5TLL Week 10 – Playoffs

The boys were laser-focused, as the 5TLL by FM Home Loans entered the playoffs this past Sunday! There were some incredible athletic displays and intense late game heroics as the teams all vied for a spot in the semifinals next Sunday. It was also JSL raffle day as everyone registered for the JSL Fall Season received raffle tickets for incredible sports memorabilia, including signed jerseys and football helmets.

K/P Baseball & Soccer Highlights

K/P Baseball: Aryeh Wechter hit 2 home runs for Wieder Orthodontics, JJ Weiss made an incredible defensive play in the field for Shana B. Interiors, and Yehuda Knoll had a nice double up the middle for Town Appliance.

K/P Soccer: Maidenbaum had another impressive performance Sunday, scoring 6 goals in their win as they will face a good, tough Wieder Orthodontics team in the championship game next Sunday. Nissi Berman and Reuvan Cooper played great in Wieder’s victory.

1st/2nd Soccer: Wieder Orthodontics won their 2nd 5 game-series of the season, beating Shana B. Interiors in a very close match, 3-2.

Minors (1st-3rd) Baseball Highlights

1st Grade: Menachem Weinstein pulled off an unassisted triple play to get Built By Nate out of a bases loaded jam in the 3rd inning. They would go on to win 6-2 and advance to the Semifinals. Jack Gorbacz flashed the leather, helping Wolf Repair defeat Stone Group 14-12, as they’ll face off against Built By Nate in the semifinals Sunday. Isaac Belsky & Yoni Skolnick bats came alive in the final inning, as they both hit home runs to help Island Roofing upset SBS Energy Improvement and move on to the semifinals.

2nd Grade: Abie Shapiro hit a CLUTCH, 3-run game-tying home run for Nojo Promo in the last inning, who eventually went on to win 8-7 versus Marciano Pediatric Dentistry. Sruli Jacobowitz was Mr. CLUTCH for Westwood Realty. He knocked in the game winning run in the top of the 5th & then sealed the victory with a tremendous snag in the bottom of the 5th to send Westwood to the Semis where they’ll square off against a formidable Nojo Promo squad.

3rd Grade: Aryeh Levine was the obvious GAME MVP, hitting a HR, tri- ple, and having 4 RBIs to lead Wieder Orthodontics to an 18-14 victory over ARG. Traditions trailed Town Appliance in the last inning and were beginning to rally but gold glove first baseman Dovid Lifshitz made some incredible plays to stop the rally and send Town Appliance through to the next round of the playoffs. Majors (4th & up) Baseball

Highlights

4th Grade: It was a dentist battle, as Wieder Orthodontics and Marciano Pediatric Dentistry faced off in this highly rated 1st round playoff matchup. Wieder Ortho showed off why they finished as the #2 seed, as their offense unleashed for 16 runs in the victory and a spot in the semifinals. Eliyahu Zachter was red hot at the plate for Alpert Financial, going 4-4, including a 3-run DINGER, as Alpert Financial advanced to the semifinal, where they’ll play the #1 seeded CG Flooring. Down 2-1, Tani Benderly smashed a grand slam to right to put CG Flooring up 5-2. CG Flooring went on to win 6-5 in a close game.

5th Grade: Dov Kriesman played an all-around incredible game to help Carving Block defeat Island Roofing 14-4.

6th Grade: Simcha Hersh put on another dominant performance on the mound and at the plate – hitting a 3-run BOMB and limiting Marciano Dentistry to 1 hit, as Stone Group won in their final regular season game.

7th/8th Grade: Moishe Jacobs hit a grand slam to lead Elegant Lawns to their 7th victory in the season and the top spot in the division.

5TLL Game of the Week: Wieder Orthodontics & Posh Home battled it out in the final regular season game in the 7th/8th grade division. Posh was in the lead for most of the game until Shlomo Krasner knocked in a run to tie up the game in the 7th inning and send the game to extra innings. In extras, Shmuel Horowitz came up in the clutch, knocking in the game-winning runs, as Wieder went on to win 11-6.