Dozens of friends and family came out to the ballfield on Aug. 6 for the 10th-annual Anthony Senisi Memorial Softball Game in Marine Park, sharing stories about their late friend, who was tragically murdered a decade ago, and enjoying a game of ball without worrying about the score, said one of Senisi’s childhood friends who helps organize the game every year.
“We’ve been doing it for 10 years now, it’s been 10 years since he was murdered,” said Howard Sosner, who now lives in Queens. “We had a softball game, had a great time, talked about his memory and talked about a whole bunch of stuff.”
Senisi died on Aug. 4, 2007, after his killer mistook him for someone else and fatally stabbed him in the chest. Since that tragic day, his friends gather to reminisce about their sports-loving friend and round around the bases in his honor, said Sosner, who met Senisi back in second grade.
“Anthony actually loved all sports, we used to go to the park and play softball all the time and he did it with his kids,” he said. “We grew up together in the same neighborhood.”
The group’s already been going strong for a decade, and has no plans to stop any time soon, said Sosner.
“We’ll be doing this until we can’t run anymore,” he said.
