Author: The Commissioner

winners/losers………leader/lefton…..schwartz/hiudt…..weisser/brafman…..groh/grefer……

GAME REPORTS AVAILABLE AS THEY COME INTO THE NEWSROOM……

SEMI-FINALS……….6:00 P.M…….PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE…..

#5 LEADER at #1 SCHWARTZ………FIELD #2…….

#7 WEISSER at #3 GROH………………FIELD #4…….

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#9 TEAM HIUDT ADVANCES…….11-8 OVER #8 TEAM SOLOMON……they play #1 TEAM

SCHWARTZ….

GAME STORY TO FOLLOW IF IT COMES INTO THE NEWSROOM……

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winners/losers……schwartz/groh….brafman/leader…..weisser/lefton…..hiudt/solomon……

TEAM SCHWARTZ MOUNTS A COMEBACK TO WIN SECOND HALF TITLE……..

GAME REPORTS TO FOLLOW UPON RECEVING THEM IN THE NEWSROOM…..

PLAY IN GAME……SUNDAY AUG. 20……9:30 A.M……

#9 HIUDT at #8 SOLOMON……

FIRST ROUND…..WEDNESDAY AUG. 23……6:15 P.M….

FIELD #1…..#5 LEADER at #4 LEFTON……..

FIELD #2…..#9 HIUDT/#8 SOLOMON WINNER at #1 SCHWARTZ……

FIELD #3…..#7 WEISSER at #2 BRAFMAN……

FIELD #4…..#6 GREFER at #3 GROH…….

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TEAM SCHWARTZ WINS SECOND HALF IN AMAZING FASHION……

In what was one of the wildest and longest games in a long time, TEAM SCHWARTZ showed some

true grit by coming back in the late innings to defeat a pesky TEAM GROH, 12-11…which gave

them the second half title, but it wasn’t easy……

In a game they jumped out in front early, they found themselves in dire straights in the middle

innings and things looking like they were falling apart, only to mount a comeback that tied the game

going into the 7th inning…..

TEAM GROH got the first two runners aboard, but couldn’t produce the go ahead run as a bunt

fielded by HOWARD SCHWARTZ ended with a force out at third base, a grounder to SS MIKE

ROTHSTEIN ended with a force at third base and finally a blooper to RCF was caught by CORY

NORRIS………that set up the winning rally in the bottom of the inning……after a lead-off out by yours

truley, ALLAN  LESSURE got his second hit of the game and was replaced by courtesy runner

ROGER ROSENTHAL…..DAVID WERTHEIM singled to put runners on first and second, ZACH

SWADNER then laced a single to load the bases up…….this is when it got interesting…..

Remember a courtesy runner can NOT advance on a passed ball or wild pitch and can NOT tag

up…..up stepped ROTHSTEIN knowing he either needed a clean hit or a grounder somewhere that

could score the winning run……he delivered as he hit a soft liner to LF that dropped in for the game

and second half title winning hit…..

RYAN SMALL had his best game of the season as he played a solid 1B and had three hits including a

home run…..JERRY KIRZNER filled in admirably at 3B for the absent PETE SPOERL…..DAVID

SOLOMON was solid behind the plate and plated the tying run with a sac “pop-up”….NORRIS,

SCHWARTZ, KIRZNER, WERTHEIM and SWADNER were the hitting stars overall…..

The game ball was presented to LESSURE for his effort, but it was once again the whole team

contributing in their own way…..

WERTHEIM is now off to college at that school in Columbus, while SWADNER has night class on

Wednesday nights……

Meanwhile, TEAM BRAFMAN finished the second half with a win over TEAM LEADER and

finished with a 6-2 mark…..same as second half champion TEAM SCHWARTZ, but lost in the head

to head match-up…..

“It was a total team effort as has been the case all season. We hit the ball from all spots in the order

and our defense was to the task once again, ” said captain MARC BRAFMAN after the game…..

On offense, WES WOLF went four for four, GREG HARRIS and DAVID “BP” SNYDER had a

couple of big knocks…..SCOTT WOLF hit a home run and the “meat of the order” of DUFF WOLF,

DAVID “VOTTO” WEIL, DAVE “THE MINISTER OF FUN” COHEN and long time veteran

STEVE “AQUAMAN” EPPSTEIN all had big hits to pad the lead.

“The way EPPY is hitting and pitching this year it’s like he’s found the fountain of youth and I should

know as I’ve been drinking from the same cup” SCOTT WOLF said afterwards…..

While the hitting was impressive, it was the defense that really came to play……PAT “SUNSHINE”

FELDMAN, BRAFMAN, S. WOLF and TYLER WOLF all kept the potent LEADER offense off the

bases……Not to be outdone, COHEN made a nice scoop at first base to help the cause……

“It’s been a pleasure coaching these guys this year. I couldn’t ask for a better group of guys to help me

in my first year of being a captain.” BRAFMAN added afterwards…….

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2017 ALL STAR ROSTERS SET……..CONGRATS TO THOSE THAT MADE IT…….

TEAM BRAFMAN………..

GREGG HARRIS
TYLER WOLF
WES WOLF
PATRICK FELDMAN

TEAM SCHWARTZ………

HOWARD SCHWARTZ
PETE SPOERL
DAVID WERTHEIM

TEAM WEISSER………….

GRIFF HARRIS
MATT BRODOF
TAYLOR SCHWARTZ
COREY SCHWARTZ

TEAM HIUDT………………

ZAC HIUDT
YITZ CREEGER
MIKE GRAY

TEAM GREFER…………….

JEFF WEISBROT
HARRY MEISNER
KYLE GREFER

TEAM LEFTON……………..

JEREMY FOGEL
ALEX LEFTON
JIMMY LEFTON

TEAM LEADER……………..

ANTON LOON
MICHAEL ASKIN
ZACH MAYER

TEAM GROH………………….

KEN GROH
DAN GILBERT
BRAD WAGNER

TEAM SOLOMON…………..

ADAM CRONSTEIN
JAMES SWAN
SCOTT BERGE