September 11

Monday lunch at the mall got the new week started, in the evening I made a trip west of the Susquehanna for baseball in York. The Long Island Ducks were the opponent, this was the leftover makeup game from the rain-plagued series the week before. The Ducks are in the running for the second-half title in the Liberty Division while the Revolution entered the night in first place in the Freedom with the Barnstormers and Sugar Land in close pursuit. On this night in York the game was scoreless into the fifth inning when the Ducks scored on an error to go up 1-0. In the bottom of the inning the Revs tied it on a solo home run from newcomer Rubi Silva (former Chicago Cub property who spent most of the season in the Can-Am League). In the sixth the home team took the lead when Ryan Dent doubled and scored on Alonzo Harris' RBI single, from there the Rev bullpen shut it down for the 2-1 win. Victor Mateo started for York and went five innings, Joe Van Meter picked up the decision with Chase Huchingson earning the save. The regular season is in its home stretch, every club in the league has six games remaining. Long Island is in Lancaster for three games Tuesday through Thursday while York hosts Southern Maryland, the Stormers and Revs wrap up the season with three in York over the weekend. As they say on television: Stay Tuned. Take care, thanks for reading.