1985 held at Wilmington, North Carolina.
Champion – Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, North Carolina
Runner Up – Elite Coatings, Gordon, Georgia
Elite defeated Steele’s 26-25 in the opening game and then lost to Howard’s in the winners bracket final on the 3-team World Series. Elite then beat Steeles 31-21 in the losers bracket final to earn the right to play Howards for the Championship. Elite captured the first final 34-21, only to see Howard’s come back behind the performance of MVP Don Arndt to win the final championship game 26-15. Elite was the Nations top ranked team entered the tournament with a 96-5 record, including 9 wins in its 11 meetings with Howard’s. Elite now stood at 99-7. Arndt was 9-11 with 8 HR. HR Leader Bruce Meade hit 4 HR each in the losers bracket final and the Championship game to finish with 12 to lead the tournament.
- MVP – Don Arndt, Howard’s/Western Steer (hit 4 HR in the winners bracket final).- 9-11, .818, 8 HR
- Co-Defensive MVP – Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer
- Co-Defensive MVP – Cliff Carpenter, Steele’s
- HR Leader – Bruce Meade, Elite Coatings – 12
- Batting Leader – Bruce Meade, Elite – .783
ISA ALL WORLD TEAM
- Don Arndt, Howard’s/Western Steer (9-11, .818. 8 HR)
- Bill Blake, Howard’s/Western Steer (10-13, .769)
- Mark Hierlmeier, Howard’s/Western Steer (10-14, .714)
- Richard Wilborn, Howard’s/Western Steer
- Curtis Williams, Howard’s/Western Steer
- Clyde Guy, Howard’s/Western Steer
- Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer
- Rick Wheeler, Elite Coatings
- Bill Gatti, Elite Coatings
- Bruce Meade, Elite Coatings (.783, 12 HRs)
- Doug Brown, Elite Coatings
- Bill Pollack, Elite Coatings
- Charles Wright, Elite Coatings
- Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports
- Ernie Montgomery, Steele’s Sports
- Cliff Carpenter, Steele’s Sports
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (2-1)
2. Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA (3-2)
3. Steele’s Sports, Grafton, OH (0-2)
SCORES
Elite 27 Steeles 26
Howards 32 Elite 10
Elite 31 Steeles 21
Elite 34 Howards 21
Howards 26 Elite 15
