Winter Haven Senior Softball

Friday January 25, 2019   Field B 

Todays game played on Field B was the Warriors as the home team and the Braves being the visitors.  Manager Larry Powell was missing today following surgery yesterday.  We pray that you recover quickly and return soon.  Freddy Gonzales took the helm for the Warriors and put these players on the field: Jimmy V, Don Scarbrough, Bill Rutan, Ed L., John Boito, Don Hawbaker, Mike Wheeler, Art Zakrowski, Bill Ayer, and John Gibson.  Braves Manager Larry Strait had Gary Burtner leading off with Dick Newton, Don Torok, Bill McLellan, Joe Peski, Herb O., Joe LeTourneau, Stan Michalski, Pat Lopiccolo, Jerry Andrews, Don LaMay and Strait following.

Field B is the sun field for hitters, and today was a bright sunny cool morning. Burtner lead off with a base hit than the next 3 hitters recorded outs.  Freddy G led off with a double and scored on a base rap from Scarbrough.  After on Warriors 1 Braves 0.  Both teams scored a run in the 2^nd inning.  The sun was a big factor early in the game.  LaMay led off the 3^rd with a single but was wiped out on a fielder’s choice, Newton and Torok had base hits with Torok getting an RBI, then McLellan drove one to deep left for a home run.   Warriors recorded 1 run in the bottom of the inning.  In the 4^th the Braves went down 1,2,3.  Warriors came back with 3 runs in the 4th and 5^th innings while the Braves tallied 2 in the 5^th.  After 5 Warriors 9 Braves 7. 

Sun must have gone behind a cloud as the Braves posted 5 runs on hit from Torok McLellan, walk to Herb O., then hits from LeTourneau, Lopiccolo, Andrews and LaMay driving in the 5^th run of the inning. Both teams added a run in the 7^th.  Braves added another 5 a spot in the top of the 8^th to take a lead of 18 to 10.  That was the final score Braves 18 Warriors 10.

Winning Pitcher Pat Lopiccolo

Leading hitters for the Braves:  Burtner 3 for 4 W, Newton 3 for 5, Lopiccolo and LaMay both 4 for 4.  The rest of the team was 2 for 4.

Leading hitters for Warriors: Gonzales 3 for 5 dbl, Jimmy V and Scarbrough both 3 for 5 and Hawbaker 3 for 4. 

Submitted by Don LaMay