{"id":632,"date":"2015-10-23T05:27:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T09:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=632"},"modified":"2015-10-22T13:07:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T17:07:01","slug":"ocean-county-senior-softball-league-recruiting-for-spring-summer-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2015\/10\/ocean-county-senior-softball-league-recruiting-for-spring-summer-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean County Senior Softball League Recruiting for Spring, Summer Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6635\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brick.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/8951778200_5fb9d8c51a_b.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6635\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6635\" src=\"http:\/\/brick.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/8951778200_5fb9d8c51a_b-240x180.jpg\" alt=\"Baseball (Credit: torbakhopper\/Flickr)\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baseball (Credit: torbakhopper\/Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ocean County\u2019s largest senior softball organization is recruiting players for next spring and summer, organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>This year more than 150 men participated in the Berkeley Senior Softball League, which draws players from across the county, from Jackson to LBI. Starting next April and ending in August, at least eight teams will play on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.<\/p>\n<p>Games take place in Holiday City\u2019s Whispering Pines Park and in Bayville\u2019s Veterans Park.<\/p>\n<p>The league is beginning its outreach for additional men and women now, because some Ocean County residents may be spending the winter in the south, others will turn 60 years old by spring, and some are moving into the area. The county has one of the nation\u2019s highest concentrations of senior citizens, so the sports organization expects to attract many more players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome anyone who wants to enjoy a healthy, fun-filled activity,\u201d league commissioner Steve Issman said.<\/p>\n<p>Interested players should call Issman at 914-588-2714 for more information and to preregister for 2016 teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really have a ball,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2015\/10\/ocean-county-senior-softball-league-recruiting-for-spring-summer-seasons\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ocean County\u2019s largest senior softball organization is recruiting players for next spring and summer, organizers said. This year more than 150 men participated in the Berkeley Senior Softball League, which draws players from across the county, from Jackson to LBI. 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