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Citrus Park's 28th annual softball tournament

David Albers/Staff Trudy Pickersgill waltzes the bases dressed as a clowning referee as Take Me Out to the Ball Game is sung during the opening ceremony for the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.

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David Albers/Staff Trudy Pickersgill waltzes the bases dressed as a clowning referee as Take Me Out to the Ball Game is sung during the opening ceremony for the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.

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  • David Albers/Staff Larry Burger, left, places his glove on the fence in between innings as the Culligan-DT Water Corporation team faces the Paul's Barber Shop team on opening day at the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Trudy Pickersgill waltzes the bases dressed as a clowning referee as Take Me Out to the Ball Game is sung during the opening ceremony for the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Claudia Wasik, president of the women's softball league, places roses at home plate for all the platers who died since last season as their names are read during the opening ceremony of the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Mark Harling, a rover for the Sports Doc Dr. Aldo Beretta team, belts a fly ball against the Eagles Aerie team on opening day of the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff John Lorton, a right fielder for the BB&T Bank team, listens to the Star-Spangled Banner during the opening ceremony of the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Pitcher Anne Truchan, right, rallies her team, the Eagles Auxillery, as they play Red Blush on the opening day of the annual Citrus Park Softball Tournament at Citrus Park mobile home park on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Hand-painted signs decorate the ball fields at the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Players on the Culligan-DT Water Corporation team gather together before playing Paul's Barber Shop in their first game of the season in the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Citrus Park residents and guests watch the Culligan-DT Water Corporation team battle the Paul's Barber Shop team as one of the first men's games on opening day at the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Eighty two-year-old Nelda MacLean, a seasonal resident from Fort Gratiot, Mich., prepares to take the plate while playing with the Red Blush women's team on opening day of the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Moe Nehl laces up her team's coordinated rainbow shoelaces while playing as an auxiliary player on the women's Eagles team on the opening day of the annual Citrus Park Softball Tournament at Citrus Park mobile home park on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Eighty two-year-old Nelda MacLean, a seasonal resident from Fort Gratiot, Mich., belts a grounder single while playing with the Red Blush women's team on opening day of the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Bob Mullen shares a laugh with fellow Citrus Park resident John LaPlante at the conclusion of their game against each other as members of the Culligan-DT Water Corporation and the Paul's Barber Shop team on opening day at the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Dan Colligan lines up his swing while playing with the Sports Doc Aldo Beretta team on the opening day of the annual Citrus Park Softball Tournament at Citrus Park mobile home park on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Umpire Rory Rae updates the score on the hand-made scoreboard as the Culligan-DT Water Corporation team faces the Paul's Barber Shop team on opening day at the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Arlene Johnson encourages her teammates from the Eagles Auxillery bench on opening day of the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Arlene Johnson, right, encourages her teammates on the Eagles Auxillery team as they battle the Red Blush team on opening day of the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Eagles Aerie catcher Bud Palmer waits for the next Sports Doc Dr. Aldo Beretta team batter on opening day at the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Ron Pohlman belts a triple on the Sports Doc Dr. Aldo Beretta team playing against the Eagles Aerie team on opening day at the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.
  • David Albers/Staff Citrus Park residents and guests watch the Culligan-DT Water Corporation team battle the Paul's Barber Shop team as one of the first men's games on opening day at the Citrus Park 50+ Softball League on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Bonita Springs.

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