Sun City Hilton Head Softball Travel Team

03/02/2023

So sweet! 😍🥰

04/02/2015

The Sun City Travel Team earned the title 60+ AA Champions in the Myrtle Beach National Invitational I.S.S.A. Tournament March 25-29 , 2015. Pitcher Bob Lee was named MVP.

01/26/2015

Sun City Hilton Head Softball Travel Team won the International Senior Softball Association World Tournament of Champions 60+AA tournament in Tampa, Fl. Sun City competed against teams from Pennsylvania and Maryland and finished undefeated in the elimination round of the double elimination tournament. Sun City defeated Springford 60's from Pennsylvania 27 - 17 to win the championship.

01/26/2015

Sun City Travel Team won first place AA tournament championship January 24-25, 2015

10/26/2014

03/24/2014

05/26/2013

The Saturday before Memorial Day is a special time for the Sun City Travel Team. We are honored to participate in an event that honors our military and the sacrifices thay have made over the years and raises money to aide charities that support the members of our military injuried in the line of duty and thier families. Last year over $5000.00 was donated to the Wounded Warriors Project. This year the Fisher House, which provides housing for families to be close to loved ones hospitalized due to injuries will be the recipient of our donation. Judging by the size of this year's crowd, a similar size donation is expected.
This year's event was extra special for the Team because we got our heart and soul back. Our Manager Ross Glatzer was able to return to the field after a horrific auto accident that left him in a coma for twenty three days and hospitalized for a total of fifty five days.
The Army was represented by the 160th SOAR or the Night Stalkers and elite air group specializing in high risk insertions and extractions. The Marines were represented by a fantastic team from Parris Island. Between them we could count well over 100 tours of duty in Iraq and Afganistan. It was an honor to take the field against these fine young men.
While the games were secondary to the meaning of the day, we were able to scratch out of victory over the Army, and hang with the Marines for about four innings before thier speed and youth prevailed.
Congratulations to the Marines on going 2-0 and winning the day.
But, more importantly thank all of you for what you do for our Country.
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05/26/2013

May 25, 2013

04/21/2013

This invitational tournament was hosted by Sun CIty Hilton Head and played by Sun City Hilton Head Travel Team, Sun City Diamonds, SHARE, and Spruce Creek Men's and Women's Travel Team. We want to wish Ross Glatzer, Manager of the Travel Team, a speedy recovery! We miss you Ross!

02/02/2013

January 25-27, 2013

01/29/2013

Sun City Travel Softball Team places second in Tournament of Champions

This past weekend the Sun City Travel Softball Team competed in the 60 AA division of the ISSA Tournament of Champions where every team was a previous tournament winner in 2012. Sun City played a total of eight games over the weekend and defeated All Star teams from North Carolina, West Virginia and Pennsylvania to finish with a 5-3 record. In the second game of the tournament, Sun City found itself trailing a West Virginia All Star team 17-9 going into the last inning. But Sun City refused to lose. Pitcher Mike Coriale started the improbable rally with a single, which in turn was followed by two more singles and then two outs. So with two outs, Sun City scored seven runs with a key hit delivered by first baseman Dave Sauer who drove in the tying run with a line drive single thus advancing the winning run to third base. And then Mike Coriale put an exclamation point on the rally with a hard hit ball into left field to score Dean Waters with the winning run and a 18-17 victory

Sun City fought its way into the championship game by first defeating the eventual tournament winner, Spring Ford, a Pennsylvania All Star team by a score of 16-4. Then ran out of gas in the championship game falling to Spring Ford 26-11.

Manager Ross Glatzer said that this was an extremely competitive tournament because each of the teams we played was not only a previous tournament winner, but most of them carefully recruited select players from various towns and states for their teams. I am very proud of the team for their accomplishment this weekend. And we had by far the most enthusiastic fans….the players’ wives… who we are deeply thankful for.

Shortstop Doug Baker and outfielders Red Kopytko and Tom DaParma made the All World team for their performance in the tournament. Each of them batted at least .750 and were the offensive catalysts throughout the tournament with a combined 57 hits. And they had a lot of help from their teammates. Pitchers Bob Lee and Mike Coriale pitched solid games against great hitters and distinguished themselves at the bat as well as on the mound. Sluggers Rick Dory and Don Feldkamp combined for 30 hits in the tournament. Infielders, Dean Waters, Rich Matera, John Heere and Dave Sauer combined for a total of 41 hits and played excellent defense throughout the games. And finally, Craig Waite, Bill Wealleans, Fitz Harding and Pete Bonanno added another 24 hits to the offensive attack.

Defensively Sun City turned more double plays than any team it faced. All in all an exciting weekend. Next up on the schedule is a tournament in Central Florida on February 23/24.