Lead Story - 12/12/2022

Pitcher of the Month

Month 1:
SP Mark Littell (Rock Badgers)
4-0 w/ 1.30 ERA
Fire Points Increased From 28 to 29

Month 2:
SP Bobby Lee Harding (Pines)
4-0 w/ 2.08 ERA
Fire Points Already at 30

Month 1:
SP Erik Fall (Bounty)
5-0 w/ 2.14 ERA
Fire Points Increased From 28 to 29

12/12/2022

Player of the Month

Month 1— DH Burgess Plank (Fighting Pigs)
• Fire Points Already at 30

Month 2— DH Burgess Plank (Fighting Pigs)
• Fire Points Already at 30

Month 3— UT Ed Power (Surfers)
• Fire Points Increased From 28 to 29

12/8/2022

Player of the Week

The following players are eligible for Player-Of-The-Month after game 100. One of these players will earn one Fire Point.

Week 1– SS Hamza Lueke (Wolves)
Week 2– C Tad Pena (Bounty)
Week 3– CF Cody Dobbins (Fighting Pigs)
Week 4– LF Russ Ladd (Surfers)
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)

1987 injuries of 8 games or more:

HUNTINGTON BEACH SURFERS
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CHATTANOOGA CHIMPS
• 1B Jon Misch

PORTLAND BOUNTY
• RP Frankie Pastornicky

LEXINGTON LOONIES
• CF Choo Choo Trybanski
• IF Ken Unseld
• RP Brian Bozeman

ROCHESTER ROCK BADGERS
• 1B Shaw LeClerc

BALTIMORE BURNERS
• 3B Tyrell Muncher
• SP Robert Baldwin
• SP Bill Ellis

IOWA FIGHTING PIGS
• OF Fred Burba

PHILLY ELEPHANTS
• RP Ike Weber

GEORGIA PINES
• C Jamarco Witcher

TRENTON WOLVES
• 3B Vinnie Barile

OLYMPIA ELK
• RF Sandifer Preston

SAN DIEGO SUNS
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League Chat Box

Nwora blasts off, leads Loonies to win

Jeffrey Nwora blasted 2 homers, lifting the Loonies to a 4-3 win over Huntington Beach. | Box

Thornton powers Suns to win over Pines

Tom Thornton blasted 2 homers, lifting the Suns to a 6-5 win over Georgia. Gaston Richardson hit 2 homers in the game for the Pines. | Box

Peterson powers Elephants to win over Rock Badgers

Ricky Peterson blasted 2 homers, lifting the Elephants to a 10-9 win over Rochester. Philly's Mark Smits had 4 RBIs. Duke Sherman recorded 4 hits. | Box

Ellis tosses shutout for Burners

Chattanooga is hoping not to see Bill Ellis again for a long while. Ellis went the distance, leading Baltimore to a 4-0 victory. | Box

Pena powers Bounty to win over Elk

Tad Pena blasted 2 homers, lifting the Bounty to a 7-3 win over Olympia. | Box