Softball History USA

2018 TPS Power Ratings

Must have participated in 6 or more eligible events. Information is provided in the following order:

  • Team Name.
  • Team Class.
  • Team’s Home Base.
  • TPS Power Rating.
  • Number of Eligible Tournaments participated in.
  • Wins & Losses.
  • Won-Lost %.
  • SoftballCenter.com Computer Rank
Rank Team City State Record PCT Points Events SC
1 Resmondo/RDD/H. Auto/All In/Sprizzi/ Winter Haven  FL (64-15) .810 117.216 14 1
2 Smash It/Thunder/Backman/TDB/Miken Rochester  NY (57-20) .740 115.523 13 2
3 Dan Smith/Menosse/Steven Smith San Jose  CA (52-15) .776 104.870 11 3
4 Pure Sports/Monsta Charleston  SC (49-20) .710 92.200 13 4
5 TDB/FAI/Klutch/Miken Charlotte  NC (45-25) .643 91.856 14 6
6 Xtreme/Miken/ASP/Athlon Medina  MN (42-25) .627 83.984 14 7
7 Rack’s/Worth Astros/Klutch/Troupe Fishers  IN (33-22) .600 82.581 12 10
8 Newbreed/Steel Sports/DeMarini Bothell  WA (46-25) .648 81.574 14 11
9 Riot Sports/Broughton/Beckham/Worth Tampa  FL (34-20) .630 80.432 12 9
10 Pauer Sports/JBL/Tailgaters/B&E Kent  OH (28-20) .583 79.822 11 13
11 Premier/Easton/HDLNS Morrow  OH (22-18) .550 76.441 9 12
12 Precision/3rd Street/Bull Dawg Chicago  IL (24-18) .571 76.042 10 5
13 Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw Gainesville  FL (25-21) .543 75.466 11 8
14 All Out/A&A/Steel Sports/ASP/Miken Gladewater  TX (34-20) .630 74.282 10 17
15 TG Brand Flint  MI (19-17) .528 73.109 9 14
16 Bay Area Legends/Miken Castro Valley  CA (18-17) .514 71.942 9 20
17 Baugh Ford/Pure Sports/Kincaid Clanton  AL (25-17) .595 71.837 10 16
18 La Famiglia/Easton/Elite Sports Pittsburgh  PA (24-20) .545 71.100 10 18
19 Nightmare/Miken Branson  MO (26-21) .553 67.301 11 21
20 Classic Glass/Easton San Jose  CA (20-14) .588 66.250 8 22

Criteria Used to Calculate the TPS Power Ratings in 2001

Only participation in the following events will be considered for inclusion in the Power Ratings:

  • All ASA Super Qualifiers
  • The ASA Major National
  • The ASA Super National
  • The ISA AA World
  • The ISA World Series
  • All NSA Major Qualifiers
  • The NSA AA World
  • The NSA World Series
  • All USSSA Major NITs
  • The USSSA AA World
  • The USSSA World Series

FACTOR 1 (A): Points awarded on the basis of a team’s order of finish during Regular Season and in each of the four AA post season championship events.

1st place………….. 100.00
2nd place……………. 90.00
3rd place……………. 81.00
4th place……………. 72.90
5th place……………. 65.61
7th place……………. 59.05
9th place……………. 53.14
13th place………….. 47.83
17th place………….. 43.05
25th place………….. 38.74
33rd place………….. 34.87
49th place………….. 32.38

FACTOR 1 (B): Points awarded on the basis of a team’s order of finish in each of the four Super/Major post season championship events.

1st place………….. 140.00
2nd place………….. 126.00
3rd place………….. 113.40
4th place………….. 102.06
5th place……………. 91.85
7th place……………. 82.67
9th place……………. 74.40
13th place………….. 66.96
17th place………….. 60.27
25th place………….. 54.24
33rd place………….. 48.81
49th place………….. 43.93

NOTE: Should a tournament be called without completing all games (due to weather, etc.) resulting in ties for order of finish, points will be allotted by adding the total points accrued by all teams tied for any position and divided by the number of teams.


FACTOR 2: The number of teams in the event

1…………………………………… 0.00000
2…………………………………… 0.85000
3…………………………………… 0.87500
4………………………………….. 0.90000
5…………………………………… 0.91250
6…………………………………… 0.92500
7…………………………………… 0.93750
8………………………………….. 0.95000
9…………………………………… 0.95625
10…………………………………. 0.96250
11…………………………………. 0.96875
12………………………………… 0.97500
13…………………………………. 0.98125
14…………………………………. 0.98750
15…………………………………. 0.99375
16………………………………… 1.00000
17…………………………………. 1.00313
18…………………………………. 1.00625
19…………………………………. 1.00938
20………………………………… 1.01250
21…………………………………. 1.01563
22…………………………………. 1.01875
23…………………………………. 1.02188
24………………………………… 1.02500
25…………………………………. 1.02813
26…………………………………. 1.03125
27…………………………………. 1.03438
28………………………………… 1.03750
29…………………………………. 1.04063
30…………………………………. 1.04375
31…………………………………. 1.04688
32………………………………… 1.05000
33…………………………………. 1.05156
34…………………………………. 1.05313
35…………………………………. 1.05469
36………………………………… 1.05625
37…………………………………. 1.05781
38…………………………………. 1.05938
39…………………………………. 1.06094
40………………………………… 1.06250


FACTOR 3: The number of “Super” teams participating

Participating Factor

0 super teams ……………………………………………………………… .9113
1 super teams ……………………………………………………………. 1.0125
2 super teams ……………………………………………………………. 1.1250
3 super teams ……………………………………………………………. 1.2500

NOTE: In calculating Super teams’ scores we will use a factor one level lower than all other teams as they do not compete against themselves. For example, if all three super teams were participating in an event, each super team would receive a multiplication factor of 1.1250 in determining their power rating, while all other participating teams would use a multiplication factor of 1.2500 to determine theirs.


FACTOR 4: Teams designated as “super” teams for 2001 season.

Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse…………………… Concord CA
Hague/Resmondo/Specialty Tanks……………. Columbus OH
Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp……………… Albertville MN


FACTOR 5: Each of the four Major (ASA Super and ISA/NSA/USSSA World Series) post season championship events will be given three times the “weight” as eligible regular season events.


FACTOR 6: For a team to be listed in the TPS Power Ratings they must have participated in the minimum number of eligible events on any given date as given hereafter:

May 21……………………. 1 event
June 11………………….. 2 events
June 25………………….. 3 events
July 30…………………… 4 events
August 27………………. 5 events
September 24………….. 6 events


Addendum:

The participation of any team (that disbands or changes their name) in any eligible event will continue to be counted as a participating team (and “super” team if they were so listed) for the purposes of Power Ratings generated from such events. Continuation of Power Ratings generated by a team (that disbands or re-registers under a different name) for that team in any eligible event will be evaluated by the number of rostered players “held-over” for the new team. If such team should “hold-over” ten or more players from the roster previously used all Power Ratings shall continue to be used to calculate that team’s seasonal Power Ratings. If such a team carries over less than ten players, their eligibility to be listed in the Power Ratings shall be determined solely by their performance as a “new” team.

2001 USSSA Men’s C Slow Pitch Worlds

2001 tournament site unknown held on September 21-23.


Champion – Russell’s Paint & Body/Worth, Longwood, Florida
Runner Up – Benfield/Easton/Cobras, Fairfax, Virginia


FINAL STANDINGS
1. Russell’s Paint & Body/Worth, Longwood, FL (7-1)
2. Benfield/Easton Cobras, Fairfax, VA (10-2)
3. PSI/Mizuno, Crystal, MN (6-2)
4. Exterminators, CA (9-2)
5t. Thunder/Parker Packaging, FL (5-2)
5t. LaserVision, MA (5-2)
7t. Mizuno Braves, CA (6-2)
7t. LT’s, IL (4-2)
9t. Team Stihl, NC (6-2)
9t. KC Ropes, Olathe, KS (5-2)
9t. MS Storm/Worth, Columbus, MS (4-2)
9t. Tripa Lay, NM (4-2)
13t. Big Donkey/Paine Webber/DWS, FL (6-2)
13t. Scotts/Marion Softball, OHC (6-2)
13t. Team Amaya, CAS (5-2)
13t. Tiger Entertainment/Fox/Sansone, NV (4-2)
17t. Innovative Graphics, Shakopee, MN (5-2)
17t. Bonecrushers/Bryant Chiropractic, AR (5-2)
17t. Team Worth/West Mobile Express, AL (3-2)
17t. Butch’s Bulldogs, Canton, MI (3-2)
17t. Southeast Carrier, AL (3-2)
17t. Am Vets Post 89, OHC (3-2)
17t. Bells/Kent Mitsubishi, GA (3-2)
17t. RMS, Phoenix, AZ (2-2)
25t. Michigan USSSA News, MI (4-2)
25t. Heater Clothing/Plemmons, NC (4-2)
25t. M&N Sports/Mizuno, NH (4-2)
25t. Sport 14/Aquart, OHC (4-2)
25t. Kayo’s, OR (4-2)
25t. American Credit, NC (3-2)
25t. Angle Inn/Bonebrake Painting/Worth, MD (2-2)
25t. Strategic Softball, MO (2-2)
33t. Team Rla, CA (3-2)
33t. En Fuego/Scooters, TX (3-2)
33t. Medtronic/Triangle Dies/Friendly Chev, MN (3-2)
33t. Misfitz, MO (3-2)
33t. Mcm Fuel, NY (2-2)
33t. Smith Automotive, OH (2-2)
33t. Terry’ Welding, North Wilkesboro, NC (2-2)
33t. Action, OR (2-2)
33t. Morrison Chiropractic, IN (2-2)
33t. Arizona Mizuno, AZ (2-2)
33t. Metro Glass, MI (2-2)
33t. Shoe Leather Express/Coors Light, CT (2-2)
33t. Nasty Boys/Worth, KY (2-2)
33t. M&M, NYU (1-2)
33t. MT Crew/Mizuno, West St. Paul, MN (1-2)
33t. Nutter Mortgage, Lee’s Summit, MO (1-2)
49t. Xtreme Softball, MD (2-2)
49t. KC Trucking, Weyerhauser, WI (2-2)
49t. TNT, WA (2-2)
49t. Cenco 2/Worth, CAN (2-2)
49t. Journeyman/Syroka, OHN (2-2)
49t. Hot Carl’s, KS (2-2)
49t. Sales Aid, Inc., AR (2-2)
49t. Welders Welding/Easton, MI (2-2)
49t. Sportcasters/RCI, Omaha, NE (2-2)
49t. Fat City, AR (2-2)
49t. Universal/Shine, UT (2-2)
49t. FPC/Easton, Boise, ID (1-2)
49t. M&H/Easton, Champlin MN (1-2)
49t. Salad Shack, AR (1-2)
49t. Shockers, IL (1-2)
49t. S.F.I.A.C., CA (0-2)
65t. J&B/Bulldogs, MA (2-2)
65t. Sneaky Petes/Schwartz/5th Third, OH (1-2)
65t. Huebner/FIS/Mizuno, IN (1-2)
65t. Multi Serve/RVW/Northstar Graphics, OH (1-2)
65t. Balls SBC, CO (1-2)
65t. Karas/Mich Merchants, MI (1-2)
65t. Ace Paving, WA (1-2)
65t. GLS/Duffy’s, Champlin, MN (1-2)
65t. Domination, TX (1-2)
65t. Kirbee’s Gators, TX (1-2)
65t. Cenco Rattlers, CA (1-2)
65t. Pollock Law, RI (1-2)
65t. Riff-Raff, IL (1-2)
65t. Cannons, OK (1-2)
65t. Rod Sager (The Law Team), VA (1-2)
65t. B&B Masonry, MD (1-2)
65t. Perry’s Satellite, NC (1-2)
65t. KE Promotions, CA (1-2)
65t. Cost Less Rx/Centerline, WA (1-2)
65t. Winter Bros., NY (0-2)
65t. Camtech/Harriman’s, MA (0-2)
65t. Barille Electric, OH (0-0)
65t. Custom Electric, OR (0-2)
65t. Tulsa Noles, OK (0-2)
65t. Lubbock Softball, TX (0-2)
65t. Pichler’S/Chicken Annie’s, MO (0-2)
65t. Grand Slam/Blue Sky/Mizuno, NC (0-2)
65t. Team D.T.S./Easton, CA (0-2)
65t. Ks/Debeer, CO (0-2)
65t. Big Daddy’S, NV (0-2)
65t. Gmac Mortgage, CT (0-2)
65t. Sundance Bar & Grill, MO (0-2)
65t. Fatso’s, AZ (0-2)
97t. Slapshot, AL (0-2)
97t. Georgia Softball, GA (0-2)
97t. Thunder (Il), IL (0-2)
97t. Purcell Roofing, TX (0-2)
97t. Extreme Softball, KS (0-2)
97t. Redwood Painting, CA (0-2)
97t. S.W.A.C., CAN (0-0)
97t. Nudraulix, AL (0-2)
97t. Heritage Lawns, CT (0-2)
97t. 1st Louisiana Bank, LA (0-2)
97t. K&C Drywall, CA (0-2)
97t. Goodtimers II/Nkoc, KY (0-2)
97t. Gomez II Bail Bond Los Jefes, TX (0-2)
97t. Midwest Transmission/Kelly Softball, KS (0-2)
97t. R&B Trucking, MI (0-2)
97t. Sav-Mor, FL (0-2)
97t. Bacardi, TX (0-2)
97t. Sandoval Trucking, TX (0-2)

SCORES

1 POLLOCK LAW 5 SUNDANCE BAR & GRILL 0
2 American Credit No Score Cost Less Rx/Centerline 0
3 KARAS/MICH MERCHANTS 28 slapshot 7
4 heater clothing/plemmons No Score EXTREME SOFTBALL 0
5 Butchs Bulldogs 20 KC Trucking 9
6 Domination No Score Camtech/Harriman’s 0
7 M.T.CREW/MIZUNO Forfeit Bye 2 0
8 SPORTCASTERS / RCI 5 Thunder (IL) 4
9 KC ROPES 7 sneaky petes/schwartz/5th third 6
10 M&N; Sports / Mizuno 15 Nudraulix 3
11 Smith Automotive 10 Cenco Rattlers 8
12 MS Storm/ Worth 15 Georgia Softball 0
13 ACE PAVING 8 Cenco 2/Worth 2
14 EXTERMINATORS 7 KS/DeBeer 4
15 MCM Fuel 24 pichler’s chicken annie’s 15
16 GLS/DUFFY’S 16 Journeyman/Syroka 14
17 Tripa Lay 9 Purcell Roofing 8
18 TNT No Score Goodtimers II/NKOC 0
19 TEAM AMAYA 9 B&B; Masonary 4
20 Kayo’s No Score BIG DADDY’S 0
21 RMS Forfeit Bye 3 0
22 Action 18 gomez ii bail bond los jefes 9
23 Innovative Graphics 15 Xtreme Softball 3
24 KE Promotions 9 R & B TRUCKING 3
25 LASER VISION 25 Balls SBC 6
26 Bells/kent Mitsubishi 16 BACARDI 8
27 medtronic/triangle dies/friendly ch 9 big donkey/paine webber/dws 7
28 J&B; Bulldogs 13 Salad Shack 6
29 Morrison Chiropractic No Score Winter Bros. 0
30 team worth/west mobile express 12 midwest transmittion/kelly softball 7
31 multi serve/rwi/northstar graphics 11 Team RLA 6
32 scotts/marion softball 29 bonecrushers/bryant chiropractic 4
33 PSI / MIZUNO 12 SAV-MOR 10
34 rod sager (the law team) No Score TEAM D.T.S./EASTON 0
35 Nutter Mortgage Forfeit Bye 1 0
36 Benfield/Easton Cobras 8 REDWOOD PAINTING 4
37 UNIVERSAL/SHINE 18 shoe leather express / coors light 5
38 Perry’s Sattelite 4 Fat City 2
39 ARIZONA MIZUNO 33 SANDOVAL TRUCKING 0
40 Misfitz 5 Michigan USSSA News 4
41 Terry’s Welding 13 FATSO’S 8
42 MIZUNO BRAVES 15 Lubbock Softball 1
43 Sales Aid, Inc. 12 SHOCKERS 6
44 AM VETS POST 89 6 grand slam/blue sky/mizuno 1
45 GMAC Mortgage Forfeit Wildfire 0
46 NASTY BOYS/WORTH 7 SPORT 14/AQUART 4
47 CANNONS 12 1st Louisiana Bank 3
48 WELDERS WELDING/EASTON No Score CUSTOM ELECTRIC 0
49 LT’s Forfeit Bye 4 0
50 HOT CARL’S 5 FPC / Easton 4
51 M & M Forfeit S.W.A.C. 0
52 Kirbee’s Gators 19 HUEBNER/FIS/MIZUNO 13
53 SOUTHEAST CARRIER No Score Heritage Lawns 0
54 Riff-Raff No Score En Fuego/Scooters 0
55 thunder / parker packaging No Score K&C; Drywall 0
56 angle inn/bonebrake painting/worth Forfeit BARILLE ELECTRIC 0
57 Russells P&B;/Worth 5 POLLOCK LAW 0
58 American Credit 28 KARAS/MICH MERCHANTS 7
59 Butchs Bulldogs 10 heater clothing/plemmons 9
60 M.T.CREW/MIZUNO 9 Domination 5
61 KC ROPES 10 SPORTCASTERS / RCI 0
62 Smith Automotive 11 M&N; Sports / Mizuno 5
63 MS Storm/ Worth 12 ACE PAVING 11
64 EXTERMINATORS 23 Team Stihl 10
65 MCM Fuel 22 metro glass 10
66 Tripa Lay 18 GLS/DUFFY’S 3
67 TEAM AMAYA 20 TNT 0
68 RMS 15 Kayo’s 4
69 Action 10 Innovative Graphics 7
70 LASER VISION 23 KE Promotions 21
71 Bells/kent Mitsubishi 14 medtronic/triangle dies/friendly ch 10
72 STRATEGIC SOFTBALL 16 J&B; Bulldogs 3
73 Morrison Chiropractic 20 S.F.I.A.C. 5
74 team worth/west mobile express 6 multi serve/rwi/northstar graphics 5
75 PSI / MIZUNO 9 scotts/marion softball 3
76 Nutter Mortgage 12 rod sager (the law team) 3
77 Benfield/Easton Cobras 8 UNIVERSAL/SHINE 4
78 ARIZONA MIZUNO 14 Perry’s Sattelite 6
79 Terry’s Welding 11 Misfitz 9
80 MIZUNO BRAVES 19 Tulsa Noles 3
81 tiger entertainment-fox/sansone 13 Sales Aid, Inc. 5
82 AM VETS POST 89 13 GMAC Mortgage 10
83 NASTY BOYS/WORTH 22 CANNONS 10
84 LT’s 11 WELDERS WELDING/EASTON 10
85 M & M 7 HOT CARL’S 5
86 SOUTHEAST CARRIER 12 Kirbee’s Gators 3
87 thunder / parker packaging 10 Riff-Raff 7
88 angle inn/bonebrake painting/worth 16 M&H; Easton 10
89 Cost Less Rx/Centerline No Score slapshot 0
90 KC Trucking No Score EXTREME SOFTBALL 0
91 Camtech/Harriman’s Forfeit Bye 1 0
92 sneaky petes/schwartz/5th third No Score Thunder (IL) 0
93 Cenco Rattlers No Score Nudraulix 0
94 Cenco 2/Worth No Score Georgia Softball 0
95 Journeyman/Syroka No Score Purcell Roofing 0
96 B&B; Masonary No Score Goodtimers II/NKOC 0
97 BIG DADDY’S Forfeit Bye 3 0
98 Xtreme Softball 12 gomez ii bail bond los jefes 2
99 Balls SBC 15 R & B TRUCKING 9
100 big donkey/paine webber/dws 8 BACARDI 1
101 Team RLA 22 midwest transmittion/kelly softball 0
102 bonecrushers/bryant chiropractic 5 SAV-MOR 4
103 TEAM D.T.S./EASTON Forfeit Bye 1 0
104 shoe leather express / coors light 7 REDWOOD PAINTING 0
105 Fat City No Score SANDOVAL TRUCKING 0
106 Michigan USSSA News No Score FATSO’S 0
107 grand slam/blue sky/mizuno Forfeit Wildfire 0
108 SPORT 14/AQUART 8 1st Louisiana Bank 7
109 CUSTOM ELECTRIC Forfeit Bye 4 0
110 FPC / Easton Forfeit S.W.A.C. 0
111 HUEBNER/FIS/MIZUNO 9 Heritage Lawns 8
112 En Fuego/Scooters 7 K&C; Drywall 5
113 J&B; Bulldogs No Score SUNDANCE BAR & GRILL 0
114 medtronic/triangle dies/friendly ch No Score Cost Less Rx/Centerline 0
115 KC Trucking No Score KE Promotions 0
116 Innovative Graphics No Score Camtech/Harriman’s 0
117 Kayo’s No Score sneaky petes/schwartz/5th third 0
118 TNT No Score Cenco Rattlers 0
119 Cenco 2/Worth No Score GLS/DUFFY’S 0
120 metro glass No Score KS/DeBeer 0
121 Team Stihl No Score pichler’s chicken annie’s 0
122 Journeyman/Syroka No Score ACE PAVING 0
123 M&N; Sports / Mizuno No Score B&B; Masonary 0
124 SPORTCASTERS / RCI No Score BIG DADDY’S 0
125 Xtreme Softball 12 Domination 2
126 heater clothing/plemmons 15 Balls SBC 9
127 big donkey/paine webber/dws 8 KARAS/MICH MERCHANTS 1
128 Salad Shack No Score POLLOCK LAW 0
129 M&H; Easton No Score Winter Bros. 0
130 Team RLA 10 Riff-Raff 6
131 bonecrushers/bryant chiropractic 16 Kirbee’s Gators 7
132 HOT CARL’S No Score TEAM D.T.S./EASTON 0
133 shoe leather express / coors light 14 WELDERS WELDING/EASTON 10
134 Fat City 23 CANNONS 11
135 Michigan USSSA News 14 GMAC Mortgage 3
136 Sales Aid, Inc. 11 Lubbock Softball 10
137 SHOCKERS 6 Tulsa Noles 4
138 Misfitz No Score grand slam/blue sky/mizuno 0
139 SPORT 14/AQUART 9 Perry’s Sattelite 3
140 UNIVERSAL/SHINE No Score CUSTOM ELECTRIC 0
141 FPC / Easton 15 rod sager (the law team) 14
142 scotts/marion softball 15 HUEBNER/FIS/MIZUNO 12
143 En Fuego/Scooters No Score multi serve/rwi/northstar graphics 0
144 S.F.I.A.C. Forfeit BARILLE ELECTRIC 0
145 Russells P&B;/Worth 9 American Credit 5
146 Butchs Bulldogs 10 M.T.CREW/MIZUNO 8
147 KC ROPES 13 Smith Automotive 8
148 MS Storm/ Worth No Score EXTERMINATORS 0
149 Tripa Lay No Score MCM Fuel 0
150 RMS 11 TEAM AMAYA 9
151 LASER VISION 8 Action 7
152 Bells/kent Mitsubishi 9 STRATEGIC SOFTBALL 8
153 team worth/west mobile express 16 Morrison Chiropractic 13
154 PSI / MIZUNO 17 Nutter Mortgage 4
155 Benfield/Easton Cobras 18 ARIZONA MIZUNO 9
156 MIZUNO BRAVES 11 Terry’s Welding 6
157 AM VETS POST 89 15 tiger entertainment-fox/sansone 7
158 LT’s 14 NASTY BOYS/WORTH 12
159 SOUTHEAST CARRIER 18 M & M 4
160 thunder / parker packaging No Score angle inn/bonebrake painting/worth 0
161 medtronic/triangle dies/friendly ch 16 J&B; Bulldogs 6
162 Innovative Graphics No Score KC Trucking 0
163 Kayo’s 8 TNT 7
164 metro glass No Score Cenco 2/Worth 0
165 Team Stihl No Score Journeyman/Syroka 0
166 M&N; Sports / Mizuno No Score SPORTCASTERS / RCI 0
167 heater clothing/plemmons 9 Xtreme Softball 7
168 big donkey/paine webber/dws No Score Salad Shack 0
169 Team RLA 12 M&H; Easton 11
170 bonecrushers/bryant chiropractic No Score HOT CARL’S 0
171 WELDERS WELDING/EASTON No Score Fat City 0
172 Michigan USSSA News No Score Sales Aid, Inc. 0
173 Misfitz No Score SHOCKERS 0
174 SPORT 14/AQUART 9 UNIVERSAL/SHINE 3
175 scotts/marion softball 23 FPC / Easton 8
176 En Fuego/Scooters No Score S.F.I.A.C. 0
177 angle inn/bonebrake painting/worth 10 medtronic/triangle dies/friendly ch 8
178 Innovative Graphics 20 M & M 9
179 Kayo’s 12 NASTY BOYS/WORTH 10
180 tiger entertainment-fox/sansone 13 metro glass 10
181 Team Stihl 14 Terry’s Welding 13
182 M&N; Sports / Mizuno No Score ARIZONA MIZUNO 0
183 heater clothing/plemmons No Score Nutter Mortgage 0
184 big donkey/paine webber/dws No Score Morrison Chiropractic 0
185 STRATEGIC SOFTBALL 12 Team RLA 11
186 bonecrushers/bryant chiropractic 26 Action 10
187 TEAM AMAYA No Score shoe leather express / coors light 0
188 Michigan USSSA News 15 MCM Fuel 9
189 EXTERMINATORS 10 Misfitz 3
190 SPORT 14/AQUART 15 Smith Automotive 14
191 scotts/marion softball 23 M.T.CREW/MIZUNO 8
192 American Credit 16 En Fuego/Scooters 0
193 Russells P&B;/Worth 17 Butchs Bulldogs 5
194 MS Storm/ Worth 6 KC ROPES 4
195 Tripa Lay 9 RMS 4
196 LASER VISION 18 Bells/kent Mitsubishi 17
197 PSI / MIZUNO 7 team worth/west mobile express 4
198 Benfield/Easton Cobras 24 MIZUNO BRAVES 11
199 LT’s 15 AM VETS POST 89 5
200 thunder / parker packaging 8 SOUTHEAST CARRIER 7
201 Innovative Graphics 20 angle inn/bonebrake painting/worth 9
202 tiger entertainment-fox/sansone 13 Kayo’s 10
203 Team Stihl 20 M&N; Sports / Mizuno 15
204 big donkey/paine webber/dws 14 heater clothing/plemmons 7
205 bonecrushers/bryant chiropractic No Score STRATEGIC SOFTBALL 0
206 TEAM AMAYA 10 Michigan USSSA News 8
207 EXTERMINATORS 23 SPORT 14/AQUART 10
208 scotts/marion softball 7 American Credit 0
209 KC ROPES No Score Innovative Graphics 0
210 tiger entertainment-fox/sansone 18 Butchs Bulldogs 12
211 Team Stihl 14 Bells/kent Mitsubishi 2
212 big donkey/paine webber/dws No Score RMS 0
213 MIZUNO BRAVES 17 bonecrushers/bryant chiropractic 16
214 TEAM AMAYA 12 team worth/west mobile express 1
215 EXTERMINATORS 23 SOUTHEAST CARRIER 10
216 scotts/marion softball 8 AM VETS POST 89 4
217 Russells P&B;/Worth 13 MS Storm/ Worth 5
218 LASER VISION 18 Tripa Lay 3
219 PSI / MIZUNO 15 Benfield/Easton Cobras 5
220 thunder / parker packaging 12 LT’s 3
221 KC ROPES 7 tiger entertainment-fox/sansone 0
222 Team Stihl 11 big donkey/paine webber/dws 7
223 MIZUNO BRAVES 10 TEAM AMAYA 5
224 EXTERMINATORS 14 scotts/marion softball 13
225 LT’s 9 KC ROPES 6
226 Benfield/Easton Cobras 14 Team Stihl 2
227 MIZUNO BRAVES 13 Tripa Lay 7
228 EXTERMINATORS 13 MS Storm/ Worth 6
229 Russells P&B;/Worth 5 LASER VISION 3
230 PSI / MIZUNO 23 thunder / parker packaging 22
231 Benfield/Easton Cobras 9 LT’s 3
232 EXTERMINATORS 21 MIZUNO BRAVES 18
233 Benfield/Easton Cobras 9 LASER VISION 3
234 EXTERMINATORS 7 thunder / parker packaging 0
235 Russells P&B;/Worth 12 PSI / MIZUNO 3
236 Benfield/Easton Cobras 6 EXTERMINATORS 1
237 Benfield/Easton Cobras 7 PSI / MIZUNO 0
238 Benfield/Easton Cobras 7 Russells P&B;/Worth 0
239 Russells P&B;/Worth 13 Benfield/Easton Cobras 9

2018 USSSA Men’s AA Slow Pitch Worlds

2018 held at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida on September 15-16.


Champion – Pure Sports/Monsta, Charleston, South Carolina
Runner Up – TDB/FAI/Klutch/Miken, Charlotte, North Carolina


  • MVP – Justin Mucciarelli, Pure Sports/Monsta
  • Offensive MVP – Jason Matusik, TDB/FAI/Klutch/Miken
  • Defensive MVP – Heath Barnes, Pure Sports/Monsta

USSSA AA WORLDS ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Ryan McClanahan, Pure Sports/Monsta
Jason Branch, Pure Sports/Monsta
Brady Stewart, TDB/FAI/Klutch/Miken
Justin Mucciarelli, Pure Sports/Monsta
Zachary Messer, Pure Sports/Monsta
Donnie Hammonds, Pure Sports/Monsta
Nick Mitschke, Rack’s/Worth Astros/Klutch/Troupe
Curtis Stewart, Xtreme/Miken/ASP/Athlon
Patrick Price, Pure Sports/Monsta
Patrick Ellwanger, Xtreme/Miken/ASP/Athlon
BJ Fulk, TDB/FAI/Klutch/Miken
Faron Miller, TDB/FAI/Klutch/Miken
Bill Pinkham, Rack’s/Worth Astros/Klutch/Troupe
Shannon Smith, Xtreme/Miken/ASP/Athlon


FINAL STANDINGS

1. Pure Sports/Monsta Charleston, SC (4-0)
2. TDB/FAI/Klutch/Miken Charlotte, NC (3-2)
3. Xtreme/Miken/ASP/Athlon Medina, MN (5-2)
4. Rack’s/Worth Astros/Klutch/Troupe Fishers, IN (4-2)
5t. La Famiglia/Easton/Elite Sports Pittsburgh, PA (2-2)
5t. Primetime/Easton/Evolution Forsyth, GA (2-2)
7t. Riot Sports/Broughton/Beckham/Worth Tampa, FL (1-2)
7t. Precision/3rd Street/Bull Dawg Chicago, IL (1-2)
9t. Newbreed/Steel Sports/DeMarini Bothell, WA (1-2)
9t. All Out/A&A/Steel Sports/ASP/Miken Gladewater, TX (1-2)
9t. Premier/Easton/HDLNS Morrow, OH (0-2)
9t. Nightmare/Miken Branson, MO (0-2)
13t. SNI/Easton/SDA/Dynasty Orlando, FL (0-2)


Tournament Website – http://www.usssa.com/slowpitch/event_home/?divisionID=1830005

2018 USSSA Men’s A Slow Pitch Worlds

2018 held at Space Coast Complex in Viera, Florida on August 31-September 2.


Champion – Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw Gainesville, Virginia
Runner Up – Pauer Sports/JBL/Tailgaters/B&E Kent, Ohio


  • MVP – Cam Byars, Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw
  • Offensive MVP – Ryan Roppel, Pauer Sports/JBL/Tailgaters/B&E
  • Defensive MVP – Freddie Bynum, Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw

USSSA A ALL WORLD TEAM

Peter Seiden, Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw
Aaron Sandoval, Pauer Sports/JBL/Tailgaters/B&E
Tim Bouch, La Famiglia/Easton/Elite Sports
Ryan Noe, Premier/Easton/HDLNS
Frankie Andriola, Pauer Sports/JBL/Tailgaters/B&E
Pedro Sanchez, La Famiglia/Easton/Elite Sports
CJ Jacinto, Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw
Phil Matte, Pauer Sports/JBL/Tailgaters/B&E
Hunter Young, Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw
Christopher Idip, Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw
Ryan Uckotter, Premier/Easton/HDLNS
Chris Nann, Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw
David Durso, Jr., La Famiglia/Easton/Elite Sports
Anthony Dominick, Pauer Sports/JBL/Tailgaters/B&E
Richard Racobaldo, Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw


FINAL RESULTS

1. Rapid Fire Athletics/Bad Draw – Gainesville, VA (6-1)
2. Pauer Sports/JBL/Tailgaters/B&E – Kent, OH (4-2)
3. La Famiglia/Easton/Elite Sports – Pittsburgh, PA (5-2)
4. Premier/Easton/HDLNS – Morrow, OH (3-2)
5t. OI Livingston/Adiktiv – Peachtree City, GA (4-2)
5t. TG Brand – Flint, MI (3-2)
7t. Rebel Sports/Dirty Sports/Miken – Dearborn, MI (3-2)
7t. Baugh Ford/Pure Sports/Kincaid – Clanton, AL (2-2)
9t. Chanticlear/J&H/P5/JEC/Miken/Worth – Coon Rapids, MN (3-2)
9t. Infamous/Salt Riot/Double Cup – Denver, CO (3-2)
9t. Team Fan Apparel – Jacksonville, AR (3-2)
9t. Bay Area Legends/Miken – Castro Valley, CA (1-2)
13t. Nallys/D&D/Berserk – Oronogo, MO (2-2)
13t. Seminoles/TPS/NACSF.Inc/Easton – Tulsa, OK (2-2)
13t. Fish Head/Top Shelf E Shore Sports – Baltimore, MD (1-2)
13t. Regulators Parker, CO (1-2)
17t. Tradesmen/Louisville Slugger – Salt Lake City, UT (1-2)
17t. SNI/Easton/SDA/Dynasty – Orlando, FL (1-2)
17t. Sports Reach – Campbellsville, KY (1-2)
17t. CTC/SouthShore – Methuen, MA (0-2)
17t. Stars/VSP/Miken/Thunder – Denver, CO (0-2)
17t. AIRE/SLM/Downtime Sports – Avondale, AZ (0-2)
17t. Classic Glass/Easton – San Jose, CA (0-2)
17t. Smashitsports/Thunder/Dominos/Easton – Rochester, NY (0-2)
25. Wiley’s Supreme/Alpha Prime Sports – Haines City, FL (0-2)


Tournament Website – http://www.usssa.com/slowpitch/event_home/?eventID=311680

2000 Team Schedules

Team TPS (Kentucky)

  • March 18-19 Las Vegas, Nev. (USSSA)
  • April 7-9 Altamonte Springs, Fla. (ASA)
  • April 29-30 Macon, Ga. (USSSA)
  • May 5-7 Rock Hill, S.C. (NSA)
  • May 12-14 Hendersonville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • May 26-28 Carencro, La. (USSSA)
  • June 2-4 Indianapolis, Ind. (NSA)
  • June 16-18 Brooklyn Center, Minn. (USSSA)
  • July 7-9 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • July 14-16 Cincinnati, Ohio (USSSA)
  • July 21-23 Salem, Va. (USSSA)
  • August 4-6 Sterling Heights, Mich. (USSSA)

Dan Smith/Worth (California)

  • April 7-9 Altamonte Springs, Fla. (ASA)
  • April 15-16 Pasadena, Texas (NSA)
  • April 29-30 Macon, Ga. (USSSA)
  • May 5-7 Cocoa, Fla. (USSSA)
  • May 12-14 Hendersonville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • May 26-28 Carencro, La. (USSSA)
  • June 2-4 Concord, Calif. (USSSA)
  • June 17-18 Cincinnati, Ohio (ASA)
  • June 23-25 Milwaukee, Wis. (USSSA)
  • July 7-9 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • July 21-23 Seattle, Wash. (USSSA)
  • July 29-30 St. Louis, Mo. (NSA)
  • August 4-6 Sterling Heights, Mich. (USSSA)

R&D/Easton (Ohio)

  • April 7-9 Altamonte Springs, Fla. (ASA)
  • April 28-30 Macon, Ga. (USSSA)
  • May 5-7 Rock Hill, S.C. (NSA)
  • May 12-14 Hendersonville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • May 26-28 Carencro, La. (USSSA)
  • June 2-4 Indianapolis, Ind. (NSA)
  • June 16-18 Brooklyn Center, Minn. (USSSA)
  • June 23-25 Richmond, Ky. (ASA)
  • June 30-July 2 Little Rock, Ark. (ASA)
  • July 7-9 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • July 14-16 Milford, Ohio (USSSA)
  • July 21-23 Salem, Va. (USSSA)
  • August 4-6 Sterling Heights, Mich. (USSSA)

Suncoast/Dudley (Florida)

  • March 4-5 Dudley Capitol City Tallahassee, FL
  • April 7-9 ASA Altamonte, FL
  • April 28-30 USSSA Macon, GA
  • May 5-7 USSSA Cocoa, FL
  • May 20-21 NSA Winter Haven, FL
  • June 2-4 Billy Bowlegs Fort Walton, FL
  • June 10-11 Southeastern Panama City, FL
  • June 23-25 USSSA Milwaukee, WI
  • June 30-July 2 Mullet Classic Niceville, FL
  • July 7-9 ASA Smoky Maryville, TN
  • July 21-23 USSSA Salem, VA
  • August 18-20 USSSA AA World Shawnee, KS
  • August 25-27 ISA World Winter Haven, FL

AJA/TPS (Texas)

  • March 17-19 Las Vegas, Nev. (USSSA)
  • April 1-2 Austin, Texas (Texas Triple Crown)
  • April 15-16 Pasadena, Texas (NSA)
  • April 29-30 College Station, Texas (ASA)
  • May 20-21 Grand Prairie, Texas (USSSA A/AA)
  • May 26-29 Carencro, La. (USSSA)
  • June 16-18 Brooklyn Center, Minn. (USSSA)
  • June 30-July 2 Sherbrooke, Quebec (Pif Invite)
  • July 7-9 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • August 4-6 Sterling Heights, Mich. (USSSA)
  • August 18-20 Shawnee, Kansas (USSSA AA)
  • Sept. 1-4 Lawton, Okla. (ASA Major)
  • Sept. 8-10 Pasadena, Texas (NSA AA)

Hague/Resmondo/TPS (Ohio)

  • April 29-30 College Station, Texas (ASA)
  • May 6-7 Cocoa, Fla. (USSSA)
  • May 20-21 Winter Haven, Fla. (NSA)
  • June 3-4 Hutchinson, Kan. (USSSA)
  • June 10-11 Brook Park, Ohio (USSSA)
  • June 17-18 Cincinnati, Ohio (ASA)
  • June 24-25 Lexington, Ky. (ASA)
  • July 7-9 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • July 15-16 Cincinnati (Milford) Ohio (USSSA)
  • August 12-13 Cincinnati, Ohio (ISA AA)
  • August 19-20 Shawnee, Kan. (USSSA AA)
  • August 26-27 Winter Haven, Fla. (ISA World Series)
  • Sept. 2-3 Lawton, Okla. (ASA Major)
  • Sept. 15-17 Sanford, Fla. (ASA Super)
  • Sept. 20-24 Orlando, Fla. (USSSA World Series)

Sunnyvale Valve/Easton (California)

  • March 18-19 Las Vegas (USSSA)
  • April 14-16 Pasadena, Texas (NSA)
  • May 5-7 Riverside, Calif.
  • May 27-28 Lancaster, Calif. (ASA) or Carencro, La. (USSSA)
  • June 3-4 Indianapolis, Ind. (NSA)
  • June 10-11 Concord, Calif. (USSSA)
  • June 16-18 Brooklyn Center, Minn. (USSSA)
  • July 1-3 Pif Invitational Fluerimont, Canada
  • July 21-23 Seattle, Wash. (USSSA)
  • July 29-30 St. Louis, Mo. (NSA)
  • August 11-13 ISA AA Championship Cincinnati, Ohio
  • August 18-20 USSSA AA Championship Shawnee, Kansas
  • Sept. 8-10 NSA AA Championship Pasadena, Texas

Aftershock/DTS/Easton (California)

  • March 17-19 Las Vegas, Nev. (USSSA)
  • April 15-16 Pasadena, Texas (NSA)
  • April 29-30 Bowling Green, Ky. (ASA)
  • May 6-7 Las Vegas, Nev. (NSA)
  • May 13-14 Kettering, Md. (USSSA)*
  • May 27-28 Carencro, La. (USSSA)
  • June 3-4 Hutchinson, Kansas (USSSA) or Indianapolis, Ind. (NSA)
  • June 10-11 Concord, Calif. (USSSA)
  • June 16-18 Brooklyn Center, Minn. (USSSA)
  • July 1-2 Niceville, Fla. (ISA)
  • July 7-9 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)*
  • July 14-16 Milford, Ohio (USSSA)*
  • July 21-23 Seattle, Wash. (USSSA)*
  • July 29-30 St. Louis, Mo. (NSA)*
  • August 11-13 ISA AA Championship at Cincinnati, Ohio
  • August 18-30 USSSA AA Championship at Shawnee, Kansas
  • Sept. 1-4 ASA Major Nationals at Lawton, Okla.
  • Sept. 8-10 NSA AA Championship at Pasadena, Texas

*Tentative


Gasoline Heaven/Worth (New York)

  • April 29-30 Dover, Del. (ASA)
  • May 6-7 Rock Hill, S.C. (NSA)
  • June 10-11 Panama City, Fla. (ASA)
  • June 16-18 Cincinnati, Ohio (ASA)
  • July 7-9 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • August 5-6 Trenton, N.J. (ASA)
  • Sept. 1-4 Lawton, Okla. (ASA Major)
  • Sept. 9-10 Pasadena, Texas (NSA AA)

RSH/Worth (Mississippi)

  • March 11-12 Picayune, Miss.
  • March 18-19 Auburn, Ala.
  • April 1-2 Jackson, Miss.
  • April 14-16 Pasadena, Texas
  • April 28-30 Macon, Ga.
  • May 12-14 Hendersonville, Tenn.
  • May 26-28 Carencro, La.
  • June 2-4 Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
  • June 9-11 Concord, Calif.
  • June 30-July 2 Niceville, Fla.
  • July 14-16 Milford, Ohio
  • July 21-23 Salem, Va.
  • July 28-30 Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • August 11-12 ISA AA World at Cincinnati, Ohio
  • August 18-20 USSSA Class AA at Shawnee, Kansas
  • August 25-27 NSA AA World at Pasadena, Texas
  • Sept. 1-4 ASA Major Nationals at Lawton, Okla.

Sunbelt/Long Haul/TPS (Georgia/Minnesota) May be some revising

  • March 17-19 Las Vegas, Nev. (USSSA)
  • April 28-30 Macon, Ga. (USSSA)
  • May 6-7 Las Vegas, Nev. (NSA)
  • May 12-14 Hendersonville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • June 2-4 Hutchinson, Kan. (USSSA)
  • June 16-18 Brooklyn Center, Minn. (USSSA)
  • June 23-25 Milwaukee, Wis. (USSSA)
  • July 7-9 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • July 21-23 Seattle, Wash. (USSSA)
  • August 11-12 ISA AA Championship Cincinnati, Ohio
  • August 18-19 USSSA AA Championship Shawnee, Kansas
  • Sept. 9-10 NSA AA Championship Pasadena, Texas

P&D/Easton (Connecticut)

  • April 14-16 Pasadena, Texas (NSA)
  • April 29-30 College Station, Texas (ASA)
  • May 5-7 Rock Hill, S.C. (NSA)
  • May 13-14 Kettering, Md. (USSSA)
  • May 26-28 Carencro, La. (USSSA)
  • June 2-4 Indianapolis, Ind. (NSA)
  • June 9-11 Concord, Calif. (NSA)
  • June 16-18 Brooklyn Center, Minn. (USSSA)
  • June 30-July 2 Little Rock, Ark. (ASA)
  • July 7-9 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • July 14-16 Milford, Ohio (USSSA)
  • July 21-13 Salem, Va. (USSSA)
  • August 11-12 Cincinnati, Ohio (ISA AA)
  • August 18-20 Shawnee, Kansas (USSSA AA)
  • Sept. 1-4 Lawton, Okla. (ASA Major)
  • Sept. 9-10 Pasadena, Texas (NSA AA)

Florida Heat/Nave Plumbing/Worth (Florida)

  • March 18-19 Slugfest 2000 Florida
  • April 7-8 Thomasville, Ga.
  • May 5-7 Cocoa, Fla.
  • May 20-21 Sunshine Shootout Florida
  • June 10-11 Panama City Beach, Fla.
  • July 1-2 Niceville, Fla.
  • July 22-23 ISA State
  • TBA USSSA State
  • August 5-6 Dudley Florida
  • August 18-20 Shawnee, Kansas (USSSA A)
  • August 25-27 Winter Haven, Fla. (ISA A)

Budweiser/DeMarini (Texas)

  • April 1-2 Austin, Texas (Texas Triple Crown)
  • April 8-9 Altamonte Springs, Fla. (ASA)
  • April 15-16 Pasadena, Texas (NSA)
  • April 29-30 College Station, Texas (ASA)
  • May 20-21 Grand Prairie, Texas (USSSA AA)
  • May 27-28 Carencro, La. (USSSA)
  • July 1-2 Little Rock, Ark. (ASA)
  • July 7-9 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • July 29-30 Houston, Texas (NSA State)
  • August 5-6 Bryan, Texas (ASA State)
  • August 11-13 Cincinnati, Ohio (ISA AA)
  • Sept. 1-4 Lawton, Okla. (ASA Major)
  • Sept. 8-10 Pasadena, Texas (NSA AA)

Faith Baptist (Indiana)

  • March 18 Harrison, Ohio (USSSA)
  • April 1-2 McCracken, Ind. (NSA)
  • April 15-16 Seymour, Ind. (NSA)
  • April 28-30 Bowling Green, Ky. (ASA)
  • May 6-7 Maryville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • May 12-14 Hendersonville, Tenn. (ASA)
  • May 27-18 Lexington, Ky. (ASA)
  • June 3-4 Indianapolis, Ind. (NSA)
  • June 10-11 South Bend, Ind. (NSA)
  • June 17-18 Bloomington, Ind. (ASA)
  • July 8-9 Richmond, Ky. (ASA)
  • July 22-23 ASA State (TBA)
  • July 29-30 NSA State (Indianapolis)
  • August 12-13 NSA Regional (Indianapolis)
  • Sept. 1-3 ASA Church Nationals (Dothan, Ala.)
  • Sept. 30-Oct. 1 NSA Industrial World (Indianapolis)
  • Oct. 7 Brown County Home Run Blast (Nashville, Ind.)

1999 Supreme Softball All Stars

Helmer, Wallace share Player of the Year honors

Good company breeds good things. Brett Helmer of Team Easton and Jeff Wallace of Team TPS, who live about 15 minutes from each other just north of Syracuse, N.Y., and take batting practice together, have been named Supreme Softball’s Co-Players of the Year for 1999. This marked the second time in three years that batting practice partners have been named Co-Players of the Year. Jeff Hall of Gastonia, N.C., and Rusty Bumgardner of Kings Mountain, N.C., were honored after the 1997 season. This marked the second year in a row that Wallace has been a Co-Player of the Year. He shared the honor last year with Carl Rose of Lighthouse/Worth and Hank Garris of Sierra/TPS. This also was the second year in a row that Wallace has lost the season batting lead on the last weekend of the season. He was beaten out by none other than his best friend Helmer this year — .789 to .786. Last year he finished at .7760 compared to .7762 for Wendell Rickard of Lighthouse/Worth. Wallace says he is not bothered by losing the batting title. “A lot of people might not believe this, but I was more happy to see Brett win it,” he said. “He worked hard for it.” What Wallace is bothered by is the collapse of Team TPS in the Grand Slam championship series. After dominating the season with 11 titles in 13 tournaments, Team TPS did not win one Grand Slam crown, finishing fourth, fourth, second and in a tie for fifth in the ISA, NSA, ASA and USSSA, respectively. Team TPS had a second and a third during the season — Kettering, Md., when Team Easton pulled off a double dip and Brooklyn Center, Minn., which saw two upsets at the hands of Sunnyvale Valve/TPS; Hendu’s/Long Haul/TPS won that tournament. Helmer had this to say about winning the batting title: “I would have been just as happy if Jeff won. I would have been happy for him.” Helmer said be able to work out in the gym and take batting practice “with my best friend was a huge help.” That’s one of the reasons he moved back to upstate New York from Connecticut. When asked about his season, Helmer said, “I’m happy. I thought I was consistent all season. There were a couple weekends I could have done better a little better, but you are going to have some rough weekends.” When asked about his philosophy when he steps into the batter’s box, Helmer said, “I try to have a plan going in, according to the situation. If it’s flying, I try to sit on it. But a lot of people were giving me the left side of field, and I will take it. It cut down on my home runs, but I consider myself a hitter. If they are going to give me a hole, I’m going to hit it.” For a guy so strong, Helmer will dink it to left, and run. Wow, can this guy run for a big man (6-0, 265). He had some triples and some inside-the-park home runs. He is such a good athlete, he played a lot in the outfield. Helmer was a fullback in high school and he played on the basketball team. He has been weight training for 11 years, since he was 17, and he credits that for his speed. “My high school coach got me into weight training,” he said. “I’ve always been big and strong. A lot of eating. I like to eat.” Helmer comes from a dairy farming community — Newport, near Utica in upstate New York. He has won nationals three times in power lifting. He has hit 750 pounds with the squat and deadlift and 530 with the bench press. After a ho-hum season, Team Easton stepped up and won two legs of the Grand Slam — the ISA and the ASA. And Team Easton might have won the USSSA if his blast had not be caught at the 400-foot mark by Rob Schleede of R&D;/Easton. R&D; was another surprise team down the stretch, winning the NSA and the USSSA World Series. Would Team Easton have won if Helmer’s drive had been a llittle longer? “Well, that’s hard to say,” he answered, “but obviously it was a huge momenturn turn for them and us. It was early in the tournament, so it might have put them over the edge. They played well the rest of the way. They did what they had to do to win.” Helmer said he knew “it was going to be close. The pitch was down the middle and I did not want to pull it. I thought I could drive it out. I thought I had it, but Rob made a great catch. He brought it right back. It helps when you’re 6-6.” The key to Team Easton’s success at the end? “Honestly, I think it was we did not have any pressure on us,” said Helmer, who was voted the MVP award after the ISA. “We never played up to our expectations all year, so nobody expected us to do anything . . . except us. Everybody kind of wrote us off. We used that as our momentum. But the main thing is our leadership really started to show. Ron Parnell, Darrell Beeler, Todd Joerling and Dan Schuck stepped it up big time and set a good example for the rest of us.” Would Helmer like to play on the same team with Wallace? “Sure,” he said. “TPS talked to me, but I had another year to go on my Easton contract. So it’s not going to happen anytime soon.” Helmer and Wallace have played on the same team “around here, and we played together one season (with SoJern/TPS in 1997).” Wallace told it like it was when he was asked about the Team TPS faltering in the Grand Slam events: “How did it feel? Like shit … it sucked.” He added: “It just goes to show you, stadium ball is a different game, no doubt. We picked the wrong time of the year to play like crap. Last year, it was earlier, but we finally got it going. But we will be there in the end next year. I think Robin Higginbotham (cracker jack left fielder from Team Easton) will help us a lot. He’s been on 4 or 5 championship teams in the last 2 or 3 years.” Higginbotham played for Lighthouse/Worth before. Wallace said he could not explain the zero by Team TPS in the Grand Slam events. “I don’t know why,” he said. “It was not from lack of effort. The effort was there. We just got in a lull.” Wallace said losing the batting title on the last weekend of the season again “doesn’t bother me. I got to be there 2 years in row, so I must be doing something right. I hit some balls 370, 380 for outs, so what are you going to do. That park at Cocoa was not too forgiving. But it was the same for everybody, no excuses. If I work hard, next year I will be right there again. I’ve had 3 good years. I’m ready to play again. I’ve got the itch. I’m ready to get back on the field.” And the season just ended. Wallace was asked if he wanted Helmer as a full-time teammate. “Of course I would, that’s a no brainer. Brett did what he thought was best for him. Easton gave him the chance, and obviously they have been successful. They gave him a shot, and he’s sticking to it. And that’s fine. He is going to do great things whether here or there. We work hard, and if we continue to work hard, we will be right there in the end next year. We just have to outwork everybody.” Wallace, a 6-2, 275-pounder, just turned 30. He grew up in Oswego, N.Y., playing football and baseball and wrestling in high school. He started playing tournament softball when he was 18. He eventually played for Pace and the Sporting Edge out of New York, then for New of Indiana, Sonny’s of Boston and Steele’s (the last part of the 1996 season). Wallace now lives in Phoenix, N.Y. He and his wife have three daughters. His father-in-law, Gordie Heagle, built a field out back, so he doesn’t have to go very far to take a little batting practice. He usually hit with his brother, David, who is a strong hitter in his own right. Now they have another batting practice partner in Helmer. R&D; will be Easton’s flagship team for the 2000 season. “I like our team,” Helmer said. “We’ve got a good mix of youth and veterans. We are younger at some spots, and we still have the leaders who have been there and done it all. I think we will have a good season. I think it will be close . . . the top three will be battling it out every weekend, no doubt about it. There will be other good teams — Hague, Long Haul, Sunnyvale, P&D.; There are a lot of good players out there. P&D; is going to have the Smith brothers (Jeff and Jerald).” The Smith brothers are up-and-coming power hitters from Virginia. Jeff played for JWM/Herb’s last year, Jerald for Paramount. Helmer and Wallace were an up-and-coming players a couple of years ago. They have arrived.


1999 Supreme Softball All Stars

  • P — Phil Jobe, Team TPS* Miami, Fla., Age 31, .692 OBA, 58 HRs
  • P — Paul Drilling, Dan Smith/Worth* Houston, Texas, Age 35, .650 OBA, 25 HRs
  • C — Hank Garris, Team TPS* Naples, Fla., Age 35, .755 OBA, first with 188 HRs
  • C — Wendell Rickard, Dan Smith/Worth* Hot Springs, Ark., Age 33, .742 OBA, second with 182 HRs
  • 1B — Jeff Wallace, Team TPS* Phoenix, N.Y., Age 30, second with .786 OBA, 156 HRs
  • 2B — Rusty Bumgardner, Team TPS* Kings Mountain, N.C., Age 30, .743 OBA, 144 HRs
  • 3B — Mike Shenk, Team Easton* Ephrata, Pa., Age 33, .693 OBA, 122 HRs
  • SS — Todd Joerling, Team Easton New Melle, Mo., Age 34, .750 OBA, 115 HRs
  • Middle Infielder — Todd Martin, Team TPS* Eden, N.C., Age 28, .739 OBA, 129 HRs
  • OF — Mark Creson, Dan Smith/Worth Phoenix, Ariz., Age 30, .669 OBA, 113 HRs
  • OF — Scott Striebel, Dan Smith/Worth Minneapolis, Minn., Age 28, .705 OBA, 73 HRs
  • OF — Derek Oliver, Paramount/TPS Goldsboro, N.C., Age 32, fourth with .769 OBA, 72 HRs
  • Utility — Jeff Hall, Team Easton* Gastonia, N.C., Age 29, .751 OBA, 118 HRs
  • Utility — Randell Boone, Team TPS Pembroke, Ga., Age 32, .753 OBA, 136 HRs
  • Utility — Jim Devine, R&D;/Easton Hamilton, N.J., Age 31, .756 OBA, 144 HRs
  • Utility — Keith Brockman, R&D;/Easton Greer, S.C., Age 33, .755 OBA, 104 HRs
  • Utility — Rod Hughes, R&D;/Easton* Connersville, Ind., Age 31, .745 OBA, 141 HRs
  • Utility — Brett Helmer, Team Easton* Liverpool, N.Y., Age 28, first with .789 OBA, 128 HRs
  • Utility — John Mello, Team TPS* Johnston, R.I., Age 33, .715 OBA, 128 HRs
  • Utility — Dewayne Nevitt, Team TPS Brandenburg, Ky., Age 34, .703 OBA, 148 HRs
  • Utility — Carl Rose, Dan Smith/Worth* Jesup, Ga., Age 33, .690 OBA, third with 159 HRs

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Greg Cannedy, Dan Smith/Worth Concord, Calif., Age 35, .719 OBA, 38 HRs
  • Al Davis, Dan Smith/Worth Okeechobee, Fla., Age 31, .704 OBA
  • Randy Kortokrax, R&D;/Easton* Columbus, Ohio, Age 34, .729 OBA, 139 HRs
  • David Hood, R&D;/Easton Nashville, Tenn., Age 32, .701 OBA, 129 HRs
  • Lonnie Fox, R&D;/Easton Knoxville, Tenn., Age 27, .719 OBA, 148 HRs
  • Jeff Smith, JWM/Herb’s/TPS Ruther Glen, Va., Age 28, fifth with .766 OBA, 100 HRs
  • Larry Carter, JWM/Herb’s/TPS Oklahoma City, Okla., Age 32, .658 OBA, 132 HRs
  • Tim Cocco, Hague/Resmondo/TPS Erlanger, Ky., Age 30, .711 OBA, 73 HRs
  • Tim Linson, Hague/Resmondo/TPS Columbus, Ohio, Age 31, .681 OBA, 92 HRs
  • Shane Dubose, Hague/Resmondo/TPS* Houston, Texas, Age 34, .718 OBA, 56 HRs
  • Jim Burbrink, Hague/Resmondo/TPS Cincinnati, Ohio, Age 34, .604 OBA, 3 HRs
  • John Keigley, Hague/Resmondo/TPS Bakersfield, Calif., Age 38, .602 OBA, 1 HR
  • Alex Lavorico, Hendu’s/Long Haul/TPS Woodland, Calif., Age 31, .695 OBA, 103 HRs
  • Ted Larson, Hendu’s/Long Haul/TPS Minneapolis, Minn., Age 37, .563 OBA, 0 HRs
  • Lance Peterson, Hendu’s/Long Haul/TPS, Minneapolis, Minn., Age 35, .709 OBA, 77 HRs
  • Paul Brannon, Hague/Resmondo/TPS Kings Mountain, N.C., Age 28, .678 OBA, 98 HRs
  • Judson Jackson, Hague/Resmondo/TPS Starke, Fla., Age 28, .675 OBA, 90 HRs
  • Jeff Ott, Sunnyvale Valve/TPS Waterloo, Iowa, Age 34, .686 OBA, 120 HRs, tops in HR frequency at 2.158
  • Derrick Williams, Sunnyvale Valve/TPS Oakland, Calif., Age 31, .672 OBA, 97 HRs
  • Dennis Rulli, JWM/Herb’s/TPS Los Angeles, Calif., Age 28, .687 OBA, 60 HRs
  • Andy Purcell, Sunnyvale Valve/TPS San Jose, Calif., Age 29, .636 OBA, 36 HRs
  • Jimmy Powers, Paramount/TPS* Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Age 37, .752 OBA, 93 HRs
  • Tot Powers, Paramount/TPS* Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Age 38, .726 OBA, 91 HRs
  • Jerald Smith, Paramount/TPS Ruther Glen, Va., Age 28, .634 OBA, 61 HRs
  • Larry Sauceman, Team Reece Greeneville, Tenn., Age 34, .678 OBA, 97 HRs
  • Ernie Montgomery, Team Reece Knoxville, Tenn., Age 33, .709 OBA, 134 HRs

*repeater

Co-Players of the Year: Jeff Wallace, Team TPS, and Brett Helmer, Team Easton.


Former Players of the Year

  • 1990 — Cecil Whitehead, Ritch’s/Kirk’s. (No selections in 1991-92.)
  • 1993 — Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS
  • 1994 — Jimmy Powers, Converters/Vernon’s/TPS
  • 1995 — Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS
  • 1996 — Wendell Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth
  • 1997 — Rusty Bumgardner, Shen Valley/Superior/Taylor/TPS, and Jeff Hall, Sunbelt/Easton
  • 1998–Hank Garris, Sierra/TPS; Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Worth; Jeff Wallace, Team TPS.

NOTES: Todd Joerling has been honored for the sixth time since 1990. He had a string of five years in a row end last year. Dirk Androff had five selections in succession before his death after the 1997 season. Britt Hightower saw a string of four years in a row come to an end in 1998. Hank Garris has led the home run chase for the second year in a row. The Florida product hit 196 last year for Sierra/TPS, 188 this year for Team TPS. Jeff Wallace of Team TPS saw his on-base percentage lead slip away for the second year in a row on the final weekend of the season. He wound up at .786, compared to .789 for friend and upstate New York neighbor Brett Helmer of Team Easton. Wallace earned co-Player of the Year honors for the second year in a row. He lost to on-base title to Wendell Rickard in 1998, winding up at .7760 compared to .7762 for Rickard. J.C. Phelps has posted seasons of .798, .796, .770 and .758. Jeff Hall posted the best ever — .817 in 1997 — when he was co-Player of the Year with Rusty Bumgardner. Bumgardner and Wendell Rickard have been named four years in a row. Phelps (1994-96-97-98) is a four-time selection and Larry Fredieu (1993-94-95) is a three-timer. Androff, Joerling and Hightower were honored on the Softball USA team in 1990. Until this year, Tot Powers had been second team or honorable mention every year since 1993. He was a first-team selection in 1998. A four-timer and three-timer, including 1990, with two HMs or 2nd team: Carl Rose and Doug Roberson. A two-timer with three HMs or second team: Ron Parnell. Two-timers with two HMs or second team: Dan Schuck, Jimmy Powers. Repeat honorees include Jobe, Drilling, Garris, Rickard, Wallace, Bumgardner, Shenk, Martin, Hall, Hughes, Kortokrax, Helmer, Mello, Rose, Dubose, and Jimmy and Tot Powers. First-time selections: Creson, Striebel, Devine, Brockman, Hood, Fox, the Smith brothers, Carter, Cocco, Brannon, Linson, Burbrink, Keigley, Larson, Peterson, Lavorico, Jackson, Ott, Williams, Rulli and Purcell.


1998 All-Stars — P–Phil Jobe, Team TPS; Paul Drilling, Sierra/TPS. C–Wendell Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth; Jimmy Powers, Sunbelt/Easton. 1B–Jeff Wallace, Team TPS; 2B–Rusty Bumgardner, Team TPS. 3B–Mike Shenk, Team TPS; SS–John Mello, Team TPS. Middle IF–Jeff Hall, Sunbelt/Easton. OF–Todd Martin, Team TPS; Doug Kissane, Team TPS; Jason Kendrick, Sierra/TPS; Robin Higginbotham, Sunbelt/Easton; Dewayne Frizzell, Lighthouse/Worth; Larry Fredieu, Sierra/TPS. EH–Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Worth; Hank Garris, Sierra/TPS. Utility–Greg Harding, Sunbelt/Easton; Tot Powers, Sunbelt/Easton; Al Davis, Lighthouse/Worth; Darrell Beeler, Sierra/TPS; Dennis Mendoza, Lighthouse/Worth; Randy Kortokrax, Steele’s/R&D;/Reda; Rod Hughes, Steele’s/R&D;/Reda; Tom White, Wessel/Hague/SoJern/TPS; Brett Helmer, Wessel/Hague/SoJern/TPS; Howie Krause, Wessel/Hague/Sojern/TPS.


1997 All-Stars — P–Greg Cannedy, Ritch’s/Superior/TPS. C–Dewayne Nevitt, Ritch’s/Superior/TPS. 1B–Dirk Androff, Ritch’s/Superior/TPS. 2B–Rusty Bumgardner, Shen Valley/TPS. 3B–Jeff Wallace, Sojern/TPS. SS–Todd Joerling, Sunbelt/Easton. Middle IF–Jeff Hall, Sunbelt/Easton. OF–Todd Martin, Shen Valley/TPS; Brad Stiles, Lighthouse/Worth; Randell Boone, Shen Valley/TPS; Doug Kissane, Ritch’s/Superior/TPS; Jason Kendrick, Shen Valley/TPS. EH–J.C. Phelps, Shen Valley/TPS; Wendell Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth. Utility–Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Worth; Shane Dubose, SoJern/TPS.


1996 All-Stars — Phil Jobe, Shen Valley/Superior/Taylor/TPS; J.C. Phelps, SV; Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/Tri-Gems/Beloli/TPS; Rusty Bumgardner, SV; Albert Davis, SV; Todd Joerling, Sunbelt/Easton; Britt Hightower, R-S; Doug Roberson, R-S; Todd Martin, SV; Doug Kissane, Steele’s; Wendell Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth; Ricky Huggins, LH; Mike Shenk, LH; Ron Parnell, R-S; Johnny McCraw, Sunbelt.


1995 All-Stars — Butch Ovens, Shen Valley/TPS; Wendell Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth; Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS; Greg Harding, Bell/Sunbelt/Easton; Rusty Bumgardner, SV; Todd Joerling, Bell; Britt Hightower, R-S; Dewayne Frizzell, Superior/Southland/TPS; Jimmy Powers, SV; Larry Fredieu, R-S; Doug Roberson, R-S; Shane Dubose, Tri-Gems/Easton.


1994 All-Stars — Rick Weiterman, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS; J.C. Phelps, Shen Valley/DJ’s/TPS; Dirk Androff, R-S; Dewayne Nevitt, Converters/Vernon’s/TPS; Jon Meyers, Williams/Worth; Todd Joerling, Bell Corp./Easton; Britt Hightower, R-S; Hank Garris, Bell; Jimmy Powers, Converters; Dan Schuck, Bell; Larry Fredieu, R-S; Ron Parnell, R-S.


1993 All-Stars — Paul Drilling, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS; Dave Steffen, R-S; Dirk Androff, R-S; Darrell Beeler, R-S; Charles Wright, R-S; Todd Joerling, Bell Corp./Easton; Britt Hightower, R-S; Larry Fredieu, Vernon’s/TPS; Steve Craven, Steele’s/Sunbelt; Carl Rose, Williams/Worth; Phil White, Bell.


1990 All-Stars — Rick Weiterman, Steele’s Silver Bullets; Paul Drilling, Ritch’s/Kirk’s; Mike Macenko, Steele’s Silver Bullets; Dirk Androff, Steele’s Silver Bullets; Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Sunbelt; Charles Wright, Ritch’s/Kirk’s; Todd Joerling, Steele’s Silver Bullets; Cecil Whitehead, Ritch’s/Kirk’s; Doug Roberson, Superior/Apollo; Britt Hightower, Ritch’s/Kirk’s; Scott Virkus, Steele’s Silver Bullets; Jim Fuller, Superior/Apollo; Monty Tucker, Steele’s Silver Bullets; Kerry Everett, Bell Corp.; Dave Johnson, Starpath.

1999 NSA C Men’s Slow Pitch Super Worlds

1999 held at Kissimmee, Florida


Champion – T.J. Lite, Glen Burnie, Maryland
Runner Up – Nutter Mortgage, Kansas City, Missouri


T.J. Lite of Dunkirk, Md., chalked up a 6-0 record to win the rain-marred 32-team NSA Super C Nationals at the Osceola County Softball Complex in Kissimmee, Fla. Nutter Mortgage of Kansas City was runner-up, losing 11-10 in the championship game when Earl Harris hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Harris wound up getting the MVP award He went 12-for-21 with 2 HRs. Brad Kolczyk went 17-for-22 with 2 HRs and Dave White 16-24. Nutter had lost to the Maryland club 26-22 in the finals of the winners bracket earlier Sunday. Nutter grabbed an 8-7 lead in the top of the sixth when Rodell Ridenhaur hit an inside-the-park home run with one on. T.J. Lite right fielder John Boice ran into the fence on the play, and had to be taken to the hospital via an ambulance. Nutter notched two more runs in the inning for a 10-7 lead. Bob Van Schoelandt, Buddy Johnson and Jon Rutledge had hits, the last one with 2 outs. Darin Clauder made a catch in right center to hold Lite off in the bottom of the seventh. Mike Ellis, Butch Reed and Scott McInergey had hits for one run. After a sac and an RBI hit by Kevin Keeter tied the game, Dave White was walked intentionally and Greg Rush hit one hard and long to right. Clauder fought it, but caught it while falling down. Hurricane spurred rain fell most of Saturday. The sun broke through for a rain-free Sunday. T.J. Lite was a 26-22 winner over Nutter in the finals of the winners bracket. It was 6-2 after one and 10-7 after two. Nutter drew a blank in the top of the third, but so did Lite. Then Lite outscored Nutter 9-2 in the fourth. Scott McInerey, Toby Durnbaugh and Earl Harris tripled and Shane Kolczy homered.Harris later homered and he also had two triples. Larry Adams added a home run. Leadoff man Butch Reed had two triples, a single and a walk. Durnbaugh and Greg Rush each had 4 hits, while Kolczyk had two hits and two walks. Jeff Smith, Darrin Clauder (twice), Jon Rutledge and Brett O’Donnell homered for Nutter. Rutledge had 4 hits. Nutter had 5-5-3 over the last 3 innings, but Lite held onto the lead with 4 in the bottom of the fifth and 3 in the bottom of the sixth. T.J. Lite’s semifinal winners bracket win of 24-14 over M&M; of Miami, with veteran J.C. Batista in the infield, was a key one. Lite jumped ahead 10-4, then after M&M; tied it, Lite went zip, then hit for 14 big runs in the top of the fifth to win by the run rule. John Boice Jr., Brad Kolczyk, Mike Ellis, Larry Adams and Butch Reed each had 2 hits in the big inning. Ellis and Greg Rush had homers. Dave White had 2 hits and 2 walks for the winners. Batista had a double and walk in 4 at-bats while hitting in the leadoff spot for M&M.; Shane Bowell and Alex Ravelo homered. Another key win for the Maryland club was 17-15 over another Florida team, Orange Lake/Mizuno of Orlando. The local team led 6-1 after one inning. The Maryland team battled back and led 17-12 after 7 runs in the bottom of the sixth. Greg Rush capped the big inning with a home run. Kevin Keeler had a triple. Mike Ellis had a homer in the second inning. David Marlette and Charlie Miller homered in the first for Orange Lake. Dave White and John Boice Jr. eadh had 3 hits for Lite. Alan Tanner had a 3-runner to lift M&M; ahead of Gianni’s/Worth of Maryland 13-12 in the sixth. Jerry Duran added another 3-runner later in the inning. Batista made two plays in the bottom of the seventh, including starting a game-ending double play (with shortstop Ricky Macias). Final score: 17-12. Orange Lake had to squeeze past American Sports Wear of Minnesota 23-17. Orange Lake scored 6 runs in the top of the seventh after American left the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth. American would have won as the time limit had expired. A home run by Mike Hilgar capped the top of the seventh for Orange Lake. M&M; outlasted Orange Lake 17-15 in a duel of Florida powers. Home runs by Shane Bowell and Ricky Macias accounted for 6 runs for M&M; in the bottom of the fifth after Orange Lake owned a 10-9 lead. Orange Lake pushed across 5 runs in the top of the seventh as David Marlette hit a long home run, but a nifty play by second baseman J.C Batista got the last out with 2 men on. Alex Jimenez and Chris Wilson also homered for M&M.; Batista and Jerry Duran each had 3 hits. Charlie Miller had 4 hits and Richie Cobb and Larry Hingle 3 each for Orange Lake. Orange Lake won the ISA, with Southern third, while Southern won the ASA, with Orange Lake second. Southern, which won a couple of Class A crowns two years ago, dropped out of this tournament when the hurricane went through Fort Lauderdale on Friday night. Nutter broke loose for 14 runs in the top of the seventh to oust M&M; 36-18. It was 22-15 going into the inning. Mike Matter had 2 hits in the inning, including a home run. He was 0-for-3 before getting a hit when Nutter scored 6 in the sixth. Nutter led 16-12 at that point. Tony Kolarik had five hits, including 3 HRs, for Nutter. Ron Lipps and Jeff Smith each had 4 hits. That’s 14 hits between the first three batters in the Nutter lineup. And the fourth batter, Darrin Clauder, went 6-for-6, including a home run. Named to the all-tournament team were Charlie Miller of Orange Lake, Shane Bowell and Lino Alvarez of M&M;, Jon Rutledge, Tony Kolarik and Jason Smith from Nutter, Brad Kolczyk, Earl Harris, Butch Reed and Dave White from T.J. Lite. Rutledge of Nutter was the offensive MVP. He went 18-for-21. Kolczyk was the defensive MVP. Going into the final game, T.J. Lite had Brad Kolczyk 16-for-19 and Dave White 15-20. Butch Reed was 14-22 and Greg Rush 13-19. Troy Durnbaugh was 12-20, Earl Harris 10-19 and Butch Reed 12-21. Rush and Mike Ellis each had 2 homers, Earl Harris, Larry Adams and Kolczyk 1 each. Gianni’s/Worth dealt both losses to the Baytown Aces of Texas — 15-3 and 12-2.


FINAL STANDINGS

1. T.J. Lite, MD (6-0)
2. Nutter Mortgage, MO (6-2)
3. M&M, FL (5-2)
4. Orange Lake/Mizuno, FL (5-2)
5t. American Sportswear, North St. Paul, MN (3-2)
5t. Gianni’s/Worth, MD (5-2)
7t. Baytown Aces, Baytown, TX (3-2)
7t. Extreme, NC,  (3-2)
9t. Southside, KY (2-2)
9t. Auto Design, IN (3-2)
9t. Madmen, MD (3-2)
9t. Airport Tanning, Providence, RI (3-2)
13t. Taylor, Elkton, MD (2-2)
13t. Kuykendall’s, CA (2-2)
13t. Love Construction, WA (2-2)
13t. Warm Trucking, Waterloo, IA (2-2)
17t. Team Worth, CA (1-2)
17t. Hackers, KY (1-2)
17t. Larsen, NV (1-2)
17t. Trump Yankees, MD (1-2)
17t. 12 Gauge, CA (1-2)
17t. Marc Anthony, FL (1-2)
17t. Perkins, MI (1-2)
17t. Team Rawlings, CA (1-2)
25t. Liners, AZ (0-2)
25t. Peterson, WA (0-2)
25t. Calvert, TX (0-2)
25t. Seadogs, FL (0-2)
25t. The Valley, WA (0-2)

No shows

Thermco/Sports Center (RI)
Southern (FL)
AA&W; (FL)


WINNER’S BRACKET SCORES

American Sportswear (Minn.) 18, 12 Gauge (Calif.) 5
Gianni’s/Worth (Md.) 10, Seadogs (Fla.) 5
Baytown Aces (Texas) 20, Marc Anthony (Fla.) 18
Taylor (Md.) 29, The Valley (Wash.) 14
Orange Lake/Mizuno (Fla.) forfeit over Thermco/Sports Center (R.I.)
Southside (Ky.) forfeit over Southern (Fla.)
Nutter (Mo.) forfeit over AA&W; (Fla.)
Madmen (Md.) 13, Team Worth (Calif.) 3
Kuydendall (Calif.) 18, Warm Trucking (Iowa) 8
Larsen (Nev.) 10, Airport Tanning (R.I.) 7
Extreme (N.C.) 29, Calvert (Texas) 18
Perkins (Mich.) 28, Peterson (Wash.) 14
M&M; (Fla.) 20, Auto Design (Ind.) 16
T.J. Lite (Md.) 7, Liners (Ariz.) 4
Love (Wash.) 14, Hacker’s (Ky.) 12
American Sportswear 15, Gianni’s/Worth 3
Baytown Aces 27, Taylor 25
Southside 20, Larsen 19
Nutter def. Kuykendall’s
Orange Lake 22, Madmen 19
T.J. Lite 10, Love 3
M&M; 23, Perkins 18
Extreme 23, Team Rawlings 10
M&M; 15, Extreme 13
T.J. Lite 17, Orange Lake 15
Nutter 11, Southside 2
American Sportswear 23, Baytown Aces 6
Nutter 15, American Sportswear 5
T.J. Lite 24, M&M; 14
T.J. Lite 26, Nutter 22

LOSER’S BRACKET SCORES

12 Gauge 24, Seadogs 13
Airport Tanning forfeit over Southern
Warm Trucking forfeit over AA&W;
Team Worth forfeit over Thermco
Hackers 12, Liners 9
Auto Design 14, Peterson 4
Auto Design 20, Larsen 10
Trump Yankees 13, Calvert 9
Madmen 23, 12 Gauge 22, 8 innings
Marc Anthony 29, The Valley 18
Airport Tanning 8, Perkins 7
Warm Trucking 24, Team Rawlings 14
Gianni’s 17, Team Worth 16
Gianni’s/Worth 19, Southside 18
Baytown Aces 16, Auto Design 15
Extreme 15, Love 13
Orange Lake/Mizuno 23, Airport Tanning 13
Airport Tanning 17, Warm Trucking 7
Love 19, Madmen 2
Gianni’s/Worth 12, Baytown Aces 2
Orange Lake/Mizuno 3, Extreme 1
M&M; 17, Gianni’s/Worth 12
M&M; 17, Orange Lake 15
Nutter 36, M&M; 18

CHAMPIONSHIP SCORE

T.J. Lite 11, Nutter 10, 8 innings

2018 NSA Men’s Slow Pitch Elite Super Worlds


2018 held at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on September 28-30.


The following is a list of teams entered, no tournament results have been made available.

1. Lewis Lawn Service
2. Haymark/Worsham
3. Carolina Elite/Haymark2
4. Baugh Ford/Pure Sports/Kincaid Sports
5. Cookies/Terry’s/Louisville Slugger