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Jupiter Senior Softball

A plaque honoring Ted Battistone as the first inductee JSSA display case League Commissioner Tom Cosentino
into the Jupiter Senior Softball Association (JSSA) Hall said:
of Fame was unveiled at a dedication ceremony Jan. 11 “Ted set the standard when it came to competition,
at the Jupiter Community Park. sportsmanship, and friendship,” and added, “This plaque
Ted’s wife Juanita and sons, Greg and Chip, and will hang in his honor and keep his memory alive with
grandsons, Nick and Dan, and family friend Janet Hope all of us. We miss him and we will never forget him.”
attended the event. Ted, a longtime softball player and The plaque’s first brass nameplate has the inscription
Association member, died April 19, 2020 after battling “Ted Battistone, 2020,” the year the Hall of Fame was
cancer. After the unveiling of the plaque mounted in the established.

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2021 AAUW Northern Palm Beach Juanita Battistone and son Greg admire the brass Hall of

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Juanita Battistone with Tom Cosentino and framed obituary
published by Senior Softball USA to honor Ted Battistone

After the dedication, Cosentino presented Juanita with
a framed copy of Ted’s obituary that was published in the
Senior Softball USA Newsletter to honor Ted. Juanita
thanked the Softball Association saying that playing
softball was Ted’s first love and “was such a joy in all of
our lives.”
The JSSA Hall of Fame was established just five
days before Ted’s passing last year and he learned of his
selection before he died. Ted played in the Jupiter Senior
Softball League for more than 20 years and was also a
player and general manager for 22 years for the Florida
Investment Properties Team. He was inducted into the
National Senior Softball Hall of Fame in 2005.
The Jupiter Senior Softball program is open to persons 55
and over and is sponsored by the JSSA in cooperation with
the Town of Jupiter. Games are every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday morning beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Jupiter
Community Park. For information contact Tom Cosentino
at (412) 721-0173 or go to www.leaguelinep.com/jssa.
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