STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — There are very few sounds quite as sweet as the crack of a softball bat as it sends the bright yellow sphere through the air. Dewey McVicker knows that sound very well as he's heard it often over the years.

In fact, it's been 69 years.

McVicker plays in the Greater Cleveland Senior Softball League. Every Tuesday and Thursday at Volunteer Park in Strongsville, McVicker laces up his cleats, packs up his bag, and hits the diamond playing with and against guys who, for the majority, are in their 50s and 60s. There are some 70-year-olds, too. But McVicker owns the title of the most seasoned player.

"In September I'll be 90 and it's just another day of the week," McVicker said with a laugh.

It's some feat to play softball at nearly 90 years old, but McVicker makes it loo

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