Winter Haven Senior Softball

On Friday, November 7, the game played in the National League had two teams.  The visitors, managed by Jeff Simon, had 12 players. They included F. Miller, Scarbrough, Hartley, Altemose, Moots, Lopicolo, Bess, Levesque, Long, L. Baker and Holder.  The home squad managed by Floyd Welton included Kline, B. Mohan, D. Hill, Reagan, Marino, Harlan, Witter, Barnes, Bloom, Strait, M. Mohan and G. Baker.  This was a close game throughout and wasn't decided until the ninth inning. The visitors scored three runs in the first inning and the home team scored 4 in the second inning.  In the third inning the visitors posted three runs on a Hartley round tripper.  The home team responded quickly with a 4 run burst led by doubles from Marino and Reagan.  After three innings the home team led 8-6.  The fourth inning was slow with only a single run scored by the home boys.  The visitors scored twice in the fifth and the home team added one on a Harlan double.  After 5 innings the home team held a slim 10-8 lead.  The sixth and seventh frames saw the visitors add only one run each frame while the home team added 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh. Neither team scored in the eighth inning and the home team led 13-10 after eight innings of play.  The visitors had the top of their lineup due in the ninth and their first five batters all came in to score.  The visitors took a two run lead as the home  team came to bat in the bottom of the ninth.  Lopicolo was up to the challenge and allowed only one runner to reach base and the visitors came out on top 15-13.  Lopicolo was the WP.  Leading hitters for the visitors were: F. Miller 4-5, Simon 4-5, Scarbrough 4-5 2B, Hartley 5-5 HR, Altemose 3-5, Levesque 3-5.  Leading hitters for the home team were: D. Hill 3-4, Marino 3-4, Barnes 4-4, Strait 3-4.  Both teams agreed this was a fun, close and spirited contest.