Champion – Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Runner Up – Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, North Carolina
Starting in 1979 national qualifiers were held and point totals accumulated according to tournament finishes. These were reflected in the regular season standings. The 8 teams with the most point totals were awarded berths in the national championship tournament. There were 22 teams entered in the NSPC for the 1979 season. Point system as follows: 12 points for 1st, 8 points for 2nd, 6 points for 3rd, 4 points for 4th. Standings based on average points per event.
Nelson showed its power by defeating Campbell’s 28-9 in the semi-finals. Herman Rathman hit 4 HR, Mike Parrott and Joe Young both hit 3 HR to lead Nelsons. Nelson then defeated Howards in the winners bracket final 27-23. Howards eliminated Campbell’s in the losers bracket 19-7 and then beat Nelsons 25-21, forcing the final Championship game. Nelson jumped out to a 20-2 lead, only to hold on to finally beat Howard’s 25-20 and win the title.
OFFICERS
- Commissioner – Tony Cloniger
- Executive Director – Dave Carroll
- President – Jim Snyder
- Vice President – RT Nelson
- Vice President – Campbell Strange
- Secretary – Jerome Earnest
- Treasurer – Richard Nelson
AWARDS
- MVP – Joe Young, Nelson’s Painting (13-23, .609, 9 HR, 21 RBI)
- HR Leader – Rick Scherr, Howard’s (21 RBI) – 11
- Batting Leader (at least 15 At Bats) – Paul Wright, Ken Sanders (12-15) – .800
- Outstanding Defensive Player – not awarded
ALL NATIONAL TEAM
Mighty Joe Young, Nelson’s Painting (14-23, .609, 9 HR, 21 RBI)
Rick Scherr, Howard’s Furniture (11 HR, 21 RBI)
Paul Wright, Ken Sander’s (12-15, .800)
Bruce Meade, Nelson’s Painting (12-23, .522, 6 HR. 8 RBI)
Mike Parrott, Nelson’s Painting (17-24, .708, 7 HR, 17 RBI)
Bill Ferguson, Nelson’s Painting (15-22, .682, 7 HR, 15 RBI)
Chic Downing, Nelson’s Painting (12-21, .571, 7 HR, 10 RBI)
Ed Roth, Howard’s/Western Steer (15-24, .625, 6 HR)
Mike Jacobs, Howard’s/Western Steer (.600)
Tom Beall, Howard’s/Western Steer (22-30, .733, 9 HR)
Mike Cellura, Campbell’s Carpets (10 HR, 21 RBI)
Jerry King, Campbell’s Carpets (13-20, .650, 6 HR)
Craig Elliott, Ken Sander’s (11-13, .836, 6 HR)
OTHERS
Herman Rathman, Nelson’s (7 HR)
Buddy Slater, Nelson’s (gave up less than 10 runs a game pitching)
STANDINGS
1. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK (#2 seed) (4-1)
2. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (#3 seed) (4-2)
3. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA (#1 seed) (3-2)
4. Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, AL (#4 seed) (2-2)
5t. Steele’s Sports, Grafton, OH (#6 seed) (1-2)
5t. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC (#7 seed) (1-2)
7t. Irving Sports Center, Irving, TX (#5 seed) (0-2)
7t. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH (#9 seed *) (0-2)
The 8 seed, Capitol Insulation could not make the tournament, so #9 seed, Greater Cincinnati Sports went in place.
REGULAR SEASON MVP WINNERS
- Roger Mayo, Ken Sanders
- Dave Carroll, Dave Carroll Sports
- Larry Ellis, Ken Sanders
- Tom Beall, Howard’s/Western Steer
- Mike Parrott, Nelson Painting
- Greg Fuhrman, Campbell Carpets
- Jerry King, Campbell Carpets
- Chic Downing, Nelson Painting
- Mike Cellura, Campbell Carpets
- Craig Elliott, Ken Sanders
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1979 |
Total | Total | Total | Avg. | # 1st’s | # 2nd’s | # 3rd’s | # 4th’s |
| Regular Season standings (Top 8 make finals) | Record | Events | Points | Event | (12 Pts) | (8 Pts) | (6 Pts) | (4 Pts) |
| 1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA | NA | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma, City, OK | NA | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC | NA | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4. Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, AL | NA | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4. Irving Sports Center, Irving, TX | NA | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH | NA | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC | NA | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. Capitol Insulation, North Hollywood, CA | NA | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1* |
| 9. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH | NA | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10. American Reality, Sacremento, CA | NA | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC | NA | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2* |
| 12. York Barbells, York, PA | NA | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13. St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO | NA | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2* |
| 14. G.B. Wilcher Contractors, Seymour, IN | NA | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15. Trenton Capitols, Trenton, NJ | NA | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL | NA | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17. Snyders Softball Club, Novi, MI | NA | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* |
| 18. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT | NA | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. Taylor Brothers, Corpus Christi, TX | NA | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. Hillcrest Tavern, Cleveland, OH | NA | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. Burnette and Carroll, Chattanooga, TN | NA | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. LeAlCo, Lebanon, TN | NA | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NA. DM Racing, Jacksonville, FL (non-conference team) | NA | 1 | NA | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NA. Softball City, Detroit, MI (non-conference team) | NA | 1 | NA | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| * – each team tied for 4th once and split the 4 points | ||||||||
| NA – Non Conference teams received no points |
TOURNAMENT 1 HELD ON APRIL 7-8 AT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
1. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AL
2. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK
3. DM Racing, Jacksonville, FL
4. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC
AWARDS
- MVP – Roger Mayo, Ken Sander’s Ford (.704, 17 HR)
- MVP – Bruce Meade, Nelson’s Painting (27-30, .900, 17 HR)
TOURNAMENT 2 HELD ON APRIL 14-15 AT CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
1. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC
2. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC
3. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC
4. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AL
AWARDS
- MVP- Dave Carroll, Dave Carroll Sports (9-13, .692)
- Gene Jones, Dave Carroll Sports (14-16, .875)
- Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture – 8 HR
- Ray Fleetwood, Howard’s Furniture – 8 HR
TOURNAMENT 3 HELD ON APRIL 28-29 AT CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
1. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AL
2. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH
3. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC
AWARDS
- MVP- Larry Ellis, Ken Sander’s Ford
- Roger Mayo, Ken Sander’s Ford – 11 HR
- Al White, American Reality – .852
TOURNAMENT 4 HELD ON MAY 5-6 AT WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
1. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC
2. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA
3. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH
4. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL
AWARDS
- MVP – Tom Beall, Howard’s Furniture – 9 HRs
- Mike Cellura, Campbell’s Carpets – .652
TOURNAMENT 5 HELD ON MAY12-13 AT MARIETTA, GEORGIA
1. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK
2. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AL
3. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC
4. York Barbell, York, PA
AWARDS
- MVP- Mike Parrott, Nelson’s Painting (.766, 22 HR, 52 RBI)
- Joey Raby, Dave Carroll Sports (19-23) – .826
TOURNAMENT 6 HELD ON MAY 12-13 AT CONCORD, CALIFORNIA
1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA
2. Irving Sports, Dallas, TX
3. American Reality, Concord, CA
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC
AWARDS
- MVP – Greg Fuhrman, Campbell’s Carpets – 8 HR
- Greg Fuhrman, Campbell’s Carpets – 8 HR
TOURNAMENT 7 HELD ON MAY 19-20 AT BOWIE, MARYLAND
1.Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA
2. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK
3. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC
4. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC
AWARDS
- MVP – Jerry King, Campbell’s Carpets – (.850, 12 HR)
- Denny Jones, Campbell’s Carpets (.780) – 12 HR
TOURNAMENT 8 HELD ON JUNE 2-3 AT SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
1.Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK
2. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH
3. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC
4. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH
AWARDS
- MVP- Chic Downing, Nelson’s Painting (.792, 11 HR)
- Jerome Webb, Ken Sander’s Ford – 12 HR
TOURNAMENT 9 HELD ON MAY 9-10 AT BOWIE, MARYLAND
1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA
2. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC
3. American Reality, Concord, CA
4. Trenton Capitols, Trenton, NJ
AWARDS
- MVP – Mike Cellura, Campbell’s Carpets – 9 HR
- Denny Jones, Campbell’s Carpets – .694
TOURNAMENT 10 HELD ON JUNE 8-10 AT CLEVELAND, OHIO
1. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AL
2. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH
3. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC
4. G.B. Wilcher Contractors, Seymour, IN
AWARDS
- MVP – Craig Elliott, Ken Sander’s Ford (.833, 9 HR)
- Charles Wright, Ken Sander’s Ford – 9 HR
TOURNAMENT 11 HELD ON JUNE 23-24 AT CINCINNATI, OHIO
1. York Barbell, York, PA
2. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH
3. Irving Sports, Dallas, TX
4. G.B. Wilcher Contractors, Seymour, IN
AWARDS
- MVP – not listed
- Rick Linz, GCS (14-19, .737)
TOURNAMENT 12 HELD ON JULY 14-15 AT BOWIE, MARYLAND
Tournament 12 was rained out, rescheduled, and eventually cancelled.
TOURNAMENT 13 HELD ON JULY 14-15 AT DETROIT, MICHIGAN
1. Capitol Insulation, North Hollywood, CA
2. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH
3. Softball City, Detroit, MI
4. Irving Sports, Dallas, TX
AWARDS
- John Geckle, Steele’s (.684, 5 HR)
NOTES
Some additional qualifiers were not listed at all in the results.
