Winter Haven Senior Softball

Tuesday 12-9-14

Lot of snow birds showing up today.  Three fields were used today.  The National League game was held on Field E with right field being the sun field.  The sun was shining bright but it was a little cool for this time of the year.  The visiting  team known as the KINGS were led by Russ King and his court included Guspyt, Miller(the Frank type) Marino, King, Bloom, B.Mohan, Waddell, Crowe, Barnes, Mohan (at the Mike guy) Ayala, Karen Holley, and Lee (the man) Baker.  The home team known as the SIMONS managed by Jeff Simon who lined his team up like this.  D. Hill, Burns, Simon, McLellan, Moots, Ducham, Zakrowski, Witter, Taylor, Merritt, Welton, J. Smith and Holder.

The Kings came out swinging hot bats on the cool morning. Guspyt, Miller, Marino had base hits to load the bases.  King follows with a triple to drive in two and error to the next batter and a single by B. Mohan drove in the 5 run.  Hill leads off for the Simons with a sharp liner to left after an out Simon slashes one to right centerfield and Moots and Ducham have singles and after one inning the score is Kings 5 – Simons 2.

For the next 6 innings this game turned out to be a pitchers battle.  In those 6 innings neither team scored more than two runs.   Pitching for the Kings was Waddell with relief help in the middle innings from new comer Karen Holley while the Simons had Witter on the mound. 

In the eithth inning Guspyt leads off with a liner to left, Miller and Marino follows with hard hit base hits.  After an error and fielders choice four more hits by B. Mohan, Waddell, Crowe, and Barnes drives in the 5 run of the inning.  After the Simons were held scoreless in the 8^th the Kings added another 5 runs in top of the 9^th to put this one into the record book.  Kings 21  Simons 7.

Thanks to the non-playing players Ron Thompson and Elmer Black for umping the game and official score keeper Don LaMay.

Winning pitcher Waddell with relief help from Holley.

Leading hitters: Guspyt 3 for 5, Miller 5 for5, King 4 for 5 double, triple, B. Mohan 3 for 5, Barnes 3 for 4, Simon 3 for 4, Merritt 3 for 4.             

Writeup by Don LaMay