The Englewood Senior Softball League (ESSL) was formed in the early 1990’s, and its mission is to provide recreational slow pitch softball to as many men 60 and older as possible. The league has three seasons of team play - Winter, Spring, and Fall, and is divided into three Divisions. In the Winter season, the Gold Division (highest skill level) has approximately 110 players, Silver Division (intermediate skill level) has about 120 players, and Bronze Division (less competitive) has about 60 players. All three divisions continue to grow in size. The Bronze Division was introduced in 2019. Spring, and Fall seasons have slightly less than half the number of players. During the season senior softball players can often be found getting some exercise and practicing informally at the adult softball fields at the Englewood Sports Complex on River Road depending on field availability. Monday mornings (Gold) and Saturday mornings (Silver). Between seasons these informal open practices are often (M,W,F) for Gold and (Tu,Th,Sat) for interested Silver level players. This is general information as there is always a possibility the fields have been reserved and not available for this informal non ESSL activity. As mentinoned above, the League now holds competitive play nearly year-round, with three "seasons" - Winter, Spring, and Fall. For the Winter season, the league conducts an annual draft/tryout process. Managers of teams select new players to fill out rosters. The draft is typically held the first full week of January, and you must be present at the tryout draft to be eligible to join a team. Bronze teams, and the teams for the Spring and Fall seasons, are determined using a 'paper' / lottery type draft. Draft / tryout registration forms for the Winter season can be downloaded from the website. (Click on "Registration" from the navigation menu.) All players, including those trying out in the draft, must complete a Liability Release form. This form is also available in the "Registration" section of the website. You are encouraged to come out and practice, sharpen your softball skills, and have some fun and, importantly, make new friends.
Contact: Scott Maresh (Commissioner) [email protected] 231-920-9064
