ABBC vs Providence Grays

October 27	Providence Grays	1864	W 7-6
		1864	W 9-5

The Atlantics traveled north to the land of Witches in Northern Massachusetts and played the Providence Grays one last time this season. Spectators of both the human and unnatural variety viewed with curiosity the game of base ball as it was played during the Civil War. The first match witnessed back and forth scoring and a tie game into the eighth inning. Anthony "Dirty Pirate" Cannino and Vincent "Tuna" Aurora led the Atlantics with two hits each, but Kevin "Flash" Harrison tallied the go-ahead and eventual winning run in the bottom of the eighth on a ball struck by Marc "Nice n Easy" Josloff" into the hole that the Shortstop could not come up with. This quick match featured fine defense by both squads and timely hitting made the difference in the result. After a short break, Ed "Pigtail" Elmore returned to the field to pitch both halves of the doubleheader and continued his winning streak. This time the Dirty Pirate, Matt "Krawler" Kouyoumdjian and Flash each had three hits, while Dean "Dreambucket" Emma roped a homerun to right-center field near a 350 year old stone gazebo. The Atlantics and Grays celebrated afterwards to a fine season by both teams and we look forward to continuing this fine play next year. The Atlantics finish their season at home on Saturday November 3rd at the Smithtown Historical Society against a new team, the Hoboken Nine from New Jersey. Games will be played to the rules of base ball in 1864 and begin at 11AM.