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also a valuable guy there.”
Shir Tikvah won the Rosen 
Division regular season title 
this year with a 13-7 record.
But it lost its opening 
game of the double-
elimination division playoffs 
to regular-season runner-up 
Beth Ahm, sending it into 
a win-or-else mode for the 
remainder of the playoffs.
A 14-2 win over Beth Ahm 
on the second and final day 
of the playoffs paved the 
way for a winner-take-all 
championship game between 
the two teams.
Shir Tikvah trailed in that 
game until Jordan Small’s 
two-run double in the 
bottom of the sixth inning 
gave Shir Tikvah a lead it 
would never lose.

SHOW OF POWER?
Michael Reamer’s solo homer 
proved to be Shir Tikvah’s 
final run of the season. 
Reamer also hit the team’s 
first homer of the season. 
Each homer was hit at Keith 
Sports Park, but at different 
diamonds.
“Having a home run for 

our final run of the season is 
the antithesis of who we are,” 
Poger said. “We usually play 
small ball.”
Poger made sure he 
secured the game ball in 
the playoff championship 
game after the final Beth 
Ahm batter grounded out to 
second baseman Mark Small, 
who threw to first baseman 
Jordan Small.
“I was on the bench,” 
Poger said. “As soon as the 
final out was made, I made a 
beeline for Jordan.”
The ball — now with 
“Champs! 2021” written on 
it by Poger — along with 
the division championship 
trophy will be displayed at 
Shir Tikvah, Poger said.
His team cap and mitt also 
may be in the display at the 
synagogue.
Also on Shir Tikvah’s roster 
this season were Robert 
Breitman, Kyle Edwards, 
Howard and Joel Fershtman, 
Brook Morris, and Aaron and 
Brendan Small. 

Please send sports news to 

stevestein502004@yahoo.com.

HERSCHEL POGER

Here’s the game ball from Congregation Shir Tikvah’s playoff 
championship win, with player Herschel Poger’s mitt and team cap.

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