Winter Haven Senior Softball

Tuesday October 17, 2017

Thirty four players showed up today at the Diamond Plex to play softball.  Weather forecast was for rain but no rain came and a 3 team game was played. 

Before we get to the game, I again would like to thank all of the players at WHSS league for the shirts that were donated to the 75 Plus softball league in Livonia Michigan.  84 men signed up for the start but a few dropped out before we started.  We had 4 teams, 2 teams with Winter Haven shirts and 2 teams with Lake Wales shirts.  (By the way Winter Haven came in first and second.)  Thanks again from all 4 teams that had a great season.

Zelazny’s Hit team lined up like this.  Hicks, Hill, Cobb, Book, Zelazny, Spittleri, Minder, Hite, Navarro, Thompson and G. Baker.

D’Herin’s Sit team had D”Herin leading off, Scarbrough, Toto, Torok, Marino, Capozzi, Castillega, Witter, Newton, Bess and L. Baker.

Gonzalez’s Field team batted in this order,  Dampier, Gonzalez, Jacobson, Boswell, Rutan, Coffman, Goreth, Burtner, Johnson, Lopiccolo, LaMay and Merritt.

All 3 teams scored in the first inning with Zelazny’ team winning the first with 2 runs, sit and field teams each scored 1.  Second all post “0’s”.  Two more run for Z’s team in the third.  Fourth inning had D’Herin’s team with one run and Gonzalez’s team scored 2.  End of 4 score was 5-2-3. 

Gonzalez’s team scored 3 runs in the 6^th to take a one run lead, but Zelazny’s team tallied 6 runs to take the lead.  Final score was Hit (and the did hit) 11, Sit team 2 and Field team 6.  Low scoring game but well played. 

Standout performances  by Steve Hill with 3 for 4 with 2 Homeruns and  Bill Rutan 2 for 2 with a sac fly that scored 2 runs, also Hicks was 3 for 4 with HR and  Book 4 for 4. 

This writer will be here for one more game and then go back to Michigan and make snowballs and return after Thanksgiving.   

Don LaMay