Winter Haven Senior Softball

Friday, March 1st

Warriors vs Dukes    

The Warriors did not score in the top of the 1st. The Dukes big bats started early with solo home runs by Ray Roy and Bob Skidmore quickly made it 2-0. Justin Mears tripled, Willie Morton's double was followed by hits from Ken Gelinas, Alf Gibbons and a 2 rbi single by Jerry Remington, added 3 more. Score 5-0 Dukes after one. 

The Warrior got on the board in the 2nd on Bill Rutan and Bob Vandenberg singles, a double by Mike Wheeler drove them in, to trim the Dukes lead to 5-2. In their half of the inning the Dukes added 5 more runs, as the bottom of the order, Dale Johnson, Jerry Witter and John Merritt all had hit, followed by singles by, Roy, Skidmor, Steve Hill and Morton. 10-2 Dukes after tw0.

Hits by Art Zakrowski, Don Scarbrough, Vandenberg, Don Hawbaker and John Boito plated two for the Warriors, while the Dukes bats cooled, adding single runs in the 3rd and 4th innings. 12-4 Dukes after four.

The Warriors made a game of it by adding 4 in the 5th. The big blast was Jim Vining 3 run homer after hits by Bill Ayers, Hawbaker and Mark Gallagher, cutting the Dukes lead to 12-8. The Dukes answered with 3 in the bottom of the inning, on hits by Dave Hartley, Gelinas, Gibbons and RBI machine Remington, to extend their lead to 15-8.

The Warriors add one in the top of the 6th. The Dukes caught fire again plating 5 runs, big hits provided by a Hill home run and a Gibbons double. 20-9 after six.

Johnson lead off the Dukes 7th with a double, moved up on a Witter ground out and scored on a close play at 1st off the bat of Merritt, for John's 2nd RBI of the day. After 3 singles by the top of the order, Mears's hit his 2nd triple to clear the bases, Hartley finished the Dukes scoring driving in Mears all with two out. 25-9 Dukes after seven.

After the Warriors did not score in the 8th, the teams agreed to flip flop and the Dukes did not bat in the 8th, The Warriors were unable to score in the 9th. FINAL SCORE 25-9 Dukes.

Hitting stars > Warriors, Bill Rutan and Bill Ayers 3-4. Gary Goreth 2-3

                    > Dukes, Bob Skidmore, Ken Gelinas, Alf Gibbons and Dale Johnson 4-4. Willie Morton and Steve Hill 4- , Jerry Remington 3-4 / w 5 RBI 

Defense Ray Roy and Dale Johnson

Winning pitcher, Jerry Witter

Write up by Steve Hill