The intent of this blog/webpage is for the discussion of men's fastpitch softball played in Pennsylvania. This page will allow teams to provide pictures, statistics and team information. Please send all info to baller55@live.com
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Linden, NJ Tourney
PA Power & NY Adco win ToC berths in Linden, NJMay 24th, 2009
Day 1 Results for Linden , NJ Metro Fastpitch InvitationalScores courtesy Gregg Leather
Saturday May 23ISC
#13 Gremlins 2 #3 CPI 0
WP- Newton LP- Murphy, Winship 6th
#27 Adco 13 NJSports Club 1
WP- Pleszwicz LP- Lawrence
#35 Pa. Power 7 Adco 1
***WP- Rutt LP- Jones
Gremlins 10 NJ Sport 2
WP - Hillhouse LP- Neff
Gremlins 9 Pa. Power 1
WP- Tracy LP- Rutt, Fogel 2nd
CPI 9 NJ Sport 1
WP – Walseman LP- Marco
Adco 5 CPI 3
WP - Pleszwicz LP- Smith
Pa. Power 2 CPI 1
WP – High LP- Winship
Gremlins 7 Adco 0
WP – Newton LP- Torres
Pa. Power 11 NJ Sport 0
WP - ? LP- ?
Final Round Robin Standings
NYGremlins – 4-0
Pa Power – 3-1
Adco Electric – 2-2
CPI – 1-3
NJ Sports Club – 0-4
*** These games decide ISC II berths - Pa. Power & Adco Electric win ISC II Berths
Sunday May 24
Pa Power 5 Adco Electric 2
WP- High LP- Jones
Pa Power trailed 2-1 going to the bottom of the 7th. Power tied the game and Derrick Zechman hit a 3 run walk off HR to end it.
NY Gremlins 8 CPI 0
WP- Newton LP- Winship, Smith 2nd, M
Murphy 4th
Gremlins John Rozich had 2 HR’s
Finals-NY Gremlins 8 Pa Power 1
WP-Hillhouse LP-Rutt
HR- Houtz Pa Power
Day 1 Results for Linden , NJ Metro Fastpitch InvitationalScores courtesy Gregg Leather
Saturday May 23ISC
#13 Gremlins 2 #3 CPI 0
WP- Newton LP- Murphy, Winship 6th
#27 Adco 13 NJSports Club 1
WP- Pleszwicz LP- Lawrence
#35 Pa. Power 7 Adco 1
***WP- Rutt LP- Jones
Gremlins 10 NJ Sport 2
WP - Hillhouse LP- Neff
Gremlins 9 Pa. Power 1
WP- Tracy LP- Rutt, Fogel 2nd
CPI 9 NJ Sport 1
WP – Walseman LP- Marco
Adco 5 CPI 3
WP - Pleszwicz LP- Smith
Pa. Power 2 CPI 1
WP – High LP- Winship
Gremlins 7 Adco 0
WP – Newton LP- Torres
Pa. Power 11 NJ Sport 0
WP - ? LP- ?
Final Round Robin Standings
NYGremlins – 4-0
Pa Power – 3-1
Adco Electric – 2-2
CPI – 1-3
NJ Sports Club – 0-4
*** These games decide ISC II berths - Pa. Power & Adco Electric win ISC II Berths
Sunday May 24
Pa Power 5 Adco Electric 2
WP- High LP- Jones
Pa Power trailed 2-1 going to the bottom of the 7th. Power tied the game and Derrick Zechman hit a 3 run walk off HR to end it.
NY Gremlins 8 CPI 0
WP- Newton LP- Winship, Smith 2nd, M
Murphy 4th
Gremlins John Rozich had 2 HR’s
Finals-NY Gremlins 8 Pa Power 1
WP-Hillhouse LP-Rutt
HR- Houtz Pa Power
Softball in Lebanon
Once thriving sport of fastpitch softball now thing of past at Prescott Field
By DAN SERNOFFSKYDaily News SportswriterLebanon Daily News
PRESCOTT — It wasn’t all that many years ago when it would have been unthinkable. Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, had arrived, and Prescott Field was dormant.
Once, not that long ago, Prescott Field was one of the most-used facilities in Lebanon County.
Prescott Field is still used, but not to the extent that it used to be. Men’s fastpitch softball, the sport that once dominated Lebanon County’s summers, has effectively ceased to exist. The last holdout, South Lebanon TNT, disbanded shortly after last year’s ISC II tournament in Wisconsin.
The decision to disband the team was made by Irv Lutz, the team’s general manager and the man who had been fighting against the odds for the better part of a decade to keep fastpitch going. Some serious health concerns, and a handful of other factors, led to the decision.
“I always thought I couldn’t live without softball,” Lutz said, “but when I ended up getting ill and finding out that my health was important, I thought it would be a tough thing this year not having a team, but I’m living with it.”
Lutz began having difficulties in 2005. Forced to go on dialysis because of kidney problems, he developed a back infection that led to two major surgeries. There were some additional problems, as well, and Lutz found himself hospitalized with uncomfortable frequency.
“I was a person that was always on the go, and now I have to depend on people to help me,” he said. “If it wouldn’t be for my wife and two boys... They’ve been the Rock of Gibraltar for me.”
The health problems simply exacerbated other problems.
“My brother Lee, he was a big help as far as the coaching went,” said Lutz, “and after we won the championship in 2007, he said he’d commit to one more year. He decided to get out of coaching.”
There was also the fundraising. Although he was quick to credit Leonard Tobias of TNT, the team’s sponsor, for his financial support, Lutz noted that the team still had to raise additional funds, and that task fell to his wife, Deb.
“It just became too much,” he said.
Still, it wasn’t without regret that Lutz decided to call it quits, especially in looking back on the Lebanon County’s fastpitch history.
“In the late 1960s and 1970s, and into the 1980s, either here (at Prescott) or at Stoevers, that was the hotbed of softball in this area,” he said. “The City-County League, games would be on the radio, and you’d come here for a game, and there would be 1,000 people sometimes. There were a lot of good players in this league. It was very competitive.”
The biggest competition was between South Lebanon — sponsored by Country House, then Wet Your Whistle, and finally TNT — and Jolly Molly.
“That rivalry went back for years and years,” said Lutz. “Today I have a lot of friends from Jolly Molly, but back then when you stepped on the field, you weren’t friends. The fans could see that competitiveness. They had a lot of good players over the years, and we had a lot of good players over the years. After the ’80s, when they got out of it, that was the demise of softball. That really hurt because you didn’t have the tournaments we used to have.”
The success of those two teams had a ripple effect.
“There was a softball tournament almost every weekend in Lebanon County,” said Lutz. “Lebanon was known for its softball. When you said Jolly Molly or Country House, everybody in the state knew where you were from. As far as the economy around here, people don’t realize how much it hurt the economy. All the tournaments we had, we always hurt for hotels, but we’d have 30-team tournaments back in the ’70s and ’80s.”
The success of South Lebanon and Jolly Molly also raised the level of play for other teams in the old City-County League.
“Teams like Strickler’s Insurance, Risser’s, Lauck’s, they all wanted to beat us,” said Lutz, “and they did sometimes. The league was competitive. We had A, B and C. We had a C league, and we had the Industrial League. Some of those guys played in both leagues.”
It was, said Lutz, men like his brother Hal, who died in 1997; the late Ray Brown, the man behind Jolly Molly; and Ron Weidman who played a major role in making the game what it was.
“When you have a leader like Ray Brown was, he was a big booster of softball around here, like my brother Hal was, you’ve got to give him credit,” Lutz said. “Like Ron Weidman. Those guys were the reason softball was the way it was. Ray Brown, Hal Lutz, Ron Weidman, when they got out of it, that really took a toll.”
And the game, in Lebanon County, may not recover.
“I prayed and hoped (fastpitch) would make a comeback,” Lutz said, “but there’s just so many things now. I don’t see it coming back unless you get leaders like Ray and Ron and Hal. They just put things together, and unless people come to the front, it’s not gonna happen.”
By DAN SERNOFFSKYDaily News SportswriterLebanon Daily News
PRESCOTT — It wasn’t all that many years ago when it would have been unthinkable. Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, had arrived, and Prescott Field was dormant.
Once, not that long ago, Prescott Field was one of the most-used facilities in Lebanon County.
Prescott Field is still used, but not to the extent that it used to be. Men’s fastpitch softball, the sport that once dominated Lebanon County’s summers, has effectively ceased to exist. The last holdout, South Lebanon TNT, disbanded shortly after last year’s ISC II tournament in Wisconsin.
The decision to disband the team was made by Irv Lutz, the team’s general manager and the man who had been fighting against the odds for the better part of a decade to keep fastpitch going. Some serious health concerns, and a handful of other factors, led to the decision.
“I always thought I couldn’t live without softball,” Lutz said, “but when I ended up getting ill and finding out that my health was important, I thought it would be a tough thing this year not having a team, but I’m living with it.”
Lutz began having difficulties in 2005. Forced to go on dialysis because of kidney problems, he developed a back infection that led to two major surgeries. There were some additional problems, as well, and Lutz found himself hospitalized with uncomfortable frequency.
“I was a person that was always on the go, and now I have to depend on people to help me,” he said. “If it wouldn’t be for my wife and two boys... They’ve been the Rock of Gibraltar for me.”
The health problems simply exacerbated other problems.
“My brother Lee, he was a big help as far as the coaching went,” said Lutz, “and after we won the championship in 2007, he said he’d commit to one more year. He decided to get out of coaching.”
There was also the fundraising. Although he was quick to credit Leonard Tobias of TNT, the team’s sponsor, for his financial support, Lutz noted that the team still had to raise additional funds, and that task fell to his wife, Deb.
“It just became too much,” he said.
Still, it wasn’t without regret that Lutz decided to call it quits, especially in looking back on the Lebanon County’s fastpitch history.
“In the late 1960s and 1970s, and into the 1980s, either here (at Prescott) or at Stoevers, that was the hotbed of softball in this area,” he said. “The City-County League, games would be on the radio, and you’d come here for a game, and there would be 1,000 people sometimes. There were a lot of good players in this league. It was very competitive.”
The biggest competition was between South Lebanon — sponsored by Country House, then Wet Your Whistle, and finally TNT — and Jolly Molly.
“That rivalry went back for years and years,” said Lutz. “Today I have a lot of friends from Jolly Molly, but back then when you stepped on the field, you weren’t friends. The fans could see that competitiveness. They had a lot of good players over the years, and we had a lot of good players over the years. After the ’80s, when they got out of it, that was the demise of softball. That really hurt because you didn’t have the tournaments we used to have.”
The success of those two teams had a ripple effect.
“There was a softball tournament almost every weekend in Lebanon County,” said Lutz. “Lebanon was known for its softball. When you said Jolly Molly or Country House, everybody in the state knew where you were from. As far as the economy around here, people don’t realize how much it hurt the economy. All the tournaments we had, we always hurt for hotels, but we’d have 30-team tournaments back in the ’70s and ’80s.”
The success of South Lebanon and Jolly Molly also raised the level of play for other teams in the old City-County League.
“Teams like Strickler’s Insurance, Risser’s, Lauck’s, they all wanted to beat us,” said Lutz, “and they did sometimes. The league was competitive. We had A, B and C. We had a C league, and we had the Industrial League. Some of those guys played in both leagues.”
It was, said Lutz, men like his brother Hal, who died in 1997; the late Ray Brown, the man behind Jolly Molly; and Ron Weidman who played a major role in making the game what it was.
“When you have a leader like Ray Brown was, he was a big booster of softball around here, like my brother Hal was, you’ve got to give him credit,” Lutz said. “Like Ron Weidman. Those guys were the reason softball was the way it was. Ray Brown, Hal Lutz, Ron Weidman, when they got out of it, that really took a toll.”
And the game, in Lebanon County, may not recover.
“I prayed and hoped (fastpitch) would make a comeback,” Lutz said, “but there’s just so many things now. I don’t see it coming back unless you get leaders like Ray and Ron and Hal. They just put things together, and unless people come to the front, it’s not gonna happen.”
Molly Sherman Tourney Results
The NY Bombers repeated as Champions at the 3rd annual Molly Sherman memorial in Elkland Pa as they defeated the Ricola cogh drops in the championship game 11 to 2. Here are the scores from Sundays Single elimination Tournament.
Ricola 5 ESA Bellys 3
WP- Paul Furlong
LP- Bill Sherman
Knoxville/Ontario 11 Ormrod 5 ( 8 inning game )
WP- Craig Hollinsworth
LP-Rick Skladowski
Ricola 3 Rise 2
WP- Barry Vanhooser
LP- Mike Smith
NY Bombers 12 Knoxville/Ontario 5
WP- Sean Sampson
LP- Craig Hollinsworth
Championship game
NY Bombers 11 Ricola 2
WP- Sean Sampson
LP- Paul Furlong
Ricola 5 ESA Bellys 3
WP- Paul Furlong
LP- Bill Sherman
Knoxville/Ontario 11 Ormrod 5 ( 8 inning game )
WP- Craig Hollinsworth
LP-Rick Skladowski
Ricola 3 Rise 2
WP- Barry Vanhooser
LP- Mike Smith
NY Bombers 12 Knoxville/Ontario 5
WP- Sean Sampson
LP- Craig Hollinsworth
Championship game
NY Bombers 11 Ricola 2
WP- Sean Sampson
LP- Paul Furlong
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Molly Sherman Memorial Tournament
Here is the schedule for the 3rd annual Molly Sherman memorial in Elkland Pa on Saturday May 23 2009.
Pool A
ESA Thunderbellys
Beverage Barn
Knoxville/Ontario
Hoffmans Rise
Pool B
NY Bombers
Busters Fastpitch
Ricola
Ormrod Fastpitch
F-1
900 ESA Bellys v Beverage Barn
1045 ESA Bellys v Knoxville/Ontario
12:30Beverage Barn v Hoffmans Rise
215 Beverage Barn v Knoxville/Ontario
400 ESA Bellys v Hoffmans Rise
545 Busters v Ormrod
715 Knovville/Ontario v Hoffmans Rise
F-3
10:45 NY Bombers v Busters
12:30 Ricola v Ormrod
2:15 Ricola v Busters
4:00 NY Bombers v Ormrod
5:45 Ricola v NY Bombers
Pool A
ESA Thunderbellys
Beverage Barn
Knoxville/Ontario
Hoffmans Rise
Pool B
NY Bombers
Busters Fastpitch
Ricola
Ormrod Fastpitch
F-1
900 ESA Bellys v Beverage Barn
1045 ESA Bellys v Knoxville/Ontario
12:30Beverage Barn v Hoffmans Rise
215 Beverage Barn v Knoxville/Ontario
400 ESA Bellys v Hoffmans Rise
545 Busters v Ormrod
715 Knovville/Ontario v Hoffmans Rise
F-3
10:45 NY Bombers v Busters
12:30 Ricola v Ormrod
2:15 Ricola v Busters
4:00 NY Bombers v Ormrod
5:45 Ricola v NY Bombers
Monday, May 18, 2009
Travel League Results
May 15-17, 2009Week 1
Gm 1
KCC
0
PA Power
12
Gm 2
NY Gremlins
9
Hoffman Rise
2
Gm 3
Keatings
6
Peninsula
0
Gm 4
ADCO
6
Maccabi USA
0
Gm 5
KCC
0
NY Gremlins
2
Gm 6
Peninsula
4
Maccabi USA
11
Gm 7
Keatings
6
ADCO
0
Gm 8
PA Power
0
Hoffman Rise
1
Gm 9
Hoffman Rise
5
Peninsula
0
Gm 10
NY Gremlins
4
Keatings
0
Gm 11
PA Power
5
Maccabi USA
1
Gm 12
KCC
4
ADCO
11
PG 1
ADCO
7
KCC
4
PG 2
Peninsula
8
Maccabi USA
0
PG 3
Hoffman Rise
8
ADCO
1
PG 4
Keatings
8
Peninsula
1
PG 5
NY Gremlins
8
Hoffman Rise
0
PG 6
Keatings
8
PA Power
5
PG 7
NY Gremlins
13
Keatings
8
Gm 1
KCC
0
PA Power
12
Gm 2
NY Gremlins
9
Hoffman Rise
2
Gm 3
Keatings
6
Peninsula
0
Gm 4
ADCO
6
Maccabi USA
0
Gm 5
KCC
0
NY Gremlins
2
Gm 6
Peninsula
4
Maccabi USA
11
Gm 7
Keatings
6
ADCO
0
Gm 8
PA Power
0
Hoffman Rise
1
Gm 9
Hoffman Rise
5
Peninsula
0
Gm 10
NY Gremlins
4
Keatings
0
Gm 11
PA Power
5
Maccabi USA
1
Gm 12
KCC
4
ADCO
11
PG 1
ADCO
7
KCC
4
PG 2
Peninsula
8
Maccabi USA
0
PG 3
Hoffman Rise
8
ADCO
1
PG 4
Keatings
8
Peninsula
1
PG 5
NY Gremlins
8
Hoffman Rise
0
PG 6
Keatings
8
PA Power
5
PG 7
NY Gremlins
13
Keatings
8
Friday, May 15, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Foxy Tournament
Pa Power captured the Foxy Tournament at Stevens over the weekend. Participants were:
Power
Rise
Willow Street
Yuengling
Bob Hoffman's
Blue Lake
Anyone with details on the tournament can email them to baller55@live.com
Power
Rise
Willow Street
Yuengling
Bob Hoffman's
Blue Lake
Anyone with details on the tournament can email them to baller55@live.com
Monday, May 4, 2009
Elkland May 2 Round Robin
The NY bombers captured the Elkland early bird round robin for the second year in a row on Saturday May 2 in Elkland Pa.The bombers out scored their opponents 32 to 13 with a record of 3 and 1.Here are the official results and order of finish.
Game 1- Rochester 4 Esa bellys 1.
Game 2- Ricola 11 Oswego 4
Game 3- Bombers 12 Oswego 2
Game 4- Ricola 5 Rochester 5
Game 5- Oswego 8 Esa bellys 1
Game 6- Bombers 8 Ricola 1
Game 7- Esa bellys 9 Ricola 2
Game 8- Bombers 6 Rochester 2
Game 9- Esa bellys 8 Bombers 6
Game 10- Oswego 11 Rochester 0
1st- NY Bombers 3-1
2nd-Oswego express 2-2
3rd- Esa bellys 2-2
4th- Rochester worriors 1-2-1
5th- Ricola 1-2-1
The next event at the Elkland softball complex will be the Molly Sherman memorial on May 23-24. We will have a schedule out soon.
Game 1- Rochester 4 Esa bellys 1.
Game 2- Ricola 11 Oswego 4
Game 3- Bombers 12 Oswego 2
Game 4- Ricola 5 Rochester 5
Game 5- Oswego 8 Esa bellys 1
Game 6- Bombers 8 Ricola 1
Game 7- Esa bellys 9 Ricola 2
Game 8- Bombers 6 Rochester 2
Game 9- Esa bellys 8 Bombers 6
Game 10- Oswego 11 Rochester 0
1st- NY Bombers 3-1
2nd-Oswego express 2-2
3rd- Esa bellys 2-2
4th- Rochester worriors 1-2-1
5th- Ricola 1-2-1
The next event at the Elkland softball complex will be the Molly Sherman memorial on May 23-24. We will have a schedule out soon.
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