Winter Haven Senior Softball

Friday, 2/28/20                                   Poinciana Community Park

Legion-Visitors vs. Cobras-Home

The game started with neither team doing anything in the 1^st inning.  Top of the 2^nd, again, not much more from the Legion; bottom of 2^nd was much better for the Cobras-scoring 5 on 7 hits, highlighted by Ridley’s double.
Legion came back with 5 in the 3^rd with O’Callaghan’s double plus 5 base hits.  Cobras added 3 to make it 8-5 Cobras after 3 complete.  Cobras added 3 more in the 4^th with homeruns by Gonzalez and Pescie.  11-5 Cobras after 4. 
Legion scored 3 in the 5^th with Boswell’s double and Fryzowicz’s homerun, none for Cobras but still lead 11-8 after 5.  Nothing for Legion in the 6^th, while the Cobras added 5 more on 7 hits to make it 16-8 Cobras after 6.  Legion struck back in the 7^th with 6 big runs on 8 hits while Cobras didn’t score.  16-14 Cobras after 7.
Legion got 2 to tie the game at 16-16.  Vandenberg led off the bottom of the 8^th for the Cobras with a triple, then 3 more hits yielded 2 runs.  18-16 Cobras after 8 innings.  Legion led off the top of the 9^th with a single then the defensive play of the game came when Ken Gelinas, the first baseman, caught a sharply hit, low-line drive, then jumped to tag out the runner before he could get back to first-double play; then a hit and groundout to end the game. 
Final score:  Cobras 18     Legion 16
Winning pitcher:  Hal Ridley
Top hitters for the Legion:  Fryzowicz 5/5 with a homerun; Laffoon 5/5; Boswell 3/5 with 1 double; Denny 3/5 with 1 double, and Castilleja 3/5.
Cobra’s top hitters:  Peskie 5/5 with a homerun and a double; Bertram 4/4; Vandenberg 4/5 with a triple; Gelinas 4/5 with a double; Ridley 4/5 with a double; Gonzalez 3/5 with a homerun, and Hawbaker 3/5. 
Submitted by Bob Vandenberg