JCC Softball Cincinnati

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……

WINNERS/LOSERS FROM THIS EVENING……..

LEADER/HIUDT……WEISSER/GROH……SCHWARTZ/GREFER……LEFTON/SOLOMON……

REPORTS TO FOLLOW IF REPORTED IN……

STAR SIGHTINGS……..Longtime player JOEL “SPARKY” FOGEL………and longer time player

DAN CRONSTEIN……

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GAME RECAPS……

Captain KEN GROH reports in…….his team is not undefeated anymore as they took one on the chin

12-8 to still undefeated TEAM WEISSER….the game was tied 8-8 when the victors took control and

got the victory…..BRAD WAGNER and DAN GILBERT kept up their hot hitting ways with three hits

each and RYAN BAUM and EDDIE GALLUP each added two hits apiece……It should be noted that

they had to play with only nine players……

In other action…….

TEAM SCHWARTZ defeated TEAM GREFER, 4-1, in a pitcher’s dual…..neither team could mount

 any kind of offense against the opposing pitchers……HOWARD SCHWARTZ (SCHWARTZ) and

ROBERT PELBERG (GREFER) and the defense behind them played brilliantly…..

Kudos go to PETE SPOERL of TEAM SCHWARTZ, who played a flawless 3B and started a huge

5-3 double play in a key situation in the game and to 2B ROGER ROSENTHAL who pulled off an

unbelievable catch in shallow RCF to thwart a rally……DAVID SOLOMON, once again, did an

admirable job behind the plate and MICHAEL ROTHSTEIN was sharp at SS……

STAT OF THE GAME…….ROSENTHAL went 0-0 with two walks and a sac fly and a run scored…..

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