JCC Softball Cincinnati

WINNERS/LOSERS……

solomon/leader……groh/grefer…..schwartz/weisser……brafman/lefton……

Game reports will follow IF they come into the newsroom…….

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SUPER SUB SCOTT “SHORTY” ADAMS LEADS THE WAY………

TEAM SCHWARTZ started off the second half with a 10-4 victory over TEAM WEISSER…..it was

a total team effort from top to bottom…..PETE SPOERL had four hits to lead the offensive charges as

the victors built on an early lead to put the game away in the later innings…..

Super sub, SCOTT “SHORTY” ADAMS went 4 for 4 and handled everything hit his way at

2B……captain HOWARD SCHWARTZ pitched a gem of a game and the defense played

flawless….ZAC SWADNER, COREY NORRIS, DAVID WERTHEIM, ALAN LESSURE, ROGER

ROSENTHAL, DAVID SOLOMON and sub TYLER STANSBURY all chipped in on offense…..

NOTES…..NOTES……NOTES…….

*STEVE “AQUAMAN” EPPSTEIN consumed 12 donuts at a local donut shop in front of witnesses

JOEL “SPARKY” FOGEL, JEREMY FOGEL, “GRIFF” HARRIS, DAVID WERTHEIM, BRAD

WAGNER and ROGER ROSENTHAL…….

**THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE TENNENBAUM FAMILY…..

JOE, WHO PLAYED IN THE LEAGUE PASSED AWAY RECENTLY……SON, MARC, ALSO

PLAYED IN THE LEAGUE……

***CONGRATS GO OUT TO A COUPLE OF SOFTBALLERS…….

HOWARD SCHWARTZ and GARY ASKIN ON THE ENGAGEMENTS OF THEIR SON AND

DAUGHTER RESPECTIVELY…..

also, GARY and son MICHAEL are now grandfather and uncle and former player MARK LEVINE is

now a great uncle……..

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IN THE BETTER LATE THAN NEVER DEPT……..

Captain KEN GROH reported in with an update of his team’s clinching the first half title and the first

half stats……

Vs. TEAM HIUDT, they trailed 2-0 after the opening frame, but struck for 3, 6 and 5 runs in

consecutive innings en route to a five inning 15-3 victory…..new team member (JACK COHEN

(perm. sub), JUSTIN KIRSCHNER, NOAH GILBERT and GROH all had three hits each…..of

GILBERT’S hits two were a triple and home run while batting in the clean-up spot……RYAN BAUM

had his first triple of the season and seven players scored two runs or more…….

The victory coupled with a TEAM SCHWARTZ loss, gave them the first half title as they would have

lost a tiebreaker……

TEAM GROH FIRST HALF STATS (as provided by official scorekeeper GROH)…..NOT

OFFICIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*AARON LIND, out for the season with a torn ACL had six extra base hits and a .571

average…..

*BRAD WAGNER led the team with 15 runs scored….

*KEN GROH and DAN GILBERT each batted .654……GILBERT also had 13 RBI’S…….

*NOAH GILBERT led the team with two home runs………

*SCOTT FRIEND hit .609 and 13 RBI’s……

*RYAN BAUM, BEN BARNETT, RICK TENNENHOLTZ, JUSTIN KIRCHNER all batted over

.400……

*Veterans EDDIE GALLUP and BRUCE YOUNGER played great defense and helped unite the

team….

QUOTE……GROH commented after wards, “We’re looking forward to the challenges of the second

half”.

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TEAM BRAFMAN PLAYS SPOILER……

TEAM BRAAFMAN pulled off an upset by defeating TEAM SCHWARTZ, 6-2,…..the loss cost them

the first half title…..

The offense was led by an unlikely source, DAVE “THE MINISTER OF FUN” COHEN, who had a

key two run double and by PAT “BUN BUN” FELDMAN who broke the game open with a two run

triple…..

The defense also was a big key in the victory as WES WOLF turned a double play, DAVID

SNYDER, GREGG HARRIS and TYLER WOLF all made key contributions in the infield…..

The real star was, veteran pitcher, STEVE “AQUAMAN” EPPSTIN who turned in a masterful game

with the help of veteran DAVID WEIL behind the dish……after giving up two runs in the

opening frame, “EPPY”, as he is known by the SILVER SPRING HOUSE “BABES”, shut the door

on the offense……

QUOTES FROM THE GAME…..

Captain MARK BRAFMAN……”This was a 100% team win. To hold that team to only two runs

shows the heart and grit of this team.”

The rookie captain added, “We didn’t have much to play for and to spoil their first half was a great

way to finish up. I expect big things from our team moving forward.”

SCOTT WOLF………..”We (SCOTT and DUFF) seem to always be in the shadows of WES, TYLER

and “FAST  FREDDIE” (WOLF) and with Howie who we’ve both faced plenty over the years, it was

nice to show the younger guys a thing or two.

The outspoken WOLF added, “That was old school JCC softball tonight.”

DAVID WEIL………”I credit my catching coach DICK NICKELSON in preparing me for this game.

Catching such a hard thrower like “EPPY” keeps me on my toes.”

WORDS OF WAR AFTERWARDS……

MARK BRAFMAN……”We look forward to getting a little revenge next week vs. TEAM

LEFTON.”……..hmmmmmmmmmm………

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SECOND HALF GETS UNDERWAY……

FIELD #1……..SOLOMON at LEADER……TNT

FIELD #2……..GREFER at GROH……………TBS

FIELD #3……..SCHWARTZ at WEISSER….ESPN2

FIELD #4……..LEFTON at BRAFMAN…….ESPN

BYE…….HIUDT…..

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