Sparta VFW defeats Sharpe Plumbing in the championship round of the Mush Ball League tournament. (Photo provided)
Sparta VFW won the championship in the Sparta Township Recreation Department’s men’s Mush Ball League, which concluded its season Aug. 15.
Mush Ball is softball played with a larger 16-inch ball.
The championship round of the league’s double-elimination tournament was a matchup between Sharpe Plumbing and Sparta VFW.
Sharpe Plumbing forced a deciding winner-take-all final game by winning the first game of the championship round, 1-0. In the championship game, Sparta VFW prevailed in a hard-fought 14-inning battle, 1-0.
Sparta VFW was leading in 14 innings of shut-down pitching by Bob Ferrara and a stellar team defense. The winning rally was spearheaded by back-to-back singles by John Schoch and Tom Urbano followed by a two-out game-winning walk off a single by Connor Kopnik.