*** Attention all Members***

***Board Elections Announcement***

To all Members,

As my tenure as Commissioner comes to an end in September 2026, I want to express what a pleasure it has been to serve in this role for the past 10 years. I’d also like to thank Lou Guzman for stepping up as Acting Commissioner and managing the league during this period. Lou has expressed willingness to continue as Commissioner for the next term.

If any member is interested in running for Commissioner, please email me your intentions. An election will be held in September 2026 if there are multiple candidates. Lou has requested that I stay on as a voting adviser to the board.

Treasurer:
Chris Lynch has resigned as Treasurer; his term is ending in 2027. Fred DeLoach has been appointed to this position for now. 

At-Large Board Member:
Chris Constantine’s tenure will end in September 2026. Members interested in running for this position. Mike Vaccaro has expressed interest in this position and, if no other candidates come forward, will assume the role. 

Thank you all for your continued support of the board and the league.

Don Witmer
(Commissioner)

🥎07.07.26 GAME DAY RECAP

Today’s three‑team showdown featured Team Hill (Visitors), Team Wally (Home), and Team Spit (Middle). Final tally: Hill 19 • Spit 31 • Wally 14

The first four innings looked like a senior‑softball instructional video — crisp infield work, double‑plays everywhere, and three teams pretending the heat index wasn't already in triple digits. At the end of the 4th, we had the rarest scoreboard sight in Florida: 10–10–10. Perfect balance… right before the Florida heat said, “That’s enough of that,” and melted every defensive plan on the field.

In the top of the 7th, Team Spit detonated for 11 runs in an open inning. It was less of an inning and more of a July 4th parade. Hill tried to respond with 4 runs in the 5th and 2 more in the 6th, but Spit’s lead was roughly the size of Polk County by then. Wally didn’t have enough gas left either — the heat had claimed its victims.

🥎Players of the Game

Team Spit — 31 Runs of Mayhem

Gutenberger — 3 runs
Testa — 4 runs
Rudy — 4 for 5
Doyle — a perfect 5 for 5, because apparently he doesn’t believe in outs
And in the late‑inning stampede, the whole crew joined in: Constantine, Moots, Spit, Gil (with a triple), Castilleja, Rounds, and Thompson all crossed home like it was a conga line.

Team Hill — 19 Runs

Woodsby — flawless 4 for 4, refusing to participate in the “heat‑induced slump” trend
Delong — 2 runs
Turchetta — 2 runs

Team Wally — 14 Runs

Rod — 3 runs
Manny — 3 runs with a home run, because someone had to keep the fireworks going
Griffin — perfect 3 for 3

A tied game, a heatwave meltdown, an 11‑run inning, and a middle team that refused to stop scoring — just another normal day in Winter Haven Senior Softball. 

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Tuesday games

Games are on. See you at the park.

Friday Games

No games today. Happy Fourth of July.

Rescheduled Golf Outing

Rain checks can be used at anytime. I have reserved tee times for Thursday, July 9 at 0900 o'clock if anyone wants to play at that time. Please let me know on Tuesday.

Happy 4th

League News

The fields will be closed this Friday, so there will be no games. Enjoy the 250th celebration of our great nation. ###

Fw: Todays Write Up

06.30.26  The “Colonel” Ignites a Fifth-Inning Firestorm

If you enjoy softball with plot twists, heroic moments, and a heat index that makes your sunscreen file a complaint, Tuesday’s triple‑team showdown delivered exactly that.

 

Team DeLoach (Visitors) 21 • Team Rounds (Middle/Sitting) 13 • Team Hill (Home) 17

 

For four innings, all three teams were locked in a tight, respectable battle — the kind that makes you think, “Hey, this actually looks like real softball.” But then the 5th inning arrived, and Team DeLoach decided to flip the script.

 

The turning point came when Bob Zelazny — “Colonel” stepped up and delivered the kind of hit that makes outfielders reconsider their retirement plans. BoB cleared the bases with a monster home run in the top of the 5th, igniting a scoring frenzy.

 

Not to be outdone, Skipper went full track‑and‑field mode, ripping three triples like he was trying to qualify for the Senior Olympics. Every time he hit the ball, he seemed to find a new gear.  Between BoB’s blast and Skipper’s sprinting clinic, Team DeLoach piled on 13 runs in two innings, leaving the other teams blinking in disbelief.

 

Team Hill wasn’t ready to pack up. They rallied for five runs in the final inning, led by Rabideau, who went a perfect 3‑for‑3 at the plate. He was basically renting space on first base all afternoon.  It was gritty, determined, and impressive — but the gap was just too big to close.

 

Team Rounds may have been “middle/sitting,” but they were anything but quiet at the plate. Reagean, Lynch, and Pcholinski reached base in all their appearances, with Lynch and Pcholinski each ripping two doubles to the gaps. Together, they turned the top of the lineup into a steady stream of traffic and extra‑base fireworks.

 

The peanut gallery didn't disappoint, chiming in with their trademark senior-softball wisdom:

• “This looks like Bad News Bears.”
• “Typical senior softball.”
• And the instant classic from the field: “I’m not sending you home with her arm.” (We’re still investigating who “her” is and why her arm is apparently stirring up envy or perhaps a little fear out there.)

 

In summary, it was a scorcher. It was a battle. It was senior softball at its finest.  Team DeLoach brought the fireworks. Team Hill brought the heart. Team Rounds brought the contact hitting clinic. And Florida brought the heat — aggressively.