Fabian's Flyers vs Spitaleri's BobCats

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

 

There was a tight game bewteen Fabian's fabulous team and the upcoming team of Hite, Zelazny and others. Ralph Boswell was excellent at shortstop and assisted in many putouts. Overall the defense on both sides was pretty good. Hite's team was slow to start at bat.

Dampier and Essenbachen both went 3 for 5 with timely hitting for Fabian's team while Gonzales and Hartzell also went 3 for 5 for Hite's team.

Bob Hite had the winning hit in the bottom of the ninth to win the game.

This is Robert's first write-up.

Tuesday December 29th

Games are on. Lets be safe today. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. No games Friday.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday December 25th

No Games today. Enjoy your Christmas Holiday and be thankful for all that we have.

Sent from my iPhone

Games are on.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday December 18th

Games are on. It is cold and windy at the ball park. It's an earmuff day for sure. If you feel sick, stay home. If you come to the ballpark, wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer when possible.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday December 15

Games are on. The light at the end of the tunnel was turned on yesterday with the first doses of the vaccine being given. But it ain't over yet. Lets be safe today. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands and use hand sanitizer. If you are sick stay home today.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday December 11th

Games are on. Be safe today. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. If you are sick, stay home. Be considerate of others. We will get through this together.

Sent from my iPhone

2021 NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAMS 

The NL Draft was held after the games on Tuesday. We had enough people that signed up to play full time to make 4 teams-14 players on 3 teams and one team with 13 players. The managers determined they would allow a maximum number of 14 players per team for 2021. Pool players may not get much playing time next year. If we get a large influx of players between now and Jan. 1, 2021 that want to play full time, we may be able to make a fifth team. Below are the results:

TEAM # 1 MIKE O’CALLAHAN - MANAGER Johnny Boito Bobby Castillega               Chris Constantine Timmy Gallagher John Gibson Dave Hartley Jimmy Laffoon Norm Learn Chris Lynch Herbie Oesterreich Larry Wells Bill Wolfe

TEAM # 2 ROBERT SPITALERI - MANAGER Lee Baker Gary Burtner Freddy Gonzalez Dave Hartzel Bob Hudson Bob Hite  BJ Kallister Joe LeTourneau Jerry Remington Wayne Shearer Don Torok Jim Vining Bob Zelazny

TEAM # 3 STEVE HILL - MANAGER Bill Bowley Ken Gelinas Frank Jacobs Sammy Lopez Willie Morton Richard Newton Joe Peskie Steve Pinnick Bobby Skidmore Ed Spegel Bob Vandenberg George Vanderhyde Wayne Vorhes

 

TEAM # 4 LOREN FABIAN - MANAGER Tom Benson Ralph Boswell Tom Capozzi Kurt Coffman Freddy Dampier Jerry Dejongh Kurt Essenmacher Don Lamay Ray Levesque Pat LoPiccolo Chuck McCulgan Poke Rodriquez Ron Thompson

Angel Tree

Under difficult circumstances with COVID 19 and partial school closings, a successful Angel Tree was achieved under the leadership of Robert Spatelari and Mrs. Claus, his better half, Linda.  Everything went along  very smoothly.

A hardy thanks to the players who donated so generously and with the backing of the Board of Directors. Thanks, Guys.

God willing, if things get back to some kind of normality, the Angel Tree will happen again next year.

I personally miss being with all the players this year.  To tell you how much I miss being there is that sometimes, not often, but sometimes, I miss Brother Ralph!!!

Wishing you all a safe and joyous holiday.

 

Thank you, Elmer Black

Tuesday December 8th

Games are on. Its cold and windy. Don't forget, if you played on the Post 8 American Legion team this past weekend, you can not play ball this week in Winter Haven. The virus is still with us. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand hand sanitizer. If you are sick today, stay home.

Sent from my iPhone

  COVID-19 QUARANTINE RULES

The City of Winter Haven requires us to follow CDC Guidelines for Quarantines when you have been within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a total of 15 minutes or more. This requires the person(s) to quarantine themselves in accordance with the CDC Guidelines. Here is the link to the CDC website for quarantine information : COVID-19: When to Quarantine | CDC. 

At the FHC tournament this weekend at Walker Road, a member of the American Legion Post 8 70's Team was found to have tested positive for the Covid-19 Virus. There are quite a few guys on the Post 8 team that play softball in Winter Haven and had direct contact with the person who has the virus. Out of an abundance of caution and to be compliant with the City Of Winter Haven's rules, those players that play ball in Winter Haven or their spectators that were at the tournament at Walker Road and/or on the Post 8 Team shall quarantine themselves in accordance with CDC guidelines. Those guidelines say you can return to normal activities on Day 10 without any testing or on Day 7 after receiving a negative test result. The test must occur on day 5 or later. 

I would not expect to see any of you guys at the ball park in Winter Haven this week. We can not take any chances on affecting our league.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter. 

Don Witmer, Commissioner, Winter Haven Senior Softball

 COVID-19 QUARANTINE RULES

The City of Winter Haven requires us to follow CDC Guidelines for Quarantines when you have been within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a total of 15 minutes or more. This requires the person(s) to quarantine themselves in accordance with the CDC Guidelines. Here is the link to the CDC website for quarantine information : COVID-19: When to Quarantine | CDC. 

At the FHC tournament this weekend at Walker Road, a member of the American Legion Post 8 70's Team was found to have tested positive for the Covid-19 Virus. There are quite a few guys on the Post 8 team that play softball in Winter Haven and had direct contact with the person who has the virus. Out of an abundance of caution and to be compliant with the City Of Winter Haven's rules, those players that play ball in Winter Haven or their spectators that were at the tournament at Walker Road and/or on the Post 8 Team shall quarantine themselves in accordance with CDC guidelines. Those guidelines say you can return to normal activities on Day 10 without any testing or on Day 7 after receiving a negative test result. The test must occur on day 5 or later. 

I would not expect to see any of you guys at the ball park in Winter Haven this week. We can not take any chances on affecting our league.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter. 

Don Witmer, Commissioner, Winter Haven Senior Softball

• 
  

Friday December 4th

Games are on. Warmer today than Tuesday. Vaccine is on the way. Hopefully this virus will go away in a couple of months. For now, lets continue to be safe and stay alive. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently, use hand sanitizer and most importantly, stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday December 1

Games are on. It's cold and windy. An ear muff day. The virus don't care how cold it is. Lets be safe by wearing our face masks, practice social distancing, washing our hands frequently and using hand sanitizer. If you feel sick, stay home.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday November 27th

Games are on. We are doing a good job of wearing our face masks and practicing social distancing. Lets keep it up for a few more months. Don't forget to wash your hands and use hand sanitizer. If you are sick today, stay home.

Sent from my iPhone

 

Tuesday, November 24th

Well, the National League battled to an 11-11 tie today and actually finished before the American League. It was played between Hite's Hitters and The Duke's of Hill. It was very close, within one run until the 6th inning when the Duke's put up a nickel and Hite a 2. Goose eggs in the 7th and one for each in the 8th. Hite need 4 in the top of 9th and got them. The Duke's just needed 1 for a game winner and got the bases loaded with 2 outs but got the final hitter to fly out for the tie. No WP or LP. 

Hitters. 

  4 hits.  Laffoon

   3 hits.  Boito, Constantine

   2 hits Schaffer, Vining, Skidmore, 

               Boswell, Lopiccolo, Zelazney

               Gallagher, Hill, Zakrowski,

               Levesque, Rutan, D'Herin

   1 hit. Morton, Wells, Gonzales,

             Hite, Lopez, O'Callahan

Everyone have a great Thanksgiving!!  See y'all Friday. 

Write up by Loren Fabian

Tuesday November 24th

Games are on today. We plan on playing Friday. The virus is still going strong here and across the United States. If you travel for Thanksgiving, be safe. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay away from crowded indoor activities. If you feel sick, stay home.

Sent from my iPhone

CHRISTMAS ANGEL TREE PROGRAM

Everyone is doing a great job supporting the Angel Tree with their donations and selecting a child from the Angel Tree. For those of us that have selected a child, we will need the gift(s) wrapped and delivered to the softball fields no later than Tuesday, December 8th. Your support of this program will bring smiles to many children on Christmas morning. Good Job. 

Thanks for your support. 

Don Witmer, Commissioner

Winter Haven Senior Softball

Friday November 20th

Game's are on. Lets be safe today. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday November 17

Games are on. It's cool and windy. The virus is still with us. Don't let your guard down. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday November 13th

Games are on. Lets be safe today. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Temperature checks are still required. Most important, if you feel sick today, stay home until you feel better.

Sent from my iPhone

 CHRISTMAS ANGEL TREE

The Angel Tree Program for needy children has begun and WHSS needs everyone's help in making this program successful this year. When you come to the ballpark today, please see Robert Spitaleri and select one or two kids from the Angel Tree to help make their Christmas joyful. If you can't shop for the kids, donate $20.00 or more so we can shop for you. 

Thanks.

Don Witmer, Commissioner

Games are on

Fields are playable right now. Remember social distancing and masks in the dugout. 

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

Games are on.

Remember to social distance and wear masks in the dugouts. 

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

ANGEL TREE

Tomorrow will be the first time this year that you can start making a young child have a Merry Christmas. Our ANGEL TREE program begins in the morning. Robert Spitaleri is managing that program this year because Elmer Black can't get out of Canada. Please select a child from the Angel Tree in the morning, buy them a gift, wrap it up and bring the gifts back to the ballpark no later than December 1st. If you want to donate $20.00 to the ANGEL TREE in lieu of buying gifts, bring the money with you tomorrow and give it to Robert Spitaleri.
Thanks.
Don Witmer, Commissioner
Winter Haven Senior Softball

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday November 3rd

Games are on. It is cool and windy at the ballpark. If you have not voted, please do so. Make sure you wear a face mask, practice social distancing and wash your hands. If you are sick, please stay home.

Sent from my iPhone

10/27/2020

An interesting game between Capozzi and Hite.  There was plenty of hitting and many good plays by both teams.  After 5 innings the score was tied 8 to 8.  Capozzi’s team scored 3 in the 6th and Waddell shut down Hite’s guys in the 6,7,8 innings making the score 11 - 8 Capozzi.  5 runs in the 8th put Capozzi up 16-8.  Hite,s team rallied for 3 in the 9th but fell short.  Final score  16 - 11.

Leading hitters

Dampier 3-4

Spitaleri 3-4

Levesque 2-3

Hartzell 3-4

Capozzi 2-4

Boito 3-4

D’Herin 3-4

Vining 3-4

Lopez 3-4

Learn 2-3

Hill 2-4

Laffoon 3-4

Hite 2-4

Morton 2-4

Castilega 2-4

Shearer 2-3

Write up by Joe D'Herin

Friday October 30th

Games are on. Protect yourself and others. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

 ENJOYMENT BOOKS

Enjoyment books are here. Support your softball league. Bring money with you to the ballpark tomorrow, buy a book and start saving on all of the 2 for 1 deals. Books are still $30.00 each. 

 MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BOBBY MURPHY

I am saddened by the lost of a friend and a ball player I have known for many years. Bobby passed away on October 19, 2020 due to complications from a hunting accident in Georgia. Services celebrating Bob's life will be held at First Christian Church, 705 S 14th Street in Haines City on Sunday, November 1st. Visitation will begin at 12:00 PM followed by the memorial service at 1:00 PM. Safety protocols must be followed at the service, please wear a mask. The service can also be streamed live from the church Facebook page. 

Please keep Bobby's family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. 

Tuesday October 27

Games are on. The virus is still with us. Protect yourself and others. Wear a face mask and practice social distancing. Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer.

Sent from my iPhone

 

Winter Haven Senior Softball News

Winter Haven All-Stars played in the SSUSA Oktoberfest Classic National Tournament this past weekend. Games were played in Polk County’s Walker Road complex on October 24-25.

The boys were in the 55/60+ bracket. On day one, they played four games, playing #6 ranked RedHawk Nation, 50s Misfits, Silver Ray 50s, and closing out with Team Florida, ranked #1 in the state.

WHAS lost Games One and Four, however won both middle games giving them a #2 seed going into Sunday.

On Sunday, Winter Haven lost Game One to RedHawk Nation, then won Game Two against RedHawk nation on a walk-off hit by Lou Guzman.

The All-Stars lost by one run in the championship game against Team Florida.

Outstanding play by Dave Deorbaum, who pitched 6 1/2 games and hit 6 HRs and with an average of .750 led the team despite having a backache and hurt knee. What a warrior!

The offensive attack continued with home runs by Eddie Hurn and Mike Vaccaro. Manny Rios, Dana Ferrande, Steve Sole, and big John Davis aka JD helped keep the team in the games. Notable defensive play by Johnny Ojeda and Joey Santos demonstrated that the team belonged there. Even Radley Pcholinski and Al Guzzo contributed to the team’s success by running at key times in games.

Batting:

1. Ojeda, Juan #0
2. Vaccaro, Mike #4
3. Deorbaum, Dave #5
4. Guzman, Luis #21
5. Hurn, Eddie #11
6. Rios, Manny #27
7. Ferrande, Dana #16
8. Quinones, Tony #7
9. Sole, Steve #8
10. Santos, Joey #22
11. Lopez, Juan #24
12. Davis, JD #42
13. Radley Pcholinski #3

Coach’s Note: Special thanks to Tony Quinones and John Davis (JD) for helping out with the team. I couldn’t have done it without you guys.

The team qualified for the tournament of champions that will be held January 20-24, 2021 in Polk County.

Write up by Lou Guzman

Friday October 23

No Games Today. Girls tournament begins this morning. See you Tuesday.
Enjoyment books are on the way. Hopefully they will be here next Friday.
Stay safe this weekend. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer.

Sent from my iPhone

NO GAMES IN WINTER HAVEN TOMORROW, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd. There is a girls fast pitch tournament using all of the fields. 

See you Tuesday. 

October 16th 

The game between Freddy G and Bob Hite started out close for3 innings with Fred’s team up 12-8. A couple of scoreless innings by Hite’s team allowed Fred’s team to outscore Hite 10-6 for a final score of 22-11. Due to the heat the teams agreed to play 7 innings.

Leading hitters

Gonzales 4-5

Gallagher 3-4

Laffoon 4-5

Vandenberg 3-4

Levesque 4-4

Lopez 3-4

Learn 2-4

Wells 3-4

Dampier 2-4

Spitaleri 2-4

Rutan 3-3

Vining 3-3

D’Herin 3-3

Write up by Joe D'Herin

 The game on Tuesday between Freddy G and Bobby Z was a one sided at Freddy’s team won easily 24-8.  Fred’s team scored every inning but one, I think they were tired!  Bob’s team woke up in the 4th inning scoring 5 but Fred’s team continued scoring, including 8 runs in the last inning.  They played well.

Leading hitters

Constantine 2-4

Levesque 2-4

Zelazny 2-4

Hite 3-3

D’Herin 2-3

Capozzi 2-3

Wells 2-3

Gonzales 4-5

Boswell 4-5

Spitaleri 4-5

Dampier 2-4

Vandenberg 2-4

Rutan 3-5

Learn 3-4

Hudson 3-4

Baker 2-4

Vining 4-4

Andrews 2-4

Write up by Joe D'Herin

October 20th

Games are on. Vote early.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday October 16th

Games are on. Bring your mask. The Board of Directors is going to require masks to be worn in the dugouts since social distancing can not be maintained. The virus has not gone away. Be safe and stay alive. If you are sick today, stay home.

Sent from my iPhone

 NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE ANGEL TREE PROGRAM

Elmer Black is being held hostage in Canada and will not be here in time this year to put together the Angel Tree Program that provides Christmas gifts for many children at the Lake Elbert Elementary School. Elmer has contacted the school and they are getting the list of children together right now and we should have the list in a couple of weeks. I need a volunteer or several volunteers to coordinate this program. You will need to give out the children's names, collect money from donors, buy and wrap gifts and keep records on what you have done. Elmer is available by phone to help you in any way that he can. If you are interested in volunteering, please see me at the ballpark. 

Thanks

Don Witmer     

 Friday, October 9th

The game between Hill and Gonzales  was decided by timely hitting and great pitching from Thompson and Lopiccolo.  The pitchers shutout Hills team the first 5 innings while the Gonzales team tallied 10 runs.  Hills team came back with 5 runs  and Freddy’s boys scored 6.  Final score 16-5 Gonzales.                      

Leading hitters

Spitaleri 3-4

Gonzales 3-4

Skidmore 4-4

Constantine 2-3

D’Herin 3-4

Herb O 2+3

Hartzel 3-4

Rutan 2-4

Boito 2-4

Lopiccolo 2-4

Castillega 3-4

Coffman 2-4

Laffoon 2-4

Vandenberg 2-4

Write up by Joe D'Herin

Tuesday October 13th

Games are on. Stay safe today. The Virus is still with us. Wear a face mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay alive and if you are sick, stay home.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday October 9th

Games are on. It is still hot on the ball field. Bring a drink. Wear a face mask and practice social distancing. Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay safe and stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday October 6th

Games are on. Protect yourself and others. Wear a face mask and practice social distancing. Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday October 2nd

Games are on. Cool weather today but the virus is still with us. Be safe. Wear a face mask when necessary. Practice social distancing when possible. Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. No Handshakes and hugs. Stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday September 29th

Games are on. Only one field available. Water on the rest of the fields. Whoever shows up, we will play ball. Wear a face mask when you can't maintain 6ft social distancing. Wash your hands frequently, use hand sanitizer and stay safe and healthy.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday September 25th

Games are on. Come to Field E this morning. Wear a face mask, wash your hands, practice social distancing and stay alive.

Sent from my iPhone

Our young guys from Winter Haven Senior Softball, WHAS,  hosted the team out of Kissimmee on Field “D”. The All-Stars won both games 9-11 and 8-7. Giving new team manger Lou Guzman another 2 wins to his record. 

BJ pitched game one and JD pitched game two. The team was led by Mike Vaccaro who batted .750 for the day. Mike Vaccaro, Manny Rios, BJ, and Tony Quinones all hit triples to keep the pressure on Team Kissimmee. Mike Vaccaro, Manny Rios, Dana Ferrande hit doubles while, Lou Guzman hit two doubles to add to the offensive  attack. 

John Davis aka JD had the Devil’s number average of .666 to keep the game tight. Both games went back and forth but great defense was the equalizer. Great plays by Jose Rodriguez and Joey Santos help seal both wins. 

All-Stars will play Team Solivita on Friday on Field “D” hoping to add to their wins for a winning team record. 

Batting order was:

1. Vaccaro, Mike #4
2. Guzman,Lou #21
3. Rios, Manny #27
4. Ferrande, Dana #16
5. Quinones, Tony #7
6. Joey Santos #22
7. JD#42
8. Dave Scheirer
9. Steve Hicks
10. Rodriguez, Jose #6
11. BJ McCallister

Write up by Lou Guzman

Tuesday September 22nd

Games are on. Lets be safe today. Practice social distancing or wear a face mask. Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday September 18th

Games are on. The City of Winter Haven's mandatory face mask ordinance is still in effect. Please comply with the ordinance. It will help all of us stay safe.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday September 15th

Games are on. Lets be safe today. The virus is still alive and with us. Wear a face mask. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay alive. If you are sick, stay home.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday September 11

Games are on. Remember we are practicing social distancing at the ballpark. Try to stay 6ft apart. No handshakes or hugs. Wear a face mask if you can't maintain social distancing. Stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday, September 8th

I didn't pick up the score sheets but have to write about this game I umped this morning. First of all, the weather was great compared to Friday's game that we could only go 5 innings because of the heat. Went the full 7 today with 3 teams. The game was really fun with many jokes and laughs. Y'all snowbirds don't get to enjoy these summer games with all the kidding and BS. 

Now the game. Team 1 scored in every inning but the 2nd, only batted 6 times because of the flip flop. They ended up with 21 runs. Team 2 ended with 12 and team 3 ended with 10. 

We all witnessed two amazing plays today. The first one was a true senior softball triple play. Bases loaded, no one out and a sharp ground ball to Ralph Boswell and he quickly steps on 3rd, FIRES to Sam Lopez at home for 2 who FIRES to first a step ahead ahead of the runner to complete the triple play. WOW!!!!

The other was a true major League catch made in the outfield by Mike Vacarro (hope I spelled it right)  A power hitter was up (Dana Ferrande) so the outfielders were nearly on the warning track. The ball was hit very high to short left center, left center fielder Mike took off in a sprint from left center after it and we all thought -no way- he got close and went into a hook slide, reached out his glove and the ball stuck. I've been in this league about 7 years and that is the only time I've witnessed a round of applause coming from the dugout. What league commraderie!!!  Way to go WHSS. 

Fans in the stands. Joyce and Brandi. We miss you girls.  

Write up by Loren Fabian. 

Tuesday September 8th

Games are on. Lets be safe today and everyday. Wear a face mask. Maintain social distancing. Wash your hands frequently. Stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday, Sept 4th

A good and very hot game in the National League today while the American League was playing a doubleheader with the Solivita boys on Field C. Maybe Don will tell how the Solivita games came out. I umpired today which is about my softball limit until I can get my right shoulder fixed. 

The Double Header with Solivita was a Split. Winter Haven won the First Game 20-19 on a walk-off home run by Mike Vacarro and Solivita won the second game on a two out bases loaded triple by Joey 16-15. 

It started out as a game of 5's as in the first 2 innings Kings team scored 4 and 5 runs and Vandenbergs team scored 5 and 5 runs. Then the heat took over which may have had a heat index of 105+ (note the 5) on the infield. That is also when the managers decided to only play 5 innings. (note the 5) 0's were put up in the 3rd and the 4th got another 5 for Vandy and a 3 for King. Vandy got one more in the top of the open inning and King put up a goose egg for a final of 15-13. 

Before I list the hitters everyone pls put Don Lamay in you prayers up in Michigan who has contracted the virus and Melanie Hite who is fighting a cancer battle. Damn virus and cancer!!!!  

The hitters. 

   3 hits.        Vining, Boswell, Tutranni, Bill T, Constantine,

                       Granger

   2 hits.          Herb O, Coffman, Vandenberg, Wells, 

                        Laffoon, Capozzi, Dampier,

Also note that Lee Baker had a solid base hit up the middle. 

Write up by Loren Fabian.

Friday September 4th

Games are on. Lets be safe today. The Virus is still with us. Wear a face mask when necessary. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay alive and most important, if you feel sick, stay home.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday September 1st

No Games Today. Fields are to wet. See you Friday. Stay safe.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday August 28th

Games are on. Should be a good two team game today.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday August 25

Games are on. Lets have fun today. Practice social distancing or wear a face mask. Stay 6ft apart when possible. Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Stay home if you are sick. Be safe and stay alive to play more softball.

Sent from my iPhone

FullSizeRender.jpeg

The Winter Haven All Stars lead by rookie manager Lou Guzman were invited to play in a top local tournament held at the Denn John field, Kissimmee Fl. With teams from Kissimmee and Leesburg.

Four teams were in the competition and the all stars won three games in a row to take the championship.

Don Fee lead the team with 3 home runs followed by Eddie Hurn with 1 Home run. Dave Doerbaum pitch three outstanding games while batting 9-9 (1.000). Hurn followed suit with a batting performance 6-6, also 1.000.

Don Fee showed his power and batted .857 while Manny Rios batted .750.

This team is showing great promise as we look forward to playing Solivita on September 4th at Diamond Plex.

This team is being noticed by the local teams that play them.

Special thanks goes to Tony Quinones for setting up these game with the Kissimmee group.

Team members: Eddie Hurn, Dave Doerbaum, Don Fee, Mike Vaccaro, Tony Quinones, Manny Rios, Johnny Ojeda, Jose Rodriguez, Joey Santos, Steve Sole, Johnny Polanco, and Manager Lou Guzman.

LGG

Friday August 21

Games are on. Rain predicted this morning. Maybe it will drown the virus. Lets be safe today and every day. Wear a face mask when you can't maintain 6ft social distancing, avoid crowds, wash your hands frequently, use hand sanitizer and most important stay home if you are sick.

Sent from my iPhone

IMG_2659.jpeg

2021 Tournament of Champions Bound    55 AAA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Winter Haven All Stars coached by the outstanding leader, and still leaning rookie manger Lou Guzman shows his leadership on and off the field. Good job and congrats !!

Three players were selected to the All Tournament Team: Eddie Hurn Blasted his way to be named one of the three batting 780 avg. with 4 HR"s . Great defense by Tom Marchionni, batting avg. 720 with key hits driving in runs and an all around good defensive player. The third player Steve Sole avg. 700 solid hitting and great defense. Congratulations and a job well done fellas.                                                                                                                                                                                               

The Winter Haven All Stars were represented by Steve Sole, Mike Vaccaro, Luis Guzman , Eddie Hurn, Joey Santos, Manny Rios, Dana Ferrande, Tom Marchionni, Tony Quinones, Jose Rodriguez, Juan Ojeda, Felix Navarro, Rad Pcholinski, J.D Davis.

Write up by JD Davis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Tuesday August 18

Games are on. Lets stay safe today. Practice social distancing. Keep six feet apart. Wear a face mask when possible. No hand shakes, fist bumps or physical contact. Prayer circle is welcome but no holding hands. Have fun. If you feel sick, stay home.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday August 14

Games are on. The City of Winter Haven has extended their Mandatory Face Mask policy for another month. Please wear a face mask when possible. If you are sick, stay home. Lets have fun and be safe.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday August 11th

Games are on. Let's play safe. Wear a face mask when possible. Practice social distancing when possible. Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday August 7

Games are on. Don't forget the City of Winter Haven has a mandatory Face Mask ordinance inside a building or if you cannot maintain a 6ft Social Distance outside. Please comply with the City ordinance or we might not be allowed to play ball. Stay safe, wash your hands and wear a Face Mask.

Sent from my iPhone

Tuesday, August 4th

Another very good 3 team game till the open inning when Fabe's Flyers plated 9 to end up winning 21-10-8. The score sheets weren't kept real well except for the scores and hopefully the hits. 

So here are the hitters. 

Home runs by Don Fee and Manny Rios.

4 hits. Vaccaro and Dana

3 hits. Boswell Laffoon, Hicks, JD and Lopicolo

2 hits. Fee w/2 hrs and a sac, Vandenberg, Guzman,

            Tony Q, Coffman, Ayers, Spitaleri, Skidmore, 

            Boito, Vining, Fabian, Grubbs. 

That's all folks. See y'all Friday. 

Write up by Loren Fabian. 

Tuesday August 4th

Games are on. Lets stay safe today. Practice social distancing when possible. Wear a face mask when possible. Wash hands and use Hand Sanitizer frequently.

Sent from my iPhone

Friday, July 31st

So glad July 2020 is over and we're over half thru the entire year.   We got to play a very good 3 team game and it was hot 🔥 out there but we got 7 innings in and the only minor causality was not even from heat. Willie Morton took a bad hop off his nose where his sunglasses happened to be which put a nice bleeding gash on the nose, but he continued on to finish the 19-18-14 game. 19 won the gold which was King, Fabian took the silver and the bronze went to Witmer. Team King was losing 15-9 but scored 10 runs in the open inning for a big come from behind win. 

Here are the hitters. 

5-5. Gonzalez

4-4. Hicks, Manny, Keller

4-5. Guzman

3-4. Ayers, King, Spitaleri, Morton, Murphy, Dawson,

         Witmer. 

3-3. Wells

2-3. Fabian, Lopez (WELCOME BACK SAMMY), Dampier,

        Vandenberg, 

2-4. Hurn, Mark T,  Vining 

If all these are not exactly correct, I apologize as the sheets may not have been really accurate. 

It was fun despite the heat, masks and occasional bark from the 6 lb mascot. Come on out Tuesday. By the way, post 8 is open with social distance and a temp check ✔  They are also serving sack lunches. Just like grade school 🏫 only with ⚾  See y'all. 

Write up by Loren Fabian