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.

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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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