The event was held as a fund-raiser for the Warren County Sheriff’s Office K9 program and K9 Olive.

Donation-based ticket sales, concessions, raffle baskets, and donations, including $1,000 from Major Sponsor Bill Vargo Photography, added up to nearly $5,000 for Olive.

“Thank you, everyone,” Sheriff Brian Zeybel said. “Especially Bill, for being a major sponsor.”

Concessions sponsors included AJ’s Texas Hots, Calvert-Pearson Insurance Group (water), and Voty Insurance Agency (pop).

Times Observer Photo by Scott Kindberg Ron Thomas of the Jamestown Oldtimers delivers to the plate during an exhibition baseball game against the Warren County Law Enforcement Heat on Thursday night at Diethrick Park in Jamestown, N.Y.

There was an estimated crowd of 150 in attendance for the game.

Zeybel had been confident in the time leading up to the game, consistently predicting victory, but the Oldtimers could not capitalize on his bulletin board material – they don’t have a bulletin board.

Olive wasn’t the only winner on the law enforcement side. The Heat won the game 14-to-10 behind some late-inning heroics.

Oldtimers reliever Brian Ferry entered the game in the fifth inning with a lead, but served up 10 runs over three innings to take the loss.

Zeybel said there may have been a foreshadowing event.

In the third inning, Ferry and Oldtimer Nate Welker thought they were working on a weakness of the opposing players when they served up a pile of donuts while the Heat were at-bat.

Instead of being weighed down by the sugary snacks, the Heat players were stronger than ever.

“The relief pitcher serving us donuts may have been a clue to how the game would go,” Zeybel said. “What side was this guy on?”

“In hindsight, giving those guys donuts may not have been a great idea,” Ferry said.

The players competed hard, but the atmosphere was a friendly one.

“The camaraderie was even better than the baseball,” Zeybel said.

And the important result was a big score for the K9 program and K9 Olive.

Both teams hope to make the game an annual event.

The Oldtimers will be back in action at Dietrick Park at 6 p.m. Thursday for an exhibition game against the Jamestown Police Department.