| 2001 - COOPERSTOWN
Pirates 12, White Sox 2
May 19, 2001
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The White Sox battled the Pirates in historic Cooperstown, New
York at Doubleday Field at the Baseball Hall of Fame in the first
Boston MABL game ever played outside of the Greater Boston Area.
The Bucs' relied on the strong left arm of ace Craig Vecharelli
(1-0) and some timely hitting from veteran Eric August (2-3, 2
Runs and 1 RBI) and rookie Sean Devan (2-2, 2 2Bs and 1 RBI) to
beat the White Sox. The Bucs scored 4 runs in the bottom of the
first to regain the lead and never looked back. Jay O'Brien reached
base all four times, scored twice and stole four bases. Jim Belcastro
also drove in a run for the Bucs, who upped their record to 3-2
overall.
The following players can all say they got base hits at the Hall
of Fame field: Eric August (2 hits, 1 double), Conrad Paquette,
Sean Devan (2 hits), Jim Belcastro, Shayne Guiliano, and Craig
Vecharelli for the Pirates; And Aarron Hutchins, Al Wiesner (2
doubles), Sam Voolich, Murray Reed, Jon Banchick, and Mike Gennaro
for the White Sox.
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2001 White Sox at Doubleday Field
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Eric August and the Pirates arrive
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Jim Belcastro like a vacuum at first base
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Jon Banchick strokes a hit
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Zeph Varley juggles.
Jon Banchick and Murray Reed not impressed.
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Brett Rudy in the White Sox locker room
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Nirv Patel tosses 1 1/3 innings
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Murray Reed holds the runner
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Jon Mead ready for action
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Mike Gennaro, Kevin Gazda and Al Wisner
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