It’s that time of year again for senior slow pitch softball in the Rio Grande Valley.

The Ed Marten’s Senior Texan Softball Leagues are open to all individual men and women aged 55 years and older. You don’t have a bat or glove? No problem, they have equipment to loan you. No matter what your skill level is, they have a league just right for you.

Practices and games are played at the City of McAllen West Side Park, on S. Ware Rd. across from the Convention Center, at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Practices begin the first week of November and continue through December. In January players will be placed on teams for the 15-game regular season. The season ends with playoff games the first week of March.

The softball leagues motto is “We are never too old to play, and we will only get old when we stop playing.” Currently their most “experienced” player is 85 years young.

Call for more information: Fred Esqueda (956) 897-6961 or Mike Brower (734) 834-0128.