It didn’t rain this week at all which meant the fields were playable for a change. Let’s get to the action on the field.
On Field 1 it was Team Wagner vs. Team Solomon
This was a classic from the start. Brad for the winners:
In a game that will go down in JCC Softball History, Team Wagner took down Team Solomon 29-27 on Wednesday Night. Team Wagner’s only lead came on the game’s last play when Landon Hawkins hit a 2-run HR, HIS FOURTH HR (Over the fence) OF THE GAME.
Team Solomon took a 6-0 lead in the first, but Team Wagner was able to fight back with four runs. Solomon had huge leads throughout the game: 12-4, 18-8, and 25-12. Team Wagner rallied with four runs with two outs in the 6th inning to avoid a run rule, and even pitcher Corey Norris thought about removing himself from the pitcher’s mound. Still, Special Guest Captain Anton Loon had faith in the team and told Norris that he wasn’t doing that and that we were going to win.
Going into the bottom of the 7th, Team Wagner trailed 27-18 and scored 11 straight runs without recording an out.
Highlights:
Michael Askin – Over the fence Grand Slam (First of his career)
Super Sub Noah Pelberg also with a HR (played a great LF)
Dan Hiudt – Solid hits all game and played a great catcher with harsh sun conditions
Mike Margolis and Mark Levine both had critical hits in the 7th inning.
Corey Norris had a 3-run inside the park HR
Team Wagner takes on Team Brafman on Sunday with Wandy Rodriguez and Wandy Peralta on the call.
Team Solomon takes on Team Wolf on Sunday with Lance Johnson and Lance Johnson on the call.
On Field Two it was Team Grefer vs. Team Brafman
Team Grefer did their job and beat Team Brafman 16-5. Everyone on Team Grefer hit the ball hard including Howard “The Grasshopper” Goldwasser who had three hits. Kyle had a big triple to deep RF and their pitcher kept Team Brafman off the scoreboard all game. “We just put the ball in play all night and used good defense to keep Team Brafman at bay,” Kyle said post game. One highlight for Team Brafman was Harry “Hood” Meisner hitting the longest grand slam I have ever seen way way WAY into the trees behind LF.
On field 3 we had Team Tenenholtz vs. Team Wolf
Rick for the winners:
On Field 3, Team Tenenholtz hosted Team Wolf and the visitors came out on fire scoring 6 in the top of the first. The home team looked discouraged after a leadoff triple by Jack Cohen as the 2 and 3-hole hitters made outs. Then Mike Rothstein led a mini hit parade as the next four hitters reached base and Team Tenenholtz was down 6-4 after one.
After that, the hall of famer, Howie Schwartz locked in and held Team Wolf scoreless while leading his team’s offense with two massive shots to right field, two runs scored and four RBI’s. Everyone contributed on the offensive end as Team Tenenholtz won 16-6 in five innings.
Of note:
- Tait Cunningham played a great SS making several nice plays
- Jeremy Spiegel had a solid defensive night at 2B
- Rabbi Yitz had a couple of clutch hits and played great defense
- Jack Cohen had three solid hits and scored twice
- Brad Gallop made a couple of very nice plays in LF for Team Wolf
- And last but not least, the final play of the game was a shot to the warning track by Howie that was caught on a nice play by Uncle Scott Wolf. Speedster, Brian “Elly” Goldberg managed to score by tagging up from second base to seal the win for Team Tenenholtz.
Finally on Field 4 it was Team Harris vs. Team Fogel
Roger for the winners:
TEAM HARRIS 13
TEAM FOGEL 7
TEAM HARRIS might have played their best game of the season in a 13-7 victory over TEAM FOGEL.
The victory broke a three game losing streak and was much needed.
“That’s the kind of team I thought we had at the beginning of the season. We hit, we fielded and Mark (WEISSER) pitched a great game, “captain GRIFF HARRIS said afterwards. “It was a total team effort. Everyone contributed in one way or another.”
It started at the top and GRIFF was on base four times including a home run….father DEE HARRIS had a huge two run single and made a great catch down the right field line, so the father/son combo did their part.
Others that stood out were PAT FELDMAN with three hits……RYAN MARCUS with two hits and a walk,…..JZ ZEIDENSTEIN with two hits and a solid shortstop…..RYAN BAUM with a big two run hit….
STU WEINSTEIN played a solid first base, EVAN WEISSER made a great tag at home plate…..ROGER ROSENTHAL had a key hit and played a solid defense which included a diving stop at shortstop (you read correctly) to save a run….
“I’ve been watching highlights of LARRY BOWA and was inspired to make a play,” ROSENTHAL said afterwards.
TIDBITS……
*One of my favorite pastimes is to read and listen to MARC BRAFMAN, DAVID WEIL and former player BILLY KAHN talk about how bad DAVID BELL is…..hey they’re on a four game winning streak and still very much alive in the wild card race….give him a break!
**I can’t believe WYOMING SCHOOLS are already in session!….when I was in school back then, we started in early September…..I guess there’s a good reason for it…..
***For the record, MARC BRAFMAN was giving me shit about a BRANDON LARSON bobblehead….well, I’m in the process of trading it!…..so shut-up, I know what I’m doing…..lol
****Finally, COREY NORRIS showed me a picture of his latest travels which included a story filled with bobbleheads…..you’d think he would have bought one for me…..oh well!…..lol
League Notes
Thanks to all of you who ran over to me in a panic after the 1st inning yesterday because my wife called everyone she knew to get in touch with me. Was it an emergency? Did one of my kids get hurt? Did I need to leave the game early? No, she had gotten Reds tickets transferred and instead of going to her they went to me. I wish the shoe was on the other foot because for about 30 seconds I was freaking out.
Happy birthday wishes go out to Griff Harris, Ken Groh, Ryan “The Hebrew Hammer” Baum and Jodi Norris. (She claimed she was an old fart last night)
As I am sure all of you have seen since it’s on the cover of the JCC magazine the Oy Vey 5K is back this year. Please sign up here https://jlive.app/events/8352. Once again, all of the money raised goes back to the JCC sports programs, including softball.
Keep former JCC softball player and all round good guy Drew “Kung Fu” Brown in your thoughts. He has had some health issues but is on the road to recovery.
Your weekly Reds rant. I agree 100% with what Barry Larkin said the other night about the Reds being OK with being .500. His point was Eric Davis, himself and Sweet Lou were never OK with being 500. Until this organization realizes that, we will be stuck with the team we are currently watching. And to answer Roger’s question about David Bell, if you (Roger) can explain to any of us why he (David Bell) is currently playing Marte (he of the .150ish average) over Espinal, who is crushing the ball and is twice the fielder, I am all ears.
Reminder we play Sunday at 9:30. See everyone on the fields.
Marc