Category: ASA

1971 Women’s College World Series (ASA/DWGS)

1971 held at George W. Dill Softball Center in Omaha, Nebraska on May 14-16.

Champion – John F. Kennedy College Patriettes (92-27)
Runner Up – Iowa State Cyclones

The 1971 ASA/DGWS Women’s College World Series (WCWS), the third in its history, was held in Omaha, Nebraska. On May 14–16, softball teams from 28 colleges met in that year’s national fastpitch softball tournament, still the largest number of teams to play in a single-site WCWS. The tournament consisted of 55 games.

The Patriettes from John F. Kennedy College continue to dominate the Women’s College World Series softball, having won another ‘championship. The Patriettes fought an uphill the through the loser’s racket Sunday, winning five games, including a 4 to 0 triumph over Iowa State in a title game. It was JFK’s third straight championship. Gloria Gomez ended Iowa State’s title hopes, pitching five innings and allowing only one hit as JFK downed the Cyclones 6-0 forcing a second game to decide the title. Gomez then went the distance in the finale, allowing two striking out seven.

Standout player for JFK, Charlene Thompson finished the season with an average of .335, 18 HR, and 84 RBI.

  • MVP – N/A
  • Leading Hitter – N/A
  • HR Champion – N/A
  • Most Valuable Pitcher – Paula Miller, Arizona State (5-2, 3 shutouts, 2 no-hitters, 1 one-hitter, .320 avg)
  • Outstanding Manager – Pat Noe, Iowa State

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Julie Wykle, Iowa State
Kathy Proescholdt, Iowa State
Val Haraldson, Iowa State
Georgia Gomez, John F. Kennedy
Terri Johnson, John F. Kennedy
Charlene Thompson, John F. Kennedy
Jan Trotter, Southwest Missouri State
Carole Myers, Southwest Missouri State
Judy Hoke, Arizona State
Ginger Kurtz, Arizona State
Donna Stone, Kansas
Jan Smith, Illinois State

OTHERS

Paula Miller, Arizona State (5-2, 3 shutouts; 8-25, .320)

SCORES

Bracket A

  1. South Dakota State 6 Central Missouri 5
  2. Arizona State 14 Luther 0
  3. Nebraska 12 Midland 2
  4. Iowa State 12 Southwest Baptist 2
  5. Northern Colorado 6 Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  6. Illinois State defeated Simpson
  7. Luther 9 Midland 2 (Midland eliminated)
  8. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 6 Southwest Baptist 4 (Southwest Baptist eliminated)
  9. John F. Kennedy 16 South Dakota State 0
  10. Arizona State 11 Nebraska 0
  11. Iowa State 3 Northern Colorado 2
  12. Illinois State 9 Minnesota-Duluth 4
  13. Luther College 11 Upper Iowa 1 (Upper Iowa eliminated)
  14. Central Missouri 5 Nebraska-Omaha 3 (Nebraska-Omaha eliminated)
  15. Eastern Illinois 3 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2 (Wisconsin-Eau Claire eliminated)
  16. Wartburg defeated Simpson (Simpson eliminated)
  17. John F. Kennedy 7 Arizona State 6
  18. Iowa State 8 Illinois State 1
  19. Luther 9 Central Missouri 3 (Central Missouri eliminated)
  20. Eastern Illinois 5 Wartburg 2 (Wartburg eliminated)
  21. Illinois State 10 Luther 0 (Luther eliminated)
  22. Arizona State 10 Eastern Illinois 0 (Eastern Illinois eliminated)
  23. Iowa State 7 John F Kennedy 6
  24. Arizona State 4 Illinois State 0 (Illinois State eliminated)

Bracket B

  1. Wartburg 6 Minot State 2
  2. Parsons 11 Wayne State 1
  3. Eastern Illinois 6 Buena Vista 1
  4. Upper Iowa 5 South Dakota 3
  5. Southern Illinois 18 Kearney State 8
  6. Nebraska-Omaha 9 Concordia 1
  7. Wayne State 10 Buena Vista 5 (Buena Vista eliminated)
  8. Kearney State 12 South Dakota 2 (South Dakota eliminated)
  9. Southwest Missouri 6 Wartburg 0
  10. Parsons 7 Eastern Illinois 6
  11. Southern Illinois 8 Upper Iowa 5
  12. Kansas State 12 Nebraska-Omaha 0
  13. Northern Colorado 38 Wayne State 6 (Wayne State eliminated)
  14. Minot State 8 Minnesota-Duluth 2 (Minnesota-Duluth eliminated)
  15. Nebraska 11 Kearney State 10 (Kearney State eliminated)
  16. Concordia 9 South Dakota State 3 (South Dakota State eliminated)
  17. Southwest Missouri 14 Parsons 11
  18. Kansas State 18 Southern Illinois 8
  19. Northern Colorado 12 Minot State 0 (Minot State eliminated)
  20. Nebraska 9 Concordia 1 (Concordia eliminated)
  21. Southern Illinois 5 Northern Colorado 4 (Northern Colorado eliminated)
  22. Nebraska 6 Parsons 3 (Parsons eliminated)
  23. Southwest Missouri 3 Kansas State 0
  24. Nebraska 12 Southern Illinois 11 (Southern Illinois eliminated)

Championship Bracket

  1. Iowa State 12 Southwest Missouri 9
  2. John F. Kennedy 16 Nebraska 2 (Nebraska eliminated)
  3. Arizona State 1 Kansas State 0 (Kansas State eliminated)
  4. John F. Kennedy 5 Arizona State 3 (Arizona State eliminated)
  5. John F. Kennedy 3 Southwest Missouri 0 (Southwest Missouri eliminated)
  6. John F. Kennedy 6 Iowa State 0
  7. John F. Kennedy 4 Iowa State 0 (Iowa State eliminated)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. John F. Kennedy College Patriettes (7-1)
2. Iowa State Cyclones (5-2)
3. Southwest Missouri State Bears (3-2)
4. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-2)
5t. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-2)
5t. Kansas State Wildcats (2-2)
7t. Southern Illinois Salukis (3-2)
7t. Illinois State Redbirds (3-2)
9t. Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-2)
9t. Northern Colorado Bears (3-2)
9t. Luther College Norse (3-2)
9t. Parsons College Wildcats (2-2)
13t. Wartburg College Knights (2-2)
13t. Central Missouri Jennies (1-2)
13t. Minot State Beavers (1-2)
13t. Concordia Bulldogs (1-2)
17t. Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds (1-2)
17t. Nebraska-Kearney Lopes (1-2)
17t. Upper Iowa Peacocks (1-2)
17t. Nebraska–Omaha Maverettes (1-2)
17t. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (1-2)
17t. Wayne State Wildcats (1-2)
17t. Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (0-2)
17t. Simpson College Storm (0-2)
25t. South Dakota Coyotes (0-2)
25t. Midland Lutheran Warriors (0-2)
25t. Southwest Baptist Bearcats (0-2)
25t. Buena Vista Beavers (0-2)

1971 ASA Women’s Major Slow Pitch Nationals

1971 held at Satellite Beach, Florida.

Champion: Fort Lauderdale Gators, Ft Lauderdale, Florida
Runner Up: Hialeah Fotochrome Dots, Hialeah, Florida (58-5)

The Fort Lauderdale Gators, behind Tournament MVP Donna Phillips 4 for 4 game, beat the Hialeah Dots 11-10 in the winners bracket final. The Dots led 8-1, but the Gators came back and won on Phillip’s base hit that drove in the tying and winning runs. The Dots then defeated the Springfield Robinettes in the losers bracket final and got another crack at the Gators for the Championship. Once again, the Gators, behind the pitching of Louise Crocco and Donna Phillips clutch RBIs won final game 2-1. Chris Padgett (.464) and Sandy Hamilton (.480) led the offense for the Dots. Long Island’s Sue Taylor had a monster tournament winning both the Home Run and Batting championship.

  • MVP – Donna Phillips, Gators (12-21, .571, 2 RBI, 6 Runs)
  • Batting Leader – Sue Taylor, Long Island Mice (13-18, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 8 Runs) – .722
  • Home Run Leader – Sue Taylor, Huntington YMCA Mice – 5

1971 FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Louise Crocco, Fort Lauderdale Gators
P – Diana Lucas, Pepsi-Cola
P – Millie Medina, Fotochrome Dots
C – Erma Richardson, Riverside Ford
C – Clara Cochran, Springfield Robinettes
1B – Priscilla Carpenter, Springfield Robinettes
2B – Sandy Tillman, Georgia Robinettes (.688)
3B – Karen Newman, Fort Lauderdale Gators
SS – Chris Padgett, Fotochrome Dots
OF – Irene Dill, Springfield Robinettes
OF – Ernestine Hamel, Fort Lauderdale Gators
OF – Donna Wolfe, Riverside Ford
OF – Denise Lewis, Springfield Robinettes
UT – Sue Taylor, Huntington YMCA Mice

1971 SECOND TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Marcia Wilkerson, Springfield Robinettes
P – Diane Holbrook, Oak Creek Merchants
P – Peggy Carney, Rutenschroer Florists
C – Vicki Lollar, Motown Soul Sisters
C – Mary Ann Fitzgerald, Gateway Rebels
1B – Beverly Duckwyler, Pepsi-Cola
2B – Bev Beck, Rutenschroer Florists
3B – Janice Butler, Georgia Robinettes
SS – Jan Taylor, Rutenschroer Florists
OF – Kay Smith, Block Meeks Jocks
OF – Debbie Oxford, Block Meeks Jocks
OF – Brenda Maurice, Holiday Inn Travelers
OF – Rita Sauer, Rutenschroer Florists
UT – Sandy Hamilton, Fotochrome Dots

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Ft. Lauderdale Gators, Ft Lauderdale, FL (7-0)
2. Hialeah Fotochrome Dots, Hialeah, FL (6-2)
3. Robinettes, Springfield, OH (6-2)
4. Pepsi Cola, Charleston, WV (6-2)
5t. Block Meeks Jacks, Little Rock, AR (3-2)
5t. Riverside Ford, Newport, KY (5-2)
7t. Motor Homes of America, , Jacksonville, FL (4-2)
7t. Motown Soul Sisters, Detroit, MI (4-2)
9t. Gateway Rebels, Ashland, KY (4-2)
9t. Butler Backers, Butler, WI 3-2
9t. JC Rutenschroer Florists, Cincinnati, OH (6-2)
9t. Satellite Beach Comets, Satellite Beach, FL (3-2)
13t. Holliday Inn Travelers, Virginia Beach, VA (4-2)
13t. Huntington YMCA Mice, Huntington, NY (3-2)
13t. Cajettes, New Iberia, LA (3-2)
13t. Georgia Robinettes, Warner Robins, GA (4-2)
17t. Scotties, Richmond, VA (2-2)
17t. North Carolina Rockets, Greensboro, NC (2-2)
17t. Getz Ladies, Atlanta, GA (2-2)
17t. Goodnough Plumbettes, Monroe, MI (2-2)
17t. Oak Creek Merchants, Milwaukee, WI (1-2)
17t. Hi-Landers, Louisville, KY (2-2)
17t. Raney Tire, Cleveland, OH (2-2)
17t. KCYO Scenic, Minneapolis, MN (2-2)
25t. Mercer Ambulance, Granite City, IL (1-2)
25t. Gulf City Construction Colts, Mobile, AL (2-2)
25t. Alamo National Bank, San Antonio, TX (1-2)
25t. Union Bank & Trust, North Vernon, IN (2-2)
25t. Rayettes, Santa Clara, CA (1-2)
25t. WDXB, Chattanooga, TN (2-2)
25t. Oregon Girls, Toledo, OH (1-2)
25t. Gulf Port Independants, Gulfport, MS (1-2)
33t. PAL All Stars, Lynn, MA (1-2)
33t. Fansler Tires, Garden City, KS (2-2)
33t. Duffy’s, Mt. Vernon, WA (0-2)
33t. Elk Grove Jaycees, Sacramento, CA (1-2)
33t. Soonerettes, Oklahoma City, OK (1-2)
33t. Harlan Douglass Homes, Spokane, WA (0-2)
33t. Carpenter Furniture, Santa Rosa, CA (0-2)
33t. Sangamo Girls, Pickens, SC (0-2)
33t. Rutland Indians, Rutland, VT (0-2)
33t. Saco, Opelike, AL (0-2)
33t. Fox Valley Lassies, St. Charles, IL (2-2)
33t. Devils, Omaha, NE (0-2)
33t. George Stuart, Orlando, FL (0-2)
33t. Candileri Gremlins, Tampa, FL (0-2)
33t. Austin Savings, Austin, TX (1-2)
33t. Virginia Royals, Waynesboro, VA (1-2)
49t. St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, MN (1-2)
49t. Chuck Wagon Americs, Brooklyn Center, MN (0-2)
49t. Tewa Auto Sales, Espanola, NM (1-2)
49t. Alaska Glacierettes, Anchorage, AL (0-2)
49t. Belevere, Belvedere, DE (0-2)
49t. Blue Jays, Corpus Christi, TX (0-2)
49t. Chesterfield, St. Louis, MO 1-2
49t. Capettes, Indianapolis, IN (0-2)

1970 ASA Men’s Open Slow Pitch Nationals

1970 held at Southgate, Michigan.

Champion – Little Caesar’s, Port Huron, Michigan (104-5)
Runner Up – Copper Hearth, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (81-9)

Little Caesars beat Copper Hearth in the winners bracket final 32-9 (9 HR) and again in the championship 40-11 (17 HR). Three Players combined for ten of the homers, Tex Collins and Bob Auten both hit 4 and Bill Cole hit 3. Carl Neubauer (19-28, .678, 3 HR, 10 RBI) and Fred “Duke” Maas (16-26, .615, 5 HR, 18 RBI) led Copper Hearth.

Bob Auten (17-25, .680, 7 HR, 15 RBI, 15 Runs scored) and Bill Cole (14-25, .560, 10 HR, 16 RBI) of Little  Caesars also had big tournaments. Little Caesars hit 34 home runs in its last 3 games. In the final championship game, every Little Caesar starter hit at least one home run.

  • Co-MVP – Mike Gouin, Little Caesar’s
  • Co-MVP – Jay Justice, Worthington Steel
  • HR Leader – Jay Justice, Worthington Steel – 11
  • Batting Leader – Bob Swords, Worthington Steel – .750

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Don Arndt, Howard Furniture (no info)
P – Bob Auten, Little Caesars (17-25, .680, 7 HR, 15 RBI, 15 Runs)
C – Ron Patterson, Golden Gallons (21-29, .724, 9 HR, 25 RBI, 16 Runs)
C – Bob Swords, Worthington Steel (21-28, .750, 10 HR, 15 RBI, 17 Runs)
1B – Jim Becker, Copper Hearth (13-27, .481, 7 HR, 11 RBI, 11 Runs)
2B – Tony Mazza, Little Caesars (15-27, .556, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 11 Runs)
3B – Bill Cole, Little Caesars (14-25, .560, 10 HR, 16 RBI, 14 Runs)
SS – Paul Riggs, Golden Gallons (18-28, .642, 8 HR, 16 RBI, 18 Runs)
OF – Mike Gouin, Little Caesars (19-26, .730, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 17 Runs)
OF – Fred “Duke” Maas, Copper Hearth (16-26, .615, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 12 Runs)
OF – Carl “Doc” Neubauer, Copper Hearth (19-28, .678, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 14 Runs)
OF – Jay Justice, Worthington Steel (16-28, .570, 11 HR, 20 RBI, 14 Runs)
UT – Phil Schroer, Seymour Merchants (11-20, .550, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 9 Runs)
UT – Bill Pope, Valley Merchants (18-27, .667, 8 HR, 13 RBI, 15 Runs)

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Stan Harvey, Golden Gallons (17-29, .586, 8 HR, 19 RBI, 16 Runs)
P – Bill Agler, Worthington Steel (11-26, .423, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 Runs)
C – Jim York, Howard Furniture (12-23, .523, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 7 Runs)
C – Gary Ritter, Omar’s Boys (no info)
1B – Elmer McDaniels, Valley Merchants (14-23, .609, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 11 Runs)
2B – Ron Porter, Worthington Steel (13-30, .433, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 12 Runs)
3B – Mac Stalcup, Golden Gallons (12-24, .500, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 12 Runs)
SS – Darrell Leake, Warren Motors (10-16, .625, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 7 Runs)
OF – Bob Silvers, Teamsters Local (14-22, .637, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 11 Runs)
OF – Gary Ladue, Little Caesars (13-24, .542, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 11 Runs)
OF – Thad Malinowski, Howard’s Furniture (17-24, .708, 6 HR, 17 RBI, 14 Runs)
OF – Gary Haskew, Golden Gallons (19-26, .730, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 14 Runs)
UT – Bob Malecki, Little Caesars (10-21, .475, 5 HR, 8 RBI, 9 Runs)
UT – Terry Robertson, Valley Merchants (12-18, .667, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 9 Runs)

OTHERS

Bernie Miller, Seymour Merchants (16-22, .729, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 11 Runs)
Phil Higgins, Copper Hearth (16-25, .640, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 13 Runs)
Tex Collins, Little Caesars (10-16, .625, 5 HR, 6 RBI, 9 Runs)
Bert Smith, County Sports (9-15, .600, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 7 Runs)
Mike Axelson, Little Caesars (10-17, .583, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 8 Runs)
Bobby Bates, Howard’s Furniture (15-26, .576, 8 HR, 15 RBI, 13 Runs)
Mike Nye, Warren Motors (10-20, .500, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 Runs)
Jim Puckett, Little Caesars (10-21, .475, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 7 Runs)
Ben Hogan, Golden Gallons (12-26, .467, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 9 Runs)
Steve Loya, Teamsters (7-16, .437, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 4 Runs)
Mickey Morrison, Howard’s (8-22, .363, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 Runs)
Jim Galloway, County Sports (5-15, .333, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 4 Runs)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Little Caesars, Southgate, MI (6-0)
2. Copper Hearth, Milwaukee, WI (5-2)
3. Worthington Steel, Columbus, OH (5-2)
4. Golden Gallons, Chattanooga, TN (4-2)
5t. Valley Merchants, Langdale, AL (5-2)
5t. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC (4-2)
7t. Seymour Merchants, Seymour, IN (3-2)
7t. Teamsters Local #293, Cleveland, OH (4-2)
9t. Warren Motors, Jacksonville, FL (3-2)
9t. Pile Drivers, Virginia Beach, VA (3-2)
9t. Canal Lanes, Southampton, MA (2-2)
9t. Century Tire, Cincinnati, OH (2-2)
13t. County Sports, Levittown, NY (2-2)
13t. Omar’s Boys, Shelbysville, KY (2-2)
13t. Non-Ferrous Metals, Cleveland, OH (2-2)
13t. Southern Fastener, Mobile, AL (2-2)
17t. Bam Bace, Port Chester, NY (1-2)
17t. Chrysler’s, Decatur, IL (1-2)
17t. Ciccio Homes, Southington, CT (1-2)
17t. Aero Oil Company, York, PA (1-2)
17t. Heidelberg, Tacoma, WA (1-2)
17t. Haufbrau-Kountz, Bozeman, MT (1-2)
17t. Pacific Standard, Burlingame, CA (1-2)
17t. Andy’s, Richmond, VA (1-2)
25t. Meader Construction, San Antonio, TX (0-2)
25t. Duff’s, Minneapolis, MN (0-2)
25t. Brown-Remy, Waverly, OH (0-2)
25t. Wilmar Lounge, St. Louis, MO (0-2)
25t. Cooper Brothers, New Iberia, LA (0-2)
25t. Priced Rite Trophy, Salt Lake City, UT (0-2)
25t. Knittig, St. Louis, MO (0-2)
25t. Fulford TV, Rockville, MD (0-2)

 

1970 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1970 held at Stratford, Connecticut.

Champion – Orange Lionettes, Orange, California (74-13)
Runner Up – Raybestos Brakettes, Stratford, Connecticut (53-3)

The first championship game was a 20 inning, 1-0 classic. Nancy Welborn out pitched Joan Joyce to lead the Lionettes. Welborn surrendered 8 hits, walked only one and struck out 17 Brakettes.

Joyce had 21 K for the Brakettes in a losing effort. In the Final Championship game, Welborn came back to throw another shutout to clinch the title for the Orange 1-0, beating the Brakettes and Donna Lopiano.

Mickey Davis opened up the top of the 7th with a single. She advanced to third base on two infield ground outs.

Mary Lou Adams of the Lionettes squad (2-22 up to her last at bat), then singled in Davis with the winning run.

Welborn pitched 65 innings in the tournament, breaking Joan Joyce’s record for innings pitched.

Also, Jackie Rice combined with Nancy Welborn for one of the shutout victories.

The Lorelei Ladies of Atlanta were city champs 27 times, won the state and/or metro championship 21 times and were 11 time regional champ.

  • MVP – Nancy Welborn, Orange Lionettes
  • HR Leader – Joan Moser, Telford Wanderers – 1
  • Batting Leader – Cathy Benedetto, Portland Dr. Bernard’s – .412
  • Bertha Tickey Pitching Award – Nancy Welborn, Orange Lionettes
  • Erv Lind Defensive MVP Award – Carol Spanks, Orange Lionettes

1970 FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Nancy Welborn, Orange Lionettes (7-1, 65 IP, 49 K, 6 shutouts, no-hitter, two 1-hitters, Won final 2 games, both 1-0, Welborn’s Sac Fly won first final in 20th, also had 17 K in 20 inn 1-0 win, 27 scoreless innings in the two final games)
P – Nancy Ito, Orange Lionettes
P – Joan Joyce, Raybestos Brakettes (3-1, 3 shutouts, 2 no hitters, 66 K, 41 IP, 21 in one game, gave up 1 run)
C – Jean Daves, Orlando Rebels (4-2, 1 ER, 49 IP)
C – Ann Mullins, Pekin Lettes
1B – Donna Lopiano, Raybestos Brakettes (2-1, 2 shutouts, gave up 1 run)
2B – Pat Adams, Lorelei Ladies
3B – Eva Johnson, Texas Beverage Canning
SS – Chris “Pettina” Miner, Portland Dr. Bernard’s
OF – Pat Harrison, Raybestos Brakettes
OF – Marlene Piper, Portland Dr. Bernard’s
OF – Cecilia Ponce, Orange Lionettes
OF – Sandra June Wells, Lorelei Ladies
UTIL – Cathy Benedetto, Portland Dr. Bernard’s (7-17, .412, 2 RBI, 2 Runs; 3-0 Pitching, 26 IP, 26 K)

1970 SECOND TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Fern Gardner, Utah Shamrocks
P – Lorene Ramsey, Orlando Rebels
P – Dot Elliott, Lorelei Ladies
C – Peggy Kellers, Raybestos Brakettes
C – Janice White, Lorelei Ladies
1B – Shirley Topley, Orange Lionettes
2B – Gladys Crespo, Raybestos Brakettes
3B – Dorothy “Dot” Dobie, Portland Dr. Bernard’s
SS – April Scherman, Utah Shamrocks
OF – Marilyn Bradley, Pekin Lettes
OF – Willie Roze, Raybestos Brakettes
OF – Mickey Davis, Orange Lionettes
OF – Snookie Mulder, Orlando Rebels
UTIL – Leslie Ball, Utah Shamrocks

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Orange Lionettes, Orange, CA (7-1) (Defending Champ)
2. Raybestos Brakettes, Stratford, CT (5-2) (Host)
3. Dr. Bernards, Portland, OR (4-2) (Northwestern)
4. Orlando Rebels, Orlando, FL (4-2) (Southern)
5t. Pekin-Lettes, Pekin, IL (4-2) (West Central)
5t. Utah Shamrocks, Salt Lake City, UT (2-2) (Rocky Mountain)
7t. Lorelei Ladies, Atlanta, GA (2-2) (South Atlantic)
7t. Texas Beverage Canning, San Antonio, TX (2-2) (Texas)
9t. Sun City Saints, Sun City, AZ (1-2) (Cactus)
9t. Bridgeport Co-Eds, Bridgeport, CT (1-2) (New England)
9t. Telford Wanderers, Telford, PA (1-2) (Central Atlantic)
9t. Celina Girls, Celina, OH (1-2) (East Central)
13t. Dixie Belles, Tulsa, OK (1-2) (Southwestern)
13t. Gulfettes, Bloomington, MN (0-2) (Northern)
13t. Teamsterettes Local 696, Topeka, KS (0-2) (Western)
13t. Schaeferettes, Plainfield, NJ (0-2) (Mid-Atlantic)
17t. Sup. Fast Freight Express, Los Alamitos, CA (0-2) (South Pacific Coast)
17t. Santa Clara Laurels, Santa Clara, CA (0-2) (North Pacific Coast)

NOTES

Alaska Champ – Anchorage Gold Nuggets, Anchorage, AK did not attend. Hawaii Champ – Jokers, Oahu, HI did not attend. Canada Champ – Saskatoon Imperials, Saskatoon, SK did not attend.

1970 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1970 held at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, Florida on September 10-19.

Champion – Raybestos Cardinals, Stratford, Connecticut
Runner Up – Nothdurft Tool, Detroit, Michigan

A single to right field by second baseman George Goodchild who was returning to action after a six-week layoff because of a broken arm, produced the deciding run as the Raybestos Cardinals annexed the national men’s softball championship for the second straight year with a 3-2 victory over Nothdurft Tool in Jack Russell Stadium.

Left fielder Al Yaeger set the stage for the tie breaking score in the tournament finale when he singled with one out in the decisive sixth inning. After Don Benedict broke for second base with a 1-0 count on Goodchild and moved up to third on a while pitch by Nothdurft Tool’s pitching ace Bonnie Jones for his game winning hit.

  • MVP – John Anquillare, Raybestos Cardinals
  • Batting Leader – John Anquillare, Raybestos Cardinals – .500)
  • Home Run Leader – 9 players tied with 1
  • Most Outstanding Pitcher Award – Bonnie Jones, Nothdurft Tool & Die (8-2, 66 IP, 59 K, 46 Consecutive Scoreless Innings)

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Bonnie Jones, Nothdurft Tool
P – Metro Szeryk, Raybestos Cardinals (3-0, gave up 1 run)
P – Al DeWall, Whitaker Buick (3-0, 29 IP, 37 K, 2 Shutouts)
C – Harry Haroian, Nothdurft Tool
C – Bill Leffler, LeBlanc Barons
1B – Frank Pilarowski, Nothdurft Tool
2B – Ray Phillips, LeBlanc Barons
3B – Bob Bellmore, Raybestos Cardinals
SS – John Anquillare, Raybestos Cardinals (10-20, .500, 2 RBI, 4 Runs)
OF – Bill Stewart, Little Brauhaus
OF – Glenn Beamon, LeBlanc Barons
OF – Fred Cason, Nothdurft Tool
OF – Carl Walker, Raybestos Cardinals
UT – Evans Telegades, Nothdurft Tool

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Rocky Marucci, Little Brauhaus
P – Dick Norenberg, Raybestos Cardinals (2-0, gave up 0 runs)
P – K.G. Fincher, LeBlanc Barons (2-0, 21 IP, 25 K, 2 Shutouts)
C – Jerry Cooper, Morgan Truckers
C – John Sheehan, Whitaker Buick
1B – Skip Magiera, Anixter Brothers
2B – Steve Aurigemma, Little Brauhaus
3B – Wilson Wilson, Nothdurft Tool
SS – Terry Muck, Whitaker Buick
OF – Mike Summerbell, LeBlanc Barons
OF – Mike Patton, Whitaker Buick
OF – Bill Hielscher, Nothdurft Tool
OF – Joe Molinaro, Little Brauhaus
UT – Tommy Moore, Clearwater Bombers

OTHERS

Al Lewis, Raybestos Cardinals (1-0, 9 IP, 15 K, gave up 2 runs)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Raybestos Cardinals, Stratford, CT (6-0) (Defending Champ)
2. Nothdurft Tool, Detroit, MI (7-2) (East Central)
3. Whitaker Buick, St. Paul, MN (3-2) (Northern)
4. LeBlanc Barons, Sunnyvale, CA (4-2) (North Pacific Coast)
5t. Turner Electric, Montgomery, AL (2-2) (Southern)
5t. Anixter Brothers, Skokie, IL (2-2) (West Central)
7t. Little Brauhaus, Poughkeepsie, NY (2-2) (Mid Atlantic)
7t. Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL (3-2) (Host)
9t. Capital Motors Toyotas, Chattanooga, TN (1-2) (South Atlantic)
9t. West Construction, Salt Lake City, UT (1-2) (Rocky Mountain)
9t. FE Bailey Contractors, Mesa, AZ (1-2) (Cactus)
9t. Morgan Truckers, Lakewood, CA (2-2) (South Pacific Coast)
13t. Scenic Shoppers, Springfield, MO (1-2) (Western)
13t. Mead Samuel, Seattle, WA (0-2) (Northwestern)
13t. Gansett 57 Brewers, Providence, RI (1-2) (New England)
13t. Stephens Truck Line, Lake Charles, LA (0-2) (Southwestern)
17t. Bill Clark Sporting Goods, Loveland, TX (0-2) (Texas)
17t. Flat Iron AC, Philadelphia, PA (0-2) (Central Atlantic)
17t. US Armed Forces, USA (0-2) (Armed Forces)

NOTES

Alaska Champ – Alaska Builders Cache, Anchorage, AK did not attend. Hawaii Champ – Midas Muffler, Oahu, HI did not attend. Canada Champ – London TV Cable, Ontario did not attend.

1970 Women’s College World Series (ASA/DWGS)

1970 held at George W. Dill Softball Center in Omaha, Nebraska on May 15-17.

Champion – John F. Kennedy College Patriettes (74-14)
Runner Up – Southwest Missouri State Bears

The second Women’s College World Series of softball was conducted in 1970. It was organized by the Omaha Softball Association and recognized by the Division for Girls’ and Women’s Sports (DGWS) as a championship tournament.

Southwest Missouri State College posted four victories in the womenis Collegiate Softball World Series Sunday here but couldn’t post No. 5, falling 7-6 in the title game to defending champion John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Neb.

SMS started its drive from the losers’ bracket with a 11-4 victory over Luther (Iowa), followed by verdicts over Illinois State University 3-2, University of Nebraska-Omaha 14 1 and John F. Kennedy 2-0.

Debbie Bellman, who blanked JFK on a four-hitter, took the setback in the championship game, yielding 10 hits.

JFK scored four in the third and three in the fourth. SMS closed the gap in the sixth when pinch-hitter Jackie Tekotte drove in a run with a double and later scored, but that was the last rally. Linda Dollar and Launa Goddard each smacked triples for SMS.

Donna Van Camp hurled the Missouri champions past Luther with a four-hitter. Left fielder Mary Shaffer crashed a homer and triple to pave the way.

Van Camp again twirled a four-hitter while stopping Illinois State. Goddard and Karen Bethurem slugged triples for SMS.

Jan Trotter was the victorious pitcher at SMS waltzed over University of Nebraska-Omaha. Dollar hit a homer and Goddard ripped a double and triple.

The Most Courageous Award was awarded to Marlene Donahue of Nebraska-Omaha who played with a fractured ankle.

  • MVP – Kay Camp, John F. Kennedy (4-0 pitching; 7-18, .471)
  • Batting Leader – Cindy Thompson, John F. Kennedy College (10-20, .500)
  • HR Leader – Mary Shaffer, Southwest Missouri State – 4
  • Outstanding Coach – Reba Sims, Southwest Missouri State

1970 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Cindy Thompson, John F. Kennedy College
Teri Johnston, John F. Kennedy College (.400, 8-20)
Kay Camp, John F. Kennedy College
Mary Shaffer, Southwest Missouri State
Sue Schuble, Southwest Missouri State
Kay Camp, Southwest Missouri State
Deanna Grindle, Nebraska-Omaha
Barb Filipowicz, Nebraska-Omaha
Jan Smith, Illinois State
Tudy Schmied, Illinois State
Cheri Kolander, Luther
Marcia LaRock, Minnesota-Duluth
Sally Studnicka, Kearney State

FINAL STANDINGS

1. John F. Kennedy College Patriettes (5-1)
2. Southwest Missouri State Bears (6-2)
3. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (4-2)
4. Illinois State Redbirds (3-2)
5t. Western Illinois Leathernecks (3-2)
5t. Luther College (4-2)
7t. Kearney State Lopers (2-2)
7t. Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (2-2)
9t. Midland Lutheran College Warriors (1-2)
9t. Northern Colorado Bears (1-2)
9t. Southern Illinois Salukis (1-2)
9t. Midwestern College Mustangs (1-2)
13t. Minot State Beavers (0-2)
13t. Wayne State Wildcats (0-2)
13t. Concordia College Bulldogs (0-2)
13t. Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-2)
13t. Upper Iowa Peacocks (0-2)

SCORES

  1. Nebraska-Omaha 3 Luther 0
  2. John F. Kennedy 2 Upper Iowa 0
  3. Western Illinois 2 Wayne State 1
  4. Southwest Missouri State 4 Nebraska 1
  5. Southern Illinois 7 Minnesota-Duluth 6
  6. Nebraska-Omaha 9 Minot State 2
  7. Northern Colorado 7 Kearney State 1
  8. Illinois State 24 Concordia 5
  9. Midwestern 10 Midland 7
  10. Midland 9 Concordia 8 (Concordia eliminated)
  11. Kearney State 10 Minot State 3 (Minot State eliminated)
  12. Minnesota-Duluth 8 Nebraska 1 (Nebraska eliminated)
  13. Luther defeated Wayne State (Wayne State eliminated)
  14. Luther 16 Upper Iowa 1 (Upper Iowa eliminated)
  15. John F. Kennedy 10 Western Illinois 0
  16. Southwest Missouri State 8 Southern Illinois 3
  17. Nebraska-Omaha 10 Northern Colorado 2
  18. Illinois State 10 Midwestern 4
  19. Western Illinois 10 Midland 0 (Midland eliminated)
  20. Kearney State 7 Southern Illinois 6 (Southern Illinois eliminated)
  21. Minnesota-Duluth 1 Northern Colorado 0 (Northern Colorado eliminated)
  22. Luther 17 Midwestern 7 (Midwestern eliminated)
  23. John F. Kennedy 4 Southwest Missouri State 1
  24. Nebraska-Omaha 7 Illinois State 5
  25. Western Illinois 6 Kearney State 2 (Kearney State eliminated)
  26. Luther 10 Minnesota-Duluth 7 (Minnesota-Duluth eliminated)
  27. Illinois State 8 Western Illinois 0 (Western Illinois eliminated)
  28. Southwest Missouri State 11 Luther 1 (Luther eliminated)
  29. John F. Kennedy 8 Nebraska-Omaha 1
  30. Southwest Missouri State 3 Illinois State 2 (Illinois State eliminated)
  31. Southwest Missouri State 13 Nebraska-Omaha 1 (Nebraska-Omaha eliminated)
  32. Southwest Missouri State 2 John F. Kennedy 0
  33. John F. Kennedy 7 Southwest Missouri State 6 (Southwest Missouri State eliminated)

1970 ASA Women’s Major Slow Pitch Nationals

1970 held at Parma, Ohio.

Champion: Rutenschrorer Florist, Cincinnati, Ohio (78-14)
Runner Up: Raney Tire, Cleveland, Ohio (78-13)

Rutenschrorer came from the losers bracket and won the last 5 games in 12 hours, including eliminating the defending champs Hialeah Dots 6-5 and then winning both final games 2-1 and 4-2 over Raneu Tire behind Pitcher Marsha Reflogie. Reflogie had 7 pitching victories and also drove in the winning run in that final game. Ida Hopkins won her third National MVP award. This was the second time she played so well, she was named from the non-winning team. In 1968, She won it finishing in 4th place and this year as the Runner-up team.

  • MVP – Ida Jean Hopkins, Raney Tire (19-27, .704, 8 RBI, 10 Runs)
  • Home Run Leader – Patsy Danson, Carter’s Rebel (16-28, .571, 10 RBI, 9 Runs) – 5
  • Home Run Leader – Nancy Oldham, Comets (15-24, .625, 16 RBI, 15 Runs) – 5
  • Home Run Leader – Marylyn Busse, Carolina Rockets (14-26, .538, 11 RBI, 11 Runs) – 5
  • Batting Leader – Ida Jean Hopkins, Raney – .708

1970 FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Marsha Replogle, Rutenschroer (7-21, .333, 6 RBIs,)
P – Jeannine Jeep Andrle, Two Cousins (14-30, .467, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs, 9 Runs)
C – Sharon Tice, Rutenschroer (10-29, .345, 7 RBIs, 10 Runs)
1B – Peg Carney, Rutenschroer (15-28, .536, 1 HR, 8 RBIs, 4 Runs)
2B – Bev Shue, Carolina Rockets (13-24, .542, 3 RBIs, 9 Runs)
3B – Marilyn Booher, Two Cousins (17-28, .607, 6 RBIs, 11 Runs)
SS – Ida Jean Hopkins, Raney Tire- (19-27, .704, 8 RBIs, 10 Runs)
OF – Jenny Johnson, Comets (15-22, .682, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs, 11 Runs)
OF – Patsy Danson, Carters Rebels (16-28, .571, 5 HRs, 10 RBIs, 9 Runs)
OF – Sandy Hamilton, Hialeah Dots (14-24, .583, 4 RBIs, 8 Runs)
OF – Joe Ann Batchelor, Dodge Girls (13-21, .621, 1 HR, 8 RBIs)
UT – Nancy Oldham, Comets (15-24, .625, 5 HRs, 15 RBIs, 15 Runs)
UT – Pam Hughes, Hialeah Dots (12-25, .480, 6 RBIs, 6 Runs)

1970 SECOND TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Judy Hedgecock, Comets (4-2 pitching, 9-24, .375, 2 RBIs, 9 Runs)
P – Laura Rountree, Carters Rebels (.520)
C – Mary Beal, Raney Tire (.286)
1B – Princess Carpenter, Robbinettes (12-19, .632, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 6 Runs)
2B – Bev Beck, Rutenschroer (.278)
3B – Sandra Leigh, Glenn Mfg.(.500)
SS – Jan Telger, Rutenschroer (.333)
OF – Donna Hannol, Glenn Mfg. (.571)
OF – Linda Sharp, Raney Tire (.481)
OF – Joan Jorgenson, Mr. Day’s Avantis (.583)
OF – Janis Taylor, Robbinettes (12-20, .600)
UT – Lewanne Fenty, Hialeah Dots (14-22, .636)
UT – Celeste Alsobrook, Carters Rebels

OTHERS

Donna Schmadel, Rutenschroer (15-23, .652, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 8 Runs)
Linda Polley, Mr. Day’s Avantis (12-24, .500, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 11 Runs)
Carol Smith, Hialeah Dots (13-27, .481, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 10 Runs)
Donna Wolfe, Rutenschroer (15-33, .455, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 12 Runs)
Judy Council, Dodge Girls (7-22, .318, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 7 Runs)

FINALS STANDINGS

1. J.C. Rutenschroer Floral Company, Cincinnati, OH (10-1)
2. Raney Tire, Cleveland, OH (6-2)
3. Hialeah Dots, Miami, FL (5-2)
4. Carters Rebels, Jacksonville, FL (4-2)
5t. Satellite Beach Comets, Satellite Beach, FL (4-2)
5t. Two Cousins, Cleveland, OH (6-2)
7t. Carolina Rockets, Burlington, NC (4-2)
7t. Fox Valley Lassies, Chicago, IL (5-2)
9t. Albany Dodge Girls, Albany, GA (4-2)
9t. Robbinettes, Springfield, OH (3-2)
9t. Glenn Manfacturing Company, Columbus, MS (3-2)
9t. Lake Wright Motor Lodge, Norfolk, VA (2-2)
13t. Mr. Day’s Avantis, Minneapolis, MN (4-2)
13t. Glenn Runyon Pontiac, St. Albans, WV (2-2)
13t. Jefferson Devilettes, Jefferson, IN (4-2)
13t. M-M Sporting Goods, Milwaukee, WI (1-2)
17t. Westbrook COncrete, Bloomington, MN (2-2)
17t. St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, MN (2-2)
17t. Motown Soul Sisters, Detroit, MI (2-2)
17t. Stretch Motel, Fond Du Lac, WI (3-2)
17t. Georgetown Village Apartments, Toledo, OH (1-2)
17t. New Iberia Cajetts, New Iberia, LA (2-2)
17t. Union Bank, North Vernon, IN (3-2)
17t. Knoxville, Royals, Knoxville, TN (2-2)
25t. P.A.L. All Stars, Lynn, MA (2-2)
25t. Fansler Tires, Garden City, KS (2-2)
25t. Muldowney’s Tap Room, Valley Stream, NY (1-2)
25t. Hayward Merchants, San Leandro, CA (1-2)
25t. Elk Grove Jay Cees, Elk Grove, CA (1-2)
25t. Westboro, Charleston Heights, SC (2-2)
25t. Satterwhite Scotties, Richmond, VA (1-2)
25t. Wilson’s, Rutland, VT (1-2)
33t. Ashland Misfits, Ashland, KY (1-2)
33t. Mecca Lounge, St. Louis, MO (0-2)
33t. Fargo Merchants, Fargo, ND (1-2)
33t. Monroe Royals, Monroe, MI (0-2)
33t. Mobile Bombers, Mobile, AL (1-2)
33t. Rayettes, Santa Clara, CA (0-2)
33t. Atlanta Stars, Atlanta, GA (1-2)
33t. Lighthouse Sporting Goods, Caeur D’Alene, ID (0-2)
33t. Castaways, Lanett, AL (0-2)
33t. Du Pont Engineers, Wilmington, DE (0-2)
33t. Holy Cross, Espanola, NM (0-2)
33t. Kings Sport Shop, Billings, MT (0-2)
33t. Yeager Jets, Bellingham, WA (2-2)
33t. Mercer’s Ambulance, Granite City, IL (0-2)
33t. Corpus Christi Blue Jays, Corpus Christi, TX (0-2)
33t. Capettes, Indianapolis, IN (1-2)
49t. Frontiers, Fairbanks, AK (0-2)
49t. St. Francis, Oklahoma City, OK (0-2)
49t. Draft Building, Waynesboro, VA (0-2)
49t. Santa Rosa Athletic, Santa Rosa, CA (0-2)

1969 ASA Men’s Open Slow Pitch Nationals

1969 held at State Road Park in Parma, Ohio.

Champion – Copper Hearth, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (77-5)
Runner Up – Jo’s Pizza House, Milton, Florida (96-22)

H.T. Waller almost single handily carried Jo’s to the championship. He had 7 HR and 16 RBI in the final 4 games. Jo’s eliminated Little Caesars 21-19 as Waller hit 3 HR. Then Waller’s HR  won the first final 8-6 over Copper Hearth.

In the Final championship, Copper Hearth led 8-1, Waller hit two 3-Run HR to pull them to 13-11, but fell just short. Copper ended up winning 13-12.

Jim Becker led Copper Hearth all weekend with a .593 batting average including 6 HR and 20 RBI. Tony Galecke also hit .593 and he scored 16 Runs. Mike Grbich led the Hearth Men with a .609 average (14-23). Fred Maas chipped in hitting .556. Luther Ates was the table setter for Jo’s Pizza House collecting 23 hits and scoring 17 Runs.

  • MVP – H.T. Waller, Jo’s Pizza House
  • HR Leader – H.T. Waller, Jo’s Pizza House – 16
  • Batting Leader – Joe Konicki, Hicksville Astros – .800

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Jerry Martello, Jo’s Pizza House (7-2 Pitching and 16-34, .471, 9 RBI, 9 Runs)
C – Joe Konicki, Hicksville Astros (16-20, .800, 9 HR, 18 RBI, 15 Runs)
C – Tex Collins, Little Caesars (17-26, .654, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 16 Runs)
1B – Jim Becker, Copper Hearth (16-27, .593, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 16 Runs)
2B – HT Waller, Jo’s Pizza House (19-32, .594, 16 HR, 28 RBI, 21 Runs, 6 Intentional Walks, set the national tournament home run record with 16)
3B – Bill Cole, Little Caesars (14-25, .560, 7 HR, 16 RBI, 11 Runs)
SS – Chet Forte, County Sports (19-28, .679, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 12 Runs)
OF – Bert Smith, County Sports (22-34, .647, 14 HR, 26 RBI, 20 Runs)
OF – Luther Ates, Jo’s Pizza House (23-38, .605, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 17 Runs)
OF – Tom Sorcic, Copper Hearth (13-26, .500, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 9 Runs)
OF – Gerry Lyle, Jo’s Pizza House (18-34, .529, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 13 Runs)
UT – Jim Galloway, County Sports (19-30, .633, 11 HR, 21 RBI, 20 Runs)
UT – Steve Loya, Gene’s Sohio (14-25, .560, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 11 Runs)

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Tom Cannonberg, Copper Hearth (6-1 Pitching and 5-21, .238, 1 RBI, 3 Runs)
P – Jim True, Wilsman Trucking (4-2 Pitching and 14-21, .667, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 9 Runs)
C – Ben Hogan, Golden Gallons (15-21, .714, 7 HR, 16 RBI, 12 Runs)
C – Dan Vlahovic, Teamsters Local  (no info)
1B – Mike Axelson, Little Caesars (18-25, .720, 6 HR, 16 RBI, 12 Runs)
2B – Joe Petriello, Hicksville Astros (9-20, .450, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 Runs)
3B – Fred Maas, Copper Hearth (10-18, .556, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 10 Runs)
SS – Wayne Chopus, Ciccio’s Homes (13-17, .765, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 8 Runs)
OF – Tom Drabik, Gene’s Sohio  (no info)
OF – Carl Neubauer, Copper Hearth (12-29, .414 , 3 HR, 7 RBI, 11 Runs)
OF – Jim Wessel, Wilsman Trucking (17-25, .680, 7 HR, 15 RBI, 12 Runs)
OF – Tony Galecke, Copper Hearth (16-27, .593, 4 RBI, 15 Runs)
UT – Bill Malloy, County Sports (19-32, .594, 10 HR, 19 RBI, 15 Runs)
UT – Al Waltz, Little Caesars (12-19, .632, 5 RBI’s, 4 Runs)

OTHERS

Bob Auten, Little Caesars (18-30, .600, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 14 Runs)
Rocky Salice, County Sports (14-25, .560, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 11 Runs)
Bill Brown, County Sports (16-29, .552, 6 HR, 10 RBI, 11 Runs)
Bob Harrison, Wilsman (12-22, .545, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 13 Runs)
Bob Lombardi, County Sports (14-23, .519. 0 HR, 2 RBI, 10 Runs)
Oscar Steadman, Hicksville (10-20, .500, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 10 Runs)
Bob Schugman, County Sports (15-30, .500, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 15 Runs)
Tony Mazza, Little Caesars (15-30, .500, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 13 Runs)
Bill Tolbert, Jo’s Pizza (19-38, .500, 9 HR, 21 RBI, 18 Runs)
Mike Gouin, Little Caesars (15-31, 484, .8 HR, 17 RBI, 14 Runs
Chester Dungan, Jo’s Pizza House (17-35, .486, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 11 Runs)
Lou Russo, Hicksville Astros (10-21, .476, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 9 Runs)
Andy Loya, Gene’s Snoco (9-20, .450, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 Runs)
Andy Masseta, Gene’s Sunco (9-21, .429, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 8 Runs)
Steve Shurina, Hicksville (8-20, .400, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 7 Runs)
Howie Krause, Pyramid (7-18, .389, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 6 Runs)
Bob Malicki, Little Caesars (8-23, .381, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 6 Runs)
Dave Neale, Pyramid (2-15, .133, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 Runs)
Mike Foley, Hicksville Astros (15-20, .750, 7 HR, 15 RBI, 15 Runs)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Copper Hearth, Milwaukee, WI (6-1)
2. Jo’s Pizza House, Milton, FL (7-2)
3. Little Caesar’s Pizza, Detroit, MI (5-2)
4. County Sports, Levitton, NY (5-2)
5t. Gene’s Sohio, Parma, OH (5-2)
5t. Hicksville Astro Motor Inn, Hicksville, NY (3-2)
7t. Golden Gallons, Chattanooga, TN (3-2)
7t. Wilsman Trucking, Hamilton, OH (4-2)
9t. Teamsters Local #293, Cleveland, OH (2-2)
9t. Pyramid Cafe, Cleveland, OH (3-2)
9t. 615 Lounge, York, PA (3-2)
9t. Ciccio’s Homes, Plainville, CT (3-2)
13t. Eddie’s Cafe, Cincinnati, OH (2-2)
13t. Jiffy Club, Louisville, KY (2-2)
13t. Glidewell Brothers, Richmond, VA (2-2)
13t. Maplewood Plumbing & Heating, Maplewood, MN (2-2)
17t. Canal Lanes, Southampton, MA (1-2)
17t. Gramma’s Lucky, Billings, MT (1-2)
17t. Gregg’s Lettering, Oakland, CA (1-2)
17t. Romero Music Company, New Iberia, LA (1-2)
17t. Tom’s, Columbus, GA (1-2)
17t. Pantorium Cleaners, Dayton, OH (2-2)
17t. Jerry’s Catering, Miami, FL (1-2)
17t. Heidelberg, Tacoma, WA (2-2)
25t. Shakey’s Pizza, Washington, D.C. (1-2)
25t. Kwajalein All Stars, Marshall Islands (0-2)
25t. Virginia Door, Chesapeake, VA (0-2)
25t. Al Green’s Tavern, Rochester, NY (0-2)
25t. Wilmar Lounge, St. Louis, MO (0-2)
25t. Central Brevard Merchants, Cocoa, FL (0-2)
25t. D.K. Asphalt, St. Louis, MO (0-2)
25t. Shipwreck Lounge, Phoenix, AZ (0-2)
33t. Professional Disc. Pharmacy, Oklahoma City, OK (0-2)
33t. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC (0-2)

1969 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1969 held at Stratford, Connecticut.

Champion – Orange Lionettes, Orange, California (61-10)
Runner Up – Raybestos Brakettes, Stratford, Connecticut (61-8)

The Orange Lionettes defeated Raybestos 1-0 in the winners bracket as Nancy Welborn pitched a 14 inning no hitter. Welborn also scored the winning run. Joan Joyce was the losing pitcher as she struck out 20 batters. The Brakettes then bested the Yakima Webb Cats as Donna Lopiano outdueled Billie Harris 1-0 in the semi finals for the right to get another crack at the Lionettes. Once again, it was Welborn who was the deciding factor as she pitched a 4-1 rain-delayed victory. She surrendered only 2 hits. The Lionettes Rosie Adams came up with the bases loaded and cleared them to give the Orange a 3-1 lead in what turned out to be the big blow of the game.

  • MVP – Billie Harris, Yakima Webb Cats
  • HR Leader – Sylvia Holly, Tucson Roadrunners – 1
  • Batting Leader – Carol Lichtenberger, NJ Schaeferettes – .600
  • Bertha Tickey Pitching Award – Nancy Welborn, Orange Lionettes
  • Erv Lind Defensive Award – Carol Spanks, Orange Lionettes

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Nancy Welborn, Orange Lionettes (5-0, 3 shutouts, 35 K, 40 IP, 1 ER, 14 inning 1-0 no-hitter vs Brakettes and then 4-1 final game win)
P – Billie Harris, Yakima Webb Cats (4-1, 26 K, 35 IP, 3 shutouts; 8-20, .400 average, 1 Run, 2 RBI)
P – Joan Joyce, Raybestos Brakettes (2-2, 34 IP, 58 K)
C – Nancy Ito, Orange Lionettes
C – Ieva Sijats, Indianapolis Anchorettes
1B – Cathy Benedetto, Yakima Webb Cats (1-1, 14 IP, 15 K) pitched the other 2 games for the Webb Cats
2B – Wanda McCargar, Yakima Webb Cats
3B – Toni Swartout, Orlando Rebels
SS – Carol Spanks, Orange Lionettes
OF – Carol Lichtenberger, Schaeferettes (9-15, .600, 2 Runs)
OF – Mary Taylor, Yakima Webb Cats
OF – Darlene May, Orlando Rebels
OF – Willie Roze, Raybestos Brakettes
UTIL – Joy Peterson, Utah Shamrocks

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Donna Lopiano, Raybestos Brakettes (3-0, 21 IP, 20 K, 3 shutouts)
P – Donna Schwenk, Indianapolis Anchorettes
P – Jean Daves, Orlando Rebels (4-1, 32 K, 31 IP, 2 ER)
C – Peggy Kellers, Raybestos Brakettes
C – Maggie Bean, Yakima Webb Cats
1B – Shirley Topley, Orange Lionettes
2B – Rose Marie “Rosie” Adams, Orange Lionettes
3B – Dorothy “Dot” Dobie, Yakima Webb Cats
SS – Sharron Backus, Raybestos Brakettes
OF – Snookie Mulder, Orlando Rebels
OF – E. Louise Albrecht, Raybestos Brakettes
OF – Mary Lou Adams, Orange Lionettes
OF – Mickey Davis, Orange Lionettes
UTIL – Sandra Koelsch, Schaeferettes

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Orange Lionettes, Orange, CA (5-0) (South Pacific Coast)
2. Raybestos Brakettes, Stratford, CT (5-2) (Defending Champ)
3. Yakima Webb Cats, Yakima, WA (5-2) (Northwestern)
4. Orlando Rebels, Orlando, FL (5-2) (Southern)
5t. Anchor Fence Anchorettes, Indianapolis, IN (2-2) (West Central)
5t. Sun City Saints, Sun City, AZ (2-2) (Cactus)
7t. Schaeferettes, Plainfield, NJ (2-2) (Mid-Atlantic)
7t. Utah Shamrocks, Salt Lake City, UT (2-2) (Rocky Mountain)
9t. Lakers, Lake Jackson, TX (1-2) (Texas)
9t. Wooster Lumber Girls, Wooster, OH (1-2) (East Central)
9t. Telford Wanderers, Telford, PA (1-2) (Central Atlantic)
9t. Teamsterettes Local 696, Topeka, KS (1-2) (Western)
13t. Kropp Realty, Shakopee, MN (1-2) (Northern)
13t. Manero’s Waltham Drifters, Waltham, MA (1-2) (New England)
13t. Santa Clara Laurels, Santa Clara, CA (0-2) (North Pacific Coast)
13t. Universal Dynamics, Oklahoma City, OK (0-2) (Southwestern)
17t. Tucson Roadrunners, Tucson, AZ (0-2) (Host)
17t. Lorelei Ladies, Atlanta, GA (0-2) (South Atlantic)

NOTES

Alaska Champ – Anchorage Gold Nuggets, Anchorage, AK did not attend. Hawaii Champ – no representative was listed. Canada Champ – Saskatoon Imperials, Saskatoon, SK did not attend.

1969 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1969 held at Meador Park in Springfield, Missouri.

Champion – Raybestos Cardinals, Stratford, Connecticut
Runner Up – Fairchild Falcons, Mountain View, California

Dick Norenburg of the Raybestos Cardinals pitched a 7-0 shutout in final championship game. The final game was forced after Roy Burlison of Mountain View won his 7th straight game to grab a 4-3 decision. But Burlison finally tired and was beaten in the final game. Dick Norenburg, an imposing figure at 6 foot 8 inches tall, led the Raybestos pitching staff as they alternated pitchers and kept everyone fresh. Norenburg was 2-0, Al Lewis was 1-0, Pete Carlson was 1-0 and Metro Szeryk was 1-1 with 26 K in 13 innings pitched.

  • MVP – Roy Burlison, Fairchild Falcons
  • Batting Leader – Charles Acklin, Armed Forces – .353
  • Home Run Leader – Ray Phillips, Fairchild Falcons – 3
  • Most Outstanding Pitcher Award – Roy Burlison, Fairchild Falcons

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Roy Burlison, Fairchild Falcons (7-2, 108 K, 62 IP, gave up only 26 hits and 11 runs)
P – Ron Peterson, Peninsula All-Stars (3-2, 39 IP, 47 K)
P – Joe Lynch, Aurora Sealmasters (3-1)
C – Don Benedict, Raybestos Cardinals
C – Dick Zuccato, Larry Lange Ford
1B – Ed Loveless, Fairchild Falcons
2B – Ray Phillips, Fairchild Falcons (8-28, .286, 4 RBI, 4 Runs)
3B – Don Dungee, Armed Forces
SS – Frank Hurtt, Aurora Sealmasters
OF – Bob Christensen, Aurora Sealmasters
OF – Charles Acklin, Armed Forces (6-17, 3 RBI, 1 Run)
OF – Earl Turnure, Larry Lange Ford
OF – Glenn Beamon, Fairchild Falcons
UT – Carl Walker, Raybestos Cardinals

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Dick Norenberg, Raybestos Cardinals
P – Richie Stephen, Larry Lange Ford
P – Bonnie Jones, Nothdurft Tool (2-2, 33 IP, 48 K)
C – Larry Wiseman, Aurora Sealmasters
C – Dave Timok, Fairchild Falcons
1B – Joe Swanson, Larry Lange Ford
2B – Jess Kersey, Peninsula All-Stars
3B – Chuck Caldera, Fairchild Falcons
SS – John Anquillare, Raybestos Cardinals
OF – Al Yaeger, Raybestos Cardinals
OF – Stan Baker, Armed Forces
OF – Bill Lovato, Fairchild Falcons
OF – Fred Hopgood, Nothdurft Tool
UT – George Giles, Armed Forces

OTHERS

Harvey Sterkal, Aurora Sealmasters (1-1)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Raybestos Cardinals, Stratford, CT (5-1) (New-England)
2. Fairchild Falcons, Mountain View, CA (8-2) (North Pacific Coast)
3. U.S. Armed Forces, USA (3-2) (Armed Forces)
4. Aurora Sealmasters, Aurora, IL (4-2) (West-Central)
5t. Nothdurft Tool, Detroit, MI (3-2) (East-Central)
5t. Portland Lakers, Portland, OR (2-2) (Northwestern)
7t. Peninsula All Stars, Fox Hill, VA (3-2) (Central-Atlantic)
7t. Larry Lange Ford, Cedar Falls, IA (2-2) (Western)
9t. Oxnard Kings, Oxnard, CA (2-2) (South Pacific Coast)
9t. F.E. Bailey Contractors, Mesa, AZ (1-2) (Cactus)
9t. Whitaker Buick, St. Paul, MN (1-2) (Northern)
9t. General Plumbing, Birmingham, AL (1-2) (Southern)
13t. Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL (1-2) (Defending Champ)
13t. Champion YMCA, Canton, NC (1-2) (South-Atlantic)
13t. Masterbilt Motors, Oklahoma City, OK (0-2) (Southwestern)
13t. West Construction, Salt Lake City, UT (0-2) (Rocky-Mountain)
17t. Reilly’s Rebels, Refugio, TX (0-2) (Texas)
17t. Empire Bank, Springfield, MO (0-2) (Host)
17t. Little Brauhaus, Poughkeepsie, NY (0-2) (Mid-Atlantic)

NOTES

Alaska Champ – Wildwood Air Force Station, Kenai, AK did not attend. Hawaii Champ – Midas Muffler, Oahu, HI did not attend. Saskatoon Merchants, Saskatchewan did not attend.