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ABBC at the Carolina Vintage Base Ball Festival
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November 5 |
Columbus Capitals |
1864 |
W 16-7 |
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Greensboro Patriots | 1860 | W 10-2 | ||
November 6 | Columbus Capitals | 1867 | W 14-9 | |
Huntersville Boll Weevils | 1860 | W 19-8 | ||
Carolina Pick Nine | 1864 | W 16-11 |
The Atlantics traversed our great nation in search of any vintage ballists who would play in November. They had to cross into the Confederate territory of North Carolina to do so. After avoiding soldiers on the roads, the Atlantics met up with another Yankee team from Ohio who then challenged two southern teams from Greensboro and Huntersville to an end of the season festival of base ball. The Atlantics first scheduled match was postponed due to the host teams players being drafted into the Confederate military. The second match pitted the northern teams against each other in an 1864 contest. The Atlantics took an early lead with a five run first inning and never looked back enroute to a 16-7 victory. The Atlantic offense playing their customary game had five players with multiple hits including Shakespeare with a double and four aces, and Butcher with a triple and two aces. The second played match of the day was against the Greensboro Patriots in an 1860 era match. The solid Atlantic defense only allowed single runs in the 6th and 7th innings as the Atlantics tallied 10 aces in this contest. Dreambucket led the Atlantic battery with three hits and aces. The next day, the Columbus team wanted a rematch using the rules they are most comfortable with, 1867, oft referred to as the 'fly game'. A close game throughout, the Atlantics six run sixth inning put them ahead for good. Willy Mo, Pigtail, Dreambucket and Shakespeare all had three hits a piece on the way to a 16-9 victory. The host team, the Huntersville Boll Weevils presented a group of nine players to challenge the Atlantics in a 1860 contest. A five run first inning opened up the game, while a seven run sixth inning closed it out. TC had four hits to lead all Atlantics while Toothpick, Dreambucket and Shakespeare had three hits each as part of the 19-8 win. In the last match of the day, the Southern and Western clubs joined forces to create the Carolina Pick Nine. Any bold ballists willing to extend their season another two hours stepped up to the line. An 1864 contest, that could have gone either way until the Atlantic seven run sixth inning lead to a 16-11 final tally. Shakespeare and Flash had three hits each, Butcher and Shakespeare each stole home, and Money batted .500 for the opposing team, twice his Atlantic average! The Atlantic Captains took turns pitching with a perfect weekend, Hammy tallied three wins and Pigtail two. And so we end the season with a 30-game winning streak and a 34-game unbeaten streak! We were 10-6 on June 4th, and finished 43-6-1. The next Atlantic Appearance will be at the VBBA Convention at Old Bethpage in March. |
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| Photos by Kevin S. Harrison |
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