Championship Games 
Sunday Aug 2nd - 9:30 AM 


A Division - Heritage Tennis Courts

#1 Sharey Tefilo Israel vs. #2 AABJD



B Division - Heritage below BB

#1 B'nai Brith vs. #2 Chabad

Livingston Temple Softball League 07/19/15

The higher seeded team won every game in the 1st and 2nd round of yesterday's playoffs in both the A and B divisions. During the regular season the visiting teams held a 71-55 advantage for the 126 games played. But this past Sunday the home teams were 12-0 to make up most of the deficit. Top seeded Sharey Tefilo Israel won their first game by a 15-3 margin over B'nai Jeshurun. 4th seeded Temple Sinai edged 5th seeded Suburban Torah 9-6 to set up a meeting with the 1st place team in the 2nd round. For 4 innings STI only led by 1 run at 7-6 but last year's champs scored 8 runs in the bottom of the 5th to take a 15-6 lead. 5 runs from Temple Sinai in the top of the 6th made it 15-11 but that was how the game ended for Sharey Tefilo Israel's 37th win in a row and a 3rd consecutive date in the A division final. In the other half of the A draw, 2nd seeded AABJD defeated B'nai Shalom 15-14 in a game that they led all the way but only narrowly. For the winners, Jay Gertleman and Rafi Abramowitz both homered. 3rd seeded Pinebrook were 14-12 winners over Temple Sholom of West Essex to move into the semifinals against AABJD. Rafi Abramowitz led the way with another homerun and both Marty Moskovitz and Doni Israel had 3 RBI's in AABJD's 18-13 win as they moved into the final against Sharey Tefilo Israel.

In the B division's 1st round, B'nai Brith had no problem with B'nai Abraham in a 25-10 win. The top seeded B division team was led by the strong hitting of Ken Merber, Steve Miller, Ian Rappaport and Paul Velelis. Steve Weiner also batted 1.000 in the win. Jason Crimmins made the play of the game with a back to the plate over the shoulder grab of a long drive in center field to take away a scoring threat from B'nai Abraham. #2 seeded Chabad had a little more trouble in their first matchup getting by 7th seeded B'nai Israel 15-10. Chabad of West Orange got on the scoreboard early scoring 4 in the first. Then the game went back and forth. BI was up by 4 runs in the 4th. In the 5th CWO brought 8 runners across the plate to go up for good. Eric Latzman shut down a possible rally for BI in the 6th. With no one out and men on first and second he picked a short hop at third, stepped on the bag and fired a strike to first for a double play. For CWO: leadoff Donny Kanovsky was 2/3 and scored twice. Jon Tishlas was 3/3 plus a walk and scored 3 times. Evan Bell was 4/4. Jeff Stiel was 3/3 with 3 RBI's and 2 doubles. Peter Gelman didn't walk anyone, scored twice and had a 2 run double in the first. # 3 seed Beth Shalom led the whole way against Temple Emanu-El but some great defensive plays from the E-Men's Gary Lubin and a 2 run HR from Hal Bellovin kept the game close. Beth Shalom finally gained an 11-7 win over a team that they had not beaten in the playoffs for well over 10 years. In the win, Mark Konstandt (3-3, 2 runs), Zach Cohen (2B, 2 runs), Gabe Ollins (2-3, 2 RBI's) and Eric Naggar (2-3 2 RBI's). # 4 seeded B'nai Or was matched against # 5 Agudath Israel in the 1st round and they jumped out to a 4-0 lead. But Agudath Israel led by Paul Aronoff (5-5) were ahead 9-4 by the 4th inning. In the bottom of the 4th and 5th B'nai Or scored 2runs each to cut the deficit to 9-8. While the CAI bats went cold B'nai Or added 6 more in the 6th and won it 14-9. Pitcher Bill Schlosser made 2 putouts, had 3 assists and hit a single, double and triple scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for the winners. Also, Keith Barbarosh ann Todd Gutkin each had 3 hits, 2 runs and 2 RBI's. Eric Axler had 3 hits and scored twice. The semi finals in the B division were anticlimactic with the #1 and #2 seeds each winning by 15 runs. B'nai Brith topped B'nai Or 20-5 and Chabad defeated Beth Shalom 

Livingston Temple Softball
			7/19/2015
1st Round Playoff results
A Division			B Division
B'nai Jeshurun	3		B'nai Abraham	10
Sharey Tefilo Israel	15		B'nai Brith	25
Suburban Torah	6		Agudath Israel	9
Temple Sinai	9		B'nai Or	14
B'nai Shalom	14		B'nai Israel	10
AABJD	15		Chabad	15
Temple Sholom	12		Temple Emanu-El	7
Pinebrook	14		Beth Shalom	11
2nd Round Playoff results
A Division			B Division
Temple Sinai	11		B'nai Or	5
Sharey Tefilo Israel	15		B'nai Brith	20
Pinebrook	13		Beth Shalom	4
AABJD	18		Chabad	19

Playoff schedule as follows:

7/19 - 1st game 9 o'clock 
7/19 - Semi finals immediately following
8/2 - Finals at Heritage 1 & 2

Updated Schedule

	Date	Okner	MP 1	Oval	Her 1	Her 2	MP BB	Hillside	Riker
1st game	19-Jul	A8-A1	A5-A4	A7-A2	A6-A3	B8-B1	B5-B4	B7-B2	B6-B3
2nd game:
Winners of A8-A1 & A5-A4 meet at Okner
Wiiners of A7-A2 & A6-A3 meet at Oval
Winners of B8-B1 & B5-B4 meet at Heritage 1
Winners of B7-B2 & B6-B3 meet at Heritage 2
Finals - 8/2:
A Finals - Heritage 1
B Finals - Heritage 2
Mt Pleasant 1 - Distant corner
Mt Pleasant BB - Closest to Rte 10
Her 1 - Tennis Courts
Her 2 - Below BB
Playoff seeding:
Teams A Division			Teams B Division
A1 - Sharey Tefilo Israel			B1 - B'nai Brith
A2 - AABJD			B2 - Chabad
A3 - Pinebrook			B3 - Beth Shalom
A4 - Temple Sinai			B4 - B'nai Or
A5 - Suburban Torah			B5 - Agudath Israel
A6 - Temple Sholom			B6 - Temple Emanu-El
A7 - B'nai Shalom			B7 - B'nai Israel
A8 - B'nai Jeshurun			B8 - B'nai Abraham

Livingston Temple Softball League 07/12/15

The last team to beat Temple Sharey Tefilo Israel was B'nai Jeshurun on 7/7/13. Since then they have 2 championships and back to back undefeated seasons while winning their last 35 games. They defeated B'nai Shalom 20-6 and had a forfeit win over AABJD to cap off another #1 seeded undefeated season in the A division. AABJD (9-5) won their 1st game 22-15 over B'nai Jeshurun and tied for 2nd in the upper division. In the win, Ariel Fournier (HR, 3 RBI’s), Jeff Falkenstein (HR, 3 RBI’s), Jay Gertleman (4 RBI’s), Zach and Rami Abramowitz (3 RBI’s each). They will be the #2 seed by virtue of winning the tiebreaker with Pinebrook (9-5). The two teams split their season series but AABJD’s average runs against was 12.58 while Pinebrook's was 13.58. AABJD was involved in 2 forfeits (1 win - 1 loss) so by virtue of the new rule those games did not count in runs against. Pinebrook's 1st game was a 19-4 win against Temple Sinai (6-8) but they lost their 2nd game 18-17 to Suburban Torah (6-8). In that game the winners took a 1 run lead into the bottom of the 7th and held Pinebrook scoreless. Temple Sinai will be the #4 seed because they swept the season series with Suburban Torah (#5). Temple Sholom of West Essex defeated Suburban Torah in game 1 by a score of 20-8. In the game they had a 14 run 3rd inning which was started by a grand slam off the bat of Jeff Goldberger. Also leading the offense were Scott Suydam, Steve Holinstat, and Dan Natt who each went 3-4. The 2nd game for TSWE was a 9-3 loss to B'nai Shalom. The 1^st round of the playoffs in the A division will match #1 Sharey Tefilo Israel - #8 B’nai Jeshurun; #2 AABJD - #7 B’nai Shalom; #3 Pinebrook - #6 Temple Sholom of West Essex; #4 Temple Sinai - #5 Suburban Torah.

It came down to the final game in the B division and B’nai Brith (12-2) prevailed 9-6 over Chabad to clinch 1^st place. Chabad tied Beth Shalom for 2^nd at 11-3 but will be the #2 seed since they defeated Beth Shalom in the only game they played during the regular season. Beth Shalom swept this week’s double header defeating Temple Emanu-El 11-6 with a very solid defense led by SS Steve Siegal. On offense Doug Netburn was 3-3 with a HR and Mark Konstandt was 3-3. Beth Shalom’s 2^nd game was a 25-10 win against B’nai Israel with an offense led by Jeff Katz (5-5 3 runs), Steve Siegal (3-3, 2B, 4 runs), Neil Grossman (4-4, 3B, 5 RBI’s). Phil Sperling, Dan Bank and Gabe Ollins each had 3 hits and 3 runs scored. B’nai Or secured the 4^th seed with a split of their DH despite having only 9 players for both games, topping Ner Tamid 12-3 in the 1^st game and losing a 12-11 decision to B’nai Abraham in game 2. In game 1 win Adam Forman had 2 doubles, 3 RBI’s, 3 runs and Keith Barbarosh blasted a 3 run triple with 3 hits and 2 runs. Also, Eric Axler (1B, 2B, 3B, 3 runs), and pitcher Bill Schlosser (3 hits). On defense, Ira Forman had 2 putouts at the plate. Against B’nai Abraham, Keith Barbarosh’s 2^nd inning grand slam gave B’nai Or the lead which they held until the 6^th inning at 9-8. They scored 2 more for 11 but B’nai Abraham countered with 4 more for the 12-11 win. Agudath Israel won their two games beating B’nai Abraham 6-2 and AABJD/Ohr Torah 20-5 and will be the #5 seed for the playoffs. Greg Adelsberg led the way in the 1^st game with a HR. In the 2^nd game Robert Field had a homer, Scott Reiser went 4-4 and Charlie Kessler was a homerun shy of the cycle. Temple Emanu-El defeated Ner Tamid 15-9 and will be the #6 seed in the playoffs. In the loss for Ner Tamid, Rob Crum had a homerun. On the day for Ner Tamid, Bob Perris had a long triple and two doubles.

Playoff matchups for the B division as follows:

#1 B’nai Brith-#8 B’nai Abraham;

 #2 Chabad - #7 B’nai Israel; 

#3 Beth Shalom - #6 Temple Emanu-El;

#4 B’nai Or - #5 Agudath Israel. 

LIVINGSTON TEMPLE SOFTBALL LEAGUE
		Final Standings		7/12/15
Division A	W	L	Pct.	Scored	Allowed	Tie breakers
Sharey Tefilo Israel	14	0	1.000	242	99
AABJD	9	5	0.643	190	158	12.58  avg RA
Pinebrook	9	5	0.643	205	187	13.58 avg RA
Temple Sinai	6	8	0.429	154	175	Sinai wins
Suburban Torah	6	8	0.429	200	217	head to head
Temple Sholom	5	9	0.357	160	167
B'nai Shalom	4	10	0.286	93	205
B'nai Jeshurun	3	11	0.214	143	179
Division B	W	L	Pct.	Scored	Allowed
B'nai Brith	12	2	0.857	194	128
Chabad	11	3	0.786	191	120	Chabad wins
Beth Shalom	11	3	0.786	173	130	head to head
B'nai Or	9	5	0.643	159	135
Agudath Israel	8	6	0.571	199	165
Temple Emanu-El	6	8	0.429	138	129
B'nai Israel	5	9	0.357	184	232
B'nai Abraham	4	10	0.286	90	156
Ner Tamid	2	12	0.143	95	158
AABJD / Ohr Torah	2	12	0.143	131	201
Game 1			Game 2
B'nai Jeshurun	15		Temple Sinai	12
AABJD	22		B'nai Jeshurun	13
Sharey Tefilo Israel	19		AABJD	0
B'nai Shalom	6		Sharey Tefilo Israel	7
Pinebrook	19		Suburban Torah	18
Temple Sinai	4		Pinebrook	17
Temple Sholom	20		Temple Sholom	6
Suburban Torah	8		B'nai Shalom	9
Temple Emanu-El	6		B'nai Or	11
Beth Shalom	11		B'nai Abraham	12
B'nai Israel	7		B'nai Brith	9
Chabad	14		Chabad	6
Agudath Israel	6		Ner Tamid	9
B'nai Abraham	2		Temple Emanu-El	15
Ner Tamid	3		B'nai Israel	10
B'nai Or	12		Beth Shalom	25
AABJD / Ohr Torah	4		Agudath Israel	20
B'nai Brith	13		AABJD / Ohr Torah	5

Adjusted schedule as follows:

6/21 game moved to 1st game 7/12
6/28 game moved to 2nd game 7/12
Last week of the regular season  7/12
Playoffs begin 7/19

Updated Schedule

	Date	Okner	MP1	Oval	Her 1	Her 2	MP2	Hillside	Riker	MP BB
1st game	12-Jul	B2-B7	A1-A4	B3-B1	A7-A8	B9-B6	B8-B5	A5-A6	B10-B4	A2-A3
2nd game	12-Jul	A7-A4	B5-B1	A6-A2	B9-B7	A8-A5	B4-B6	B8-B2	B3-B10	A3-A1

7/12 - Double header starting at 9:00 AM

Mt Pleasant 1 - Distant corner

Mt Pleasant 2 - Closest to School

Mt Pleasant BB - Closest to Rte 10

Her 1 - Tennis Courts

Her 2 - Below BB Teams A Division Teams B Division A1 - Sharey Tefilo Israel B1 - B'nai Abraham A2 - B'nai Jeshurun B2 - Temple Emanu-El A3 - AABJD B3 - Agudath Israel A4 - B'nai Shalom B4 - B'nai Brith A5 - Pinebrook B5 - B'nai Or  A6 - Temple Sinai B6 - Chabad A7 - Temple Sholom B7 - Beth Shalom A8 - Suburban Torah B8 - Ner Tamid B9 - B'nai Israel B10 - AABJD / Ohr Torah

Livingston Temple Softball League 07/05/15

Sharey Tefilo Israel (12-0) was the recipient of the only forfeit of the holiday weekend as they continue on the road to back to back undefeated seasons. AABJD (8-4) and Pinebrook (8-4) remained tied for 2nd in the A division with both winning on Sunday.  AABJD was led by Marty Moskovitz who was 3-3 with a triple and 5 RBI's in their 19-4 win over B'nai Shalom. Pinebrook followed suit with a 20-15 win against Temple Sholom. Suburban Torah's 4 game winning streak came to an end withTemple Sinai defeating them 18-5. If AABJD and Pinebrook tie for 2nd it might come down to least runs allowed as the tiebreaker. As per league rule, it is the average runs per game given up so that forfeits do not count. Going into this week Pinebrook is at 13.5 and AABJD is at 13.63. If there is a 3 way tie at 8-6 with Temple Sinai then AABJD holds the 3 way tiebreaker with a 3-1 record among the group.

In the B division there is still a tie for 1st between Chabad and B'nai Brith at 10-2. B'nai Brith won the only meeting so far between the two teams but they also meet in the final game of the season which will probably determine the #1 seed. In Chabad's 15-8 win over Agudath Israel they connected on 2 solo homeruns in the first 3 pitches of the game. Pitcher Peter Gelman did not walk any batters in the win and had 3 hits including an RBI triple to aid his cause. David Levine was 4-4 with 2 doubles, 2 homers and some phenomenal outfield defense thwarting any attempt by Agudath Israel to make a come back. Ari Berman was 5-5 for AI in the loss. B'nai Brith avenged an earlier loss to B'nai Israel with an 18-8 win. Beth Shalom defeated B'nai Abraham 18-6 with Zach Cohen and Phil Sperling each having a triple and 4 hits. Steve Siegal had 3 hits and so did Neil Grossman who also had a 3 run homer in the win. Ner Tamid got the better of AABJD Ohr/Torah by a 10-3 margin on the strength of Rob Crum's 6 RBI's (grand slam in the 1st and a 2 run double in the 6th).  B'nai Or scored 4 runs in the 1st inning but could only manage 1 the rest of the way in a 7-5 loss to Temple Emanu-El. For the losers, Keth Barbarosh was 2-3, Adam Forman 2-2, and Scott Charles 3-3. There is a very close race for the last playoff spot in the B division. B'nai Abraham can lock it up but needs 2 wins or help from Ner Tamid and AABJD/Ohr Torah.

LIVINGSTON TEMPLE SOFTBALL LEAGUE
		Standings Week 12		7/5/15
Division A	W	L	Pct.	Scored	Allowed
Sharey Tefilo Israel	12	0	1.000	215	93
AABJD	8	4	0.667	168	136
Pinebrook	8	4	0.667	169	165
Temple Sinai	6	6	0.500	138	143
Suburban Torah	5	7	0.417	174	138
Temple Sholom	4	8	0.333	134	150
B'nai Shalom	3	9	0.250	78	179
B'nai Jeshurun	2	10	0.167	115	145
Division B	W	L	Pct.	Scored	Allowed
Chabad	10	2	0.833	171	104
B'nai Brith	10	2	0.833	172	118
Beth Shalom	9	3	0.750	137	114
B'nai Or	8	4	0.667	136	120
Agudath Israel	6	6	0.500	173	158
Temple Emanu-El	5	7	0.417	117	109
B'nai Israel	5	7	0.417	167	193
B'nai Abraham	3	9	0.250	76	139
Ner Tamid	2	10	0.167	83	131
AABJD / Ohr Torah	2	10	0.167	122	168
Week 12
Temple Sholom	15
Pinebrook	20
Suburban Torah	5
Temple Sinai	18
B'nai Jeshurun	0
Sharey Tefilo Israel	7
B'nai Shalom	4
AABJD	19
B'nai Or	5
Temple Emanu-El	7
Chabad	15
Agudath Israel	8
Beth Shalom	18
B'nai Abraham	6
AABJD / Ohr Torah	3
Ner Tamid	10
B'nai Brith	18
B'nai Israel	8