Winter Haven Senior Softball

The National League game was played on Field C today, Tuesday, Nov 18. It was played in cold conditions and passes as our version of the Ice Bowl.  Each team had 11 players so everyone kept moving to beat the frosty weather.  The home team was managed by Nic Burns and also included Marino, D. Hill, Mohan, McClelland, Simon, Leggett, Witter, Merritt, McPartlan and Holder.  The visitors were managed by Russ King and included Altamose, Jay, Thompson, Stan M., Art, Strait, Serge, Mohan, Smitty and Moots.  The story of this contest was in the first three innings.  The visitors failed to score in the first three frames while the home team scored nine times over the first three frames to build a substantial early lead.  In the fourth inning the visitors got on the board with a four run inning but were quickly matched by the home teams burst of four runs in the bottom half of the fourth.  The visitors tightened the score with a run in the sixth and a five run burst in the top of the seventh to make it a close game and only trailed by three runs.  In the bottom of the seventh inning, the home team scored three more to take a 6 run lead into the eighth.  The home team added three more scores to take a commanding 9 run lead into the final inning.  The visitors only managed a single run in the ninth and the final score had the home team up 19-11.  The WP was Jerry Witter.  Leading batters for the visitors were King 5-5 HR, Art 4-4 2B and BB.  The leading hitters for the home team were Simon 5-6, Marino 5-6 3B, Mohan 3-4 BB, McClellan 3-5 2B, Burns 3-5 2B, Merritt 4-5 2B.  Congrats to all players for participating in cold weather and showed true love of the game and camaraderie.