clutch, Rock Badgers win

Ashby Langham drove in 4 runs, carrying Rochester to a 4-1 victory over the Loonies. Zach Godwin was on fire, allowing just 1 hit over 9 innings for Rochester. | Box

Harding blanks Portland with 5-0 shutout

Portland is hoping not to see Bobby Lee Harding again for a long while. Harding went the distance, leading Georgia to a 5-0 victory. | Box

Elk find a way to survive Felix

Hits were hard to come by against King Felix last night, but the Elk pushed across enough to defeat the Chimps, 3-1. Felix allowed just 3 hits over 8 innings in the loss. | Box

Ladd powers Surfers to win over Suns

Russ Ladd blasted 2 homers, lifting the Surfers to a 9-4 win over San Diego. Lacy Mercilus hit 2 homers in the game for the Suns. Husam Pinto struckout 9 San Diego batters in the contest. | Box

Burners ride Ellis to victory over Fighting Pigs

Bill Ellis was brilliant last night, allowing just 2 hits over 9 innings, leading the Burners to a 2-1 win over the Fighting Pigs. | Box