October 6th, 2049
With shortstop Dugthak Heartkicker leading the charge, the Old Forest Merry Fellows got a road win over the Erebor Eagles, 10-3, in Game 1 of the Hobbit Series today. Heartkicker was 4-5 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 at The Eyrie to help Old Forest take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 series.
Old Forest used the bat of Alrond *Hubbard, Jr. to get the win. The right fielder hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Merry Fellows ahead, 8-2. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it did its damage.
“It felt like they almost stopped play a couple times, but it just held off,” Heartkicker said of the rain that threatened throughout much of the game. “Not great conditions for playoff baseball.”
Game 2 is scheduled for Friday at Shire Greens Stadium.