1985 held at Greensboro, North Carolina.
Champion – Elite Coatings, Gordon, Georgia
Runner Up – Capitol Insulation, North Hollywood, California
The surprise team of the tournament, Capitol Insulation showed why they belonged in this World Series. Elite Coatings playing for the last time together as a team as owner Gary Hargis announced that he will no longer sponsor a team in 1986. The Elite players wanted to win this for their owner and they came back and defeated a very disappointed Capitol Insulation team twice, 22-10 and 23-7. Elite received an opening round bye and then lost their first game to Morgan Boots of Texas on Friday night 23-8. Capitol beat Howards 21-9 in the winner’s bracket final and then sat back. Elite, meanwhile was winning 5 straight games in the losers bracket. They got to Howards in the loser’s bracket final. Rick Wheeler ht a 2-run Homer in the bottom of the 7th inning to win the game for Elite 25-23. Oddly enough, Wheeler started his career with Capitol and here he is, playing against them for Elite for the Championship. Charles Wright (3-4, 2 HRs, 7 RBIs) and Doug Brown (3-4, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs) led the offense in the first final. In the Final Championship game, it was Freddie Trice who came up big. He was 4-5, with 4 Homers and 7 RBIs. Wheeler and Cecil Whitehead chipped in with 2 HRs each. Mike Cellura hit 2 dingers for Capitol. Capitol hit 37 HRs total, Howards 68 and Elite 73.
- MVP – Rick Wheeler, Elite (24-37, .649, 12 HRs, 24 RBIs, 21 Runs)
- Home Run Leader – Rick Wheeler, Elite – 12
- Home Run Leader – Bruce Meade, Elite (21-33, .636, 26 RBIs, 30 Runs) – 12
- Home Run Leader – Fred Trice, Elite (22-34, .647, 28 RBIs, 22 Runs) – 12
- Batting Leader – Dean Olson, Capitol Insulation (19-24, 4 RBIs, 13 Runs) – .792
- Defensive MVP – Denny Jones, Capitol Insulation
USSSA MAJOR WORLD SERIES ALL WORLD TEAM
- Pitcher – Ron Whittleton – Capitol Insulation (10-21, .476, 7 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- Pitcher – Buddy Slater – Elite Coating (7-15, .467, 3 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Catcher – Bruce Butch Alleman – Morgan Boots (13-20, .650, 7 HRs, 11 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- First Base – Dean Olson – Capitol Insulation (19-24, .792, 4 RBIs, 13 Runs)
- First Base – Fred Trice – Elite Coating (22-34, .647, 12 HRs, 28 RBIs, 22 Runs)
- First Base – Rick Scherr – Howard’s/Western Steer (16-22, .727, 11 HRs, 23 RBIs, 19 Runs)
- Second Base – Doug Brown – Elite Coating (24-35, .686, 11 HRs, 23 RBIs, 19 Runs)
- Third Base – Mark Hierlmeier – Howard’s/Western Steer (11-18, .611, 7 HRs, 14 RBIs, 12 Runs)
- Shortstop – Ron Parnell – Capitol Insulation (14-21, .667, 2 HRs, 12 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- Outfield – Miles Schexnaydre – Morgan Boots (15-20, .750, 6 HRs, 16 RBIs, 12 Runs)
- Outfield – Bruce Meade – Elite Coating (21-33, .636, 12 HRs, 26 RBIs, 30 Runs)
- Outfield – Rick Wheeler – Elite Coating (24-37, .649, 12 HRs, 24 RBIs, 21 Runs)
- Outfield – Clyde Guy – Howard’s/Western Steer (14-19, .737, 11 HRs, 21 RBIs, 16 Runs)
- Outfield – Stan Harvey – Howard’s/Western Steer (13-21, .619, 6 HRs, 9 RBIs, 14 Runs)
- Outfield – Denny Jones – Capitol Insulation (14-24, .583, 3 HRs, 12 RBIs, 11 Runs)
OTHERS
- Ben Holt, Lilly Air (4-5, .800, 3 RBIs, 3 Runs)
- Dennis Graser, Steele’s (10-13, .769, 2 HRs, 10 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Ron Olesiak, Lilly Air (6-8, .750, 3 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- John Keigley, CDI/Garretts (6-8, .750, 4 Runs)
- Joe Young, Zimlinghaus (11-16, .688, 3 HRs, 8 RBIs, 13 Runs)
- Dan Griffin, Steele’s (10-15, .667, 5 HRs, 9 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Britt Hightower, Smythe Sox (12-19, .632, 6 HRs, 15 RBIS, 12 Runs)
- Darrell Misenheimer, Howards (12-19, .632, 8 HRs, 11 RBIs, 12 Runs)
- Rick Weiterman, Steele’s (5-8, .625, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 4 Runs)
- John Grissom, Smythe Sox (13-21, .619, 5 HRs, 14 RBIs, 14 Runs)
- Roger Wilt, Gregg Security (9-15, .600, 4 HRs, 15 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Danny Williams, Smythe Sox (6-10, .600, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Greg Whitlock, Steele’s (7-12, .583, 4 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Ken Dain, Capitol (15-26, .577, 7 HRs, 13 RBIs, 13 Runs)
- Cecil Whitehead, Elite (20-35, .571, 8 HRs, 18 RBIs, 15 Runs)
- Ricky Huggins, Steele’s 8-14, .571, 2 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Greg Fuhrman, Steele’s (4-7, .571, 1 RBI, 2 Runs)
- Bill Blake, Howards (14-25, .560, 7 HRs, 10 RBIs, 13 Runs)
- Tim Rhinehart, Howards (15-27, .556, 10 HRs, 16 RBIs, 14 Runs)
- Curtis Williams, Howards (11-20, .550, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs, 11 Runs)
- Mike Bolen, Steele’s (7-13, .538, 2 HRs, 10 RBIs, 7 Runs)
- Mike Macenko, Steele’s (8-15, .533, 4 HRS, 12 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Doug Roberson, Zimlinghaus (9-17, .529, 3 HRs, 9 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Monty Tucker, Zimlinghaus (9-17, .529, 3 HRs, 9 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Don Furnald, Capitol (10-20, .500, 3 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Craig Elliott, Steele’s (6-12, .500, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Chuck Maiorana, Southwestern (5-10, .500, 2 RBIs, 3 Runs)
- Bob Louria, Southwestern (2-4, .500, 1 Run)
- Bill Gatti, Elite (15-32, .469, 2 HRs, 8 RBIs, 17 Runs)
- Don Arndt, Howards (7-15, .467, 6 Runs)
- Mike Cellura, Capitol (12-26, .462, 8 HRs, 16 RBIs, 14 Runs)
- Dave Steffen, Lilly Air (5-11, .455, 1 HR, 4 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Cruz Martinez, Capitol (9-20, .450, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Darrell Beeler, CDI/Garrets (4-9, .444, 3 HRs, 7 RBIs, 4 Runs)
- Charles Wright, Elite (15-35, .429, 7 HRs, 20 RBIs, 20 Runs)
- Ken Parker, Lilly Air (4-10, .400, 2 HRs, 7 RBIs, 5 Runs)
- Ron Ford, Elite (13-35, .371, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Jim Fuller, Smythe Sox (6-18, .333, 2 HRs, 7 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Harold Kelley, Zimlinghaus (5-15, .333, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 4 Runs)
- Steve Williams, Elite (8-25, .320, 3 HRs, 4 RBIs, 12 Runs)
- Phil Higgins, Lilly Air (4-13, .308, 1 RBI, 4 Runs)
- Don Clatterbaugh, Blantons (2-9, .222, 2 Runs)
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Elite Coating, Gordon, GA (7-1)
2. Capitol Insulation, North Hollywood, CA (4-2)
3. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (3-2)
4. Morgan Boots, DeSoto, TX (3-2)
5t. Smythe Sox, Houston, TX (2-2)
5t. Gregg Security, Pittsburgh, PA (2-2)
7t. Zimlinghaus Electric, Palm Bay, FL (2-2)
7t. Steele’s Sports, Grafton, OH (1-2)
9t. Southwestern, Detroit, MI (1-2)
9t. Starpath Systems Softball, Monticello, KY (1-2)
9t. Lilly Air Systems, Chicago, IL (1-2)
9t. Blanton’s, Fayetteville, NC (0-2)
13t. CDI-Garretts, Oklahoma City, OK (0-2)
13t. University Financial, Salt Lake City, UT (0-2)
