Pastor Hout is in a 69 and over softball league.  What a nice bunch of great guys!!  He is on Team 3 (Obach).  They are playing .500 ball but Hout can’t seem to stop talking about his recent home run.  He says he gets a home run about every decade so his next four bagger will be when he is 80.  Here is their schedule:

Team 1 - Coach Ebenger
Team 2 - Coach Grampp
Team 3 - Coach Obach

Aug. 25   9:30  1 v 2
             11:00  3 v 1

Sept. 1    9:30  2 v 3
             11:00  1 v 2

Sept. 8    9:30  3 v 1
              11:00 2 v 3

Sept. 15   9:30  1 v 2
               11:00 3 v 1

Sept. 22   9:30  2 v 3
               11:00 1 v 2

Sept 29    9:30  3 v 1
               11:00 2 v 3

In case of rainout go to the next game

Home team listed last

Rainout # 937-400-2004

Oct. 6 - Possible single elimination tournament depending on
   rainouts and weather.

Here is Coach Obach’s lineup:

3B-Pete Wendt (swings at the first pitch)
SS-Mike Hout
LF-Charlie Vest
LCF-Bob Castledine, DDS
MF-Lee Mitchell
1B-Doug Smith   P Jim Tufano
2B-Joe Cornell
RF-Gary Ruff
RF-John Waite
C, P-Robert Obach

St. Jacob won the Wednesday Co-ed tournament!!!  2023 was our year in many ways.  We did not have any games rained out and we won nine of our ten games to claim the regular season championship.  To top it all off, our team won the big league tournament at the end of the year.  St. Jacob has never won a tournament before!!!  Yes, it was quite a year for us.  How great it is to have our new championship t-shirts.  We are looking for a time to give them out and honor the team.  We also had a big wedding with two of our key players, Derek (pitcher) and Grace (outfielder and head recruiter).  It was a great day for the team as many of the players were at the wedding.

The full schedule for last year is posted below.

Hotline phone number for rainouts - 937-400-2004

Here is our 2023 schedule (as updated on June 12th)...........
 

4/26-7:15 (Away) on field #2 vs. Team Coyle
         (we squeaked by with a 26-1 score)

5/3-7:15 (Home) on field #2 vs. Sandlot Sluggers
        8:15 (Home) on field #2 vs. Isotec
         (we won 17-7 and 23-11.  Can you believe we were behind
           10-3 in the second game before we came back?)

5/10-7:15 (Home) on field #2 vs. Where My Pitches At
        8:15 (Home) on field #2 vs. Team Coyle
         (we won 16-6 and 22-12 - great hitting!!)

5/17-7:15 (Away) on field #1 vs. Sandlot Sluggers
        8:15 (Away) on field #2 vs. Isotec
        (we lost the first one 7-6 and won the second 14-12)

5/24-7:15 (Away) on field #1 vs. Where My Pitches At
        8:15(Home) on field #2 vs. Sandlot Sluggers
        (two big wins 22-3 and 8-7)

6/7-7:15 (Away) on field #1 vs. Where My Pitches At
        (we won the regular season championship with a 22-1 win)

6/14-League tournament
        (we won our first game 22-7 and eeked out a 14-13 win
          to take home the championship trophy)
 

Looking back, 2022 was a special year for us.  Can you believe that we were regular season champions!!!  Sadly, we did not win the league tournament as other teams seem to find ways to load up their squad while we played our players who got us there.  We are not crying, though, and are happy for all the fun and excitement we had in the 2022 season.  We also won the league in 2021 to join the 1976 team as the only league champions in church history.

And here are the 2021 FINAL STANDINGS

St. Jacob.................9-1
Misfitz......................8-2
Sandlot Sluggers......7-3
Team Tricia..............4-6
Woodhull..................2-8
Down the Pike..........0-10