1996 held at Lexington, South Carolina.
Champion – Cannan’s Illusion/TPS, San Antonio, Texas
Runner Up – UPI/Kinder/TPS, Baxter, Tennessee
Lisa Sanchez hit a bases clearing double in the top of the 6th inning of the final Championship to give Cannan’s a 10-8 lead and then Cannan’s scored another run in the 7th to make the final 11-8.
- MVP – Lisa Sanchez, Cannan’s (11-24, .458, 11 RBI)
- Batting Leader – Bev Lovett, Cannan’s (15-20, .2 HR, 13 RBI, 9 Runs) – .750
- HR Leader – Marie Pesch, Cannan’s (11-18, .611, 10 RBI, 12 Runs) – 2
- HR Leader – Sherri Lynn France, UPI (9-16, .562, 11 RBI, 10 Runs) – 2
- HR Leader – Bev Lovett, Cannan’s (15-20, .750, 13 RBI, 9 Runs) – 2
- HR Leader – Faye Smith, Leaverne’s (11-21, .524, 13 RBI, 11 Runs) – 2
- HR Leader – Traci Ferguson, Yankees (7-12, .583, 5 RBI, 5 Runs) – 2
- Defensive MVP – Michelle Thompson, UPI/Kinder/TPS
- Offensive MVP – Bev Lovett, Cannan’s (15-20, .750, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 9 Runs)
1996 ALL WORLD TEAM
P – Charlotte Cates, UPI/Kinder/TPS (12-21, .571, 16 RBI)
P – Maria Eckhof, Leaverne’s Road Runners (12-23, .522)
C – Marie Pesch, Cannan’s Illusion/TPS (11-18, .611, 2 HR)
C – Barbara Foxx, Leaverne’s Road Runners (12-22, .545)
1B – Traci Ferguson, Santa Monica Yankees (7-12, .583, 2 HR)
2B – Theresa Shephard, Cannan’s Illusion/TPS (12-21, .571)
3B – Sandy Mader, Cannan’s Illusion/TPS (15-28, .536, 1 HR)
3B – Faye Smith, Leaverne’s Road Runners (11-21, .524, 2 HR)
SS – Lisa Sanchez, Cannan’s Illusion/TPS (11-24, .458)
SS – Sue Koziol, UPI/Kinder/TPS (9-12, .750)
SS – Julie Standering, Mizuno/Minnesota Thunder Boltz (13-24, .542)
OF – Bev Lovett, Cannan’s Illusion/TPS (15-20, .750, 2 HR)
OF – Mitzi Davis, Cannan’s Illusion/TPS (17-28, .607)
OF – Sherri Lynn France, UPI/Kinder/TPS (9-16, .562, 2 HR)
OF – Michelle Thompson, UPI/Kinder/TPS (16-23, .696)
OF – Karen Baker, UPI/Kinder/TPS (10-19, .526)
OF – Patrice Detlie, Mizuno/Minnesota Thunder Boltz (10-17, .588)
OF – Mary Jane Ranz, Empress Chili/TPS (8-11, .727)
Manager – Sherri Pickard, Cannan’s Illusions/TPS
FINAL STANDINGS (Incomplete – 16 teams)
1. Cannan’s Illusions/TPS, San Antonio, TX (6-1)
2. UPI/TPS/Steele’s, Baxter, TN (4-2)
3. Leaverne’s Road Runners, Greensboro, NC (5-2)
4. Mizuno/Minnesota Thunderboltz, Lakeville, MN (4-2)
5t. Empress Chili/TPS, Cincinnati, OH (2-2)
5t. Santa Monica Yankees, Santa Monica, CA (2-2)
