The next day the Atlantics celebrated Long Island's rich base ball history at Lake Ronkonkoma's Raynor Beach County Park as part of their First Annual Motor Parkway "Sunday Drive" sponsored by the Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society. To help celebrate the Atlantics faced off in a single match against the Brooklyn Eckfords demonstrating America's favorite pasttime as it was played in 1864.
The Atlantic's pitcher Tree faced off against the Eckfords experienced pitcher Eric Miklich. In a battle of two pitching styles, Tree's mixing of pitches won out against Eric's faster but straighter underhand tosses. With the Eckford squad trying out some muffins around the field, the Atlantic batters placed their hits carefully and tallied 14 aces to win the match. Tree won his second match in as many days while Willy Mo and Toothpick had 2 aces each. TC had 4 hits, including 2 doubles and 3 aces.
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