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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 18th

6:15 Games:

Terrafirma  Landscape  13  vs  Fricker’s Carolina  Blue  6

Terrafirma  Landscape

Terrafirma continued it’s winning streak by taking game one in a barn burner.  13-6:) Bats were slow to wake up, but the 13 runs scored ended up being enough to hold off Fricker’s Blue.  Kurt Souva and Josh Zeitz both went 4/4 both adding another homerun to their totals.  Kurt knocked in 7 of the Terrafirma runs.  Mike Strobel went 3/4 and made a nice catch facing the setting sun.  Dave Durfey, Dave Timmerman, and Stevie Glass all went 2/3 knocking in 3 of the runs for the team! Timmerman working hard as he also faced the setting sun.   Scott Pratt was a tough presence on the mound holding Blue to only 6 runs.  Jerry Tanner and Marc Jobe (welcome back) were making catches and running down fly balls.  Dennie Peters kept the middle closed off to the hitters and John ” Moose”  Ingison supported the team behind the plate.  Not a high scoring game, but a win all the same.  

Fricker’s Carolina  Blue:

Fricker’s Carolina Blue is a wounded team right now with several regulars playing through injury. It took its toll as the offense really struggled losing to Terrafirma 13-6. Fricker’s Carolina Blue  did not score the first 3 innings and just couldn’t get the offense going. Our defense played well especially  Jamie Crothers at SS (also made a nice play at 3b) and Jeff ” Wags” Waggonhuser with some nice catches in LC. Russ Mitchel (Pool player ) had several nice catches in LF. John Correa pitched a good game. Fricker’s Carolina Blue led in hitting by:  Rick ” Fig” Bonfiglio 3-4 with an OTFHR;  Ed Reed 2-4 with an OTFHR;  Johnny Johnson, Jeff ” Wags” Waggonhauser; Joe Beham and Jamie Crothers all had 2 hits each.  Pool Sub Paul Wesolowski 3-3; Scott Dheel, Russ Mitchell added a hit each. Many thanks to both Paul Wesolowski and Russ Mitchell our pool player subs

Pastorek’s Body Shop  7   vs.  Sideline’s 6
 
Pastorek’s Body Shop:
 
 
 

Sideline’s:  With the wind gushing straight in it was a night for small ball. The Lines held a 6-2 lead most of the way with Pastorek getting a big 5 run inning late and making a few good defensive plays to hold on for the win. Not a lot of hitting going on for the Lines. Greg Powell was perfect 3/3.

 
Fricker’s Maroon 21   vs   Jeff Traudt State Farm  6
 

Fricker’s Maroon :

Fricker’s Maroon played solid throughout the whole game. We put big hits together throughout the whole game. Big hits by JT Barnes and Max Isro , opened the game up. The best part of the game. It was our best defensive game of the season as of this far. I’d also like to thank all the subs that came out and helped us.

Jeff Traudt State Farm:

Well, I guess you can’t win em all, lol. We did only walk one guy yesterday, which a nice change, thanks to a mid season trade that brought Bob Ruckman to us. Denny Miller was 2-2 with a long HR, and James Carlozzi also blasted a HR of his own. Sub Jim Elchert was also 2-2 with a double and a triple. Wayne Stumm doubled in 2 runs and Fireball was 1-1 with a walk. Sub Bob Collins, Mig and Ruckman were all 1-2. Thanks to Collins and Elchert for a nice job as subs.

7:45 Games:

 

The Distillery 24   vs  Fricker’s Black  8

 

The Distillery:

 

Fricker’s Black: FRICKER’S Black struggled – an off night – losing to the Distillery 24-8. Top hitters: Tim Kuzmull, 3/3, 1-R, Larry Wilczynski, 3/4, 1-R, Steve Vesschemoet, 3/4, 2B, 1-R, 1-RBI and Matt Kwiatkoski, 2/4, , R, 2-R & 1-RBI. Welcome to the Team Tim!-

Pastorek’s Body Shop 29   vs   Fricker’s Carolina Blue  18

Pastorek’s Body Shop:

 
 
Fricker’s Carolina Blue:
 
Fricker’s Carolina Blue got down early 13-3 and couldn’t recover despite the bats coming alive in the bottom of the 7th inning. Some defensive lapses and tough wind didn’t help. We did however turn two DP’s : one on a hot shot up middle to Legend Johnny Johnson who speared the grounder touched 2nd and fired to 1st base; the other was a grounder to SS Jamie Crothers who fired to pool player sub Matt ” Fireball” Cieka who then fired to 2b Johnny Johnson. Also “Scotty “Too Hotty” forced to play RF had a nice catch on a fly ball.  Fricker’s Carolina Blue led in hitting by :   Ed Reed 4-5 (playing very hurt); Joe Beham 4-5;  Johnny Johnson, Jamie Crothers and Jeff “Wags” Waggonhauser all 3-5;  Carl “CC” Clark 2-3 with two OTFHR’s and two walks;  John Correa 2-4;  Pool Sub Matt “Fireball” Cieka 2-3 with a 2b; Scotty “Too Hotty” Dheel added a hit and Rick ” Fig” Bonfiglio had an OTFHR. Special thanks to Fireball for a pool player and extra special thanks to MRS. Fireball who played catcher for us.
 
  
Terrafirma  Landscape  21   vs  Fricker’s Maroon 19  
 
Terrafirma  Landscape:
 
It was a Fricker’s kind of night with Terrafirma facing two of the teams and managing to add another win to their totals.  The bats woke up a bit better for game two as the wind died down.  Mike Strobel had four outs from short, working the field to keep Fricker’s Maroon from going ahead in this game.  Dave Timmerman, Dave Durfey,  and Josh Zeitz hitting without an out as they  knocked in 8 of the runs for TF.  Josh getting two more HR’s with a 3 run shot in the first to get the game off to a great start.  Kurt Souva went 4/5 and hit in 3 more runs.  Dennie Peters, Stevie Glass, Jerry Tanner, and John “Moose” Ingison all went 3/4 knocking in 7 more of the team runs.  Scott Pratt found his rhythm and starting knocking the ball around in the 4th. Marc Jobe working hard in the outfield on a bum thigh still managed to run down a few well hit balls.  
 

Fricker’s Maroon:

Fricker’s Maroon was very short on players. We had subs to help. We like to thank those subs. We had timely hitting also in this game. Very good defense, Jerry Ford went , 5 for 6 in the game. We  had good hitting, and good defense that kept us in the game, and we just come up a little short in the seventh inning.
 
Team NameWinsLossesWinning PercentageRuns ScoredRuns AllowedAverage Margin
TERRAFIRMA830.7272161971.73
Sidelines730.7002061713.50
The Distillery730.7002111971.40
Pastorek Auto Body740.6362271913.27
Frickers Maroon560.455226232-0.55
Frickers Black460.4001891890.00
Frickers Blue470.364187216-2.64
State Farm0100.000168239-7.10

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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 23rd

6:15 pm Games:

Bull Moose 17 – Mayh3m 7

Bull Moose:  The Rough Riders played a very good game and got past a good Mayhem team by 10 runs. It was the Gary Gardner show as he blasted an OTF HR also had 2 long ITP HR’s with 10 RBI to lead the way. Ed Calderon and Wayne Harris were also perfect at the plate along with Gardner as our first 4 hitters were a combined 14 for 15 with a walk. Wayne Stumm had 3 hits and scored 3 as George Blattner and Mark Clair had 3 hits and 2 RBI each with Tom Prahl contributing 2 hits in 3 trips, as Bob Allgier chipped in with 2 RBI. Joe Pastorek pitched a great game and the defense was very good as well, with nice plays turned in by Calderon, Gardner, Clair, Kim Crosby and Harris. Leading hitters: Gary Gardner ( 4-4 3 HR 10 RBI), Wayne Harris ( 4-4 3R 2B 3B RBI), Ed Calderon ( 3-3 BB 4R 2B),  George Blattner ( 3-4 2R 2 RBI), Mark Clair ( 3-4 2 RBI), Wayne Stumm ( 3-4 2B 3R), and Tom Prahl ( 2-3). Nice job Moosies!

Mayhem:

Andy & Barney’s 24 – Seaway 13

A&B: ANDY & BARNEY’S best game of the ’26 season: timely hitting and good solid defense, paved the way for a 24-13 win over Seaway Marketplace, who added “punch” to their lineup with pick-up Kurt Souva’s two homeruns. A&B’s attack was led by two excellent, reliable veterans: R/C Larry Hernandez, 5/5, 2B, 3B, 4 R, 6-RBI and L/F Dave Durfey, 4/4, 2B, 3B, 2-R and 5-RBI. Swinging hot bats: SS Eric Ifland, (slick glove work), 3/4, 2B, W, 3-R, 1-RBI, L/C Steve Vesschemoet, 2/3, 2B, 3B, W, 3-R, 2-RBI, (great job chasing down fly balls in the gap), 2B Guy Stager, 3/4, 1-R, 2-RBI and Larry Hack, playing first base for the first time – excellent defense; scooping up low throws, 2/3, W, 2-R. Our thanks to “pool players” P Mike Hamann, 2/3, W, 3-R, 1-RBI and OF  Paul Wesolowski, 4/4, 3-R & 2-RBI.

Seaway:

Sidelines 16 – R&J Fence 10

Sidelines:   Sidelines fell behind R&J 5-3 after 1 but pulled away after that and scored a hard earned 16-10 win over the league leaders. After missing 4 games Jerry Edmondson (2-3) came back and pitched a strong game as R&J would only score in 3 innings. Sidelines played short handed again, which has been every game but 1 with players playing out of position. Sidelines pounded out 27 hits and leading the way were Bob Miller (4-4) Woody Woodrow (4-4) Dave Kunst (3-4) Johnny Johnson (3-4 2b) Dave Ashman (3-4). A nice win over a very strong R&J team. 

R&J: Sidelines was able to shut down the bats by crafty lefty Jerry Edmundson coming back to action from an injury. R&J was only to score in 3 innings and stranding runners in multiple innings. ITs time for the bats to heat up with the heat next week. Thank you to Terry Patterson for helping out as a sub. Virgil Correa played an excellent RF tonight making some good plats out there. Dave Obert 2/4, Virgil Correa 2/4, Ted Theaker 2/3, Jim Rizzo 2/3 Patrick Henry 2/3, Randy Bores 2/3, Mike Gory 2/3, Russ Korb 2/3 and Sid Siddall with a long triple. Let’s get 2 next week ! 

7:45 pm Games:

Rudy’s Hot Dog 26 – Bull Moose 7

Rudy’s: Rudy’s had the trifecta going on last night with hitting fielding and running against a very tough Bull Moose team. Rudy’s scored five runs in four the seven innings. Smacking out 36 hits. The whole team had at least two hits. Rudy’s welcomed back to the team Charlie Oberlin, who had five hits. Got hit in the shin with a line drive got hit in the shoulder with a bad throw got hit in the back where one came in out of the sun and he could not see the ball and also two base hits. Hitting leaders where Dave Ronau Kurt Souba Phil Richard Richards, John Arrington the whole team played extraordinary well against a very good team. Another highlight was the cheering section in the bleachers consisting of 10 little girls chanting go Rudy’s go

Bull Moose: The wheels fell off quickly in this game as Rudy’s piled it on early and often and we had no answer. Gary Gardner and Ed Calderon were perfect at the plate for both games tonight with Calderon ripping 3 doubles in this one as Wayne Stumm, Wayne Harris, Joe Pastorek and Brett Crosby all had 2 hits each and Mark Clair added 2 RBI. Leading hitters: Gary Gardner (3-3 2R 2 RBI), Ed Calderon ( 3-3 2R 3 2B) Wayne Harris ( 2-3 2B 2 RBI), Wayne Stumm ( 2-3 2R), Joe Pastorek ( 2-3 RBI), Brett Crosby ( 2-3) and Bob Allgier ( 1-2 BB). 

Seaway 17 – Mayh3m 6

Seaway:

Mayhem:

RWB Card 24 – Barrow’s Jewelers 18

RWB: Both teams struggled defensively thanks to the sun blazing into the eyes on the left side of the field last night . But the RWB team made the most out of it gaining a 24 to 18 victory over the good hitting Barrows team . We ended up play with 10 players after Jeff Kwiatkowski down with an injury in the first inning . We were able to make the plays to seal the victory fortunately. Hitting leaders were Fred Freeman 4/4 BB 5 runs and playing good defense at different positions  last night , Mike LaPoint 4/5  3 runs 2b , Jeff Aiello 4/4 2 3B   3 runs Terry Moore 4/4 , with 3 hits each were Larry Wilczynski , Dave Turshon also playing  different positions well , Tim Kuszmaul , with 2 hits 808 and pitching well , Jim Dandar Randy Robinson on base twice .

Barrow’s:

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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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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