Aug 7: Simsbury Taverneers:1-Providence Grays: 16

Aug 8: Simsbury Taverneers:14-Bethpage Mutuals:19

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In the first game of the Old Bethpage Vintage Base Ball Festival (Saturday August 7th) , the Taverneers struggled to gain momentum against the Grays.  The Taverneers had four substitute players and only 11 players on the roster so the team's depth of players was limited.  Nevertheless, the Taverneers battled mightily with some excellent fielding by Ray Vasas who had several great left field catches to rob the Grays of some big base hits.  Consistent hitting proved to be the weak spot for the team - a steady stream of base hits never materialized.  The Taverneers prevented the shut out with an early string of hits to drive Matt Durst in for the only run.  The game finished with the Grays avenging their July 3rd loss to the Taverneers.

In the second game for the Taverneers, play greatly improved with lots of hits, great base running, and solid fielding.  The game presented many twists including a barn in play in right field where a ball hit off the barn can be caught for an out.  The Taverneers hit their stride by the 6th inning and began to run up the score but unfortunately they ran out of innings to finish the job.  Overall the Mutuals out-hit the Taverneers and emerged on top.

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