Take A Swing!
Join Us for Softball
The OTOW Mens Softball Club provides members a fun team-based experience offering friendly competition and year round social opportunities both on and off the field.
Please stay off the softball field through the end of May to allow OTOW to complete field maintenance projects. This includes weekends as well. Thank You!
OTOW Mens Softball Club
Whether you are an experienced player, haven't played in decades, or are new to the game of softball, our club will help prepare you to join in the fun.
Club membership is open to On top of the World Central and Candler Hills Residents and Gateway of Services pass holders from Indigo East and Weybourne Landing who are 55+ years old. New club members need to commit to playing two days a week with most games scheduled on Monday and Wednesday mornings.
We are dedicated to fostering a welcoming and dynamic environment for individuals of all athletic backgrounds. To get you back on the field safely we offer a New Player Orientation Program (NPO) designed to assess your skill levels before placing players on a team.
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On Top of the World Softball Champions
of 12th Annual Summer Glen 70+ Tournament
Thirteen members of the OTOW Softball community teams joined together to participate in the 12th annual SummerGlen over 70 softball tournament held March 30th - April 2 at the SummerGlen community softball diamond. This is the fifth year OTOW softball clubs have participated in this tournament, including six other 55+ communities from Ocala south to the Villages. This year's OTOW team lost a close first game but rallied to win out the rest of their tournament games to reach the championship game. A determined and scrappy OTOW team went on to defeat a very tough Stone Creek team twice on the same day to bring home the championship trophy. Well done.
Congratulations to the players participating in a great tournament representing the OTOW community.
Thanks to the following players who participated: Front Row - Left to Right: Mike Hamlin, Ron Carlson, (MVP) Gerry Meier, Jeff Thomas, Wayne Kiser Back Row - Left to Right: John Yenne, Bill McElroy, Sam Mestre, Ralph Mazzio, Luis Puentes,
Mark Uberstein, Peyton Jackson, and Rick Munsell.
NEW to
OTOW Softball
New Player Orientation (NPO)
Whether you are an experienced player, haven’t played in decades, or are new to the game of softball, we will work with you to get you ready. This is not a tryout. Since the safety of our players is extremely important, we will assess as discuss with you your current skill level after completing our New Player Orientation (NPO) program. We emphasize fun, friendly competition, and year-round opportunity for game play and exercise through our softball community here at On Top of the World. To participate and be assigned to one of our club teams, you must be able to commit to playing two days a week, currently on Monday and Wednesday mornings. You must also be an OTOW resident and at least 55 years old.
The NPO Program consists of 3 sessions. They are not sequential and can be taken in any order. The sessions are currently held upon request usually on Monday afternoons at the softball field.
Session 1: Stretching, fundamentals of throwing, fielding ground balls, and throwing to a target.
Session 2: Stretching, throwing, fundamentals of catching a fly ball, and outfield play. We will also review the rules of the game.
Session 3: Stretching, throwing, fundamentals of hitting a slow pitched softball.
Please bring a bat, a glove, and water/something to drink. We will have extra equipment in case you don’t have your own equipment yet.
To get started, please click on the Join Us Now button below and complete the application. Please print out and bring down to the field to get register for the next NPO session. Questions reach out to our NPO Director, Brad Youngberg, at 954-732-5863 or our Club President, Tony Blueter, at 802-488-0205.
