Labor Day BBQ Pictures
If possible, please pay early to help pay for upfront costs!!!
Dues have been set for 2024-25. The Winter tournament (11/24-02/25) fees are due by August 31, 2024. The dues were lowered from $125 to $100. 2024-2025 dues are as follows:
- Mini tournament (April/May-June plus M/W/F pick up games - $25
- M/W/F pickup games only - $25
- 2024-25 tournament (November, 2024 - February, 2025) - $100
- January players (snowbirds) - Winter tournament - $60
If you have any questions, please contact one of the board members shown on this page.
Note: Please make all checks payable to "Osceola 55 Plus Softball".
ABOUT US
The Osceola Senior Softball League was founded about 1995 in St. Cloud Florida. Our most-respected, highly-admired founder Leo Viti is no longer as active with the organization as he would like to be but still drops by occasionally to say hi and cheer us on. Since its founding the league has been devoted to providing an outlet for active seniors to stay in shape both physically and mentally while playing a game they love. As well one will find that it can also provide the opportunity of meeting other like-minded individuals, leading to strong and long-lasting friendships. All seniors are welcome regardless of skill level or place of residence; the only limitation is the 55 plus age requirement hence the name of the website (though actually it probably should be 55plusor54ifturning55thatcalendaryearsoftball.com).
Pickup games are played Monday and Friday from mid-March to December at Denn John Softball Complex in Kissimmee (behind Makinson Aquatic Center). Players must arrive by 9AM (or call before 9 & arrive by 9:15 (see Contact, below, for phone #'s) to play in that day's game. On Wednesday there is batting & fielding practice @ 8:45 to 9 followed by a 10 pickup game (arrive, call by 9:30 to play pickup game). A The Leo Viti Fall League is played one day per week during Sept & Oct played either Mon or Fri so during that season only 2 days per week are available for pickup games.
From Jan. to end of March Mon. & Fri. pickup games are replaced by our Winter League tournament played at Fortune Road Softball Complex in Kissimmee. Sign-ups take place during November. Teams are created by a selection process with the goal of creating evenly divided teams. Each team is sponsored by a participating organization who donates to our League in exchange for various perks and benefits (and of course prestige).
Individual players can be highly competitive, but with the league mission of creating a safe place for seniors to enjoy a healthy recreational environment that competitive drive should never drive away respect & tolerance of others. One's sense of competition should be limited to improving one's own game. Osceola Senior Softball is a non profit corporation registered with the Federal Government and the State of Florida.
The full Newsday article/obituary (you need a password to read it) By Deon J. [email protected] @deonjhampton Updated January 3, 2018 12:51 PM
Andre Bermudez, a Suffolk County employee in the department of economic development and planning and an avid musician, has died.
He was 40. “He is the best father and most amazing husband. We laughed a lot. He loved to play with his children, and his friends and family always came first,” said his wife, Danielle Bermudez, of Selden. “He would do anything for us, and would move heaven and earth to see us happy.”
In his county role, he was involved in revamping, renovating and reselling zombie houses, his family said.
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Andre Bermudez, a rising star who was instrumental in the revitalization and economic development of communities across Suffolk County,” Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said in a statement. “Andre was the utmost professional, someone who believed in the mission of the Suffolk County Landbank Corporation and, most of all, understood the importance of helping others in need.”
Bermudez died Friday at his home in Selden. The cause of death was not immediately known, his family said.
Bermudez graduated from Commack High School in 1995, and from the State University New York at Purchase, majoring in music composition and performance.
He later received his master’s degree in business from State University New York-Empire State College.
Many people didn’t know that Bermudez was very handy and preferred to fix something rather than buy new, his family said.
“He built me a farmer’s table by hand, because he wanted simply to make me happy,” Danielle Bermudez said.
Her husband, who had been part of the Long Island music scene since his teens, was an avid musician who often played guitar, she said.
Bands he played in included Space Robot Scientists, Freaks from the Apocalypse, and Yes Sensei, his family said. His love of music brought him and Danielle together, she said.
“I was working in a coffee shop and his band played there. It was pretty much instantaneous love,” she said. They were married for 10 years.
Those who knew him said he also loved the outdoors, camping and hiking.
In addition to his wife, Bermudez is survived by two daughters, Isabel and Olive; and his parents, Angel and Cynthia Bermudez of St. Cloud, Florida.
Services for Bermudez will be Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m., and from 7 to 9 p.m. at Moloney Funeral Home in Ronkonkoma,
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R.I.P. LEO VITI
Another one of our heros has joined the great softball team up above.
Leo Viti the founder of Osceola Senior Softball League passed away on March 31, 2022. Leo was instrumental in organizing a group of old timers who just wanted to play softball, the majority of those old timers are gone now but we are here to carry on what Leo started over 25 years ago.
Obituary For Attilio D. Viti
Attilio D. Viti (Leo) passed away on April 1, 2022 of respiratory failure in Bradenton, Florida. He was 89 years old. Leo was born and raised in Providence, RI, and served after High School in the Army during the Korean War. He returned to earn a bachelor’s degree in accounting and began working as an Insurance Agent. In 1957 he married Ann Capobianco, the girl next door. Leo moved his family to Palm Beach County for 10 years before relocating to Kissimmee, Florida where he and his wife lived for almost 40 years. His primary profession while living in Florida was Real Estate. Ann and Leo were long time Disney World annual pass holders and loved taking visiting friends and family to the many parks and hotels for entertainment.
In the 1990s, Leo founded the Osceola Senior Softball league (for men over 55), which still thrives today. He loved playing on a regular basis until he was over 80.
He spent the last 2.5 years of his life living in Saint Petersburg, Florida to be near his son and daughter-in-law. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 59 years, Ann, in 2017. He is survived by his two brothers, Dick and David, his sister, Marie, his son, Steven, and his daughter, Carol. A celebration of life will be held in Kissimmee in the fall.
R.I.P.
FRANK JIM
NOV 2022 --- FEB 2023
O S S TEAMS 2022 - 2023
Election Results
Mike Rodriguez 62
Johnny Ojeda 57
Jose Vallecielo 57
Ray Ortiz 54 Ron Ramos 54
Victor Martinez 50
Frank Cempa 47
Jim DiGiacomo 28
Winter 2023-2024 Opening Day Pictures
Congratulations to our brother Felix Navarro on his induction into the Florida Half Century Hall of Fame.
Congratulations Andy's Mufflers!!!
2023-24 Tournament Champions!!!
3rd Place
2023-2024 Regular Season Champions!!!
Congratulations Allstate!!!
All Star Game Results: Game 1-Team Cano 12 /Team Johnny 3 Game 2-Team Moncho 23/Team Victor 15
In the first game Team Cano was pitted against Team Johhny. After 3 scoreless innings Team Cano struck first in the top of the 4th but Team Johnny tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Team Cano took the lead in the 5th and never looked back as they won 12-3. In the second game Team Moncho scored early and often and led 9-3 after 5 and a half innings but Team Victor scored 6 runs in the bottom of the inning to tie the score at 9. Team Victor took its only lead at 11-9 after 6 but it didn't prove to be enough as Team Moncho scored 14 runs over the last 3 innings and won 23-15. Congratulations to all for games well played!
50/50 Winner
Congratulations to our 2nd 50/50 winner - Johnny Echevarria. The prize was $130. Congrats Johnny!!!
Directors Contact Information and payment address
Board of Directors: Jose Vallecielo (407-579-7644), Frank Sempa (631-714-9128), Ray Ortiz (407-744-2539), Johnny Ojeda (407-530-8896), Victor Martinez (718-490-1477) and Ron Ramos (407-361-1503).
League dues and fees can be mailed to Ron Ramos at 5137 Caspian Street, St. Cloud, FL 34771. Please make all checks payable to "Osceola 55 Plus Softball".
Spring 2024 Mini Tournament Standings and Schedule
Below are pictures of the BBQ on Monday, May 6th, 2024.
Below are pictures of the BBQ on Friday, July 5th, 2024.
Board
of Directors
Ron Ramos
Jose Vallecielo
Johnny Ojeda
Ray Ortiz
Victor Martinez
ATTENTION: FROM THE BOARD: All members are welcome to come and play in pickup games on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If you participate, you must plan on playing the entire game or notify your captain before the game starts that you must leave early. If you leave before the game ends without notifying your captain before the game starts (except for injury or an emergency), you will be suspended from practice games for 1 week – no exceptions. Please be considerate of your fellow players and have fun!
New Rule Change effective Thursday November 14, 2024
Throws to first base from the outfield will be allowed effective Thursday, November 14th. Please note this important change!
2023-2024 Fall Tournament
2024-2025 Osceola 55 Plus Softball Rosters
Champion T-shirts and Rings!
Regular season Champions will receive T-shirts and End of Season Champions will receive Rings! Let's PLAY BALL!!!!!!
2024-25 Opening Day Pictures
ATTENTION: SCHEDULE CHANGE
Games scheduled for Tuesday, January 21, 2025 will be moved to Monday, January 20, 2025 due to the availability of the fields on that Monday. Please note this change on your calendars and see the changes on the web site.
Pick-Up Games/Practice during Holidays
We will have pick-up games over the holidays on Monday, December 23rd and 30th at the Fortune Road Athletic Complex. See you there...
Pictures from Holiday Luncheon - December 19th, 2024
