Diamond State Bests Brandywine on Pea Patch Island
On Sunday, June 7 the Diamond State Base Ball Club set sail for Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island. There they faced off against their friends from the Brandywine BBC in a spirited match. The Blue and Black jumped out to an early advantage with 8 aces over their first 2 innings. The West Chester side came storming back with 4 tallies in their 5th inning to narrow the gap, but the Diamond States held on for a 13-7 victory.
The Diamond States were lead by Blackbart (4 hits) and Hawthorne (double and home run). On loan to the Brandywine side, Swampy amassed 4 hits in 4 trips to the striker’s line.
Diamond State 13 – Brandywine BBC 7
| Player | AB | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SB | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sonny | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swampy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Thunder | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lightning | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Huck | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Black Bart | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Boots | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doughboy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawthorne | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ben Voudouris | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
