Winter Haven Senior Softball

Friday March 9^th, 2018 Field D

The OJ’s and the Braves showed up to play another knock down drag out game today.  Game was on field D with the sun shinning in the face of the outfield and left side of the infield.  OJ’s being the visitors today batted in this order Chrest, Castillo, Steve Hill, Don Schapeler, Laffoon, Lopez, Webber, Waddell, Capozzi, Spegel, Gisele Sequin and Witter.  Home team took the field with Fryzowicz, Newton, Burtner,  Hite, Kriger, LeTournes, Boito, Peske, Marino, Dudley, Altemose, Andrews, LaMay, and Strait. 

First inning has Chrest leads off with a walk, Castillo follows with a liner to left, Hill hit a deep line to right center for an out with Chrest moving to 3^rd on the play.  Schapeler hit a hard grounder in the hole and Burnter fields the ball and fires to Hite at second to Newton at first for a double play.  Fryzowicz lines a single to start the inning for the Home team.  Newton hit one up the middle moving the runner to 3^rd, then Hite hit a deep fly to the outfield to score the runner.  One to nothing at the end of one.

The second inning has both teams posting 5 runs.  OJ’s key hits in the inning were from Lopez, Weber, Waddell, Spegel, Seguin and Chrest driving in the 5^th run.  Braves key hits were Boito, Peske, Marino, Dudley and a two out liner down the leftfield line off the bat of LaMay for the 5^th run of the inning.  OJ’s added another run in the third but the Braves added 4 in the bottom of the inning to take a 10 to 6 lead.  OJ’s added one run in the 5^th and 6^th innings while holding the Braves scoreless in both innings.  Hill’s guys took the lead in the top of the 6^th with a 5 run rally.  Strait’s team came up with 2 in the bottom of the inning to make the score OJ's 13 Braves 12. 

OJ’s add to their lead with 4 runs in the 7^th and 8^th innings while holding the Braves to a single run in the 8^th.  Both teams were scoreless in the 9^th and the final score was OJ’s 21 Braves 13.  Excellent plays from Braves was a running grab by Fryzowicz on a liner headed to the fence.  LeTourneau made good catches in right center.  Play of the game was for the last outs of the game.  With one out and a runner on first and Boito at the plate, he hit a shot in the hole between short and third.  Lopez move quickly in the hole to grab the ball while headed to the foul line he backhands the ball to 2^nd base who relays it to first for a game ending double play.  Nice play Sam.

OJ’s leading hitters.  Chrest 2 for 3 with 2 walks, Castillo 2 for 4, Hill 2 for 4, Laffoon 3 for 4, Weber 4 for5, Waddell 3 for 4 with Walk, Capozzi, Spegel and Seguin all 3 for 5. 

Braves leading hitters.  Fryzowicz 3 for 4, Newton 4 for 4, Hite 2 for 3 with walk, LeTourneau HR, Peske 2 for 3 with 3B, Marino, Dudley and Strait all 2 for 3 and LaMay 2 for 2 with walk.

Submitted by Don LaMay