Wayne Callahan, left, and George Fernandes watch the action during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Softball players mingle and head to the fields before the start of the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dan Lobue tapes his leg before the start of the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bobby Castiglione, center left, passes by first base on his way to scoring a run during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dave Barnes warms up during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bobby Castiglione hits the ball before scoring a run during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Players huddle before the start of the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Softball players talk before the start of the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Joe Pellegrino hits the ball during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Steve Solomon watches the game during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Joe Pellegrino, right, passes by third base to score a run during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
George Fernandes catches the ball during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A woman watches the game action during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wayne Callahan, center, walks to the field before the start of the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Steve Solomon hangs his glove on the fence during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bobby Castiglione, left, and Dan Lobue watch the game during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A softball player walks to the field before the start of the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wayne Callahan hits the ball during the Flag Day Celebration Classic by members of the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. More than 375 senior softball players, ranging in age from 50 to 93, were expected to play. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Flag Day is a few days away, but softball players at Lorenzi Park on Tuesday didn’t feel like waiting to wave the Stars and Stripes.
More than 375 senior softball players commemorated Flag Day and will again on Thursday when they take the field for the Fourth Annual Flag Day Celebration Classic. The event is sponsored by the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association.
Flag Day is June 14.
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