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
•

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

Red-hot Ladd can't overcome Rock Badgers onslaught

A 4-RBI game from Russ Ladd couldn't lift the Surfers to victory. Rochester prevailed by a score of 8-6. | Box

Yacabonis Jr.'s 4 stolen bases not enough to lift Chimps

Phil Yacabonis Jr. ran wild on the Elephants, stealing 4 bases in a losing effort. The Chimps fell to the Philly Elephants, 8-5. | Box

Ballard baffles Suns, Burners win

Jimbo Ballard struckout 11 San Diego batters in a 2-1 win for the Burners. | Box

Big game for Crede lifts Surfers to victory

Gaston Crede drove in 4 runs, carrying Huntington Beach to a 7-5 victory over the Rock Badgers. Larry Wallace struckout 10 Rochester batters in the contest. Jackie Woodall struckout 9 Huntington Beach batters in the contest. | Box

Harding tosses shutout for Pines

Iowa is hoping not to see Bobby Lee Harding again for a long while. Harding went the distance, leading Georgia to a 2-0 victory. | Box