JCC Softball Cincinnati

# 6 GROH UPSETS #1 GREFER IN FINALS…….

#6 GROH UPSETS #1 GREFER IN TOURNAMENT FINALS THRILLER………..

GROH 5         GREFER 4

reported by KEN GROH……….

It was one for the ages as GROH sweated out a 5-4 upset victory over the #1 seeded GREFER……

The victors earned the tournament title by defeating the #3, #2 and #1 seeds…….

The game started with GREFER jumping to a quick 3-0 lead in the opening frame, but GROH

chipped away in the third inning by getting two runs in as PATRICK FELDMAN doubled to drive in

both sub TANNER HARRIS and TYLER STANSBURY…..

In the fourth inning, TODD WASSERMAN drove in NICK DEPIANO to tie the game at 3-3 and in

the following inning, an ADAM CRONSTEIN double, FELDMAN triple and a single by RYAN

SMALL gave GROH a 5-3 lead…….

However, the defense was the name of the game as DAVID WEIL, JERRY KIRZNER, JAMES

SWAN, SMALL, WASSERMAN, STANSBURY, FELDMAN and CRONSTEIN all made great

plays, but the key play was a DEPIANO grab of a smash off the bat of JEFF FINKELSTEIN in the

outfield that could very well have been a two run home run……

The lead was 5-3 going into the bottom of the seventh inning when things got tense….

GRIFF HARRIS tripled and DAN GREFER drove him in to make it 5-4….they loaded the bases with

one out only to have GROH get out the jam by getting the last two hitters, the last on a pop-up to 2B

KIRZNER, playing in his 44th season…..

QUOTES POST GAME…….

“What  championship game. I love this game!”………GROH

“The most laid back and positive team I’ve been a part of. We never got down.”…..GROH

“I’m going to be the winningest player ever.”……..TANNER HARRIS

Another season is done and what a season it was……..

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

ALL-STAR GAME ROSTERS……

CAPTAINS…..AARON COMPTON/SCOTT WOLF…….(11)

*JEFF FINKELSTEIN…..GREFER

*MIKE GRAY………………GREFER

*KEN GROH……………….GROH

*GREG HARRIS………….HIUDT

*ANTON LOON…………..LEADER

*MIKE ROTHSTEIN……LEFTON

*RYAN SILVERMAN…..HIUDT

*PETE SOLTESZ…………SOLOMON

*TYLER STANSBURY….GROH

*BRAD WAGNER………..WEISSER

*TYLER WOLF……………SOLOMON

CAPTAINS…..JERRY KIRZNER/JEFF WEISBROT (TEAM DENTIST)…..(12)

*RANDY BROYLES…….LEADER

*JASON FAUST……………BRAFMAN

*PAT FELDMAN………….GROH

*JEREMY FOGEL………..BRAFMAN

*SCOTT FRIEND…………WEISSER

*RAFI GOLDFARB………LEADER

*GRIFFIN HARRIS……..GREFER

*JOEL KAHN………………BRAFMAN

*ALEX LEFTON………….LEFTON

*HARRY MEISNER…….SCHWARTZ

*STU SOLOMON………..SOLOMON

*DAVID WERTHEIM……LEFTON

TOURNAMENT FINALS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN…..RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY 

2018 TOURNAMENT FINALS……WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5….6:00 P.M.

#6 groh at #1 grefer…..field #2

ESPN will start their coverage with a pre-game show at 5:30 p.m. with play by play announcer

STEVE JARNICKI and former JCC softball standout, DAVE WERNICK, breaking down the game,

position by position and then will give their picks on who they think will bring home the title……

After the game, all the players will sign free autographs……

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