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ABBC at Gettysburg

July 21	Saginaw Old Golds	1864	L 18-11
	Somerset Frosty Sons of Thunder	1864	L 8-3
	Rochester Grangers	1864	W 12-8
July 22	Springfield Long Nine	1864	W 18-17
	Indianapolis Blues	1864	W 14-1

The Atlantics travelled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where only a year earlier one of the greatest battles of the Civil War occurred. On fields just south of where the battle took place a gathering of teams from across the country met in a festival celebrating base ball. The Atlantics played some mighty opponents including some of the best teams in the country. Our first match against the Saginaw Old Golds was umpired by Brad 'Brooklyn' Shaw of the Flemington Neshanocks. In this contest the Saginaw team took an early four run lead which was then matched by the Atlantics. Neither team relented their offense and a tight game through 5 innings eventually spread to a seven run difference as the Saginaw team started their undefeated weekend with a victory over the Atlantics 18-11. George 'Blackjack' Pappas led the Atlantics with three hits and four aces, while Frank 'Hammy' Obidienzo and Mike 'Money' Hill contributed two hits a piece. Richard 'Tree' Ness took the loss. The second match of the day for the Atlantics was against the Somerset team known as the Frosty Sons of Thunder. Both squads flashed some impressive defensive plays throughout the game as the Atlantics only led by the score of 3-1 after six innings. Unfortunately the Somerset team tallied seven aces over the last three innings as the Atlantic outfielders had difficulty traversing the uneven terrain and the Atlantics dropped two in a row, this time by the score of 8-3. Kevin 'Flash' Harrison led the offense with two hits, including a double and an ace scored. Finally in the last match of the day, the Rochester Grangers agreed to play a previously unscheduled match. Both teams outfielders suffered some misplays in the pasture as the slant of the farmland made the left fielder appear quite high on the hill and the right fielder at the low end. Dean 'Dreambucket' Emma led the Atlantics with three hits, followed closely by the rest of the Atlantic lineup of Matt 'Krawler' Kouyoumdjian, 'Tricky Rick' Stattler, Blackjack and Flash having two hits each. Ed 'Pigtail' Elmore tossed the first Atlantic victory of the weekend to the score of 12-8. On Sunday the Atlantics drew the Long Nine from Springfield, Illinois. This back-and-forth contest demonstrated fine displays of defense as well as timely hitting from both teams. This match was not decided until the final out was counted as the Atlantics held off the Long Nine 18-17 and Pigtail throwing his second victory in as many days. Anthony 'TC' Cannino, Greg 'Hawk' Dengel, Krawler and Tricky Rick all swung their lumber solidly for three hits each. The Atlantics final match of the weekend was against the Indianapolis Blues and their boisterous fans, a team the Atlantics last saw in Ohio a few years ago. This match saw the Atlantic bats sound off against the Indianapolis pitching. Frank 'Shakespeare' Van Zant led the team with three hits, while Flash, Hawk, Krawler, and Tricky Rick followed him with two hits each. Flash even interrupted news updates of the war by striking a ball into a hanging telegraph line. On the weekend, despite the epidemic of injuries Pigtail won two matches while Tree won one. Hawk and Money both accrued six hits, while Tricky Rick collected eight in all and Blackjack had a fine one handed bound catch in center followed by a perfect toss to the catcher for a double play. The Atlantics next play on Saturday August 4th at Old Bethpage Village Restoration for their annual festival and then on Sunday at MCU Park in Coney Island against the Essex Base Ball Club.

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