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ABBC vs Brooklyn Eckfords

September 23	Brooklyn Eckfords	1864	W 8-4
		1864	L 9-8

The Atlantics welcomed their cross-borough rivals the Eckfords to their scenic home grounds of the Smithtown Historical Society this past Sunday. The original Eckfords and Atlantics were rivals in Brooklyn and their modern day recreations continued their competitive matches just where they left off all those years ago. The first match featured pitching from Frank "Hammy" Obidienzo of the Atlantics and Eric "Express" Miklich of the Eckfords, with umpiring by Sean "Toothpick" Ness of the Manetto Hill Surprise BBC. The Atlantics scored first and last with a few in between as William "Billy Goat" Kowalczyk, Dean "Dreambucket" Emma and Kevin "Flash" Harrison each struck two hits a piece leading the Atlantics to an 8-4 victory. The second match showed a change in pitcher as Steve "Richmond" Krauss came in for the Eckfords while the Atlantics kept Captain Hammy out between the pitching lines. Billy Goat was replaced by George "Blackjack" Pappas who recently returned from a scouting trip. In this match the Eckfords came out strong scoring three aces in the first frame and featured a tight contest with a tie game going into the sixth inning. Behind the plate Matt "Krawler" Kouyoumdjian played aggressive defense throwing out a couple of would-be base stealers. The Atlantics moved ahead by two aces in the eighth inning but even a two run deficit and a double play, Anthony "Willy Mo" Stelmach to Dreambucket to Flash, did not hold down the Eckfords. In the top of the ninth, Rich "Fingers" Effinger, Al "Rocky" Belbol, Express and the rest of the Eckfords combined to score three aces and take a 9-8 lead. Despite fine hitting by Greg "Hawk" Dengel with four hits, Flash with three hits, and Dreambucket and Krawler with two hits, the Atlantics failed to tally an ace as the Eckfords split the doubleheader. This weekend also saw the Atlantics at the Bellmore Street Fair with Ed "Pigtail" Elmore manning the tables on Sunday. The Atlantics next play on Saturday September 29th at the Smithtown Historical Society against the New York Gothams. Games begin at 11:00 AM and will feature a doubleheader to the rules of baseball as they were played in 1864.

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