Category: ASA

1995 ASA Women’s Major Slow Pitch Nationals

1995 held at Wallace Marine Park in West Salem, Oregon on September 2-4.

Champion: Armed Forces, Sacramento, California
Runner Up: Shiva, San Francisco, California

The Armed Forces put Shiva in the losers bracket with a 14-12 win. Shiva then eliminated the AAA Yankees and got a chance for redemption against the Armed Forces in the Championship. Shiva won the first game 7-6, forcing the winner take all championship final. The Armed Forces wasted no time and put away Shiva with a 15-3 victory.

  • MVP – Carolyn Ford, Armed Forces
  • Batting Leader – Sue Sualnier, Armed Forces (16-21) – .769
  • Home Run Leader – Cheryl Easterwood, Shiva – 3

ASA MAJOR WOMEN’S SLOW PITCH ALL AMERICANS FIRST TEAM

  • P – Marcy Maggard, Wilder Construction
  • C – Carolyn Ford, Armed Forces
  • 1B – Sue Sualnier, Armed Forces
  • 2B – Denise Hall, Shiva
  • 3B – Angie Ford, Shiva
  • SS – Mary Lou Flippen, AAA Garment Yankees
  • OF – Clarise Gordon, Hot Spitty’s
  • OF – Cheryl Bradley, Armed Forces
  • OF – Kristen DAndriss, Shiva
  • OF – Jean Gunnell, Seattle Express
  • EP – Ella Citaberg, Lakerettes
  • UT – Kim Wilson, AAA Garment Yankees
  • UT – Cic Coulson, Seattle Express
  • UT – Sue Ilyes, Lakerettes
  • UT – Bev Landsdown, Hot Spitty’s

ASA MAJOR WOMEN’S SLOW PITCH ALL AMERICANS SECOND TEAM

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FINAL STANDINGS

1. Armed Forces, Sacramento, CA (5-1)
2. Shiva, San Francisco, CA (5-2)
3. AAA Garment Yankees, Santa Monica, CA (5-2)
4. Seattle Express, Seattle, WA (4-2)
5t. Hot Spitty’s, Salem, OR (2-2)
5t. Lakerettes, Conneaut Lake, PA (2-2)
7t. Wilder Construction, Ferndale, WA (2-2)
7t. Anoka Spooks, Anoka, MN (1-2)
9t. Bill Fraley’s Wilcats, Lexington, KY (1-2)
9t. Fletch’s Softball Club, Newark, DE (0-2)
9t. One More Time, Tacoma, WA (0-2)
9t. Wallace Complex/deBeer, Salem, OR (0-2)
13t. Burn Wraps, Martinez, CA (0-2)
13t. Express Softball, Minnetonka, MN (0-2)

SCORES

First Round

Armed Forces 21 One More Time 8
Hot Spitty’s 8 Bill Fraley’s Wildcats 4
Wilder Construction 12 Bum Wraps 11
Seattle Express 19 Express Softball (Minnetonka, MN) 3
Lakerettes 17 AAA Garment Yankees 7
Shiva 15 Wallace Complex/deBeer 3

Second Round

Hot Spitty’s 6 Wilder Construction 5
Lakerettes 9 Seattle Express 8
Armed Forces 6 Fletch’s Softball Club (Newark, DE) 2
Shiva 10 Spooks 5

Losers Bracket

AAA Garment Yankees 17 Express Softball 2
Bill Fraley’s Wildcats 4 Bum Wraps 3

Yankees 13 Fletchs 4
Wilder Construction 20 Wallace/DeBeer 5
Seattle Express 11 One More Time 5
Spooks 14 Fraley’s Wildcats 8
AAA Yankees 16 Wilder Construction 6
AAA Yankees 13 Lakerettes 11
Seattle Express 12 Hot Spitty’s 3
AAA Yankees 17 Seattle Express 9
Shiva 17 AAA Yankees 10

Finals

Shiva 7 Armed Forces 6

IF

Armed Forces 15 Shiva 3

1995 ASA Men’s A Slow Pitch Nationals

1995 held at Lawton, Oklahoma.

Champion – SoJern Travel/Easton, Cedarbrook, New Jersey
Runner Up – Doc’s/TPS, Jacksonville, Florida

  • MVP – Tom Lasko, SoJern Travel/Easton (26-30, .867, 10 HR, 33 RBI)
  • Batting Champion – Jeff Toni, Ray’s Softball (15-17) .882
  • HR Champion – Thom Lord, Chaney Enterprises – 14

ASA A ALL AMERICANS FIRST TEAM

P – Vernon Neil, SoJern Travel (23-35, .657)
C – Barry Hickinbottom, Smith & Associates
1B – Dan Buffin, Ambrose Montes/Tom’s
2B – Jeff Kurkowski, Newell Concrete (19-27, .704)
3B – Tom Lasko, SoJern Travel (26-30, .867, 10 HR, 33 RBI)
SS – Tim Barrett, Backstop/Easton (23-29, .793)
OF – Mike Franklin, Martin Electric (25-33, .758)
OF – Joe Penwell, Backstop/Easton
OF – Dave Pertl, Newell Concrete (18-23, .783, 8 HR)
OF – Ron Wenrich, SoJern Travel (29-37, .784, 7 HR, 24 RBI)
EP – Steve Gunter, Doc’s (20-26, .769)
UTIL – Steve Quiroz, Ambrose Montes/Tom’s (16-20, .800)
UTIL – Jerry Reeves, SoJern Travel (16-23, .696)
UTIL – Thom Lord, Chaney’s Enterprises (14 HR, 36 RBI)

ASA A ALL AMERICANS SECOND TEAM

Warren Grant, SoJern Travel (5 HR)
Randy Holsopple, SoJern Travel (24-34. .706)
Brad Altimore, SoJern Travel (26-36, .722, 5 HR, 21 RBI)
Marty Lanoux, Doc’s (26-38, .684, 8 HR, 30 RBI)
Larry Heise, Doc’s (19-28, .679)
Bob O’Brien, Doc’s (24-35, .686)
Mike Ritzer, Coffee Cup (22-31, .710)
Marvin Doyle, Backstop/Easton
Todd Weigand, Budweiser
Brian Douget, Budweiser
Bill Coleman, Ambrose Montes/Tom’s
Rick Hudson, Ambrose Montes/Tom’s
Lou Tyler, Chaney’s Enterprises (24-34, .706)
Phil Bradley, Ron Smith
Brent King, Reece

OTHERS

Bob Lattanzi, So Jern (21-29, .724)
Jim Presley, Doc’s (19-28, .679)
Dale Sensenig, So Jern (23-34, .676, 4 HR)
Brad Weyant, So Jern (18-27, .667)
Jerry Williams, Martin Electric (8 HR)
Roy Eppley, Doc’s (6 HR)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. SoJern Travel/Easton, Cedarbrook, NJ (7-0)
2. Doc’s/TPS, Jacksonville, FL (6-2)
3. Martin Electric/Players Review/TPS, Seymour IN (6-2)
4. Coffee Cup/DeMarini, St. Paul, MN (6-2)
5t. Newell Concrete, Bloomington, MN (6-2)
5t. Chaney Enterprises, Waldorf, MD (6-2)
7t. Ron Smith & Associates, Little Rock, AR (4-2)
7t. Backstop/Easton, Dearborn County, IN (4-2)
9t. Budweiser, College Station, TX (4-2)
9t. Reece/TPS, Springfield, KY (4-2)
9t. Fort Smith Communications, Fort Smith, AR (3-2)
9t. Ambrose/Montes/Tom’s Drinkall, Muskegon, MI(3-2)
13t. AAA Sports/Roberts Park, Indianapolis, IN (4-2)
13t. Four Star/Steele’s, Euclid, OH (4-2)
13t. Jay’s/Middletown/Steele’s, Louisville, KY (4-2)
13t. Harpole’s, Evansville, IN (3-2)
17t. Action Auto Collision/Easton, Cranston, RI (3-2)
17t. Roberts/Steele’s, Orlando, FL(3-2)
17t. Wilmer Construction/Worth, Iowa City, IA (3-2)
17t. Fraley’s, Lexington, KY (2-2)
17t. Matzinger Electric, Bozeman, MT (2-2)
17t. Brothers/Sisters Music, Lawton, OK (2-2)
17t. Miller Lite/Majors, Jasper, IN (2-2)
17t. Red Earth, Lawton, OK (1-2)
25t. T’s 13/TPS, Omaha, NE (2-2)
25t. Mojo Sports, Meeker, OK (2-2)
25t. Tae’s Sports, Dallas, TX (2-2)
25t. Busch/Worth, North Shores, MI (2-2)
25t. Ray’s Softball, Bridgeport, CT (2-2)
25t. Sports Den, Somerset, KY (2-2)
25t. Miller Lite, Jasper, IN (1-2)
25t. Anchorage Merchants, Anchorage, AL (1-2)
33t. Union Club/Worth, Springfield, OH (1-2)
33t. Deery Bros./Easton, Waterloo, IA (1-2)
33t. Chanderville Grain, Chanderville, IL (1-2)
33t. Lewisburg Legion, Lewisburg, PA (1-2)
33t. Memorial Park, Flint, MI (1-2)
33t. Stonecold, Oklahoma City, OK (1-2)
33t. Brat Pack, Lewisville, TX (1-2)
33t. Strecker Mechanical, Springfield, IL (1-2)
33t. Guy Electric, Clovis, NM (1-2)
33t. Marcy/Budweiser, Clinton, AL (1-2)
33t. Seltman/Cobb/Bryant, Lake Grove, NY (1-2)
33t. Bender Plumbing, New Haven, CT (1-2)
33t. Quality Waste, Burnsville, MN (1-2)
33t. Midland Drillers, Midland, TX (1-2)
33t. Doc’s Barr/Dental Clinic, Sioux City, IA (1-2)
33t. Silver Bullet/AFLAC, Columbia, MO (1-2)
49t. Sledge Hammer’s/Star, Lawton, OK (0-2)
49t. Nally’s, Carthage, MO (0-2)
49t. Carlisle, Cincinnati, OH (0-2)
49t. Aldo’s/Red Dog, Stevens Point, WI (0-2)
49t. Loza, Moore, OK (0-2)
49t. County Fort & Supply, Union, MO (0-2)
49t. Schultz & Dooley, Springfield, MO (0-2)
49t. BPI/Dudley, Houston, TX (0-2)
49t. Desperado, Missoula, MT, (0-2)
49t. Viessman Trucking, Dawson, MN (0-2)
49t. Wildwood/Amega, Madison, WI (0-2)

Front row, left to right – Warren Grant, Bobby Lantanzzie, Darren Verderose, Brad Altimore.
Second row, left to right – Ronnie Weinrich, Tom Lasko, Randy Holsopple, Jeff Huggins, Scott Rosenberg, Vern Neil.
Third row, left to right – Brad Williams, Dale Sensenig, Jerry Reeves, George Galler.

1995 ASA Men’s B Slow Pitch Nationals

1995 held at Cargill Park in Shreveport, Louisiana on September 21-24.

Champion – Red Dog/Smokes/TPS, Ellicott City, Maryland
Runner Up – Flex Gym, Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey

Eight years and four second-place trophies later, the Red Dog/Smokes/TPS team finally got its win.

Sunday night, old-timer Gary Hornberger delivered for his team, stroking home the game-clinching run as the Maryland-based Red Dog team beat Flex Gym of New Jersey, 2341 in five innings at the ASA Men’s Class B National Soft-ball Tournament at Cargill Park.

“I’ve been playing this game for 22 years and I’ve wanted to do it the whole time,” said Hornberger, 38, whose RBI ended the game by the 12-run rule. “I’m the senior man on this team and these guys won it for me. In eight years, we’ve been second four times at nationals. I can’t believe it! This is great!”

Hornberger’s wish almost didn’t come true, thanks to the feisty play of Flex Gym, which defeated third-place Potomac Valley Brick of Maryland to advance to the finals.

Behind Bruce “Moose” Davis’ meaty three-run homer in the sixth inning, Flex Gym beat Red Dog 18-6 in the first game of the double elimination championship.

Anemic in the first game, Red Dog’s bats came alive in the second game, as they piled up nine runs in the first inning.

Ron Wilson’s two-run homer in the second inning and Steven Schimming’s three-run homer in the sixth put the game away for Red Dog.

“I knew this team was deep and could come back,? said Red Dog’s Ray Patti. “We played good as a team and we never gave up. We found our pulse, but we had lost it there for a little while,”

Coming out of the loser’s bracket, Flex Gym played four games in a row through the championship Sunday afternoon.

“I think fatigue was a factor and we lost a major player in the second game because he had to catch a plane back home,” said Craig Yates, a Flex Gym outfielder. “These are two great teams, and on a day like this anybody can beat anybody.”

Red Dog and Flex Gym survived a 100-team field that pitted the top Class B teams in the country against each other over a three-day span.

It was Shreveport’s first time to host such a large tournament.

“This is the fourth national tournament that I’ve had the opportunity to be the tournament director of, and by far, this has been the most exciting and most challenging,” said Shreveport Parks and Recreation director Fred Johnson.

1995 ASA B ALL AMERICANS FIRST TEAM

Pitcher – Eric Peterson, Flex Gym
Catcher – Bruce Davis, Flex Gym
First Base – Tommy Kearney, Red Dog/Smokes/TPS
Second Base – Steve Tolson, Red Dog/Smokes/TPS
Third Base – Ron Wilson, Red Dog/Smokes/TPS
Shortstop – Charlie Maxwell, Flex Gym
Outfield – Craig Yates, Flex Gym
Outfield – Brad King, Crest Supper Club
Outfield – Tom Auvil, Red Dog/Smokes/TPS
Outfield – Bob Ross, Flex Gym
Utility – Tommy Urban L&L Painting
Utility – Steve Martin, Potomac Valley Brick
Utility – Joe Smitty, Reggie Cafe
Utility – Kevin Gillot, L&L Painting
Extra Player – Mike Stockinger, Potomac Valley Brick

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Red Dog/Smokes/TPS, Ellicott City, Maryland
2. Flex Gym, Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey
3. Potomac Valley Brick, Maryland

Other Teams Entered

Hub Victor Sports, OH
Twohig III, OH
Jean Shoppe, TN
Lombardi’s, MA
Sports Cellar/Boosters, ID
Moldmasters, MA
Wm. Mitchell, MS
L&L Painting, AL
Beck’s, WI
Smith’s, MI
G&M, CT
Harrison, VA
LA Sox, AR
Thermco, MA
Potomac, MD
Kohl, MO
Flex Gym, NJ
Hit & Run/Mutts, Long Island, NY
IHS/TPS, TX
Richey’s Auto, WA
Balbo Club, MA
Diamond Dawgs, Thibodaux, LA
National Golf, KY
Aalfs/Just Do It, AR
Sheldon Dental, MO
Reggie’s Cafe, NJ
Miller Lite/Steele, IL
Stacked House, FL
Cypress Construction, Shreveport, LA
Power, TX
Borgman Ford, MI
San Antonio Boomers, San Antonio, TX
Aragon, Albert Lea, MN
JJ Sports, MD
Wobblers, TN
Matador, FL
Big Guns, TX
Bud Ice/Fischer Sports, Owatonna, MN
Liquid Blue, MA
Dove/deBeer, WA
Ideal Mobile, MI
Doc’s/Canton, IL
Andrews Construction, Quad Cities, IA
Richey’s Auto Body, Bellingham, WA
Wilbur Construction, ME
Crest Supper Club, Caledonia, MN

101 teams participated.

1995 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1995 held at Midland, Michigan.

Champion – Decatur Pride, Decatur, Illinois (83-12)
Runner Up – All Car Roadrunners, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • MVP – Avon Meacham, Decatur Pride (6-17,  .353)
  • Batting Leader – Matt Kohnle, All Car Roadrunners (9-20) – .450
  • HR Leader – Mark Sorenson, All Car Roadrunners – 3
  • Herb Dudley Pitching Award – Chub Tangaroa, Decatur Pride (5-0, 29 IP, 49 Ks, No Hitter and a Save. Gave up only 8 hits the entire tournament)

Decatur Pride defeated All-Car 1-0 in winners bracket final as Chubb Tangaroa fired a 1-hitter and struck out 12 players. He bested All-Car’s ace Paul Algar. The Pride’s Jeff Finke drove in the winning run with a 7th inning single. All-Car then defeated Abbott Labs in Losers Bracket final 7-0. In the Championship game, Chubb Tangaroa pitched a gem, winning the title with a 4-0 2-hitter. He struck out 4. It was Tangarora’s 5th straight shutout of the tournament. The Pride outscored their opponents 16-0.  Tangaroa has led the Pride to consecutive Championships. He has been 10-1 the last 2 years, hurling 59 innings, striking out 92 batters, while pitching 7 shutouts, including a No-Hitter and two 1-hitters.  Doug Gillis won the second game for the Pride as he hurled 12 innings of 1-hit shutout ball. He collected 25 K. Chubb Tangaroa came in relief in the 13th inning and struck out the side to save the game.

Paul Algar and Steve Price shared pitching duties for the Roadrunners and went 5-2.

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Steve Price, All Car Roadrunners
P – Chub Tangaroa, Decatur Pride
P – Mike Piechnik, Farm Tavern
P – Tony Hunoff, Ashland Merchants
C – Todd Twachtman, Decatur Pride
C – Mark Sorenson, All Car Roadrunners
1B – Greg Melchert, Greater Flint Sports Medicine
2B – Steve Lashuay, Midland Metros
3B – Matt Kohnle, All Car Roadrunners
SS – Tom Montgomery, Miller Toyota
OF – Tom Williamson, Greater Flint Sports Medicine
OF – Avon Meacham, Decatur Pride
OF – Steve Schott, Smokers
OF – Barry Doyle, Midland Metros
UTIL – Brad Underwood, Midland Explorers

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Todd Martin, Ashland Merchants
P – Paul Algar, Decatur Pride
P – Peter Meredith, Miller Toyota
C – Paul Walford, Smokers
1B – Gary Swan, Farm Tavern
2B – Bill Miller, Denmark Dukes
3B – Ross Dey, Decatur Pride
SS – Ray Atkinson, Seafirst Bank
OF – Shawn Rychick, All Car Roadrunners
OF – Ed Poirier, Matarazzo Sea Dogs
OF – Vic Johns, Decatur Pride
OF – Colin Abbott, All Car Roadrunners
DP – Tony Aresco, Matarazzo Sea Dogs
UTIL – Jody Hennigar, Farm Tavern
UTIL – Brett Alvey, Miller Toyota

THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Darin Zack, Midland Explorers
P – Terence Hibbert, All Car Roadrunners
P – Greg Wright, Midland Metros
C – Tim Wahl, Farm Tavern
1B – Jarrod Martin, Smokers
2B – Steve Horning, Midland Explorers
3B – Dino Neptune, Ashland Merchants
SS – David Boys, Smokers
OF – Shane Hunuhunu, Ashland Merchants
OF – Boomer Brush, Smokers
OF – Derek Coleman, Denmark Dukes
OF – John Lopes, Matarazzo Sea Dogs
DP – Allen Dowd, Denmark Dukes
UTIL – Mark Maxin, Seafirst Bank
UTIL – John Becker, All Car Roadrunners

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Decatur Pride, Decatur, IL (6-0)
2. All Car Roadrunners, Green Bay, WI (5-2)
3. Abbott Labs, Ashland, OH (6-2)
4. The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI (5-2)
5t. Midland Explorers. Midland, MI (3-2)
5t. Sports Medicine, Flint, MI (2-2)
7t. Larry Miller Toyota, Salt Lake City, UT (3-2)
7t. Denmark Dukes, Denmark, WI (3-2)
9t. Seafirst Bank, Seattle, WA (2-2)
9t. Boston Sea Dogs, Boston, MA (2-2)
9t. Midland Metros, Midland, MI (2-2)
9t. Tampa Bay Smokers, Tampa Bay, FL (2-2)
13t. Page Brake, Salt Lake City, UT (1-2)
13t. St. Joe Travelers, St. Joseph, MO (1-2)
13t. Heflin Builders, Middletown, NY (1-2)
13t. Bloomington Hearts, Bloomington, IL (1-2)
17t. Strasburg Bonutt’s, Effingham, IL (0-2)
17t. St Louis GMC, St. Louis, MI (0-2)
17t. Jersey Gators, West Milford, NJ (1-2)
17t. Meierhoffer/Ed’s, Savannah, MO (0-2)
17t. Jack & Do’s Pizza, Findlay, OH (0-2)
17t. Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL (0-2)
17t. Dolan & Murphy, Aurora, IL (0-2)
17t. Reading Sunners, Reading, PA (0-2)

1995 ASA Girls 18-Under Gold Fast Pitch Nationals

1995 held in Garland, Texas on August 10-14.

Champion – OC Batbusters, Santa Ana, California (63-3)
Runner Up – Gordon’s Panthers, La Palma, California

The Orange County Batbusters completed a 63-3 season by blanking California rival 3-0. Winning pitcher Lindsay Parker, who will be a Fresno State freshman, closed out her summer with a 32-1 record. Nine of the Batbusters are eligible to return to defend their title next year.

FINAL STANDINGS (INCOMPLETE)

1. OC Batbusters, Santa Ana, CA (6-0)
2. Gordon’s Panthers, La Palma, CA (6-2)
3. Panthers, Sylmar, CA (7-2)
4. Strikkers, San Jose, CA (4-2)
5t. N/A
5t. N/A
7t. Fresno Force, Fresno, CA (N/A)
7t. California Breeze, Sacramento, CA (N/A)

Video of the 1995 championship game: https://players.brightcove.net/6057984942001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6067750993001

1994 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1994 held at Decatur, Illinois.

Champion – Redding Rebels, Redding, California (34-8)
Runner Up – Southern California Jazz, Bellflower, California (29-7)

The tournament was played under a different format. There were 26 teams total and they were broken up into two 13 team brackets, double elimination format. The only twist was that team that wins the losers bracket in “A” will play the “B” winner’s bracket survivor. And the team that wins the losers bracket in “B” will play the “A” winner’s bracket survivor. In the end, the 2 “brackets” would have a winner and The Bracket A champ would play the Bracket B champ in a one game championship.

The Bracket A Champ was the Redding Rebels, after winning their first game 1-0, who lost their second game 4-1 to the St. Louis Classics and then won 8 straight games to capture the Bracket title and then their 9th consecutive victory was in the Championship game. They had to defeat the hometown Lady Pride twice to win the bracket and reach the final. The two games were won with relative ease as the Rebels shutout the Lady Pride twice 8-0 and 16-0. Michele Smith tossed a 1-hit shutout and struck out 10 in the first game, then started the second game, pitching one inning. Lori Sippel came in and finished the final 4 innings in the 16-0 rout.

In the A Bracket final, things were much simpler as The SoCal Jaz won 2-0 over the Newport Beach Activity A’s on a shutout by Heather Compton. The Championship game was decided by two home runs by the Rebels hitters. The game was a scoreless tie until Kelly Jackson led off the bottom of the 6th with a solo HR and a couple batters later, eventual tournament MVP Kim Maher unloaded a 2-run shot. Michele Smith pitched a 1-hit shutout and struck out 10 Jazz batters. Jazz pitcher, Heather Compton, who pitched brilliantly the whole tournament was the losing pitcher.

The Rebels pitching staff gave up only 6 runs in the 10 games, tossing 8 shutouts along the way. Besides Michele Smith (5-0), Lori Sippel was 2-1 and Dee Dee Weiman was 2-0 with a no hitter. They outscored their opponents 66-6 in the 10 games.

The Brakettes came into the tournament with a 47-0 record. They finished the season 51-2. The legendary Barbara Reinalda may have made her last appearance a memorable one as she won the only game she pitched 3-1. That victory was the 77th win in a row for Reinalda. Lori Harrigan was (1-1) with a shutout for the Brackettes. Michele Bolster was also 1-1, losing a game in relief of Lisa Fernandez. Fernandez pitched a 5-0 one-hitter with 5 K for her only decision (she was 1-0).

Michele Granger of the Cal Commotion was 1-2, but both her losses were by the score of 1-0, She threw a 8-0, 5 inning no hitter with 13 K in the game she won and in 19 total innings pitched, she had 41 K.

Debbie Doom also pitched a game for the Commotion and hurled a 1-hit shutout and had 12 K.

Kathy Van Wyck was 1-0, with a 1-hitter, and 12 K.

Kim Maher broke all time Home Run record with 5 HR, and also had 12 RBI.

  • MVP – Kim Maher, Redding Rebels
  • HR Leader – Kim Maher, Redding Rebels  – 5
  • Batting Leader – Cathy Wylie, Redding Rebels – .471
  • Bertha Tickey Pitching Award – Michele Smith, Redding Rebels
  • Erv Lind Defensive Award – Martha O’Kelley, Southern California Jazz

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Michele Smith, Redding Rebels (5-0, 5 Shutouts, also pitched in relief twice, 47 K, 33 IP, 0 ER, won Championship game 3-0 on a 1-hitter and struck out 10)
P – Monique Fluellen, Montclair Majestics
P – Heather Compton, Southern California Jazz (3-1, she tossed 3 straight shutouts, before losing in the Championship game)
C – Lidia Stiglich, Southern California Jazz
1B – Trish Johnson, Michigan Cruise
2B – Sara Pickering, Southern California Jazz
3B – Chris Parris-Washington, Redding Rebels
SS – Kim Rodina, Newport Beach Activities A’s
OF – Kim Maher, Redding Rebels (13-32, .406, 5 HR, 12 RBI)
OF – Laura Berg, Newport Beach Activities A’s
OF – Dorsey Steamer, Montclair Majestics
OF – Pat Dufficy, Raybestos Brakettes
DH – Kim Ward, Newport Beach Activities A’s (4-1)
UTIL – Cathy Wylie, Redding Rebels
UTIL – Michelle Gromacki, Redding Rebels

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – DeDe Weiman, Redding Rebels (2-0, 2 shutouts, no hitter)
P – Kathy Richards, East Peoria Avanti’s
P – Michele Granger, California Commotion
C – Michelle Venturella, Michigan Cruise
1B – Sheila Cornell Douty, Raybestos Brakettes
2B – Selina Finck, Decatur Lady Pride
3B – Heather Lefford, Buffalo Shamrocks
SS – Martha O’Kelley, Southern California Jazz
OF – Jennifer Brundage, Redding Rebels
OF – Patty Benedict, Michigan Cruise
OF – Charlotte Wiley, Montclair Majestics (8-17, .471)
OF – Leah O’Brien, Southern California Jazz
DH – Suzanna Fairhurst, Decatur Lady Pride
UTIL – Jennifer McFalls, Redding Rebels
UTIL – Tiffany Tootle, Montclair Majestics

THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Lori Sippel, Redding Rebels (2-1)
P – Susie Parra, Phoenix Sunbirds
P – Tracy Carey, Minneapolis MCM Sports
C – Nichole Victoria, Decatur Lady Pride
1B – Lynn Rochester, Bloomington Lady Hearts
2B – Liz Phillips, Phoenix Sunbirds
3B – Rachel Shipley, Bloomington Lady Hearts
SS – Ann Rowan, Phoenix Sunbirds
OF – Dionne Harris, Raybestos Brakettes
OF – Lisa Erickson, California Commotion
OF – Sonya Bright, East Peoria Avanti’s
OF – Ann DeLuca, Buffalo Shamrocks
DH – Jackie Cipolloni, Raybestos Brakettes
UTIL – Angie Jacobs, Redding Rebels
UTIL – Frankie Spruce, Buffalo Shamrocks

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Redding Rebels, Redding, CA 9-1
2. Southern California Jazz, Bellflower, CA 4-1
3t. Decatur Lady Pride, Decatur, IL (4-2)
3t. Activity As’s, Newport Beach, CA (5-2)
5t. Michigan Cruise, Ann Arbor, MI (2-2)
5t. Montclair Majestics, Montclair, NJ (2-2)
7t. Raybestos Brakettes, Stratford, CT (4-2)
7t. East Peoria Avantis, East Peoria, IL (3-2)
9t. Phoenix Sunbirds, Phoenix, AZ (2-2)
9t. California Commotion, Los Angeles, CA (2-2)
9t. Bloomington Lady Hearts, Bloomington, IL (2-2)
9t. St. Louis Classics, St. Louis, MO (1-2)
13t. Buffalo Shamrocks, Buffalo, NY (2-2)
13t. MCM Sports, Minneapolis, MN (2-2)
13t. Topton VIPs, Blandon, PA (1-2)
13t. Memphis Saints, Memphis, TN (1-2)
17t. Allentown Pates, Allentown, PA (1-2)
17t. Homewood Aurelio’s Saints, Homewood, IL (1-2)
17t. Carlinville Storm, Carlinville, IL (1-2)
17t. DC Metros, Washington DC (1-2)
17t. Celina Suns, Celina, OH (0-2)
17t. Twin City Jammers, Minneapolis, MN (0-2)
17t. Decatur Breeze, Decatur, IL (0-2)
17t. Springfield Rockettes, Springfield, IL (0-2)
25t. Pekinettes, Pekin, IL (0-2)
25t. Mason City Iowans, Mason City, IA (0-2)

NOTE: There were two separate brackets played with the two winners playing for the title.

L-R, top row- Coach Andy Van Etten, Manager Ralph Raymond, Jennie Condon, Jill Justin, Crystal Boyd, Karen Sanchelli, Michelle Bolster, Pat Dufficy, Lori Harrigan, Barbara Reinalda, Sheila Cornell, Jackie Cipolloni, Lisa Fernandez, Dionna Harris, GM Bob Baird, Coach John Stratton kneeling- Tricia Popowski, Missy Nowak.

1994 ASA Men’s Major Slow Pitch Nationals

1994 held at Lawton, Oklahoma.

Champion – Riverside/Ram/Taylor/TPS, Louisville, Kentucky
Runner Up – Back Porch/Worth, Destin, Florida

The ASA Major win two weeks ago in Lawton, Oklahoma, marked the second time Riverside has won the tournament under Mike Glasscock. River­side, which went 6-1 in the double-elimination tournament, went unde­feated when it claimed the 1991 championship in Decatur, Alabama. “That’s quite an accomplish­ment,” said Kenny Gavin, Louis­ville’s ASA director. “There’s only one step up from this, and that’s su­per. I don’t call that a softball game because they score 75 to 80 runs a game.”

“What we’ve done is almost un­heard of,” Glasscock said. “We worked hard all year for this. It’s very special to us.”

After finishing fourth in last year’s ASA Major, Riverside was champing at the bit to get back in this year’s field.

“We should have won it, and in the back of our minds the boys knew that and just wanted this one really bad,” Glasscock said. “De­fense was great and (we got) timely hitting. It was a total team effort. We weren’t going to be denied.” Riverside has a combined record of 69-27 this season as it heads into the World Series.

At the ASA Major, Riverside was paced by Most Valuable Player and home run champ Dennis Pierce, who had 18 homers and a tourna­ment record 50 RBIs in seven games. The catcher went 25 of 32 with 25 runs scored.

After breezing in its first two games of the ASA Major, Riverside trailed Bee Motors 29.9 heading into the top of the fifth inning of the third game. It scored nine runs to stay alive, then rallied from nine down and scored 20 in the seventh to win 44-33.

“We just kept coming back,” Glasscock said:

Moulton Furniture scored 15 runs in the top of the first in the winners’ bracket final, but Riverside didn’t worry. It rallied to win 40-27.

The only loss came in the final to Back Porch, 32-10. But Riverside re­grouped and ripped Back Porch 30­-18 to win the title.

This week’s tournament will be a test for Riverside because USSSA rules differ from the team’s normal ASA rules. There is a lower strike zone and the basepaths are longer. “It’s going to be different,” Glass­cock said. “We’re not accustomed to playing that style of ball. But we feel good. We’re an experienced team, even though we’re young for softball. It’ll take an awful lot, but I think (after winning the nationals) I can get them back down.”

Joining Pierce on the first-team All-America squad were Ernie Gumm (.769, 11 HR, 27 RBI), Eric Moore (.741, 9 HR, 25 RBI), and pitcher Brian Ellinghausen.

Riverside’s other members in­clude David Crawley, Mike Jackson, Eddie McCauley, Cole Elkin, Tom­my Scott, John Mello, Tony Stans­bury, Billy Adams, Dave Elder and Adam Jackson.

  • MVP – Dennis Pierce, Riverside
  • HR Leader – Dennis Pierce, Riverside – 19
  • Batting Leader – David Bear, Reece Astros – .896

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Brian Ellinghausen, Riverside/Ram (16-24, .667, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 19 Runs)
C – Dennis Pierce, Riverside/Ram (26-33, .788, 19 HRs, 49 RBI, 25 Runs)
EH – Russ Earnest, Back Porch (32-41, .780, 18 HR, 56 RBIs, 4 Grand Slams)
1B – Kenny Bean, Thomas Oil
2B – Mike Stanley, Back Porch (34-42, .810, 14 HR)
3B – Butch Hacker, South Dixie
SS – Rob Darhower, Back Porch (.744)
OF – David Bear, Reece Astros (17-19, .896)
OF – Keith Eldridge, Back Porch (32-37, .865, 9 HR)
OF – Eric Moore, Riverside/Ram (20-28, .714, 11 HR, 27 RBI, 20 Runs)
OF – Bob Weidner, Coors/Easton
UTIL – Ronnie Douglas, Back Porch (28-36, .778, 9 HR)
UTIL – Bobby Bryant, RSH/Deep South
UTIL – Ernie Gum, Riverside/Ram (20-25, .800, 11 HR, 29 RBI, 21 Runs)

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – John Hicks, Back Porch/Worth/Powerade
C – Daryl Meredith, South Dixie/TPS
1B – Parish Burwick, Back Porch/Worth/Powerade
2B – John Cail, Eastern Demolition
3B – Greg Stone, Eastern Demolition
SS – Dennis Mendoza, Roberts Park/St. Louis
OF – Jody Hurst, RSH/Deep South/Worth
OF – Bobby Gilbert, Moulton Furniture/Easton
OF – Mike Jackson, Riverside/Ram/Taylor/TPS
OF – Rick Guy, Moulton Furniture/Easton
UTIL – Brad Overton, Coors/Easton
UTIL – Cody Wyatt, Roberts Park/St. Louis
UTIL – Shane McConnell, Thomas Oil
UTIL – David Crawley, Riverside/Ram/Taylor/TPS
EH – Mike Eppenauer, Lawton/Worth

THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Ricky Beck, RSH/Deep South/Worth
P – John Bennett, Softball World
C – George Sampton, Moulton Furniture/Easton
1B – Thomas Scott, Riverside/Ram/Taylor/TPS
2B – Brad Beattie, Lawton/Worth
3B – George Solis, Midland Drillers
SS – Joel Obman, Eastern Demolition
OF – Rick Lewis, Lawton/Worth
OF – Troy Pierce, Lawton/Worth
OF – Jody Krupinski, South Dixie/TPS
OF – John Burd, South Dixie/TPS
UTIL – Ricky Beck, RSH/Deep South/Worth
UTIL – Larry Goines, Lawton/Worth

OTHERS

Brian Reed, Back Porch (29-37, .784, 10 HR)
John Hicks, Back Porch (28-38, .737)
Mike Jackson, Riverside/Ram (22-30, .733, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 23 Runs)
Barry Gordon, Back Porch (21-29, .724)
David Crawley, Riverside/Ram (20-30, .667, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 24 Runs)
John Mello, Riverside/Ram (16-28, .571, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 20 Runs)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Riverside/Ram/Taylor/TPS, Louisville, KY (7-1)
2. Back Porch/Worth, Destin, FL (8-2)
3. Moulton Furniture/Easton, Moulton, AL (4-2)
4. Thomas Oil/Worth, Benton, AR (4-2)
5t. Coors/Easton, Midland, TX (5-2)
5t. Eastern Demolition/TPS, Upton, MA (4-2)
7t. Midland Drillers, Midland, TX (3-2)
7t. South Dixie/TPS, Louisville, KY (3-2)
9t. Roberts Park/St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO (3-2)
9t. Lawton Cablevision/Worth, Lawton, OK (2-2)
9t. Bee Motors, Dallas, TX (2-2)
9t. Softball World, Norman, OK (2-2)
13t. Reece Astros/TPS, Corbin, KY (2-2)
13t. RSH/Deep South/Worth, Ridgeland, MS (2-2)
13t. Denny Lumber/Merrill Lynch/Steele’s, Somerset, KY (2-2)
13t. Battlefield, Springfield, MO (2-2)
17t. Midas Touch Jewelers/Worth, Fairfield, CT (1-2)
17t. Roofmasters, Pensacola, FL (1-2)
17t. Devault/Steele’s, Cape Girardeau, MO (1-2)
17t. Nelms Sports, Wichita Falls, TX (1-2)
17t. Brothers & Sisters, Lawton, OK (1-2)
17t. Mid South/Dudley, Tulsa, OK (0-2)
17t. Budweiser/Pepsi, Lawton, OK (0-2)
17t. Wildwood, Madison, MO (0-2)
25t. Stonecold/Star, El Reno, OK (0-2)
25t. Cheyenne Truck, Wichita Falls, TX (0-2)
25t. Little Rock Tavern, Lawton, OK (0-2)
25t. Bailey’s, Lawton, OK (0-2)
25t. Jock’s Nitch/Worth, Louisburg, KS (0-2)

1994 ASA Men’s Super Slow Pitch Nationals

1994 held at Maryville, Tennessee.

Champion – Bell Corp/Easton, Tampa, Florida (60-23)
Runner Up – Ritch’s-Superior/TPS, Windsor Locks, Connecticut (63-19)

Two-Time defending champ, Ritch’s/Superior couldn’t make it three times as they ran into a powerful Bell Corp squad led by Hank Garris and Dan Schuck. These two players combined for 26 HR and 40 RBI in the four games they played to lead Bell Corp over Ritch’s/Superior 42-14 in the final game of the ASA Super National Championship Tournament.  Bell Corp hit 23 HR in that final game.

  • MVP – Hank Garris, Bell Corp/Easton
  • HR Leader – Dan Schuck, Bell Corp/Easton – 14
  • Batting Leader – Derek Oliver, Converters – .950

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Greg Cannedy, Bell Corp. (14-21, .667, 16 RBI)
C – Kim Seaman, Bell Corp. (15-22, .682, 10 HR, 21 RBI)
1B – Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior (15-22, .682, 9 HR, 21 RBI)
2B – Tom White, Tri-Gems (16-22, .727, 10 HR, 24 RBI)
3B – Rusty Bumgardner, Converters/Vernon’s (16-21,.762)
SS – Shawn Keane, Shen Valley/DJ’s (15-19, .789)
OF – Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior (13-20, .650, 9 HR, 15 RBI)
OF – Hank Garris, Bell Corp. (19-22, .864, 12 HR, 18 RBI)
OF – Dan Schuck, Bell Corp. (19-25, .760, 14 HR, 22 RBI)
OF – Derek Oliver, Converters/Vernon’s (19-20, .950, 8 HR, 15 RBI)
UTIL – Larry Fredieu, Ritch’s-Superior (17-23, .739, 12 HR, 26 RBI)
UTIL – Todd Joerling, Bell Corp. (19-27, .704, 9 HR, 19 RBI)
UTIL – Mark Martin, Bell Corp. (15-22, .682, 8 HR, 15 RBI)
UTIL – Ron Parnell, Ritch’s-Superior (8 HR)
UTIL – Cecil Whitehead, Ritch’s-Superior (12-19, .632, 9 HR)

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Ricky Huggins, Shen Valley/DJ’s (15-22, .682)
C – Ron Douglas, Back Porch (17-20 .850, 11 HR, 24 RBI)
1B – Tot Powers, Converters/Vernon’s (17-19, .895, 10 HR, 25 RBI)
2B – Dewaye Nevitt, Converters/Vernon’s (19-25, .760, 10 HR, 20 RBI)
3B – Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior
SS – Todd Martin, Converters/Vernon’s
OF – Scott Elliott, Converters/Vernon’s (17-22, .773, 8 HR)
OF – Jason Kendrick, Shen Valley/DJ’s (15-28 .833)
OF – Jimmy Powers, Converters/Vernon’s (16-22, .727, 8 HR, 18 RBI)
OF – Dale Sensineg, Shen Valley/DJ’s (16-18, .889)
UTIL – Monty Tucker, Steele’s/Sunbelt (16-17, 941, 9 HR, 16 RBI)
UTIL – Darrell Beeler, Ritch’s-Superior (10 HR, 17 RBI)
UTIL – Freddie Johnson, Steele’s/Sunbelt (16-21, .762, 10 HR, 25 RBI)
UTIL – Joe Spadifino, Shen Valley/DJ’s (18 RBI)
UTIL – Jeff Arnold, Bell Corp. (15-22, .682, 16 RBI)

THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Brad Altimore, Tri-Gems
C – Mike Macenko, Ritch’s-Superior
1B – Robbie Ergle, Shen Valley/DJ’s (15-19, .789)
2B – Mike Stanley, Back Porch (16-20, .800)
3B – Mike Shenk, Shen Valley/DJ’s (15 RBI)
SS – Randy Romagna, Converters/Vernon’s (15-23, .652)
OF – Phil White, Bell Corp. (13-19, .684, 9 HR)
OF – Greg Harding, Bell Corp. (15-21, .714)
OF – Alan Tanner, Tri-Gems (19-23, .826, 16 RBI)
OF – Mike Rodriguez, Lab Tec (11-14, .786, 9 HR, 16 RBI)
UTIL – Butch Ovens, Converters/Vernon’s
UTIL – JC Phelps, Williams/Worth (11-17, .647)
UTIL – Jon Meyers, Williams/Worth (16-20, 8 HR, 16 RBI)
UTIL – Wendall Rickard, Lighthouse (11-13, .846, 8 HR)
UTIL – Tommy Scott, Riverside (13-17, .765, 8 HR, 15 RBI)

OTHERS

Larry Carter, LabTec (13-16, .813)
Barry Gordon, Back Porch (16-20, .800)
Mark Baker, Steele’s/Sunbelt (14-18, .778)
Danny Williams, Steele’s/Sunbelt (18-24, .750)
Parrish Barwick, Back Porch (15-22, .682, 21 RBI)
Dave Steffen, Converters/Vernons (8 HR, 16 RBI)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Bell Corp/Easton, Tampa, FL (4-0)
2. Ritch’s-Superior/TPS, Windsor Locks, CT (3-1)
3. Converters/Vernons/TPS, Kinston, NC (3-1)
4. Shen Valley/DJ’s/TPS, Bridgewater, VA (3-1)
5t. Steele’s/Sunbelt Hitmen, Brook Park, OH (3-2)
5t. Tri-Gems, Cedar Brook, NJ (3-2)
7t. Back Porth/Worth, Destin, FL (2-2)
7t. Riverside/RAM/Taylor/TPS, Louisville, KY (2-2)
9t. Lighthouse/Alford’s/Worth, Stone Mountain, GA (1-2)
9t. Williams/Worth, Spring, TX (1-2)
9t. Labtec/Demarini, Portland, OR (1-2)
9t. Roberts Park/St. Louis Merchants/TPS, St. Louis, MO (1-2)
13t. Dan Smith/TPS, San Jose, CA (0-2)
13t. Reece Astros/TPS, Corbin, KY (0-2)
13t. Denny Lumber/Merrill Lynch/Steele’s, Somerset, KY (0-2)
13t. Minnesota Merchants, Minneapolis, MN (0-2)

1994 ASA Men’s Over 40 Slow Pitch Nationals

1994 held on August 26-28 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Champion – Capital X-Ray, Fairfax, Virginia
Runner Up – New Mech, Bloomington, Minnesota

Capital X-Ray of Fairfax, Virginia defeated New Mech of Bloomington 19-17 on Sunday in the finals of the ASA Over-40 slow pitch softball national tournament in Las Vegas.

“We were given up for dead a couple of times,” said Bubba Crismond, an outfielder for Capital X-Ray. “The first time was when we got thrown into the losers’ bracket.”

Capital X-Ray won two games before losing to New Mech.

“It came down to us having to play six games in one day on Sunday,” said Crismond, who hit .778 in 10 games. “We started at 7:30 in the morning winning seven inning games and played until 5:30 in the afternoon. I was exhausted toward the end, but playing on adrenaline. We won all six games we played”

En route to the title, Capital X-Ray beat the tournament’s five top rated teams. It defeated defending champion Nothdurft (Warren, Mich.) and New Mech twice.

“And in the final, we were down 10-1 to them in the third inning,” Crismond said. “We looked finished. But we had a seven run inning. Later, I hit a three run homer to put us ahead 11-10.”

“What a time to hit it. And we just kept rolling from there and won 18-13. And it was a big thrill catching a fly ball for the game’s final out. I was playing right center and had to move on the ball. It wasn’t that easy of a catch.”

“We were the last unbeaten,” New Mech manager and designated hitter Ron Ploog said. “We lost twice in the finals to Capital X-Ray from Virginia. The last game was 19-17 and we had two on and two out in the seventh inning and their right-center fielder made a nice catch on a line drive to end the game.”

  • MVP – Dale Chenault, Capital X-Ray
  • HR Leader – Tom Malvich, Capital X-Ray
  • Batting Leader – Cranston Edwards, Miller Beer
  • Batting Leader – Dale Yates, Lindsey Funeral Home

FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Wesley “Bubba” Crostic, Capital X-Ray
P – George Murray, Bob’s Transmission
1B – Conrad Pressley, Bunn Communication
2B – David Swain, Winchell Chiropractic
3B – Gary Morris, New Mech
SS – Mike McDowell, Nothdurft
OF – James Crissmond, Capital X-Ray
OF – Terry Nutter, New Mech
OF – Tom Malvich, Capital X-Ray
OF – Phil Wolak, Nothdurft
UTIL – Keith Bressman, Magoo’s
UTIL – Cranston Edwards, Miller Beer
UTIL – Bill Cameron, Capital X-Ray
UTIL – Phil Gladhill, New Mech
UTIL – Ron Ploog, New Mech

SECOND TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Rich Thobord, Nothdurft
P – Dale Gulley, Bunn Communication
1B – Tom Rashi, Lindsey Funeral Home
2B – Sherwood Driver, Bunn Communication
3B – Mike Hanlin, Bankers Life
SS – Doug Turman, Miller Beer
OF – Ray Dickson, New Mech
OF – Keith McFarland, Randy’s Restaurant
OF – Dale Yates, Lindsey Funeral Home
OF – Dave Marks, Bunn Communication
UTIL – John VonWagoner, Winchell Chiropractic
UTIL – Jim Goodwin, Winchell Chiropractic
UTIL – Rich Smith, Randy’s Restaurant
UTIL – Marvin Allison, Winchell Chiropractic
DH – Mike Taylor, Nothdurft

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Capital X-Ray, Fairfax, VA (9-1)
2. New Mech, Bloomington, MN (6-2)
3. Nothdurft, Warren, MI (4-2)
4. Winchell Chiropractic, Evansville, IN (7-2)
5t. Electrical Installation, Mount Vernon, WA (4-2)
5t. Miller Beer, Akron, OH (4-2)
7t. Bunn Communication, Raleigh, NC (6-2)
7t. Motown Stars, Lathrup, MI (3-2)
9t. Centex Bombers, Austin, TX (3-2)
9t. Lindsey Funeral Home, Paducah, KY (4-2)
9t. Randy’s Restaurant, Troy, IL (5-2)
9t. Solano Roofing, Fairfield, CA (2-2)
13t. Bob’s Transmission, Orlando, FL (4-2)
13t. Bankers Life, Eau Claire, WI (3-2)
13t. Magoo’s, Salem, OR (4-2)
13t. Spokane Masters, Spokane, WA (4-2)
17t. Stewart’s Lounge, Pittsburgh, PA (3-2)
17t. Pepsi Cola, Corbin, KY (2-2)
17t. Texas Merchants, Arlington, TX (3-2)
17t. McArdle Ins./Ingersoll Rand, Olney, MD (2-2)
17t. W.E. Ruth Realty, Kent, WA (2-2)
17t. Kazu Electric/Hansen Sports, Honolulu, HI (3-2)
17t. G-Men, Enid, OK (2-2)
17t. The Fossils, San Diego, CA (2-2)
25t. Four Star Travel, Warren, OH (2-2)
25t. Skipper’s Restaurant, Mobile, AL (2-2)
25t. All State/Sox Softball, Evansville, IN (1-2)
25t. Animals, Manteca, CA (1-2)
25t. Bonanza Produce, Reno, NV (1-2)
25t. All Star Trophies, Collingswood, NJ (2-2)
25t. Villa Café, Stamford, CT (2-2)
25t. Dan Smith Plastering, San Jose, CA (1-2)
33t. Sportsman Of Auburn/Volk, Auburn, CA (1-2)
33t. Frank-N-Stein, Pittsburgh, PA (0-2)
33t. Brite-Way, Wausau, WI (1-2)
33t. Jo’s Saloon Geezers, Portland, OR (1-2)
33t. Sun Devils, Orange, CA (0-2)
33t. G&A Coasters, Santa Barbara, CA (1-2)
33t. Liberty Motors, Grass Valley, CA (1-2)
33t. FB/QL, Elk City, OK (1-2)
33t. Broosters, Cedar Falls, IA (0-2)
33t. Skinny Dugans, Las Vegas, NV (0-2)
33t. Home Plate Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, FL (1-2)
33t. Team America, Little Rock, AR (1-2)
33t. Balder/L&P, Fort Smith, AR (1-2)
33t. California Burgers, Citrus Heights, CA (1-2)
33t. Fox’s Sports Center, Bartonville, IL (0-2)
33t. Casey Jones/Boston Communication, Terre Haute, IN (0-2)
49t. PC’s Of Naperville, Naperville, IL (0-2)
49t. Cross Country Courier, Bismarck, ND (0-2)
49t. Portland Rain, Portland, OR (0-2)
49t. Harmony Farms, Paso Robles, CA (0-2)
49t. High Street Sids, Baltimore, MD (0-2)
49t. Villa Old Timers, Lewiston, ID (0-2)
49t. P&P Appliance, Elkworth, ME (0-2)
49t. Utah Players, Provo, UT (0-2)
49t. Buccaneer, Hastings, MN (0-2)

1994 ASA Men’s Over 35 Slow Pitch Nationals

1994 held at Clem Kelly Park in Bismarck, North Dakota on September 2-5.

Champion – Vector Security, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Runner Up – Tharaldson Insurance, Fargo, North Dakota

Sailing into uncharted waters suited the Harrisburg Vector Security slow-pitch softball team just fine.

The Pennsylvania club didn’t venture almost 1,200 miles to Bismarck to jump in over its head or to tread water in the ASA Men’s Masters 35-and-Over tournament

They came to North Dakota to win. And win they did, capturing the national title with a 6-1 record. Previously undefeated Vector Security closed the books on the championship Monday by splitting two games with Fargo Tharaldson Insurance at the Clem Kelley Complex.

Tharaldson Insurance, the losers bracket survivor, trimmed Vector Security 18-15 in the first game but fell 13-11 in the decisive game.

A 19-7 win over TJ’s Bud (Great Falls, Mont.) put Tharaldson’s in the finals. Earlier in the day, TJ’s eliminated St. Joseph, Minn., Anderson Plumbing in a 19-9 nine-inning thriller.

Vector Security handed Tharaldson’s its first loss of the tourney, 18-16, on Sunday.

“We thought we had a good shot, or we wouldn’t have come out here,” said Vector Security pitcher and tournament MVP Don King.

Third baseman Randy Beckley, who popped two homers and drove in four runs for Vector Security in the second championship game, reiterated King’s viewpoint. “We believe in ourselves, and we thought we had a chance, seeing how well we did at state,” Beckley said.

In the Pennsylvania Masters-35 tourney, Vector Security went 5-0 for the state title. That was the first five games of Masters competition for the club this season. As a Class B team, Vector Security was 75-7.

Tharaldson’s seemed to be in the driver’s seat early in the finale of the 31-team, double-elimination tourney. After winning the first championship game, the Fargoans jumped ahead 2-0 on Ken Terfehr’s homer and opened a 7-0 gap in the first inning of the final.

That was clearly the most damaging frame of the tournament against Vector Security , which was adept at avoiding killer innings. Beckley said Vector took it philosophically. “We just don’t give up,” he said.

“When you’re up against great teams like that, they’re going to have a big inning and get up. You’ve got to have a big inning and come back.”

Vector Security failed to match Tharaldson’s seven-run burst, but chipped away bit-by-bit while holding the Fargo team to four runs the rest of the way.

Beckley’s two-run homer was the key to a three-run home first inning for Vector Security. Five singles and a double produced four more in the second to tie the game.

Tharaldson’s took its last lead, 10-9, on Terry Stargardt’s inside-the-park homer and Mike Jastram’s RBI single in the top of the fourth. Vector Security answered with three runs on a four-single flurry and sacrifice flies by Carl Miller and Jim Smith. That made it 12-10 and the Pennsylvania club was in charge for good.

Bob Piatz, a pickup player from Jamestown who played brilliant defensive ball in right field, could hardly believe Tharaldson’s produced just one fence-clearing shot in the final. “If you’d told me before the game, we wouldn’t use all three homers (a three-homer limit was in effect) I’d never have believed you,” he said. “… But I’d never have guessed we’d only score four runs in the last six innings, either.”

Piatz said he really felt Tharaldson’s had Vector Security on the run after the seven-run first inning.

“But we didn’t keep the pressure on them. Our bats went dead.”

King believes some of that may have been due to the pride his team takes in defense. “We play good defense,” he said. “We had some timely hitting, but basically we play good defense.”

Championships are nothing new for Vector Security. This is their seventh of the season. But King has never enjoyed that national championship feeling before. “We’ve won a lot of tournaments this year,” he said, “but this is by far the best feeling I’ve ever had.”

And all it took was six victories — and 1,200 miles.

  • MVP – Don King, Vector Security
  • HR Leader – Karl Upton, TJ’s/Bud – 6
  • Batting Leader – Tim Henecke, Buccaneers – .792

FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P — Don King, Vector Security
C — Dan Waldorf, Anderson Plumbing
1B — Ed Catelli, Catamero Ltd.
2B — Rick Walberg, Purcell’s Plumbery
3B — Ken Olthoff, Tharaldson Insurance
SS — Terry Stargardt, Tharaldson Insurance
OF — Tim Henecke, Buccaneers
OF — Jerry Coates, Houge’s Bar
OF — Wayne Johnson, Purcell’s Plumbery
OF — Bob Miller, TJ’s Bud
DH — Jerry Chapman, Al T’s Tackle Twill Lettering
UTIL — Ron Ploog, New Mech Companies
UTIL — Bo Gantz, Vector Security
UTIL — Roger Bzdok, Anderson
UTIL — Tom Long, Vector Security

SECOND TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P — Mike Jastram, Tharaldson Insurance
C — Chris Makos, Minneapolis Merchants
1B — Tom Klein, Buccaneers
2B — Rick Goodsel, Minneapolis Merchants
3B — Robert Dulka, Barnum PGT
SS — Tim Michelsen, Advanced Fluid Controls
OF — Tim Krahler, Advanced Fluid Controls
OF — Mike Dzivra, Al T’s Tackle
OF — Dennis Holt, KFC
DH — Dave Rowe, Minneapolis Merchants
UTIL — Mike Beahan, Hague’s
UTIL — Dave Mayer, Tharaldson Insurance
UTIL — Bill Kinshier, Anderson Fluid Controls
UTIL — Gordy Smith, Advanced Fluid Controls

THIRD TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P — Bret Hagel, TJ’s/Bud
C — Roy Simmons, Tharaldson Insurance
1B — Nuie Gregory, TJ’s/Bud
2B — John Rygg, Tharaldson Insurance
3B — Glenn Vadney, Catamero Ltd.
SS — Kyle Kanuckel, KFC
OF — Phil Gladhill, New Mech Companies
OF — Bruce Isaacson, Purcell’s
OF — Fred Williams, KFC
OF — Ken Fullerton, Catamero Ltd.
DH — Randy Pribek, Hogue’s
UTIL — Bob Montague, New Mech Companies
UTIL — Bob Roth, Al T’s Tackle
UTIL — Roger Weigel, Advanced Fluid Controls
UTIL — Don Groth, Buccaneers

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Vector Security, Harrisburg, PA (6-1)
2. Tharaldson Insurance, Fargo, ND (6-2)
3. TJ’s Bud, Great Falls, MT (5-2)
4. Anderson Plumbing, St. Joseph, MN (4-2)
5t. Buccaneers, Hastings, MN (4-2)
5t. KFC, Coshocton, OH (3-2)
7t. Advanced Fluid Controls, Bismarck, ND (4-2)
7t. Purcell’s Plumbery, Annandale, MN (3-2)
9t. New Mech Companies, Bloomington, MN (3-2)
9t. Catamero Ltd., Johnston, RI (3-2)
9t. Minneapolis Merchants, 3-2
9t. Eagle Tire, Annapolis, MD (2-2)
13t. Universal Media, Enola, PA (2-2)
13t. Barnum PGT, Fairfield, CT (2-2)
13t. Hogue’s Bar, Oshkosh, WI (2-2)
13t. Al T’s Tackle-Twill Lettering, Utica, NY (2-2)
17t. Hogan’s-Bagby’s, Altoona, IA (1-2)
17t. Frontier Directory-Whiskey Point Saloon, Bismarck, ND (1-2)
17t. Shangri-La, Grand Forks, ND (1-2)
17t. Suds Hut, Helena, MT (1-2)
17t. Ice Draft Budweiser, Moorhead, MN (1-2)
17t. VFW-Leyks, Sauk Rapids, MN (1-2)
17t. Simons Insurance, Selby, SD (1-2)
17t. A&G Auto-Dakota Imaging, Bismarck, ND (0-2)
25t. Pro Image-Lonesome Dove, Bismarck, ND (0-2)
25t. Rooters Bar, Fargo, ND (0-2)
25t. Executive Radiator, Glen Burnie, MD (0-2)
25t. Garden Bar, Great Bend, ND (0-2)
25t. It’ll Do Budweiser, Great Falls, MT (0-2)
25t. Gentle Touch, Norfolk, NE (0-2)
25t. Tioga LDH, Inc., Pineville, LA (0-2)