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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 August 13th

6:15 Games:

Pastorek’s Body Shop 17  vs  Fricker’s Black 10

Pastorek’s Body Shop:

We had the lead from start to finish in this game . We had a 12 to 5 run lead after 5 innings and both teams scored 5 in the 6th to make it 17 to 10 final score as we held them scoreless in the 7th. Our defense was solid again with several double plays and great catches in the field and Steve Duby made 3 nice catches in LC in the 7th inning to put the hammer on the Frickers comeback attempt. Steve Duby 4/4 4runs and an  OTFHR and a double, Jay Breed 3/4 2 doubles 2 runs, Todd Gronhke 3/5 an OTFHR and 2 doubles 2 runs, Jason Kennedy 4/4 , Carl Palmer 3/4 an OTFHR , Mark Reilly 2/2 bb double, Jeff Aiello 2/3 everyone else with 1 hit . On to next week for the final regular season games.
 

Fricker’s Black: 

PASTOREK Body Shop, Joe pitching, held Fricker’s Black to 13-hits,
winning 17-10. Fricker’s scored 10-hard earned runs with SS Matt Kwiatkowski hitting two OTFHR, going 2-3, scoring 2 runs and plating 4 RBI. Eric Zing, 2-3, 2B, 2R, Scott Nichols, 2-3, 2R, Jeff Baker, 2-2, 1R, 1RBI and Larry Wilczynski, 2-3, 2B, 1R & 2RBI chipped in swinging hot bats.  Note: Dave Obert broke two ribs and is out for the season. New-comer Dan Hutchison, stepping in for Obert, was 2-3, 2B, 1R. Our thanks to “Pool Player” Phil Naylor.
 
 
Sideline’s  Sports Eatery 20  vs  Terrafirma 16
 
Sideline’s:
 
In a must win game for both teams Sidelines held off a powerhouse Terrafirma team in game 1 of  a double header for “The Lines”. Back to back 5 run innings to start the game was the way we wanted to get started in this one. Terrafirma tightened up their defense and started limiting our runs to keep the game tight. A big 5 run fourth and some good defensive work by The lines secured the game for us. Aaron Young had a nice 4/4 game with 4 doubles. Eric Sitter(does this guy ever make and out?) was 4/4 as usual. John Arrington had a solid 4/4 game putting it wherever he wanted. Eric Novak and Mike Miller both notched a 3/4 game with Novak adding a Dinger.
 
 
Terrafirma: 
 
TerraFirma lost 20-16 versus Sidelines in a battle for top team.
Kurt Souva, Josh Zeitz, Steve Glass, Scott Pratt, Jerry Tanner, and John Ingison all went 3/4 driving in 10 of the 16 runs. Scott Pratt, Dave Durfey, and Josh Zeitz added one OTF homer each on this humid evening. Mike Strobel, Dave Durfey, Dave Kunst, and Dave Timmerman each added two hits a piece. “Rusty” Kunst with two RBI’s of his own. Dennie Peters played a solid middle adding his own RBI with a hard hit double in the 3rd. TerraFirma had a rally going in the bottom of the 7th, but just couldn’t get enough.
 
 
Fricker’s Carolina Blue 22  vs.    The Distillery  15
 

Fricker’s Carolina Blue:

It was great to have Ed Reed back at least for one night as he has missed the last few weeks with injury and work (unfortunately this appears to be Ed’s last week given work schedule change). Fricker’s Carolina Blue started off  scoring 5-5-4 to go up 17-5 only to see The Distillery team fight back with two 5 run innings. However both teams threw up goose eggs in the 6th and 7th inning as Fricker’s Carolina Blue prevailed 22-15. Fricker’s Blue turned a nifty DP Collimer-Johnson-Reed to help the defensive cause in the 1st inning. Leading hitters: Ed Reed 4-5 with an OTFHR; John Correa 4-4; Jason Collimer 4-4 with a bb; Joe Beham 3-4; Jeff “Wags” Wagenhauser 2-4 with an OTFHR; Rick “Fig” Bonfiglio 3-4; Scotty ” Too Hotty” 2-4; Shawn Dresch 2-5 with an OTFHR; Carl “CC” Clark 2-4 with an OTFHR and a 2b and pool player Terry Patterson added a hit and a nice catch in RC. Thanks Terry for always being there as a pool player.
 
 

The Distillery:

In the first game of the night. The Distillery took on Frickers  Carolina Blue on the back diamonds. Hopefully a change in venue would help in the Distillery struggles. Blue jumped out early and never looked back. Bobby Collins hit 2 OTFHR’s and Chad Collins added a solo OTFHR.  Jay Whitney, Jim Elchert and Brian Ralph each had 3 hits.  Brad Mauk had a nice catch in LC as well as threw a runner out at 3b. Thanks to Jeff  “Spotsy” Spotts for subbing with us
 

7:45 Games: 

Terrafirma   21  vs   The Distillery  11

Terrafirma:

TerraFirma versus The Distillery was a fairly one sided game until the 4th when The Distillery started hitting the gaps. Game got really close with both teams hitting well. Finally in the 5th, TerraFirma pulled ahead and stayed there to finish the game. Josh Zeitz went 4/4 with two more OTF home runs. He scored 6 of the runs by himself. Kurt Souva, Dave Durfey, and Scott Pratt also went 4/4 knocking in 9 more runs. Dave Durfey with an OTF home run. Mike Strobel, Steve Glass, and Dave Timmerman went 3/4. John “Moose” Ingison and Jerry Tanner got on base in clutch situations. John “Moose” Ingison knocked in three runs by himself!!  Dave Kunst and Dennie Peters played great defense making the necessary plays. Hope Marc Jobe can be here for final games on 8/20! 
 

The Distillery:

In the second game of the night The Distillery took on Terrafirma. Well,  Terrafirma jumped out early and kept it on us.  We had a nice fourth inning but ended up coming up short in the end. Brad Mauk went 3/3 while Bobby Collins also added 3 hits. One more week of regular season boys then the important job starts. Would like to thank Bobby Z for subbing with us. 

 

Jeff Traudt State Farm  12   vs  Fricker’s Black  7

Jeff Traudt State Farm:

The Insurance Men had a nice come from behind win over a very tough Black team on a cloudy, humid evening. After giving up 5 runs in the first inning, we held them to 2 more runs over the final 7 frames behind a great game on the hill from Bob “808”  Ruckman and some outstanding defensive play. In a game where runs were sparse for both sides, we managed 2 in the top of the 7th to tie it, before doubling our run total with 6 more in the 8th, then held them to 1 in their half to garner the victory.  Denny Miller, Fireball, George Hilfinger and Phil Naylor all turned in highlight reel plays as Wayne Stumm, Jase Sweede and SSS Legend Joe Beham were also very good with the gloves. Sweede, Mig, Naylor and James Carlozzi helped to keep us close in the early going with several key hits until Miller… after a slow start.. hit back to back bombs in the 6th and 8th innings, good for 4 RBI.  Mig launched a towering 2 run HR, Sweede knocked in 2 on 3 hits, Carlozzi doubled, tripled and had an RBI as Naylor added two hits, 2 walks and scored twice. Spottsy and Carlozzi scored crucial runs in the 7th, one of which was on a big double from Hilfinger. Leading hitters: Phil Naylor ( 2-2 2R 2BB 2B), Jase Sweede ( 3-4 2 RBI), Denny Miller ( 2-4 2R 2 HR’s 4 RBI), James Carlozzi ( 2-4 2R 2B 3B RBI), and George Hilfinger ( 2-4 2B RBI). Fireball added a hit, BB, RBI and 2R as Stumm chipped in with a hit, BB and scored. Everyone on this team contributed to this win.. and thanks to Joe Beham for another fine performance as a sub. And thanks to our sponsor Jeff Traudt who spurred us on to the win and then treated us to beverages and food after the game. Well done State Farm!
 
 
Fricker’s Black:
 
FRICKER’S and State Farm were locked in a defensive gem, with the score 6-6 after 7-innings. State Farm scored five in the top of the 8th with Major-Plus star Denny Miller hitting a 3-run homer, his 2nd of the game. State Farm added two more runs, taking a 11-6 lead. Bottom of the 8th, Fricker’s scored one run – losing 11-7. Fricker’s SS Matt Kwiatkowski was 3/3, 2 OTFHR, 2R & 3RBI. P Jeff Baker was 2-3, 3B, 2B, 1R, 2RBI and Ed Sharek, 2/3, led the offense for Fricker’s. Our thanks to “Pool Player” Terry Patterson.
PARTY TIME! Sponsor Jeff Traudt, treated team-mates and SSS players to dinner at Fricker’s after the game. ( Help to ease the pain for Fricker’s players.) Jeff – THANK YOU!
 
Sideline’s Sports Eatery 23   vs   Fricker’s Maroon  11
 
Sideline’s:
 
In another must win for “the Lines” we took care of business against a pretty good Maroon team. The bats were hot tonight. Mike Miller had his HR swing working with a 5/5 2HR game. Josh Siewert was just as hot going 5/5 with a HR. Eric Sitter was 4/5 with a HR and Aaron Young was 4/5. A special thanks to Joe Pastorek for subbing and pitching a great game and going 4/4 ( for a team that is up 1/2 game on his team for 1st place)
 

Fricker’s Maroon:

We had a slow start. We had seven original players picked up some subs . We had a good outing by joe our new guy, as he went 2-3 with a double. Ricky Navarre went to 3 for 3 ; Dean Moore went 3-3. We just couldn’t get enough hits strung, together. We’ll come out and fight for another couple games next week. And then prepare for the tournament

Team NameWinsLossesWinning PercentageRuns ScoredRuns AllowedAverage Margin
Sidelines1540.7893972905.63
Pastorek Auto Body1450.7373732735.26
TERRAFIRMA1370.6503823402.10
Frickers Blue9110.450318330-0.60
The Distillery9110.450349400-2.55
Frickers Black7120.368325348-1.21
State Farm6140.300326411-4.25
Frickers Maroon5140.263321399-4.11

Photo/JEFF WALLES

JEFF TRAUDT STATE FARM shortstop Todd Migliori (“Mig”) lines up a ground ball.  A menace at the plate, Mig is also a versatile defender, playing infield and outfield

Photo/JEFF WALLES

Jeff Spotts (“Spottsy”) is a manager favorite, bringing his positive attitude to the field every game.  A solid fielder and dangerous hitter, he seems to be delivering the big hit whenever his team needs it!

2026 game recaps and standings-tuesday

tuesday August 18th, 2026

6:15 pm Games:

R & J Fence Company  19  vs    Seaway Marketplace  4

R & J Fence Company:  

Seaway Marketplace:

 
 

Sideline’s Sports Eatery 20  vs  Barrow’s Jeweler’s  16

Sideline’s Sports Eatery:

Sidelines jumped out to a 5-1 lead after 1 but Barrows would come back to tie it at 5 after 2 innings. Sidelines scored 5 more in the third and never looked back winning 20-16. Barrows kept it close but Sidelines would put up 5 more runs in the fifth inning thanks to a Johnny Johnson OTFHR to make it 15-10. We had 29 hits with Johnny Johnson going (4-4 OTFHR 2 – 2b) Wags (4-4  3 – 2b) Bob Miller (4-4) Dave Kunst (3-3 2b) Jerry Edmondson (3-3) and pitched a strong game striking out 4 batters  Woody Woodrow (3-3) Husky (2-3) Dave Ashman (2-3 2b). The night didn’t end there as our whole team went to Sidelines after the game for a few cocktails. Credit goes to Barrows who were undermanned playing with only 10 players. 
 

Barrow’s Jeweler’s:

We played a tough Sidelines team for our first game. We had multiple guys missing and had to go to the pool and get some great help from Jimmy Elchart. “Smiling”  Steve Vesschemoet and Ed Calderon. We came up a little short but it wasn’t from lack of effort. Hitting leaders were Elchart 4 for 5 with a inside the Park HR. Todd Hofer 4 for 5 with a triple. Scott Walters 3 for 3. Ed Calderon 3 for 3 with a inside the Park HR, 3b and a 2b. Aaron Crossley 3 for 4. Brett Buhrer and Paul Wesalowski both 3 for 5. Todd Omey 2 for 4. Steve Vesschemoet 2 for 5. Glenn Wasielowski 1 for 5. Great effort boys under tough circumstances and thanks again for the three subs. Appreciate you
 

RWB Card Insurance  19   vs  Rudy’s Hot Dogs  18  

RWB Card Insurance: 

RWB eeked out a win against the DOGS in 8 innings. We were down most of the game and we were down by 6 in the 7th inning and we were able to put up 6 to tie it to force extra innings. We held them scoreless in their half and we were able to get 2 straight hits with Larry Wilczynski knocking in the final run after Jim Dandar moved Mark Jagodzinski to third . It wasn’t a pretty game but a win is a win . Top hitters were Larry W 4/5 ; Mike LaPoint 4/4 1 OTFHR 4 runs , Dave Thurshon 4/4 2 runs ,Terry Moore 3/3 1 bb 2 doubles 2 runs , Jeff Aiello 3/4 double triple  4 runs , Jeff Kwiatkowski 3/4, Tim Kuszmaul 3/4 everyone with 1 or 2 hits .
 

Rudy’s Hot Dogs:

Rudy’s was able to snap a loss out of the jaws of victory last night in the first game by allowing RWB to score 6 runs in the seventh inning with a tenacious base hit attack. A couple of defensive mistakes really hurt us in the loss. Our hitting leaders were Dave Ronau ; Kurt SouVa with an OTFHR; Kevin Shook with an OTFHR;  John Arrington with an OTFHR;  and  Scotty  “Way Too Hotty”  Dheel with a tremendous line drive stand-up triple. Mike Hammond pitched a great game . It was a tough loss but a very exciting game.
 

7:45 pm Games:

Andy & Barney’s  18  vs   RWB Card Insurance 8

Andy & Barney’s :

ANDY & BARNEY’S defeated RWB 18-8: good, tough defense, plus an explosive offense was the key in this win. Pitcher Wade Timming, in his best outing of the year, was 3-4, with two triples, 3R & 2RBI. Dave “The Durf” Durfey delivered the long ball, going 3-4 –
OTFHR, 2R & 3RBI. Everyone in the line-up had at least one hit – a solid “team” performance for the win. SS Eric Iffland, 3-4, 3R and M/I Scott Libbe, 3-4, 3B, 2R, 2RBI, have teamed up to solidify the infield, with 3B Guy Stager, 1-3, 2B, 1-R, 2B Mike Nidek, 3-4, 3RBI and 1B Gary Meyer, 3-4, 1R, 1RBI – playing excellent ball. RF Larry Hack was 3-4, 2B, 2R, 1RBI and RC Larry Hernandez, 2-4, 1R, adding much needed “punch” to the A&B line-up. 
 
RWB Card Insurance:
 
This was probably the worst game of the year for the RWB team .
If it could go wrong it did . Give the A and B team credit for their play and win.
 
 
Bull Moose   25  vs  Barrow’s Jeweler’s  7

Bull Moose:

 

The Rough Riders got past a shorthanded Barrow’s team as they only had 8 fielders plus a catcher. Kim Crosby was the star both defensively and offensively.. making several great plays at 2nd base and was 3-3 at the plate. George Blattner was 4-4 with  2 ITP HR’s with 7 RBI, as Tom Prahl, Brett Crosby and sub Scott Nichols were also all 4-4. Leading hitters: George Blattner (4-4 3R 2 HR’s 7 RBI), Tom Prahl ( 4-4 R 3 RBI), Brett Crosby ( 4-4 3R RBI), Scott Nichols ( 4-4 3R RBI), Kim Crosby ( 3-3 2R 2 RBI), Gary Downey ( 3-3 2R 2 RBI), Wayne Harris ( 3-4 3R 3 RBI), Ed Calderon ( 3-4 2R 2B RBI), Mark Clair ( 3-4 3R RBI), Joe Pastirek ( 3-4 2R RBI) and Wayne Stumm ( 2-4 R RBI). Thanks to Scott Nichols for the great play as a sub and thanks so much to Kristin Prahl for keeping the scorebook for us all year, she does a great job! Nice win Moosies!

Barrow’s Jeweler’s:

Well second game was bad from the start as we only had seven guys to begin with. We picked up one sub so needless to say it was tough going from the first pitch. Our boys played their hearts out under tough conditions. Final score was 25 to 7 after five innings. Hitting leaders were Scott Walters, Aaron Crossley, Paula Wesalowski, and Jeff Baker all going 3 for 4. Todd Hofer and Brent Buehrer both going 2 for 4. Todd “TO” Omey and Glen Wasielowski both getting a hit a piece. Thanks to Jeff Baker for filling in for us. Great effort boys. Hopefully we can get back on track next week

Rudy’s Hot Dogs  23  12   vs  Mayh3m   22

Rudy’s Hot Dogs:

Rudy’s was not going to allow the devastating loss in the first game to slow us down in the second game against a very, very tough Mayh3m team. These guys were really a tough team to play against . Fortnuately for Rudy’s, the bottom, half of the batting order was on fire tonight. Highlights of the game were what we’re going to call the Kurt Souva “hat trick” hitting for the cycle with an OTFHR; a single double and a triple;  Dave Ronau, Tony Guerrera, Kevin Shook, John Arrington, Mark Rielly, Scott Dheel, Mike Hammond and Mike Betley were on fire in the bottom half of the batting order. It was  a great win for the latter part of this season. Our team is starting to jell in time for the playoff’s.
 

Mayh3m:

 
Team NameWinsLossesWinning PercentageRuns ScoredRuns AllowedAverage Margin
R&J Fence104.7142472043.071
RWB Card Ins85.6152111961.154
Andy & Barney's86.571205213-.571
Rudy's Hot Dog76.5382421904.000
Seaway Marketplace76.538177180-.231
Bull Moose76.538176184-.615
Barrows Jewelers67.462227218.692
Sidelines59.357183225-3.000
MAYH3M211.154140198-4.462

Photo/JEFF WALLES

Cooooop!  You’ll find Avery Cooper of SEAWAY MARKETPLACE in the OF and usually on base after a hit.  A fitness and social media enthusiast, you’re likely to see his posts promoting the league, his teammates, and his pickleball training classes.  (Bonus:  Kyle Green in the background, showing Coop which way to aim)

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ANDY AND BARNEY’S Dave Durfey fires the ball in after making a catch in the OF.  Durf is also a good IF, and one of the most feared HR hitters in the league.  

"King of Swat" 2025 League Champions!

Photo/JEFF WALLES

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)

Our Sponsors

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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