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BADNER HAS BIG DAY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
GREEN MTN. 2B HAS 5 HITS, 5 RUNS, & 4 RBI IN DOUBLE-DIGIT VICTORY

MANCHESTER, N.H. (July 17, 1868) – Green Mountain BC, along with the rest of New England, is in the midst of another year of looking up at St. John’s in the standings, but they were able to climb above the .500 mark today with a fifteen-run victory in New Hampshire over main regional rivals Granite BC:

In the crushing victory, the top two men in the Green Mountain batting order were outstanding:

• #1 Alberik Tillstrom (CF) – 4/7, 2B, 2 R, 5 RBI, 5 TB
• #2 James Badner (2B) – 5/7, 2B, 5 R, 4 RBI, 2 SB, 6 TB
• TOTAL: 9/14, 2 2B, 7 R, 9 RBI, 2 SB, 11 TB

Badner was the star of the afternoon, his performance the best by a Green Mountain batsman since Anthony Mascherino was still wearing their shirt in 1865. Badner’s afternoon with the bat:

• T1: Single past 2B off P. Rhodes (SB, R)
• T2: 1-run Single past 1B off P. Rhodes (R)
• T4: Single to RF off P. Rhodes (SB, R)
• T5: 2-run Double past 1B off I. Baird (R)
• T6: 1-run Ground Out to 3B off I. Baird
• T8: Single to LF off I. Baird (R)
• T9: Fly Out to RF off C. McEwan

Badner’s big batting day raised his average to .324 (.782 OPS) for the 1868 season, with 21 extra-base hits, 1 home run, 36 RBI, ten stolen bases, and 1.7 WAR. He has a fair chance to make the upcoming All-Star Game in Philadelphia.

Green Mountain is currently part of a three-way tie for 3rd in New England with Sons of the Ocean & Portland, while Granite is alone in 5th place.