Winter league champs, left to right are Billy Kreisman, Mike Levine, Ralph Vasquez, “Big Al” Grefsheim, Tim Baldwin, Mgr. Larry Kaufmann, Stan Weiss, Bill Stanick, Dave Rinaldo and Jerry Smith. (Photo courtesy of Core Photography, LLC.).
Larry Wolfe
The State Farm Insurance team, managed by Larry Kaufmann and sponsored by the Ralph Vasquez Agency, captured the winter league pennant with a sparkling 16-4 record, easily besting the second place finishers, Brenden Financial Planning, who completed a 13-9 campaign.
Larry Kaufmann led all hitters at the break with a .821 average, followed by Reyes Gonzalez (.787), Steve Hilby (.772), Bill Corso and Tom Kasunic (both at .743) and Chuck Myrick (.734).
The winter league regular season play was followed by a three-day double-elimination tournament. See a separate article in this edition of the Splash for the tourney results.
Our spring season is now well underway and runs through late April. See next month’s Splash for the final spring season standings and statistics. Current information is also always available on our website at ww.sunlakessoftball.com.
At the conclusion of our regular league play, our summer recreational program kicks in. These are informal get-togethers and include batting practice and pick-up games. See our website for current start times and other information.
We were saddened to hear of the recent passing of former association member and softball player, Tom Medlin. Our condolences go out to his wife, Karen, the rest of his family and his many friends. RIP, Tommy.