Johnson City Holds Off Virginia
NORFOLK, VA – After opening the game with a 3-0 lead, the Johnson City Fuckhectors had to withstand Virginia’s rally to hold on for a 5-4 victory on opening day. Johnson City (1-0) becomes the fourth straight away team to win during opening week. Home teams are current 0-4.
Virginia (0-1) struggled to find any offense for the first 5 innings. Then, they chalked up three runs to cut the Fuckhectors’ lead to 4-3. In the 7th, Virginia tied it up at 4, but Johnson City reclaimed the lead for good with a run in the top of the 8th.
“That’s the type of games you have to win to be good in this league,” Mike Huie, Johnson City’s manager said. “We did work. They did work. In the end, it was our work that counted.” The two teams meet again on Tuesday in Norfolk for game two of a three game series.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||
| Johnson City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| W: James Aranda (1-0) L: Kermit Beckham (0-1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Box Scores:
| Johnson City Fuckhectors | |||||||
| Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | AVG. |
| John Rodriguez SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Peter Smith SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Robert Speakman SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Frank Scheuerman 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Thomas Boyer RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Michael Brummitt 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Donald Desroches LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Ron Tharpe CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Adam Benson C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Arthur Lemmons 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| James Aranda P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Edward Moore P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eddie Patton P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Edward McCaffery P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals: | 42 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2B: John Rodriguez 3 (1, Allen Jean)(2, Allen Jean)(3, Allen Jean); Adam Benson (1, Kermit Beckham); RBI: Thomas Boyer 2 (2); Adam Benson (1); Donald Desroches (1); Frank Scheuerman (1); SB: Frank Scheuerman 1 (1); Errors: Michael Brummitt (1, 1); | |||||||
| Johnson City Fuckhectors Pitching | ||||||||
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| James Aranda (W, 1-0) | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Edward McCaffery (H, 1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Edward Moore (S, 1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches/Strikes: James Aranda (116/82); Edward Moore (23/17); Edward McCaffery (10/7); Batters Faced: James Aranda 30; Edward Moore 4; Edward McCaffery 3; | ||||||||
| Virginia Opossums | |||||||
| Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | AVG. |
| William Fritz SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Isiah Cline RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Harry Hunt 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Harvey Simon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| William Price LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Jeffrey Hansen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Richard Green CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Kenneth Stark 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Allen Jean P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Griffin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Aaron Edwards P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Scott Houston P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Clark P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Bernard Shepherd P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kermit Beckham P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals: | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2B: Michael Clark (1, James Aranda); Richard Green (1, James Aranda); RBI: Richard Green (1); Jeffrey Hansen (1); Harry Hunt (1); Isiah Cline (1); SB: William Fritz 1 (1); Errors: Harvey Simon (1, 1); Isiah Cline (1, 1); | |||||||
| Virginia Opossums Pitching | ||||||||
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Allen Jean | 5.2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 |
| Aaron Edwards | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| David Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kermit Beckham (L, 0-1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Pitches/Strikes: Allen Jean (97/71); Kermit Beckham (35/21); David Griffin (6/5); Aaron Edwards (4/3); Batters Faced: Allen Jean 30; Kermit Beckham 9; David Griffin 3; Aaron Edwards 2; | ||||||||
July 27, 1953
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