RECAP OF THE GAMES FOR THE WEEK OF 10/26 - 10/29

The National League has a very good 3 team game today while the American League was battling Kissimmee on Field D.  

Managers were Wally, Zelazny and  Vandenberg. Started off 5-0-2 after 2 innings and then the Vandenberg team took charge by posting nickels in 3 of the last 4 innings they had to bat in and 2 in the other for a total of 17.  They did not have to bat in the 7th, protecting their lead. The Z team really never really got any traction, scoring 2 in the first , fifth and one in the 6th for the grand total of 5. Wally's team gave it a good run posting nickels in innings 1 and 5 and three in the 4th for the total of 13. So a final score of 17-13-5. 

The hitters were a bit difficult as one score sheet only had runs and outs recorded with no hits, errors or FC to indicate how they reached base. But I will list the other 2 teams. 

4 hits   Laffoon with 3 singles and a double

3 hits.  Zelazny, Grabb, Gutenberger, Rutan,

             Miller, Lynch with a home run

2 hits   Witmer, Vandenberg, Castillega

             Wells and Fabian. 

Write up by Loren  Fabian 

The American League Winter Haven blue team took on the white team from Kissimmee.

Game one was back and forth, but our team had a few errors and Kissimmee edged us out 13-12.

Game two was a different story. After a line-up change, we came out hitting the ball like champs. The blue team just kept pouring on the runs. We won 18-2, yes, that was the score. We found our mojo and couldn’t be stopped. We’d like to thank the Kissimmee crew for coming down and playing. I’d also like to thank Don Keller for playing with the Kissimmee team.

1. Tom Hamilton 4/7
2. Mike Vaccaro 3/6
3. Tony Lainhart 3/7
4. Dave Doerbaum 5/7
5. Lou Guzman 3/7
6. Dana Ferrande 3/7
7. Tony Quinones 4/7
8. Al Guzzo 4/7
9. Rad Pcholinski 3/6
10. Dave Shirer 4/7
11. Jose Rodriguez 1/4
12. JD Davis 3/4
13. Mark Tutrani 4/5
14. Tom Kniery 2/2
    

Write up From LGG. 

After a significant rainstorm of Thursday evening, no thought we would be able to play on Friday. However, the good folks at the City of Winter Haven have been working on the fields this summer and we were able to use two fields today. We had just enough players to have four teams today. The National League played on Field E with 22 players. They finished their game in record time and no one has provided me a writeup yet. If I get one, I will provide more details. 

The American League game on Field D stayed close until the 9th inning when the visiting team team took a five run lead. With the score tied 20-20 at the bottom of the 8th inning, the top of the lineup for the Visiting team showed their batting strength with Hits coming from Tommy Hamilton 4/6, Jose Rodriquez 2/6 but 4 hard line drives to  Rad Pcholinski , Eddie Hurn 6/6, Tom Kniery 4/6, Bill Testa 4/6, and an "in the park" home run by Rawlinson Santaella 5/6. The Home team could only muster one run in the bottom of the ninth with the final score of 25-21. The Home team had their hitters too. Lou Guzman hit an over the fence home run in the first inning to take a 3-2 lead over the visiting team. Lou went on the hit for the cycle and was 5/6 at the plate. Gary Dawson was 5/5 with a walk, Tony Quinones was 5/6, Pete Gutenberger and Don Witmer were 4/6. 

Write up by Don Witmer

 

Friday October 29th

Games are on. Fields D and E are available


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Tuesday October 26

Games are on. Fields C and D available.


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 No Games Today. Diamond Nine girls softball tournament starts today. See you Tuesday.

 RECAP FOR THE WEEK OF 10/19 - 10/22

The National League had another three team game today, Tuesday October 19th. After a bit of sorting  out the score sheets, I believe I got them right. Team 1 was managed by Tutrani, Team 2 by O'Callaghan and Team 3 by Witmer. After 3 innings Witmer had jumped out to a 9-1-0 lead and never looked back scoring in all 6 innings they batted in. They did not have to hit in the open inning because of the "protect your lead" way of finishing the last inning. Tutrani and Spit started scoring in the 4th but couldn't catch up. Tutrani scored 5 in the 4th and 3 in the 5th to end up with 9. 

Spitaleri scored 2 in the 4th, 5 in the 5th and 7 in the 6th to finish with 14, putting up a goose egg in the open inning. 

So the final was 15-14-9 in favor of the Witmer team. 

4 hits. Tony L., Bill Rutan with a triple, 2 doubles and a single and Don  Scarborough. 

3 hits. Kniery, Laffoon, Fred C, Shaffer, Gonzalez, Herb O, Witmer  

2 hits. Tutrani, Pete Gelesky. Mike Rosario, Lynch, Vandenberg, O'Callaghan, Skidmore, Castilleja, Meyer, Spitaleri and Fabian. 

See y'all next Tuesday

Write up by Loren  Fabian. 

Solivita Game recap. Tuesday, October 19th

Today the Orange team from Winter Haven took on the Red team from Solivita at Diamond Plex. We split 1-1.

Right off the bat, Solivita gave us the what for as they began hitting after the second inning and never looked back. They scored 5 then 4 and 5 until we scored 4 in the fourth. Unfortunately, that would be it for the Orange Men. The final score was 14-4.

Game two was a bit different as Winter Haven scored 5 right from the get-go while holding Solivita to only one run. We went back and forth until the fifth. After that no one scored. With the game tied 10-10, we went into an extra inning, using the runner on second rule. We slapped the ball around scoring five runs right away. That would be enough as Solivita could only score three runs. In the game, Leonard Debroeck got injured in the third inning and JD got hit with a ball in the top of the 8th. BJ Kallister had to come and close out the game with a save.

We look forward to playing Solivita again in November as we look to take on the Kissimmee team next week at Diamond Plex.

Players were Al Guzzo 3/6, 2-BB; Tommy Hamilton 2/5, 2-BB; Dave Doerbaum 3/5, sac and 2-BB; Manny Rios 3/6, sac; Tony Quinones 3/6; John JD Davis 4/6, sustained leg injury; Steve Hicks 3/5, sac; Jose Rodgriguz 2/6; Leonard Debroeck 1/3, sustained shoulder injury; Peter Gutenberger 1/5; Lou Guzman 1/3. BJ Kallister pitched game one and got the save in game 2.

From LGG. 

There will be no games in Winter Haven on Friday, October 22nd. Diamond Nine girls softball will begin a tournament on Friday morning. See you Tuesday.

Tuesday October 19th

Games are on 


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 RECAP FOR THE WEEK OF 10/12 - 10/15

I did not get a writeup for Tuesday's game so I will wing it. I did not play on Tuesday but shared umpiring with Joe D'Herin. We had 41 people sign up to play but not a good enough mix to have 4 teams. So, we had another three team game with 14 players on two teams and 13 players on one team. We played 5 outfielders on each team so no one has to sit more than an inning or two. The score stayed close for most of the game and the final score was 13-10-5.

On Friday, we ended up with 45 players so we made four teams. Managers today were Spitaleri and O'Callaghan. First the hitters  which were plentiful.

4 hits. Vandenberg and Spitaleri. Robert's

             was an inside park grand slam in

             the open inning to salt the game

             away. 

3 hits. Castilleja, DeRidder, Fabian, Dowdy and

            new comer Charlie Hicks who followed

            Robert's grand slam with a solo shot. 

2 hits. Boswell, Boito, Laffoon, O'Callaghan,

            Learn, Swenson, Muniz, Capozzi. 

It started out 4-4 after 1 inning and was 8-7 after 4 in favor of Mike's team and 10-7 after 6 looking like Mike's could cruise to a win. BUT - this is senior softball and they put up 3 back to back to back goose eggs while Robert's team scored 1, 3  and 5 in the last 3 innings for a final of 17-10 in favor of Robert's team. There were very few errors the whole game and I must commend both teams for making nearly all the routine plays. Let's keep up the clean defense. 

See y'all Tuesday. 

Write up by Loren  Fabian. 

 The American League had two teams of 10 and the Commish played infield for both teams so they would get more at bats. The American League game was played on Field B and the sun was a major factor for the left handed batters. I think that was one of the reasons the score stayed low. The final score was 9-6 after 9 innings. A big Thanks to Lou Guzman for umpiring the game.

There was a board meeting after the games on Tuesday. The Board voted to select Lou Guzman to fill the board vacancy that Willie Morton left. Lou will complete Willie's term. Lou was an excellent choice for the board. Also, there will be a game time change beginning on Tuesday, November 16th. You will need to be there NO LATER THAN 9:00 AM. Games will begin at 9:30 AM. It is important that you show up on time so the teams can be put together and the games start on time. 

There will not be any games this Friday, October 22, due to a Diamond 9 Girls softball tournament that begins on Friday morning.

Friday October 15th

Games are on.


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Tuesday October 12th

Games are on.


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 RECAP FOR THE WEEK OF 10/5 - 10/8

Mixed 3 team game today and Team 1 was managed by Witmer, Team 2 by Zelazny and Team 3 by Wally. The Zelazny team jumped out to a 9-0-0 lead after 2 innings and never looked back, scoring another 9 in the next 4 innings to finish with 18. Team 1 had 4 goose eggs and ended with 5. Team 3 also had 4 goose eggs but finished with 7 to take the silver medal. 

We did get to welcome another new player to WHSS.  Please welcome Doug Harvey. He got a batting average with a single and scored a run. 

We have another Quilt of Valor ceremony at the Legion after the game Friday. Join in if you wish. See y'all Friday 

Write up by Loren Fabian. 

Friday October, 8 2021.

Today the crew of Winter Haven American League took on the team from Sebring in a two-game match up.

Game one was back and forth until the 7th inning. In the 7th, Sebring scored four runs to go ahead 23-17. Winter Haven could only produce one run in the bottom of the 7th to lose 23-18. Game two, however, was a different story. After some defensive changes and batting order realignment by coach Lou, the Winter Haven gray team shut down Sebring’s offense. Can I say it was like a top 40s radio station? The hits just kept on coming! Don Fee’s 2 home runs, as he did in game one, and Dave Doerbaum’s home run, as he did in game one, gave the team the charge it needed. Sebring walked Doerbaum twice to avoid his offensive power only to be punished by Don Fee’s home run ability. Score was 19-6.

Hitters like Dana Ferrande (6/7), Tommy Hamilton (5/7), and Al Guzzo (5/7) kept the pressure on. Tony Quinones and Lou Guzman smacked the ball around hitting .571, and JD’s 3/5 performances while Radley Pcholinski flashed some leather to keep the Sebring team off the bases.

John Davis aka JD and Mark Tutrani turned in great pitching performances.

The team hit .590 for the day— not bad compared to the last game we played! We look forward to playing Solivita on October 19th, and we are planning to schedule a game against Kissimmee on October 26th.

Don Fee, 4 home runs, .875

Dave Doerbaum, 2 home runs, .600

Dana Ferrande hit .857

Al Guzzo and Tommy Hamilton both hit .714

Tony Quinones and Lou Guzman both hit .571

Other players for the day were Manny Rios, Radley Pcholinski, Steven Hicks, Tom Kniery, JD Davis, and Mark Tutrani .

Write up by LGG

The National League had another three team game today. Thirty three players showed up to play ball on what was another hot summer day. No one reported the scores today so I don't have any information to report. Fabian was taking care of business at the American Legion with the Quilts of Valor program.

 

Friday October 8th

Games are on. 


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 HALL OF FAME     HALL OF FAME      HALL OF FAME      HALL OF FAME

The Hall of Fame committee is planning for a banquet next year in March to celebrate the induction of softball players from Lakeland and Winter Haven that have been nominated by their peers to become a member of the Polk County Senior Softball Hall of Fame. If you know of someone that you would like to nominate, please come by the sign in desk in Lakeland or Winter Haven and get a nomination form, contact the person you wish to nominate, get their information required on the form and submit the form back to the sign in desk no later the Nov. 15, 2021. The qualifications for nomination will be posted at the sign in desk.

If you have any questions, you can talk to Ron Lloyd in Lakeland or Don Witmer in Winter Haven.

Thanks. 

Tuesday October 5th

Games are on. 


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 RECAP FOR THE WEEK OF 9/27 - 10/1

Tuesday, September 27th

While the American league was battling Kissimmee on Field D the National League played a 3 team game on C. The managers were Spitaleri, Wally and Zelazny in that order for teams 1 thru 3. Team 2 came out smoking, and led 14-9-1 after 5 innings. The Z team couldn't get any offensive traction till the open inning when they tried coming back for the upset by scoring 7 runs for a total of 8 for the bronze metal. Wally team scored 3 more in the 6th for a 17-10-7 lead and not having to bat in the 7th as team 1 could only muster 2 runs in the 7th for a final of 17-12-8. Ralph Boswell made two fantastic snags at 3rd base, leaping high to grab line shots. They surprised him too. 😆 🤣

We are still doing a version of the Flip Flop for three team games. In the Seventh inning, the Team with the most runs gets to sit and watch. The Team with the least runs gets to bat first. The second place team defends against the team with the least runs. Then, the second place team bats and the Team with the most runs gets to defend their lead and if the second place team doe not catch them, the game is over. There is a chance the team with the least runs will have a come from behind inning and overtake the team with the most runs. Then, they will have to hang around and defense their lead. The intent of this version of the Flip Flop is to allow the teams to defense against their rival. 

Write up by Loren  Fabian and Don Witmer. Have a great day. 

WH vs Kissimmee American League recap.

Today we played the team from Kissimmee, 2 games at Diamond Plex field.

Although game one may have not been our best play, we were in the fight! After scoring 4 runs in the first, we were quiet for most of the game until scoring 5 runs in the 6th. Unfortunately, we still fell short, losing by a score of 12-15.

We won game two 14-13. Don Fee hit a HR in the first inning giving us 3 run start. However, Kissimmee hit back scoring 2 in the first then 4 making it a 6-3 game. Our fielding improved so we were able to keep the Kissimmee team at bay until we started our bats going.

We will take on Sebring on Friday October 8th and Solivita on Tuesday October 12th. Both games will be played at Diamond Plex field starting at 9 am.

I will have the sign-up sheet for two teams, one to play each game.

1. Radley Pcholinski .833
2. Manny Rios .666
3. Dave Doerbaum .571
4. Don Fee .625, HR
5. Lou Guzman .571
6. Dana Ferrande .400
7. Tony Quinones .666
8. JD Davis .333
9. Rawlinson Santorelli .666
10. Pete Gutterburg .600
11. Tom Kniery .750
12. Mark Tutrani .400

Team average was .602.

From LGG. 

Friday, October 1st

What a great day to play softball. The temperature was around 80 degrees at game time with very little humidity. We had 37 ball players that wanted to play ball today. Today is a Friday before a FHC Tournament so a bunch of the guys just wanted to have batting practice on another field. We made three teams, 2-12 player teams and 1-13 player team. Spitaleri managed Team 1, Wally managed Team 2 and Hill managed Team 3. We played 12 players on the field using 5 outfielders. Somehow, we manage to get quite a few runs with 5 outfielders. Team 2 scored 2 runs in the first inning on hits by Bobby Reagan, Pete Gutenberger, Ralph Boswell, Ray Levesque and Bill Rutan. Team 1 got into the action with 5 runs in the second inning on hits from JD Davis, Bob Zelazny, Jerry DeRidder, Kirk Coffman, Mark Tutrani, Poke Rodriguez and Richard Marino. After 4 innings, the score was 5-5-0. Team 3 got into the action in the fifth inning scoring 2 runs on hits by Steve Hill, Kevin Geiling and Bobby Vandenberg. Team 1 and Team 2 continued to battle for the lead and after six innings the score was 9-11-2. We decided to use the Flip Flop version discussed in Tuesday's write up so Team 3 batted first and did not score. Team 1batted next and was down two runs when Chris Constantine smashed a line drive up the middle for a double. Charlie Giordano followed with a screamer down the third base line scoring Chris making it a one run game. JD came up next and hit a line drive in the gap between right field and right center field which everyone thought would score Charlie but the defense made several good throws to get him at the plate by a step. Game Over. Team 2 wins 11-10-2

Best hitters were:

Gerry DeRidder 3-3

Kirk Coffman 3-3

Bobby Reagan 4-4

Ralph Boswell 4-4

Kevin Geiling 3-3

Write up by Don Witmer

 

Friday October 1

Games are on. Two fields available. B and C. Tournament this weekend.


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