Temple Shalom Softball League

Temple Shalom Softball League Awards Banquet & 50th Anniversary Celebration

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Spring 2025 Registration Day

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Spring signups will open Monday December 16th. We will proceed as we have in previous years with the most tenured going first (specific times and groups to be announced).

The schedule for the spring looks like:

Spring Season (Feb 16-July 20)

OFF WEEKS:

April 20

May 11

June 8

July 6

Additional details around draft date/time TBD, but looking like the weekend of January 11/12.

CONGRATS TO ALFORD/ARCHIE'S SMOKIES WINNING THE FALL 2024 SHALOM CHAMPIONSHIP!

CONGRATS TO LACHMAN'S ROYALS WINNING THE SPRING 2024 SHALOM CHAMPIONSHIP!

Congrats to Captain Larry Lachman and the Royals! Spring Champions '24!

Sub Registration for Fall is CLOSED!

Congrats to Lachman's Royals Winning the League's 50th Spring Championship!

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Coaches Corner News

Yard Goats Make Valiant Playoff Run

By John Miller 11/04/2024, 5:15pm CST

The Yard Goats came into the playoffs as the 8 seed, drawing the number 1 Beach Chickens in the opening round. In a show of solidarity, all 13 Goat players and Captains showed up with “Goat-Tees” on their chins in a dramatic fashion statement probably overlooked by the casual observer.

In game 1, Ariel Rodriguez started the party with a 3 run dinger in the first. The Chicks responded with a 5 spot. In the third, Drew Waggoner blasted a two run double, followed by an RBI single from Dustin Bone and SF from Todd Dicken to give the Goats a 7-5 lead. Rinse and repeat in the fifth, another RBI single from Bone and SF by Dicken made it 9-6 Goats. The Chickens took a 10-9 lead in the bottom of the fifth. A two run single by Tony Lowery in the 6th allowed the Goats to re take the lead at 11-10. A two run single by Garreth Johnson in the seventh gave the Goats a 13-10 lead that held up as the Chickens could not score. Game 1 to the underdogs!

Game 2 saw Drew Waggoner and Ariel Rodriguez hit solo blasts in the first. Two more in the second and 3 in the third gave the Goats a 7-0 lead after 3. The Chickens pecked out 2 in the fourth but the Goats stayed strong with a 4 spot, a Tony Lowery RBI double being the big hit. 11-2 Goats! In the top of the fifth, the game changed. With two out and the bases loaded Scott Lawrence (birthday boy) was up to bat. An out here should have wrapped up the game but Scott had other ideas, a grand salami. 3 more runs followed and the margin was cut to 11-9. One more by the Goats made it 12-9 but the Chickens tied it at 12 and took the game in the seventh 16-12 as the Goats suffered a crushing defeat.

On to game 3 with the weather getting iffy. The Chickens did not let up, sprinting out to an 8-0 lead after 3. The Goats narrowed it to 8-2 when we went into a weather delay. The delay seemed to revitalize the Goats as they scored 3 in the sixth on a two run double by Ariel and RBI single from Dustin. The Goats had one more chance in the seventh down 10-5. A single By Garreth Johnson followed by 3 walks brought Drew to the plate. A bases clearing double closed the gap to 10-9. An intentional pass to Ariel brought up Dustin Bone, 8-10 on the day. A sinking line drive to left center was snagged by a diving Dylan Buhrow to end the Goat dreams of an upset, 10-9. Kudos to the Chickens for a well played series.

Great Goats on the day were Drew Waggoner 7-9, two doubles and a home run. Dustin Bone 8-11, Todd Dicken 5-7, Garreth Johnson 6-8. The 2024 Goats are a great group of guys who displayed a great sense of team unity throughout the season.

Yard Goats Can't Stop Splittin'

By John Miller 10/06/2024, 2:30pm CDT

The Yard Goats are still looking for their first sweep of the season to get back into the playoff hunt. Game 1 against Andy Williams’ Bulls saw the Goats coming out swinging in the first. 4 singles scored two runs with Dustin Bone and Todd Dicken picking up the ribbies. In the second Scotty Doyle got a bases loaded single followed by a Drew Waggoner 3 run double to give the Goats a 6-2 lead that they never relinquished. 5 more runs in the sixth led by an inside the parker by Drew, an RBI single by Ro Gulhati and a two run double by Mitch Klaassen provided the final victory margin of 11-5. Outstanding defensive play was a rocket thrown to the plate chest high from center field by Drew Waggoner which snuffed out a rally by the Bulls.

Game 2 against the Udder Tuggers was tied at 3 after the first. A two run dinger by Waggoner provided the firepower. The Udder Tuggers had too much power today as home runs by Scott (2), Hyson and Steele sent the Goats to a 17-8 loss and another split.

Great Goats for this week were Drew Waggoner 5-7, two doubles, two home runs, 4 runs, 6 RBI’s and terrific defense. Todd Dicken was 4-5, Scotty Do 4-7, Ron Roberts having a great season with 3-5, Ariel Rodriguez with 3-6 and a home run and Garreth Johnson 3-6 with a triple.

Yard Goats Split, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

By John Miller 09/30/2024, 7:30pm CDT

Week 4 saw the Yard Goats host the Exploding Whales in game 1. The Goats have experienced two problems in the season so far, slow starts and lack of run production. Both occurred in this game as the Whales came out swinging, scoring 5 in the first, followed by two and two to build a 9-1 lead after three innings. The Goats rallied late, closing the final margin to 9-5.

Game 2 against the Space Cowboys looked like a whole different Goat team. The first 8 batters all reach base scoring 7. Ariel Rodriguez and Todd Dicken both blasted home runs to pace the attack. The Cowboys rallied to trail 8-6 after 4. A second home run by Todd added one. 4 from the Cowboys gave them the lead at 10-9 after 6. A two run homer from Drew Waggoner and RBI single from Mitch Klaassen netted 3 but the pesky Cowboys got 2 from the bottom of their order to tie it at 12 and send it to extras. Problem was the Goats had the bottom of their order, while the Cowboys had the top of their order coming up. Singles from Garreth Johnson and Ron Roberts brought Tony Lowery up who hit a sac fly to right producing one run and giving the Goats hope. The Cowboys went down 1-2-3 to give the Goats a precious 13-12 win, keeping playoff hopes alive.

Great Goats this week were Todd Dicken 5-7, double, 2 HR’s, 4 runs, 4 RBI’s. Drew Waggoner was 5-7, 1 HR, Ariel Rodriguez 4-7, 1 HR, Scotty Do 5-8, Ron Roberts 3-5 and Ro Gulhati 3-5 with 2 BB’s.

Yard Goats Split

By John Miller 09/23/2024, 4:45pm CDT

Banta’s Blue Rocks provided the competition in game 1 of week 3 for the Yard Goats. The Goats were busy grazing while the Rocks opened with a 7 spot due to some defense that was solid the rest of the day. The Goats responded with 4 in the first thanks to an RBI single from Dustin Bone and a 3 run double from Mitch Klaassen. The Goats took a 9-7 lead in the second due to a two run single from Tony Lowery and a 3 run dinger from Drew Waggoner. The offense could only generate one run over the next 4 innings as the Goats went down 12-10.

Game 2 was against Greenberg’s Trash Pandas. The game was tied at 1 as we entered the third. Ron Roberts, Garreth Johnson and Tony Lowery all singled to load the bases. Scotty Do singled home 2, Drew doubled home 1, Ariel Rodriguez and Dustin Bone each knocked in another as the Goats took a 7-1 lead. Again, the offense stopped but the defense was tight producing a 7-4 much needed win for the Yard Goats.

Great Goats for this week were Drew Waggoner with 4-5, walk, double, homer, 3 runs, 4 RBI’s. Ariel Rodriguez 4-6, Garreth Johnson and Ro Gulhati were 3-5. At 3-6 were Scotty Do, Dustin Bone, Todd Dicken, and Robbie Franklin. Tony Lowery was 2-4. A special shout out to the defense led by the steady play of Scotty Do at shortstop.

Yard Goats Drop 2

By John Miller 09/16/2024, 7:15pm CDT

Week 2, the Yard Goats opened with Babb’s Green Jackets. The Jackets started with a 2 spot and the Goats responded with 4 due to RBI singles from Dustin Bone, Robbie Franklin and Scotty Do. Unfortunately, those 4 runs in the first were only followed by 6 more the rest of the day. Gary Frank shut us down in right field, as 5 batters tested him unsuccessfully as the Goats lost 12-8.

Game 2 against Allbrook’s Aviators saw Grant Carver sprinkle 10 hits throughout the game as the Goats had hits in every inning but couldn’t bunch them effectively. Carver also notched 3 strikeouts, all on the front edge of the mat as the Goats went down 10-2.

Great Goats for the week were led by Ariel Rodriguez 5-5, walk, double, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI’s. Scotty Do was 3-4, John Miller 2-3, Dustin Bone 3-6, Ro Gulhati and Robbie Franklin both 2-4. The Yard Goats will regroup for next week and look to break loose offensively.