The Atlantics welcomed their long-time friends the Elizabeth Resolutes to Smithtown for a double-header of vintage base ball in celebration of the legacy of Atlantics co-founder Al 'Old Dutch' Dieckmann. The first match of the day was an 1864 bout between the Atlantics Frank 'Hammy' Obidienzo and the Resolutes Danny Marcus. In a battle of pitching styles, the speedy pitching of the Resolute team turned into line drives off of Atlantic bats. Meanwhile the Resolutes had difficulty adjusting to the slower arch and pacing tossed by Hammy. With some uncharacteristically poor defense by the Resolutes, the Atlantic offense was too much in the first game as the Resolutes fell to the score of 31-6. Leading the Atlantic offense was Matt 'Krawler' Kouyoumdjian and Frank 'Shakespeare' Van Zant with four hits each while Anthony 'Willy Mo' Stelmach, Greg 'Hawk' Dengel, Anthony 'TC' Cannino, and Dean 'Dreambucket' Emma amassed twelve hits between them.
In a short between-game ceremony, Atlantic Captain Ed 'Pigtail' Elmore paid tribute to the Atlantics co-founder 'Old Dutch' and announced the awarding of Resolutes Captain Paul 'Quickstep' Salomone the "Old Dutch Day Award" for his service to the vintage base ball community over the years.
The Resolutes then challenged the Atlantics to play an 1870 match and the Atlantics eagerly accepted. There are some subtle differences between the rules of base ball in 1864 and 1870. The most prominent of those being that the bound rule only applied in foul territory. The Resolutes felt resolutely that this might make the difference in the outcome of the match. However, the Atlantics brought their hitting shoes this day and hit the ball hard off of the Resolutes pitcher Quickstep, accruing 24 aces. Even the eldest Atlantic Marc 'Nice & Easy' Josloff hit the ball deep into the outfield on this day. The Atlantics sent George 'Blackjack' Pappas for his pitching debut and he did not disappoint holding the Resolute offense to 9 tallies and getting his first win of the season.
The Atlantics play a double-header rematch with Elizabeth next Saturday June 16th at Noon in Rahway River Park in Rahway, New Jersey.
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