Hurricane Sandy, who was spinning off the east coast, brought some early morning rains that made Fields B and C not playable. Not to be discouraged by a little rain, we played on Fields D and E. The strong winds from Hurricane Sandy remained long after the rain had gone. The Pitchers on Field E, Larry Wells, Jerry Witter and Matt LoPiccolo, did a great job pitching in the strong winds. Team LoPiccolo started the game going strong but a 11-11-3 double play made by Don Witmer ended their quest for a perfect inning. Team Witter came out hitting and managed to score three runs. Then, the big boys from Team Wells came up to bat and showed us how to hit. They scored 4 runs in the first inning, five runs in the second inning and four more runs in the third inning. Not to be outdone, Team LoPiccolo came on strong in the top of the sixth inning and tied the score. Team Witter left their bats at home and were never in the race to the top. In the bottom of the sixth, Team Wells manage to eke out one run to take the lead. In the top of the seventh, Team LoPioccolo could not manage to score, Team Witter could not catch up and Team Wells took the trophy home. Final score was 16 - 8 - 17.
Hitting was the name of the game today. Regis Finnegan hit a boomer over the left field fence, Jose Rivera hit a gapper for an in the park home run and Bill Wolfe hit a gapper for a triple.
Leading Hitters for Team Wells were: Larry Wells 4/4, Don Keller 4/5, Jose Rivera 3/4, Bill Wolfe 3/4, Dave Hartley 3/4, Chris Constantine 3/5.
Leading Hitters for Team Witter were: Jack Benson 4/4 and Nick Matta 3/3.
Leading Hitters for Team LoPiccolo were: Regis Finnegan 4/4 and Jimmy Laffoon 3/4.
Welcome back Bill Wolfe. Today was his first day back in Winter Haven and he can still hit the ball.
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