All Star Day in Syracuse, NY

Two groups of Chassidic Lubavitcher sports buffs played a much-anticipated all star baseball game in Hopkins Road Park near Syracuse, New York Sunday.

The men arrived from Toronto, Ontario and Brooklyn’s Crown Heights for this once-a-year match. One player, Shmuli Wachtel, flew in from Miami to join the game which was full of fun and sportsmanship.

In Game one the all star team from Crown Heights was off to a fast start, scoring 11 runs in the first inning.

Commissioner and Red Heifers all star Zevi Steinhauser pulled his hamstring after his second hit of the inning and did not return to the game, he may not return for the rest of the season.

Heifers ace Danny Cole pitched vs his brother Shua Cole of Toronto, in a solid defense by the entire infield, especially Avremi Metel who made a spectacular play to end the inning with the bases loaded in one of many thrilling moments of the day.

After the dust settled, USA took game one with a final score of 14-4.

In Game 2 team USA featured the COLlive Tribes ace Chezky Herz on the mound. A total dominating performance from the first pitch led team USA to a 9-1 blowout.

In Game 3 Team Canada jumped out to an early 7-2 lead to take advantage of a weak pitcher, but team USA showed its full arsenal of speed, power and defense to roar back and hold on, winning 16-11 for a clean sweep.

Game Three notes: The game winning hit was a 2 run double by the captain of the COLlive Tribe Yitzy Cole.

Mendy Herz of The House of Glatt Kloppers and clean up hitter ran the barbeque for the game.

Total Runs scored:
USA: 38
CANADA: 16

Team Canada:
P Shua Cole
C Shmuli Fuchs
1B Chanochi Parshan
2B Daniel Holland
SS Nachman Forer
3B Tzvi Kaye
LF Yossi Goldman
CF Ari Weiss
RF Shmuli Wachtel
DH Avraimel Itzkovitz
DH Dovi Wachtel

Team USA:
Mendy Herz
Chezky Herz
Shmuli Weiss
Zevi Steinhauser
Daniel Cole
Yitzy Cole
Mordy Rosenblum
Yankel Ezagui
Lipa Lieberman
Sruly Edelman
Avremi Metel
Zevi Katz