Friday August 30rh

Games are on.

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Tuesday August 27th

Games are on.

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Friday, August 23rd

Managers today were Lopez, Wally and Spitaleri. Wally guys started strong and after 3 innings his team led 13-7-3. They only scored one more run in the 5th inning to make the lead hold up for a final of Wally 14, Lopez 9 and Spitilari 8.  

The hitters

J.R. was the only one with 4 hits

3 hits.   Gutenberger, J-Rod, Lopez, 

              DeLoach, Lynch, Henry, Pablo

              Guy, Gonzalez

2 hits.  Soto, Pepin, Vandenberg, Rad

             Ramon, Nestor, Boito. 

See y'all Tuesday. 

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Write up by L. Fabian 

Tuesday, August 20th

Today we had 3 evenly matched teams and very good competition. In summary, two teams were tied in the last inning when John Boito drove in the winning run for Bob Zelazny's team.

We welcome Phil as a new player.

After the game prayer was held at the pitcher's mound and we gave thanks for the blessing of playing and also prayed for Al Guzzo who was not feeling well and left the game late.

Write up by Robert Spitaleri

Friday August 23rd

Games are on.

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Tuesday August 20th

Games are on. 

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From LGG. 

 LEAGUE FEES ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 30TH.

It is time to start paying the league fees for the 2024/2025 season. The cost is $50.00. The deadline for paying the fees is September 30, 2024. If you pay after that date, you may not be drafted on a team. 

You will get two shirts this year but returning players will not get a new hat. New players will get a hat. It you lost your hat or left it up north, hats will be available for purchase.

Applications will be available at the ballpark every Tuesday and Friday morning. You can download and print the form from our website. The instructions are on the home page under "Registration". Once you have printed the application, you can mail it to Chris Lynch. 

Hope that everyone is doing well and look forward to seeing everyone again this year.

Don Witmer, Commissioner 

 

  

Friday, August 16th

3 teams today managed by Zelazny, Lopez and Wally. Bob Z's team hit well today but every ball was hit right to a defensive player. In spite of his bad luck, he managed to score 4 runs thru the 7 innings. This was the first time in quite a while to play the 7th innings due to heat. Temperature was great with a breeze. Sam and Wally battled it out with a score of 13-12 after 6 with Wally on top. The open inning belonged to Wally as the posted 7 runs and Sam's team could only muster 2 for a final of 20-14-4.  I will note that J-Rod has made some fantastic plays at SS the last couple games. Deep in the hole and firing a rocket across to 1st base to get speedy runners and racing behind 3B to snag foul balls. Fun to watch. 

The hitters. 

4 hits.   Constantine, Lynch, Spellman

3 hits.   Mike R. Ramon, Tony L. DeLoach 

              Fleming, Henry, Stu, J-Rod, 

              Marino

2 hits.   Tutrani, Toro, Lopez, Guzzo, Wally

Message sponsored by Jarrett Gordon Ford.

 Write up by L. Fabian 

PS. Remember after the game Tuesday, there will be a QOV Award Ceremony for 8 deserving veterans including 4 members of WHSS. Also, any ball playing Veterans who have not been awarded a QOV please see me for an application as there is another Ceremony planned during the Winter League. Probably in January. See y'all Tuesday. 

Friday August 16th

Games are on. It is going to be a great day to play softball. 

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 Another 3 team game today in sweltering heat that again shortened it to 6 innings. Managers were Wally, Witmer and Zelazny. The Zelazny team didn't score until the fourth inning when they broke thru with one run when Tom Kniery crossed the plate line. Meanwhile Wally and Witmer battled to an 11-11 tie after 5 innings heading to the open inning. In the top, Wally plated 4 while both Witmer and Zelazny notched goose eggs for a final of 15-11-1. But it was fun. 

The hitters

Chris Lynch was the only one with 4 hits

3 hits.   J-Rod, Manny, Raul, 

2 hits.   Jose L. Constantine, Martin

              DeLoach, Gutenberger, Reagan

              Witmer, Miguel, Kniery, Rad, 

              Learn

See y'all Friday

Message brought to by Tucker Carpets. 

Write up by L. Fabian 

PS. Quilts of Valor ceremony after our game next Tuesday August 20 at 1:00pm at the Legion.  We will be awarding 5 WHSS ballplayers and 3 American Legion members. Hope to see you there. 

Tuesday August 13th

Games are on. It is going to be hot today. Drink plenty of fluids. Stay hydrated. 

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Friday August 9th

Games are on.

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 Managers today in a very low scoring game were Don Ouding, Robert Spitaleri and Wally. After 4 innings it was    Wally 0, Don and Robert both with 4. After the 5th inning when Wally had broke into the scoring column it was Wally 4 and the other 2 at 5 each. Robert never scored again and the final was Wally 10, Ouding 9 and Spitaleri 5.

I would like to commend the scorekeepers lately, as the score sheets have been very easy to do a write up from. Keep it up gang. 

The hitters. 

4 hits.  Mike Rodriguez 

3 hits.  Zelazny, Testa, J.R. 

2 hits.  Jose, Pepin, Levesque, Hudson

            ,Castillega, Martin, Gutenberger, 

             Tutrani, DeLoach, Spitaleri, Dowdy

             Wally, Robb, Stu, Reagan, Fleming

See what the weather brings tomorrow and hopefully we'll have another game minus Debby.  

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Write up by L. Fabian 

Tuesday August 6th

Reminder: No games today at the Diamondplex. See you Friday.

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 Monday, August 5th

NO GAMES TOMORROW IN WINTER HAVEN AT THE DIAMONDPLEX

The City of Winter Haven has closed the Diamondplex for tomorrow due to Hurricane Debby. See you Friday.

Don Witmer, Commissioner

WHSS

 American League update 8/1/24

The Winter Haven travel team teamed up with the Kissimmee team to take on Solivita in two intense games. The first game was an absolute nail-biter, with both teams going head to head. Winter Haven took the victory with a final score of 24-14, thanks to some incredible performances, including two home runs from Mike Vaccaro, two from Frank of Kissimmee, and a home run from Rob Milron.

In the second game, the excitement continued to build as the score was tied 10-10 at the fifth inning. Winter Haven seemed poised for victory after adding five more runs, but at the top of the seventh, Solivita unleashed an amazing comeback, scoring ten runs and securing a 20-17 win. It was an exhilarating match with outstanding home runs from Lou Guzman and Rob Milron.

These games were just a taste of the thrilling matchups to come. Stay tuned for more action in September!

From LGG.

This message brought to you by our sponsor SIZZLING GRILL.

Friday August 2nd

Games are on.American League hits on Field B. 

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