RECREATIONAL D4 SOFTBALL LEAGUE In Sunshine Land:)
psssst.... see in the upper right corner of each page on the site the 3 lines/bars? ... That is the new format to open the navigation list of all the pages and sub pages on this website:) It is known in the tech world as the hamburger menu- you want fries with that?? :)) or just more pics?:))
My Shout Out To All.... OK, so it is the season- Yes, Halloween AND the height of Hurricane season! Is that Mother Nature's way of trick or treating?? Milton the Monster was indeed scary! I hope all of you got thru the storm with no, or minimal damages, unlike so many of the people in Florida.
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Often times players come and ask about rules regarding Rec D4- Best advice I can give- contact one of our board members- YES! we have one:) For current members/contact information click on the page: Fall 2024 Board Members It is also seen on www.tvsoftball.duckdns.org:8888 This is your stat site link designed exclusively for rec D4 by David Morrill.
Remember... you can click on any image throughout the site to enlarge... enjoy!
Remember, it takes a village:) I hope to see you all coming out to support them!
CJ O'Neill was recently featured in the local paper with this photo I captured of this amazing soul! A recipient of THREE purple hearts is just one of the elements of this soul that keeps him moving in a postitive motion.

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STRETCH, LOOSEN UP!!

Mike Goldstein, knows how to stretch with his flex bands! I can't stress the importance of stretching before games! Regardless if you are a seasoned player or a newbie- you need to take care of your physical being! I know about these useful bands. I did the graphic design for the originator, Coach Dick Hartzell's Jump Stretch company from Youngstown Ohio, back in the late 80's :) While there are all types on the market today, just give them a try and stay fit!!
FYI- just a suggestion- this is a handy device to loosen up those muscles, quads, calves- a massage gun before playing, during, whatever works for you... stretch, loosen up and hopefully, avoid pulled groins, etc! .... no endorsing any specific mfg just advice on keeping you in the game!! Ask around!
click on HALL OF FAME above- discover the stellar players of Rec D4 - Our First Inductees December 2023 and Upcoming Inductees December 2024. Breaking News! The NEW inductees have been selected for the 2024 HOF in December....
D4 SOFTBALL PLAYER HISTORICAL STATS 2004-2024
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New Features Added! Click On Each Featured Heading And Go To That Page!

Only TWO days this year- if you can't play both, no worries.If you are not a vet, first responder, or medical personnel, you may sign up to umpire or score keep- we need all hands on deck!
Look For The Sign Up Table Where Picture Cases Are, Side Of The Concession Stand During Game Days- Forms Will Be Available
VETS TOURNAMENT 2023 click on for highlights
Only TWO weeks left to sign up! Current teams: 2 Army, 1 Navy, 1/2 Air Force, 1 First Responder/Med Team- Let's do this together and never forget any of you, of us,!
I will be recruiting for the 2024 Vets/First Responders Tournament in November- want to join the forces of fun? We are recruiting now to ensure we have enough players to continue the tradition! A tradition that began twenty years ago thanks to Jerry May, Bud Pelfrey, and Lamar Young. In 2023 & this year to continue honoring you, our heroes that served selflessly in our military, our homeland patriots of first responders & medical personnel are joining you on our battlefields of fun to continue our tradition- so lock & load your bats boys! FYI- Going through the forms received to date I discovered a number of vets were also first responders! Thanks to all who are signed up and looking forward to playing together on this special weekend. Yes, there a few that are not vets but are first responders or medical personnel that are extremely honored to play along side their military brothers. All know the value of cameraderie, respect, and honor by playing in this annual tournament- to honor all who have sacrificed so much for all of us. I salute you all!
I email all managers of any upcoming special events for any and all of us to gather together and cherish, celebrate, or memorialize .... it is not a choice of a manager not to forward, or to in fact, forward on to his team, it is about doing the right thing for this league- support & happiness! If you are not getting notified of upcoming events, email me! If you wish to be the communicator for your team, let me know! JACQ@D4SOFTBALL.ORG It does take a village:))
I have been going around the fields introducing rec D4 players to Jammel. He's a great person with a background tied to the NBA and ESPN- As I discover interesting backgrounds about all of you, he interviews and gets your greatness published :)) Thank You Jammel for your caring and support of our D4 family!
Jammel Cutler . Daily Sun Writer

D4 Softball Seasons ... Click On A Season, View Highlights!

Batter UP Boys! Each Season Has It's Own Page Featuring Your Team Photos, Game Highlights, Season Division Champs & Tournament Champs
Click on each season for game highlights. Click on each link for season team pictures FYI~ I have thousands of pics so please be patient as I keep posting!
LAKERS VS CELTICS Final Game, All Tournament Game Highlights, League Leaders, 4th of July Candids, Opening Day Highlights, Season Action
Fall Season Beginnings....
Grizzlies Took Division With Record Breaker Wins In All D4 History! Final Tournament Game Cancelled Due To Weather! View Season Game Highlights,
2024 SUMMER TEAMS
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2024 FALL TEAMS
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2024 WINTER TEAMSS
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LAKERS VS CELTICS Semi Final & Final Game Highlights, League Leaders, Candids
Fall 2023 Overview... LAKERS VS PACERS Play Off Game Highlights, League Leaders, Season Action Shots, October Villages Tournament, Vets Tournament, Hall Of Fame Iductees, Clincher Fundraiser
HAWKS VS THUNDER Final Game, Semi Final Game Highlights, League Leaders, Special Award; Jack DiMaggio Umpire In Chief
2023 SUMMER TEAMS
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2023 FALL TEAMS
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2023 WINTER TEAMSS
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LAKERS VS MAGIC Play Off Game Highlights & Candid Pics
LAKERS VS SUNS Play Off Game Highlights, Candid Pics, Articles
WINTER 2022
COMING SOON! Semi Final & Final Games Were To Be Played However, Once Again, Rain Out. All Went Home Champions:)
2022 SUMMER TEAMS
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2022 FALL TEAMS
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2022 WINTER TEAMSS
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The little sweetness was the first to kick off this ongoing, fun challenge to guess who the mystery kids are! How fitting to kick it off with our rec D4 league president, Dave Bigelow! seen here, holding what else, a softball!!
"Guess Who This Is?" This challenge began in the 2023 Winter season for fun and continues to grow... ...Check Out The Big Kids of D4 page... check out the mystery kids on the link above. . . you will be amazed when you discover who they are; babes, youth, young adults! Join The Fun! Email Me Your Sweet Pic Today!
Tried A New Bat & Didn't Like It? Have A Nice, Broken In Glove But You Are Changing Things Up? Maybe you are a newbie and just wish to give softball a try before you Invest In the equipment? Click on this link to see what may be available at a good price- warning: they go FAST! .... A MIKEN bat was just added to the GEAR 4 SALE page- check it out!
Check out the GEAR 4 SALE page! There are gloves & bats being offered for FREE- Sadly, a player passed away and wanted to pass them on ... If you wish, give a donation to our Clincher fund raiser game for Villages Honor Flight in December... If you are interested contact me and I will make arrangements for you to pick up. Even if you don't need them- how about giving a glove, a bat, to a new guy starting out, maybe your grandkids.... See all what is being offered today- when they are gone, they are gone....
The link takes you to our D4 Field of Dreams page- Forever capturing our dear friends and players who have been drafted into a new league.... It's not only the batting average, it's how you played the game . . .

. . . VETERANS TOURNAMENTS . . .

2023 VETERANS TOURNAMENT..... COMING SOON!

November 12th Opening Ceremony
0900 Winning Teams Take The Field Buck Buchanan Plays Bagpipes, Dave Czohara Plays Trumpet Opening Acknowledgements
Games Begin
0900 Consolation Game Navy vs Marines
Championship Game
10:30 Championship Game Begins! Army vs Air Force/First Responders

2023 VETERANS TOURNAMENT..... check these out!

November 5th Opening Ceremony
0900 All Teams Take The Field US Marine Corps Color Guard, Invocation, Bernie Cook, PLedege of Allegiance Ernie Joyal, Star Spangled Banner Lamar Young, Veterans Day Remeberance Jacque Dorazio, Dave Czohara Taps, Rich Brend First Pitchn
Games Begin
09:30; Game 1 Army/Air Force Game 2 Army 2 /Marines/Navy 10:30; Game 3 Winners 1 vs Winners 2 Game 4 Losers Game 1 vs Losers Game 2
If it were not for all of you, where and what kind of nation, or world, would we be living in?
For All The Pics Of The Previous Annual Rec D4 Vet Games Check Out This Page Rec D4 Vet Games
The 2022 Annual Veterans TournamentARMY 2 BEATS NAVY/COAST GUARD 9-8!
Rich was 88 when I took this of him- He is an amazing soul~ now 90 years young!

The Geezers!

Saddlebrook . October 20-21-22 2023 The Geezers formed a new team to compete in the 70+ division. Click here to view the new team! Fesatured On The FALL Season 2023 page Updates Are Coming!
VILLAGES SOFTBALL NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT! Coming Again This October!
CLINCHER! THE ORIGINATION OF SOFTBALL!! ANNUAL FUNDRAISER GAME FOR THE HONOR FLIGHT! REC D4- THE DIVISION WITH A CAUSE!
A 16" SOFTBALL!! Field Without A Glove :) Learn About How Softball Came To Be... hint: Farragut Boat House In Chicago . Harvard/Yale Guys, 1879!!
We Hope You Join Us In 2024 For This Great Cause While Having Great Fun!!
LINK ABOVE- PAST FUNDRAISERS THAT REC D4 PLAYERS & SIGNIFICANT OTHERS HAVE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY
Welcome to the D4 Recreational Softball site! This project actually began in August 2020 when my husband, Nick Dorazio, began playing softball with all of you! It morphed into my personal project highlighting all the D4 family of players, their significant others, and friends. I began sharing your captured moments posting the photos on my personal website, JacqueDorazio.com The interest grew however, I needed more space for my own web site. By Summer 2022 I got the OK from our league president, Dave Bigelow, to offer the managers a rec D4 website which was launched Fall 2022. I have been a graphic designer since 1984, before the computer age. Web design services began in the 1990's- for all types of businesses. This website would be fun, and cool- featuring all of you! Since 2020, I love capturing your moments on and off the fields... this photographic project expounds on maintaining one's youth, our youth. Regardless of that number referred to as our "age" by playing this game of life and softball, I hope to instill one's positivity to never give up on ourselves and support each other. Thank you to all the 2022 Fall season rec D4 team managers for helping me launch this project for you, your teams, the rec D4 league! As we all continue to contribute each year for the web browser annual fee, we continue to enjoy the rec Division 4 family, on and off the field in our extra innings of life:)! Thank you to all for your kindness and captured moments! Stay Safe . Keep Smiling . Play Ball! . . . Your RecD4 photographer and web mistress . . . Jacque Dorazio . BFA Magna Cum Laude
BELOW WAS ONE OF THE FIRST GROUPS OF PHOTOS CAPTURING ACTION AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG THE REC D4 SOFTBALL LEAGUE- KEEP IT COMING, THANKS GUYS!
All Content, Photography Jacque Dorazio . all rights reserved . 2022-2024 . EMAIL . JACQ@D4SOFTBALL.ORG