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The Atlantics ventured westward to the town of Chester, New Jersey in search of a few matches of base ball. There the Atlantics and Neshanock marched in the town parade and celebrated with its fine citizens the glorious weather. The local boys from Flemington challenged the Atlantics to two 1864 matches and after an honorary first pitch by the Mayor of Chester the games began.
The Neshanock exhibited some fine defensive innings and scored their first ace in the bottom of the first. However, that was their solo tally for the match and succumbed to the Atlantic Defense by a score of 11-1. Ed 'Pigtail' Elmore made his pitching debut of the season and was supported by Frank 'Shakespeare' Van Zant leading the Atlantic offense with three hits. Atlantic muffin, Matt 'Krawler' Kouyoumdjian, was lucky that he had previously earned a nickname for his baserunning skills as he was caught sleeping at third base by a crafty Neshanock player using the old Hidden Ball Trick. Meanwhile, Anthony 'Willy Mo' Stelmach provided solid defense behind the plate throwing out a would-be base stealer at third. Pigtail picked up his first victory of the year.
The second match started up quickly with Bobby 'Melky' Ritter pitching for the Neshanock. Bobby quickly let up four aces on several long drives. The Flemington squad battled back though against Frank 'Hammy' Obidienzo and scored an ace in their half of the first on an errant Atlantic throw. Although the Neshanock would tally two more aces this game, it was not enough as Shakespeare continued his hot hitting with four hits and 2 aces. Dean 'Dreambucket' Emma also contributed three hits including a triple and four aces. The Atlantics would rally to back-to-back 11 aces tallied over the Neshanock securing a second victory.
The Atlantics next play at the Smithtown Historical Society against the Fairplay Base Ball Club from Talbot, Maryland this Saturday May 19th.
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