Winter Haven Senior Softball

Friday January 12, 2018

After a cancelation for cold weather and a rainout The Boys of Summer are here to play ball. Two teams managed by Steve Hill and Larry Strait met on Field A.  visiting Brave’s batted in this order:  Marino, Newton, Burtner, Hite, Boito, Letourneau, Kriger, Altemose, Strait, Fryzowicz, Peskie, Andrews, and LaMay.  Manager Steve Hill’s OJ’s took the field with Chrest, Castillo, Hill, Laffoon, Lopez, Spegel, Witter, Weber, Waddell, Capozzi, and Lloyd. 

Marino started the game with a liner to left center, Newton got a free pass and Hite drove in the first run of the new season.  Letourneau followed with another base rap to drive in a run.  Bottom of the inning started out with two flyouts.  Hill then drove a liner to right center, Laffoon walked and Lopez drove one up the middle for home teams first run of the season.  Braves went down 1 2 3 in the second. 
Witter walked to start the bottom of the inning followed by singles from Weber and Waddell.  End of two game tied at two.

Braves went out in order in the 3^rd and the OJ’s had singles from Castillo, Laffoon, and Lopez to take a 3 to 2 lead.  In the next three innings the Braves added 8 runs while the OJ’s tallied 4 over the same time.  After 6 Brave’s up 10 to 7.  Both teams zeroed out in the 7^th inning.  Pressure started to mount when the OJ’s bottom of the line up started with singles from Weber, Waddell, Capozzi produced 2 runs.  Game now 10 to 9.  OJ’s added a run in the bottom of the 9^th on singles from Laffoon and Lopez to tie the game.  Both teams added a run in 10^th and the game ended in a 11 all tie.

Leading hitters for the Braves:  Burtner, Hite, and Letourneau 3 for 4, Boito, Altemose, Fryzowicz and Peskie 2 for 4.

Leading hitter for the OJ’s Castillo, 3 for 6, Lopez 4 for 5, Lafoon, Weber and Waddell 2 for 4.

Submitted by Don LaMay