2016 Central Ohio Reds Make It Six Straight Titles in Columbus MSBL

Columbus MSBL

Central Ohio Reds 14, Spiders 6

‘Ironman Zelinski Takes Charge on the Hill’

Submitted by Joe Horvath, Reds manager

The Central Ohio Reds capped 2016 by winning their sixth straight league tournament title beating the Spiders 14-6. The Reds rolled thru the playoffs going 4-0 and beating the one and two seeds in the tournament. Dan Zelinski was a workhorse on the mound throwing every inning. The Spiders battled thru the playoffs and played some tough games to make the finals match-up with the Reds.

On 9-11 the Reds and Aces took a moment before the game to remember the fallen of 9-11 and Scott Polgar of the Aces gave a speech that talked about how lucky we were to be playing and to remember those who sacrifice their lives so we can play the greatest game: Baseball!

The Reds went 14-4 in the regular season. They were led by All-Stars Joe Beyer .558 BA, Charles Washington .439 BA, Joe Horvath .409 BA and Ben Jeffers .407 BA. The team struggled mid-season losing three games in a row but rebounded and won the last nine games and the title. The Reds batted .364 as a team.