Two Weeks to Excitement
The Winter Softball season is nearly here. Sun and Fun League play begins on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Ladyhawks’ season begins on Saturday, November 7.
All Hawthorne teams will open their seasons at our field.
We have three teams in the Sun and Fun League with three new managers this season. Dan Erwin will manage the Division 3 team. Mike French will manage the Division 6A team (formerly the Division 5 team). And Jim Herbert will manage the Division 6B team (last year’s Division 6 team.)
We will have a Ladies Softball team (aka “Ladyhawks”) this season. They’ve been practicing together for most of the last year and will play in the 6 team Division 3 of the Tri-county Golden Ladies Softball League.
Another significant change – we will have TWO TEAMS in the same division. That’s never happened in Hawthorne. THEY WILL PLAY EACH OTHER FOUR TIMES. First “Hawthorne versus Hawthorne” game will occur on the VERY FIRST TUESDAY OF THE SEASON!
Preseason Practices
All teams will be practicing at our softball field.
Monday – 9 AM Ladyhawks
10:30 Division 6B
Noon Division 6A
Wednesday – 10:30 Ladyhawks
Thursday – 9 AM Division 6B
10:30 Division 6A
Noon Division 3
Saturday – 10:30 Division 3 (after Sat. Open Practice at 9.)
When the regular season begins, Sun and Fun games will be played on Tuesday and Friday and Ladyhawk games will be played on Wednesday and Saturday.
Sun and Fun League Rule Changes for 2026-27
1. Games will be 7 innings with a full count, no one-and-one. The 7th inning and beyond will be open innings (i.e. no 5 run limit)
2. There will be no catch-up rule.
3. There will be no infield warm-up between innings, beyond the first inning.
4. The league will have six divisions
5. Balls hit into the pitching screen will remain a dead ball.
6. Courtesy runners must be in the offense lineup (i.e. batting order)
Website Features (find us on the web at hawthornesoftball.org).
FULL SEASON SCHEDULES for all teams are be found under SCHEDULES on the menu.
A blank table appears under STANDINGS for each team. This shows WHICH teams Hawthorne will play in 2026-27. This will show the actual standings as soon as league play begins.
Player Statistics are updated weekly. This page is currently under construction During the season, click on PLAYER STATS to see at-bats, hits, averages, et cetera for each of Hawthorne’s players.
Other Menu Items
UPDATE – once the season begins, click on this menu item to see game scores, “line scores” (how many runs each team scored each inning), and descriptions of every game played during the season.
GALLERY – Right now there are no photos.
SB INFO – this is a “catchall” menu item that includes articles about the Senior Softball, Hawthorne softball’s history, team records (ancient and modern), player uniform numbers, etc.
SPONSORS – we are fortunate to have many sponsors from the community outside of Hawthrone. These are the folks whose banners are hung on our outfield fences. They provide MOST of the funding for our Softball Activity. Their names and, often, email addresses, are listed. We encourage everyone in Hawthorne to patronize these businesses.
ABOUT US – click here to see a brief description of Hawthrone at Leesburg and our softball club.
This website can be accessed by internet browser on a desktop, laptop, tablet, or cell phone.
The Hawthorne Senior Softball website is UPDATED on Sunday mornings during the WINTER SEASON (November to March.) This is the PRE-SEASON update. Weekly updates begin on November 8, 2026.
Personal Note: This season I’m player-manager of the Division 6 Team and will be umpiring all Ladyhawks home games and some Division 3 home games. There might be times when the weekly update doesn’t get finished until MONDAY!
Comments and input (new ideas!) will be welcomed. Send them to Jim Herbert (e-mail at sat65tr145@gmail.com, text at 352-561-5527) or talk to me at practice or games.