We were up 15-2 as the Elks came to the plate in the bottom of the third and the game looked to be a laugher.  But the Bayville Elks are a game team and as we came to the plate in the top of the 7^th the score was Sandy’s 20, Elks 19. 

We started strong.  Double, single, triple, oops, and, later, 3 singles and a walk to push home our 5.

The bottom of the lineup got a double and 2 singles and a RBI to start the 2d.  Russ then drove in a run with a single, as did Jim, Phil and John K.

Bayville got on the board in the bottom of the 2^nd with a couple runs.  In the 3^rd we scored 5 for the third time in a row.  Russ closed out the scoring with a HR to LC.

The Elks put up 4 in the 3^rd and 5 in the 4^th.  In between we did a donut.  That changed in the top of the 5^th, however, as we again put up 5.  Phil walked, John K doubled and Jay boomed a 3-run shot to left.  Three singles and a SAC got us the other 2 runs.

The Elks scored 3, we got zip, then they got 5.  The 8 runs were all against Phil, who came on to relieve John, who was tiring.  Phil "enjoyed" some of the worst defense in history.  Phil started a DP for the first two outs in the 3 run 5^th and caught a grounder to toss out the runner going to first to end the inning.  We compounded our holey defensive woes in the top of the 6^th by scoring nada. The Elks got from 6 – 8 outs in their half of the 6^th as we managed not to convert three pop flies and three grounders – one the DP variety.  Our defensive largesse led to 5 runs.

In the top of the 7^th our bats came alive again.  Frank hit a screaming 2-run HR following another hustle double by Jim.  5 singles and a walk led to a 6 run inning, putting us up 26-19. 

John M re-entered as pitcher in the 7^th and nailed down the game, holding the ever-determined Elks to just 3 runs.

Gary Bendian had a great game, going 4-4 with 5 rbis.  Frank and Jay each had 3.  Jim, Frank and Jay each scored 3 times.  Altogether the team managed 34 hits including 7 doubles and 3 HR.