ROLLINSFORD – The Beacons found themselves with a slim lead over Post 47 Tuesday night after scoring six runs in the top of the fourth inning only to see it lost in the same frame.
Ahead 7-5, Beacons pitcher Phil Fernald and the Beacons defense couldn’t stop Post 47 hitters from spraying the ball all over the outfield where the setting sun proved perilious.
Beacons centerfielder Ray Claverie had one ball go over his head and roll all the way to centerfield fence when he totally lost sight of it allowing Post 47 to score three quick runs.
“I couldn’t see it,” Claverie said. “Even sunglasses didn’t help.”
Beacons rightfielder Kim Lundquist and short fielder Leslie Bosignani didn’t fare much better as Post 47 hitters consistently launched one fly ball and line drive after another their way.
By the time the Beacons recorded the third out, Post 47 had restored order and took a commanding 16-7 lead they never relinquished.
In relief, Beacons pitcher Bob Cook surrendered another five runs before the game ended in the top of the sixth with the mercy rule. The final: Post 47, 21, Beacons, 7.
The Beacons are now 0-5 and are sitting comfortably in the cellar of the 11-team Dover Co-Rec League with nowhere to go but up.
“They are a really skilled and experienced team who took advantage of our weaknesses and took control of the game,” said Beacons Manager Bob Cook. “I give our outfielders a lot of credit for battling a tough sun all evening and doing everything they could to keep the game competitive. But in the end, it was just too much.”
The Beacons were also under-manned Tuesday and were without the services of stand-out centerfielder Jason Claffey, slugger Sonny Ecker, and several other key players.
“We had 12 players and we played all 12,” Cook said.
Tuesday’s game was actually a make-up game from May 5 when the two teams were rained out.
The Beacons’ quest for their first win continues on Sunday afternoon when they take on B.L. Limey at 1 p.m.
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