Winter Haven Senior Softball Club

Winter Haven Senior Softball Club
Winter Haven, Florida

April 24th - The two games almost had the identical score. The home team won 27-17 on Fred White Field and the visiting team pulled out a 28-17 victory on Field E.
Ten runs were pushed across the plate in the first two innings to enable the home team to retain the lead throughout the game. Every player except one scored a run in those offensive frames. Bob Lewis and Ron Thompson each scored two times.
The home team managed the maximum runs in the fifth, seventh, and eighth innings, too. Reg Barnes, who hit for the cycle today, gapped rightfield and right centerfield for an inside-the-park grand slam homer in the eighth.
Hector Marinacci and Eddie Diaz each touched home four times in the contest for the visiting team.
Inside-the-park homers on Fred White Field: Eddie Diaz had two homers and Reg Barnes and Fred Dampier each hit one homer.

LEADING HITTERS:
Reg Barnes - 5 for 5 and hit for the cycle with a GS homer & 1 walk.
Ron Thompson - 5 for 5 with 1 double & 1 walk.
Rich Moots - 5 for 5.
Fred Dampier - 5 for 6 with 1 homer & 3 doubles.
Eddie Diaz - 4 for 5 with 2 homers & 1 triple.
Mike Stepp - 4 for 5 with 1 triple.
Rusty Landahl - 4 for 5 with 1 double.

The losing team started with a bang on Field E. Freddy Gonzalez began the game with a double and Bob Zelazny and Ed Kline followed with singles. Clean up hitter Wally Granger doubled home two runs. Larry Wells, who hit well today, singled but was left stranded at first.
The second frame saw Joe DeForge and Freddy Gonzalez bang out base hits before Bob Zelazny tripled both base runners home. Wally Granger hit a two run homer in the second inning.
The middle innings were kind to the visiting team. A total of 15 runs were placed on the score board in the fifth through the seventh frames. Ted Taylor went 2 for 2 and scored each time. Walt Leggett, Sam Lopez, and Gene Morey also scored two times apiece, although the score sheets credit the three hitters with one hit each.
The visiting squad added five more insurance runs in the final inning. Al Andrews and Russ King doubled in the ninth. Russ ended the day hitting for the cycle while Al was perfect at the plate with a 6 for 6 performance.
Wally Granger and Russ King hit inside-the-park homers on Field E.

LEADING HITTERS:
Al Andrews - 6 for 6 with 2 doubles.
Freddy Gonzalez - 5 for 6 with 1 triple & 2 doubles.
Denny Shaffer - 4 for 5 with 2 triples.
Larry Wells - 4 for 5 with 3 doubles.
Doug McLellan - 4 for 5 with 2 doubles.
Frank Miller - 4 for 5 with 1 walk.

Several ball players said their "good byes" after the game. Jo D'Herin is returning to Dearborn, Michigan, Fred Ducham is returning to Sanford, Michigan, Gene Morey is leaving for Howard City, Michigan, Mike Stepp is leaving for Clinton TWP, Michigan, and Ted Taylor will be heading north of the border to Markham, Ontario, Canada. See you guys in the Fall.

April 21st - The league is still holding at four teams. The home team demolished the visitors 32-18 on Fred White Field.
The squad that lost took an early 10-2 lead after two innings of play, though. Fred Dampier received the ultimate compliment from the opposing pitcher. He received a bases empty intentional walk as the pitcher pointed to first base in the top of the second inning of a nine inning game. Now that is what is known as respect with a capital R when a batter is walked that early in a game.
Elvis Abney had two doubles in the first two frames and scored two times. George Radlein walked and singled while scoring one time.
Vassurl Bess, playing shortstop for the home team, scored five times in six at bats. He had two doubles and one triple in the process. Dean Schapeler also scored five runs. He had a dominate day at the plate as he had three inside-the-park homers and a double.
Bernie Mohan was penned in to play third base for the home team and he did a super job at the hot corner. He fielded every ball hit his way that was within reach and made strong and accurate throws to first and second base. Utility player Bernie may have found a new home at that position.
Inside-the-park homers on Fred White Field: Dean Schapeler had three, Ron Butler hit two and one each came from the bats of Fred Dampier, Eddie Diaz, Frank Miller, and Bernie Mohan.

LEADING HITTERS:
Eddie Diaz - 5 for 5 with 1 homer & 1 double.
Elvis Abney - 4 for 4 with 3 doubles.
Dean Schapeler - 5 for 6 with 3 homers & 1 double.
Bernie Mohan - 4 for 5 with 1 homer.
Rusty Landahl - 4 for 5 with 1 triple.
Bill Spring - 4 for 5.
Fred Dampier - 3 for 4 with 1 homer, 1 double, & 1 IBB.
Reg Barnes - 3 for 4 with 1 walk.
George Radlein - 3 for 4 with 1 walk.

The game on Field E ended with a 14-10 score. The team on the short end of the stick collected eight of their 10 total runs in the first three frames. Lead off hitter Al Andrews doubled and scored in the first and duplicated that act in the third frame.
The second inning started with singles by Glenn Holland, Ed Kline, Fred Ducham, and Marvin Taylor. The first three batters crossed home plate while Marvin was stranded at first when the inning came to an end.
Al Andrews doubled to open the third, and Russ King, Wally Granger, and Ted Taylor each had singles after the first out had been recorded. A base hit by Ed Kline drove in the fourth and final run of the inning.
The score card for the winning team was spotted with players who hit well in the contest. Ninth hitter Bob Lewis lead the pack with a 4 for 4 performance. Sam Lopez, batting three up in the order, went 3 for 4 with a triple. Whoever made the lineup must have looked like a genius because the 14 runs were sprinked throughout the batting order. Only three of the twelve didn’t manage to find their way home.

LEADING HITTERS:
Bob Lewis - 4 for 4.
Bob Zelazny - 4 for 5 with 1 double.
Joe D'Herin - 4 for 4.
Russ King - 3 for 4 with 1 double.
Wally Granger - 3 for 4 with 1 double.

The SSUSA Spring National Championships, a qualifier tournament for the 2010 Tournament of Champions, is taking place this week. Jose Agosto manages the Lakeland Angels, a team in the 65 age division. Chuck Duff pilots the All Star Grill team in the 60s division. Several players from the Winter Haven Senior Softball Club and the Lakeland Senior Softball program play on the teams.
Please plan to watch some of the games and support the guys.
Click on the Senior Softball USA link near the bottom of this page to find out the game times and dates.

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