ABBC vs Newtown Sandy Hooks

June 9	Newtown Sandy Hooks	1864	W 7-5
		1864	L 8-7

Atlantic took to the road again, this time north to picturesque McLaughlin Vineyard in Newtown to face the Sandy Hooks. This day would feature two 1864 games, played by two teams with excellent defensive skills, and both defenses showed up, with nary a double-digit score in either game. After blanking Sandy Hook in its first, Atlantic put across 3 runs in its turn, highlighted by a triple off the bat of Dreambucket. Sandy Hook answered immediately with 3 runs of its own. Goose-eggs abounded until the bottom of the 5th, when Atlantic squeezed home an ace, but Sandy Hook answered that with one in its 6th. Atlantic then plated 2 in its 6th and another in its 7th to take the lead, 7-4. Sandy Hook tried to come back in its 9th, but Atlantic held firm, allowing a single run, to capture the victory, 7-5. Dreambucket had 2 hits and 2 aces to lead the Atlantic squad, and Pigtail picked up the victory. The second match started off in a similar fashion, Atlantic blanking Sandy Hook in the first and then plating 3 runs in its half. After a scoreless 2nd inning, Sandy Hook jumped ahead with a 4-run 3rd inning, but Atlantic tied it in the bottom half, then scored again in the 4th to go one up. Sandy Hook tied it in its 5th, then after several more goose-eggs were tossed, scored in its 8th to take the lead. Atlantic was stymied. Sandy Hook then scored twice in the 9th to go up by 3 runs. Dirty Pirate led off the 9th with a double, and after the first hand was retired scoring the run, Dreambucket singled as did Shakespeare, sending home the second run, but after 2 steals of 2nd and 3rd, Shakespeare was left standing at third as the final 2 outs were recorded, giving the Sandy Hooks an 8-7 victory and a split of the games. Dirty Pirate had a double and a triple for Atlantic, which was held to just 8 hits this game. Next up for Atlantic, a weekend away, in Harpers Ferry, WV on the 23rd to face the Keystone BBC, and Easton, MD on the 24th to face Talbot and Elkton.