2015 ASA Men’s Super Slow Pitch Nationals

2015 held at Hall of Fame Stadium Complex in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on October 1-2.


Champion – BBS/Mr. D’s/Rip City, Rochester, Minnesota
Runner Up – Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton, Cicero, New York


BBS of Minnesota defeated West Coast Monsta of California 30-15 in the winners bracket final on Orlando Castillo’s run rule walk off homer. Castillo was 5-5 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in the game. West Coast Monsta then had to face Long Haul in the losers bracket final.

The decision was not close as Long Haul won 34-18. Long Haul had traveled through the losers bracket to reach the championship. They found themselves down 19-5 to Reds Astros, before coming back to win 49-29 on the strength of Ryan Parfitt’s 6-6 game with 4 HR and 8 RBI. Bryson Baker was 7-7 in the win. Long Haul then defeated Heartland Investors 37-21, then T’s 13 fell to the Long Haulers 52-36.

T’s actually led 25-2 and 31-15 in that game, before Long Haul out scored them 50-11 in the last 4 innings. In the Championship round, Long Haul needed to beat BBS to force the “if” game, but that was easier said than done. Long Haul led 25-18 in the 6th inning.

Greg Connell of BBS hit a line drive off the top of the 45 foot high scoreboard to ignite a fire that saw BBS then hit 5 consecutive homers, capped by Lee Payne’s shot that gave then a 26-25 lead. In the top of the 7th, Brett Helmer (4-5, with 3 HR and 6 RBI in the game) hit a HR to tie the game 26-26. It was over quick in the bottom of the 7th as big Greg Connell hit a walk off 2-run home run to win the ASA Super National Championship. Connell and Tournament MVP Andrew Collins combined to go 11-11 with 6 HR and 14 RBI in the final game.

Collins was named the Tournament MVP, Batting Champion (.905) and Co-Home Run Champion with 10.

Ryan Parfitt of Long Haul also hit 10 HR. Dale Brungardt of Long Haul had 26 RBI. Pitcher Travis Clark of Long Haul was 21-29 (.724) with 8 HR and 25 RBI. By far the best tournament by any pitcher.


  • MVP – Andrew Collins, BBS/Mr. D’s/Rip City
  • HR Champion – Andrew Collins, BBS/Mr. D’s/Rip City – 10
  • HR Champion – Ryan Parfitt, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton – 10
  • Batting Leader – Andrew Collins, BBS/Mr. D’s/Rip City  – .905

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Travis Clark, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (21-29, .724, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 19 Runs)
IF – Vincent Chente Granados, West Coast Monsta/The Scene (15-19, .789, 9 HR, 15 RBI, 15 Runs)
IF – Orlando Castillo, BBS/Mr. D’s/Rip City (15-21, .714, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 13 Runs)
IF – Brad Reckart, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (19-25, .760, 6 HR, 17 RBI, 19 Runs)
IF – Dennis Rulli, BBS/Mr. D’s/Rip City (14-22, .636, 4 HR, 4 RBI, 13 Runs)
IF – Ronald “Bubba” Mack, ASPNation.com/A&A Utility/KV Weld (14-19, .737, 9 HR, 24 RBI, 14 Runs)
OF – Andrew Collins, BBS/Mr. D’s/Rip City (19-21, .905, 10 HR, 19 RBI, 17 Runs)
OF – Jeremy Yates, BBS/Mr. D’s/Rip City (15-19, .789, 8 HR, 17 RBI, 14 Runs)
OF – Ryan Parfitt, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (22-31, .710, 10 HR, 25 RBI, 20 Runs)
OF – Mike Umscheid, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (19-31, .613, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 20 Runs)
UTIL – Chris Larsen, T’s 13/DeMarini (16-19, .842, 9 HR, 20 RBI, 17 Runs)
UTIL – Ryan Harvey, West Coast Monsta/The Scene (14-18, .778, 7 HR, 17 RBI, 14 Runs)
UTIL – Brett Helmer, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (18-24, .750, 9 HR, 24 RBI, 15 Runs)
UTIL – Greg Connell, BBS/Mr. D’s/Rip City (17-22, .773, 8 HR, 22 RBI, 15 Runs)
UTIL – Dale Brungardt, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (18-28, .643, 8 HR, 26 RBI, 17 Runs)


OTHERS

Bryson Baker, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (24-33, .727, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 23 Runs)
Stephen Lloyd, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (21-30, .700, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 21 Runs)
Kevin Filby, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (20-29, .690, 8 HR, 23 RBI, 22 Runs)
Luis Reyna, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (17-28, .607, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 18 Runs)
Kevin Bazat, Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton (14-25, .560, 6 HR, 12 RBI, 19 Runs)


FINAL STANDINGS

1. BBS/Mr. D’s/Rip City, Rochester, MN (4-0)
2. Long Haul/H. Auto/Easton, Cicero, NY (4-2)
3. West Coast Monsta/The Scene, Calimesa, CA (2-2)
4. T’s 13/DeMarini, Omaha, NE (2-2)
5t. Heartland Investors, Mandan, ND (1-2)
5t. ASPNation/A&A Utility/KV Weld, Dallas, TX (2-2)
7t. Red’s Astros, Indianapolis, IN (1-2)
7t. OC, Grimes, IA (0-2)
9. Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com, Kent, WA (0-2)


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