Diamond State Finds Success at Philly Festival

On Sunday, September 7 the Diamond State Base Ball Club traveled to the Navy Yard in Philadelphia to participate in the Philadelphia Vintage Base Ball Festival hosted by the Athletic BBC.  On the field of play, the Diamond States met a pair of New York Clubs.

In the first match of the day, the Blue and Black squared off with the Atlantic BBC of Brooklyn.  Despite starting strong with 3 aces in their first inning, the Delaware nine clung to a narrow 6-3 advantage after five innings.  The Diamond States tallied 4 aces in the sixth to expand their advantage, but the Atlantic responded with four aces of their own.  In the seventh inning, the Diamond States plated another 3 aces and were able to hold the New York club in check to secure the 13-8 victory.  The club was lead by Blackbart and Memphis with 4 hits and 3 aces apiece.

The afternoon’s contest had the Diamond States facing the Gotham BBC of New York.  The Diamond States were able to take advantage of a short-handed Gotham nine en route to a 17-5 victory on the strength of eight aces in their sixth inning.  The Blue and Black were led by Triple B (4 hits, including 2 doubles) and Anchor (3 hits, 3 aces).

With the victories, the Diamond States now have 20 wins on the season to go along with 7 defeats.

The Blue and Black will travel to Sussex County on Saturday to face the Lewes BBC.  The pair of matches will take place at the Virden Center on the University of Delaware campus in Lewes beginning at 1:00 pm.

Diamond State BBC 13 – Atlantic BBC of Brooklyn 8

Player Hits AB Aces 2B 3B HR BB SB
Anchor 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1
Blackbart 4 5 3 1 0 0 0 5
Boots 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 3
Jefe 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lightning 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 3
Lobo 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2
Memphis 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 3
Ring 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Swampy 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Triple B 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 1

 

Diamond State BBC 17 – Gotham BBC of New York 5

Player Hits AB Aces 2B 3B HR BB SB
Anchor 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 1
Blackbart 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1
Boots 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 1
Bumps 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 1
Jefe 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lightning 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 2
Lobo 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 2
Memphis 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 1
Ring 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Thunder 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Triple B 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 1