Sunday, November 15, 2026
Island Division Tournament Champs Salty Dog. Standing from left: Jerry Shovan, (Coach) John Rysak, (Coach) Jim Ramage, Ed Caster, Dave Manzello, Eric Phillips, Dan Marinelli, Carl Parker, Matt Evangelista, and Brian Alexander. Kneeling: Jon Thomas, Bill Coyle, Manager Mike Schwab, (Scorekeeper) Judy O’Connell, Joe Lazzarotti, Mike Gerace, and (Coach) Rick Benedetti.
Marco Division Tournament Champs Snook Inn. Standing from left: Manager Peter Karl, (Coach) Scott Byers, (Coach) Chris Mitchell, Karl Kann, John Cavanaugh, Jim Dorey, Chuck Reich, (Scorekeeper) Judy O’Connell, (Coach) Carm Petrozza, Gary Pringle, (Coach) Lou Marinaccio, John Binns, and Don Palmer. Kneeling: Bob Bejnerowicz, Jim George, Chuck McAlpine, Geoff Bentley, Dan Dumbault, Steve Friend, and Bob Herrmann.
Gulf Coast Division Tournament Champs American Legion. Standing from left: Al Bozzo, Andy Pressler, Larry Anspach, Joe Kruse, Mike Corless, Dennis Mellon, (Coach) Ed Caster, Dick Folsom, and Tom Rucks. Kneeling: Manager Mike Arnold, Rick Herzog, John DeRosa, and John Barrett. Not pictured are Randy Krueger and (Scorekeeper) Trish Conway.
Salty Dog Manager Mike Schwab accepts the trophy from Commissioner Tom Polston after winning the Island Division Tournament.
Manager Peter Karl of Snook Inn receives the trophy from Commissioner Tom Polston for claiming the Marco Division Tournament Championship.
American Legion Manager Mike Arnold accepts the trophy from Commissioner Tom Polston for winning the Gulf Coast Division Tournament.
It was a season where parity was a constant theme, as exhibited in the tournament where in all three divisions a lower seed rose up to claim the tournament championship.
Salty Dog continued one of the hottest streaks in league history winning 13 of their final 14 games as they went undefeated in the tournament, culminating in a victory over regular season champ Dolphin Tiki in the final to claim the Island Division title.
In the Marco Division, Snook Inn also ran the table in the tournament, defeating Brewery in the final to take the tournament championship.
American Legion fought off an early tournament loss at the hands of regular season champ Crazy Flamingo to defeat them twice in the championship round and claim the title in the Gulf Coast Division.
Congratulations to all the champions, and thanks to all the players, coaches, and sponsors for another great season of senior softball.
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