2016 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

2016 held at Kimberly, Wisconsin on August 4-7.


Champion – NY Gremlins, Clifton Park, New York
Runner Up – A1 Bombers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania


Gremlins jumped out to early lead and captured a 14-1 championship game victory. Ladisao Malarczuk went 3-3 with a HR, 3 RBI and scored 3 Runs. Matt Palazzo went 2-4 with 2 HR. Nick Mullins and Blair Ezeklel both hit 3-Run HR in the 2nd inning as the Gremlins had a commanding 10-0 lead after two.

Gremlins Pitcher Roman Godoy struck out 6 and allowed no ER and gave up 3 hits over 5 innings. Godoy finished the tournament with a 4-0 record. He also had a save and struck out 39 batters in 24 IP. He also hurled a no-hitter.

Andrew Kirkpatrick won the only game he started 8-1 (5 IP, 8 K). Ladisao Malarczuk (11-19, .579, 2 HR, 2 Doubles, 5 RBI, 10 Runs), Blair Ezeklel (7-14, .500, 2 HR, 3 Triples, 7 RBI, 4 Runs),  Nick Mullins (4-14, .286, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 4 Runs) and Zenon Winters (7-18, .467) were standouts at the plate.

For the A-1 Bombers, Tyler Dudley (9-21, .429, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 5 Runs) was the leading hitter.


  • MVP – Roman Godoy, NY Gremlins
  • Batting Leader – Bryan Abrey, NY Gremlins – .727
  • Home Run Leader – Matt Palazzo, NY Gremlins – 3
  • Herb Dudley Pitching Award – N/A, no info or nothing mentioned about it (Roman Godoy, NY Gremlins 4-0)

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Roman Godoy, New York Gremlins (4-0, 39 Ks, 24 IP, including a no-hitter)
P – Jorge Segura, Cambridge A1 Bombers (3-0, 18 IP, 24 K)
P – Devon McCullough, Cambridge A1 Bombers (2-2, 24 IP, 38 K)
C – Freddy Carmona, Cambridge A1 Bombers
IF – Bryan Abrey, New York Gremlins  (8-11, HR, 4 RBI, 5 Runs)
IF – Ladlisao Malarczuk, New York Gremlins
IF – Marcus Tan, BC Athletics
IF – Jerome Raemaki, Scarborough Force
OF – Blair Ezekiel, New York Gremlins
OF – Nicolas Carrell, Hill United Chiefs
OF – Jon Lynch, Bloomington Stix
OF – Colin Walsh, Ostrander
UTIL – Zenon Winters, New York Gremlins
UTIL – Matt Palazzo, New York Gremlins (8-18, .444, 6 RBI, 5 Runs)
UTIL – Tyler Dudley, Cambridge A1 Bombers

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Juan Potolicchio, Scarborough Force (3-1, 32 IP, 47 K)
P – Jeff Farion, Bloomington Stix
P – Sebastian Gervasutti, Circle Tap Dukes
C – Juan Cruz Zara, Northeast Drillers
IF – Carlos Carreno, Topeka Toros
IF – Kevin Castillo, BC Athletics
IF – Matt Chambers, Topeka Toros
IF – Wilton Villafana, Pueblo Bandits
OF – Jarome McKenzie, Tin Cup
OF – Hohepa Monk, Tin Cup
OF – Julian Jemmott, Bloomington Stix
OF – Isaac Nunez, Pueblo Bandits
UTIL – Huemel Mata, Northeast Drillers
UTIL – Ryan Merriman, Bloomington Stix
UTIL – Tyler Bouley, Tin Cup


OTHERS

Adam Folkard, Hill United Chiefs (2-2, 24 IP, 38 K).


FINAL STANDINGS

1. NY Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY (5-0)
2. A1 Bombers, Ephrata, PA (5-2)
3. Scarborough Force, Glencoe, NY (3-2)
4. Hill United Chiefs, Machias, NY (3-2)
5t. BC A’S, Long Island, NY (3-2)
5t. Circle Tap, Denmark, WI (3-2)
7t. Bloomington Stix, Lexington, IL (3-2)
7t. J&B Painting, Augora Hills, CA (2-2)
9t. Northeast Drillers, Pottstown, PA (3-2)
9t. Topeka Toros, Topeka, KS (3-2)
9t. Tin Cup, St. Paul, MN (2-2)
9t. The Bar Buzz, Bakersfield, CA (1-3)
13t. Ostrander, Chanhassen, MN (3-2)
13t. Peligro Gremlins, Staten Island, NY (2-2)
13t. Pueblo Bandits, Pueblo, CO (1-3)
13t. Hitters, Kimberly, WI (0-3)
17t. Stoneyard, Kimberly, WI (0-3)
17t. Dolan & Murphy, Aurora, IL (0-3)
17t. Optimum Crush, Kimberly, WI (0-3)


NOTES

The tournament was a three game guarantee format.

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