Author: The Commissioner

It was brought to my attention by Commissioner Brad Wagner that I let you know who the special guest speaker is going to be at the softball banquet……

drum roll please……..

It’s Ty Neal!

He’s in his second year as the baseball coach at the University of Cincinnati and formerly the asst. coach at Indiana University, a team that made it to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska during his time there……

Please note, if you haven’t RSVP’d yet, please do so ASAP so the Commission knows how many people to expect…..

Hope to see everyone there for what should be a great time……

DATE…….SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9……

TIME………5:30 P.M. (HAPPY HOUR)…..6:30 P.M. DINNER……

PLACE……J.C.C. TEEN LOUNGE (HAPPY HOUR)…..BOARD ROOMS (DINNER)……

Here’s a list of the personal awards to be given out…….

*ROOKIE OF THE YEAR…..PAT FELDMAN (WEISSER), ZACH MAYER (WEISSER), JUSTIN BERG (CRONSTEIN)……

*MOST IMPROVED…………..TYLER WOLF (LEFTON), JAMES SWAN (WAGNER), MARK BLOOM (CRONSTEIN)……..

*COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR…….JOHN SILVERMAN (ROSENTHAL), BEN SANDOR (GUTTMAN), MIKE GRAY (GUTTMAN)……..

*DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR……..JACK COHEN (GUTTMAN), ZACH MAYER (WEISSER), MIKE GRAY (CRONSTEIN)….

*OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR……..MIKE ROTHSTEIN (WAGNER), JEFF WEISBROT (WEISBROT), NICK REUSZER (ROSENTHAL)……

*CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR…..RICK LEFTON, BRANDON GUTTMAN,ADAM CRONSTEIN…….

*PLAYOFF MOST VALUABLE PLAYER…..KEN GROH (CRONSTEIN), ADAM CRONSTEIN (CRONSTEIN), MIKE GRAY (GUTTMAN)……

*LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER….NICK REUSZER (ROSENTHAL), KEN GROH (CRONSTEIN), MIKE GRAY (GUTTMAN)…….

*FRANK HARKAVY GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR AWARD……ROGER ROSENTHAL (ROSENTHAL), RYAN KIRZNER (LEADER), BRAD WAGNER (WAGNER)……

*MARCUS KRUKE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD……(TO BE VOTED ON BY PAST WINNERS STILL ACTIVE IN THE LEAGUE)……

I HAVE MY PREDICTIONS DOWN……..HOW ABOUT YOURS????????

Also, TEAM GUTTMAN (1ST HALF CHAMPS), TEAM LEFTON (2ND HALF CHAMPS) and finally TEAM CRONSTEIN (TOURNAMENT CHAMPS) will be recognized for their feats…..

You won’t want to miss the final time we get together until next season……it is a great time so be there or you’ll have to answer to THE LEFTONS!!!!!!

HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE……

THE JCC SOFTBALL LEAGUE BANQUET IS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9 AT 5:30 P.M. AT THE JCC……

SNACKS AND DRINKS WILL BE SERVED BEFORE DINNER…..KOSHER FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE…..

AFTER DINNER……A STILL TO BE DETERMINED SPEAKER WILL TALK AND THEN TRPHIES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FIRST HALF CHAMPS….TEAM GUTTMAN……SECOND HALF CHAMPS…..TEAM LEFTON AND THE TOURNAMENT CHAMPS……TEAM CRONSTEIN…..

PLAYER AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED FOR THE FOLLOWING…..MOST VALUABLE PLAYER….ROOKIE OF THE YEAR….CAPTAIN  OF THE YEAR……BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER……BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER…..MOST IMPROVED PLAYER……COMEBACK PLAYER……BEST SPORTSMANSHIP……AND MORE…….

NO RSVP IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME, BUT THE OFFICIAL INVITE WILL BE SENT OUT SHORTLY AND A RSVP IS APPRECIATED…….

HOPE EVERYONE CAN COME AS IT’S A GREAT WAY TO END THE SOFTBALL SEASON OFF THE FIELD WITH HIGHLIGHTS, LAUGHS, SOME CRYING AND A LOT OF FUN…….

CONGRATULATIONS TO BRAD WAGNER FOR BEING NAMED THE NEW COMMISSIONER OF THE JCC SOFTBALL LEAGUE……..

ALSO, MANY THANKS TO THE OUTGOING COMMISSIONER, GARY GREFER, FOR ALL HE DID………

The date, time and place for the year ending softball banquet honoring the three champions……TEAM GUTTMAN (1ST HALF), TEAM LEFTON (2ND HALF) and TEAM CRONSTEIN (TOURNAMENT) and the individual awards will be announced at a later date…….STAY TUNED!

CONGRATS TO TEAM CRONSTEIN!

Reporter BRAD WAGNER reports that #1 seed TEAM CRONSTEIN defeated  #3 seed TEAM GUTTMAN (-GUTTMAN) in an incredible 9-8 come-from behind victory by scoring five runs in the bottom of the 7th inning……

Finally, the season has come to an end……hope everyone enjoyed the season and THE BLOG…..some more so than others…….

Details will be coming out soon about the season ending banquet as far as day, time and location…..

Until we meet again……..take care!