LEAGUE CHAMPIONS – TEAM WAGNER
Congratulations to Team Lefton, for winning the Pink Shirt Award for 2016.
This award/accomplishment is definitely worthy to be mentioned. Only one team each year can win this award.This year team Captain Rick Lefton requested to be proclaimed the winner.
Great job, Team Lefton, your pink shirt is in the mail.
If look down the page to the right you can see some of the great teams in JCC softball history who have also shared the spotlight.
Under sunny skies and comfortable temperatures, #4 seed TEAM WEISSER defeated #2 seed TEAM GREFER, 8-7, in the championship game of the league tournament…..
In a nail bitting win, the victors jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening frame only to have TEAM GREFER come back with two runs in the bottom to the inning to make it 3-2.
The lead extended to 8-3, however TEAM GREFER cut it to 8-7 going into the last inning thanks in a large part to key hits from RICK TENENHOLTZ and ROOKIE OF THE YEAR candidate RYAN SMALL…..
After shutting them down in the top of the inning, they had the 11, 1 and 2 hitters coming up only to come up just short after super sub “GRIFF” HARRIS got as far as third base with two outs, but a line drive hit by #3 hitter PAT FELDMAN settled into the glove of RF BRIAN GOLDBERG to clinch the victory and set off the celebration.
In a game for the ages,…..CONGRATS GO OUT TO BOTH TEAMS FOR AN EXCITING SEASON ENDING GAME!!!!!
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*Many players came out for the action as did players from yesteryear….including BOBBY CARTER….STEVE OSTROW…..ROD KAPLAN…..DAVE WERNICK…..MARK GORDON……MARK WOLF……KEN GOLDHOFF…..PETE SPOERL…..DID I FORGET ANYONE?????
*Also in attendance was RABBI LEWIS KAMRASS and wife RENE to watch their two sons play…..
*A survey was done before the game on whom would win the title game and special thanks go out to…….DEE HARRIS……BROOKE WAGNER(the commish’s wife)……MARK GORDON…..DAVID WEIL…….RON ROSE…..ZACH SWADNER……MIKE CREEMER…….DAVE COHEN……and yours truly and seven of the nine picked the eventual winner……WHICH ONES GOT IT WRONG??????
*A crowd estimated at 75 was in attendance with about a 50/50 split on whom they were rooting for……
THE ALL-STAR GAME WILL BE PLAYED THIS COMING SUNDAY AT THE OLD ROSELAWN PARK WITH MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW……
ALSO, THE SEASON ENDING BANQUET INFORMATION WILL BE SENT OUT TO THE PLAYERS……STAY TUNED!!!!!!!
It was also noted that STEVE EPPSTEIN is the only 12th round pick to ever be selected……HOW ABOUT THAT??????
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