15 Ks for Beck, Beats Mastic Beach 8-3
It was a very special game for <Dave Beck:player#7191> today at Royals Ballpark in <Poughkeepsie:team#131>. He had the perfect delivery. The good fastball. The nasty curve. The batters mumbling and muttering when they swung and missed. And when he needed a strikeout, he got it. In an unforgettable performance the 25-year-old Beck fanned 15 strikeouts Polecats and sparked the <Poughkeepsie Royals:team#131> to a 8-3 victory over <Mastic Beach:team#137>.

His catcher commented, "I don't think I have seen him throw better. His location and command were really something."

In addition to his 15 strikeouts, Johnson allowed 4 hits and no walks in a superlative outing.

His manager added, "It's a manager's day off when you get pitching like that."

The Mastic Beach skipper had no comment that was printable in the newspaper.

This year <Beck:player#7191> has made 18 starts, thrown 124.2 innings, fanned 115 batters and walked 23. His won-lost record is 11-4 with a 2.17 ERA.