[tm1681]

MCLEAN PITCHES TWO-HIT SHUTOUT IN NBBO DEBUT
CANTABRIGIANS GREENHORN STARTS CAREER WITH A DREAM PERFORMANCE IN MAINE

PORTLAND, MAINE (May 4, 1870) – Cantabrigians BC have historically been the punching bag of New England, finishing last in seven of the NBBO’s first thirteen seasons. However, they had their best-ever finish at 4th place last year, and started this year with a rousing win in Maine against favored Portland:

The visitors saw All-Star C Harvey O’Donnell hit 4/5 with a double, but their best performance by far was that of Everton McLean, who was playing in his first game in the NBBO:

• CG SHUTOUT, 2 HA, 1 BB, 1 K – 1/4, 1 R, 1 RBI

What McLean did at Portland was the best debut by a Greenhorn pitcher in recent memory, and he was a credible batsman on top of it. It was part of a magnificent defensive performance by Cantabrigians, as on top of the two hits they allowed their defense committed just one fielding error.

Portland’s pair of hits were a single by Dallas Campanelli in the bottom of the 1st and another single by Lars Kelson in the bottom of the 5th. Aside from that, one Portland batsman reached via error and one more reached via Base on Balls.

It was an outstanding start to 1870 for a Cantabrigians team that has never finished above .500, and a disappointing loss for a Portland team expected to finish 2nd in the New England Championship.