Antiques Blue 23 — 65 Giants 10

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Opening day for the brand new 65+ division was Sunday, April 6. The Antiques Blue scored in all but one inning to beat the Giants, 23-10.

Line Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H
Giants 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 10 11
Antiques Blue 5 1 2 6 0 3 3 3 x 23 30

The Giants started fast, scoring 3 in the top of the first on two walks and three singles. The Antiques matched that and went ahead in the bottom of the first on 5 hits, a walk, and a Giants error. The Antiques took an 8 -3 lead into the 4th. The Giants came back with a 4-run inning to cut the lead to 8-7.

The Antiques answered again with a 6 spot in the bottom of the 4th. The Giants continued to battle, getting 3 of those back. Then the Antiques failed to score in the fifth, so it was 14-10 after 5.

The Antiques defense then took over, shutting out the Giants in the last 4 innings. They added 3 insurance runs in each of the 6th, 7th, and 8th.