- Team TPS, Louisville, Ky. (2)
- Sunbelt/Dan Smith, Centerville, Ga. (3)
- Lighthouse/Worth, Stone Mountain, Ga. (1)
- Sierra/TPS, Reno, Nev. (4)
- Wessel/Hague/SoJern/TPS, Cincinnati, Ohio (6)
- Steele’s/R&D/Reda, Brook Park, Ohio (5)
- Chase/Easton, Wilmington, N.C. (8)
- Long Haul/Grover/Mizuno, Albertville, Minn. (9)
- Herb’s/KCS/TPS, San Diego, Calif. (7)
- Reece/SportsWorld/Chip’s/TPS, Lebanon, Tenn. (10)
- Backstop/Easton/Bike/Mizuno, Aurora, Ind. (11)
- O&S/TPS, South St. Paul, Minn. (13)
- Xtreme/Hinson/Bike/Mizuno/One Ton/Worth, Little Rock, Ark. (12)
- Brandon’s, Wilmington, N.C. (15)
- JWM/Easton, Riverside, Calif. (14)
- RPM/TPS, Concord, Calif. (18)
- Tiger/ChecKing/AirTransat/TPS, Somers, Conn. (16)
- Gasoline Heaven/Worth, Long Island, N.Y. (17)
- N.A.S.T.Y. Boys/TPS, St. Louis, Mo. (19)
- Planet/New/TPS, Lexington, Ky. (20)
- Hendu’s 42/TPS, Seattle, Wash. (21)
- Resmondo/TPS, Lake Wales, Fla. (22)
- Adams/RSH/Worth, Ridgeland, Miss. (23)
- Central Paving/TPS, Decatur, Ill. (24)
- Sunnyvale Valve/TPS, Sunnyvale, Calif. (25)
Softball History USA
1998 ISA Super World Series Report
Carl Rose 1998 ISA Super MVP
Carl Rose slammed a no-doubt-about-it grand slam home run after a walk to big Wendell Rickard with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Lighthouse/Worth to a 26-24 win over Sierra/TPS Sunday (Aug. 9) in the championship game of the Independent Softball Association (ISA) World Series at Sims Park in Gastonia, N.C. The tournament was played on a baseball park, with dimensions of 335-360-380-360-335. Sierra forced an extra game with a 20-12 win over Lighthouse that saw Hank Garris wallop four home runs. Darrell Beeler had two homers and Kerry Everett and Greg Cannedy each had 4-for-4 games. Rickard had four boomers for Lighthouse in the deciding game. Al Davis had three and he was the tournament’s leading hitter with an .810 average. He had four walks. The ISA counts walks as hits and sacrifice flies as outs. Rose was the MVP. His final figures read: .708 with seven home runs, including three in the deciding game. Rickard had nine homers. Garris had a big tournament for Sierra. He was 10-for-10 with five home runs in the first two games, winding up 26-for-34 with a tourney leading 12 home runs and a tourney leading 22 RBI. Darrell Beeler had 11 HRs for Sierra. Garris has taken over the season home run lead from teammate Larry Fredieu. He has 176 compared to 172 for Fredieu, the defensive award winner for his play in left field. Lighthouse has now won all four legs of the Grand Slam . . . in the last four years (the ASA Super in 1995, the NSA in 1996 and the USSSA World Series in 1997). This tournament was upset filled, like last year when Ritch’s-Superior/Tri-Gems/Beloli/TPS went 0-2. Lighthouse was an upset victim last year too. Team TPS, the top team in the power ratings, went 0-2, losing first to Backstop/Easton 14-13 in 8 innings, then to Steele’s/R&D by a whopping 30-10 score in 4 innings. Defending champion Sunbelt/Easton, the top-ranked team in the Supreme Softball Top 25 (Sierra was second, Team TPS third, Steele’s fourth and Lighthouse fifth), also lost on opening night — 15-10 to sixth-ranked Wessel/Hague/SoJern/TPS. Sierra was knocked into the losers bracket in the second round — 20-19 by Wessel when a rally fell short in the bottom of the 7th. Sierra came back to oust Steele’s 18-13, Sunbelt 18-15 and Wessel 15-9. Lighthouse was a 33-13, 4-inning winner over Wessel in the finals of the winners bracket, exploding for 17 runs in the fourth inning. Lighthouse won easily over Backstop 14-2 in the semifinal round after holding off Steele’s 26-24 in the first round. The other first round game saw Sierra beat O&S/TPS 28-12. Early losers bracket play saw Sunbelt top O&S 16-5 and Backstop 30-14. The second leading hitters were Garris and Jeff Hall of Sunbelt at .765. Speedy center fielder Scott Striebel had a nifty running catch to rob Garris of an extra base hit with two runners on in the top of the seventh. He then helped set the stage for Rose’s game-winner with a single. After one out, Davis and Dewayne Frizzell homered. Then after two outs, Dennis Mendoza, Ricky Huggins and Striebel singled. Lighthouse averaged 7 home runs per game, Sierra 6. Steele’s, which played only three games, was tops at 8 HRs per game. The all-tournament team included Rose, Davis, Rickard, Dennis Mendoza, Robin Higginbotham and Scott Striebel of Lighthouse, Garris, Fredieu, Beeler, Mark Creson and pitcher Paul Drilling of Sierra, pitcher Jim Burbrink and shortstop Randy Vollmer of Wessel/Hague (they were good in the hit department too) and Shane Dubose, Jeff Hall and Johnny McCraw of Sunbelt. Hall and McCraw and Rusty Bumgardner of Team TPS were playing before home fans. Hall and McCraw (and Sunbelt manager Gary Lowe) are from Gastonia, Bumgardner from nearby Kings Mountain. Lighthouse jumped out to leads of 5-0 and 9-3 in the final game. Rickard, Rose and Davis homered in the first and Davis homered after a triple by Robbie Ergle in the second. Mendoza had a homer leading off the third after a 2-run double in the first. He another another RBI hit, plus his hit in the seventh. Rickard and Rose combined for 13 RBI. Sierra tied it at 11-11 in the top of the fourth, then moved into leads of 18-11 and 23-14. Garris, Fredieu and Parnell each had two homers, Beeler and Everett one each (both 3-runners). Mark Creson was 5-for-5. Parnell had two other hits, Kendrick, Drilling and Cannedy triples. Rickard had two homers and Rose a triple and homer in the 20-12 loss. Elliott had the only other HR for Lighthouse. Sierra built up a 12-3 lead going into the bottom of the fourth vs. Wessel. Sierra’s only HRs were by Garris and Beeler (a 3-runner). Garris was 4-4, Drilling 3-3. Sierra jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first inning and held on in the 18-15 elimination of Sunbelt. Creson, Beeler and Fredieu homered, while Garris had two hits in the big first. Everett went 4-4 with a homer. Beeler added another one. Dale Walters had a homer. Hall had two homers, Hightower, Tot Powers, Schuck and McCraw one each for Sunbelt. The 17 runs in the bottom of the fourth of the 33-13 run-rule romp for Lighthouse over Wessel in the winners bracket finals saw homers by Frizzell, Elliott, Davis, Rickard and Rose and a triple and single each by Mendoza and Kirk Stafford. It was Mendoza’s second triple of the game. Rickard had a 375-foot line-drive double earlier in the big inning and Huggins and Striebel each had two singles. Rickard and Rose each homered earlier. So did Frizzell, Ergle and Higginbotham. Sunbelt’s 30-14 ouster of Backstop saw two 1-2-3 innings, including the first, but a 10, 9 and 9. Jeff Hall drew 4 of Sunbelt’s 12 walks. Jimmy Powers had four hits, Britt Hightower, Bobby Gilbert and Johnny McCraw two homers each Bob Van Erem was 4-4 with 2 HRs for Backstop. For three games, he was 10-for-11 with 8 HRs. Steele’s was within 9-10 and 12-13 before Sierra pushed across five runs without a home run in the top of the seventh and won 18-13. Fredieu and Beeler had homers and Kendrick an inside-the-parker for Sierra. Big Randy Kortokrax had three Steele’s HRs. Lighthouse had an easy 14-2 win over Backstop, with Davis and Rickard hitting the only two homers. Mendoza was 4-4. Wessel got a 3-runner from Tim Lins on, a solo and two other hits from Howie Krause and a grand slam and a 380-foot line-drive double from Brett Helmer in the 20-19 upset of Sierra. But the big key a 4-4 game from Jim Burbrink and a 3-3 game from Randy Vollmer batting in the 10 and 11 spots. Garris, Beeler and Fredieu socked successive HRs for Sierra in the bottom of the seventh, but the 5-run rally was one short. Steele’s 30-10, 4-inning elimination of Team TPS saw a whopping 12 home runs — two each by Jim Devine, Rod Hughes, Derek Jones, Jeff Ott and Keith Brockman and one each by Dennis Pierce and Dal Beggs. Devine also had a triple and single. Jones, Brockman and Beggs also went 4-4. Steele’s hit for 12 runs on 4 HRs in the second for a 15-7 lead, then produced the run rule with nine runs on 4 HRs in the bottom of the fourth. Wallace was 3-3 with 2 HRs (his team’s only two) and Nevitt had an opposite field triple and a single for Team TPS. Sunbelt’s 16-5 win over O&S saw Hall go 4-4 with a 3-run HR. Jimmy Powers, McCraw and Hightower also homered. Derrick Williams had a triple (off the 360 mark) and a single for O&S. Backstop struck for six runs on three homers in the top of the first in the upending of Team TPS. Judson Jackson had a 2-runner, Melvin Mallernee a solo and Monty McCory a 3-runner. Van Erem and Burch homered in the third as Backstop led 8-3. Four homers (by Mike Shenk, Phil Jobe, Wallace and Todd Martin) pulled Team TPS even at 13-13 in the bottom of the seventh. ISA rules allow a baserunner put on second base in extra innings. It took a groundout and a sac fly for Backstop to score. Team TPS did not score, going 1-2-3 — all routine fly balls. Team TPS had routine 14 fly balls (or popups) in the game. A 2-run homer by Frizzell (he also homered, tripled and singled) and a 2-out RBI single by Rick Huggins gave Lighthouse a 26-24 lead vs. Steele’s . . . after Steele’s seized a 24-23 lead with nine runs in the bottom of the sixth as Jeff Ott hit a grand slam, Jim Devine a single and triple and Kortokrax and Hughes homers. However, Steele’s went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the seventh. Hughes had four hits, including another homer, and Dal Beggs had four hits, with a HR, for Steele’s. Kortokrax had another homer. Pierce and Brockman homered. Lighthouse had a 10-run fifth for a 23-13 lead. Davis had 2 HRs, Rose, Stafford and Higginbotham one each. Huggins had two hits in the 10-run inning, Higginbotham his HR and a single. Burbrink’s lefthanded pitching was the key in Wessel’s 15-10 reversal of Sunbelt, which scored five runs in the fifth, then drew blanks in the sixth and seventh. Jimmy Powers had Sunbelt’s only homer. A 3-run HR by Tom White in the sixth and a 2-runner by Dale Sensenig in the seventh made the difference. White also had a triple and another homer. Howie Krause had two HRs, Tim Linson and Chris Lashley one each. O&S enjoyed an early 9-1 lead vs. Sierra as Williams and Doug Berfeldt hit 3-run HRs, but Sierra enforced the run rule with 13 runs on 6 HRs in the bottom of the fifth. Garris hit his second and third HRs, Beeler his second. Fredieu, Everett and Kendrick also homered.
1998 NSA Men’s Major Super World Report
Team TPS posted a 4-0 record without a serious threat to win the NSA World Series (Sept. 11-13) at the Burlington, N.C., baseball park, and snap out a “tailspin” that had been lingering since the third weekend in June. Team TPS was the preseason No. 1, but had skidded to fourth in the Supreme Softball Top 25 rankings. Lighthouse/Worth jumped into the top spot by winning the first two legs of the Grand Slam championship series — the ISA and the ASA Super. But Lighthouse was a 38-17, 5-inning victim of Team TPS, then Team TPS was a 42-17, 5-inning winner over fifth-ranked Steele’s/R&D/Reda. Meanwhile, second-ranked Sunbelt/Dan Smith, playing without Todd Joerling and Dan Schuck who had been released by owner Wayne Williamson, was romping to three wins that saw 100 runs in just 10 innings — 32-0 over Allison’s, 34-9 over Xtreme/Hinson/Worth and 34-14 over third-ranked Sierra/TPS. Team TPS, which released J.C. Phelps, won 26-22 over Sunbelt in the winners bracket finals, holding a 10-run lead going into the top of the seventh. Jeff Wallace and Rusty Bumgardner each had two home runs, Dewayne Nevitt, Doug Kissane, Randell Boone and Mike Shenk one each. Boone’s was a 3-runner to cap a 5-run fourth and Shenk’s a grand slam to climax a 7-run fifth inning as Team TPS built up a 25-13 lead. After Sunbelt scored 11 runs in the fourth inning en route to a 29-18 elimination of Steele’s, Team TPS socked Sunbelt 33-17 in the championship game, hitting four homers in an 11-run second inning. Team TPS had a 16-1 bulge going into the bottom of the third. Sunbelt pulled within 19-13, but drew a blank in the fifth and Team TPS iced it with 6 in the sixth and 6 in the seventh. Team TPS had 10 home runs. Todd Martin had two as he broke out of a slump with a 4-for-5 game. Shortstop Johnny Mello had two, plus a triple. Doug Roberson had two, including an inside-the-parker, plus two other hits. Kissane, Nevitt, Boone and Shenk each had one. Wallace, the MVP selection, had five hits, Bumgardner four. Kissane, Shenk and Brad Stiles also had triples. The field dimensions were 335-406-335. There were 326 home runs hit over the wall, 18 inside the park. That compares with 405 homers last year when Ritch’s-Superior/Tri-Gems/Beloli/TPS double-dipped Shen Valley/Taylor/TPS in the finals. Those two teams were merged for the 1998 season. The big yard led to a whopping 56 triples in the 22 games. Big Randy Kortokrax of Steele’s won the home run title with 13 in five games. He had 13 here last year too. The leader last year with Todd Joerling of Sunbelt with 16. Sunbelt’s Greg Harding had 12 homers this year, and teammates Jimmy and Tot Powers 10 each. Based on 20 at-bats, Sunbelt’s Jeff Hall led the batting average chart with .808. Brian Jeffers of Backstop/Easton went 13-for-15 for an .867 average. Team TPS had 49 homers in four games, Sunbelt 65 in six, Steele’s 58 in five and Lighthouse 56 in five. Sierra had 40 in four games. The Team TPS team batting average was .649, Sunbelt’s 636, Lighthouse .626 and Sierra .620. Brandon’s wound up in a tie for fifth, despite losing in the opening round to Lighthouse (25-8). Brandon’s won over Xtreme/Hinson/Worth 23-16 and Backstop 31-30 on a sac fly by Chris Graves before giving Steele’s a tussle before losing 50-29 when Steele’s scored 15 on 8 home runs in the fifth inning. Kortokrax went 7-for-7, with 6 HRs and 10 RBI for Steele’s. Steele’s totaled 20 HRs, Rod Hughes, Rob Schleede, Dennis Pierce, Dal Beggs and Jeff Ott two each. Amazingly, Steele’s drew 17 walks, including 9 in the second inning. That inning saw 19 straight balls. Brandon’s scored 13 runs in the top of the second, but Steele’s had 12 in the bottom half of the inning. Brandon’s had 10 runs in the fifth for a 28-22 lead. Eddie Foust was 4-for-4 with 2 homers, Mike Martin 5-for-5 and Chris Absher 4-for-5 with an inside the park homer. Slim Bryant had 2 homers, Graves, Chris Calcutt, Tracy Logan and Keith Roberts one each. Chase/Easton, winner of the ISA AA and ASA Major but 0-2 in the NSA AA, went 0-2 in this one, losing 27-26 in 8 innings to Herb’s/KCS/TPS, winner of the NSA AA, and 29-11 to Backstop. Herb’s lost to Steele’s 36-28, then won another 8-inning game, this one by 16-15 over Planet/New/TPS. Jeff Smith’s lone 2-run home run produced the winning runs vs. Chase and he got the winning hit vs. Planet. Rusty Hoke and Jon Meyers earlier homered in the 7-run top of the eighth vs. Chase. Smith earlier had a triple, homer and single. He also had two singles and a triple against Planet. Herb’s then was eliminated 26-2 by Lighthouse, and wound up in a tie for seventh with Backstop. Brandon’s 31-30 win over Backstop saw a 14-run fourth and a 12-run fifth after drawing blanks in the first two innings. Jerold Smith had a double, triple and homer, while Mike Martin had an inside the park homer. Eddie Foust had a 3-runner, Chris Calcutt a solo. Calcutt and Tracy Logan each had five hits, little Chris Beck and Slim Bryant four each. The winning run was set up by singles by Beck, Bryant and Calcutt. Sierra eliminated Lighthouse late Saturday night 42-38, regulating the LH crew to a tie for fifth place. Sierra scored 12 runs to seize a 42-32 lead in the top of the seventh. Pitcher Paul Drilling had a pair of 2-run homers. He also homered in the sixth and had two earlier singles. Darrell Beeler and Kerry Everett also homered in the seventh, while Jason Kendrick and Greg Cannedy each had two hits. Cannedy also had a hit in the 6-run sixth, and he wound up 6-for-6. Hank Garris, Larry Fredieu and Everett homered in the sixth. Everett had four in the game. Garris had two other 3-runners . . . for a total of 9 RBI. For Lighthouse, Scott Elliott had five hits, including 3 homers, Ricky Huggins had 3 homers and Dewayne Frizzell and Kirk Stafford two each. One of Frizzell’s was a grand slam. Dennis Mendoza had five hits and Carl Rose had a single, double, triple and homer. After the high-scoring wins, Steele’s was a 14-9 winner over Sierra in the first game on the final day’s slate. Sierra only two home runs — both by Beeler. Sierra managed only two runs over the last three innings. Garris was hitless in four trips to the plate. Steele’s socked five homers (Kortokrax, Hughes, Beggs, Ott and Keith Brockman). Rob Schleede contributed a triple as Steele’s made it 5-2 with a 4-run second. It was 7-4, 9-7 and 12-8 after the next three innings. Steele’s then was eliminated 29-18 by Sunbelt. Steele’s fell behind 21-9 when Sunbelt scored 11 runs in the fourth, then cut into the deficit with 8 runs in the top of the seventh. Sunbelt had six homers (two by Hall, one each by Harding, Hightower, Gilbert and McCraw) and three triples (by Dubose, Gilbert and Curtis Williams). Dubose was 4-for-4, plus a walk. Williams was 4-for-5. Kortokrax had three of Steele’s five HRs. Hughes and Ott also homered. Team TPS built up leads of 8-3, 18-11 and 25-13 in the first five innings in the 26-22 win over Sunbelt in the finals of the winners bracket. Sunbelt tried to rally with six in the top of the seventh. Team TPS had eight homers — by Bumgardner and Nevitt in the first, by Wallace in the second, by Kissane in the third, by Wallace and Boone (a 3-runner) in the fourth and by Shenk (a grand slam) in the fifth. Bumgardnder hit another homer in the sixth. Jimmy Powers and McCraw each had four hits in a losing effort. Powers had a homer, Harding, Hightower and Tot Powers two each. Sunbelt outhomered Team TPS 12-10, but was walloped 33-17 in the finale. Jimmy Powers had three, Hall, Harding, Hightower and McCraw two each. Tot Powers had one. Team TPS had five hits from Wallace, but no HRs. Martin had two homers among four hits, Bumgardner one among four hits. Doug Roberson also had four hits, including two homers, one an IP. Roberson totaled eight RBI. Johnny Mello had two homers, Kissane one (and a triple) and Nevitt, Boone and Shenk one each. Shenk, Mello and Stiles also tripled. Team TPS’ 5-inning run-rule 38-17 romp over Lighthouse saw the score by innings read like this: 7-8-8-6-9. Lighthouse was shocked . . . trailing 15-2, 23-3, 29-4 and 38-12. Wallace, Bumgardner and Shenk homered in the first. Boone had a long triple. Boone had a 3-run HR in the second. Mello also homered. Boone had another 3-runner in the third, and a 2-runner in the fourth. He was 4-for-4, plus a walk, for 9 RBI. Jobe, Roberson (twice), Kissane and Tom White, an added player from Wessel/Hague/SoJern/TPS, also homered. Wallace homered again. Wallace and Bumgardner each had five hits, Nevitt and Shenk four each. Wendell Rickard had three homers for Lighthouse, but he later had to sit out his team’s last three games with an elbow injury. Frizzell had three homers for the LH crew, Rose and Huggins two each. Lighthouse had five successive HRs in an 8-run third. Elliott, Davis and Stafford also homered. In fact, 14 of the 17 LH runs were home runs. The Team TPS 42-17, 4-inning romp over Steele’s saw a 16-run second and a 15-run fourth. Team TPS had 17 homers, including an IP. Kissane, who went 6-for-6, Nevitt and Boone each had three HRs. Mello had two, including a bases-loaded IP. Martin had a grand slam. Steele’s had a lot of HRs too — 10. One was an inside-the-parker by Ron Fields. David Hood had three, Lonnie Fox two. Sunbelt stunned Sierra with a 21-run, 10-HR third inning. McCraw had a slam and solo. Harding had two. J.Powers had two too, including a 3-runner. J.Powers, Harding, T.Powers and McCraw each wound up with three homers. Sunbelt had 16, including an IP by Harding. Hightower also had two HRs. On the other hand, the usually HR hitting Sierra club had only six. Garris had two of them. Howie Krause, an added player from Wessel/Hague, had six homers for Backstop, including three plus a double in the stunning 29-11 drubbing of Chase.
Jeff Wallace NSA Super World MVP.
1998 NSA AA Report
Herb’s posted an undefeated record (5-0) to claim the title trophy in the NSA Class AA World Series Aug. 28-30 at the Indianapolis Sports & Fitness Center. Herb’s outlasted Long Haul 56-54 in a second-round matchup, then ran into Long Haul again in the finals. The score this time was 44-27. In the first meeting, Herb’s roared into a 29-3 lead, then had to survive a 22-run outburst by Long Haul in the bottom of the seventh. Herb’s was a 58-57 winner over Reece/TPS of Lebanon, Tenn., in the winners bracket finals when Jeff Smith homered to lead off the bottom of the seventh. Reece then was eliminated 50-29 by Long Haul. The MVP selection was veteran Jamie Wisham of Herb’s. He batted .828 (24-for-29). Jacques Millier of fourth-place Tiger/ChecKing/AirTransat, led in home runs with 17 (in 8 games). Herb’s other pace-setters included Jon Meyers at .812, Dan Zenovka .774, P. J. Jones .760, Glenn Dolezal .742, Ed Starcher .727, Smith .710 and George Sampson .704. Smith and Don Copelan each had 9 homers, while teammates Dolezal, Starcher and Sampson each had 7. Wisham, Meyers and Zenovka each had 5 HRs in Herb’s balanced attack. Long Haul leaders included Mike Brodzinski at .821, Rob Darhower at .800, Tim Magner at .795, Ted Larson at .765, Mike Stanley at .730 and Butch Smith at .724. Magner and Doug Johnson each had 8 homers, while Smith and Chaun Demars each had 7 and Stanley and Dan Houchin 6 each. Pete Roberts of Central Paving chalked up a remarkable average of 1.000. He was 20-for-20. Millier and Tiger teammate Dave Koser turned in .857 and .853 averages, respectively, while Joe Ambrose of Joe Black’s was at .842. Jan Moss of Central and Rick Jackson of N.A.S.T.Y. Boys were at .833. Brett Helmer, a Tiger pick-up from the Wessel/Hague team, totaled 15 home runs. Mike Lane of N.A.S.T.Y. had 12, Moss 11 and Brian Justice of Reece 10. Smith and Copelan of Herb’s, Keith Brady of Reece and Dennis Turner of N.A.S.T.Y. each had 9 HRs. There were upsets aplenty. Chase was stunned with an 0-2 record. Chase lost first to a Class A team, K&G/TPS of North Vernon, Ind., 30-29, when K&G scored 13 runs in the bottom of the seventh. The other loss was 16-14 to Ultimate Sports, another Class A team from Indianapolis. Gar King, an Indiana native who plays regularly with Resmondo/Sod of Florida, won the game with a home run. JWM won one game, then was upset 40-32 by Central Paving and 30-29 by California rival RPM. Planet/New, fourth-place finisher in the ISA, was 1-2 too, losing 27-23 to Joe Black’s/Lattof/TPS of Chicago and 22-20 to a Class A team, Mercer Machine of Indianapolis. Backstop and N.A.S.T.Y. Boys, a surprising third in the ISA, each went 2-2 and wound up in a tie for 13th. Backstop lost to Reece 38-30, then was eliminated 53-31 by K&G. N.A.S.T.Y. lost to Long Haul 35-33, then was ousted 54-43 by Tiger. The “Boys” scored almost 200 runs in four games, winning one game by 63-25 in 4 innings and another by 54-33. Herb’s and Tiger met in an early round, with Herb’s winning 40-37. Herb’s other win was over B&A of Cincinnati (43-13). B&A, a Class A team, drew a bye, then got a forfeit before upsetting Central Paving 35-30 on the strength of a 26-run top of the first. B&A tied for fifth with Joe Black’s. Tied for seventh were Gasoline Heaven and Central Paving. Tied for ninth were RPM, K&G, Mercer and Jett Door of Houston. T’s 13 of Nebraska and Galyan’s of Indianapolis were in the group tied for 13th — with Backstop and N.A.S.T.Y. Gil’s Arizona Heat of Phoenix was another team that suffered an 0-2 fate. Gil’s drew Backstop and lost 25-18, then ran into Tiger in the losers bracket and lost 31-10.RPM was eliminated 44-36 by Gasoline Heaven, which then was ousted by Tiger 25-20.
Softball Center 2012 All-Star Team
Player of the Year – Andy Purcell – Resmondo
Defensive Player of the Year – Jimmy Salas – Resmondo
Offensive Player of the Year – Tim Cocco – Shoppe
P – Andy Purcell – Resmondo – .742 48 HR 136 RBI 23 BB
C – Tim Cocco – Shoppe – .750 122 HR 330 RBI 14 BB
1B – Jeff Hall – Resmondo – .805 32 HR 96 RBI 25 BB
2B – Greg Connell – Resmondo – .756 99 HR 260 RBI 16 BB
SS – Bryson Baker – Laservision – .775 49 HR 145 RBI 24 BB
MI – Bubba Mack – Resmondo – .746 89 HR 242 RBI 14 BB
3B – Dennis Rulli – TYJA/Reebok – .820 34 HR 121 RBI 29 BB
LF – Robert Blackburn – Shoppe – .744 54 HR 166 RBI 12 BB
CF – Jason Branch – Team 454 – .727 42 HR 156 RBI 60 BB
RF – Brian Wegman – Laservision – .753 87 HR 223 RBI 32 BB
EH – Kyle Moyer – Team 454 – .750 58 HR 165 RBI 19 BB
Utility – Kevin Filby – Nordkap/Desert Falls – .729 71 HR 199 RBI 40 BB
Utility – Lee Powers – Shoppe – .776 67 HR 179 RBI 25 BB
Utility – Brett McCollum – Nordkap/Desert Falls – .736 90 HR 231 RBI 7 BB
Utility – Adam Rockoff – Demarini – .726 59 HR 153 RBI 12 BB
Utility – Scott Kirby – Laservision – .756 56 HR 163 RBI 25 BB
Utility – Chad Durick – Team 454 – .765 81 HR 207 RBI 15 BB
2010 Old Scout/Softball Center All World Team
Player of the Year – Greg Connell – Resmondo (95 HR, 302 RBI, .799 OBP)
Pitcher – Andy Purcell – Resmondo
Catcher – Tim Cocco – Jean Shoppe
Extra Hitter – Brett Helmer – Dan Smith
First Base – Ryan Thiede – Dan Smith
Second Base – Greg Connell – Resmondo
Middle Infield – Bryson Baker – Resmondo
Shortstop – Don DeDonatis III – Resmondo
Third Base – JD Genter – Dan Smith
Outfield – Rick Baker – Dan Smith
Outfield – Bobby Hughes – Resmondo
Outfield – Brian Wegman – Dan Smith
Utility – Dennis Rulli – Resmondo
Utility – Geno Buck – Dan Smith
Utility – Brian Rainwater – Resmondo
Utility – BJ Fulk – Resmondo
The Old Scout’s 2005 All-Star Team
Player of the Year – Andy Purcell, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse
Defensive Player of the Year- Don Dedonatis Jr., Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse
Offensive Player of the Year- Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse
1B- Jeff Hall, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse (.699, 68 HRs)
1B- BJ Fulk, AM/Las Vegas/Benfield/Reece/Belcher/Shade/Easton
2B- Brett Helmer, BellCorp/Backman/Taylor/Easton (.792, 91 HRs)
2B- Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse (.748, 77 HRs)
3B- Denny Crine, AM/LasVegas/Benfield/Reece/Belcher/Shade/Easton
3B- JD Genter, Team Stucco/TPS (.660, 33 HRs)
SS- Don Dedonatis Jr., Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse (.706, 35 HRs)
SS- Dal Beggs, Bell Corp/Backman/Taylor/Easton (.708, 74 HRs)
MI- Bryson Baker, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse (.693, 80 HRs)
MI- Dennis Rulli, AM/Las Vegas/Benfield/Reece/Belcher/Shade/Easton
LF- Jason Kendrick, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse (.664, 47 HRs)
LF- Brian Wegman, AM/Las Vegas/Benfield/Reece/Belcher/Shade/Easton
CF- Rick Baker, Bell Corp/Backman/Taylor/Easton (.657, 31 HRs)
CF- Scott Striebel, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse (.648, 59 HRs)
RF- Brian Rainwater, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse (.661, 59 HRs)
RF- Wayne Hammermell, AM/Las Vegas/Benfield/Reece/Belcher/Shade/Easton
Util- Chris O’Hara, AM/Las Vegas/Benfield/Reece/Belcher/Shade/Easton
Util- Tim Mattox, Team Stucco/TPS (.728, 69 HRs)
P- Andy Purcell, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse (.679, 49 HRs)
P- Scott Nastally, Bell Corp/Backman/Taylor/Easton (.582, 15 HRs)
C- Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse (.737, 104 HRs)
C- Scott Brown, Bell Corp/Backman/Taylor/Easton (.704, 63 HRs)
EH- JC Phelps, Team Stucco/TPS (.814, 48 HRs)
EH- Tim Cocco, Bell Corp/Backman/Taylor/Easton (.712, 86 HRs)
Mgr- Randy Cropper, AM/Las Vegas/Benfield/Reece/Belcher/Shade/Easton (NSA Super, NSA Class-AA, ASA Major Champs)
Coach- Gary Jost, Bell Corp/Backman/Taylor/Easton
Coach- Frank Webb, Resmondo/Dan Smith/Menosse
Sponsor of the year- All of AM Las Vegas/Benfield/Reece/Belcher/Shade/Easton- (Tony, Benfield, Mike, Roger, Mel, Rooster, Roger & Kevin)
The Old Scout’s 2004 All-Star Team
Player of the Year – Jeff Hall, Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Holland/Easton
1B – Jeff Hall, Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Holland/Easton (.806 OB%, 122 HRs)
2B – Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo/Taylor Bros/K&H Investments (.782 OB%, 80 HRs)
SS – Don Dedonatis Jr., Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Holland/Easton (.705 OB%, 17 HRs)
3B – JD Genter, US Vinyl/Meridian/Subway/Z-Wear (.730 OB%, 64 HRs)
C – Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Taylor Bros/K&H Investments (.756 OB%, 98 HRs)
DH – Hank Garris, Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Holland/Easton (.750 OB%, 95 HRs)
LF – John McCraw, US Vinyl/Meridian/Subway/Z-Wear (.763 OB%, 55 HRs)
RCF – Rick Baker, Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Holland/Easton (.692 OB%, 27 HRs)
LCF – Scott Striebel, Resmondo/Taylor Bros/K&H Investments (.667 OB%, 48 HRs)
RF – Jason Kendrick, Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Holland/Easton (.727 OB%, 48 HRs)
UT – Brett Helmer, Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Holland/Easton (.781 OB%, 99 HRs)
UT – RJ Howerton, US Vinyl/Meridian/Subway/Z-Wear (.702 OB%, 80 HRs)
UT – Todd Joerling, Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Holland/Easton (.731%, 60 HRs)
UT – Bob Woldyk, US Vinyl/Meridian/Subway/Z-Wear (.744 OB%, 113 HRs)
UT – JC Phelps, Kluever Snap On/B&J Logging/Mizuno (.729 OB%, 69 HRs)
UT – Kenny Briggs, Benfield/Alesium/Reece/Shade/Easton (.718 OB%, 79 HRs)
P – Andy Purcell, Resmondo/Taylor Bros/K&H Investments (.678 OB%, 41 HRs)
P – Scott Nastally, Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Holland/Easton (.599 OB%, 14 HRs)
Manager – Gary Jost, Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Holland/Easton (#1 Team, 53-7 Record, USSSA Super Champs, NSA Super Runner-ups)
The Old Scout’s 2003 All-Star Team
Co-Players of the Year – Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
Co-Players of the Year – Andy Purcell, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
P- Andy Purcell, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
P- Pat Wayne, Benfield Electric/Worth
C- Hank Garris, Dan Smith/Backman/Mennose/Easton
C- Steve Roder, B&J Logging/Kluevers Snap-On-Tools/Worth
EH- Ronnie James, US Vinyl/Community Access/Z-Wear/Miken
EH- BJ Faulk, Alesium/Reece/Hinson/Shade/Easton
IF- Dennis Shrum, US Vinyl/Community Access/Z-Wear/Miken
IF- Todd Joerling, Dan Smith/Backman/Mennose/Easton
IF- Todd Martin, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
IF- Don Dedonatis ,Jr., Mountain Top/USA Cash/TPS
IF- Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
IF- Jeff Hall, Dan Smith/Backman/Mennose/Easton
IF- Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
IF- Brett Helmer, Dan Smith/Backman/Mennose/Easton
IF- Howie Krause, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
IF- Robert Hawkins, B&J Logging/Kluevers Snap-On-Tools/Worth
OF- Johnny McCraw, US Vinyl/Community Access/Z-Wear/Miken
OF- Brian Rainwater, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
OF- Bryson Baker, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
OF- Scott Streibel, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
OF- Bobby Hughes, Alesium/Reece/Hinson/Shade/Easton
UT- Scott Brown, Dan Smith/Backman/Mennose/Easton
UT- RJ Howerton, US Vinyl/Community Access/Z-Wear/Miken
UT- Tim Cocoa, Budweiser/Sunnyvale/Fairweather/Worth
UT- Bob Woldyk, US Vinyl/Community Access/Z-Wear/Miken
MGR- Jeff Hague, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt (ISA-Super, NSA-Super, USSSA-Super, ASA-Super champs; Grand Slam winners)
Rookie of the Year – Brian Rainwater, Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt
The Old Scout’s 2002 All-Star Team
Player of the Year – Dal Beggs, Hague/Resmondo/Walser/Worth
P – Pat Wayne, Florida Heat/Worth (24 HR, .603 OB%)
P – Shane Dubose, Backman/Dan Smith/Menosse/Easton (45 HR, .696 OB%)
C/EH – Hank Garris, Long Haul/Taylor Bros/Shen Corp/TPS (141 HR, .762 OB%)
C/EH – DeWayne Nevitt, Backman/Dan Smith/Menosse/Easton (126 HR, .719 OB%)
C/EH – Randy Kortokrax, Hague/Resmondo/Walser/Worth (111 HR, .686 OB%)
C/EH – Derrick Williams, Budweiser/Summerlin/Worth (116 HR, .683 OB%)
IF – Jeff Hall, Backman/Smith/Menosse/Easton (119 HRs, .784 OB%)
IF – Jeff Wallace, Long Haul/Taylor Bros/Shen Corp/TPS (152 HR, .771 OB%)
IF – Rusty Bumgardner, Long Haul/Taylor Bros/Shen Corp/TPS (146 HR, .763 OB%)
IF – Todd Martin, Long Haul/Taylor Bros/Shen Corp/TPS (100 HR, .692 OB%)
IF – Brett Helmer, Backman/Dan Smith/Menosse/Easton (93 HR, .799 OB%)
IF – Jeff Ott, Mid South/Mizuno (83 HRs, .722 OB%)
IF – Dennis Rulli, Chase/Reece/Rooster/Easton (27 HR, .711 OB%)
IF – Dal Beggs, Hague/Resmondo/Walser/Worth (102 HR, .696 OB%)
IF – DeMond Thomas, Backman/Dan Dmith/Menosse/Easton (38 HR, .698 OB%)
IF – Todd Joerling, Backman/Smith/Menosse/Easton (60 HR, .709 OB%)
IF – Jeff Smith, Budweiser/Summerlin/Worth (88 HR, .765 OB%)
IF – John Glidewell, Mountain Top/Cash/Advance/TPS (75 HR, .779 OB%)
IF – Brian Arnold, Florida Heat/Worth (79 HRs, .697 OB%)
OF – Bryson Baker, Hague/Resmondo/Walser/Worth (86 HR, .704 OB%)
OF – Scott Streibel, Hague Resmondo/Walser/Worth (89 HR, .683 OB%)
OF – Jason Kendrick, Backman/Smith/Menosse/Easton (61 HR, .710 OB%)
OF – Robin Higgonbotham, Backman/Smith/Menosse/Easton (42 HR, .639 OB%)
OF – Bobby Hughes, Chase/Reece/Rooster/Easton (51 HR, .669 OB%)
OF – Shane McCullough, Budweiser/Summerlin/Worth (79 HR, .697 OB%)
OF – Randall Boone, Long Haul/Taylor Bros/Shen Corp/TPS (86 HR, .712 OB%)
OF – Scott King, Long Haul/Taylor Bros/Shen Corp/TPS (90 HR, .642 OB%)
Manager – Roger Tabor, Florida Heat/Nave Plumbing/Joe Blacks/Worth (USSSA Class-A, ISA Class-AA, ISA Class-A champs)
Rookie of the Year – Scott Brown, Backman/Smith/Menosse/Easton (76 HRs, .712 OB%)
FINAL National Home Run Leaders of 2002
Top 20 Report: HOME RUNS
Information provided in the following order:
Order of rank; HRT; AB; HRF; Player; Team
01 – 152 – 361 – 2.375 ? Jeff Wallace ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
02 – 146 – 372 – 2.548 ? Rusty Bumgardner ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
03 – 141 – 353 – 2.504 ? Hank Garris ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
04 – 126 – 302 – 2.397 ? Dewayne Nevitt ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
05 – 119 – 308 – 2.588 ? Jeff Hall ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
06 – 116 – 311 – 2.681 ? Derrick Williams ( Budweiser )
07 – 111 – 310 – 2.793 ? Randy Kortokrax ( Hague/Resmondo/Walser )
08 – 102 – 320 – 3.137 ? Dal Beggs ( Hague/Resmondo/Walser )
09 – 100 – 327 – 3.270 ? Todd Martin ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
10 – 093 – 286 – 3.075 ? Brett Helmer ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
11 – 090 – 328 – 3.644 ? Scott King ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
12 – 089 – 297 – 3.337 ? Scott Striebel ( Hague/Resmondo/Walser )
13 – 088 – 322 – 3.659 ? Mike Shenk ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
14 – 088 – 269 – 3.057 ? Jeff Smith ( Budweiser )
15 – 086 – 353 – 4.105 ? Bryson Baker ( Hague/Resmondo/Walser )
16 – 086 – 262 – 3.047 ? Ray Cowart ( Mid-South )
17 – 086 – 255 – 2.965 ? Randell Boone ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
18 – 085 – 283 – 3.329 ? Tim Cocco ( Chase/Reece/Roosters )
19 – 083 – 233 – 2.807 ? Jeff Ott ( Mid-South )
20 – 080 – 274 – 3.425 ? Howie Krause ( Hague/Resmondo/Walser )
FINAL National Batting Leaders of 2002
Top 20 Report: ON BASE %
Information provided in the following order:
Order of rank; OB%; TRB; PA; Player; Team
Minimum number of Plate Appearances: 208
01 – .799 – 270 ÷ 338 ? Brett Helmer ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
02 – .784 – 287 ÷ 366 ? Jeff Hall ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
03 – .779 – 222 ÷ 285 ? John Glidewell ( Mountain Top/Advanced/USA Cash/TPS )
04 – .771 – 316 ÷ 410 ? Jeff Wallace ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
05 – .765 – 235 ÷ 307 ? Jeff Smith ( Budweiser )
06 – .763 – 322 ÷ 422 ? Rusty Bumgardner ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
07 – .763 – 216 ÷ 283 ? Jerold Smith ( Budweiser )
08 – .762 – 324 ÷ 425 ? Hank Garris ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
09 – .749 – 185 ÷ 247 ? Wes Campbell ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
10 – .740 – 185 ÷ 250 ? Todd Thomas ( Twin States )
11 – .737 – 207 ÷ 281 ? Ray Cowart ( Mid-South )
12 – .724 – 178 ÷ 246 ? Craig Upton ( Twin States )
13 – .722 – 182 ÷ 252 ? Jeff Ott ( Mid-South )
14 – .719 – 240 ÷ 334 ? Dewayne Nevitt ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
15 – .712 – 213 ÷ 299 ? Randell Boone ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
16 – .712 – 195 ÷ 274 ? Scott Brown ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
17 – .711 – 231 ÷ 325 ? Dennis Rulli ( Chase/Reece/Roosters )
18 – .710 – 218 ÷ 307 ? Jason Kendrick ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
19 – .709 – 244 ÷ 344 ? Todd Joerling ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
20 – .706 – 187 ÷ 265 ? Dennis Mendoza ( Budweiser/Summerlin/Team Experts/Worth )
FINAL National Home Run Frequency Leaders of 2002
Top 20 Report: HOME RUN FREQUENCY
Information provided in the following order:
Order of rank; HRF; AB; HRT; Player; Team
Minimum number of Plate Appearances: 208
01 – 2.375 – 361 ÷ 152 ? Jeff Wallace ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
02 – 2.397 – 302 ÷ 126 ? Dewayne Nevitt ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
03 – 2.504 – 353 ÷ 141 ? Hank Garris ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
04 – 2.548 – 372 ÷ 146 ? Rusty Bumgardner ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
05 – 2.588 – 308 ÷ 119 ? Jeff Hall ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
06 – 2.681 – 311 ÷ 116 ? Derrick Williams ( Budweiser )
07 – 2.793 – 310 ÷ 111 ? Randy Kortokrax ( Hague/Resmondo/Walser )
08 – 2.807 – 233 ÷ 83 ? Jeff Ott ( Mid-South )
09 – 2.904 – 212 ÷ 73 ? Craig Upton ( Twin States )
10 – 2.922 – 225 ÷ 77 ? Greg Schulte ( Mid-South )
11 – 2.965 – 255 ÷ 86 ? Randell Boone ( Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp )
12 – 3.027 – 227 ÷ 75 ? John Glidewell ( Mid-South )
13 – 3.041 – 222 ÷ 73 ? Chaun DeMars ( Mid-South )
14 – 3.047 – 262 ÷ 86 ? Ray Cowart ( Mid-South )
15 – 3.057 – 269 ÷ 88 ? Jeff Smith ( Budweiser )
16 – 3.065 – 190 ÷ 62 ? Larry Carter ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
17 – 3.075 – 286 ÷ 93 ? Brett Helmer ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
18 – 3.092 – 235 ÷ 76 ? Scott Brown ( Backman/Smith/Menosse )
19 – 3.132 – 213 ÷ 68 ? Mark Weaver ( Chase/Reece/Roosters )
20 – 3.137 – 320 ÷ 102 ? Dal Beggs ( Hague/Resmondo/Walser )
