The Atlantics welcomed the New York Mutuals, another squad of Long Island base ballists, to their homefield at the Smithtown Historical Society this past Sunday.
The first of two 1864 matches began with the Mutuals brazzenly taking out a 4-0 lead. The Mutuals offense scored mostly in the early innings lead by their lead off hitter and centerfielder Rich "Fingers" Effinger who struck the ball well into the trees in right centerfield.
The Atlantics however never faltered and methodically began their assault on Alyssa Mulligan's pitching led by Dean "Dreambucket" Emma with four hits and Kevin "Flash" Harrison with three hits including a double and two triples.
The Atlantic leftfielder Anthony "Dirty Pirate" Cannino also contributed to the offense with a single, double and three aces while Vincent "Tuna" Aurora struck the ball well without any results until finally he was rewarded with a single in the eighth inning.
Frank "Hammy" Obidienzo pitched the complete game and secured the 15-6 victory.
The second match featured a pitching duel between Peter "Wheels" Halecky and Tuna, who was making his pitching debut of the season. This time the Mutuals fared no better, with the Atlantic defense supporting Tuna's innaugural performace.
Leading the Atlantic offense was "Tricky Rick" Stattler, Dreambucket and Flash with two hits a piece as the Atlantics matched their first game ace total of 15 and held the Mutual attack to a sparse 3 aces. Tuna received his first victory of the season and Frank "Shakespeare" Van Zant did an exemplary job as the arbiter of the matches.
The Atlantics next travel to Philadelphia for a festival of vintage base ball on Saturday September 15th and return to Smithtown for the Smithtown Fair on Sunday September 16th.
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