Winter Haven Senior Softball Club

Winter Haven Senior Softball Club
Winter Haven, Florida

July 3rd - Although there were only 26 players at the old ball park, three teams were set up for competition. The sitting team filled in on defense to boost the the number of fielders to 11, so it worked out very well.

Powell	1 0 0	1 0 1	1 = 4
Radlein	5 0 0	1 0 1	5 = 12
Thompson	2 0 0	0 0 1	1 = 4

It was somewhat of a pitcher's duel this morning. George Radlein and Ron Thompson each allowed only four runs for the entire seven inning game. George received a win for his efforts but

Ron had to settle for a tie.
Team Two had the only two good innings. They scored five runs in the first and last frames. In the first, lead off batter Reg Barnes walked and Sam Lopez followed up with a walk of his own. The third man, Brent Alumbaugh, was safe at first when an outfielder camped under a high fly ball but let it slip out of his glove. With the bases loaded, George Radlein came through with a single as did Rich Moots. Les Wolff got aboard on a booted ball in the infield. Gene Baker, the last man in the lineup, reached base on a fielder's choice grounder but he also drove in the fifth run of the inning.
The number one and two punch for Team Three combined to go 7 for 8. Vassurl Bess was pefect at the plate as he went 4 for 4. He also scored three of the four runs for the home team. Bob Zelazny, hitting in the number two hole, went 3 for 4 with a triple.
Team One ended the game with four runs in the total column. In all, the team scattered their runs in four

separate innings. Lee Baker did his part. He went to bat only three times but accomplished two base hits.
The second team finished the game with five runs in the seventh. Rich Moots walked to open the frame and Les Wolff reached base on a muffed ball in the infield. After the next batter flew out, lead off batter Reg Barnes was safe at first on an ground ball error. Sam Lopez singled in a run before Brent Alumbaugh walked. Clean up hitter Fred Dampier hit a line drive double toward rightfielder John Merritt to drive home another run and George Radlein knocked in two runs with a single. Rich Moots came to bat again in the seventh and had an RBI single. Les Wolff drove home the fifth and final run when he grounded into a fielder's choice.
In the field, first baseman Larry Wells made a nice stop on a hard grounder hit down the line by Brent Alumbaugh. Larry scooped up the ball and beat Brent to first for an unassisted putout.
Chuck Duff, who patrolled left centerfield for his team, raced in to catch a low liner from the bat of Sam Lopez. Chuck initially was in position to back up right centerfielder Randy Lane but Randy couldn't quite make it to the ball in time. Sam Lopez was robbed of an extra base hit with that super catch.
The quote of the day came from Chuck Duff. While in the outfield, he noticed that umpire Joel Freedman first called a ball on batter Regis Finnegan but immediately changed his call to a strike. The batter begins with a 1-1 count and that was the first pitch to Regis. Sooooooooo, Chuck jokingly informed the fielders the count was 2-2. We all needed some softball humor in our low scoring game on this hot and humid day.

LEADING HITTERS:
Vassurl Bess - 4 for 4.
Don Witmer - 2 for 2 with 1 double, 1 walk, & 1 sacrifice fly.
Chuck Duff - 3 for 4 with 1 triple & 1 double.
Bob Zelazny - 3 for 4 with 1 triple.
George Radlein - 3 for 4 with 1 double.

June 30th - The month of June ended on a damp note. The game this morning was called because of rain after three innings of play.

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