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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 25th

6:15 Games:

Fricker’s Carolina  Blue  7  vs Fricker’s Maroon  0

Fricker’s Carolina  Blue:

Unfortunately, Fricker’s Carolina Blue won by forfeit as Fricker’s Maroon only had 5-6 of their players

Fricker’s Maroon: 

Unfortunately, Fricker’s Maroon lost by forfeit as Fricker’s Maroon only had 5-6 of their players

Sidelines 25 – Fricker’s Black 11
 
Sidelines:
 
After scoring just 6 runs last week The Lines bats opened up some this week! Mike Miller led the charge going 5/5 with a Hr. Brian Klump, Mel Edmonson and Eric Sitter both had 4/4 games. Josh Siewert , Aaron Young, Eric Novak and sub JT Barnes all got Dingers for The Lines.
 
Fricker’s Black: 
 
FRICKER’S Black dropped the first game of a double-header, 25-11 to Sidelines. Strong winds, a bevy of walks for Sidelines, (13), and Fricker’s was blown away…losing to the rival Pub for the second time. Fricker’s Terry Patterson was 4/4, HR, 4R, 2RBI. Our thanks to pool players Kurt Souva and Dave Durfey.
The Distillery  23 vs Jeff  Traudt State Farm  22 
 

The Distillery:

Game 1 of the night was a fun one. The Distillery played a hard hitting State Farm team and it went down to the last out. Distillery jumped out to a comfortable lead after the first few innings, possibly causing us to relax a little too much. State Farm clawed their way back taking a 4 run lead after their half if the 7th. In the bottom of the 7th, Distillery’s bottom of the lineup jump started a wonderful comeback. With 2 outs, 2 on and down 1, Russ Mitchell hit a walk off HR for the win.  Bobby Collins added 2 HRs and as mentioned above Russ Mitchell added another. Great clutch hitting from everybody. Thanks to Jay Breed and Mike Strobel for subbing.

Jeff  Traudt State Farm:

For the 4th time this season, the Insurance Men lost by a run after leading with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th. Kudos to The Distillery for getting it done, and good job to Russ Mitchell for the game winning HR. Trailing 18-13 after 6, we rallied for 9 runs before a Managerial error with pinch running ended our inning. Then we gave up 5 runs with 2 out to lose it. Wayne Stumm, Phil Naylor, sub Steve Duby and James Carlozzi were perfect at the plate with Stumm and Duby blasting HR’s. Mike Dye and  Bob “808” Ruckman each added 3 hits with Dye knocking in 4 runs. George Hilfinger returned for one week after injuring himself in game one this year and played well. Jase Sweede and Bubba Bates were each 2-3 with a walk. Leading hitters: Wayne Stumm ( 4-4 4R 2B HR 2 RBI), Phil Naylor ( 4-4 3R 2B 4 RBI), Steve Duby ( 4-4 4R HR 2 RBI), James Carlozzi ( 3-3 BB R 2 RBI), Mike Dye ( 3-4 R 4 RBI), Bob Ruckman ( 3-4 2R RBI), Bubba Bates ( 2-3 BB 3R RBI), Jase Sweede ( 2-3 R BB), Todd Migliori ( 2-4 2R 2 RBI), Fireball ( 2-4 R 2B RBI), George Hilfinger ( 2-4 RBI) and Jeff Spottsy added a hit, R and RBI. Thanks to the fastest man to ever play in this league… Steve Duby, for a great job subbing.
 

7:45 Games: 

TerraFirma 26 vs  Fricker’s  Black 21 

TerraFirma:

TerraFirma enjoyed a single game, but still managed to make it dramatic:) Hitters were on fire the first 4 innings then again in the 7th scoring 26 runs. Stevie Glass and Dave Timmerman both going 4/4 knocking in 4 runs. Timmerman with a beautiful triple in the 7th. Dave Durfey, Dave Kunst, Scott Pratt, and John Ingison knocked in 8 more runs with Pratt’s 2 run double in the 1st getting the 5 needed runs. Josh Zeitz, Dennie Peters, Jerry Tanner, and Marc Jobe all went 3/4 scoring 7 more runs. Dennie had a nice double play in the 6th. Pratt started a smooth double play in the 4th. Marc’s triple in the 7th got TerraFirma up 26-14 heading into the bottom of the inning. TerraFirma allowed 7 runs in the bottom of the 7th and were at risk of losing when the final out of the inning was made in a fielder’s choice. Mike Strobel went 3/5 and made a few plays at short. Kurt Souva went 4/5 with two doubles, a triple, and a single. Way to keep it exciting!

Fricker’s Black:

FRICKER’S, Black  playing short-handed, only ten – no catcher, battled, but fell 26-21 to TerraFirma. Top hitters: Dave Obert, 5/5, W, 4R, Matt Kwiatkowski, 4/4, HR, 2B, W, 4R, 4RBI, Steve Vesschemoet, 4/5, 3B, 1R, 2RBI, Larry Hack, 5/6, 2B, 1R, 2RBI and Tim Kuzmaul, 4/6,2R. Our thanks to pool player Carl Clark, 3/5, 3R and 6 RBI.

Sidelines vs State Farm

Sidelines:

Game 2 of the evening The Lines faced off against a better than their record State Farm Team. The Lines bats stayed on fire as every guy collected at least 2 hits. Aaron Young set the tone with a 4/4 2hr game. Mike Miller and Eric Sitter stayed perfect on the night with a 3/3 HR game. Josh Siewert and Greg Powell both were 3/3 at the plate while Josh made some outstanding plays at SS.

State Farm:
 
I guess the disappointing loss in game one derailed our mojo as we were drubbed by a very good Sidelines team. Bubba Bates had to leave the game early after injuring his thumb during a nice diving effort on a line drive in front of him. We’re hoping he’s ok as Bubba has been very valuable to us. The always steady ( sub) Jeff ” Wags”  Wagenhauser and Todd Migliori were perfect at the plate, with Mig drawing a very curious walk in the 3rd inning with one on and us trailing 8-1 at the time. Leading hitters: Jeff Wags ( 3-3 R 2B RBI), Mig ( 2-2 BB R RBI), Jeff Spotts ( 2-3 RBI), Jase Sweede ( 2-3) and Phil Naylor added a double good for 2 RBI. Thanks to Wags for a nice subbing performance. 
 
  
Pastorek Body Shop 23  vs  The Distillery  11
 
Pastorek Body Shop:
 
Our bats were hot tonight putting up 23 runs in 6 innings ,
we put up 31 hits and made only 11 outs at the plate and 5 homers with 5 different batters . The sun did play some havoc for the left side of the infield as well. In the bottom of the first we had Jay Breed , Todd Grohnke and Fred Freeman clear the fence back to back. Our defense was spot on again with Grohnke and Duby
making great plays in the outfield and Jay Breed playing a great SS and Mark Reilly at first as well . Jason Kennedy and Freeman played well in the infield .Joe Pastorek pitching like a pro . Top hitters were Mike LaPoint 4/4 with a big homer in the 6th , Todd Grohnke 4/4 1 HR 2 runs , Jeff Aiello 3/3 BB double 2 runs , Jay Breed 3/4 1HR 3 runs , Fred Freeman 3/4 1 HR 3 runs , Jason Kennedy 3/4 1HR 2 runs , Carl Palmer 3/4 2 runs . with 2 hits each were Steve Duby , Mark Reilly , MJ and Joe Pastorek. 
 

The Distillery:

Game 2 of the night was a different story. Against another hard hitting team in Pastorek’s as they took the lead and never looked back. With the left side of the field dealing with brutal sun, Distillery just couldn’t seem to get anything going offensively or defensively. We’ll be back next week. There’s not to much more to say about this game. Thank you to Ricky Navarre for subbing with us tonight.

 

Team NameWinsLossesWinning PercentageRuns ScoredRuns AllowedAverage Margin
Sidelines930.7502531885.42
TERRAFIRMA930.7502422182.00
Pastorek Auto Body840.6672502024.00
The Distillery840.6672111971.17
Frickers Maroon570.417226232-0.50
Frickers Blue570.417194216-1.83
Frickers Black480.3331891890.00
State Farm0120.000190262-6.00

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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 July 7, 2026

6:15 pm Games:

Bull Moose 17 vs  R & J Fence 16

Bull Moose:  

The Rough Riders got past the tough Fencemen with timely hitting, good pitching from Joe Pastorek and some nice plays on defense. Leading the charge once again was Gary Gardner. Gary hit for the cycle, including another OTF HR and 4 RBI. Mark Clair also had 4 hits.  Ed Calderon seems to always be on base and added 3 hits as did Wayne Stumm. Subs Larry Wilczynski and Mike Lapoint were great as they each had 2 hits and 2 RBI. Pastorek also had 2 hits and a walk and good defense was turned in by Gardner, Clair, Kim Crosby, George Blattner, Wilczynski and Brett Crosby. Leading hitters: Gary Gardner ( 4-4 2B 3B HR 4 RBI), Mark Clair ( 4-4 R RBI), Ed Calderon ( 3-4 3B 2R 2 RBI), Wayne Stumm ( 3-4 3R RBI), Larry Wilczynski ( 2-3 R 2 RBI), Mike Lapoint ( 2-3 R 2 RBI), Joe Pastorek ( 2-3 BB R), Gary Downey ( 2-4 2R RBI), Brett and Kim Crosby each added a hit and scored as George Blattner added a hit with 2 RBI. Thank you to Larry Wilczynski and Mike Lapoint for the great subbing performance. Good job Bull Moose.
 

R & J Fence Company:

 

Andy & Barney’s 6  vs  Rudy’s Hot Dogs  5

Andy & Barney’s:

ANDY & BARNEY’S pulled-off an upset,  defeating Rudy’s 6-5,
holding the “Hot Dogs” to 12-hits. Pitcher Wade Timming
had his best game – backed by good, solid defense. Rudy’s,
down 5-4 in the top of the 7th, scored on Kevin Shook’s
homerun for a 5-5 tie – going into the bottom of the 7th.
A&B’s Wade Timming led off with a single. Mike Nidek singled and
Jim Shoemaker singled – knocking in the winning run for a
6-5 victory. Top hitters: Dave Durfey, 3/3, 1-RBI, Steve Vesschemoet, 2/3, 1-R, 1-RBI, Larry Hack, 2/3, 1-RBI, Mike Nidek, 2/3 and Jim Schoemaker, 2/3, 1-R & 1-RBI. Roy Woodworth had a key double in the 5th, driving in the fifth run. 

Rudy’s Hot Dogs:

It was a pitching dual last night in the heat and humidity where Rudy’s was beaten by Andy and Barney’s by a one run differential.
Neither team could hit very well in the contest. Kurt Souva provided the only power with a home run in the fourth thinning. Good pitching by Mike Hamann and great  fielding by the whole team was not enough to get the win.

Sidelines 13 vs  Mayh3m  6

Sidelines: 

Still struggling with the injury bug,  Sidelines jumped out to a 9-1 lead against Mayh3m after 2 innings and held on to win 13-6. The key to this game was clutch hitting as we scored 7 of our 13 runs (including all 5 in the second inning) with 2 outs. Jerry Edmondson pitched a strong game and was helped out defensively by Gary Kreinbrink with a couple of nice plays up the middle and Johnny Johnson playing a steady SS as always . Leading hitters were Bob Miller (4-4) Jerry Edmondson (3-3) ;Jeff Wags (3-3 2 3b) Dave Kunst (3-4) Johnny Johnson (3-4) Woody Woodrow (2-3). 

Mayh3m:

 

7:45 pm Games:

RWB Card Insurance 16  vs   Bull Moose 15

RWB Card Insurance :

It felt good to get back on the diamond after last weeks heat cancelations . We hit the ball well tonight and our defense at times was superb  with a few nice catches and doubles plays . Bob (808) Ruckman playing a good first base and Eric Iffland at SS playing well as well as the rest of the team . It was a 10 to 10 game going into the 6th inning and the Rough Riders put up 5 to go ahead but the RWB team answered back with 5 of our own to tie it up once again .We were able to hold them scoreless in their half of the 7th . 
In our half Tim Kuszmaul led off with a hit and then after  2 straight outs put us in a tough spot but Larry “Kid Rock” Wilczynski got on base  and then sub Eric Iffland got up and smoked one to centerfield in the gap scoring Tim Kuszmaul to end the hard fought game against the Rough Riders . Bating leaders were Larry W 4/5 2 doubles 3 runs , Fred Freeman 4/4 2 doubles 3 runs; Mike LaPoint 4/4 3 runs , Jim Dandar 4/4 , Eric Iffland 3/5 3 runs and the clutch 
game winning hit ,Jeff Aiello 3/4 1 double 1 run , Terry Moore 3/4 1 run , 808 and Tim Kuszmaul  with 2 hits and Randy and Jag with 1 hit and Randy Robinson stayed in the game after getting pegged in the ankle on a throw to first .

Bull Moose:

RWB played a tough game as the Moosies let a good opportunity get away from them. The winner was scored with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th..kudos to RWB for getting it done. Ed Calderon and sub Steve Vesschemoet were perfect at the plate with Vesschie adding a double, triple and 3 RBI.  Gary Gardner, Wayne Stumm, George Blattner, Mark Clair and Gary Downey contributed 3 hits each as sub Bob Zubkoff blasted 2 doubles in 3 trips good for 2 RBI. Vesschemoet also played great defense in LC with a glove that he leased from Jeff Wagenhauser. (that was $20 well spent, lol) . Also flashing nice glovework were Kim Crosby, Gardner and Blattner. Brett Crosby pitched a good game but just didn’t get quite enough support to get the win. Leading hitters: Ed Calderon ( 4-4 2R 2 2B 2 RBI), Steve Vesschemoet ( 3-3 2R 2B 3B 3 RBI), George Blattner ( 3-4 R 2 RBI), Mark Clair ( 3-4 R 2 RBI), Wayne Stumm ( 3-4 2R 2B), Gary Gardner ( 3-4 2R 2B), Gary Downey ( 3-4 R RBI), and Bob Zubkoff ( 2-3 R 2 2B 2 RBI). Joe Pastorek added a hit, run, walk and an RBI as Kim had a hit, walk and scored and Brett added an RBI. Thank you to subs Steve Vesschemoet and Bob Zubkoff who both played great. 
 
 

Seaway Marketplace 12 vs  Rudy’s Hot Dogs  10

Seaway Marketplace:

 
 

Rudy’s Hot Dogs:

In the second game of the twilight doubleheader, Rudy’s did not fair well in this one either as our hitting woes still continued on from the first game. A good game was pitched by Mark Rielly.  Phil Richards, Kurt Souva, Kevin Shook Dave Ronau provided the base hits. The infield played well, along with some great catches in the outfield again we’re not enough to outlast a good Seaway team

 

R & J Fence Company 22  vs.  Barrow’s Jewelers 15

R & J Fence Company:

 

Barrow’s Jewelers:

The Fence boys came out to play tonight starting off hot in the first inning. Barrow’s tried to come back but fell short. Barrow’s leading hitters were Terry Patterson 4/4; Mark Strauss 4/4, Mark “Murf” Murphy 2/2; Scott Walters 3/4 and Paul Wesolowski 2/2. Paul played great defense stopping some “rockets’ on the infield. Barrow’s kept battling back all night, but the Fence got too high for them to climb. Good game guys.

 

Team NameWinsLossesWinning PercentageRuns ScoredRuns AllowedAverage Margin
R&J Fence62.7501411212.500
Rudy's Hot Dog53.6251611234.750
RWB Card Ins53.6251421133.625
Seaway Marketplace53.625101114-1.625
Bull Moose44.5008298-2.000
Barrows Jewelers35.375133127.750
Sidelines35.375102112-1.250
Andy & Barney's35.375112131-2.375
MAYH3M26.25080118-4.750

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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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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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