United States, Canada and Mexico were to have selected its top 2 teams to compete in this event. The top 2 finishers from the 1975 ASA Worlds (Pyramid Cafe and Poindexter Lumber) were selected as well as the Canadian Champs (Eastern Canada – Les Copains of Quebec) and (Western Canada – Hill Spring Hi Jacks of Alberta). Mexico did not send any teams as it was under suspension by the ISF.
1976 North American Championship
Pool Play Standings Rec RF-RA Diff
1. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC 6-0 79-27 +52
2. Les Copain, Montreal, Canada 3-3 67-50 +17
3. Pyramid Café, Cleveland, OH 3-3 64-73 – 9
4. Hill Spring Hi Jacks, Alberta, Canada 0-6 33-94 -61
Championship Play
#3 Pyramid Café eliminated #4 Hi Jacks – 16- 6 – 3rd Place Game
#2 Les Copain eliminated #1 Poindexter – 12- 5 – Championship Game
Final Standings Champ Pool Final
1. Les Copain, Montreal, Canada 1-0 3-3 4-3 (CHAMPIONS)
2. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC 0-1 6-0 6-1
3. Pyramid Café, Cleveland, OH 1-0 3-3 4-3
4. Hill Spring Hi Jacks, Alberta, Canada 0-1 0-6 0-7
All Star Team
MVP – Jean-Pierre Paul, Les Copains (15-26, .577)
Michael Bolduc, Les Copains
Serge Dufour, Les Copains
Mike Robertson, Poindexter Lumber
Ken Nichols, Poindexter Lumber
Dave Markland, Poindexter Lumber
Woodrow Neal, Poindexter Lumber
Jim Siebert, Pyramid Cafe
Steve Loya, Pyramid Cafe
Rod Humphrys, Hill Spring
1977 North American Championship
1977 Pool Play Standings Rec RF-RA Diff
1. Warren Motors, Jacksonville, FL 5-1 99-45 +44
2. Teamsters Local #293, Cleveland, OH 5-1 69-46 +23
3. Merrifield, Windsor, Ontario 2-4 41-51 -10
4. Aldergrove Construction, BC 0-6 24-88 -64
Final Standings including Pool Play and Championship Rounds Elim Pool Final
1. Teamster Local #293, Cleveland, OH 2-0 5-1 7-1 (CHAMPIONS)
2. Warren Motors, Jacksonville, FL 1-2 5-1 6-3
3. Aldergrove Construction Royals, BC, Canada 1-2 0-6 1-8
4. Merrifield, Windsor, Ontario 0-1 2-4 2-5
This was Sikorsky’s 18th overall title in their storied history. It also was their first in seven years. They have been trying to improve themselves in the past three years with a second place finish in 2010 and a third place in 2009. After Sikorsky defeated Yamaha of Georgia and Alliance Electrical of Texas, they faced Worthington Industries who has beaten Sikorsky in the Championship game in the past, but not this year as Sikorsky beat them 18-7. All Americans for Sikorsky were Justin Kozloski, Eric Kraemer, Nick Maher and John Tokarz.
MVP – no info available
HR Leaders – Nick Maher, Sikorsky
HR Leaders – Robert Niemet, Worthington Industries
Batting Leaders – Mark Mihalick, Sikorsky (.833)
Batting Leaders – Robert Niemet, Worthington Industries (.833)
ASA INDUSTRIAL ALL AMERICANS FIRST TEAM
P – Brett Bowman, Worthington Industries
IF – Justin Koblowski, Sikorsky Aircraft
IF – Eric Kraemer, Sikorsky Aircraft
IF – Jack Schone, Worthington Industries
IF – Pat Youmans, Alliance
IF – Jimmie Mayson, Supreme
OF – Nickolas Maher, Sikorsky Aircraft
OF – Robert Niemet, Worthington Industries
OF – Justin Jenkins, Alliance
OF – Chris Wellemaker, Supreme
UT – John Tokarz, Sikorsky Aircraft
UT – Chris Hanners, Worthington Industries
UT – David Pankow, Worthington Industries
UT – Pat Jester, Alliance
UT – Hiram Mayes, Supreme
FINAL STANDINGS
1st Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT (3-0)
2nd Worthington Industries, Columbus, OH (3-2)
3rd Alliance, Longview, TX (1-2)
4th Supreme, Griffin, GA (2-2)
5th Yamaha, Newman, GA (1-2)
5th C.O.D. (City Of Dothan), Dothan, AL (0-2)
Champion – Kentucky Steel Erectors, London, KY Runner Up – Graphic Packaging, Macon, GA
MVP – no info available
HR Leader – no info available
Batting Leader – no info available
ASA INDUSTRIAL ALL AMERICANS FIRST TEAM
P – Richie Champion, Kentucky Steel Erectors
C – Daniel Bays, Kentucky Steel Erectors
IF – Ronnie McCullough, Graphic Packaging
IF – Shaun Ballard, Kentucky Steel Erectors
IF – Scott Storie, Kentucky Steel Erectors
IF – Ron Acabbo, Sikorsky Aircraft
OF – Shannon Touchton, Graphic Packaging
OF – Dustin Martin, Kentucky Steel Erectors
OF – Jerod Rigney, Kentucky Steel Erectors
OF – Jay Fields, Bestway Semi Trailers
UT – Barney Schwarzkopf, Sikorsky Aircraft
UT – Jay Roger, Graphic Packaging
UT – Cody Johnson, Graphic Packaging
UT – Shaun Bridger, Graphic Packaging
UT – John Tokarz, Sikorsky Aircraft
ASA INDUSTRIAL ALL AMERICANS SECOND TEAM
P – Josh Robinson, Bestway Semi Trailers
C – Mark Mihalik, Sikorsky Aircraft
IF – Richie Morris, Kentucky Steel Erectors
IF – Chuck Ledington, Kentucky Steel Erectors
IF – Sean Greer, Graphic Packaging
IF – Dusty Payne, Bestway Semi Trailers
OF – Bill Giambra, Sikorsky Aircraft
OF – Joe Power, Kentucky Steel Erectors
OF – Chivas Clark, Graphic Packaging
OF – Randall White, Graphic Packaging
UT – Darrien Gray, Kentucky Steel Erectors
UT – Dwayne Gunnels, Graphic Packaging
UT – Scott Layfield, Graphic Packaging
UT – Craig Morrison, Team Toyota
UT – John Higginbotham, Maxwell AFB Owlz
FINAL STANDINGS
1st Kentucky Steel Erectors, London, KY (5-0)
2nd Graphic Packaging, Macon, GA (6-2)
3rd Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT (4-2)
4th Bestway Semi Trailers, Conley, GA (4-2)
5th Owlz (Maxwell AFB), Montgomery, AL (2-2)
5th Team Toyota, Princeton, IN (2-2)
7th Edwardsville Moose, Edwardsville, IL (2-2)
7th 7up/Dr. Pepper/Venom, Bethalto, IL (3-2)
9th Kabco, Boaz, AL (1-2)
9th Dirtbags, Longview, TX (1-2)
9th Diverse Power, LaGrange, GA (1-2)
9th Waste Management, Pine Bluff, AR (1-2)
13th Showerite Corp, Chicago, IL (0-2)
13th Grand American Devel, Fayetteville, GA (0-2)
13th City Of Dothan, Dothan, AL (0-2)
13th Shaw Industries, Resaca, GA (0-2)
13th American Cast Iron, Birmingham, AL (0-2)
2018 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 31 – June 5.
Champion – Florida State Seminoles (58-12) Runner Up – Washington Huskies (52-10)
Standing in the circle with two outs in the seventh inning, Meghan King flung the ball toward the plate. The ball ricocheted off the bat of Taylor Van Zee and skipped along the ground. King took a step toward the ball; the crowd had gone quiet and she felt like everything was moving in slow motion. This was the moment, her moment. And all she could think about was how thankful she was for all those reps of pitcher fielding practice so that she wouldn’t screw this up.
King picked up the ball and threw it to first, getting the final out of the Women’s College World Series to give Florida State an 8-3 victory over Washington and its first softball national championship. It is also the first for the ACC.
It was a clean ending to a game that began as a comedy of errors Tuesday. Florida State, which had looked so collected the night before, was reeling in the first inning. Van Zee started it all with a leadoff hit off King. Then came a passed ball, a sacrifice bunt, a bad throw, a miscue in center field on a pop fly, and a line drive and grounder that drove in runs. When the dust settled, Washington was up 3-0.
But what could have been the beginning of the end for FSU only put the team back in a familiar position. The infield huddled in the dugout around the watercooler and busted out in laughter. Coach Lonni Alameda joked with her players, saying, “This is perfect because we’re the Cardiac Kids and we need to be down in order to come back. We’re going to score some runs. We’ll be all right.”
Not one of the Seminoles had any doubt. Why would they? Although they came into the game with a 1-0 series lead — a position FSU had not been in all postseason long as it survived six elimination games — they have shown that they are most comfortable, and lethal, with their backs against the wall. Perhaps the only way they could win while ahead was to fall behind.
The comeback began in earnest just a few moments later when catcher Anna Shelnutt, dubbed “Postseason Anna,” smashed a two-run homer in the bottom of the first. It was her second home run in as many nights.
Then it was King, a redshirt junior, who returned to the circle and proceeded to pitch six scoreless innings. After giving up two hits in the first inning, she gave up just another three the rest of the night. The FSU bats did their jobs, extending the lead to 8-3, but it was King who shut down Washington’s offense to secure the victory.
King’s tournament ERA of 0.20 ranks as the lowest in Women’s College World Series history. In 34⅓ innings, she allowed just one earned run, in the first inning of Tuesday’s game. While discussion all tournament long focused on Paige Parker, Kelly Barnhill and Rachel Garcia, King turned in what can only be described as one of the greatest WCWS performances of all time.
Her focus and consistency — and her ability to shake off Tuesday’s rocky start — lifted Florida State (58-12) to a national championship few thought possible. With its sweep of Washington (52-10), Florida State became the third team in the 37-year history of the Women’s College World Series to lose its WCWS opener and still win the title.
Most Outstanding Player – Jessie Warren, Florida State
Batting Leader – Bubba Nickles, UCLA – .545
RBI Leader – Elizabeth Mason, Florida State – 9
Home Run Leader – 8 tied at 2. Bubba Nickles, UCLA; Jessie Warren Florida State; Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma; Taylor Pack, UCLA; Sydney Sherrill, Florida State; Jordan Roberts, Florida; Elizabeth Mason, Florida State; Anna Shelnutt, Florida State.
ERA Leader – Meghan King, Florida State – 0.20
Strikeout Leader – Rachel Garcia, UCLA – 42
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
P – Rachel Garcia, UCLA
P – Paige Parker, Oklahoma
P – Gabbie Plain, Washington
C – Taylor Pack, UCLA
C – Anna Shelnutt, Florida State
2B – Sydney Sherrill, Florida State
3B – Jessie Warren, Florida State
SS – Sis Bates, Washington
CF – Bubba Nickles, UCLA
RF – Trysten Melhart, Washington
UTIL – Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma
UTIL – Meghan King, Florida State
UTIL – Elizabeth Mason, Florida State
SCORES
Oregon 11 Arizona State 6
Washington 2 Oklahoma 0
Florida 11 Georgia 3 (5 inn.)
UCLA 7 Florida State 4
Washington 6 Oregon 2
UCLA 6 Florida 5
Oklahoma 2 Arizona State 0 – Arizona State eliminated
Florida State 7 Georgia 2 – Georgia eliminated
Oklahoma 2 Florida 0 – Florida eliminated
Florida State 4 Oregon 1 – Oregon eliminated
Washington 3 Oklahoma 0 – Oklahoma eliminated
Florida State 3 UCLA 1
Florida State 12 UCLA 6 – UCLA eliminated
Florida State 1 Washington 0
Florida State 8 Washington 3 – Washington eliminated
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Florida State Seminoles (6-1)
2. Washington Huskies (3-2)
3. UCLA Bruins (2-2)
4. Oklahoma Sooners (2-2)
5t. Oregon Ducks (1-2)
5t. Florida Gators (1-2)
7t. Baylor Bears (0-2)
7t. Arizona State Sun Devils (0-2)
2018 Florida State Seminoles
NATIONAL SEEDS
Florida
Arizona
Oregon
Florida State
UCLA
Washington
Auburn
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Utah
Ole Miss
LSU
Kentucky
Baylor
Alabama
REGIONALS
EUGENE REGIONAL
Drake 3 BYU 2
Oregon 4 Albany 0
Oregon 5 Drake 0
BYU 16 Albany 0 – Albany eliminated
Drake 3 BYU 0 – BYU eliminated
Oregon 3 Drake 0 – Drake eliminated
Oregon qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
GAINESVILLE REGIONAL
Ohio State 3 South Florida 0
Florida 8 Bethune Cookman 0 (6 inn.)
Florida 10 Ohio State 2 (6 inn.)
South Florida 3 Bethune Cookman 0 – Bethune Cookman eliminated
Ohio State 3 South Florida 2 – South Florida eliminated
Florida 4 Ohio State 0 – Ohio State eliminated
Florida qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL
Cal St. Fullerton 2 Texas St. 1
UCLA 3 Sacramento St. 0
Cal St. Fullerton 3 UCLA 2 (9 inn.)
Texas St. 8 Sacramento St. 4 – Sacramento St. eliminated
UCLA 14 Texas State 1 (5 inn.) – Texas State eliminated
UCLA 3 Cal St. Fullerton 0
UCLA 6 Cal St. Fullerton 4 – Cal St. Fullerton eliminated
UCLA qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.
NORMAN REGIONAL
Tulsa 9 Missouri 1
Oklahoma 9 Boston U. 0 (5 inn.)
Oklahoma 8 Tulsa 0 (6 inn.)
Missouri 10 Boston U. 8 – Boston U. eliminated
Missouri 6 Tulsa 5 – Tulsa eliminated
Oklahoma 7 Missouri 0 – Missouri eliminated
Oklahoma qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
SEATTLE REGIONAL
Texas 2 Minnesota 1
Washington 8 Boise St. 0 (5 inn.)
Washington 2 Texas 1
Minnesota 11 Boise St. 3 – Boise St. eliminated
Minnesota 3 Texas 0 – Texas eliminated
Washington 5 Minnesota 2 – Minnesota eliminated
Washington qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL
Auburn 5 Kennesaw St. 2
Florida State 8 Jacksonville St. 0
Florida State 2 Auburn 1 (8 inn.)
Jacksonville St. 5 Kennesaw St. 3 (10 inn.) – Kennesaw St. eliminated
Jacksonville St. 3 Auburn 2 – Auburn eliminated
Florida State 10 Jacksonville State 0 – Jacksonville St. eliminated
Florida State qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
ATHENS REGIONAL
Northwestern 3 vs. California 2 (8 inn.)
Georgia 6 Harvard 2
Georgia 12 Northwestern 0 (6 inn.)
California 10 Harvard 1 – Harvard eliminated
Northwestern 4 California 3 – California eliminated
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year – Rachel Garcia, UCLA (.339, 11 HR, 54 RBI, 29-4, 1.31 ERA, 315 K)
NFCA National Player of the Year – Rachel Garcia, UCLA (.339, 11 HR, 54 RBI, 29-4, 1.31 ERA, 315 K)
ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM
P – Kelly Barnhill JR. Florida Gators
P – Megan Kleist JR. Oregon Ducks
P – Giselle Juarez SO. Arizona State Sun Devils
C – Gwen Svekis SR. Oregon Ducks
1B – Alyssa Palomino SO. Arizona Wildcats
2B – Aubrey Leach JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
3B – Sydney Romero JR. Oklahoma Sooners
SS – Sis Bates SO. Washington Huskies
OF – Aaliyah Jordan FR. UCLA Bruins
OF – Jessie Scroggins SR. Baylor Bears
OF – Amanda Lorenz JR. Florida Gators
UTIL – Rachel Garcia SO. UCLA Bruins
UTIL – Jocelyn Alo FR. Oklahoma Sooners
AL – Holly Speers JR. Kent State Golden Flashes
AL – Paige Parker SR. Oklahoma Sooners
AL – Vanessa Shippy SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
AL – Meghan Beaubien FR. Michigan Wolverines
AL – Ivie Drake SR. Georgia State Panthers
ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
P – Miranda Elish SO. Oregon Ducks
P – Kylee Hanson SR. FSU Seminoles
P – Brittany Gray SR. Georgia Bulldogs
C – Kendyl Lindaman SO. Minnesota Golden Gophers
1B – Victoria Vidales SR. Texas A&M Aggies
2B – Kylee Perez SR. UCLA Bruins
3B – Nicole DeWitt SR. Florida Gators
SS – Lili Piper JR. Ohio State Buckeyes
OF – Kaylee Tow FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
OF – Cortni Emanuel SR. Georgia Bulldogs
OF – Annie Murphy SR. Boston College Eagles
UTIL – Savannah Heebner JR. Houston Cougars
UTIL – Taylor Rowland SO. Long Beach State 49ers
AL – Allie Walljasper SR. LSU Tigers
AL – Rachel Lewis FR. Northwestern Wildcats
AL – Jessica Warren SR. FSU Seminoles
AL – Janae Jefferson FR. Texas Longhorns
AL – Taran Alvelo JR. Washington Huskies
ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM
P – Carly Hoover SR. LSU Tigers
P – Nicole Newman JR. Drake Bulldogs
P – Randi Rupp SR. Texas State Bobcats
C – Libby Sugg JR. BYU Cougars
1B – Jessica Hartwell JR. Texas Tech Red Raiders
2B – Sydney Sherrill FR. FSU Seminoles
3B – Jena Cozza SR. UMass Minutewomen
SS – Alyssa DiCarlo JR. Georgia Bulldogs
OF – Kara Shutt SR. Elon Phoenix
OF – Kate Gordon SO. James Madison Dukes
OF – Paige Murphy SR. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
UTIL – Odicci Alexander SO. James Madison Dukes
UTIL – Maddie Roth JR. Kennesaw State Owls
AL – Meghan Gregg SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
AL – Faith Canfield JR. Michigan Wolverines
AL – Gabbie Plain FR. Washington Huskies
AL – Katie Prebble FR. Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs
AL – Jenna Lilley SR. Oregon Ducks
