Winter Haven Senior Softball

 

January 5, 2021

 Mike O’Callahan’s American Legion team played Robert Spitaleri’s Fighting Coconuts team. This first game of the season everyone played well and the game was played with good sportsmanship. Some of us would like to hit better but we have to wait until next game. Others hit very well. Chris Constantine, Jimmy Laffoon, Chris Lynch, John Boito, Dale Johnson and Denny had multiple hits for the American Legion and John Gibson, Larry Wells, Herb Oesterreich, Fred Stevens, Norm Learn, Bill Wolfe, and Bobby Castillega each contributed timely hits.

For the Coconuts, Jimmy Vining, Freddie Gonzales, Dave Hartzell, Bob Zelezny and Joe LeTourneau had high batting averages.

On defense, Chris Constantine, who was mid infielder, was busy with lots of balls hit to him and successful throws to first.

Joe LeTourneau made a nice shoestring catch of a short fly ball to left field.

Final score was: Fighting Coconuts 14 - American Legion  10

Write Up by Robert Spitaleri