Bay City hosts Mt. Clemens
Bay City hosts Mt. Clemens
August 22nd 2009
Carroll Park, Bay City, MI
Bay City 28, Mt. Clemens 6
An early fall chill was in the air, and dark clouds in the sky gave a hint that summer was coming to an end. This was the backdrop for the final match of base ball to be played at Carroll Park this season. The Bay City lads were hosting the Regular Base Ball Club of Mt. Clemens, Michigan on this day and it would mark the first return of the Mt. Clemens ballists to Carroll Park since the Independents’ inaugural match with them in 2005. The Regulars, always being fine gentlemen, were welcomed back with open arms to help close out the Bay Citys 5th season of play at Carroll Park, and thus bringing the circle to a close.
The match began with Mt. Clemens taking a quick two run lead in their first innings thanks to some fine striking and running by Jeff Tomshaw. The Independents would more then match the Regulars’ striking with five runs of their own. The Bay Citys would begin the innings with a howitzer from the bat of “Tanner” LeRoux. LeRoux would easily make his third on the blast, and he would tally on a safety by the next striker Brian “Butterfly” Beceril. Beceril would also circuit the bases on another shot to the garden by Justin “Doc” Garcia, and that clout would have him make his second safely. When the innings closed Bay City now held a 5 aces to 2 advantage over Mt. Clemens.
The Regulars would be baffled by the bevy of balls served to the plate by Fred “Twinkle-Toes” Brissette, and coupled with the strong defense of the Independents the Regulars would be whitewashed for the next three innings. The Bay City nine wouldn’t fare much better only tallying 3 more runs themselves. After four innings of play the Bay Citys led 8-2.
In the fifth innings the Regulars, behind the bat of Mr. Tomshaw, would again plate two aces, and draw the contest tighter at 8-4. The Independents then took their turn at the stripe, and saw two of their first four strikers lose their hands in the innings. With the bases loaded and two hands lost the scene was now set for a whirlwind of action on the bases as Brian “Butterfly” Beceril stepped to the plate. One whip of the willow from Beceril cleared the bases as he made a home run on a line drive deep to the garden. Jason “Buttons” McInerney, took full advantage of the winded Regular ballists and punished the pill for another liner deep into the center field. He too would make his home run with a splendid finish that brought to mind an equine misstep that brought his drivers’ carriage into a ditch. This innings would not close for the Bay Citys until they sent 17 strikers to the plate, and extended their lead in the contest to Bay City 20, Mt. Clemens 4.
The Regulars would tally 2 more runs in the seventh innings and that would bring their scoring to a close in the contest. The Independents would ring the bell 8 more times before the finish of the match. The match would end at Bay City 28, and Mt. Clemens 6.
