Tuesday December 31st

Games are on.

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American League Team List.

TEAM NICK Lenny DeBroeck Dave Doerbaum Wayne Epperson Tommy Hamilton Les Jacobson Don Keller Nick Matta - Manager Bill Mineer Lonnie Netzel Ron Pepin Bob Pope Dave Shirer Don Witmer

TEAM TONY Rick Brock Luiz Guzman Al Guzzo Steve Hicks Eddie Hurn Alwin Narvaez Morty Ogden Rad Pcholinski Tony Quinones - Manager Manny Rios Brad Scheirer Scott Sequinn Wally Wallace

TEAM JD JD Davis - Manager Don Fee Dana Ferrande Danny Grove Pete Gutenberger Miguel Hernandes Ron Ramos Jose Rivera Don Scarbrough Bob Schulthesis - T Jeff Stier Juan Toro Mark Tutrani Mike Vaccaro 12/30/2019

Friday December 27th

Games are on right now. Rain predicted for late morning. Lets play ball.

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Tuesday December 24th

No games today. All fields have standing water. Enjoy your Holiday. See you Friday.

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Tuesday December 24th

No games today. All fields have standing water. Enjoy your Holiday. See you Friday.

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Friday December 20

Games are on.

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Tuesday December 17

Games are on. Rain predicted for after lunch.

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The National League Draft was held today after the  ball games were rained out. We have a couple of new managers this year. Mike O'Callaghan, Jerry Deridder and Bobby Vandenberg came on board to help Loren Fabian, Larry Strait and Steve Hill. Tom Capozzi is going to assist Bob Vandenberg.  The managers did a great job  in selecting the teams for the 2020 season. Below are the teams.

TEAM # 1 LOREN FABIAN - MANAGER Benson, Tom Essenmacher, Kurt               Fabian, Loren Gibson, John Grabb, Larry Hite, Bob Hunter, Jim Kallister, BJ McColgan, Chuck McPartlan, Jimmy Seguin, Gisele Vanderhyde, George Westermann, Joanne

TEAM # 2 CAPOZZI/VANDENBERG - MANAGERS Bloom, Marshall Dampier, Fred Gelinas, Ken Gonzales, Freddie Hawbaker, Don Hollenback, Robert Learn, Norm MacDonald, Cathy Peski, Joe Ridley, Hal Spigel, Ed Spitaleri, Robert Vandenberg, Bob

TEAM # 3 LARRY STRAIT - MANAGER Ayer, Bill Burtner, Gary Knox, George Kriger, Leo Lamay, Don Letourneau, Joe Levesque, Ray Lopiccolo, Pat McLellan, Bill Minder, Jack Newton, Richard Rodriguez, Poke Strait, Larry Witter, Jerry

TEAM # 4 MIKE O’CALLAGHAN - MANAGER Black, Elmer Boswell, Ralph Castillega, Bobby Constantine, Chris Fryzowicz,Travis Gibbons. Alf Laffooon, Jimmy Miller, Alan O’Callaghan Shafer, Phillip Shearer, Wayne Torok, Don Wells, Larry Zakrowski, Art

TEAM # 5 JERRY DERIDDER - MANAGER Bowley, Bill Deridder, Jerry Gazarek, Eddie Hartley, Mick King, Russ McColloch, Don McNally, Pat Mears, Justin Oesterreich, Herbie Parker, Danny Pinnick, Steve Rutan, Bill Taylor, Ted Wheeler, Michael

TEAM # 6 STEVE HILL- MANAGER Altemose, Jim Andrews, Gerald Hartley, Dave Hill, Steve Hipel, Dave Hudson, Bob Johnson, Dale Morton, Willie Roy, Ray Skidmore, Bobby Spellman, Martin Thompson, Ron Vorher, Wayne Zelazny, Bob

The American League will make a decision next week on their draft. I encourage all American League players to come to the ballpark on Tuesday so you can have a voice on what we will do for the 2020 Season.

Don Witmer, Commissioner

Friday December 13th

Games are on.

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Fwd: Tuesday December 10, 2019

Tuesday

December 10, 2019   Field C

A pitcher's battle was shaping up today on Field C today.  Hal Ridley on the mound for the visitors and Larry Wells leading the way for the Home team.  The two managers Bob Hite and Denny Shaffer put the lineups on the board as follows:  Visitors- Shaffer, Constantine, Jacobs, Gadzarek, Leverque, Ridley Taylor, Gelasky, McCulloch, Joanne Westerman and Bloom.  Home team- Miller, Hite, DeRidder, D'Herin, Mears, Grabb, Rutan, Wells, Hawbaker, Mick Hartley, LaMay.

Let me start with this.  In order to write an article for the Web Page on Winter Haven Senior Softball the score sheet must be able to be read.  Names must be printed and readable.  Hit should be checked on the left side of the box (BB 1B, 2B, 3B, HR). Thank's and now to the game.

The pitchers were making good pitches but the hitters were blasting the balls all over the field.  Only one walk showed up on the score card.  Shaffer and Constantine start the first frame with doubles, after an out, Gadzarek drew the only walk of the game. Leverque, Ridley, and Taylor had hits to post 4 runs in the inning.  Miller led off for the home team with a 3 base hit blasted to the fence. Hite singled and DeRidder blast to right center for a home run. D'Herin singled, Mears double and an infield out produced the 5th run of the inning for the home team.  Both teams scored 7 runs over the next two innings. Score after three was 11 to 12 for the home team. 

In the fourth Constantine led off with a single, Jacobs followed with another base hit and Leverque blasted the first of two homers in the game for him.  Two more hit from Ridley and Gelasky drove in the 4th run for the visitors. LaMay started the bottom of the 4^th with a single, Miller and Hite also had base hits then DeRidder tripled and D'Herin followed with a homer for the 5 run of the inning. 

Hite's home team tallied 15 runs in the 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th innings while Shaffer's visitors score 14 runs in a comeback bit over the final four innings.  Final Score Visitors 29 Home team 34.

Hitters – Almost everyone.  Home Runs - Ray Leverque 2, Miller, Hite, DeRidder 2, D'Herin.

Game time 4 hours and 10 minutes.  Seemed like it. 

Great game and great weather for it.

 

Don LaMay

Games are on!

Bob Hite
bhite1955@gmail.com
443-745-1090

Angel Tree A Great Success

Hey, ball players and friends. We can’t Thank You enough for all your support in making this years’ Angel Tree a Tremendous Success.  We will be putting a smile on the faces of 60 children on Christmas Morning. This might be the only gift some of these kids receive.  How fortunate are we. 

Thanks Again, Regards Elmer Black.

Tuesday December 3

Games are on. It is a little cold. Wear something warm.

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