1977 held at MacArthur Park and First Ward Park, in Binghamton, New York on August 11-15.
Champion: Raiders, Sepulveda, California (35-0)
Runner Up: Oklahoma City Jets, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The Sepulveda, Calif., Raiders won their second straight Amateur Softball Association National Senior Girls Fast-pitch championship Monday, defeating the Oklahoma City Rebels 2-1 in the final.
Like last year, the Raiders went unbeaten in the double-elimination tournament.
In the final game, the Raiders broke a 1-1 tie on three straight singles in the bottom of the fourth inning. Shortstop Nicki Clark, pinch-hitter Lisa Feldman, and second-baseman Karen Mobilia supplied the hits. The runs scored when the third single was bobbled by the Rebels leftfielder.
Winning pitcher Jan Jeffers tossed a six-hitter. Neither Jeffers, who won three games, including one shutout, nor Pam Titchener, who won four and had two shutouts, allowed an earned run in the tournament.
Sepulveda, with a record of 35 victories and no losses this season, defeated Klute, Tex., 12-1, Fort Worth, Tex., 11-4, Vienna, Ga., 4-3 in eight innings, McPherson, Kan., 9-0, Irving, Tex., 12-0 and Oklahoma City, 2-0, to reach the final of the 48- team tournament.
Centerfielder Terri Young led the Raiders in hitting, with a tournament batting average at .440. But the tournament batting title went to Terri Bullock of the 4th-place Lincoln, Neb., Odyssey team, who hit .550.
The Charolais Queens of McPherson, Kan., second last year, finished third.
- Batting Champion: Terri Bullock, Lincoln Odyssey – .550
FINAL STANDINGS (1st through 17th are right, after that I am not sure)
1. Raiders, Sepulveda, CA (6-0)
2. Oklahoma City Rebels, Oklahoma City, OK (5-2)
3. Charolais Queens, McPherson, KS (7-2)
4. Lincoln Odyssey, Lincoln, NE (6-2)
5t. Irving Comanches, Irving, TX (3-2)
5t. Memphis Blues, Memphis , TN (4-2)
7t. Olympia Leal’s Nursery, Olympia, WA (5-2)
7t. Maryville Banksters, Maryville, MO (3-2)
9t. Hank’s Painting, Binghamton, NY (3-2)
9t. St. Louis Fitzgeralds, St. Louis, MO (3-2)
9t. Fort Worth Blue Blazers, Fort Worth, TX (4-2)
9t. Vienna Shamrocks, Vienna, VA (3-2)
13t. San Antonio Blueiays, San Antonio, TX (2-2)
13t. Levittown Pick-Ups, Levittown, PA (3-2)
13t. Shawnee Mayor Realtors, Kansas City, MO (2-2)
13t. Eugene Chics, Eugene, OR (2-2)
17t. Des Moines Cardinals, Des Moines, IA (1-2)
17t. Tulsa East Central High Cardinals, Tulsa, OK (2-2)
17t. A.L. George, Binghamton, NY (3-2)
17t. Orlando Jr. Rebels, Orlando, FL (2-2)
17t. Washington NTRA-Sunnyland Blue, Loves Park, IL (1-2)
17t. Anniston Kilgore Tomboys, Anniston, AL (1-2)
17t. Brooklyn Our Lady of Grace, Brooklyn, NY (1-2)
17t. Granger Hafer’s, Granger, UT (2-2)
25t. Pittsburgh Golden Triangle, Pittsburgh, PA (1-2)
25t. Arvada Holliway Insurance, Arvada, CO (1-2)
25t. Rochester Baxters, Rochester, IN (1-2)
25t. Standard Optical, Salt Lake City, UT (1-2)
25t. Decatur Belvedere Jets, Atlanta, GA (1-2)
25t. Clute Eagle Raiders, Clute, TX (1-2)
25t. Chattanooga Speedline, Chattanooga, TN (1-2)
25t. East Spokane Saints, East Spokane, WA (1-2)
33t. Indianapolis Tabernacle Kittens, Indianapolis, IN (1-2)
33t. Omaha State Bank, Omaha, NE (1-2)
33t. Sioux Falls Automatic Transmission, Sioux Falls, SD (0-2)
33t. Baton Rouge Tigers, Baton Rouge, LA (0-2)
33t. Bradenton Manatee County Sandspurs, Bradenton, FL (0-2)
33t. Chicopee Suburban Pacers, Chicopee, MA (0-2)
33t. Georgetown, Georgetown, SC (0-2)
33t. Greensburg Pizza, Greensburg, OH (0-2)
33t. Marlton, Marlton, NJ (0-2)
33t. Ponca City American Legion, Ponca City, OK (0-2)
33t. Roswell Hobson Garden, Roswell, NM (0-2)
33t. Spring Branch Aces, Houston, TX (0-2)
33t. Tacoma Polar Bears, Tacoma, WA (0-2)
33t. Waterford Gas House Gang, Waterford, MI (0-2)
33t. West Caldwell Rec, West Caldwell, NJ (0-2)
NOTES: Milford Nutmegs of Milford, Connecticut did not attend due to a serious car accident that injured the head coach and killed his wife.
