The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-08

give them an even break in the six
game series. Wilmington won the
first game So, and Hagerstown came
back to take the second and final
game 81.
First Game
Woody" Wheaton, who pitched
the two-hit shutout on Thursday
night, pitched the seven-inning open
ing game, and Keller was behind the
plate.
Ed Astrotz, a right handler (the
winning pitcher) started for the
Blue Rocks, but was taken out for a
pinchhitter in the top half of the
seventh, and Don Schmidt, also
right handler, pitched the last inning.
Oswald was behind the plate.
Through the first five innings it
looked as if Wheaton was going to
repeat his performance of Thursday
night, but in the sixth frame, after
an error and late throw put two
men on base, the Blue Rocks got to
Woody" and they teed off on him
again in the seventh.
There was no scoring at all until
the top half of the sixth, and here's
what happened there. Oswald, the
first man up, was safe at first when
Dykes fielded his grounder and then
made bad throw to Harbaugh.
AStrotz laid down a sacrifice bunt.
but Oswald beat Dykes throw to
Heinbaugh, and both runners were
safe on the fielders choice. Tesauro
was up next, and while he was at
bat quick throw from Keller to
Chaser got Oswald off second, and
he was tagged out. Tesauro then
flied to left for the second out of
the inning, but Romello came
through with a double to center,
sending Astrotz to third. Whalen
drew walk, filling the bases, and
then Werner slammed double to
left, scoring Astrotz, Romello and
Whalen to put the Blue Rocks out
in front 80. Woods ended the in
ming by flying out to right.
The Owls picked up an unearned
run in the bottom half. With two
away, Keller got a base on balls and
then went to second on a balk. Helm
baugh then flied to right, and when
Werner dropped the ball, Keller
scored on the error and Heinbaugh
pulled up at first. Hixson flied out
to left to retire the side.
Wilmington picked up two more
runs in the seventh. With one away,
Davenport stepped to the plate and
slammed one over the rightfield wall.
Oswald came right behind him and
trlpled to left. Butler then went
IN to pinch hit for AStrotz and when
Dykes booted his grounder down the
third base line, Oswald scored on
the error and Butler pulled up at
first. Tesauro then got an infied hit,
with Butler stopping at second, but
Romello flied out and then Whalen
ended the inning by grounding out
third to first.
The Owls picked up their second
run (also unearned) in the bottom
half. With one away, Dykes beat
out hit to deep short. Wheaton
flied to center for the second out
and then Chaser drew base on
balls to put men on first and second.
Bird then went in to pinchhit for
Hlden and he grounded to Romello
at short, who booted the ball for the
first error of the inning, and then
when he recovered he made wild
throw to first trying to get Bird,
with the result that Dykes scored on
the second error, Chaser went to
third and Bird pulled up at second.
The rally died when Kelly grounded
out third to first to end the inning
and the game.
Summary: Wilmington, 5R. TIL.
4E. LOB 4; Hagerstown, 2R. GIL. De.
LOB 7.
Second Game
Gene Major went the route for
the Owls in the nine-inning second
game, and Crumling was behind the
plate.
For Wilmington, Ken Olvesen, a
right handler (the losing pitcher),
started, but was knocked out in the
eighth and Schmidt relieved him and
finished the game. Oswold was
again behind the plate.
Major pitched shutout ball in
every inning but the seventh. In
the first inning he struck out the
side in order, and then in the sec
ond frame, after getting the first
man up on ground ball to second.
he retired the next two batters on
strike-outs. He only gave up one
walk during the entire nine innings