One Pitch Tournament March 19 - 20/05
Roster
Schedule
Original Members From Citrus Park
Softball League 1985 - 86 Season Still In Citrus Park 2004 - 2005
Maria Durham
Sluggers
Mary Ellen Edeus
Sluggers
Marilyn Shearer
Slammers
Mary Green
Slammers
Marguerite Batchelor Slammers
Dee Hegland
Slammers
Mary Sparks
Slammers
Kay Peyer
Larry Breit Taggers
Jim Batchelor
Question Mark
Doug LaPlante
Uno
Gus Peyer
Uno
Aaron Schearer
Uno
Bud Palmer
Uno
Jim Knoebber Uno
Harold Green
What SA
Duane Pentz
What SA
Bob Edeus
A Team
Al Tully
A Team
Doyle Hegland
THE HISTORY
The dream began in
November 1985 when Jim Batchelor talked to other people about a softball league.
An opening meeting was planned in December that resulted in seven teams
eventually forming. Initially, there were only six gloves available. Jim bought
out K Mart's stock of twelve gloves, more were sent from up north. Finally, on
January 18th, there were enough to start the league, but even then one husband
and wife shared a glove and shoes.
The men's league had players of 50+. The women's league had no age requirement
until 1991.
Citrus Park softball was played Saturday mornings on a grassy area behind the
Rec Hall. Today, horseshoes, bocce and volleyball are played there. A road
crossed over right field, and pitchers had to make sure no cars were coming
before they pitched. The first "Chickee Hut" consisted of a cooler of beer and a
Barbeque located on the road in right field.
The second year, a new grass field was put in where softball is now played. Sand
filled milk jugs were used to show the home run fence. This was changed with the
installation of outfield fences in 1991 and 1993.
From that original start of seven teams, the interest and commitment to softball
in Citrus Park has grown. It now includes more teams, bleachers, sun screens and
a new "Tiki Hut" that meets current building codes and health standards. It
still has the best tasting hotdogs in Florida, served with 7 condiments!