Tuesday July 15……..11:14 a.m…….after two straight cancellations (Wednesday and Sunday), it appears the weather will co-operate tomorrow…..HOT AND MUGGY!!!!!….DRINK LOTS OF FLUIDS!!!!……HAPPY SOFTBALLING!!!!!!…….r.rosenthal@fuse.net……..
Team Kirzner wins over Team Grefer 11-9 in 9
Kirzner outlasts 1st half champs Grefer in 9innings.
When Teams Grefer and Kirzner met in the first half, it was the 4th inning before Kirzner’s team had a man reach base. By then the score was 15-0. It was a different game as the 2nd half of the season gets under way. Kirzner led this one 9-1through 5 1/2 innings. The excellent pitching of David Fox kept the opposing batters off guard and the hitting of Mike Small (4-5, HR & 2 runs scored) and Jerry Kirzner (3-5, 2 RBI & 3 runs scored) helped pad the lead. Grefer’s team wasn’t the 1st half champs for nothing. They came back on consistant hitting to score 5 runs in the bottom of the 6th and tied the game with 3 more in the 7th. Kirzner scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th on the great baserunning of Jeff Finklestein, the gutsy stamina of Todd Wasserman, who pulled a side muscle and couldn’t swing a bat or run but was able to get a bunt down, and the power hitting of Joe Goldberg (3-5, 2 Rbi) with a 2 out double to bring in an insurance run. Grefer had the tying runs on base in the in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs when Fox got opposing pitcher Barry Kaplan to fly out to LCF.
When Teams Grefer and Kirzner met in the first half, it was the 4th inning before Kirzner’s team had a man reach base. By then the score was 15-0. It was a different game as the 2nd half of the season gets under way. Kirzner led this one 9-1through 5 1/2 innings. The excellent pitching of David Fox kept the opposing batters off guard and the hitting of Mike Small (4-5, HR & 2 runs scored) and Jerry Kirzner (3-5, 2 RBI & 3 runs scored) helped pad the lead. Grefer’s team wasn’t the 1st half champs for nothing. They came back on consistant hitting to score 5 runs in the bottom of the 6th and tied the game with 3 more in the 7th. Kirzner scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th on the great baserunning of Jeff Finklestein, the gutsy stamina of Todd Wasserman, who pulled a side muscle and couldn’t swing a bat or run but was able to get a bunt down, and the power hitting of Joe Goldberg (3-5, 2 Rbi) with a 2 out double to bring in an insurance run. Grefer had the tying runs on base in the in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs when Fox got opposing pitcher Barry Kaplan to fly out to LCF.
Second Half Schedule– Click on the Schedule to enlarge
ROGER’S HOT CORNER…………
Thursday June 26…………12:09 a.m………..CONGRATULATIONS TEAM GREFER!!!!!!!!!!
Team Kirzner destroys the “Death Star” Team Mark Vader Weisser
It was pitching and defense that helped Team Kirzner defeat Team Weisser 5-3. Weisser led early, 2-1 but Kirzner tied it in the third. Weisser tried to go ahead in the 5th by loading the bases with nobody out. After a force out at home, the inning ended when Shauli Grinspan caught a fly ball in left center and threw out Scot Wolf at home for a double play.In the 6th, Kirzner took a 1 run lead in the top of the inning, but defense again prevented a major rally in the bottom of the 6th when Teddy “Ballgame” Kantor caught a leaping fly ball in right field to end the inning stranding two runners. Weisser’s team tied the game in the bottom of the 7th, but Kirzner scored 2 runs in the top of the 8th and held on for a 5-3 win.