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GROVES GOES WILD AT LAST-PLACE OLYMPIC
ALL-STAR 2B HAS 6 HITS & 7 RBI AS NATIONAL PUMMELS HOSTS

PATERSON, N.J. (Aug. 10, 1873) – Neither National nor Olympic have anything left to play for other than pride, but that didn’t stop visiting National from dismantling their opposition in Great Falls Park on Sunday afternoon:

Once National used an eight-run rally to take a 10-0 lead by the middle of the 3rd the game was effectively over, but that didn’t stop them from piling on the runs during subsequent innings.

National received two outstanding performances, one was from SS Joseph Davenport:

• NAT #2 J. Davenport (SS): 5/7, 2 3B, 5 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 9 TB, 100 GMSC

But the unquestionable Player of the Game was All-Star 2B Harold Groves:

• T1: Reached via Base on Balls by J. Davis (R)
• T3: 1-run Triple to RCF off J. Davis (R)
• T3: 1-run Single past 2B off J. Davis
• T5: Fly Out to RF
• T6: 2-run Single past 2B off T. Mann (R)
• T7: 1-run Single past 2B off T. Mann
• T9: Leadoff Double to LCF off J. Pratt (R)
• T9: 2-run Double to RF off J. Pratt
• TOTAL: 6/7, 2 2B, 3B, 4 R, 7 RBI, BB, 10 TB, 126 GMSC

Groves’ performance was the second-best by a batsman in the NBBO this year, and the best ever by anybody wearing National’s colors.

With one week left, National & Olympic are the two teams at the bottom of the standings in the Coastal Championship.