The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-27
WILMINGTON HERE
monday, July 24)

WILMINGTON HERE
monday, July 24)
The Blue Rocks took Monday
nights double-header to give them
the series three games to one.
First Game
HOWE Anderson (the losing
pitcher) started the seven-inning
first game, but was knocked out of
the box in the third and was re-
lieved by Reardon. He in turn was
relieved by Bradford in the fourth.
Ray Fletcher was behind the plate.
John Walcz went the route for
Wilmington to chalk up his fourth
win, he has yet to lose Matt Plisz-
ka was his catcher.
Wilmington took a one-run lead
in the top half of the first. Loos,
the first man up, singled to left, went
to second while Young was ground
ing out and scored on Commands
double to right. Schell then flied
out and Schlukebir struck out.
They came right back in the top
half of the second with two more.
Pliszka opened the inning with a
single to left and Waytula sacrificed
him to second, from where he
scored on Newsome's double to left.
Walcz followed with single, also
to left. scoring Newsome, and NOV
ed to second when Levan let the
ball get away. Loos beat out hit
along the third baseline, but Young
hit into a double play W
The Braves got back in the game
in the bottom half when they came
up with two runs. With one away,
Heinbaugh singled to right and Te-
desco singled to center, sending
Heinbaugh to third, with Tedesco
taking second on the throw-in.
Fletcher got the third straight hit of
the inning, single to center, scoring
Heinbaugh and Tedesco, but Ander-
son flied out and Simmons grounded
out
The Blue Rocks, however, wrap
ped the game up in the top half of
the third when they batted around
and came up with six runs to make
the score 9 to g. Command and
Schell both got singles and Schluke-
bir sacrificed them along Pliszka
then got an intentional walk filing
the bases. That was all for Ander-
son and Reardon took over. Way
tula, the first man to face him, sin
gled to center, scoring Command and
Schell, with Pliszka stopping at sec
ond. Newsome got a two-bagger to
left, scoring Pliszka and Waytula,
and when Fletcher made a wild
throw to third, Newsome came home
on the error. Walcz got his second
hit, this time four-bagger over
the leftfield wall, for the sixth run
of the inning Loos then got his
third straight hit, single to center,
but Young ended the rally by hitting
into double play
1t was 1912 Wilmington in the
fourth. Command singled, but
Schell flied out to left. Schlukebir.
then grounded to Heinbaugh at sec
ond who let the ball go through him
and Command went to third on the
error, with Schlukebir safe at first.
That was all for Reardon and Brad
ford came in. Pliszka greeted him
with single to right, scoring Com
mand, but Waytula popped up to
second and Newsome flied out to
right.
Hagerstown got their third and
fourth runs in the fifth when. with
two away, Levan doubled and scor-
ed ahead of Perrin, who hit one over
the leftfield wall.
; The Blue Rocks got their final
two runs in the top half of the
seventh. With two away, Schell
walked and scored on Schlukebir's
double to right. Pliszka followed
with another double to the same
spot, scoring Schlukebir and Way
lula came right behind him with
single to short left. Pliszka round |
ed third on the hit and then tried |
to get back on the bag, but Tedesco |
put it on him for the third out.
Hagerstown picked up a run in |
the bottom half when. with two
away, Levan singled and scored on