Under sunny skies and cool temperatures the 2018 season got underway……
It looked for a bit, parking was going to be a problem at the fields as the parking lots were being
paved, but after a while, cars were allowed to be parked…..I wonder if games have ever been
canceled due to parking issues??????
GAME RECAPS…..
from Field #1…….BRAFMAN 17……GROH 7……
from KEN GROH…..
TYLER STANSBURY hit a third inning grand slam to pace the offense and DAVID WEIL, RYAN
BAUM and GROH had two hits each, but by hitting into several double plays, the offense never got
into gear.
On the defensive side, JERRY KIRZNER had the play of the game with a great catch at 2B.
“We were working out the kinks and in the process were taken to the woodshed, however I’m excited
for the potential with this team and am looking forward to the remainder of the season.”
from MARC BRAFMAN……
“We battled the sun, some suspect umpiring (fine?) and TEAM GROH and prevailed over all three.
I’m proud of how we opened the season. Everyone contributed either in the field or at the plate and
down the line-up made some big plays on defense and outlasted a very good GROH team”
The offense was paced by rookie LEON “THE BULL” SESERMAN who went 4 for 4, fellow rookie
RILEY ABLE, JOEL “THE WRATH” KAHN each with two base knocks and finally, BEN “B-ROD”
RODRIGUEZ, who got the game ball with a bases loaded clearing double in the sixth inning…
B-ROD said afterwards, “I was just trying to get on base and help the team. I had no idea what the
scored was or what inning we were in. I just go up and hit.”
Not to be overlooked was the defense of JEREMY FOGEL, AARON COMPTON, sub DAVID
“DEE” HARRIS and MIKE CREEMER, who had the task of trying to keep pitcher JASON “THE
MAD HUNGARIAN” FAUST focused……EDITORS NOTE…….GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!
FAUST making his return to the league after a couple of years pitching in AAA for the COLUMBUS
CLIPPERS had this to say afterwards, “Pitching is 80% of the game and the other “half” is hitting
and fielding”.
MORE RECAPS TO FOLLOW……….
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