June 23

More rain showers in the early morning but by the time afternoon arrived it was warm and humid. In Quarryville in the morning for a visit and lunch with Jenny, in the evening we were back in Baseballtown. This was the 14th home date in the last 18 for the R-Phils, a lengthy stretch no matter how you look at it. After six straight losses on this homestand the ballclub finally broke through in a big way with a 10-3 win over Erie. At the outset it looked like more of the same as the 'Wolves took an early 3-0 lead. The R-Phils scored seven runs in the fourth inning as Michael Spidale, Stephen Susdorf and Derrick Mitchell had RBI hits, Tuffy Gosewisch put the punctuation mark on it with a grand slam home run. Carlos Rivero added a two-run shot in the fifth, Paco Figueroa's RBI hit in the sixth inning capped the scoring. Tyler Cloyd pitched eight strong innings in 80 degree heat to pick up the win, Justin Friend worked the ninth inning. Better than 7300 in attendance for a post-game fireworks show but needless to say I was gone ASAP. The ballclub's mark stands at 36-36 on the season, 18-22 at home. The boys hit the road for six days, the next home date is June 30. The Lancaster BSers play at home over the next six days, with dek hockey over for the season I'll probably get over to the ballpark on North Prince Street for most if not all of them. Take care, thanks for reading.