Livingston Temple Softball League 04/19/15

Sharey Tefilo Israel had no problem in their 1^st game of the double header meeting a Suburban Torah team with only 9 players. Homeruns from Mike Somekh, Eric Rothfeld, and Matt Katz led to a 5 inning 25-10 win. Their 2^nd game was a little tougher as Temple Sinai got to within 2 runs (9-7) midway through the game but TSTI pulled away to an eventual 16-7 victory. In the win, Eric Rothfeld had 2 homeruns on top of the leftfield hill at Hillside and Larry Feigenbaum blasted two long doubles over the right field fence. Sharey Tefilo Israel (3-0) is 1 game ahead of 3 other teams in the A division. Pinebrook (2-1) also swept their DH with a 25-10 win over B’nai Shalom and a 9-7 win over B’nai Jeshurun. Temple Sholom of West Essex (2-1) defeated B’nai Jeshurun 6-4 in the opener with a 3 run homer from Brian Frese and a solo HR from Ben Taylor. In the 2^nd game TSWE was led offensively by Nate Treff and Marc Wolf who both went 4-4 with Treff hitting 2 homeruns and Wolf adding a HR of his own. Mark Fortgang also homered in the 15-5 win over AABJD.  Also, B’nai Shalom 16-11 over Suburban Torah and AABJD  (2-1) defeated Temple Sinai 9-3.

There are 2 undefeated teams in the B division after Chabad and B’Nai Israel both swept their double headers. Chabad opened the day with a 21-8 win over B’nai Or. The offense was led by Micha Mandel (2B, HR), pitcher Peter Gelman (3 hits) and Jeff Steil (3-3). Also Bernie Neustadt, a new great grandfather, had 2 hits and a walk. In game 2 Chabad scored 5 times in the first inning but Beth Shalom scored 7 in the bottom of the first. Chabad won the next 6 innings to come away with the 11-9 victory. Jeff Steil was 3-3 again and Evan Bell had two RBI doubles and scored twice while Bernie Neustadt caught the entire 2^nd game. B’nai Israel’s 24-19 win over AABJD/Ohr Torah and 22-7 win over Ner Tamid has them tied for 1^st at 3-0. In the loss, Ner Tamid’s Adam Festa homered. B’nai Brith defeated Agudath Israel 18-14 despite homeruns on the losing side by Greg Adelsberg and Ari Berman. In their 2^nd game B’nai Brith lost to B’nai Or 16-11. In the win for B’nai Or they had three 3 run homeruns (Keith Barbarosh, Jason Cohen, Brian Wentworth). In the bottom of the 5^th B’nai Or was down 8-7 but exploded for 6 to take the lead for good. Agudath Israel’s 2^nd game saw them victorious over Temple Emanu-El 16-12. In the win, Robert Field had a grand slam and Charlie Kessler had a 2 run HR. Both occurred in the 5^th inning putting CAI ahead for good. Beth Shalom defeated Ner Tamid 10-6 in the first game. In the loss, Josh Doros had a long homerun. Next Sunday is another doubleheader starting at 9 AM.