Category: NSPC

1987 National Slo Pitch Conference

Champion – Smythe Sox, Houston, Texas
Runner-Up – County Sports, Levittown, New York

Playing in a Baseball Stadium and billing this as the Super Bowl of Softball, County Sports went through the winners bracket undefeated, beating Capitol Insulation 17-14. The Smythe Sox, who lost their very first game had to come all the way back through the losers bracket, eliminating national powers Lighthouse 12-8, Ritch’s 14-5, Howards 10-3, Capitol Insulation 7-6 (in 9 innings on a walk off homer from Smythe’s Bill Blake). In the first final, Smythe jumped out to a 6-0 lead and defeated County Sports 9-3. Doug Brown, Bill Gatti, John Grissom and Bill Blake drove in two runs each to provide the runs for the Sox.

The Final Game was a 4-1 Smythe Sox win in which both teams combined for just 11 hits. Smythe got all its runs in the second inning as Blake, Cecil Whitehead and Bruce Meade all singled to account for the first run. Britt Hightower’s single scored the second run. Mike Parrott hit a long sac fly ball to get the final two runs in. None of the 8 teams batted over .500 and in fact the average for all the teams was .394 with just 23 total home runs, 24 doubles and 13 triples. 7 of the 15 games were single digit games.  Smythe Sox hit 16 of 23 total HRs and had 6 of the total 13 triples. Their team average was .452 (109-241) as compared to the scrappy County Sports squad who batted .377 (61-162). Capitol batted .421 and had 2 HRs. Vernons batted .375 with 3 HRs.

Of the 15 total games played, 6 games saw both teams in single digits Only 2 games all weekend saw both teams score double digits runs. Vernons beat Smythe Sox 15-11 and County Sports beat Capitol 17-14.  Capitol had a 13-0 lead after three innings and County Sports came back win that game which was the winner’s bracket final.

AWARDS

  • MVP – Bill Blake, Smythe Sox (14-22, .636, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 9 Runs)
  • HR Leaders – Bruce Meade, Smythe Sox (13-21, .619, 11 RBI, 7 Runs) – 5
  • HR Leaders – Bill Blake, Smythe Sox – 5
  • Batting Leader – Bill Blake, Smythe Sox- .636
  • Outstanding Defensive Player – Scott Smith, County Sports

ALL NATIONAL TEAM

Bill Blake, Smythe Sox (14-23, .609, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 9 Runs)
Bruce Meade, Smythe Sox (13-21, .619, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 7 Runs)
Bill Gatti, Smythe Sox (13-24, .542, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 9 Runs)
Greg Whitlock, Smythe Sox (10-23, .435, 2 RBI, 6 Runs)
Cecil Whitehead, Smythe Sox (9-20, .450, 3 RBI, 7 Runs)
Mike Parrott, Smythe Sox (10-19, .526, 4 RBI, 5 Runs)
Mauro Chiti, County Sports (8-13, .615, 1 RBI, 2 Runs)
Ron Hargrove, County Sports (8-17, .471, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 8 Runs)
Mike Cellura, Capitol Insulation (8-15, .533, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 8 Runs)
Larry McGee, Capitol Insulation (9-13, .692, 8 RBI, 1 Run)
Scott Smith, County Sports
Manager Award – John Cooke, Smythe Sox

OTHERS:

Curtis Williams, Howard’s (5-6, .833, 1 RBI, 4 Runs)
Kenny Broadwell, Ritch’s Salvage (8-11, .727, 7 Runs)
Darrell Misenheimer, Ritch’s Salvage (7-10, .700, 5 RBI, 1 Run)
Chip Sheffield, Lighthouse (4-6, .667, 1 RBI, 1 Run)
Stan Harvey, Howard’s (5-9, .556, 2 RBI, 3 Runs)
Baxter Burris, Ritch’s Salvage (5-9, .556, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 Runs)
Ron Ford, Vernons (5-9, .556, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 4 Runs)
John Grissom, Smythe Sox (8-15, .533, 4 RBI, 4 Runs)
Gary Richter, County Sports (8-17, .471, 4 RBI, 7 Runs)
Cruz Martinez, Capitol (6-13, .462, 4 RBI, 3 Runs)
Doug Brown, Smythe Sox (11-26, .423, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 7 Runs)
Kevin Daugherty, County Sports (7-17, .412, 2 RBI, 5 Runs)
Rick Wheeler, Smythe Sox (9-25, .369, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 8 Runs)
John Davide, County Sports (5-14, .357, 4 RBI, 2 Runs)
Rick Scherr, Howard’s (4-12, .333, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 Runs)
Clyde Guy, Howard’s (3-10, .300, 4 RBI, 1 Run)
Mark Heirlmeier, Smythe Sox (6-21, .286, 2 RBI, 4 Runs)
Bill Pollock, County Sports (4-14, .286, 8 RBI, 3 Runs)
Britt Hightower, Smythe Sox (6-22, .273, 2 RBI, 4 Runs)
Sylvin Little, Lighthouse (1-6, .167)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Smythe Sox, Houston, TX (6-1)
2. County Sports, Levittown, NY (3-2)
3. Capitol Softball Club, Northridge, CA (2-2)
4. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (2-2)
5t. Ritch’s Auto Salvage, Harrisburg, NC (1-2)
5t. Vernon’s, Jacksonville, FL (1-2)
7t. Lighthouse, Stone Mountain, GA (0-2)
7t. Snyder’s Softball Club, Wixom, MI (0-2)

After the tournament the NSPC is disbanded and never held a tournament again.

1983 National Slo-Pitch Conference

Champion – Elite Coatings, Gordon, Georgia
Runner-Up – Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, North Carolina

After Howard’s eliminated Steele’s and then Jerry’s in the losers bracket, Elite defeated Howard’s 24-16 to capture the NSPC Championship. They went undefeated winning 4 straight They broke the game open in the 4th inning with 9 runs on Homers by Craig Elliott, Bill Gatti and Bill Pollock.  Elliott was named the MVP for the second straight year.  He was second in both the HR and Batting title, trailing Rick Scherr in HR 12 to 11 and in batting to teammate Fred Trice .824 to .800.

AWARDS

  • MVP – Craig Elliot, Elite Coatings (16-20, .800, 11 HR)
  • HR Leader – Rick Scherr, Howard’s – 12 (.747)
  • Batting Leader – Fred Trice, Elite (14-17) – .824
  • Outstanding Defensive Player – Denny Jones, Jerry’s Caterers

ALL NATIONAL TEAM

Craig Elliott, Elite Coatings (16-20, .800, 11 HRs)
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer  (12 HRs)
Fred Trice, Elite Coatings  (14-17, .824)
Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings
Steve Williams, Elite Coatings
Charles Wright, Elite Coatings
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers
Mike Bolen, Jerry’s Caterers
Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers
Denny Jones, Jerry’s Caterers
Ed Roth, Howard’s/Western Steer
Russell Bradley, Howard’s/Western Steer
Dick Bartel, Howard’s/Western Steer

STANDINGS

1. Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA (4-0)
2. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (5-2)
3. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (2-2)
4. Steele’s Sports, Grafton, OH (3-2)
5t. No. 1 Electric, Gastonia, NC (3-2)
5t. Cable TV, Garland, TX (3-2)
7t. Southwestern Fabricators, Detroit, MI (1-2)
7t. Unique Cleaners, Maryville, TN (1-2)
9t. Miller Beer, Detroit, MI (1-2)
9t. Memory Lane, Maryville, TN (1-2)
9t. Budget Rentals, Johnson City, TN (0-2)
9t. Jim Lane’s, Maryville, TN (0-2)

There was no NSPC held in 1984, 1985, or 1986.

1982 National Slo-Pitch Conference

Champion – Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, Alabama
Runner-Up – Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, Florida

In 1982, There were 6 regional divisions; National (3 teams), Eastern, Northern, Atlantic, Southern and Western (6 teams each). Each division held their own qualifiers and kept their own regular season division standings.  The 3 teams from the National division were automatically awarded berths to the National Championship Tournament and the other 5 division winners plus some wildcards were also awarded berths to the National Championship Tournament.

York Barbell/Ken Sanders had to come through the losers bracket and defeat undefeated Jerry’s twice. To get there, They had to beat Rule & Lee (beat them 5-4 on a dramatic Craig Elliott walk off HR in 8th inning) and also  Elite (beat them 22-9 on Craig Elliott’s 2 HRs and 8 RBIs). The First game of the Finals was a 24-14 victory over Jerry’s. Craig Elliott (4-4, 2 HRs, 3B, 2 2Bs and 8 RBIs) and Charles Wright (4-5, 2 HRs and 6 RBIs). The final championship game was a slugfest as York/Sanders came out on top 35-27. Craig Elliott was 5-5 with 3 HRs. James Boyette, Bill Pollock and Charles Wright had 4 hits each and accounted for 4 HRs and 14 RBIs. Steve Williams had 2 HRs and 5 RBIs and Ricky Huggins hit 3 HRs with 7 RBIs. For Jerry’s, Bruce Meade was 6-6, 2 HRs and 5 RBIs. The tournament was played on a baseball field at the World’s Fair in Knoxville, TN.  In the 19 games played, only 92 HRs were hit.

AWARDS

  • MVP – Craig Elliot, York/Ken Sanders (19-29, .655, 10 HR’s, 23 RBIs) – 9-9, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs in final 2 games
  • HR Leader – Charles Wright, Ken Sanders (19-27, .704)  – 11
  • Batting Leader –  Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers (20-25) – .800
  • Outstanding Defensive Player – Mac Stalcup, Rule and Lee

ALL NATIONAL TEAM

Craig Elliott, York/Sander’s (19-29, .655, 10 HRs, 23 RBI) – (9-9, 4 HR, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored in final championship games)
Charles Wright, York Barbell/Ken Sander’s (19-27, .704, 11 HR) – (8-9, 4 HR, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored in final championship games)
Bill Pollack, York Barbell/Ken Sander’s (4-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 6 Runs scored in final game)
Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sander’s (3 hits in each final game with 5 RBI and 6 Runs scored)
Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Ken Sander’s (7-9 in final championship games)
Clyde Guy, York Barbell/Ken Sander’s (2 HR, 5 RBI in final championship games)
Steve Williams, York Barbell/Ken Sander’s (3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 5 runs scored in final game)
Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers (6-6, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 6 Runs scored in final game)
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers (4-4, HR and 6 RBI in first final)
Mike Bolen, Jerry’s Caterers (4-6, HR, 4 RBI  and 4 runs scored in final game)
Mike Parrott, Jerry’s Caterers (5-5, 2 HR in final game)
Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer
Mac Stalcup, Rule and Lee

Stats from Both Championship Games

Craig Ellott, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (9-9, 1.000, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 11 Runs)
Charles Wright, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (8-9, .889, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 11 Runs)
Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers (8-10, .800, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 6 Runs)
Curtis Williams, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (7-9, .778, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 4 Runs)
Mike Parrott, Jerry’s Caterers (7-9, .778, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 Runs)
Mike Nye, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (6-9, .667, 3 RBI, 5 Runs)
Danny Basso, Jerry’s Caterers (6-9, .667, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 Runs)
Bill Pollock, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (6-10, .600, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 7 Runs)
Mike Bolen, Jerry’s Caterers (6-10, .600, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 Runs)
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers (6-10, .600, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 7 Runs)
James Washington, Jerry’s Caterers (6-10, .600, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 Runs)
James Boyett, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (5-9, .556, 2 RBI, 4 Runs)
Denny Jones, Jerry’s Caterers (4-8, .500, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 Runs)
Joey Raby, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (4-8, .500, 4 RBI)
Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers (2-4, .500, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 Runs)
Bill Meyer, Jerry’s Caterers (5-11, .454, 4 RBI)
Joel Todd, Jerry’s Caterers (4-9, .444, 3 RBI, 1 Run)
Ricky Huggins, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (4-10, .400, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 7 Runs)
Clyde Guy, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (4-10, .400, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 Runs)
Steve Williams, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (3-8, .375, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 Runs)
Miles Schexnaydre, Jerry’s Caterers (0-3, .000)

York/Sanders Trip to the Title

  • Beat TNEMAC 13-7
  • Lost to Elite 10-12
  • Beat Southside 12-2
  • Beat Rule/Lee 5-4
  • Beat Elite 22-9
  • Beat Jerrys 24-14
  • Beat Jerrys 35-27

STANDINGS

1. York Barbell/Ken Sander’s, York, PA (#3 National Division) (6-1)
2. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (#2 National Division) (4-2)
3. Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA (Southern Division Champ) (2-2)
4. Rule and Lee, Maryville, TN (Host Team-Southern Division) (3-2)
5t. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (#1 National Division) (2-2)
5t. Southside Sports, Louisville, KY (Southern Division at-large) (2-2)
7t. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC (Atlantic Division Champ) (0-2)
7t. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY (Eastern Division Champ) (0-2)
9t. Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK (Western Division Champ) (0-2)
9t. TENEMEC, Indianapolis, IN (Northern Division Champ) (0-2)

Carolina A’s, Shelby, NC (Atlantic Division at-large) No Show

(** Qualified for National Championship Tournament)

1982 Final Regular Season Standings

1982  Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments Listed (Each Division was separate)

Location/Division and Top Teams with available info (MVP, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders)

National Division

1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (24-7) **
2. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (18-6) **
3. York Barbells/Ken Sanders, York, PA (21-9) **

Atlantic Division

1. Fab Masters, Lexington, NC (10-2) **
2. Carolina A’s, Shelby, NC (9-3) **
3. Gastonia Heat/No #1 Electric, Gastonia, NC (3-9)
4. World of Wheel’s, Kannapolis, NC (2-10)

May 15-16, Fayetteville, NC (Atlantic Division Championship)

1. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (4-0)
2. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (3-1)
3. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC (1-3)
4. Carolina A’s, Shelby, NC

AWARDS

  • MVP – Mike Parrott, Jerry’s Caterers
  • Rick Scherr, Howard’s and Harold Kelley, Jerry’s – 6 HR
  • ODPA – Denny Jones, Jerry’s

May 29-30, Clemmons, NC (Atlantic Division Round Robin)

1. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC (4-0) **
2. Carolina A’s, Shelby, NC **
3. World of Wheels, Kannapolis, IN
4. Gastonia-No.1 Electric, Gastonia, NC

July 10-11, Burlington, NC (Atlantic Division Round Robin)

No information available or not held

Eastern Division

1. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY (8-4) **
2. County Sports/Steele’s, Levittown, NY (7-5)
3. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT (7-5)
4. Farrell’s Maintenance, Lancaster, PA (4-8)
5. Stan’s Place, Nashua, NH (4-8)

July 24-25, New Britain, CT (Eastern Division Championship)

1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
County Sports/Steele’s, Levittown, NY
Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT
Farrell’s Maintenance, Lancaster, PA
Stan’s Place, Nashua, NH
Simsbury Raiders, Simsbury, CT
Dack Industries, Bristol, CT

May 22-23, Rochester, NY (Eastern Division Round Robin)

1. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY (3-1) **
2. Stan’s Place, Nashua, NH (3-1)
3. County Sports-Steele’s, Levittown, NY (2-2)
4. Farrell’s Maintenance, Ephrata, PA (1-3)
5. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT (1-3)

AWARDS

  1. MVP – not listed

June 26-27, York, PA (Eastern Division Round Robin)

1. York Barbells/Ken Sanders, York, PA (6-0)
Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY
County Sports/Steele’s, Levittown, NY
Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT
Farrell’s Maintenance, Lancaster, PA
Stan’s Place, Nashua, NH
Hoffman Blue, York, PA

AWARDS

  • MVP – not listed

Northern Division

1. TNEMEC, Indianapolis, IN (4-0) **
2. Lo-Temp Brazing, Toledo, OH (0-4)
Synders Softball Club, Detroit, MI forfeited
Danny’s Drilling, Newark, OH forfeited
Triangle Sports, Minneapolis, MN forfeited
Kenmark NY Eastern/Steele’s, Akron, OH forfeited

June 12-13, Dayton, OH (North Division Championship)

1. York Barbell/Ken Sander’s, York, PA
2. TNEMEC, Indianapolis, IN **
3. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
4. Lo-Temp Brazing, Toledo, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP- Bill Pollack, York-Sanders
  • Craig Elliott, York-Sanders – 13 HR
  • ODPA- Rick Scherr, Howard’s

May 22-23, Site TBD (Northern Division Round Robin)

No information available or not held

June 26-27, Indianapolis, IN

1. TNEMEC, Indianapolis, IN (4-0)
2. Lo-Temp Brazing, Toledo, OH (0-4)
Synders Softball Club, Detroit, MI
Triangle Sports, Minneapolis, MN
Danny’s Drilling, Neward, OH
Kenmark NY Eastern/Steele’s, Akron, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP – Kenny Brooks, TNEMAC (16-19, .842)
  • Gil Janek, TNEMAC – 8 HR
  • Lloyd Allison, TNEMAC – .822

Southern Division

1. Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA (14-2) **
2. Rule and Lee, Maryville, TN (11-8) ** (at large team and host for NSPC National)
3. Fred Weber/St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO (6-10)
4. Southside Sports, Louisville, KY (3-11) **
5. T&K, Lexington, KY (4-12)
Unique Cleaners, Maryville, TN forfeited

May 22-23, Hendersonville, TN (Southern Division Championship)

No information available or not held

April 24-25, Louisville, KY (Southern Division Round Robin)

1. Elite Coatings, Gordan, GA **
2. Southside Sports, Louisville, KY **
3. T&K, Lexington, KY
4. Rule & Lee, Maryville, TN **

AWARDS

  • MVP- Chip Sheffield, Elite Coatings
  • ODPA – Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings – 8 HR

June 19-20, Macon, GA (Southern Division Regional)

No information available or not held

Western Division

1. Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK (11-1) **
2. Cable TV, Garland, TX (6-6)
3. Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX (4-8)
4. Stone City Stars, San Antonio, TX (3-9)
Pierson’s, Houston, TX forfeited
Slocum Construction, Alexandria, LA forfeited

July 3-4, San Antonio, TX (West Division Championship)

1. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA (6-1)
2. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (3-2)
3. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (4-2)
4. Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX (2-2)
5t. Hill Country Car Ctr, San Marcos, TX (2-2)
5t. Cable TV, Garland, TX (1-2)
7t. Stone City Stars, San Antonio, TX (0-2)
7t. Garrett & Houck, Oklahoma City, OK (1-2)
9t. Steve Dillard Auto, Austin, TX (0-2)
9t. Lufkin Raiders, Lufkin, TX (0-2)
9t. Auto Transmission, San Antonio, TX (0-2)

AWARDS

  • MVP – Craig Elliott, York-Sanders – 21 HR
  • Charles Wright, York-Sanders – 21 HR
  • ODPA – Richard Wilborn, Howard’s

P – Craig Elliott, York-Sanders
C – Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s
1B – Bill Pollock, York-Sanders
2B – Charles Wright, York-Sanders
3B – Ricky Huggins, York-Sanders
SS – Danny Basso, Jerry’s
OF – Bruce Meade, Jerry’s
OF – Dick Bartel, Howard’s
OF – Mike Nye, York-Sanders
OF – Mike Cellura, Howard’s
UTIL – Rick Scherr, Howard’s
UTIL – Russell Bradley, Howard’s

June 12-13, Garland, TX (Western Division Round Robin)

1. Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK (5-1) **
2. Cable TV, Garland, TX
3. Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX
4. Stone City Stars, San Antonio, TX

AWARDS

  • MVP – Glen Bourquin, Garrett and Houck (.679, 6 HR)
  • Peter Ortega, Garrett & Houck – 9 HRs
  • ODPA – Homer Salizar, Garrett & Houck

May 15-16, Moore, OK (Western Division Round Robin)

No information available or not held

Regular Season MVP winners

  • Craig Elliott, York-Sanders
  • Bill Pollack, York-Sanders
  • Mike Parrott, Jerry’s Caterers
  • Glen Bourquin, Garrett and Houck
  • Chip Sheffield, Elite Coatings
  • Kenny Brooks, TNEMAC

Regular Season ODPA Awards

  • Denny Jones, Jerry’s Caterers
  • Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings
  • Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer
  • Richard Wilborn, Howard’s/Western Steer
  • Homer Salizar, Garrett & Houck

1981 National Slo-Pitch Conference

Champion – Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, North Carolina
Runner-Up – Nationwide Advertising Services, Cleveland, Ohio

There were 8 teams entered in the 1981 regular season. The 8 teams were seeded according to season record  in the national championship tournament. Howard’s won 6 out of the 7 regular season tournaments and finished second the other one.

After Howard’s beat Steele’s 31-10 in the semi-finals (Ed Roth 4 HR, Dick Bartel 3 HR, Don Arndt and Stan Harvey, 2 HR each), Howards then beat Nationwide Advertising Services 14-12 in winners bracket final as Dick Bartel hit two 3-run homers. Nationwide Advertising Services then eliminated York Barbell/Ken Sanders 17-13 as Mike Macenko and Dana Andry each homered twice. Howard’s then won the title as Tom Beall’s 3-run home run blew the game open for Howards as they won the championship 16-4.

AWARDS

  • MVP – Dick Bartel, Howard’s/ Western Steer (9-13, .692, 6 HR, 15 RBI)
  • HR Leaders – Ed Roth, Howard’s (8-11, .727, 12 RBI) – 7
  • HR Leaders – Harold Kelley, Jerry’s (10-12, .833, 12 RBI) – 7
  • Batting Leader – Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers (10-12, 7 HR, 12 RBI) – .833
  • Co-Outstanding Defensive Players – Mike Nye, York/Sanders
  • Co-Outstanding Defensive Players – Doc Booker, NAS

ALL NATIONAL TEAM

Dick Bartel, Howard’s/Western Steer  (9-13, .692, 6 HR, 15 RBI)
Mike Nye, York Barbell’s/Ken Sander’s (10-14, .714)
Ed Roth, Howard’s/Western Steer  (8-11, .727, 7 HR, 12 RBI)
Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers (7 HRs) (10-12, .833, 7 HR, 12 RBI)
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer (8-12, .667, 1 HR)
Mike Cellura, Howard’s/Western Steer (7-12, .583)
Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer (8-13, .615, 3 HR, 10 RBI)
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising (8-16, .500, 5 HR)
Marty Rolnick, Nationwide Advertising (9-16, .563, 4 HR)
Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising (8-11, .727, 3 HR)
Craig Elliott, York Barbell’s/Ken Sander’s (8-13, .615, 6 HR, 12 RBI)
Herman Rathman, Steele’s Sports (8-14, .571, 5 HR)
Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising

STANDINGS

1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (#1 seed) (3-0)
2. Nationwide Advertising, Cleveland, OH (#2 seed) (3-2)
3. York Barbell/Ken Sanders, York, PA (#4 seed) (2-2)
4. Steele’s Sports, Grafton, OH (#5 seed) (2-2)
5t. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN (#6 seed) (1-2)
5t. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (#7 seed) (1-2)
7. Snyder’s/Stroh’s, Detroit, MI (#3 seed) (0-2)

NOTE: #8 seed, Gartenhaus could not make the tournament.

REGULAR SEASON NSPC LEADERS

  • HR Leader – Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising – 46
  • RBI Champion – Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising – 94
  • Batting Leader – Bill Ferguson, Howard’s/Western Steer – .643
1981 Final Regular Season Standings Record Pct 1st 2nd
1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC 18 – 4 0.818 6 1
2. Nationwide Advertising, Cleveland, OH 37 – 15 0.712 7 2
3. Snyder’s/Stroh’s, Detroit, MI 22 – 16 0.579 1 6
4. York Barbell/Ken Sanders, York, PA 12 – 9 0.571 1 3
5. Steele’s Sports, Gradton, OH 8 – 23 0.258 0 1
6. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN 4 – 12 0.250 1 0
7. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL 3 – 11 0.214 0 1
8. Gartenhouse, Plainville, CT 1 – 17 0.056 0 1
NA. *Fabmasters, Lexington, NC NA 0 1

*Non-conference team

ALL NSPC FIRST TEAM

POS PLAYER, TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG
P Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising 140 50 59 3 2 20 57 .421
C Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising 186 83 96 6 5 36 84 .516
1B Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising 174 83 100 4 1 38 80 .575
2B Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising 197 97 102 15 7 46 94 .518
3B Bill Ferguson, Howard’s-Western Steer 70 26 45 2 1 3 15 .643
SS Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising 123 56 66 11 0 23 43 .537
OF Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 84 42 51 8 2 1 12 .607
OF Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer 81 43 45 5 1 24 54 .556
OF Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising 162 84 88 15 5 31 62 .543
OF Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 151 66 81 11 2 31 92 .536
UT Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer 69 49 43 2 0 22 49 .623
UT Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer 83 40 43 5 0 21 44 .518

ALL NSPC SECOND TEAM

POS PLAYER, TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG
P Buddy Slater, Howard’s-Western Steer 49 14 20 0 0 0 4 .408
C Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers 42 13 21 2 1 8 16 .500
1B John Geckle, Steele’s Sports 97 33 53 3 0 3 24 .546
2B Dennis Myers, Shimers 48 0 25 2 0 9 22 .521
3B Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Sanders 81 34 46 6 2 5 19 .568
SS Rick Trudeau, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 160 46 86 5 1 1 31 .538
OF Jim Gendron, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 140 55 77 7 10 3 45 .550
OF Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 81 36 42 1 1 11 35 .519
OF Larry Garrard, Steele’s Sports 106 29 54 3 4 0 24 .509
OF Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers 56 24 27 1 1 13 26 .482
UT Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 144 47 83 4 4 1 31 .576
UT Russell Bradley, Howard’s-Western Steer 90 40 48 7 3 2 15 .533

1981 REGULAR SEASON OFFICIAL STATS

BATTING LEADERS (MIN 35 AB) AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG
Bill Ferguson, Howard’s-Western Steer 70 26 45 2 1 3 15 .643
Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer 69 49 43 2 0 22 49 .623
Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 84 42 51 8 2 1 12 .607
Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 144 47 83 4 4 1 31 .576
Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising 174 83 100 4 1 38 80 .575
Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Sanders 81 34 46 6 2 5 19 .568
Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer 81 43 45 5 1 24 54 .556
Carl Tini, Gartenhaus 63 19 35 2 1 1 10 .556
Jim Gendron, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 140 55 77 7 10 3 45 .550
John Geckle, Steele’s Sports 97 33 53 3 0 3 24 .546
Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising 162 84 88 15 5 31 62 .543
Tim Sweeney, Jerry’s Caterers 37 12 20 2 0 0 1 .541
Rick Trudeau, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 160 46 86 5 1 1 31 .538
Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising 123 56 66 11 0 23 43 .537
Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 151 66 81 11 2 31 92 .536
Russell Bradley, Howard’s-Western Steer 90 40 48 7 3 2 15 .533
Ted Larson, Shimers 51 0 27 4 3 0 6 .529
Rich Amsden, Nationwide Advertising 63 27 33 3 1 11 27 .524
Dennis Myers, Shimers 48 0 25 2 0 9 22 .521
Jerry Pugh, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 50 15 26 0 0 2 11 .520
Carl Parrish, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 106 38 55 10 5 7 40 .519
Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 81 36 42 1 1 11 35 .519
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising 197 97 102 15 7 46 94 .518
Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer 83 40 43 5 0 21 44 .518
Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising 186 83 96 6 5 36 84 .516
John Locke, Shimers 45 0 23 1 0 7 18 .511
Larry Garrard, Steele’s Sports 106 29 54 3 4 0 24 .509
Gary Geister, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 126 49 64 6 0 11 32 .508
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers 42 13 21 2 1 8 16 .500
Chic Downing, Steele’s Sports 57 13 28 4 1 6 24 .491
Cliff Carpenter, Steele’s Sports 51 23 25 3 2 1 7 .490
Bill Meyer, Jerry’s Caterers 43 14 21 0 2 2 11 .488
John Brenner, Steele’s Sports 105 37 51 1 2 0 7 .486
Joel Todd, Jerry’s Caterers 35 13 17 1 0 2 11 .486
Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers 56 24 27 1 1 13 26 .482
Steve Howard, Howard’s-Western Steer 81 26 39 1 2 5 11 .481
Fred Miller, Nationwide Advertising 96 30 46 1 1 12 21 .479
Al White, Steele’s Sports 88 31 42 3 2 11 46 .477
John Eckstein, Snyders-Strohs 99 29 47 3 2 0 16 .475
Joe Young, Jerry’s Caterers 51 24 24 0 0 12 20 .471
Don Arndt, Howard’s-Western Steer 79 30 37 1 1 17 38 .468
Tom Beall, Howard’s-Western Steer 77 36 36 2 1 16 43 .468
Dan Roberts, Gartenhaus 58 18 27 1 0 0 12 .466
Billy May, Snyders-Strohs 104 34 48 7 3 10 34 .462
Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising 139 44 64 4 1 19 44 .460
Denny Helmig, Steele’s Sports 59 17 27 3 0 0 8 .458
Fred Trice, Jerry’s Caterers 46 18 21 3 0 9 15 .457
Richard Wilborn, Howard’s-Western Steer 77 21 35 1 0 12 33 .455
James Boyett, Jerry’s Caterers 53 21 24 0 0 12 24 .453
James Washington, Jerry’s Caterers 53 18 24 3 1 6 16 .453
Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising 124 45 56 4 1 22 51 .452
Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 67 21 30 1 1 14 33 .448
Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs 156 55 69 5 0 22 55 .442
Henry McBeth, Steele’s Sports 91 22 40 6 0 10 35 .440
Mike Turk, Snyders-Strohs 105 26 46 2 2 1 22 .438
Steve Ammons, Jerry’s Caterers 48 14 21 2 0 8 18 .438
Tom Tasha, Gartenhaus 48 12 21 1 1 0 4 .438
Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 69 22 30 1 0 14 33 .435
Ozzie Matthews, Gartenhaus 49 14 21 3 0 7 24 .429
Garry Morris, Shimers 42 0 18 2 1 3 11 .429
Craig Seaman, Snyders-Strohs 124 44 53 12 0 6 34 .427
Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising 143 43 61 4 6 19 47 .427
Scott Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 68 15 29 3 0 2 19 .426
Jerry King, Steele’s Sports 78 25 33 0 1 8 22 .423
Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising 140 50 59 3 2 20 57 .421
Gordie Handervidt, Shimers 53 0 22 4 0 2 7 .415
Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 73 40 30 2 0 17 45 .411
Buddy Slater, Howard’s-Western Steer 49 14 20 0 0 0 4 .408
Al Carfora, Gartenhaus 42 12 17 1 1 8 14 .405
Dave Jacubs, Nationwide Advertising 57 19 23 2 0 4 14 .404
Myles Schexnaydre, Jerry’s Caterers 45 12 18 3 1 3 12 .400
Denny Ellis, Shimers 35 0 14 2 1 0 9 .400
Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising 137 46 53 3 4 17 55 .387
Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 52 16 20 0 0 11 33 .385
Fred Ryan, Nationwide Advertising 90 30 34 2 0 14 28 .378
Larry Hutcherson, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 70 28 26 1 1 11 28 .371
Tom Lynch, Gartenhaus 62 18 23 1 0 13 28 .371
Glen Bourquin, Shimers 39 0 13 0 1 0 3 .333
Jim Bowen, Shimers 40 0 14 2 0 3 11 .305
BATTING LEADERS (LESS THAN 35 AB) AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG
Mike Cellura, Howard’s-Western Steer 26 13 16 2 0 6 14 .615
Dave Zychowski, Gartenhaus 28 7 15 0 0 0 3 .536
Buck Buchanan, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 16 2 6 0 1 0 2 .375
Denny Jones, Steele’s Sports 21 3 5 2 0 0 3 .238
Herman Rathman, Steele’s Sports 15 0 2 0 0 1 6 .133
HOME RUN LEADERS HR
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising 46
Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising 38
Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising 36
Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising 31
Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 31
Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer 24
Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising 23
Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer 22
Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising 22
Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs 22
Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer 21
Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising 20
Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising 19
Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising 19
Don Arndt, Howard’s-Western Steer 17
Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 17
Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising 17
Tom Beall, Howard’s-Western Steer 16
Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 14
Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 14
Fred Ryan, Nationwide Advertising 14
Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers 13
Tom Lynch, Gartenhaus 13
Fred Miller, Nationwide Advertising 12
Joe Young, Jerry’s Caterers 12
Richard Wilborn, Howard’s-Western Steer 12
James Boyett, Jerry’s Caterers 12
Rich Amsden, Nationwide Advertising 11
Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 11
Gary Geister, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 11
Al White, Steele’s Sports 11
Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 11
Larry Hutcherson, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 11
Billy May, Snyders-Strohs 10
Henry McBeth, Steele’s Sports 10
RBI LEADERS RBI
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising 94
Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 92
Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising 84
Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising 80
Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising 62
Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising 57
Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs 55
Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising 55
Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer 54
Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising 51
Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer 49
Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising 47
Al White, Steele’s Sports 46
Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 45
Jim Gendron, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 45
Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer 44
Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising 44
Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising 43
Tom Beall, Howard’s-Western Steer 43
Carl Parrish, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 40
Don Arndt, Howard’s-Western Steer 38
Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 35
Henry McBeth, Steele’s Sports 35
Billy May, Snyders-Strohs 34
Craig Seaman, Snyders-Strohs 34
Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 33
Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 33
Richard Wilborn, Howard’s-Western Steer 33
Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 33
Gary Geister, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 32
Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 31
Rick Trudeau, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 31
HR FREQUENCY AB HR HRF
Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer 69 22 3.136
Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer 81 24 3.375
Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer 83 21 3.952
Joe Young, Jerry’s Caterers 51 12 4.250
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising 197 46 4.283
Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 73 17 4.294
Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers 56 13 4.308
Mike Cellura, Howard’s-Western Steer 26 6 4.333
James Boyett, Jerry’s Caterers 53 12 4.417
Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising 174 38 4.579
Don Arndt, Howard’s-Western Steer 79 17 4.647
Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 52 11 4.727
Tom Lynch, Gartenhaus 62 13 4.769
Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 67 14 4.786
Tom Beall, Howard’s-Western Steer 77 16 4.813
Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s 151 31 4.871
Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 69 14 4.929
Fred Trice, Jerry’s Caterers 46 9 5.111
Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising 186 36 5.167
Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising 162 31 5.226
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers 42 8 5.250
Al Carfora, Gartenhaus 42 8 5.250
Dennis Myers, Shimers 48 9 5.333
Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising 123 23 5.348
Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising 124 22 5.636
Rich Amsden, Nationwide Advertising 63 11 5.727
Steve Ammons, Jerry’s Caterers 48 8 6.000

TOURNAMENT 1 HELD AT YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA

AWARDS

  • MVP- Mike Macenko, NAS (10-15, .667, 8 HR)
  • Mike Nye, York-Sanders – .786
  • ODPA- Curtis Williams, York-Sanders

TOURNAMENT 2 HELD AT BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC

AWARDS

  • MVP/ODPA- Russell Bradley, Howard’s (.684)
  • James Boyett, Jerry’s Caterers – 8 HR
  • Craig Elliott, York-Sanders – 8 HR
  • Tommy Spoon, Fabmasters – .727

TOURNAMENT 3 HELD AT FORT WAYNE, INDIANA

1. Snyder’s-Stroh’s, Detroit, MI
2. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP- Rick Trudeau, Snyder’s-Stroh’s (.727)
  • Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s – 2 HR
  • Rich Petrunyak, NAS – 2 HR
  • Dennis Myers, Shimers – 2 HR
  • John Geckle, Steele’s Sports – .900 (9-10)
  • ODPA – Tony Haley, Steele’s Sports

TOURNAMENT 4 HELD AT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

1. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA
2. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC

AWARDS

  • MVP- Craig Elliott, York-Sanders (.692, 15 HR)
  • Don Brewer, AAMCO – 16 HRs
  • John Smith, Miller Lite Royals – .700
  • ODPA-Mac Stalcup, LeAlCo

TOURNAMENT 5 HELD AT WILLOUGHBY, OHIO

1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Snyder’s-Stroh’s, Detroit, MI

AWARDS

  • MVP – Rick Scherr, Howard’s – 8 HR
  • Fred Miller, NAS – .615
  • ODPA – Richard Wilborn, Howard’s

TOURNAMENT 6 HELD AT PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

1. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN
2. Snyder’s-Stroh’s, Detroit, MI

AWARDS

  • MVP – Dennis Myers, Shimers (5-6, .833, 4 HR, 11 RBI)

TOURNAMENT 7 HELD AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Nationwide Advertising Services, Cleveland, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP – Mike Cellura, Howard’s (.632, 4 HRs)
  • Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising Services – 6 HR (.727)
  • ODPA – Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s – .750

TOURNAMENT 8 HELD AT WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN

1. Nationwide Advertising Services, Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder’s-Stroh’s, Detroit, MI

AWARDS

  • MVP – Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising Services (9-13, .692, 5 HR, 12 RBI)
  • Jim Gendron, Snyder’s-Stroh’s – .769 (10-13)

TOURNAMENT 9 HELD AT WILLOUGHBY, OHIO

  1. Nationwide Advertising Services, Cleveland, OH
  2. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA

AWARDS

  • MVP – Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising Services(6 HR, 14 RBI)
  • Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s – 700
  • ODPA- Rick Trudeau, Snyder’s-Stroh’s (.667)

TOURNAMENT 10 HELD AT EDEN, NORTH CAROLINA

1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA

AWARDS

  • MVP – Don Arndt, Howard’s (.781, 10 HR)
  • Craig Elliott, York-Sanders – 12 HR (21 RBI)
  • Joe Young, Jerry’s Caterers – 12 HR
  • Steve Ammons, Jerry’s Caterers – 12 HR
  • Lacy Brumley, York-Sanders – .842 (11 HR)

TOURNAMENT 11 HELD AT HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL

AWARDS

  • MVP – Dick Bartel, Howard’s (8 HRs)
  • Craig Elliott, York-Sanders – 9 HRs (20 RBIs)
  • Maxie Garrett, LeAlCo – .857 (18-21)
  • ODPA – Roger Gibson, Nashville All-Stars

TOURNAMENT 12 HELD AT NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT

1. Nationwide Advertising Services, Cleveland, OH
2. Gartenhaus Café, Plainville, CT

AWARDS

  • MVP – Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising Services (11-17, .647, 6 HR)
  • Jim Bizzell, NAS – .667
  • John Geckle, Steele’s Sports – .667
  • ODPA – Cliff Carpenter, Steele’s Sports

TOURNAMENT 13 HELD AT ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder’s-Stroh’s, Detroit, MI

AWARDS

  • MVP- Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising Services (10-13, .769, 7 HR, 12 RBI)
  • Benny Holt, NAS – 7 HR

TOURNAMENT 14 HELD AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Nationwide Advertising Services, Cleveland, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP – Stan Harvey, Howard’s (.857, 8 HR, 15 RBI)
  • Stan Harvey and Ed Roth, Howard’s – 8 HR
  • Bill Ferguson, Howard’s – .867 (13-15)

TOURNAMENT 15 HELD AT EAST DETROIT, MICHIGAN

1. Nationwide Advertising Services, Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder’s-Stroh’s, Detroit, MI

AWARDS

  • MVP – Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising Services (23-27, .852, 12 HR, 27 RBI)

TOURNAMENT 16 HELD AT WILLOUGHBY, OHIO

1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder’s-Stroh’s, Detroit, MI

AWARDS

  • MVP – Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising Services (8 HR)
  • Tim Sweeny, Jerry’s – .750

REGULAR SEASON MVP WINNERS

  • Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising Services (3 times)
  • Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising Services (3 times)
  • Russell Bradley, Howards’s
  • Rick Trudeau, Snyder’s
  • Don Arndt, Howard’s
  • Stan Harvey, Howard’s
  • Dennis Myers, Shimers
  • Mike Cellura, Howard’s
  • Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising Services
  • Dick Bartel, Howard’s
  • Craig Elliott, York-Sanders

REGULAR SEASON ODPA WINNERS

  • Curtis Williams, York-Sanders
  • Russell Bradley, Howard’s
  • Tony Haley, Steele’s Sports
  • Mac Stalcup, LeAlCo
  • Richard Wilborn, Howard’s
  • Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
  • Roger Gibson, Nashville All-Stars
  • Cliff Carpenter, Steele’s Sports

1980 National Slo-Pitch Conference

Champion – Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, California
Runner-Up – Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, North Carolina

There were 20 Teams entered in the 1980 Season. The eight teams with the most point totals were awarded berths in the National Championship Tournament.

Campbell’s defeated Howard’s 25-8 in the winners bracket. Howard’s then eliminated Steele’s 34-15 to get another crack at Campbell’s. Led by Rick Scherr (4 for 4), Howards beat Campbell’s 15-13 to force the final championship game. Campbell’s left no doubt as they won the title 19-7. Elby Bushong hit 2 HR and had 8 RBI to lead the way.

AWARDS

  • MVP – Mike Cellura, Campbell’s Carpets (15-17, .882, 5 HR)
  • HR Leader – Al White, Steele’s (15-20, .750) – 10
  • Batting Leader (at least 15 At Bats)  – Mike Cellura, Campbell’s Carpets – .882
  • Outstanding Defensive Player – Steve Howard Howard’s/ Western Steer

ALL NATIONAL TEAM

Mike Cellura, Campbell’s Carpets (15-17, .882, 5 HR)
Elby Bushong, Campbell’s Carpets (14-21, .667, 8 HR, 17 RBI)
Greg Fuhrman, Campbell’s Carpets (18-22, .818, 6 HR)
Denny Jones, Campbell’s Carpets (11-15, .733)
Dennis Myers, Campbell’s Carpets (11-18, .611, 7 HR, 17 RBI)
John Geckle, Steele’s Sports
Larry Garrard, Steele’s Sports (17-22, .773)
Al White, Steele’s Sports  (15-20, .750, 10 HR)
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer
Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer (9 HR)
Tom Beall, Howard’s/Western Steer (21-28, .750)
Steve Howard, Howard’s/Western Steer
Paul Wright, Ken Sanders

OTHERS:

Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll Sports (11-12, .917, 5 HR)
Doug Gerdes, Softball City (9-12, .750)
Lacy Brumley, Ken Sanders (14-20, .700, 7 HR)
Rager Mayo, Ken Sanders (14-21, .667, 6 HR, 20 RBI)
Richard Wilborn, Campbell’s (9-15, .600, 6 HR)
Mighty Joe Young, Steele’s (14-25, .560, 8 HR, 22 RBI)
Charles Wright, Ken Sanders (8 HR)
Ray Fleetwood, Howards (8 HR)
Don Arndt, Howards (7 HR)

1980  NSPC National Championship Tournament Final Standings

1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA (#4 seed) (4-1)
2. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (#3 seed) (4-2)
3. Steele’s Sports, Grafton, OH (#5 seed) (3-2)
4. Ken Sander’s Subaru, Birmingham, AL (#6 seed) (3-2)
5t. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (#1 seed) (1-2)
5t. Softball City, Detroit, MI (#2 seed) (1-2)
7t. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC (#9 seed) (1-2)
7t. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN (#7 seed) (0-2)
9. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH (#8 seed) (0-2)

OFFICERS

  • President – George “Doc” Linnehan
  • Vice President – Randy Gorrell
  • Secretary – Gary Wilcher
  • Treasure – Gary Wilcher
  • Executive Board Member – Richard Howard
  • Executive Board Member – Jim Snyder
  • Executive Board Member – Gary Wilcher
  • Executive Board Member – Dave Robinson
  • Executive Board Member – Gary Coats
  • Public Relations – Jerome Earnest
FINAL STANDINGS Record Pct 1st
1. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL 19 – 4 .826 3
2. Softball City, Detroit, MI 25 – 9 .735 3
3. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC 16 – 7 .696 0
4. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA 15 – 7 .682 1
5. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH 23 – 11 .676 1
6. Ken Sanders Subaru, Birmingham, AL 17 – 11 .607 1
7. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN 11 – 8 .579 0
8t. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH 14 – 14 .500 1
8t. Dave Carroll’s, Sherrill’s Ford, NC 11 – 11 .500 2

REGULAR SEASON MVP WINNERS

  • James Washington, Jerry’s Caterers
  • Richard Wilborn, Howard’s/Western Steer
  • Larry Hall, Dave Carroll Sports
  • John Geckle, Steele’s Sports
  • Craig Seaman, Softball City
1980 Final Regular Season Standings Record Pct 1st 2nd 3rd
1. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL 19-4 .826 3 1 1
2. Softball City, Detroit, MI 25-9 .735 3 0 0
3. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC 16-7 .696 0 3 0
4. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA 15-7 .682 1 2 0
5. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH 23-11 .676 1 1 3
6. Ken Sanders Subaru, Birmingham, AL 17-11 .607 1 1 2
7. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN 11-8 .579 0 1 0
8. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH 14-14 .500 1 1 1
8. Dave Carroll’s, Sherrill’s Ford, NC 11-11 .500 2 0 2
10. Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, MI 18-24 .429 0 1 0
11. Han Hansen, Toledo, OH 10-16 .385 0 0 1
12. York Barbells, York, PA 8-13 .381 0 1 0
13. Teamsters 293, Cleveland, OH 8-20 .286 0 0 1
14. Bunca and Frey, Kalamazoo, MI 6-18 .250 0 0 0
15. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT 4-13 .235 0 0 1
16. Friarson’s, Jackson, MS 1-10 .091 0 0 0
NA. G.B. Wilcher, Seymour, IN  (withdrew from Conference) NA
NA. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC  (withdrew from Conference) NA
NA. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA  (withdrew from Conference) NA
NA. St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO  (withdrew from Conference) NA

TOURNAMENT 1 HELD ON APRIL 26-27 AT CLEMMONS, NORTH CAROLINA        

1. Ken Sanders Ford, Phoenix City, AL (4-1)
2. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
3. Dave Carroll’s, Sherrill’s Ford, NC

MVP- not listed

TOURNAMENT 2 HELD ON MAY 3-4 AT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

1. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (5-0)
2. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AL (4-1)
3. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrills Ford, NC

AWARDS

  • MVP – not listed
  • Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll Sports (.800, 11 HR)
  • Mike Parrott, Dave Carroll Sports – .833

TOURNAMENT 3 HELD ON MAY 10-11 AT NICEVILLE, FLORIDA

1. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (4-1) beat Howard’s head to head)
2. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (4-1)
3. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AL

AWARDS

  • MVP- James Washington, Jerry’s Caterers  (.800, 7 HR)
  • Ed Roth, Howard’s/Western Steer (.684) – 8 HR

TOURNAMENT 4 HELD ON MAY 17-18 AT EDEN/BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA (4-1)
2. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
3. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL

AWARDS

  • MVP – Richard Wilborn, Campbell’s Carpets – 6 HR

TOURNAMENT 5 HELD ON MAY 17-18 AT CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

Rained out and never rescheduled.

TOURNAMENT 6 HELD ON MAY 24-25 AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

1. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL
2. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA
3. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP – not listed
  • James Boyett, Jerry’s Caterers – 2 HR
  • Fred Winston, Jerry’s Caterers – 2 HR

TOURNAMENT 7 HELD ON MAY 31-JUNE 1 AT MARIETTA, GEORGIA

1. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrills Ford, NC (4-1, beat Jerry’s head to head)
2. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (4-1)
3. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AL

AWARDS

  • MVP – Larry Hall, Dave Carroll
  • Lacy Brumley, Ken Sanders – 18 HR
  • Kenneth Carlton, Jerry’s – .833

TOURNAMENT 8 HELD ON JUNE 7-8 AT YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

1. Softball City, Detroit, MI (4-0)
2. York Barbell, York, PA
3. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT

AWARDS

  • MVP – not listed

TOURNAMENT 9 HELD ON JUNE 7-8 AT DAYTON, OHIO

1. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH (5-0)
2. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA
3. Teamsters #293, Cleveland, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP – John Geckle, Steele’s
  • Dennis Myers, Campbell’s Carpets – 12 HR

TOURNAMENT 10 HELD ON JUNE 7-8 AT DENTON, TEXAS

Cancelled

TOURNAMENT 11 HELD ON JUNE 21-22 AT DETROIT/WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN

1. Softball City, Detroit, MI (4-1, beat Snyder’s head to head)
2. Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, MI (4-1)
3. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP – Craig Seamon, Softball City (11-18, .611, 12 RBI)
  • Joe Young, Steele’s – 5 HR
  • John Eckstein, Snyder’s – .765

TOURNAMENT 12 HELD ON JUNE 28-29 AT CLEVELAND, OHIO

1. Softball City, Detroit, MI (7-1)
2. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH
3. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP – not listed
  • Joe Young, Steele’s (37 RBI) – 15 HR
  • Mike Macenko, Hillcrest (14 HR) – .765

TOURNAMENT 13 HELD ON JUNE 28-29 AT SEYMOUR, INDIANA AND CINCINNATI, OHIO

Cancelled

TOURNAMENT 14 HELD ON JUNE 28-29 AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

Cancelled

TOURNAMENT 15 HELD ON JULY 12-13 AT TOLEDO, OHIO

1. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH (6-1)
2. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN
3. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP – not listed
  • Joe Young, Steele’s (30 RBI) – 12 HR
  • Phil Wolak, Softball City – .818

TOURNAMENT 16 HELD ON JULY 26-27 AT YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

Cancelled

TOURNAMENT 17 HELD ON JULY 26-27 AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

1. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC
2. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH
3. Hans Hansen, Toledo, OH

AWARDS

  • MVP – not listed
  • Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll – 6 HR

TOURNAMENT 18 HELD ON JULY 26-27 AT JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Cancelled

1979 National Slo-Pitch Conference

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

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.

1978 National Slo-Pitch Conference

  • NSPC
  • October 31, 2021

Five tournaments were originally scheduled, but the one in Triangle, NC was cancelled. Teams scheduled to play in Triangle were Howard’s/Western Steer, Howard and Carroll, Poindexter Lumber, Ken Sander’s Ford, and Taylor Brothers.  NSPC Tournament number 3 was originally scheduled for Rochester, NY, but was relocated to Detroit, MI.

Info on the 4 tournaments played in 1978 are as follows: Campbell’s Carpets of Concord, CA won 2 out of 4 at-large berth tournaments and were widely recognized as the 1978 NSPC champions. No runner-up or MVP was named. Howard & Carroll of Sherrills Ford, NC and Howard’s Furniture of Denver, NC each won a tournament also.

The NSPC tournaments also included some local teams in the individual tournaments.

Campbell’s Carpets of Concord, CA won 2 out of 4 at-large berth tournaments to claim rights to the “Unofficial” National Championship. No runner-up or MVP was named. Howard & Carroll of Sherrills Ford, NC and Howard’s Furniture of Denver, NC each won a tournament also.

OFFICERS

  • Commissioner – Tony Cloniger
  • Executive Director – Dave Carroll
  • President – Jim Snyder
  • Vice President – RT Nelson
  • Secretary – Gary  Wilcher
  • Treasure – Richard Nelson

CHARTER MEMBERS

  • Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA
  • Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA
  • Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, MI
  • Howard & Carroll, Sherrill’s Ford, NC
  • Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC
  • Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX
  • Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AZ
  • Pepsico-County Sports, Levittown, NY (Dropped out)
  • Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (Dropped out)
  • Mazzola-Castle, Rochester, NY  (Dropped out, team joined Pro League-APSPL – Rochester Zeniths)

SCORING SYSTEM

12 points for 1st, 8 points for 2nd, 6 points for 3rd, 4 points for 4th. Standings based on total qualifiers entered divided by total points. Ties broken by most tournament championships or highest finishes.

REGULAR SEASON MVP WINNERS

  • Mike Cellura, Campbell’s
  • Denny Jones, Campbell’s

ODPA AWARD WINNERS

  • Ricky Page, Campbell’s Carpets
  • Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll
  • Marty Monterosso, Greater Cincinnati Sports
  • Don Furnald, Capitol Insulation
1978 Total Total Avg.   # 1st’s # 2nd’s # 3rd’s # 4th’s Total Total
Regular Season standings Events Points Event Score (12 Pts) (8 Pts) (6 Pts) (4 Pts) Record RF-RA
1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA 2 24 12.0 0.083 2 0 0 0 9 – 2 285 – 152
2. Howard & Carroll, Sherrill’s Ford, NC 1 12 12.0 0.083 1 0 0 0 4 – 0 122  – 78
3. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC 2 16 8.0 0.125 1 0 0 1 6 – 3 170 – 134
4. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX 2 14 7.0 0.143 0 1 1 0 4 – 4 125 – 175
5. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK 4 24 6.0 0.167 0 1 2 1 7 – 8 405 .-333
6. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA 2 8 4.0 0.250 0 2 0 0 4 – 4 129 – 121
7. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC 2 8 4.0 0.250 0 0 0 2 2 – 4 70  – 118
8. *Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH 1 8 0.0 0.125 0 1 0 0 4 – 2 99  –  95
9. *Dubose Insurance, Pensacola, FL 1 6 0.0 0.167 0 0 1 0 1 – 2 43  – 68
10. Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, MI 3 0 0.0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 – 6 130 – 161
10. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AZ 1 0 0.0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 – 2 61 –  66

* Non-Conference Member

TOURNAMENT 1 HELD ON JUNE 10-11 AT TRIANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Cancelled and never made up, the NSPC decided to go with just the 4 remaining events. Howard’s, Poindexter, Howard & Carroll, Ken Sanders and Taylor Bros. were entered

TOURNAMENT 2 HELD ON JULY 15-16 AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA (5-1)
2. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX (2-2)
3. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK (2-2)
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC (2-2)
5t. Capitol Insulation, North Hollywood, CA (1-2)
5t. Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, MI (1-2)
7. Dodge City West, St. Louis, MO (0-2)

AWARDS

  • MVP – Mike Cellura, Campbell’s (13 HR, 3 HR and 8 RBI in the Championship Game)
  • HR Leaders – Mike Cellura, Campbell’s – 13
  • HR Leaders – Denny Jones, Campbell’s – 13
  • Batting Leader – Denny Jones, Campbell’s (25-33, 13 HR, 27 RBI) – .758
  • ODPA – Ricky Page, Campbell’s Carpets

NOTES

Campbell’s Carpets came out of the loser’s bracket to beat Taylor’s twice 16-13 and 30-13. Mike Cellura hit 3 HRs and had 8 RBIs in the championship. The fences were 300 feet and there was a 20 foot high sign-board fence 10 feet behind the 300 foot fences. Cellura and Jones both hit balls over that.

SCORES

Campbell 21 Dodge City 16
Snyders 16 Poindexter 1
Capitol 16 Nelson 15
Taylor 19 Capitol 18
Campbell 30 Snyder 19
Taylor 23 Campbell 15
Poindexter 27 Dodge City 15 eliminated
Nelson 26 Snyders 25 eliminated
Poindexter 14 Capitol 10 eliminated
Nelson 26 Poindexter 6 eliminated
Campbell 21 Nelson 12 eliminated
Campbell 16 Taylor 13
Campbell 30 Taylor 13 eliminated

TOURNAMENT 3 HELD ON JULY 22-23 AT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

1. Howard & Carroll, Sherrill’s Ford, NC (4-0)
2. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK (3-2)
3. Dubose Insurance, Pensacola, FL (1-2)
4. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC (2-2)
5t. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AL (1-2)
5t. Barbeque Kitchens, Atlanta, GA (1-2)
7. Carolina A’s, Shelby, NC (0-2)
Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX (had to withdraw)

AWARDS

  • MVP – No MVP Awarded (just HR and Batting leaders)
  • HR Leader – Tom Beall, Howard & Carroll – 10
  • Batting Leader – Bruce Meade, Nelson’s (21-25, 9 HR) – .840
  • ODPA – Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll

NOTES

H&C beat Nelson’s in the Championship 38-30. Don Clatterbaugh was 6-6 with 4 HR.  Micky Morrison had 3 HR and 7 RBI. Tom Beall won the HR trophy with 10 dingers, edging out Bruce Meade, Joel Todd and James Abercrombie, all of Nelsons who had 9. Bruce Meade’s 21-25 (.840) won the batting title over Luther Ates of Dubois.  Ates turned in a 15-18 performance (.833). Gene Jones of H&C had a great tournament as he went 20-25 (.800). Other HR totals for the weekend include: James Boyette and Clatterbaugh of H&C 7, Harold Kelley of Nelsons 7. Steve Williams of Dubose 5, Roger Brown of Carolina A’s 4. For Howard’s, it was Don Arndt, Rick Scherr, HT Waller and Bill Howes all with 6.

SCORES

Howard’s 34 Nelson’s 23
H&C 39 BBQ Kitchen 15
Ken Sanders 23 Carolina A’s 9
Dubose 25 Howard’s 20
H&C 24 Ken Sanders 19
H&C 21 Dubose 14
BBQ Kitchen Carolina A’s 13-12 eliminated
Nelson’s Ken Sanders 33-19 eliminated
Howard’s BBQ Kitchen 25-5
Nelson’s Howard’s 32-19 eliminated
Nelson’s Dubose 27-4 eliminated
H&C – Nelson’s 38-30

TOURNAMENT 4 HELD ON JULY 29-30 AT DETROIT, MICHIGAN

1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA (4-1)
2. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH (4-2)
3. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX (2-2)
4. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK (2-2)
5t. Softball City, Detroit, MI (1-2)
5t. Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, MI (0-2)
7. Lonnie’s, Detroit, MI (0-2)

AWARDS

  • MVP – Denny Jones, Campbell’s – (9 HR, 33 RBI, including the winning RBI in the 21-20 championship)
  • HR Leader – Mike Cellura, Campbell’s – 10
  • Batting Leader – Bruce Meade, Nelson’s (13-14) – .929
  • ODPA – Marty Monterosso, Greater Cincinnati Sports

NOTES

Campbell’s Carpets went 4-0 on the weekend, including a 21-20 victory over Greater Cincinnati Sports in the final game behind Mike Cellura’s 2 HR. Greater Cincinnati Sports was the surprise team of the tournament. Tom Riccardi hit 9 HRs for them on the weekend. Cellura (10) and Denny Jones (9) led Campbell’s. Gordon Wheeler chipped in with 8.  Campbell’s had a couple of offensive explosions during the weekend. They defeated Softball City by a 51-2 score. Cellura (4), Jones (3) and John Tercheria (3) led that onslaught. They beat Taylor Brothers 47-9. Jones and Wheeler hit 4 each, while Randy Barlich had 3.

SCORES

Campbells 22 Lonnie’s 10
Softball City 19 Nelsons 16
Taylor Brothers 7 Greater Cincinnati Sports 6
Campbells 51 Softball City 2
Taylor Brothers 20 Snyders 16
Campbells 47 Taylor Brothers 9
Nelson 19 Lonnie’s 12 eliminated
Greater Cincinnati Sports 10 Softball City 6 eliminated
Nelson 30 Snyders 19 eliminated
Greater Cincinnati Sports 20 Nelson 10 eliminated
Greater Cincinnati Sports 22 Taylor 21 eliminated
Greater Cincinnati Sports 12 Campbells 11
Campbells 21 Greater Cincinnati Sports 20 eliminated

TOURNAMENT 5 HELD ON AUGUST 5-6 AT LAKEWOOD, OHIO

1. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC (4-1)
2. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA (3-2)
3. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK (2-2)
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC (0-2)
5. Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, MI (0-2)

AWARDS

  • MVP – No MVP Awarded (just HR and Batting leaders)
  • HR Leader – Charlie Mitchell, Nelson’s – 8
  • Batting Leader – Lonnie Parker, Snyder’s (9-11) – .818
  • ODPA – Don Furnald, Capitol Insulation

NOTES

Stan Harvey led Howards’s to the championship of the last NSPC tournament of the year as he blasted 4 HRs to lead the onslaught over Capitol Insulation 26-9. Howard’s hit 12 in the game. Don Arndt, Rick Scherr and HT Waller all had 2 each. Charlie Mitchell won the HR title with 8. He hit 4 in one game. In that same game, James Abercrombie also hit 4 for Nelson’s, while Joel Todd hit 3. Stan Harvey was close behind Mitchell with 7 homers total.

SCORES

Howard’s 11 – Snyder’s 8
Capitol 18 – Nelson’s 15
Howard’s 21 – Poindexter 10
Howard’s 10 – Capitol 6
Nelson’s 36 – Snyder’s 20
Nelson’s 31 – Poindexter 12
Capitol 36 – Nelson’s 15
Capitol 16 – Howard’s 7
Howard’s 26 – Capitol 9

Pro Softball and the National Slo-Pitch Conference

From 1977 to 1982, various softball owners and sponsors attempted to create separate organizations separate from the ASA and USSSA to make the sport a profitable business and meet the needs who wanted to take it beyond recreation. Ultimately, those efforts, which involved many individuals, did not succeed but it was an interesting time for all participants.

In 1977, Bill Byrne, who worked in the World Football League which was active in 1973 and 1974, started the American Professional Slo-Pitch League, based in Columbus, Ohio. He targeted markets primarily in the North and Midwest that had strong softball traditions and facilities that could accommodate several thousand fans. These included Cleveland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Detroit, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Trenton, Baltimore, Chicago and Long Island. Ownership and facilities as well as on-field talent varied significantly based on location and ownership capabilities. Each team played a 56 game schedule, with each game part of a doubleheader played on weekends from May to September.

Detroit Caesars, owned by Mike Ilitch, greatly enhanced the softball field located in East Detroit to hold crowds of 4000-6000 which occurred often. He also signed Ronnie Ford, Bert Smith and Mike Nye to go with a strong team of local Detroit players that included all-World members Mike Gouin, Tex Collins, Doug Gerdes and Tony Mazza. He also signed former Detroit Tigers Norm Cash and Jim Northrup who created fan and media excitement.

The Kentucky Bourbons, owned by ASA Hall of Famer Don Rardin, Jr., brought together most of the best players in the Kentucky area, including Bill Gatti, Phil Schroer and Don Rardin, Jr. The team also played at a significantly enhanced facility, Bishop David Field and the team received significant media attention.

Chicago was made up of primarily 16 inch players such as Benny Holt, who won the League’s Triple Crown and MVP that year, Buddy Haines, Ron Olesiak and Tom Spahn, managed by former major leaguer Milt Pappas.

The Long Island team consisted of many top players from County Sports, including Jim Galloway, Mike Foley, Larry Chiappetta and Gary Richter. Unfortunately, unstable ownership caused many of these players to leave the team during the season.

Cleveland was owned by Jay Friedman and the team, made up of Pyramid stars Bobby Reid, Steve Loya, Shelley Hoffman, Dave Jakubs, Bob Hegedus as well as Dana Andry, Roger Wilt, Rich Petrunyak and other top players was very competitive and drew good crowds to Rose Field. There were other outstanding players who did not join the team as they were playing for top Cleveland amateur teams, including Mike Macenko, Steve Blanchette and Mark Brown.

The Cincinnati Suds played at Trechter Stadium and had Rick Linz, Emery Lucas, Tom Taylor, Jim Nageleisen, Mike Applin and other solid players. Similar to Cleveland and also Pittsburgh, there were quality players on amateur teams that did not join the pro league.

The Pittsburgh Hard Hats featured Tom Miller and Jim Nelson from Joe’s Army Navy, Columbus took most of the Worthington Steel team, including Bill Swords, Tom Pappas and Goldie Rich, Columbus played its home games in the Clippers’ stadium.

The Minnesota franchise played its games in Midway Stadium and featured most of the best players from the Twin Cities, including Gene Parrish, John Locke, Joe Russell and Lou Boone. Former Twins shortstop Zoilo Versalles also played for the team.

The Trenton team was made up of players from that area such as John Spadaccino and Tom Krenchicki as well as former New York Met Danny Napoleon. In its second year, the team featured former New York Yankee Joe Pepitone, who turned out to be a very good player.

Baltimore featured players from the Maryland/Northern Virginia area, including Piledrivers and All-World performer Johnny Dollar, Lawrence Hutcherson and John Copenhaver.

Milwaukee combined the top teams in that area which had been perennial powers in the Big Eight League and the USSSA, Transport Oil and Copper Hearth. Phil Higgins, Arlis Jones, Doug Czaplewski, Derek Gallagher, Jim Dillard, Kenny Parker, Paul Wenzel and a young first baseman, Dennis Graser, made up the roster. The franchise built on the popularity of softball in that community to draw large crowds to Wilson Park as well as good ratings for the locally televised games and very strong media coverage.

For the most part, the teams with the most stable ownership, Detroit, Milwaukee, Louisville, Cleveland and Cincinnati, were the best on the field and in attendance. That first year demonstrated the gap that persisted during the 6 year history of the League as well in the National Slo-Pitch Conference during its existence relative to the ability to identify and sustain a majority of  strong owners/sponsors who possessed both the vision and the resources to continue to grow their own teams on and off the field as well as strengthen the organization as a whole.

The games among the top teams were very competitive as Detroit and Kentucky vied for the League’s best record through the final weekend of the regular season. Cleveland barely edged out Cincinnati for a playoff berth where they faced and defeated the favored Milwaukee team and came very close to upsetting Detroit. Meanwhile, Baltimore, which had little competition in its division, upset Kentucky in the playoffs. Given new life, Detroit disposed of Baltimore in 4 straight games to capture the World Series. Mike Nye was MVP of the Series.

Before the season began, the League announced that the winner of the World Series would receive $50,000. However, after the completion of the Series, it was discovered that the League had significant financial expenses, including the financing of the Columbus franchise, and was unable to provide that prize money.

The League was reorganized in 1978. Bill Byrne and his team parted ways with the owners and Don Rardin, Sr. was named League President with the office relocating to Detroit. Rardin sold the Bourbons to Larry Gatti and sold his interest in the Cleveland Jaybirds to Ted Stepien. The Long Island, Columbus and Baltimore franchises disbanded and were replaced by the defending USSSA Champions from Rochester, the Zeniths, owned by Dick Hill, who played their games in Red Wings Stadium, the New England Pilgrims and the Philadelphia A’s, who played their games in Veteran’s Stadium.

The Minneapolis franchise was sold to Richard Doran, who built a strong franchise with a talented roster and strong marketing.  Schlitz became involved with the Milwaukee franchise that year as well. Unfortunately, ownership in Cincinnati and Chicago ceased in the middle of that season, forcing the League to carry those franchises until the end of the year.

The schedule was expanded to 64 games. Detroit and Minnesota were the best two teams in the League that year and each won 4 of the 8 games played head-to-head. They reached the World Series with Detroit disposing of Cleveland and Minnesota defeating Cincinnati in the playoffs. Detroit dominated the World Series, beating Minnesota in 4 straight games with Bert Smith, World Series MVP going 16 for 17, the only out being a base hit that was disallowed when Bert was called for stepping on the plate. Ronnie Ford was the regular season MVP, leading the League in home runs and RBI and barely losing the batting title to Mike Nye the last game of the season.

Another reorganization took place that off season when Ted Stepien, who had purchased full control of the Cleveland franchise and renamed it the Competitors, became League President and moved the League office to Cleveland. The Chicago franchise was disbanded and replaced by Ft. Wayne. Larry Luebbers became the owner of the Cincinnati franchise and the team played their games at a reconstructed Crosley Field in Luebbers’ backyard in Florence, Kentucky.

The League also instituted several rule changes, including moving the base paths to 70 feet from 65, moving the pitcher’s mound to 49 feet and several of the fields lengthened their dimensions to 315-330 feet from 300 feet. That season, Milwaukee, led by first year pitcher Rick Weiterman and Manager Mike Basile, got off to a strong start and held the best record in the League all year, followed closely by Kentucky. Detroit got off to a slow start, much of it due to injuries and though it made a late run, was never able to catch the Schlitz. Ronnie Ford, despite missing over 20 of the 64 games with injuries, led the League in home runs and RBI. Weiterman won the batting title and was named MVP. In the playoffs, Milwaukee defeated Cleveland and Detroit and Kentucky defeated Pittsburgh and Rochester to reach the World Series.

Earlier that summer, the League signed a contract with a new 24 hour sports cable network, ESPN, to televise the World Series which turned out to be ESPN’s first live telecast. This should have been a major step forward for big-time softball but unfortunately, it was a missed opportunity that was never recaptured. Milwaukee wound up winning the Series over Kentucky, 5 games to 3 and Weiterman was the World Series MVP as well.

Following the season, the Minnesota and Trenton franchises disbanded, Dick Hill ceased ownership of the Rochester franchise and Mike Ilitch, who had owned the flagship franchise, Detroit Caesars, announced that he was no longer participating in professional softball. These occurrences led to the formation of a second league, the NASL, by Ted Stepien, who owned the Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati, Lexington, Chicago and Pittsburgh franchises. The other two teams came from the APSPL, defending champion Milwaukee and Fort Wayne. Pittsburgh, Louisville, Rochester, Philadelphia, New England and Cincinnati remained in the original league. Due to the defections and divisions, ESPN withdrew from their contract, the last time that big-time softball would have the opportunity to receive regular national television coverage.

in the 1980 season, Milwaukee wound up winning their 2nd consecutive championship, beating Detroit after defeating a very good Chicago team in the playoffs, many of whose players joined Lilly Air the following year, including Ron Olesiak, who was League MVP.  Kenny Parker was the World Series MVP. Rochester defeated Pittsburgh to win the APSPL.

The NASL folded after the season with Cleveland moving to the National Slo-Pitch Conference in 1981 as Nationwide Advertising and Snyder’s absorbing several of the Detroit pro players on their NSPC team. Milwaukee rejoined the established pro league, now called the USPSL. Kentucky, led by Bill Gatti, won the World Series, defeating New England. The Cincinnati franchise acquired many of the players who had played for Greater Cincinnati Sports in the USSSA and NSPC and with its games at St. Bernard Field, had local television coverage for several games during the MLB strike that summer.

In 1982, Cleveland returned to the Pro League with several of its Nationwide stars, including Mike Macenko, Steve Blanchette, Marty Rolnick, Dana Andry, Doc Booker, Rich Petrunyak and Jim Bizzell. Dave Neale also added Paul Wright and brought back Bobby Reid. Cleveland and Kentucky were the best regular season teams but by the playoffs, Petrunyak and Wright were injured. Detroit, which was comprised of much of the Snyder’s NSPC team, including Braxton Speller, Chuck Drewicz, Rick Trudeau, Doug Gerdes and Gary Geister, added power-hitting Charlie Mitchell. Milwaukee got off to a slow start and lost shortstop Paul Wenzel at mid-year.

Both Detroit and Milwaukee peaked at the right time. Detroit defeated Philadelphia and Cleveland in the playoffs, all on the road. Milwaukee defeated Cincinnati and Kentucky, In the World Series, Milwaukee defeated Detroit, a team they had lost to 11 of 16 times in the regular season, 5 games to 1 to capture their third championship in 4 years, led by Higgins, Graser and Weiterman.

During the off-season, Ted Stepien, who owned both the Cleveland and Detroit franchises, was focused on issues involving his Cleveland Cavaliers and announced that both teams were being disbanded. With other issues that arose, professional softball ended and was not revived.

There were opportunities for success with owners like Ilitch, Stepien, Gatti and Doran as well as the ESPN coverage. However, it was imperative for teams to play in facilities such as minor league or college baseball type facilities that were markedly better than the recreation fields where most softball was played. These facilities were required for projecting a professional image as well as providing a backdrop for televising games. Unfortunately, most of the owners did not have the resources or the inclination to do so. They also were unable to obtain the best softball players, in many cases, even in their own cities, where lack of credibility caused many to stay with their amateur teams. Also, the League was unable to obtain national sponsorships from beer, equipment and other companies that would have enticed established softball sponsors with strong resources such as Richard Howard, Ken Sanders, Jerry Pendergast, Campbell Strange and R.T. Nelson to become professional owners.

The other effort to develop a second organization began in 1978 as an effort to counteract Professional Softball and maintain the traditional tournament format. The National Slo-Pitch Conference was formed by Jim Snyder, R.T. Nelson and Richard Howard. The first year, there were nine teams, including Howard’s, Nelson’s, Ken Sanders, Campbell’s, Dave Carroll, Taylor Brothers, Capitol Insulation and Poindexter Lumber. R.T. Nelson ran the Conference Office with Jerome Earnest. Four tournaments were held and Campbell’s won 2, Howard’s and Dave Carroll each won one. Campbell’s, which had spent the off-season recruiting players from around the country, went on to win the ASA over Howard’s and was regarded as the best team in the country that year.

In 1979, Dave Carroll ran the Conference Office out of Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, again with Jerome. There were 22 members of the Conference participating in a full slate of 13 tournaments held throughout the country from April to July with the championship held in August in Birmingham, Alabama. The teams were located in all regions and it gave teams that had previously played a mostly local schedule to compete against the best teams prior to the Labor Day Championships. Dudley and Dave Carroll Sports were the primary national sponsors and each local tournament obtained local sponsorship as well as ticket sales.

Campbell’s picked up where they left off the previous season and won the regular season NSPC title. Nelson’s, made up of players from CC Brick and other top teams, took the Championship on its way to the 1979 Triple Crown. The Conference office once again moved in the off-season, this time to Seymour, Indiana. The 1980 Conference had 19 members and 15 tournaments. In addition to Nelson’s leaving softball after the Triple Crown victory, other sponsors who were not as competitive determined that the costs of travel and player expenses were not sustainable.

Jerry’s Catering won the Conference regular season title in 1980 and was featured in Sports Illustrated. However, just as in the previous year, another team on its way to the Triple Crown, Campbell’s, with 5 members of the 1979 Nelson’s team, won the Championship and proceeded to capture the ASA and USSSA Championships. Once again, citing the high cost of operating a national team, the second consecutive Triple Crown winner, citing the high costs associated with operating a national softball team, disbanded following the season.

In 1981, due in part to the mergers of Ken Sanders and York Barbell and Teamsters and Hillcrest along with the Cleveland professional team to form Nationwide Advertising and the disbanding of Detroit Softball City and GB Wilcher, the NSPC functioned with 8 teams. Miller Brewing Company and its local distributors sponsored most of the 14 Conference Tournaments that year along with Dudley Sports. Worth was involved with Ken Sanders-York Barbell, Easton with Howard’s and Steele’s with its team and Nationwide.

Howard’s, with the addition of Dick Bartel, Richard Willborn, Buddy Slater and Bill Ferguson, led from start to finish with Nationwide Advertising beating out Ken Sanders-York, Jerry’s and Snyder’s as the 2nd best team for most of the year. In the Championship at Willoughby, Ohio, Howard’s defeated Nationwide twice to win the title. However, it took a Bartel catch against the fence to rob Doc Booker of a game winning three run homer in the bottom of the 7th of the first game. Howard’s went on to win the Triple Crown but unlike the two previous winners, came back to defend its championships in 1982.

The Conference office was moved to Denver, North Carolina and the structure was changed to allow more teams to participate in the Conference on a limited regional basis while the top 3 teams, Jerry’s, Howard’s and Sanders-York, played a more full national schedule. In the Championship,held in Knoxville at the World’s Fair and sponsored by Miller, Ken Sanders won his first Big 3 championship as York-Sanders won the last NSPC Championship. Jerry’s wound up winning the ASA and USSSA Championships that year.

Following the season, the NSPC as well as the pro league folded permanently. There was one NSPC invitational tournament in 1983 but all of the remaining teams and players from both organizations were absorbed by the ASA and USSSA. The NSPC had some similar sustainable challenges to  the pro league with respect to the wide disparity between sponsors in terms of resources and ability to procure players. Additionally, even the most affluent sponsors focused on winning championships and recruiting players as opposed to building a strong league/conference. As a result, as businessmen, they eventually saw the amounts they were expending with no emphasis or ability to obtain return on investment.

Also, the teams that did have individual sponsorship affiliations were not inclined to sacrifice those for competing national affiliations that might have made the organization stronger. Big time softball, if it had been properly organized with all of the right people, may have had an opportunity to be successful, particularly with the amount of sports that has been televised since the 1980’s. It was a missed opportunity. As the sponsors went back to the ASA and USSSA, the same pattern ensued with teams winning and disbanding a short time later. Steele’s and Howard’s were the exceptions who sustained their teams for almost another decade.

In the end, both organizations brought together a lot of good owners/sponsors and players and created great memories for the participants and fans.

NSPC National Championships (1978 – 1987) 

1978 - There was no national championship, just 4 regular reason tournaments

1978 OFFICERS:
Commissioner – Tony Cloniger
Executive Director – Dave Carroll
President – Jim Snyder
Vice President – RT Nelson
Secretary – Gary  Wilcher
Treasure – RIchard Nelson

The Original 12 charter members:
Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK	
Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC
Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA		
Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA
Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI	
Howard & Carroll, Sherrill's Ford, NC
Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC		
Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX
Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AZ	
Pepsico-County Sports, Levittown, NY (Dropped out)
Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL (Dropped out)
Mazzola-Castle, Rochester, NY  (Dropped out, team joined Pro League-APSPL - Rochester Zeniths)
(The NSPC tournaments also included some local teams in the individual tournaments)
Campbell’s Carpets of Concord, CA won 2 out of 4 at-large berth tournaments to claim rights to the "UnOfficial" National Championship, 
No runner-up or MVP was named. Howard & Carroll of Sherrills Ford, NC and Howard’s Furniture of Denver, NC each won a tournament also.
1978 Total Total Avg. # 1st’s # 2nd’s # 3rd’s # 4th’s Total Total
Regular Season standings Events Points Event Score (12 Pts) (8 Pts) (6 Pts) (4 Pts) Record RF-RA
1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA 2 24 12.0 0.083 2 0 0 0 9 – 2 285 – 152
2. Howard & Carroll, Sherrill’s Ford, NC 1 12 12.0 0.083 1 0 0 0 4 – 0 122  – 78
3. Howard’s Furniture, Denver, NC 2 16 8.0 0.125 1 0 0 1 6 – 3 170 – 134
4. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX 2 14 7.0 0.143 0 1 1 0 4 – 4 125 – 175
5. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK 4 24 6.0 0.167 0 1 2 1 7 – 8 405 .-333
6. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA 2 8 4.0 0.250 0 2 0 0 4 – 4 129 – 121
7. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC 2 8 4.0 0.250 0 0 0 2 2 – 4 70  – 118
8. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH (non-conference member) 1 8 0.0 0.125 0 1 0 0 4 – 2 99  –  95
9. Dubose Insurance, Pensacola, FL  (non-conference member) 1 6 0.0 0.167 0 0 1 0 1 – 2 43  – 68
10. Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, MI 3 0 0.0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 – 6 130 – 161
10. Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AZ 1 0 0.0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 – 2 61 –  66 
** Scoring System- 
12 Pts for 1st, 8 Pts for 2nd, 6 Pts for 3rd, 4 Pts for 4th.
Standings based on total qualifiers entered divided by total points
Ties Broken by Most Tournament Championships or highest finishes
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1978 Regular Season MVP Winners
Mike Cellura, Campbell's
Denny Jones, Campbell's

1978 ODPA Award Winners
Ricky Page, Campbell's Carpets
Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll
Marty Monterosso, Greater Cincinnati Sports
Don Furnald, Capitol Insulation
1979 OFFICERS:
Commissioner - Tony Cloniger
Executive Director - Dave Carroll
President - Jim Snyder
Vice President - RT Nelson
Vice President - Campbell Strange
Secretary - Jerome Earnest
Treasure - Richard Nelson
1979 Total Total Avg. No.
Regular Season standings (Top 8 make finals) Events Points Event 1st
1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA 4 44 11.00 3
2. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma, City, OK 5 52 10.40 3
3. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC 8 50 6.25 1
4. Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, AL 8 48 6.00 3
4. Irving Sports Center, Irving, TX 3 18 6.00 0
6. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH 6 32 5.33 0
7. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC 9 44 4.89 1
8. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA 3 14 4.67 1 


NSPC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
1979 at Birmingham, AL 
Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK --------------  Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC 


Nelson showed its power by defeating Campbell's 28-9 in the semi-finals. Herman Rathman hit 4 
HRs, Mike Parrott and Joe Young both hit 3 HRs 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.


MVP - Joe Young, Nelson’s Painting (13-23, .609, 9 HRs, 21 RBIs) 
HR Leader - Rick Scherr, Howard’s (21 RBIs) – 11
Batting Leader (at least 15 At Bats) - Paul Wright, Ken Sanders (12-15)  - .800 
Outstanding Defensive Player - not awarded


1979 NSPC All-Tournament Team:
Joe Young, Nelson's Painting (14-23, .609, 9 HRs, 21 RBIs)
Rick Scherr, Howard's Furniture (11 HRs, 21 RBIs)
Paul Wright, Ken Sander's (12-15, .800)
Bruce Meade, Nelson's Painting (12-23, .522, 6 HRs. 8 RBIs)
Mike Parrott, Nelson's Painting (17-24, .708, 7 HRs, 17 RBIs) 
Bill Ferguson, Nelson's Painting (15-22, .682, 7 HRs, 15 RBIs)
Chic Downing, Nelson's Painting (12-21, .571, 7 HRs, 10 RBIs)
Ed Roth, Howard's/Western Steer (15-24, .625, 6 HRs)
Mike Jacobs, Howard's/Western Steer (.600)
Tom Beall, Howard's/Western Steer (22-30, .733, 9 HRs)
Mike Cellura, Campbell's Carpets (10 HRs, 21 RBIs)
Jerry King, Campbell's Carpets (13-20, .650, 6 HRs)
Craig Elliott, Ken Sander's (11-13, .836, 6 HRs)


OTHERS:
Herman Rathman, Nelson's (7 HRs)
Buddy Slater, Nelson's (gave up less than 10 runs a game pitching)


1979 NSPC National Championship Tournament Final Standings
1. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK		4-1
2  Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC		4-2
3. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA		3-2
4. Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, AL		2-2
5. Steele's Sports, Grafton, OH			1-2
5. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC	1-2
7. Irving Sports Center, Irving, TX		0-2
7. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH	0-2


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1979 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




1980 OFFICERS:
President - George "Doc" Linnehan
Vice President - Randy Gorrell
Secretary - Gary Wilcher
Treasure - Gary Wilcher
Executive Board Member - Richard Howard
Executive Board Member - Jim Snyder
Executive Board Member - Gary Wilcher
Executive Board Member - Dave Robinson
Executive Board Member - Gary Coats
Public Relations - Jerome Earnest











1980 Final Regular Season Standings (Top 8)
Record
Pct
1st




1. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL
19 – 4
0.826
3




2. Softball City, Detroit, MI
25 – 9
0.735
3




3. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
16 – 7
0.696
0




4. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA
15 – 7
0.682
1




5. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH
23 – 11
0.676
1




6. Ken Sanders Subaru, Birmingham, AL
17 – 11
0.607
1




7. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN
11 – 8
0.579
0




8. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH
14 – 14
0.500
1




8. Dave Carroll’s, Sherrill’s Ford, NC
11 – 11
0.500
2








NSPC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
1980 at Birmingham, AL 
Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA --------------   Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC 


Note: Campbell's defeated Howard's 25-8 in the winners bracket. Howard's then eliminated Steele's
34-15 to get another crack at Campbell's. Led by Rick Scherr (4 for 4), Howards beat Campbell's 15-13 to  
force the final championship game. Campbell's left no doubt as they won the title 19-7. Elby Bushong
hit 2 HRs and had 8 RBIs to lead the way. 


MVP - Mike Cellura, Campbell’s Carpets (15-17, .882, 5 HRs) 
HR Leader - Al White, Steele’s (15-20, .750) – 10
Batting Leader (at least 15 At Bats)  - Mike Cellura, Campbell’s Carpets - .882
Outstanding Defensive Player - Steve Howard Howard’s/ Western Steer


1980 NSPC All-Tournament Team:
Mike Cellura, Campbell's Carpets (15-17, .882, 5 HRs)
Elby Bushong, Campbell's Carpets (14-21, .667, 8 HRs, 17 RBIs)
Greg Fuhrman, Campbell's Carpets (18-22, .818, 6 HRs)
Denny Jones, Campbell's Carpets (11-15, .733)
Dennis Myers, Campbell's Carpets (11-18, .611, 7 HRs, 17 RBIs)
John Geckle, Steele's Sports
Larry Garrard, Steele's Sports (17-22, .773) 
Al White, Steele's Sports  (15-20, .750, 10 HRs)
Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer
Stan Harvey, Howard's/Western Steer (9 HRs)
Tom Beall, Howard's/Western Steer (21-28, .750)
Steve Howard, Howard's/Western Steer
Paul Wright, Ken Sander's


OTHERS:
Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll Sports (11-12, .917, 5 HRs)
Doug Gerdes, Softball City (9-12, .750)
Lacy Brumley, Ken Sanders (14-20, .700, 7 HRs)
Rager Mayo, Ken Sanders (14-21, .667, 6 HRs, 20 RBIs)
Richard Wilborn, Campbell's (9-15, .600, 6 HRs)
Joe Young, Steele's (14-25, .560, 8 HRs, 22 RBIs)
Charles Wright, Ken Sanders (8 HRs)
Ray Fleetwood, Howards (8 HRs)
Don Arndt, Howards (7 HRs)


1980  NSPC National Championship Tournament Final Standings
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA		4-1
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC		4-2
3. Steele's Sports, Grafton, OH			3-2
4. Ken Sander's Subaru, Birmingham, AL		3-2
5. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL			1-2
5. Softball City, Detroit, MI			1-2
7. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC	1-2
7. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN			0-2
9. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH	0-2


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1980 Regular Season MVP winners
James Washington, Jerry's Caterers
Richard Wilborn, Howard's/Western Steer
Larry Hall, Dave Carroll Sports
John Geckle, Steele's Sports
Craig Seaman, Softball City




1981 OFFICERS:
Executive Director - Randy Gorrell
President - Richard Howard
Secretary - Jim Snyder
Treasure - Richard Howard
Public Relations - Dennis Punch
Publicity Director - Jerome Earnest












1981 Final Regular Season Standings
Record
Pct
1st
2nd




1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
18 . 4
0.818
6
1




2. Nationwide Advertising, Cleveland, OH
37 . 15
0.712
7
2




3. Snyder’s/Stroh’s, Detroit, MI
22 . 16
0.579
1
6




4. York Barbell/Ken Sanders, York, PA
12 . 9
0.571
1
3




5. Steele’s Sports, Gradton, OH
8 . 23
0.258
0
1




6. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN
4 . 12
0.250
1
0




7. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL
3 . 11
0.214
0
1




8. Gartenhouse, Plainville, CT
1 . 17
0.056
0
1







NSPC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
1981 at Willoughby, OH 
Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC --------------   Nationwide Advertising, Cleveland, OH 


Note: After Howard's beat Steele's 31-10 in the semi-finals (Ed Roth 4 HRs, Dick Bartel 3 HRs, Don Arndt and  
Stan Harvey, 2 HRs each), Howards then beat NAS 14-12 in winners bracket final as Dick Bartel hit two 3-run homers. 
NAS then eliminated York Barbell/Ken Sanders 17-13 as Mike Macenko and Dana Andry each homered twice. Howard's
then won the title as Tom Beall's 3-run home run blew the game open for Howards as they won the championship 16-4.


MVP - Dick Bartel, Howard’s/ Western Steer (9-13, .692, 6 HRs, 15 RBIs) 
HR Leaders - Ed Roth, Howard’s (8-11, .727, 12 RBIs) - 7 
HR Leaders - Harold Kelley, Jerry’s (10-12, .833, 12 RBIs) - 7 
Batting Leader - Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers (10-12, 7 HRs, 12 RBIs) - .833
Outstanding Defensive Players - Mike Nye, York/Sanders
Outstanding Defensive Players - Doc Booker, NAS 


1981 NSPC All-Tournament Team:
Dick Bartel, Howard's/Western Steer  (9-13, .692, 6 HRs, 15 RBIs)
Mike Nye, York Barbell's/Ken Sander's (10-14, .714)
Ed Roth, Howard's/Western Steer  (8-11, .727, 7 HRs, 12 RBIs)
Harold Kelley, Jerry's Caterers (7 HRs) (10-12, .833, 7 HRs, 12 RBIs)
Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer (8-12, .667, 1 HR)
Mike Cellura, Howard's/Western Steer (7-12, .583)
Stan Harvey, Howard's/Western Steer (8-13, .615, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs)
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising (8-16, .500, 5 HRs)
Marty Rolnick, Nationwide Advertising (9-16, .563, 4 HRs)
Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising (8-11, .727, 3 HRs)
Craig Elliott, York Barbell's/Ken Sander's (8-13, .615, 6 HRs, 12 RBIs)
Herman Rathman, Steele's Sports (8-14, .571, 5 HRs)
Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising


1981 NSPC National Championship Tournament Final Standings
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC		3-0
2. Nationwide Adverstising, Cleveland, OH	3-2
3. York Barbell/Ken Sanders, York, PA		2-2
4. Steele's Sports, Grafton, OH			2-2
5. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN			1-2
5. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL			1-2
7. Snyder's/Stroh's, Detroit, MI		0-2


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1st
Pos
FIRST TEAM ALL NSPC
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
Avg.




1st
P
Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising
140
50
59
3
2
20
57
0.421




1st
C
Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising
186
83
96
6
5
36
84
0.516




1st
1B
Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising
174
83
100
4
1
38
80
0.575




1st
2B
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising
197
97
102
15
7
46
94
0.518




1st
3B
Bill Ferguson, Howard’s-Western Steer
70
26
45
2
1
3
15
0.643




1st
SS
Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising
123
56
66
11
0
23
43
0.537




1st
OF
Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
84
42
51
8
2
1
12
0.607




1st
OF
Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer
81
43
45
5
1
24
54
0.556




1st
OF
Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising
162
84
88
15
5
31
62
0.543




1st
OF
Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
151
66
81
11
2
31
92
0.536




1st
UT
Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer
69
49
43
2
0
22
49
0.623




1st
UT
Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer
83
40
43
5
0
21
44
0.518



















2nd
Pos
SECOND TEAM ALL NSPC
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
Avg.




2nd
P
Buddy Slater, Howard’s-Western Steer
49
14
20
0
0
0
4
0.408




2nd
C
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers
42
13
21
2
1
8
16
0.500




2nd
1B
John Geckle, Steele’s Sports
97
33
53
3
0
3
24
0.546




2nd
2B
Dennis Myers, Shimers
48
0
25
2
0
9
22
0.521




2nd
3B
Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Sanders
81
34
46
6
2
5
19
0.568




2nd
SS
Rick Trudeau, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
160
46
86
5
1
1
31
0.538




2nd
OF
Jim Gendron, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
140
55
77
7
10
3
45
0.550




2nd
OF
Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
81
36
42
1
1
11
35
0.519




2nd
OF
Larry Garrard, Steele’s Sports
106
29
54
3
4
0
24
0.509




2nd
OF
Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers
56
24
27
1
1
13
26
0.482




2nd
UT
Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
144
47
83
4
4
1
31
0.576




2nd
UT
Russell Bradley, Howard’s-Western Steer
90
40
48
7
3
2
15
0.533






Regular Season NSPC Leaders:
Regular Season HR Leader-		Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising - 46
Regular Season RBI Champion-	Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising - 94
Regular Season Batting Leader-	Bill Ferguson, Howard's/Western Steer  (.643)










1981 NSPC Batting Leaders (35 At Bats)
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
Avg.




Bill Ferguson, Howard’s-Western Steer
70
26
45
2
1
3
15
0.643




Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer
69
49
43
2
0
22
49
0.623




Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
84
42
51
8
2
1
12
0.607




Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
144
47
83
4
4
1
31
0.576




Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising
174
83
100
4
1
38
80
0.575




Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Sanders
81
34
46
6
2
5
19
0.568




Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer
81
43
45
5
1
24
54
0.556




Carl Tini, Gartenhaus
63
19
35
2
1
1
10
0.556




Jim Gendron, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
140
55
77
7
10
3
45
0.550




John Geckle, Steele’s Sports
97
33
53
3
0
3
24
0.546






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1981  NSPC HR Leaders
HR




Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising
46




Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising
38




Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising
36




Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising
31




Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
31




Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer
24




Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising
23




Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer
22




Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising
22




Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs
22






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1981  NSPC RBI Leaders
RBI




Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising
94




Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
92




Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising
84




Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising
80




Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising
62




Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising
57




Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs
55




Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising
55




Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer
54




Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising
51






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1981 NSPC HR Frequency Leaders
AB
HR
HRF




Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer
69
22
3.136




Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer
81
24
3.375




Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer
83
21
3.952




Joe Young, Jerry’s Caterers
51
12
4.250




Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising
197
46
4.283




Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
73
17
4.294




Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers
56
13
4.308




Mike Cellura, Howard’s-Western Steer
26
6
4.333




James Boyett, Jerry’s Caterers
53
12
4.417




Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising
174
38
4.579






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1981 Regular Season MVP winners
Mike Macenko, NAS (3)
Steve Blanchette, NAS (3)
Russell Bradley, Howards's
Rick Trudeau, Snyder's
Don Arndt, Howard's
Stan Harvey, Howard's
Dennis Myers, Shimers
Mike Cellura, Howard's
Roger Wilt, NAS
Dick Bartel, Howard's
Craig Elliott, York-Sanders


1981 Regular Season ODPA Awards
Curtis Williams, York-Sanders
Russell Bradley, Howard's
Tony Haley, Steele's Sports
Mac Stalcup, LeAlCo
Richard Wilborn, Howard's
Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's
Roger Gibson, Nashville All-Stars
Cliff Carpenter, Steele's Sports




1982 OFFICERS:
Executive Director - Randy Gorrell
President - Richard Howard
Secretary - Jerome Earnest
Treasure - Richard Howard
Public Relations - Bobby Lutz




NSPC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
1982 at Knoxville, TN 
Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, AL --------------   Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL 


Note: York Barbell/Ken Sanders had to come through the losers bracket and defeat undefeated Jerry's twice. To get there, 
They had to beat Rule & Lee (beat them 5-4 on a dramatic Craig Elliott walk off HR in 8th inning) and also  Elite
(beat them 22-9 on Craig Elliott's 2 HRs and 8 RBIs). The First game of the Finals was a 24-14 victory over Jerry's. 
Craig Elliott (4-4, 2 HRs, 3B, 2 2Bs and 8 RBIs) and Charles Wright (4-5, 2 HRs and 6 RBIs). The final championship game 
was a slugfest as York/Sanders came out on top 35-27. Craig Elliott was 5-5 with 3 HRs. James Boyette, Bill Pollock and 
Charles Wright had 4 hits each and accounted for 4 HRs and 14 RBIs. Steve Williams had 2 HRs and 5 RBIs and Ricky 
Huggins hit 3 HRs with 7 RBIs. For Jerry's, Bruce Meade was 6-6, 2 HRs and 5 RBIs. The tournament was played on a baseball
field at the World's Fair in Knoxville, TN.  In the 19 games played, only 92 HRs were hit. 


MVP - Craig Elliot, York/Ken Sanders (10 HR's, 23 RBIs) - 9-9, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs in final 2 games
HR Leader - Charles Wright, Ken Sanders - 11 
Batting Leader -  Bruce Meade, Jerry's Caterers 
Outstanding Defensive Player - Mac Stalcup, Rule and Lee


1982 NSPC All-Tournament Team:
Craig Elliott, York/Sander's (10 HRs, 23 RBIs) - (9-9, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs and 11 runs scored in final championship games)
Charles Wright, York Barbell/Ken Sander's (11 HRs) - (8-9, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs and 11 Runs Scored in final championship games)
Bill Pollack, York Barbell/Ken Sander's (4-5, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs  and 6 Runs scored in final game)
Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sander's (3 hits in each final game with 5 RBIs and 6 Runs scored)
Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Ken Sander's (7-9 in final championship games)
Clyde Guy, York Barbell/Ken Sander's (2 HRs, 5 RBIs in final championship games)
Steve Williams, York Barbell/Ken Sander's (3-5, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs and 5 runs scored in final game)
Bruce Meade, Jerry's Caterers (6-6, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs and 6 Runs scored in final game)
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's Caterers (4-4, HR and 6 RBIs in first final)
Mike Bolen, Jerry's Caterers (4-6, HR, 4 RBIs  and 4 Runs scored in final game)
Mike Parrott, Jerry's Caterers (5-5, 2 HRs in final game)
Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings
Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer
Mac Stalcup, Rule and Lee


Stats from Both Championship Games
Craig Ellott, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (9-9, 1.000, 3 HRs, 11 RBIs, 11 Runs)
Charles Wright, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (8-9, .889, 4 HRs, 10 RBIs, 11 Runs)
Bruce Meade, Jerry's Caterers (8-10, .800, 3 HRs, 7 RBIs, 6 Runs)
Curtis Williams, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (7-9, .778, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 4 Runs)
Mike Parrott, Jerry's Caterers (7-9, .778, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 3 Runs)
Mike Nye, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (6-9, .667, 3 RBIs, 5 Runs)
Danny Basso, Jerry's Caterers (6-9, .667, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs, 3 Runs)
Bill Pollock, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (6-10, .600, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 7 Runs)
Mike Bolen, Jerry's Caterers (6-10, .600, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, 4 Runs)
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's Caterers (6-10, .600, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 7 Runs)
James Washington, Jerry's Caterers (6-10, .600, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs, 6 Runs)
James Boyett, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (5-9, .556, 2 RBIs, 4 Runs)
Denny Jones, Jerry's Caterers (4-8, .500, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 4 Runs)
Joey Raby, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (4-8, .500, 4 RBIs)
Harold Kelley, Jerry's Caterers (2-4, .500, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 3 Runs)
Bill Meyer, Jerry's Caterers (5-11, .454, 4 RBIs)
Joel Todd, Jerry's Caterers (4-9, .444, 3 RBIs, 1 Run)
Ricky Huggins, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (4-10, .400, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 7 Runs)
Clyde Guy, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (4-10, .400, 1 HR, 4 RBIs, 5 Runs)
Steve Williams, Ken Sanders/York Barbell (3-8, .375, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs, 5 Runs)
Miles Schexnaydre, Jerry's Caterers (0-3, .000)


York/Sanders Trip to the Title
Beat TNEMAC 13-7
Lost to ELite 10-12
Beat Southside 12-2
Beat Rule/Lee 5-4
Beat Elite 22-9
Beat Jerrys 24-14
Beat Jerrys 35-27


1982 NSPC National Championship Tournament Final Standings
 1. York Barbell/Ken Sander's, York, PA		6-1
 2. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL			4-2
 3. Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA			2-2
 4. Rule and Lee, Maryville, TN			3-2
 5. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC		2-2
 5. Southside Sports, Louisville, KY		2-2
 7. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC			0-2
 7. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY		0-2
 9. Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK	0-2
 9. TENEMEC, Indianapolis, IN			0-2
11. Carolina A's, Shelby, NC			No Show


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1982 Regular Season MVP winners
Craig Elliott, York-Sanders
Bill Pollack, York-Sanders
Mike Parrott, Jerry's Caterers
Glen Bourquin, Garrett and Houck
Chip Sheffield, Elite Coatings
Kenny Brooks, TNEMAC


1982 Regular Season ODPA Awards
Denny Jones, Jerry's Caterers
Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings
Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer
Richard Wilborn, Howard's/Western Steer
Homer Salizar, Garrett & Houck




1983 - NO regular season tournaments or qualifiers were held, just the National Championship

NSPC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
1983 at Maryville, TN 
Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA  --------------   Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC


Note: After Howard's eliminated Steele's and then Jerry's in the losers bracket, Elite defeated Howard's 24-16 to capture the NSPC
Championship. They went undefeated winning 4 straight They broke the game open in the 4th inning with 9 runs on Homers by Craig Elliott, 
Bill Gatti and Bill Pollock.  Elliott was named the MVP for the second straight year.  He was second in both the HR and Batting title, trailing
Rick Scherr in HRs 12 to 11 and in batting to teammate Fred Trice .824 to .800.  


MVP - Craig Elliot, Elite Coatings (16-20, .800, 11 HRs) 
HR Leader - Rick Scherr, Howard’s – 12 (.747) 
Batting Leader - Fred Trice, Elite (14-17) - .824 
Outstanding Defensive Player - Denny Jones, Jerry's Caterers


1983 NSPC All-Tournament Team:	
Craig Elliott, Elite Coatings (MVP) (16-20, .800, 11 HRs)
Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer  (12 HRs)
Fred Trice, Elite Coatings  (14-17, .824)
Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings
Steve Williams, Elite Coatings
Charles Wright, Elite Coatings
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's Caterers
Mike Bolen, Jerry's Caterers
Bruce Meade, Jerry's Caterers
Denny Jones, Jerry's Caterers
Ed Roth, Howard's/Western Steer
Russell Bradley, Howard's/Western Steer
Dick Bartel, Howard's/Western Steer


1983 NSPC National Championship Tournament Final Standings
1. Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA			4-0	
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC		5-2
3. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL			2-2	
4. Steele's Sports, Grafton, OH			3-2
5. No. 1 Electric, Gastonia, NC	 		3-2
5. Cable TV, Garland, TX			3-2
7. Southwestern Fabricators, Detroit, MI		1-2
7. Unique Cleaners, Maryville, TN		1-2
9. Miller Beer, Detroit, MI			1-2
9. Memory Lane, Maryville, TN			1-2
9. Budget Rentals, Johnson City, TN		0-2	
9. Jim Lane's, Maryville, TN			0-2




1984 
 No NSPC National Tournament held


1985 
 No NSPC National Tournament held


1986 
 No NSPC National Tournament held 




NSPC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
1987 at Gastonia, NC - (This Tournament was called the Super Bowl of Softball) 
Smythe Sox, Houston, TX --------------    County Sports, Levittown, NY 


NOTE: Playing in a Baseball Stadium and billing this as the Super Bowl of Softball, County Sports went through the
winners bracket undefeated, beating Capitol Insulation 17-14. The Smythe Sox, who lost their very first game had to
come all the way back through the losers bracket, eliminating national powers Lighthouse 12-8, Ritch's 14-5, Howards
10-3, Capitol Insulation 7-6 (in 9 innings on a walk off homer from Smythe's Bill Blake). In the first final, Smythe 
jumped out to a 6-0 lead and defeated County Sports 9-3. Doug Brown, Bill Gatti, John Grissom and Bill Blake drove in
two runs each to provide the runs for the Sox.  The Final Game was a 4-1 Smythe Sox win in which both teams combined
for just 11 hits. Smythe got all its runs in the second inning as Blake, Cecil Whitehead and Bruce Meade all singled
to account for the first run. Britt Hightower's single scored the second run. Mike Parrott hit a long sac fly ball to
get the final two runs in. None of the 8 teams batted over .500 and in fact the average for all the teams was .394 with 
just 23 total home runs, 24 doubles and 13 triples. 7 of the 15 games were single digit games.  Smythe Sox hit 16 of
23 total HRs and had 6 of the total 13 triples. Their team average was .452 (109-241) as compared to the scrappy
County Sports squad who batted .377 (61-162). Capitol batted .421 and had 2 HRs. Vernons batted .375 with 3 HRs.
Of the 15 total games played, 6 games saw both teams in single digits Only 2 games all weekend saw both teams score
double digits runs. Vernons beat Smythe Sox 15-11 and County Sports beat Capitol 17-14.  Capitol had a 13-0 lead
after three innings and County Sports came back win that game which was the winner's bracket final. 


MVP - Bill Blake, Smythe Sox (14-22, .636, 5 HRs, 14 RBIs, 9 Runs) 
HR Leaders - Bruce Meade, Smythe Sox (13-21, .619, 11 RBIs, 7 Runs) - 5 
HR Leaders - Bill Blake, Smythe Sox - 5 
Batting Leader - Bill Blake, Smythe Sox- .636 
Outstanding Defensive Player - Scott Smith, County Sports


1987 NSPC All-Tournament Team:	
Bill Blake, Smythe Sox (14-23, .609, 5 HRs, 14 RBIs, 9 Runs)
Bruce Meade, Smythe Sox (13-21, .619, 5 HRs, 11 RBIs, 7 Runs)
Bill Gatti, Smythe Sox (13-24, .542, 4 HRs, 9 RBIs, 9 Runs)
Greg Whitlock, Smythe Sox (10-23, .435, 2 RBIs, 6 Runs)
Cecil Whitehead, Smythe Sox (9-20, .450, 3 RBIs, 7 Runs)
Mike Parrott, Smythe Sox (10-19, .526, 4 RBIs, 5 Runs)
Mauro Chiti, County Sports (8-13, .615, 1 RBI, 2 Runs)
Ron Hargrove, County Sports (8-17, .471, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 8 Runs)
Mike Cellura, Capitol Insulation (8-15, .533, 1 HR, 8 RBIs, 8 Runs)
Larry McGee, Capitol Insulation (9-13, .692, 8 RBIs, 1 Run)
Scott Smith, County Sports
Manager Award - John Cooke, Smythe Sox 


OTHERS:
Curtis Williams, Howard's (5-6, .833, 1 RBI, 4 Runs)
Kenny Broadwell, Ritch's Salvage (8-11, .727, 7 Runs)
Darrell Misenheimer, Ritch's Salvage (7-10, .700, 5 RBIs, 1 Run)
Chip Sheffield, Lighthouse (4-6, .667, 1 RBI, 1 Run)
Stan Harvey, Howard's (5-9, .556, 2 RBIs, 3 Runs)
Baxter Burris, Ritch's Salvage (5-9, .556, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 2 Runs)
Ron Ford, Vernons (5-9, .556, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 4 Runs)
John Grissom, Smythe Sox (8-15, .533, 4 RBIs, 4 Runs)
Gary Richter, County Sports (8-17, .471, 4 RBIs, 7 Runs)
Cruz Martinez, Capitol (6-13, .462, 4 RBIs, 3 Runs)
Doug Brown, Smythe Sox (11-26, .423, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 7 Runs)
Kevin Daugherty, County Sports (7-17, .412, 2 RBIs, 5 Runs)
Rick Wheeler, Smythe Sox (9-25, .369, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 8 Runs) 
John Davide, County Sports (5-14, .357, 4 RBIs, 2 Runs)
Rick Scherr, Howard's (4-12, .333, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs, 4 Runs)
Clyde Guy, Howard's (3-10, .300, 4 RBIs, 1 Run)
Mark Heirlmeier, Smythe Sox (6-21, .286, 2 RBIs, 4 Runs)
Bill Pollock, County Sports (4-14, .286, 8 RBIs, 3 Runs)
Britt Hightower, Smythe Sox (6-22, .273, 2 RBIs, 4 Runs)
Sylvin Little, Lighthouse (1-6, .167)



1987 NSPC National Championship Tournament Final Standings
1. Smythe Sox, Houston, TX			6-1
2. County Sports, Levittown, NY		3-2
3. Capitol Softball Club, Northridge, CA		2-2
4. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC		2-2
5. Ritch's Auto Salvage, Harrisburg, NC		1-2
5. Vernon's, Jacksonville, FL			1-2
7. Lighthouse, Stone Mountain, GA		0-2
7. Snyder's Softball Club, Wixom, MI		0-2




1988 
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NSPC Regular Season Tournaments (1978 – 1987)


1978


Five tournaments were originally scheduled, but the one in Triangle, NC was cancelled. Teams scheduled to play in Triangle were Howard’s/Western Steer, Howard and Carroll, Poindexter Lumber, Ken Sander’s Ford and Taylor Brothers.  NSPC #3 was originally scheduled for Rochester, NY, but was relocated to Detroit, MI.  Info on the 4 tournaments played in 1978 are as follows:


#1, June 10-11, Triangle, NC	
- Cancelled and never made up, the NSPC decided to go with just the 4 remaining events. Howard's, Poindexter, Howard & Carroll, Ken Sanders and Taylor Bros.


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#2, July 15-16, St. Louis, MO		W-L	(RF-RA)
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA		5-1	(133-99)
2. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX	2-2	 (68-79)
3. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK		2-2	 (79-68)
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC	2-2	 (48-66)
5. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA		1-2	 (44-48)
5. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI		1-2	 (60-57)
7. Dodge City West, St. Louis, MO		0-2	 (31-48)
MVP - 		Mike Cellura, Campbell's (13 HRs, 3 HRs and 8 RBIs in the Championship Game)
HR Leaders- 	Mike Cellura, Campbell's - 13
HR Leaders- 	Denny Jones, Campbell's - 13
Batting Leader-	Denny Jones, Campbell's (25-33, 13 HRs, 27 RBIs) - .758
ODPA- 		Ricky Page, Campbell's Carpets
NOTE- Campbell's Carpets came out of the loser's bracket to beat Taylor's twice 16-13 and 30-13. Mike Cellura hit 3 HRs and had 8 RBIs in the championship.
The fences were 300 feet and there was a 20 foot high sign-board fence 10 feet behind the 300 foot fences. Cellura and Jones both hit balls over that. 
Game Scores
Campbell 21 - Dodge City 16
Snyders 16 - Poindexter 1
Capitol 16 - Nelson 15
Taylor 19 - Capitol 18
Campbell 30 - Snyder 19
Taylor 23 - Campbell 15
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Poindexter 27 - Dodge City 15 eliminated
Nelson 26 - Snyders 25 eliminated
Poindexter 14 - Capitol 10 eliminated
Nelson 26 - Poindexter 6 eliminated
Campbell 21 - Nelson 12 eliminated
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Campbell 16 - Taylor 13
Campbell 30 - Taylor 13 eliminated


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#3, July 22-23, Montgomery, AL		W-L	(RF-RA)
1. Howard & Carroll, Sherrill's Ford, NC		4-0	(122-78)
2. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK		3-2	(145-111)
3. Dubose Insurance, Pensacola, FL		1-2	(43-68)
4. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC		2-2	(95-85)
5. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL		1-2	(61-66)
5. Barbeque Kitchens, Atlanta, GA		1-2	(26-61)
7. Carolina A's, Shelby, NC			0-2	(21-36)
NA. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX (had to withdraw)
MVP-		None awarded or Not Listed
HR Leader-	Tom Beall, Howard & Carroll - 10
Batting Leader-	Bruce Meade, Nelson's (21-25, 9 HRs) - .840
ODPA- 		Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll
NOTE- H&C beat Nelson's in the Championship 38-30. Don Clatterbaugh was 6-6 with 4 HRs.  Micky Morrison had 3 HRs and 7 RBIs. Tom Beall won the HR trophy
with 10 dingers, edging out Bruce Meade, Joel Todd and James Abercrombie, all of Nelsons who had 9. Bruce Meade's 21-25 (.840) won the batting title over
Luther Ates of Dubois.  Ates turned in a 15-18 performance (.833). Gene Jones of H&C had a great tournament as he went 20-25 (.800). Other HR totals for the 
weekend include: James Boyette and Clatterbaugh of H&C 7, Harold Kelley of Nelsons 7. Steve Williams of Dubose 5, Roger Brown of Carolina A's 4. For Howard's,
it was Don Arndt, Rick Scherr, HT Waller and Bill Howes all with 6.
Game Scores
Howard's 34 - Nelson's 23
H&C 39 - BBQ Kitchen 15
Ken Sanders 23 - Carolina A's 9
Dubose 25 - Howard's 20
H&C 24 - Ken Sanders 19
H&C 21 - Dubose 14
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BBQ Kitchen - Carolina A's 13-12 eliminated
Nelson's - Ken Sanders 33-19 eliminated
Howard's - BBQ Kitchen 25-5
Nelson's - Howard's 32-19 eliminated
Nelson's - Dubose 27-4 eliminated
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H&C - Nelson's 38-30


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#4,  July 29-30, Detroit, MI		W-L	(RF-RA)
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA		4-1	(152-53)
2. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH	4-2	 (99-95)
3. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX	2-2	 (57-91)
4. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK		2-2	 (84-68)
5. Softball City, Detroit, MI			1-2	 (27-77)
5. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI		0-2	 (42-57)
7. Lonnies, Detroit, MI			0-2	 (22-41)
MVP-		Denny Jones, Campbell's - (9 HRs, 33 RBIs, including the winning RBI in the 21-20 championship)
HR Leader-	Mike Cellura, Campbell's - 10
Batting Leader-	Bruce Meade, Nelson's (13-14) - .929
ODPA- 		Marty Monterosso, Greater Cincinnati Sports
NOTE- Campbell's Carpets went 4-0 on the weekend, including a 21-20 victory over Greater Cincinnati Sports in the final game behind Mike Cellura's 2 HRs.
Greater Cincinnati Sports was the surprise team of the tournament. Tom Riccardi hit 9 HRs for them on the weekend. Cellura (10) and Denny Jones (9) led 
Campbell's. Gordon Wheeler chipped in with 8.  Campbell's had a couple of offensive explosions during the weekend. They defeated Softball City by a 51-2
score. Cellura (4), Jones (3) and John Tercheria (3) led that onslaught. They beat Taylor Brothers 47-9. Jones and Wheeler hit 4 each, while Randy Barlich had 3.
Scores
Campbells 22 - Lonnies 10
Softball City 19 - Nelsons 16
Taylor Brothers 7 - Greater Cinn Sports 6
Cambells 51, Softball City 2
Taylor Brothers 20 - Snyders 16
Campbells 47 - Taylor Brothers 9
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Nelson 19 - Lonnies 12 eliminated
Greater Cinn Sports 10 - Softbal City 6 eliminated
Nelson 30 - Snyders 19 eliminated
Greater Cinn Sports 20 - Nelson 10 eliminated
Greater Cinn Sports 22 - Taylor 21 eliminated
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Greater Cinn Sports 12 - Campbells 11
Campbells 21 - Greater Cinn Sports 20 eliminated


=========================


#5, August 5-6, Lakewood, OH		W-L	(RF-RA)
1. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC		4-1	(75-49)
2. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA		3-2	(85-73)
3. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK		2-2	(97-86)
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC	0-2	(22-52)
5. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI		0-2	(28-47)
MVP-		None awarded or Not Listed
HR Leader-	Charlie Mitchell, Nelson's - 8
Batting Leader-	Lonnie Parker, Snyder's (9-11) - .818
ODPA- 		Don Furnald, Capitol Insulation
NOTE- Stan Harvey led Howards's to the championship of the last NSPC tournament of the year as he blasted 4 HRs to lead the onslaught over Capitol
Insulation 26-9. Howard's hit 12 in the game. Don Arndt, Rick Scherr and HT Waller all had 2 each. Charlie Mitchell won the HR title with 8. He hit 4 in
one game. In that same game, James Abercrombie also hit 4 for Nelson's, while Joel Todd hit 3. Stan Harvey was close behind Mitchell with 7 homers total. 
Game Scores
Howard's 11 - Snyder's 8
Capitol 18 - Nelson's 15
Howard's 21 - Poindexter 10
Howard's 10 - Capitol 6
--------
Nelson's 36 - Snyder's 20
Nelson's 31 - Poindexter 12
Capitol 36 - Nelson's 15 
--------
Capitol 16 - Howard's 7
Howard's 26 - Capitol 9


=========================


Regular Season MVP Winners
Mike Cellura, Campbell's
Denny Jones, Campbell's

ODPA Award Winners
Ricky Page, Campbell's Carpets
Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll
Marty Monterosso, Greater Cincinnati Sports
Don Furnald, Capitol Insulation




1979


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 Pts for 1st, 8 Pts for 2nd, 6 Pts for 3rd, 4 Pts for 4th.  Standings based on average points per event.















1979
Total
Total
Avg.
# 1st’s
# 2nd’s
# 3rd’s
# 4th’s




Regular Season standings (Top 8 make finals)
Events
Points
Event
(12 Pts)
(8 Pts)
(6 Pts)
(4 Pts)




1. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA
4
44
11.00
3
1
0
0




2. Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma, City, OK
5
52
10.40
3
2
0
0




3. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
8
50
6.25
1
2
3
1




4. Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, AL
8
48
6.00
3
1
0
1




4. Irving Sports Center, Irving, TX
3
18
6.00
0
1
1
1




6. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH
6
32
5.33
0
3
1
0




7. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill’s Ford, NC
9
44
4.89
1
2
2
1




8. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA
3
14
4.67
1
0
0
1*




9. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH
5
20
4.00
0
2
0
1




10. American Reality, Sacremento, CA
4
12
3.00
0
0
2
0




11. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC
5
14
2.80
0
0
2
2*




12. York Barbells, York, PA
8
16
2.00
1
0
0
1




13. St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO
4
6
1.50
0
0
0
2*




14. G.B. Wilcher Contractors, Seymour, IN
7
10
1.43
0
0
1
1




15. Trenton Capitols, Trenton, NJ
3
4
1.33
0
0
0
1




16. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL
5
4
0.80
0
0
0
1




17. Snyders Softball Club, Novi, MI
5
2
0.40
0
0
0
1*




18. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT
3
0
0.00
0
0
0
0




18. Taylor Brothers, Corpus Christi, TX
3
0
0.00
0
0
0
0




18. Hillcrest Tavern, Cleveland, OH
4
0
0.00
0
0
0
0




18. Burnette and Carroll, Chattanooga, TN
6
0
0.00
0
0
0
0




18. LeAlCo, Lebanon, TN
6
0
0.00
0
0
0
0




NA. DM Racing, Jacksonville, FL (non-conference team)
1
NA
0.00
0
0
1
0




NA. Softball City, Detroit, MI (non-conference team)
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















1979  NSPC Tournaments (13 regular season Qualifiers)
Location and Top Teams with available info (MVP, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders)


#1 April 7-8, Jacksonville, FL		
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
	MVP- Roger Mayo, Ken Sander's Ford (.704, 17 HRs)
	Bruce Meade, Nelson's Painting (27-30, .900, 17 HRs)


#2 April 14-15, Charlotte, NC
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
	MVP- Dave Carroll, Dave Carroll Sports (9-13, .692)
	Gene Jones, Dave Carroll Sports (14-16, .875)
	Don Arndt, Howard's Furniture - 8 HRs
	Ray Fleetwood, Howard's Furniture - 8 HRs


#3 April 28-29, Chattanooga, TN
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
	MVP- Larry Ellis, Ken Sander's Ford
	Roger Mayo, Ken Sander's Ford - 11 HRs
	Al White, American Reality - .852


#4 May 5-6, Winston-Salem, NC
1. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC
2. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
3. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
4. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL
	MVP- Tom Beall, Howard's Furniture - 9 HRs
	Mike Cellura, Campbell's Carpets - .652


#5 May 12-13, Marietta, GA
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
	MVP- Mike Parrott, Nelson's Painting  (.766, 22 HRs, 52 RBIs)
	Joey Raby, Dave Carroll Sports (19-23) - .826


#6 May 12-13, Concord, CA
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
2. Irving Sports, Dallas, TX
3. American Reality, Concord, CA
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC
	MVP- Greg Fuhrman, Campbell's Carpets - 8 HRs
	Greg Fuhrman, Campbell's Carpets - 8 HRs


#7 May 19-20, Bowie, MD	
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
	MVP- Jerry King, Campbell's Carpets - (.850, 12 HRs)
	Denny Jones, Campbell's Carpets (.780) - 12 HRs


#8 June 2-3, Springfield, OH	
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
	MVP- Chic Downing, Nelson's Painting (.792, 11 HRs)
	Jerome Webb, Ken Sander's Ford - 12 HRs


#9 May 9-10, Bowie, MD	
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
2. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC
3. American Reality, Concord, CA
4. Trenton Capitols, Trenton, NJ
	MVP- Mike Cellura, Campbell's Carpets - 9 HRs
	Denny Jones, Campbell's Carpets - .694


#10 June 8-10,Cleveland, OH
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
	MVP- Craig Elliott, Ken Sander's Ford (.833, 9 HRs)
	Charles Wright, Ken Sander's Ford - 9 HRs


#11 June 23-24, Cincinnati, OH
1. York Barbell, York, PA
2. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH
3. Irving Sports, Dallas, TX
4. G.B. Wilcher Contractors, Seymour, IN
	MVP- not listed
	Rick Linz, GCS (14-19, .737)


#12 July 14-15, Bowie, MD
rained out, rescheduled and then never played


#13 July 14-15, Detroit, MI	
1. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA
2. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
3. Softball City, Detroit, MI
4. Irving Sports, Dallas, TX
	MVP- not listed
	John Geckle, Steele's (.684, 5 HRs)


NOTE - Some additional Qualifiers were not listed at all in the results


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




1980


There were 20 Teams entered in the 1980 Season. The 8 teams with the most point totals were awarded berths in the National Championship Tournament.













1980 Final Regular Season Standings
Record
Pct
1st
2nd
3rd




1. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL
19 . 4
0.826
3
1
1




2. Softball City, Detroit, MI
25 . 9
0.735
3
0
0




3. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
16 . 7
0.696
0
3
0




4. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA
15 . 7
0.682
1
2
0




5. Steele’s Sports, Lima, OH
23 . 11
0.676
1
1
3




6. Ken Sanders Subaru, Birmingham, AL
17 . 11
0.607
1
1
2




7. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN
11 . 8
0.579
0
1
0




8. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH
14 . 14
0.500
1
1
1




8. Dave Carroll’s, Sherrill’s Ford, NC
11 . 11
0.500
2
0
2




10. Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, MI
18 . 24
0.429
0
1
0




11. Han Hansen, Toledo, OH
10 . 16
0.385
0
0
1




12. York Barbells, York, PA
8 . 13
0.381
0
1
0




13. Teamsters 293, Cleveland, OH
8 . 20
0.286
0
0
1




14. Bunca and Frey, Kalamazoo, MI
6 . 18
0.250
0
0
0




15. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT
4 . 13
0.235
0
0
1




16. Friarson’s, Jackson, MS
1 . 10
0.091
0
0
0




NA. G.B. Wilcher, Seymour, IN  (withdrew from Conference)
NA








NA. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC  (withdrew from Conference)
NA








NA. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA  (withdrew from Conference)
NA








NA. St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO  (withdrew from Conference)
NA












1980  Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments (18 Total)
Location and Top 3 Teams with available info (MVP-if named, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders)


#1 April 26-27, Clemmons, NC	
1. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL (4-1)
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 
3. Dave Carroll's, Sherrill's Ford, NC
	MVP- not listed


#2 May 3-4, Montgomery, AL
1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL (5-0)
2. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL (4-1)
3. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrills Ford, NC
	MVP- not listed
	Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll Sports (.800, 11 HRs)
	Mike Parrott, Dave Carroll Sports - .833


#3 May 10-11, Niceville, FL
1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL (4-1, beat Howard's head to head)
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC (4-1)
3. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL 
	MVP- James Washington, Jerry's Caterers  (.800, 7 HRs)
	Ed Roth, Howard's/Western Steer (.684) - 8 HRs


#4 May 17-18, Eden-Burlington, NC
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA (4-1)
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
3. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL
	MVP- Richard Wilborn, Campbell's Carpets - 6 HRs


#5 May 17-18, Chattanooga, TN
Rained-Out, never re-scheduled


#6 May 24-25, St. Louis, MO
1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL
2. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
3. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH
	MVP- not listed
	James Boyett, Jerry's - 2 HRs
	Fred Winston, Jerry's - 2 HRs


#7 May 31-June 1, Marietta, GA
1. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrills Ford, NC (4-1, beat Jerry's head to head)
2. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL (4-1)
3. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL
	MVP- Larry Hall, Dave Carroll
	Lacy Brumley, Ken Sanders - 18 HRs
	Kenneth Carlton, Jerry's - .833


#8 June 7-8, York, PA
1. Softball City, Detroit, MI (4-0)
2. York Barbell, York, PA
3. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT
	MVP- not listed


#9 June 7-8, Dayton, OH
1. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH (5-0)
2. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
3. Teamsters #293, Cleveland, OH
	MVP- John Geckle, Steele's
	Dennis Myers, Campbell's Carpets - 12 HRs


#10 June 7-8, Denton, TX
Cancelled


#11 June 21-22, Detroit-Wynndotte, MI	
1. Softball City, Detroit, MI (4-1, beat Snyder's head to head)
2. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI (4-1)
3. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
	MVP- Craig Seamon, Softball City (11-18, .611, 12 RBIs)
	Joe Young, Steele's - 5 HRs
	John Eckstein, Snyder's - .765


#12 June 28-29, Cleveland, OH
1. Softball City, Detroit, MI (7-1)
2. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH
3. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
	MVP- not listed
	Joe Young, Steele's (37 RBIs) - 15 HR's
	Mike Macenko, Hillcrest (14 HRs) - .765


#13 June 28-29, Seymour, IN/Cincinnati, OH
Cancelled


#14 June 28-29, Corpus Christi, TX
Cancelled


#15 July 12-13, Toledo, OH
1. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH (6-1)
2. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN
3. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
	MVP- not listed
	Joe Young, Steele's (30 RBIs) - 12 HR's
	Phil Wolak, Softball City - .818


#16 July 26-27, York, PA
Cancelled


#17 July 26-27, Louisville, KY
1. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC
2. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
3. Hans Hansen, Toledo, OH
	MVP- not listed
	Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll - 6 HRs


#18 July 26-27, Jackson, MS
Cancelled


Regular Season MVP winners
James Washington, Jerry's Caterers
Richard Wilborn, Howard's/Western Steer
Larry Hall, Dave Carroll Sports
John Geckle, Steele's Sports
Craig Seaman, Softball City




1981


There were 8 Teams entered in the 1981 Regular Season. The 8 teams were seeded according to season record  in the National Championship Tournament.  Howard’s won 6 out of the 7 regular season tournaments and finished 2nd the other one.














1981 Final Regular Season Standings
Record
Pct
1st
2nd




1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC
18 . 4
0.818
6
1




2. Nationwide Advertising, Cleveland, OH
37 . 15
0.712
7
2




3. Snyder’s/Stroh’s, Detroit, MI
22 . 16
0.579
1
6




4. York Barbell/Ken Sanders, York, PA
12 . 9
0.571
1
3




5. Steele’s Sports, Gradton, OH
8 . 23
0.258
0
1




6. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN
4 . 12
0.250
1
0




7. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL
3 . 11
0.214
0
1




8. Gartenhouse, Plainville, CT
1 . 17
0.056
0
1




NA. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC (non-conference team)
NA

0
1






Regular Season NSPC Leaders:
Regular Season HR Leader-	Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising - 46
Regular Season RBI Champion-	Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising - 94
Regular Season Batting Leader-	Bill Ferguson, Howard's/Western Steer  (.643)












1st
Pos
FIRST TEAM ALL NSPC
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
Avg.




1st
P
Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising
140
50
59
3
2
20
57
0.421




1st
C
Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising
186
83
96
6
5
36
84
0.516




1st
1B
Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising
174
83
100
4
1
38
80
0.575




1st
2B
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising
197
97
102
15
7
46
94
0.518




1st
3B
Bill Ferguson, Howard’s-Western Steer
70
26
45
2
1
3
15
0.643




1st
SS
Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising
123
56
66
11
0
23
43
0.537




1st
OF
Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
84
42
51
8
2
1
12
0.607




1st
OF
Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer
81
43
45
5
1
24
54
0.556




1st
OF
Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising
162
84
88
15
5
31
62
0.543




1st
OF
Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
151
66
81
11
2
31
92
0.536




1st
UT
Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer
69
49
43
2
0
22
49
0.623




1st
UT
Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer
83
40
43
5
0
21
44
0.518



















2nd
Pos
SECOND TEAM ALL NSPC
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
Avg.




2nd
P
Buddy Slater, Howard’s-Western Steer
49
14
20
0
0
0
4
0.408




2nd
C
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers
42
13
21
2
1
8
16
0.500




2nd
1B
John Geckle, Steele’s Sports
97
33
53
3
0
3
24
0.546




2nd
2B
Dennis Myers, Shimers
48
0
25
2
0
9
22
0.521




2nd
3B
Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Sanders
81
34
46
6
2
5
19
0.568




2nd
SS
Rick Trudeau, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
160
46
86
5
1
1
31
0.538




2nd
OF
Jim Gendron, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
140
55
77
7
10
3
45
0.550




2nd
OF
Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
81
36
42
1
1
11
35
0.519




2nd
OF
Larry Garrard, Steele’s Sports
106
29
54
3
4
0
24
0.509




2nd
OF
Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers
56
24
27
1
1
13
26
0.482




2nd
UT
Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
144
47
83
4
4
1
31
0.576




2nd
UT
Russell Bradley, Howard’s-Western Steer
90
40
48
7
3
2
15
0.533








1981 Regular Season Official Season Stats:










1981 NSPC Batting Leaders (35 At Bats)
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
Avg.




Bill Ferguson, Howard’s-Western Steer
70
26
45
2
1
3
15
0.643




Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer
69
49
43
2
0
22
49
0.623




Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
84
42
51
8
2
1
12
0.607




Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
144
47
83
4
4
1
31
0.576




Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising
174
83
100
4
1
38
80
0.575




Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Sanders
81
34
46
6
2
5
19
0.568




Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer
81
43
45
5
1
24
54
0.556




Carl Tini, Gartenhaus
63
19
35
2
1
1
10
0.556




Jim Gendron, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
140
55
77
7
10
3
45
0.550




John Geckle, Steele’s Sports
97
33
53
3
0
3
24
0.546




Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising
162
84
88
15
5
31
62
0.543




Tim Sweeney, Jerry’s Caterers
37
12
20
2
0
0
1
0.541




Rick Trudeau, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
160
46
86
5
1
1
31
0.538




Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising
123
56
66
11
0
23
43
0.537




Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
151
66
81
11
2
31
92
0.536




Russell Bradley, Howard’s-Western Steer
90
40
48
7
3
2
15
0.533




Ted Larson, Shimers
51
0
27
4
3
0
6
0.529




Rich Amsden, Nationwide Advertising
63
27
33
3
1
11
27
0.524




Dennis Myers, Shimers
48
0
25
2
0
9
22
0.521




Jerry Pugh, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
50
15
26
0
0
2
11
0.520




Carl Parrish, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
106
38
55
10
5
7
40
0.519




Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
81
36
42
1
1
11
35
0.519




Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising
197
97
102
15
7
46
94
0.518




Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer
83
40
43
5
0
21
44
0.518




Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising
186
83
96
6
5
36
84
0.516




John Locke, Shimers
45
0
23
1
0
7
18
0.511




Larry Garrard, Steele’s Sports
106
29
54
3
4
0
24
0.509




Gary Geister, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
126
49
64
6
0
11
32
0.508




Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers
42
13
21
2
1
8
16
0.500




Chic Downing, Steele’s Sports
57
13
28
4
1
6
24
0.491




Cliff Carpenter, Steele’s Sports
51
23
25
3
2
1
7
0.490




Bill Meyer, Jerry’s Caterers
43
14
21
0
2
2
11
0.488




John Brenner, Steele’s Sports
105
37
51
1
2
0
7
0.486




Joel Todd, Jerry’s Caterers
35
13
17
1
0
2
11
0.486




Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers
56
24
27
1
1
13
26
0.482




Steve Howard, Howard’s-Western Steer
81
26
39
1
2
5
11
0.481




Fred Miller, Nationwide Advertising
96
30
46
1
1
12
21
0.479




Al White, Steele’s Sports
88
31
42
3
2
11
46
0.477




John Eckstein, Snyders-Strohs
99
29
47
3
2
0
16
0.475




Joe Young, Jerry’s Caterers
51
24
24
0
0
12
20
0.471




Don Arndt, Howard’s-Western Steer
79
30
37
1
1
17
38
0.468




Tom Beall, Howard’s-Western Steer
77
36
36
2
1
16
43
0.468




Dan Roberts, Gartenhaus
58
18
27
1
0
0
12
0.466




Billy May, Snyders-Strohs
104
34
48
7
3
10
34
0.462




Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising
139
44
64
4
1
19
44
0.460




Denny Helmig, Steele’s Sports
59
17
27
3
0
0
8
0.458




Fred Trice, Jerry’s Caterers
46
18
21
3
0
9
15
0.457




Richard Wilborn, Howard’s-Western Steer
77
21
35
1
0
12
33
0.455




James Boyett, Jerry’s Caterers
53
21
24
0
0
12
24
0.453




James Washington, Jerry’s Caterers
53
18
24
3
1
6
16
0.453




Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising
124
45
56
4
1
22
51
0.452




Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
67
21
30
1
1
14
33
0.448




Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs
156
55
69
5
0
22
55
0.442




Henry McBeth, Steele’s Sports
91
22
40
6
0
10
35
0.440




Mike Turk, Snyders-Strohs
105
26
46
2
2
1
22
0.438




Steve Ammons, Jerry’s Caterers
48
14
21
2
0
8
18
0.438




Tom Tasha, Gartenhaus
48
12
21
1
1
0
4
0.438




Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
69
22
30
1
0
14
33
0.435




Ozzie Matthews, Gartenhaus
49
14
21
3
0
7
24
0.429




Garry Morris, Shimers
42
0
18
2
1
3
11
0.429




Craig Seaman, Snyders-Strohs
124
44
53
12
0
6
34
0.427




Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising
143
43
61
4
6
19
47
0.427




Scott Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
68
15
29
3
0
2
19
0.426




Jerry King, Steele’s Sports
78
25
33
0
1
8
22
0.423




Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising
140
50
59
3
2
20
57
0.421




Gordie Handervidt, Shimers
53
0
22
4
0
2
7
0.415




Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
73
40
30
2
0
17
45
0.411




Buddy Slater, Howard’s-Western Steer
49
14
20
0
0
0
4
0.408




Al Carfora, Gartenhaus
42
12
17
1
1
8
14
0.405




Dave Jacubs, Nationwide Advertising
57
19
23
2
0
4
14
0.404




Myles Schexnaydre, Jerry’s Caterers
45
12
18
3
1
3
12
0.400




Denny Ellis, Shimers
35
0
14
2
1
0
9
0.400




Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising
137
46
53
3
4
17
55
0.387




Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
52
16
20
0
0
11
33
0.385




Fred Ryan, Nationwide Advertising
90
30
34
2
0
14
28
0.378




Larry Hutcherson, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
70
28
26
1
1
11
28
0.371




Tom Lynch, Gartenhaus
62
18
23
1
0
13
28
0.371




Glen Bourquin, Shimers
39
0
13
0
1
0
3
0.333




Jim Bowen, Shimers
40
0
14
2
0
3
11
0.305




1981  Batting  (less than 35 At Bats)
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
Avg.




Mike Cellura, Howard’s-Western Steer
26
13
16
2
0
6
14
0.615




Dave Zychowski, Gartenhaus
28
7
15
0
0
0
3
0.536




Buck Buchanan, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
16
2
6
0
1
0
2
0.375




Denny Jones, Steele’s Sports
21
3
5
2
0
0
3
0.238




Herman Rathman, Steele’s Sports
15
0
2
0
0
1
6
0.133






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1981  NSPC HR Leaders
HR




Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising
46




Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising
38




Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising
36




Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising
31




Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
31




Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer
24




Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising
23




Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer
22




Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising
22




Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs
22




Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer
21




Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising
20




Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising
19




Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising
19




Don Arndt, Howard’s-Western Steer
17




Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
17




Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising
17




Tom Beall, Howard’s-Western Steer
16




Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
14




Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
14




Fred Ryan, Nationwide Advertising
14




Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers
13




Tom Lynch, Gartenhaus
13




Fred Miller, Nationwide Advertising
12




Joe Young, Jerry’s Caterers
12




Richard Wilborn, Howard’s-Western Steer
12




James Boyett, Jerry’s Caterers
12




Rich Amsden, Nationwide Advertising
11




Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
11




Gary Geister, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
11




Al White, Steele’s Sports
11




Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
11




Larry Hutcherson, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
11




Billy May, Snyders-Strohs
10




Henry McBeth, Steele’s Sports
10






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1981  NSPC RBI Leaders
RBI




Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising
94




Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
92




Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising
84




Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising
80




Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising
62




Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising
57




Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs
55




Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising
55




Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer
54




Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising
51




Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer
49




Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising
47




Al White, Steele’s Sports
46




Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
45




Jim Gendron, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
45




Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer
44




Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising
44




Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising
43




Tom Beall, Howard’s-Western Steer
43




Carl Parrish, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
40




Don Arndt, Howard’s-Western Steer
38




Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
35




Henry McBeth, Steele’s Sports
35




Billy May, Snyders-Strohs
34




Craig Seaman, Snyders-Strohs
34




Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
33




Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
33




Richard Wilborn, Howard’s-Western Steer
33




Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
33




Gary Geister, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
32




Chuck Drewicz, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
31




Rick Trudeau, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
31






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1981 NSPC HR Frequency Leaders
AB
HR
HRF




Rick Scherr, Howard’s-Western Steer
69
22
3.136




Dick Bartel, Howard’s-Western Steer
81
24
3.375




Stan Harvey, Howard’s-Western Steer
83
21
3.952




Joe Young, Jerry’s Caterers
51
12
4.250




Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising
197
46
4.283




Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
73
17
4.294




Harold Kelley, Jerry’s Caterers
56
13
4.308




Mike Cellura, Howard’s-Western Steer
26
6
4.333




James Boyett, Jerry’s Caterers
53
12
4.417




Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising
174
38
4.579




Don Arndt, Howard’s-Western Steer
79
17
4.647




Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
52
11
4.727




Tom Lynch, Gartenhaus
62
13
4.769




Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
67
14
4.786




Tom Beall, Howard’s-Western Steer
77
16
4.813




Braxton Speller, Snyder’s-Stroh’s
151
31
4.871




Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders
69
14
4.929




Fred Trice, Jerry’s Caterers
46
9
5.111




Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising
186
36
5.167




Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising
162
31
5.226




Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers
42
8
5.250




Al Carfora, Gartenhaus
42
8
5.250




Dennis Myers, Shimers
48
9
5.333




Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising
123
23
5.348




Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising
124
22
5.636




Rich Amsden, Nationwide Advertising
63
11
5.727




Steve Ammons, Jerry’s Caterers
48
8
6.000








1981  Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments (16 Total)
Location and Top Teams with available info (MVP, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders)


York, PA
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA
	MVP- Mike Macenko, NAS (.667, 8 HRs)
	Mike Nye, York-Sanders - .786
	ODPA- Curtis Williams, York-Sanders


Burlington, NC
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC
	MVP/ODPA- Russell Bradley, Howard's (.684)
	James Boyett, Jerry's Caterers - 8 HRs
	Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 8 HRs
	Tommy Spoon, Fabmasters - .727


Fort Wayne, IN
1. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
2. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
	MVP- Rick Trudeau, Snyder's-Stroh's (.727)
	Braxton Speller, Snyder's-Stroh's - 2 HRs
	Rich Petrunyak, NAS - 2 HRs
	Dennis Myers, Shimers - 2 HRs
	John Geckle, Steele's Sports - .900 (9-10)
	ODPA- Tony Haley, Steele's Sports


Montgomery, AL
1. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
	MVP- Craig Elliott, York-Sanders (.692, 15 HRs)
	Don Brewer, AAMCO - 16 HRs
	John Smith, Miller Lite Royals - .700
	ODPA-Mac Stalcup, LeAlCo


Willoughby, OH
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Rick Scherr, Howard's - 8 HRs
	Fred Miller, NAS - .615
	ODPA- Richard Wilborn, Howard's


Pittsburgh, PA
1. Shimmers, Minneapolis, MN
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Dennis Myers, Shimers (5-6, .833, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs)


Louisville, KY
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
	MVP- Mike Cellura, Howard's (.632, 4 HRs)
	Jim Bizzell, NAS - 6 HRs (.727)
	ODPA- Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's - .750


Wyandotte, MI
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Steve Blanchette, NAS (9-13, .692, 5 HRs, 12 RBIs)
	Jim Gendron, Snyder's-Stroh's - .769 (10-13)


Willoughby, OH
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA			
	MVP- Roger Wilt, NAS (6 HRs, 14 RBIs)
	Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's - 700
	ODPA- Rick Trudeau, Snyder's-Stroh's (.667)


Eden, NC
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA
	MVP- Don Arndt, Howard's (.781, 10 HRs)
	Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 12 HRs (21 RBIs)
	Joe Young, Jerry's Caterers - 12 HRs
	Steve Ammons, Jerry's Caterers - 12 HRs
	Lacy Brumley, York-Sanders - .842 (11 HRs)


Hendersonville, TN
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL
	MVP- Dick Bartel, Howard's (8 HRs)
	Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 9 HRs (20 RBIs)
	Maxie Garrett, LeAlCo - .857 (18-21)
	ODPA- Roger Gibson, Nashville All-Stars


New Britain, CT
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Gartenhaus Café, Plainville, CT
	MVP- Steve Blanchette, NAS (11-17, .647, 6 HRs)
	Jim Bizzell, NAS - .667
	John Geckle, Steele's Sports - .667
	ODPA- Cliff Carpenter, Steele's Sports


Rochester, NY
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Steve Blanchette, NAS (10-13, .769, 7 HRs, 12 RBIs)
	Benny Holt, NAS - 7 HRs


Miami, FL
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
	MVP- Stan Harvey, Howard's (.857, 8 HRS, 15 RBIs)
	Stan Harvey and Ed Roth, Howard's - 8 HRs
	Bill Ferguson, Howard's - .867 (13-15)


Detroit, MI	
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Mike Macenko, NAS (23-27, .852, 12 HRs, 27 RBIs)


Willoughby, OH
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Mike Macenko, NAS (8 HRs)
	Tim Sweeny, Jerry's - .750


Regular Season MVP winners
Mike Macenko, NAS (3 times)
Steve Blanchette, NAS (3 times)
Russell Bradley, Howards's
Rick Trudeau, Snyder's
Don Arndt, Howard's
Stan Harvey, Howard's
Dennis Myers, Shimers
Mike Cellura, Howard's
Roger Wilt, NAS
Dick Bartel, Howard's
Craig Elliott, York-Sanders


Regular Season ODPA Awards
Curtis Williams, York-Sanders
Russell Bradley, Howard's
Tony Haley, Steele's Sports
Mac Stalcup, LeAlCo
Richard Wilborn, Howard's
Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's
Roger Gibson, Nashville All-Stars
Cliff Carpenter, Steele's Sports




1982


In 1982, There were 6 regional divisions; National (3 teams), Eastern, Northern, Atlantic, Southern and Western (6 teams each). Each division held their own qualifiers and kept their own regular season division standings.  The 3 teams from the National division were automatically awarded berths to the National Championship Tournament and the other 5 division winners plus some wildcards were also awarded berths to the National Championship Tournament.


(* Qualified for National Championship Tournament)
1982 Final Regular Season Standings


1982  Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments Listed (Each Division was separate)
Location/Division and Top Teams with available info (MVP, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders)


National Division 			Record		Pct.
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 		24 -  7		.774	**
2. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 			18 -  7		.720	**
3. York Barbells/Ken Sanders, York, PA 		21 -  9		.700	**


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Atlantic Division 				Record		Pct.
Fab Masters, Lexington, NC 			10 -  2		.833	**
Carolina A's, Shelby, NC 			 9 -  3		.750	**
Gastonia Heat/No #1 Electric, Gastonia, NC	 3 -  9		.250
World of Wheel's, Kannapolis, NC		 2 - 10		.167


May 15-16, Fayetteville, NC (Atlantic Division Championship)
1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL		4-0
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC	3-1
3. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC		1-3
4. Carolina A's, Shelby, NC		
	MVP- Mike Parrott, Jerry's Caterers
	Rick Scherr, Howard's and Harold Kelley, Jerry's - 6 HRs
	ODPA- Denny Jones, Jerry's


May 29-30, Clemmons, NC (Atlantic Division Round Robin)
1. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC			**	4-0
2. Carolina A's, Shelby, NC			**
3. World of Wheels, Kannapolis, IN
4. Gastonia-No.1 Electric, Gastonia, NC


July 10-11, Burlington, NC (Atlantic Division Round Robin)
No information available


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Eastern Division 				Record		Pct.
Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY 		 8 -  4		.667	**
County Sports/Steele's, Levittown, NY		 7 -  5		.588
Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT			 7 -  5		.588
Farrell's Maintenance, Lancaster, PA		 4 -  8		.333
Stan's Place, Nashua, NH			 4 -  8		.333


July 24-25, New Britain, CT (Eastern Division Championship)
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
?. County Sports/Steele's, Levittown, NY
?. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT
?. Farrell's Maintenance, Lancaster, PA
?. Stan's Place, Nashua, NH
?. Simsbury Raiders, Simsbury, CT
?. Dack Industries, Bristol, CT


May 22-23, Rochester, NY (Eastern Division Round Robin)	
1. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY 		3-1	**
2. Stan's Place, Nashua, NH 			3-1
3. County Sports-Steele's, Levittown, NY		2-2
4. Farrell's Maintenance, Ephrata, PA		1-3
5. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT			1-3
	MVP - not listed


June 26-27, York, PA (Eastern Division Round Robin)
1. York Barbells/Ken Sanders, York, PA		6-0
?. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY
?. County Sports/Steele's, Levittown, NY
?. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT
?. Farrell's Maintenance, Lancaster, PA
?. Stan's Place, Nashua, NH
?. Hoffman Blue, York, PA
	MVP - not listed


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Northern Division 				Record		Pct.
TNEMEC, Indianapolis, IN 			 4 -  0		1.000	**
Lo-Temp Brazing, Toledo, OH			 0 -  4		 .000
Synders Softball Club, Detroit, MI		forfeited
Danny's Drilling, Neward, OH			forfeited
Triangle Sports, Minneapolis, MN		forfeited
Kenmark NY Eastern/Steele's, Akron, OH		forfeited


June 12-13, Dayton, OH (North Division Championship)
1. York Barbell/Ken Sander's, York, PA		
2. TNEMEC, Indianapolis, IN			**
3. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
4. Lo-Temp Brazing, Toledo, OH
	MVP- Bill Pollack, York-Sanders
	Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 13 HRs
	ODPA- Rick Scherr, Howard's


May 22-23, Site TBD (Northern Division Round Robin)
No information available


June 26-27, Indianapolis, IN
1. TNEMEC, Indianapolis, IN 4-0
2. Lo-Temp Brazing, Toledo, OH 0-4
?. Synders Softball Club, Detroit, MI
?. Triangle Sports, Minneapolis, MN
?. Danny's Drilling, Neward, OH
?. Kenmark NY Eastern/Steele's, Akron, OH
	MVP - Kenny Brooks, TNEMAC (16-19, .842)
	Gil Janek, TNEMAC - 8 HRs
	Lloyd Allison, TNEMAC - .822


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Southern Division				Record		Pct.
Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA 			14 -  2		.875	**
Rule and Lee, Maryville, TN 			11 -  5		.688	** (at large team and host for NSPC National)
Fred Weber/St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO	 6 - 10		.375
Southside Sports, Louisville, KY 		 5 - 11		.317	**
T & K, Lexington, KY				 4 - 12		.250
Unique Cleaners, Maryville, TN			forfeited


May 22-23, Hendersonville, TN (Southern Division Championship)
No information available


April 24-25, Louisville, KY (Southern Division Round Robin)
1. Elite Coatings, Gordan, GA			**
2. Southside Sports, Louisville, KY		**
3. T&K, Lexington, KY
4. Rule & Lee, Maryville, TN			**
	MVP- Chip Sheffield, Elite Coatings
	ODPA - Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings - 8 HRs


June 19-20, Macon, GA (Southern Division Regional)
No information available


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Western Division 				Record		Pct.
Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK 		11 -  1		.917	**
Cable TV, Garland, TX				 6 -  6		.500
Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX		 4 -  8		.333
Stone City Stars, San Antonio, TX		 3 -  9		.250
Pierson's, Houston, TX				forfeited
Slocum Construction, Alexandria, LA		forfeited


July 3-4, San Antonio, TX (West Division Championship)
1. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA	6-1
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC	3-2
3. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL		4-2
4. Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX	2-2
5. Hill Country Car Ctr, San Marcos, TX	2-2
6. Cable TV, Garland, TX		1-2
7. Stone City Stars, San Antonio, TX	0-2
8. Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK	1-2
9. Steve Dillard Auto, Austin, TX	0-2
10. Lufkin Raiders, Lufkin, TX		0-2
11. Auto Transmission, San Antonio, TX	0-2
	MVP- Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 21 HRs
	Charles Wright, York-Sanders - 21 HRs
	ODPA- Richard Wilborn, Howard's
	P- Craig Elliott, York-Sanders
	C- Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's
	1B- Bill Pollock, York-Sanders
	2B- Charles Wright, York-Sanders
	3B- Ricky Huggins, York-Sanders
	SS- Danny Basso, Jerry's
	OF- Bruce Meade, Jerry's
	OF- Dick Bartel, Howard's
	OF- Mike Nye, York-Sanders
	OF- Mike Cellura, Howard's
	UT- Rick Scherr, Howard's
	UT- Russell Bradley, Howard's


June 12-13, Garland, TX (Western Division Round Robin)
1. Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK	5-1		**
2. Cable TV, Garland, TX
3. Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX
4. Stone City Stars, San Antonio, TX 
	MVP - Glen Bourquin, Garrett and Houck (.679, 6 HRs)
	Peter Ortega, Garrett & Houck - 9 HRs
	ODPA- Homer Salizar, Garrett & Houck


May 15-16, Moore, OK (Western Division Round Robin)
No information available


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Regular Season MVP winners
Craig Elliott, York-Sanders
Bill Pollack, York-Sanders
Mike Parrott, Jerry's Caterers
Glen Bourquin, Garrett and Houck
Chip Sheffield, Elite Coatings
Kenny Brooks, TNEMAC


Regular Season ODPA Awards
Denny Jones, Jerry's Caterers
Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings
Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer
Richard Wilborn, Howard's/Western Steer
Homer Salizar, Garrett & Houck






1983


In 1983, There was no regular season format or national qualifiers, 14 teams entered the National Championship Tournament (2 were no shows) 




NSPC suspended operations 1984, 1985 and 1986




1987


In 1987, The NSPC was brought back in the form of a National Championship Tournament that was originally billed as the Super Bowl of Softball. 8 teams were invited




NSPC disbanded for good in 1988