Month: May 2017

GAME REPORTS……

*TEAM LEADER continued their winning ways as they won their third straight game with a 9-1

victory over TEAM WEISSER……

GREG LEADER reports…..

The team played near perfect defense keyed by SS ZACH MAYER showing he is an early candidate

for Defensive Player Of The Year…..STU WEINSTEIN walked only one batter and gave up a handful

of hits…….DAN GREEN, back in the league after a long absence, hit hit first home run of the

season…..MICHAEL ASKIN hit a triple and tried to stretch it into a home run, but was thrown out in

a controversial call……

In other action……

**TEAM GROH goes to 4-1 as they defeated previously undefeated TEAM LEFTON, 17-7….

KEN GROH reports……

“It was another great team effort.”……

Offensive highlights included…..AARON LINN with three hits and three runs scored, SCOTT

FRIEND had three hits and five RBI, RYAN BAUM and RICK TENNENHOLTZ each had three hits

apiece….GROH had four hits, three RBI, scored three times and had a walk…….BRAD WAGNER

scored four times….NOAH GILBERT had three RBI and finally, his brother, the pride of WYOMING

HIGH SCHOOL, DAN GILBERT got on base all five times and made a great diving catch to end a

rally…….

**TEAM SOLOMON recorded their first victory of the season with a 12-0 clubbing of TEAM

BRAFMAN……

STU SOLOMON reports………

RANDY BROYLES, in only his second season pitching, had a wonderful pitching performance with

the help of wily veteran STEVE ZAWATZKY behind the plate……SOLOMON had the defensive play

of the game with an over the shoulder, back completely turned catch in short LCF…..the most critical

play (if you can have one in a 12-0 game) was turned in by rookie EVAN GILDENBLATT as he

stopped a sharply hit grounder to his left that prevented any chance of a potential rally…..On the

offensive side, rookie JACK ALBERS was 2-2 with his first home run of the season……

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GAMES FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 17……..

FIELD #1…….BRAFMAN at SOLOMON……TBS

FIELD #2…….WEISSER at LEADER………….ESPN2

FIELD #3…….GREFER at HIUDT………………TNT

FIELD #4…….LEFTON at GROH……………….ESPN

BYE…………….SCHWARTZ

FYI……..

CONGRATS TO MICAH KAMRASS AND HIS WIFE ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT

THEY ARE EXPECTING A BABY BOY……FUTURE SOFTBALL PLAYER?????

ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO ME AT r.rosenthal1955@yahoo.com

WINNERS/LOSERS…..

FIELD #1…….LEADER/SOLOMON…..

FIELD #2……SCHWARTZ/WEISSER

FIELD #3……LEFTON/BRAFMAN

FIELD #4……GROH/GREFER

BYE…………..HIUDT…….

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In action last night…….

TEAM SCHWARTZ defeated previously undefeated TEAM WEISSER, 10-7, in a game that see

sawed back and forth……

TEAM WEISSER trailed 2-1 early in the game, however plated four runs to grab a 5-2 lead only to

have TEAM SCHWARTZ tie it at 5-5…….

With a precarious lead of 8-7 in the top of the sixth inning, the victors were able to escape a bases

loaded one out situation when captain HOWARD SCHWARTZ got a tough hitter in TAYLOR

SCHWARTZ to pop up to SS MIKE ROTHSTEIN and ended the threat by getting COREY

SCHWARTZ on a force out……

TEAM SCHWARTZ scored two runs in the bottom of the inning thanks to a two run bases loaded

single by PETE “XAVIER HALL OF FAME” SPOERL to produce the final margin……

The entire team contributed as SCHWARTZ came up with a huge two run double…..DAVID

SOLOMON got a key hit and was once again excellent behind the plate……JERRY KIRZNER played

a steady field again……ALAN LESSURE had a key sacrifice bunt…..ROGER ROSENTHAL went

two for two had made a nice catch at 2B…..ROTHSTEIN played well at SS and had two hits and a

walk……SPOERL continued his hot hitting……DAVID WERTHEIM played an excellent LF and got a

couple of key base knocks…..ZACK SWADNER had two hits…..COREY NORRIS had two hits and

finally RYAN SMALL had a big hit and made two really nice catches in RF…….

In other action…..

TEAM GROH got back on the winning trail by knocking off TEAM GREFER, 15-4, as the entire

team played for the first time this season…..

According to captain KEN GROH, every player had at least one hit and the team had eight

walks…..Leading the way was BEN BARNETT with a three run home run that capped a five run

opening inning…..TEAM GREFER came back with five consecutive hits as JEFF WEISBROT and

DANNY GREFER each had two run hits, however great defense stymied the comeback as LF

SCOTT FRIEND made an amazing catch and SS DAN GILBERT, the pride of Wyoming High

School, just missed turning a triple play…..3B BRAD WAGNER and LCF AARON LINN also were

solid…..

After the game, GROH commented, “We’re looking forward to playing an undefeated TEAM

LEFTON next week to gauge where we stand in the battle for the 1st half title.”

In one wild game, TEAM LEFTON defeated TEAM BRAFMAN, 13-12, in a battle of two

undefeated teams…….It may go down as one of the most amazing comebacks in JCC softball

history……

MARC BRAFMAN reports….

Trailing 11-2 with two outs and no one on base in the bottom of the fifth inning, the victors put

together an 11 run outburst without the benefit of a walk or error….

Afterwards, losing pitcher STEVE “THE AQUAMAN ” EPPSTEIN commented, “I’ve never seen

anything like this. No matter what I tossed up there they hit and found a hole.”

GREG “GIG” FRANKLIN of the winning side said, “You know in the 60’s I tried to date Brafman’s

mom at Woodward High School and while she never gave me a kiss, beating her son was almost as

sweet.”

Even in defeat, the WOLF brothers continued their stellar play as both TYLER and WESTON had

multi hit games and played a very good infield…..meanwhile, GREGG “THE HAMMER” HARRIS

had a good game at the plate and in the field………

BRAFMAN stated afterwards, “It hurts to lose a game like this, but the thing I like about our team is

we’ll shake this off and come back next week ready to go.”

He added, “As the great coach DICK NICKELSON once said, “This is a very simple game, you

throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,

sometimes it rains. I couldn’t say it better than that.”

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FYI….

there’s a picture in today’s CINCINNATI ENQUIRER on page 5A of a current JCC

softballer……check it out……