The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-31

Behind a superb six-hit perform
ance by Bill Baskin, the Owls took
the opening game of the Whining
ton series on Tuesday night, coming
up with the best game seen on the
local diamond since the season
opened. The final score was to l..
The game also established two
firsts 1t was the first time George
Estock, Wilmington's star pitcher,
had been beaten (his record before
the game was six wins against no
losses) and it was the first time this
year that the Owls had collected
a home run in the Stadium (Bobbie
Martin slammed out the four-bag-
ger in the seventh with none on.
Here are the details:
First Inning: Sanders struck out
Volan went out pitcher to first and
Chaser flied to center. Nothing
across.
Velasquez flied to left Martin
got an infield hit to short Scally
was hit by a pitched ball, but Ma
poles hit into double play, short
to second to first No runs, l hit, 2
left on.
Second Inning: Narlesky was out
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second to first and Nebarek was out
short to first. Nothing across.
Matazarro pumped a single to
center. Danek walked, but Dan
iels and Shrewsbury struck out and
Baskin flied to right. No runs,
hit, two left on.
Third Inning: Scalise flied to cen
ter. Kresnick beat out a hit to
third and went to second when
Daniels threw the ball into right
field. Estock went out pitcher to
first and Sanders struck out. No
runs, hit, l error, left on.
Velasquez got a single to center.
Martin flied to center. Scally
smacked a double into center, scor-
ing Velasquez with the first run of
the ball game. Napoles struck out,
but Matazarro got his second
straight hit, a single to left, that
scored Scally. Danek singled to
right, Matazarro stopping at second.
Daniels struck out. runs. 4 hits,
2 left on.
Fourth Inning: Volan struck out.
Chaser flied to right and Narlesky
was called out on strikes. Nothing
across.
Shrewsbury singled to left. Bas-
kin sacrificed him to second, but
Velasquez and Martin both went
out short to first. No runs, hit, l
left on.
Fifth Inning: Latchic popped to
first. Nebarek was out, third to
first and Scalise was called out on
strikes, for Baskin's fifth strike out.
Nothing across.
Scally grounded to first, and Ne
barek beat him to the bag. Napoles
went out short to first and Matazar-
70 struck out. Nothing across.
Sixth Inning: Kresnick flied to
center. Estock drew the first walk
given up by Baskin. Sanders then
grounded to Napoles, who whipped
the ball to Baskin covering first,
but Sanders beat the throw by an
eyelash, Estock going to second.
Volan then singled to right scoring
Estock, with Sanders moving over
to third. Narlesky grounded to
short, forcing Volan l run, 2 hits,
2 left on.
Danek got two-bagger to left,
but when he tried to come home
on Daniels short single to right, he
was out at the plate, Scalise to
Latchic. Shrewsbury flied to right.
Baskin then grounded to Kresnick
at short, who booted the ball and
all hands were safe. Velasquez then
pumped one through the pitchers
box, but Eslock DETECTED the ball
with his glove and Velasquez was
out, second to first. No runs, 2 hits.
2 left on.
Seventh Inning: Latchic singled
to center, buts Nebarek hit into a
fast double play, second to short
to first Scalise lined a single to
left and then stole second when
Shrewsbury's peg to Bobbie Martin
was too high. Kresnick, on another
close play, beat out hit to the
pitcher, Scalise moving to third,
but Baskin put an end to the rally
by striking out Estock. No runs.
hits, left on.
Bobbie Martin opened the Owls
half of the lucky seventh by Slam
ming four-bagger over the Bike
sign in center field. Scally was
out short to first. Napoles went
out third to first and Matazarro
grounded out to first lInaccicted 1