St. Sebs Rock St. Francis, 12-7, In St. Bart’s Playoff 1st Round

CAUGHT OFF BASE...St. Francis base runner Bill Scheiner gets doubled up by St. Sebastian second baseman Dan Brown in the second inning of the playoff game at Brookside Park in Scotch Plains on August 21. St. Sebastian won 12-7. David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and Union County HAWK

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By DAVID B. CORBIN Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The HAWK on

August 31, 2023

St. Sebs Rock St. Francis, 12-7, In St. Bart’s Playoff 1st Round

Quality of play both offensively and defensively definitely stepped up a few notches when third-seeded St. Francis hosted sixth-seeded St. Sebastian in the first round of the St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League double elimination playoffsatBrooksideParkinScotch Plains on August 21. The Franies were rolling along comfortably with a 5-0 lead until St. Sebastian opened up and rocked them with a nine-run third inning then added three more in the seventh, while pitcher Glenn Gang got into his groove en route to a 12-7 triumph.

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