Twitter wars are well documented in the professional level of sports. Whether it's LeSean McCoy calling out Osi Umenyiora of the New York Giants, Warren Sapp calling out Jeremy Shockey for ratting on the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, or Josh Scobee calling out DeSean Jackson for being a punk, they happen fairly routinely.
Prior to the highly anticipated Great Valley versus Bayard Rustin Ches-Mont League matchup, members of the Great Valley squad took to Twitter claiming it was their club who "Ran the league".
Rustin took matters into their own hands and not only did they talk the talk, but they walked the walk and handled business on the diamond thumping Great Valley at home by a score of 16-6 to remain undefeated at 7-0 on the season.
It is a rivalry that has always been heated and that continued to be the story on Wednesday afternoon. The two baseball programs never seem to show affection towards each other and in years past Great Valley has had Rustin's number. That was not the case during this latest contest.
Rustin opened the game with a bang, plating two runners in the first inning, then carried that momentum to the bottom half of the second inning when the Knights scored seven runs, to take an early 9-1 lead against the Patriots. Great Valley battled back, scoring four runs against Rustin starter Jack Fritz, decreasing the Knights advantage to a 9-5 lead. Rustin added three more runs in the 5th inning making it a 13-5 game and it was virtually all gold and navy from there on out.
Great Valley was indeed threatening in the sixth inning when lefty specialist Nick Miller moved from center field to the mound for Rustin. Miller began his appearance by picking off a runner to begin the inning, then proceeded to strike out the next two batters to dampen any hopes of a Great Valley comeback.
Rustin tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning which sent the Patriots packing with the ten-run rule in affect.
Starting catcher Michael Friedrich led the offensive juggernaut, reaching base all five time en route to a 5-5 day at the dish. Matt Gosik belted a three run homer, while Nick Miller did work both on the mound and in the batters box with two sacrifice fly balls. Joe Palladino laced two line drives for Rustin and Dan Myers broke out of his current slump with a 2-4 performance.
Rustin will travel to Unionville tomorrow afternoon in hopes to remain scorching hot. First pitch is slated for 3:30 PM.
Chase Senior can be reached at Chase.Senior3@gmail.com
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