ABBC vs Providence Grays and Elizabeth Resolutes

August 17	Providence Grays	1884	W 23-12
	Elizabeth Resolutes	1864	W 9-5

The Atlantics started their weekend road trip heading towards the Ocean State and the Moses Brown School in eastern Providence. There they took part in a round-robin against the resident Providence Grays and the Elizabeth Resolutes with whom the Atlantics had just played the weekend before at MCU Park in Coney Island. The team from New Jersey defeated the hosts in an 1873 match before the Grays took on the Atlantics in an overhand 1884 bout. The Grays started the game scoring two runs in the top of the first on a couple of uncharacteristic Atlantic errors but the Atlantics struck right back with five runs of their own off of Providence pitcher Charlie 'Suds' Dryer. Unfazzed, the Providence offense took Atlantics pitcher Frank 'Shakespeare' Van Zant to task scoring four more runs in the second inning to regain the lead. Finally the Atlantic defense showed up and they brought their bats with them. Two white washes for the Grays followed four aces each in the third and fourth innings. A change of pitcher to Connor Hoffman for the Grays could only slow the Atlantic offense down as they tallied ten more runs over the remaining innings. The Grays kept up the pressure by scoring six runs over the last five innings but would fall by the score of 23-12. The home crowd was so disappointed that an ancient oak tree seventy feet tall, which may have been a little shrubbery at the time the original Grays were last champions in 1884, fell next to the field in the middle of the post game speeches. The Atlantics brought their hitting shoes for the first match led by Shakespeare with five hits, Anthony 'Willy Mo' Stelmach and Kevin 'Flash' Harrison with four hits, and George 'Wildhorse' Ferchland with three hits. Dean 'Dreambucket' Emma and Anthony 'Dirty Pirate' Cannino each ripped triples to rightfield in the match as well. The second game of the day featured a rematch of last weeks one run differential exhibition game and the Resolutes were looking to even the score. This game featured solid defense by both teams as Ed 'Pigtail' Elmore pitched for the Atlantics and Danny Marcus pitched for the Resolutes. The Atlantics started the scoring in the second with a single ace only to be matched in the top of the third by the Resolutes. Putting a coule of hits together the Resolutes took the lead in the fourth but the Atlantics scored in their half to tie it up at two aces apiece. The boys from Jersey tallied two more aces in the fifth and held the Atlantics in their turn to enter the sixth inning with a two run lead. The Atlantics sliced some singles off of Danny and combined with a few Resolutes errors turned it into five runs and a three ace lead for the Atlantics. Although they would score once more the Resolutes were resolutely defeated 9-5. The Atlantic offense was lead by Anthony 'Dirty Pirate' Cannino, Greg 'Hawk' Dengel and Anthony 'Willy Mo' Stelmach with two hits each. The Atlantic road trip continues to Connecticut to meet the New London Thames in the shadow of old Fort Trumbull on Sunday.