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Senior Softball League in Sylvania, OH

Step onto the field and embrace the spirit of competition at SYLVANIA SENIOR SOFTBALL. Established in January 2008, we are a vibrant senior softball league in Sylvania, OH, that prides itself on organizing exciting games and engaging softball tournaments where camaraderie and friendly competition meet. 

Our 58 and over league plays on Tuesday nights, and our Thursday night league consists of players aged 48 and over.

2026 Applications are now closed!  League play begins May 5th/7th.  Check the Roster/Schedule page for updates

Our Mission Statement

While all games organized by SYLVANIA SENIOR SOFTBALL should be played with the intent to win, our goal is to ensure that our members (i) have a positive, fun, athletic, and social experience and (ii) compete and play in a sportsmanlike manner.

It is essential that all our games and activities be conducted constructively and non-critically. We aim to treat all members with respect and dignity and provide them with a fair and equitable opportunity to participate.

Our Founders

Bruce Anderson
Jim Dunlavy
Gordon Hirsch
Jerry Keefe
Kent Lincoln
Jeff Lydy
Gary Meyer
John Radscheid
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Sidelines defeats Fricker's Red 11-8 in Semi-finals!

In the semi -finals game,  Sidelines was able to pull out a close one against Fricker’s Red 11-8.  Defense was on display throughout the game, while the offense did just enough to win and move on to the finals.  Offensive leaders were Mike Miller 3-3 with a double and triple, Justin Keller 2-3, Bobby Z 2-3 with an OTFHR, Paul Wesolowski 2-3, Pac-Man 2-3 with a double, Jeff Spotts 2-3, Mel Edmundson 2-4 – with everyone in the lineup collecting at least 1 hit.

Sidelines defeats Bullmoose 21-20 to win Championship!

Sidelines vs Bullmoose – this game added up to be what everyone thought it would be, with Sidelines winning in walk – off fashion, 21-20.  Sidelines again had everyone in the lineup collecting at least one hit to go with some timely walks and sacrifice flies.  Leading the way to the championship were Mel Edmondson 4-4 with an OTFHR and a double, Mike Miller 3-4 with an OTFHR, Justin Keller 3-3 with an OTFHR, double and walk, Eric Sitter 3-3 with a SAC, Ed Sharek 2-2 with an OTFHR, triple and walk, Bobby Z 2-3 with an OTFHR and walk, Bob Ruckman 2-3 with a double, Jeff Spotts 2-3 with a triple, Shawn Dresch 1-2 with 2 walks and Paul Wesolowski 1-2 with a walk and SAC.  It was a great season for Sidelines with a great group of guys always willing to do whatever it took to win and pick each other up.  This was a very competitive League, with all teams pretty equal in talent.

2026 game recaps and standings-thursday

thursday June 11th

6:15 Games:

Terrafirma  Landscape  18 vs  Sideline’s  14

Terrafirma  Landscape: 

Terrafirma started their night vesus a Sidelines team that was missing a few of their people.  First two innings were fairly boring with just two runs scored by Terrafirma and none by Sidelines.  Mike Strobel, Kurt Souva, and Josh Zeitz getting the only hits until the bats started waking up in the 3rd.  Kurt and Josh both going 4/4.   Dave Timmerman and John “Moose” Ingison got the momentum started and allowed the top of the line up to finish the job to score the 5.  The middle of the team struggled in the first game, but still managed to contribute when the team needed it most.  Dave Kunst, Stevie Glass, and Jerry Tanner brought hits to get the needed guys on base. Scott Pratt did some great pitching and went 3/4 at the plate.  Dave Durfey hit the only homerun for the Terrafirma team, but they got the job done outscoring Sidelines 18-14.  

Sideline’s:

The Lines faced off with a good Terrafirma team looking to get revenge on an earlier season loss. Sidelines seemed to have a problem catching fly balls tonight and that pretty much was the difference in this game. Aaron Young went 4/4 with a dinger. Greg Powell had a nice game going 4/4. Eric Sitter, John Arrington and Bruce Klostermeier all went 3/4.

Pastorek’s Body Shop  21   vs.  Jeff Traudt State Farm 15
 
Pastorek’s Body Shop:
 
It was a close game 15 to 15 after 5 innings, but the Body men held them the hard luck State Farm team scoreless in the final 2 innings and we were able to put up 6 in our half of the 7th for the win.
Unfortunately for the insurance team, the pitchers had a rough time finding the plate giving up  close to 20 walks on the night .  Our whole team was on base too many time (lol). Thanks to our subs Johnny Johnson  and Jay Whitney .
 

Jeff Traudt State Farm:

Well, the bright spots were that we played them evenly for 6 innings, the defense was better… when we gave ourselves a chance to field the ball.. but we only scored runs in 3 different innings, didn’t score over the last 3 innings and we walked a LOT of guys. But Kudos to Pastorek’s, they played very well and got the win. Jay Breed hurt us with some fantastic defense, Joe Pastorek pitched very well and Steve Duby was all over the outfield making plays. We played hard and didn’t quit, but we just didn’t score enough to overcome all the free passes we gave them. A lot of teams might fold up their tent and go home but these guys continue to give their best and it’s much appreciated. Wayne Stumm, Fireball and Mig all hit well..as they have all year, with Stumm blasting a long HR, and sub Bob Collins was perfect at the plate. Jeff “Spottsy” Spotts , Jase Sweede and Bubba Bates each tallied 2 hits and collected 5 RBI between them. James Carlozzi had a long double good for 2 RBI. Tim Kuszmaul has hit very well all year and had a hit and an RBI this game and arguably the league’s best player, Denny Miller, had an “off” night with 2 hits and an RBI.  Hitting leaders: Bob Collins ( 3-3 R RBI), Wayne Stumm ( 3-4 3R 2 RBI), Mig ( 3-4 2R 2B 4 RBI), Fireball ( 3-4 3R 2B), Bubba Bates ( 2-3 R 2 RBI), Jase Sweede ( 2-3 R), Spottsy ( 2-3 R), and Denny Miller ( 2-4 RBI). Thank you very much to Bob Collins for coming out to sub, he played great as always. 
 
Fricker’s Black  33  vs.  Fricker’s Maroon 17

Fricker’s Black :

FRICKER’S Black – best offense of the season –  scoring 33-runs, defeating Fricker’s Maroon 33-17. Black put it all together: defense and great hitting- SS Matt kwiatkowski led the charge: 5/6, 4-HR, 4-R, 7-RBI, P Jeff Baker, 5/5, 3B, 2-R, 7-RBI, Larry “Kid Rocl” Wilczynski, 3/6, 3B, 3-R, Scott “Woo” Nichols, 3/6, 4-R, 1-RBI, Steve ” Veschy” Vesschemoet, 2/3, 3B, 2W, 3-R, 2-RBI, Ed Sharek, 3/3, W, 2-R, 1-RBI, Larry ” The Hacker” Hack, 3/5, 2-R, 3-RBI, Dave Obert, 3/5, 3B, 2B, 3-R, 5-RBI and Bob “808” Ruckman, 2/4, W, 3-R,2-RBI. Our thanks to Pool Players Russ Mitchell, 4/6, 2B, 3-R, 3-RBI and Jeff ” wags” Wagenhauser, 6/6, 3B, 3-RBI.
 

Fricker’s Maroon: 

7:45 Games:

Fricker’s Black  18   vs Fricker’s Carolina Blue  11

Fricker’s Black:

In the second game of a double-header, Fricker’s Black
defeated Joe Beham’s Fricker’s Carolina Blue team 18-11 for their first back-to-back wins of the season. An excellent team win:
Larry “Kid Rock”  Wilczynski, 2/4, 2-R, 1-RBI, Matt Kwiatkowski, 2/3, HR,3B, 2-R, 5-RBI, Scott “Woo” Nichols, 2/4, 1-RBI, Steve ” Veschy”  Vesschemoet,2/3, 2B, 2-R, 1-RBI, Jeff Baker, 2/4, 2B, 1-R, 3-RBI, Ed Sharek,2/4, 1-RBI, Larry ” The Hacker”  Hack, 1/4, 2B, 1-RBI, Bob ” 808″ Ruckmqn, 2/3, 1-R and Dave Obert, 2/3, 2B, 3-R and 1-RBI. Our thanks to Pool Players Aaron Young, 4/4, HR, 2-2B, 3-R, 3-RBI and Matt “Fireball” Ciecka, 4/4, 2B, 3-R and 1-RBI.
 

Fricker’s Carolina Blue: 

Tough night for the Carolina Blue Fricker’s team as it seemed we could never get any momentum. Couldn’t get the big hit when needed or make the defensive stop when needed. Can’t score 11 runs in this league and expect to beat anyone. Fricker’s Carolina Blue led in hitting by :  Ed Reed 3-4 with an OTFHR;  Jeff ” Wags” Wagenhauser continues his great hitting going 4-4; Johnny Johnson 2-4 ; Carl Clark and John Correa all 2-4; Rick ” Fig” Bonfiglio and Scotty ” Too Hotty ” Dheel each 2-3. Joe Beham , Jamie Crothers and Shawn Dresch all struggled with one hit each. Tough game regroup for next week.
 

Terrafirma  Landscape 25  vs. Pastorek’s Body Shop 23

Terrafirma  Landscape:

Slow bats for both teams started the second game of the night for Terrafirma.  Stevie Glass was the only hit in the first 2 innings.  Finally in the third, they woke up and started what turned out to be a very exciting game.  Jerry Tanner, Scott Timmerman, and John ” Moose” Ingison got the team started in the 3rd.  Tanner and Timmerman both going 3/4.  Kurt Souva, Josh Zeitz, Dennie Peters, Scott Pratt, Steve Glass, and Dave ” Rusty” Kunst all went 4/5 driving in 12 of the Terrafirma runs.  Dave Durfey added a few clutch hits.  The real excitement came int he 7th with Terrafirma scoring 8 runs and leading 25-11.  Pastorek had a fantastic bottom of the 7th bringing the score to a final 25-23.  The game ended with a bases loaded highlight catch in RC by Jerry Tanner. Emotions were running high as the weather and approaching storms made everyone a bit more chippy, but hands were still smacked at the end and both teams left it all on the field.  Until next week!
 
 
Pastorek’s Body Shop:
 
The game started out slow for both teams with the Body men leading 2 to 0 after 2 innings and then the runs started coming in . We were down by 6 going into the 7th and the Terrafirma team put up 8 more to go up by 14 runs but the never say die Pastoreks team put up 11 of our own including 9 after 2 outs to lose a tough one by 2 runs . The Terrafirma team hit the ball well last night and if it wasnt for a game winning catch in deep right center by Jerry Tanner with the bases loaded, we would have completed the epic comeback win .Thanks to Eric Sitter for subbing and playing a good third base and for pounding the ball . We only had 10 players for both our games 
tonight , lack of subs . Steve Duby great in left center and at the bat with 2 HRS , Jay Breed  3 hits and 1 HR , Fred Freeman 3/5 , Jason Kennedy 4/5 , Eric Sitter  4/5 HR,MJ 4/5 , Mark Reilly 3/5
Jeff Aiello and  Joe Pastorek with 2 hits each and Bobby Z playing sick to give us 10 players ( ended up in the ER last night after the game best well wishes to Bobby Z) .
 
  
Fricker’s Maroon 18  vs  The Distillery  16
 
Fricker’s Maroon:
 
 

The Distillery:

That was a tough one. The Distillery lost to a feisty Fricker’s Maroon team who kept battling the whole game. A low scoring affair through 4, Maroon came alive in the second half of the game even though Distillery kept fighting. Down 5 going into the 7th the Distillery managed to tie it to go into extras. Unfortunately we came up short. Russ Mitchell showed off his glove again making a great catch to keep us in the game. Chad Collins hit a bomb into the parking that may still be rolling😳. Joe Koralewski, Paul Wesolowski and Matt Zuvers each had clutch hits to keep us in the game. We’ll get ‘em next week boys.  Shout out to Brad Mauk who hit an inside the park grand slam LAST WEEK to help in the big win.

 
 
Team NameWinsLossesWinning PercentageRuns ScoredRuns AllowedAverage Margin
Sidelines720.7782001644.00
TERRAFIRMA630.6671821721.11
The Distillery630.667187189-0.22
Pastorek Auto Body540.5561911672.67
Frickers Black450.4441811651.78
Frickers Blue450.444163174-1.22
Frickers Maroon450.444186205-2.11
State Farm090.000162218-6.22

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FRICKER’S WHITE shortstop Denny Miller fires to first.  And he probably hit a homerun earlier in the game

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Todd Grohnke can’t believe what fell into his glove!  And he probably hit a homerun earlier too…

2026 game recaps and standings-tuesday

tuesday June 16th

6:15 pm Games:

Bull Moose  18  vs  Barrow’s Jeweler’s  15

Bull Moose:

The Rough Riders got past a very good Barrow’s squad with our best offensive output of the season. Wayne Harris, Kim Crosby and Brett Crosby were perfect at the dish including another OTF HR from Harris and Gary Gardner lit it up with a long HR of his own and added a single, double and 3 RBI. Ed Calderon continues to hit well as he tallied 3 hits and Mark Clair, Bob Allgier, George Blattner, Tom Prahl, Joe Pastorek and Little Stuffed Gary all were 2-3. Gardner and Clair were great defensively and turned several rally ending DP’s. The pitching tandem of Brett Crosby and Joe Pastorek were also very good in this one. Leading Hitters: Kim Crosby ( 3-3 2B RBI), Wayne Harris  ( 2-2 2R BB 2B HR 3 RBI), Brett Crosby ( 2-2 BB R), Gary Gardner ( 3-4 3R 2B HR 3 RBI), Ed Calderon ( 3-4 2R 2B RBI), Joe Pastorek ( 2-3 R 2 RBI), Bob Allgier ( 2-3 R 2 RBI), George Blattner ( 2-3 2R RBI), Mark Clair ( 2-3 2R RBI), Tom Prahl ( 2-3 R 2B RBI), and Gary Downey ( 2-3 R RBI). Wayne Stumm added a hit, BB, R and an RBI as Greg Black added a R and played well behind the plate. Nice win Moosies!

 

Barrow’s Jeweler’s:

 
 

RWB Card Insurance  18  vs  Andy & Barney’s  12

RWB Card Insurance:
 
With both teams battling the sun and wind the RWB was able to gain a victory over the good A@B team . Top hitters were Mike LaPoint 4/4  3 doubles 2 runs , Fred Freeman 3/4  Jeff Aiello 3/4 3runs , Jeff K 3/4  Tim Kuszmaul 3/4 , Mike Shull 3/4 ;Jim Dandar 3/3 . With 2 hits each were Dave Turshon , Terry Moore , Bob “808” Ruckman , and everyone else with 1 hit. Our defense played good tonight . both the infielders and outfielders did well.
 
Andy & Barney’s:
 
ANDY & BARNEY’S lost to RWB Card 18-12. A&B top hitters: SS Eric Ifland, 3/4, 3B, 3R, 1RBI, RC Larry Hernandez, 3/4, 1R,  
Dave Durfey, 2/4, HR, 2R, 4RBI, M/I Scott Libbe, 3/4, 1R and 2B Larry Hack, 3/4, 2B, 2R.
 
Rudy’s Hot Dogs 27  vs Mayh3m Sports Apparel  10
 

Rudy’s Hot Dogs :

Rudy’s was able to come out with a good victory against a tenacious Mayhem team this past Tuesday. Rudy’s scored five runs in four different innings to post a 27 to 10 victory. Leading the hitting attack was Kurt Souba with two over the fence home runs with three men on base;  other hitting leaders were Dave Ronau Kevin Shook the rest of the team had at least two hits in a good base hit attack. Great defense was played by everyone.
 
Mayh3m Sports Apparel:
 

7:45 pm Games:

Seaway Marketplace 20   vs.  R & J Fence Company 11
 

Seaway Marketplace :

Seaway Market Place 20-11 over RJ Fence Company Tuesday night. Lead by Avery cooper 4-4 scored 4 runs scored, followed by James Beard  3-3 plus a walk also scored 4 times, Tom Eaisler also had a hot bat last night 4-4 ; Jeff Baker 3-4; Jim Elkhart Sub player was 3-4 scored 3 times Darrell Berry was 2-3 with a walk., Sherman Thomas was 2-4, Ed Herman had a walk and a hit, Joe Pastorek had a seeing eye double down the left field line and leg it out, also a sub, he pitched a Joe kind of game. Thanks Joe and Jim for subbing.
 
R & J Fence Company:
 
Nothing went well tonight. R&J couldn’t get started, the batting never got off the ground. Our fielding tonight was not our best. Seaway played well, Joe Pastorek stepped in to give their pitching a lift and Jimmy Elckert did his normal magic. John Correa, Dave Obert and Ted Theaker both were 4/4. Rick Obert 3/4 and Sid Siddall 3/4 playing through injuries tonight. Scott Nichols tried playing through injuries only to make it worse. Wishing fast healing for all.
 
 

RWB Card Insurance  31  vs. Rudy’s Hot Dogs  13

RWB Card Insurance:

The RWB squad put up quite the offensive show tonight against the Rudy’s team putting up 31 runs scoring in every inning but the 2nd and putting up 9 in the 7th . Top hitters were :Fred Freeman 5/5 and 3 OTFHRS and 5 runs with his son Zack in attendance ; Dave Turshon 5/5  4 runs , Bob “808” Ruckman  4/4 2 runs , Tim Kuszmaul 4/4 2 runs , Larry “Kid rock” Wilcynski 4/5 2 doubles and 4 runs ;Mike LaPoint 4/5 2 doubles 4 runs , Jeff Kwiatkowski 4/5 , Jim Dandar 3/4 3 runs , Terry Moore 3/5 2 runs and Jeff Aiello 2/3 2 BB  3 runs . The rest with 1 hit and good defense and pitching tonight . It was a good night for us , good to get 2 wins on the night .
 
Rudy’s Hot Dogs:
 
Game two of the twilight doubleheader was a completely different story. Rudy’s was taken advantage of by RWB Card team who launched a tenacious base hit attack against us. Some of the game highlights were Dave Ronau in the park home run with three men on base;  Kurt Souva provided an additional home run with three men on base. Other hitting leaders were John Arrington, and  Tony Galloro. Rudy’s played very tough all the team contributed.
 
 
Sideline’s 19  vs. Barrow’s Jewelers 17
 
Sideline’s:
 
Sidelines led Barrows 8-5 after 3 innings thanks in part to a Jeff ” Wags”  Waggonhauser OTFHR . Barrows bats however came alive with 10 runs in the next 2 innings to take a 15-9 lead after 5. In the sixth after the first two batters made outs , Sidelines strung 7 straight hits together, to close the gap to 15-14. Then in the seventh trailing 16-14 Sidelines again would score 5 runs with 2 outs and hold off Barrows for a thrilling 19-17 win. Leading hitters were Johnny Johnson (4-4 2b) Dave Kunst (4-4) Wags (4-5 OTFHR) Dave Ashman (3-4 3b, 2b) Craig Mantee (3-4) Gary Kreinbrink did a great job filling in for Jerry Edmondson pitching and going (2-4). 
 
 

Barrow’s Jewelers:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Team NameWinsLossesWinning PercentageRuns ScoredRuns AllowedAverage Margin
R&J Fence61.8571311053.714
Seaway Marketplace42.6677184-2.167
RWB Card Ins43.571118953.286
Rudy's Hot Dog43.5711351162.714
Bull Moose33.5005865-1.167
Barrows Jewelers34.4291151031.714
MAYH3M24.3336784-2.833
Sidelines25.28686102-2.286
Andy & Barney's25.28688118-4.286

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Mark Clair, player and sponsor of the Bull Moose Retirement team, is all business

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Paul Wesolowski is a jack of all trades – playing infield here, but equally comfortable on the mound.  His hitting is pretty darn good too!

"King of Swat" 2025 League Champions!

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MASTERS CHAMPION! Keith Dunbar accepts the home run trophy from SSS President Scott Nichols, after crushing 17 round-trippers in 18 games

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LEGENDS CHAMPIONS!  Ric Bonfiglio, Denny Miller, and Chad Collins tied for the league title, with 22 bombs each (in 19 games)

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Sponsors play a significant role in SYLVANIA SENIOR SOFTBALL’s success and financial stability. By offering team and specialty sponsorships, we allow businesses and individuals to make a meaningful impact on our softball league while gaining valuable exposure within the community.

We encourage everyone to support our sponsors. Their generosity allows us to enhance the experience for our players and strengthen the bonds of our softball family. Together, we can continue to foster a vibrant and thriving community. Thank you for your support.

Thursday League

Fricker's in Sylvania (Three Teams)

Charles Marczewski, Manager

The Distillery

Pastorek's Body Shop

Joe Pastorek

TERRAFIRMA Landscape

Dennie Peters

Tuesday League

Bull Moose retirement planning

Mark and Ryan Clair

Rudy's Hot Dog

3208 Alexis Road
Justin Dionyssiou

Andy & Barney's Sports Bar / Jo-Jo's Pizzeria

Abe Mahmoud

R & J Fence

John Correa

RWB Card Ins

Bob Ruckman

Barrow's jewelers

Gabe Barrow

Seaway Marketplace/Yancey's Lawn care

Murray Dennison

MAYH3M Sports and Apparel

Jim Wittkamp

Acknowledgements

Fricker’s Sports Bar, Sylvania, OH

SSSL Logo Designed by Francis Graphics, Inc.

Sylvania Recreation District

Scott Stampflmeier – Sylvan Studio, Sylvania, OH

Jenn Scally – The Letterman Ink & Threads

Tom Pruss – Northcoast: Print, Mail, Marketing

Lamar Advertising Company

Jeff Walles / Photographer

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