Ethan Scherrer concentrates at the plate before
delivering what proved to be the two-run, game-
winning single in the fifth inning of Detroit's comeback
10-9 win over Orange County/Mexico.
Eric Dworman loads up before driving a run-scoring
single in the fifth inning of Detroit's 12-2 win over
Detroit pitcher Zach Singer listens to instructions
from coach Jim Dworman and catcher Jordan Gal.
Baltimore.
Quest Thwarted
Rain stymies Maccabi
baseball team in playoffs.
Steve Stein
Contributing Writer
T
here was too much rain and not
enough time on the diamond for
the Detroit 14U baseball team at
the JCC Maccabi Games in Philadelphia.
The boys played just three of a possible
seven games in the 12-team tourna-
ment because of rain and saw what they
thought was a legitimate shot at a bronze
medal washed away.
Still, there was a silver lining in the dark
clouds.
"It was disappointing that we didn't get
to play for a medal, but we're thrilled with
our 2-1 record:' said Coach Jim Dworman.
Detroit played three of four scheduled
qualifying games and earned a No. 6 seed
in the eight-team, single-elimination play-
offs.
The playoffs were reduced because of
rain to a gold-medal game between No. 1
seed Boca Raton (Fla.) and No. 2 seed Los
Angeles, which Los Angeles won 1-0.
Detroit was supposed to play No. 3 seed
Mid-Westchester (N.Y.) in its first playoff
game.
"I thought we could beat them. We had
plenty of pitching left," Dworman said.
If Detroit had won, it probably would
have faced Los Angeles in the semifinals.
A win would have put Detroit in the
gold-medal game. A loss would have sent
Detroit to the bronze-medal game.
"It would have difficult for us to beat
Los Angeles, but we had a good chance for
a bronze medal," Dworman said.
Detroit lost its opener 11-1 to Boca
Raton, then bounced back to defeat
Orange County (Calif.)/Mexico 10-9 and
Baltimore 12-2.
Down 9-7 to Orange County in the top
of the fifth and final inning, Detroit rallied
for three runs.
Ethan Scherrer's single scored pinch
runners Jared Scherrer and Zach Singer
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with the tying and winning runs. Jared
Scherrer ran for Eric Dworman, who
singled. Singer ran for Jack Berkey, who
walked.
Relief pitcher Jared Char kept Orange
County off the scoreboard in the bottom
of the fifth and earned the win. Detroit
catcher Jordan Gal threw out an Orange
County runner trying to steal third base to
end the game.
Eric Dworman threw a complete-game
three-hitter against Baltimore. Detroit won
by the 10-run mercy rule in the bottom of
the sixth when Zach Resnick smacked an
RBI triple and scored on Dworman's single.
It was a great tournament for Dworman,
who hit .800, had an .889 on-base percent-
age, scored four runs, and had a 1.17 ERA
on the mound.
Resnick hit .375 and had three RBIs,
Char batted .333, Jack Blumberg stole
five bases and scored four runs, and Josh
Goldberg and Ethan Scherrer each had
three RBIs.
Dworman is from West Bloomfield,
Resnick and Ethan Scherrer are from
Birmingham, Char and Goldberg are from
Farmington Hills, and Blumberg is from
Franklin.
There were a dozen players on the
Detroit roster, including Zachary Miller
from Denver. That city didn't have enough
players to field a team, so Miller played for
Detroit. Gary Gal was the Detroit assistant
coach, and Jonny Goldberg was the score-
keeper.
Net Eludes Inline Skaters
It was an unusual Maccabi Games in
Philadelphia for the Detroit inline hockey
team. Instead of winning a medal, the
team one just one game, finishing 1-4-1.
"The competition was good, and while
we had the lowest goals-against average of
any team in the tournament, we also had
the lowest goals-for average said Detroit
coach Bryan Robbins.
2011 Detroit Maccabi Inline Hockey Team
Top row: Head Coach Bryan Robbins, Joe Kahn, Michael Klar, Cody Hyman, Matt
Past, Adam Phillips, Seth Blazofsky, Captain Ethan Weinfeld, Assistant Coach
Theresa Fulgenzi. Middle row: Josh Solomon, Jake Vinton, Brandon Glasser, Adam
Raab. Bottom row: Assistant Captains Jordan Rabens and Jordan Emmer.
Inline games were played at the Marple
Sports Arena in Broomal, Pa. That was the
Maccabi Games venue 10 years ago when
Detroit won the gold medal with Robbins
as a player. More recently, Detroit won a
gold medal in 2009 and a silver medal in
2010.
Just after Detroit's final game this year,
the team joined the other seven inline
teams for a Days of Caring and Sharing
visit to a nursing home. Robbins said that
was the proudest moment of the Maccabi
Games for his team.
"The guys rose to the occasion:' he said.
"The impact the boys made in the lives of
the residents was far superior to any game
they might have won. We were told when
we were leaving that our visit was the
highlight of the day for many residents."
Four-year Maccabi Games athlete Ethan
Weinfeld was the Detroit captain. Jordan
Emmer and Jordan Rabens were the assis-
tant captains. Cody Hyman, Michael Klar,
Matt Past and Adam Phillips also partici-
pated in their final Maccabi Games.
Second-year players Seth Blazofsky and
Joe Kahn and first-year players Brandon
Glasser, Adam Raab, Josh Solomon and
Jake Vinton give the team a bright future.
Theresa Fulgenzi was Detroit's assistant
coach.
Maccabi dancer Autumn Jacob
Two Siblings, 13 Medals
Andrew Jacob won eight medals in swim-
ming at the Maccabi Games held in Israel.
The count was two gold, four silver and
two bronze.
Not to be outdone, his sister Autumn
Jacob won five medals in dance at the
Maccabi Games in Philadelphia. She won
three gold, one silver and one bronze.
Andrew, 16, will be a junior at West
Bloomfield High School. Autumn, 13,
will be a freshman at the Frankel Jewish
Academy in West Bloomfield.
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