Brandon Pizza Ranch of Brandon, South Dakota won the all South Dakota ASA 12-and-over National tournament:
Place M/R Team Name Hometown Record
1st Brandon Pizza Ranch Brandon, SD 3-0
2nd Sioux Falls Dairy Queen Sioux Falls, SD 2-2
3rd Stooges Sioux Falls, SD 1-2
4th Get N’ Go Sioux Falls, SD 0-3
From Brandon, South Dakota-
Place M/R Team Name Hometown Record
1st Northwest Royals Northwestern, MO 3-0
2nd Junkers Mankato, MN 2-2
3rd Young’s Primetime sports Watertown, SD 1-2
4th Brandon Dairy Queen Brandon, SD 0-3
Local teams claim state championships
Mascoutah squad takes Class A;
Belleville Stallions top Class BOne week after Pete’s Blues, from Mascoutah, captured the ASA Class A men’s fast-pitch softball state title, the Belleville Stallions went undefeated through their tournament to win the Class B championship.
Both tourneys were played in Altamont.
After dropping their opening round game to the Cerro Gordo Broncos, the Blues (26-15) rattled off six consecutive wins, including four Sunday to claim the crown.
“This team has battled hard all year and has been playing on the last day of every tournament this year, so it was great to watch it all come together in the state tournament,” Blues standout Jim Pecoraro said. “You can run down the list of every player on our roster and name a big play or hit they made to help us win this tournament.”
Three of the Blues’ four victories Sunday required extra innings. Along the way, the Blues knocked off the two-time defending state champion Guaranteed Air Freight, of Vandalia, 3-1 on Sunday.
With the game tied 1-1 in the sixth inning, Blues outfielder Mack Schmitt preserved the tie with a catch that saved a potential home run.
The Blues got the winning run in the eighth inning on an RBI single by Steve Linton.
The championship game was a rematch with undefeated Cerro Gordo, and Pete’s survived a tight finish in the first game to win 6-5.
In the second game, Pete’s got to Broncos ace pitcher Brent Stevenson early and held on for a 10-4 win. Jason Iuli went the distance and struck out 11 to lock up the championship.
The Stallions (38-11) opened the two-week Class B tourney as one of the favorites in a 20-team field. They posted an 8-0 shutout over Tri Power Towing, of Altamont, in the first round before surviving a 14-12 win against Wessel’s Coors Light, of Teutopolis.
The Stallions hit seven home runs in the first two games.
They defeated Tropical Snow, of Teutopolis, 9-1 before topping defending Class B state champs Log Cabin, of Villa Grove, 10-2 to advance to the championship round.
Mike Godar went the distance on the mound and also hit two homers with five RBIs.
The Stallions started slowly against Elkville starter Troy Downen, but home runs by catcher Mike Klein and third basemen Steve Godar gave starting pitcher Tim Davis all the support he would need in a 14-7 victory.
The championship was the second for the Stallions in four years. They also won a state title in 2005.
“It was a little different going in as one of the favorites this time,” Stallions infielder and manager Dave Hill said. “When we won in 2005, it was an upset and I think we caught some teams off guard. But this year the goal from the beginning has been to win the state tournament.”
In Class A, infielder Dave Perkins and pitcher Jason Iuli earned most valuable player and most valuable pitcher awards. For the Stallions, pitcher Mike Godar (Alton Marquette) received the most valuable pitcher award, and outfielder Isaac May (Belleville East) was voted most valuable player.
Earlier this summer, the Stallions won the Teutopolis Memorial Day Tournament and the Terry Deering Memorial Tournament in Pinckneyville.
May finished the tourney with a .680 average from the leadoff spot, while Mike and Steve Godar combined to hit seven homers and drive in 18 runs.
Joining Pecoraro (Belleville East) on the all-tourney team for the Blues were outfielder Mack Schmitt (Althoff), catcher Dan Alstat and pitcher Ron Ames (Belleville East).
Stallions all-state representatives were third baseman Steve Godar (Alton Marquette), shortstop Derrick Johnston (Edwardsville), catcher Mike Klein (Mascoutah), and outfielder Chris Viox (Edwardsville).
Belleville will compete at the North American Fast-Pitch Association national tournament in Mankato, Minn. from Aug. 21-24. The Blues will be in Kansas City for the ASA national tourney later this month, and also have earned an invitation to the International Softball Congress Tournament of Champions Sunday through Wednesday in Kimberly, Wis.
Patsy’s Repeats as ASA Men’s Major Champs
A game winning home run by Thomas Makea coupled with stellar pitching by Adam Folkard led Patsy’s to back-to-back ASA Men’s Major National Championship titles in Steven’s Point, WI.
Although Patsy’s was forced to the “if necessary†game by the never give up Rivershark Twins from Pennsylvania, Makea’s blast in the top of the eighth proved to be difference at Zenoff Park.
Patsy’s largely dominated the competition, outscoring opponents 31-3, but drama took center stage on Sunday afternoon as the Twins, led by pitcher Frank Cox’s three hitter, forced Patsy’s into the if game after a 6-0 victory.
In game two, after five innings of near perfection by both team’s pitchers, the Twins struck first with an RBI double from Steve Mullaley in the bottom of the fifth but Patsy’s bounced back in the top half of the sixth with a two-out, RBI single by Frank DeGroat. The game remained knotted at 1 run apiece until Makea’s dramatic game winning blast. Makea led the offense attack with two hits in the title game and Adam Folkard was dominant throughout the entire Championship picking up three wins and was named the Championship’s top pitcher while Patsy’s Brad Rona was named the MVP hitting .467 and driving in 6 runs.
Championship Game Recap
Patsy’s 2,
Rivershark Twins 1
Patsy’s 000 001 01 — 2 4 1
Rivershark Twins 000 010 00 — 1 4 0
WP–Adam Folkard. LP–Frank Cox. SO–Todd Martin 6, Cox 1; Folkard 8. BB- Cox 1, Folkard 1.
HBP–Patsy’s, Michael Tanner, Louis Joglar. 2B–P, Thomas Makea, Stephen Ratu; Rivershark Twins, Steve Mullaley. HR–P, Thomas Makea.
Records: Patsy’s 5-1, Rivershark Twins 5-2.
ASA National Men’s Fastpitch Tournament
Zenoff Park, Stevens Point
Patsy’s wins ASA National Championship with extra-innings victory over Kitchener Rivershark Twins in the “if” game.
Sunday’s Games
Kitchener Rivershark Twins Ambler, Pa. 6, Broken Bow, Neb. 2
Kitchener Rivershark Twins Ambler, Pa. 6, Patsy’s New York, N.Y. 0
Second championship game to follow, approx. 12:50 p.m. start
Championship game tied 1-1 in 8th inning
Mullalley RBI double in Twins 5th inning
Patsy’s tied game on two-out, RBI singe by DeGroat in 6th inning
Cox now pitching for Twins, Folkhard pitching for Patsy’s
Patsy’s New York, N.Y. 2, Kitchener Rivershark Twins Ambler, Pa. 1 (8 inn.)
Thomas Makea solo home run in top of 8th inning
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ASA Men’s Major Fastpitch All-Tournament Team
First Team
Pitchers
Adam Folkard, Patsy’s
Andrew Kirkpatrick, Broken Bow
Jeremy Manley, Stampede
Infield
Jeff Goolagong, The Farm
Brad Rona, Patsy’s
Matt Palazzo, Stampede
Omar Moraga, Patsy’s
Outfield
Jeff Ellsworth, Twins
Freddy Terkelsen, Broken Bow
Jarrod Martin, Broken Bow
Steve Mullaley, Twins
Catcher
Pat Shannon, Twins
Utility
Glenn Ormsby, Circle Tap
Tim Jorgenson, Circle Tap
Nathan Nukunuku, Broken Bow
Second Team
Pitchers
Juan Potolicchio, Circle Tap
Frank Cox, Twins
Todd Martin, Twins
Infield
Roman Foore, MinnDak
Michael Tanner, Patsy’s
Todd Schultz, Midland
Blake Miller, Twins
Outfield
Stacey McLean, Stampede
Jason Hill, The Farm
Thomas Makea, Patsy’s
Ryan Wolfe, Twins
Catcher
Frank DeGroat, Patsy%u2019s
Utility
Chris Delarwelle, Circle Tap
Kerry Shaw, Broken Bow
Dean Holoein, Florida
MVP: Brad Rona, Patsy’s
Pitcher: Adam Folkard, Patsy’s
Leading Hitter: Jeff Goolagong, The Farm
Home Runs: Glenn Ormsby, Circle Tap
From the Killen Daily Herald
Host team Killeen still battling in men’s fast pitch state tournament
Sunday, August 03, 2008
From staff reports
As of press time, Killeen was still alive in the Texas Amateur Softball Association 2008 Men’s Fast Pitch State Championship.
Killeen was 3-1 on Saturday in the double-elimination tournament before it took on the loser of the Geo-Per/San Antonio Titans game. The game was scheduled for 10:30 p.m.
In its first game of the day, Killeen beat the Austin Jokers in a tight 4-3 game, and then fell to the Manor Dirtbags in a 2-1 heartbreaker. After moving over to the loser’s bracket, the host team won two straight – 13-1 over the Houston Dynamo and 16-0 over the Austin Indians.
Ryan Norman and Cody Davis each had two homers for Killeen on the day while Mike Cruz chipped in with one roundtripper. Mark Teapole pitched several innings, including a four-inning, one-run complete game against the Dynamo.
The championship game will be held today at 1 p.m. at the Killeen Athletic Center on Field No. 4.
Saturday’s results
Killeen 4, Austin Jokers 3
Geo-Per 9, Austin Indians 3
Austin Blue Jays 6, Houston Dynamo 2
San Antonio Compadres 10, Houston Sportsman 0
Manor Dirtbags 2, Killeen 0
Geo-Per 2, Meltons Wrecker 1
San Antonio Titans 6, Blue Jays 2
Indians 6, Sportsman 2
Killeen 13, Dynamo 1
Jokers 4, Meltons Wrecker 3
Killeen 16, Indians 0
Jokers 7, Blue Jays 0
Dirtbags vs. Compadres, lateGeo-Per vs. Titans, late
Killeen vs Geo-Per/Titans loser, late
Jokers vs. Dirtbags/Compadres loser, late
ASA National Men’s Fastpitch Tournament
Zenoff Park, Stevens Point
Saturday’s Results:
Midwest Stampede Elkhart, Iowa 9, Green Bay, Wis. (Townline) 4
Florida Fastpitch Jacksonville, Fla. 2, SoCal Bombers Yucaipa, Calif. 1
Circle Tap Denmark, Wis. 7, Dolan & Murphy Aurora, Ill. 4
Midland, Mich. 12, Bar of Appleton, Wis. 1 (5 inn.)
Circle Tap Denmark, Wis. 6, Midland, Mich. 5
Midwest Stampede Elkhart, Iowa 3, Florida Fastpitch Jacksonville, Fla. 2
Patsy’s New York, N.Y. 5, Broken Bow, Neb. 3
Kitchener Rivershark Twins Ambler, Pa. 6, The Farm Madison, Wis. 4
Broken Bow, Neb. 12, Midwest Stampede Elkhart, Iowa 4
The Farm Madison, Wis. 8, Circle Tap Denmark, Wis. 7
New York, N.Y. 3, Kitchener Rivershark Twins Ambler, Pa. 0
Broken Bow, Neb. 6, The Farm Madison, Wis. 0Sunday’s Games
Broken Bow, Neb. vs. Kitchener Rivershark Twins Ambler, Pa., 8 a.m.
Patsy’s New York, N.Y. vs. Broken Bow/Kitchener-Ambler winner, 10 a.m.
If necessary, noon
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ASA National Men’s Fastpitch Tournament
Zenoff Park, Stevens Point
Friday’s Games
MinnDak Fargo, N.D. 3, Bar of Wausau, Wis. 0
Circle Tap Denmark, Wis. 3, Vandalia, Ill. 2
Midland, Mich. 2, Thomson, Ill. 1
Florida Fastpitch Jacksonville, Fla. 3, Minndak Fargo, N.D. 2
Green Bay, Wis. (Townline) 8, Green Bay, Wis. (The Bar) 0
Circle Tap Denmark, Wis. 11, Bar of Wausau, Wis. 3
Patsy’s New York, N.Y. 9, Bar of Appleton, Wis. 0
Vandalia, Ill. 10, Green Bay, Wis. (The Bar) 9 (10 inn.)
Broken Bow, Neb. 10, Dolan & Murphy Aurora, Ill. 1 (5 inn.)
MinnDak Fargo, N.D. 11, Thomson, Ill. 1 (5 inn.)
Kitchener Rivershark Twins Ambler, Pa. 14 SoCal Bombers Yucaipa, Calif., 3
Florida Fastpitch Jacksonville, Fla. 6 Vandalia, Ill. 0
The Farm Madison, Wis. 9 Midwest Stampede Elkhart, Iowa 0
Circle Tap Denmark, Wis. 7 Minndak Fargo, N.D. 3
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ASA National Men’s Fastpitch Tournament
Zenoff Park, Stevens Point
Thursday’s Results:
Midland, Mich. 7, (MinnDak) Fargo, N.D. 1
(Patsy’s) New York, N.Y. 14, Bar of Wausau, Wis. 0 (4 inn.)
Bar of Appleton, Wis. 5, (Florida Fastpitch) Jacksonville, Fla. 2 (8 inn.)
Broken Bow, Neb. 9, (Townline) Green Bay, Wis. 2
(Dolan & Murphy) Aurora, Ill. 1, The Bar of Green Bay, Wis. 0
(Kitchener Rivershark Twins) Ambler, Pa. 8, Thomson, Ill. 0
(The Farm) Madison, Wis. 14, Vandalia, Ill. 0
(MidWest Stampede) Elkhart, Iowa 10, (Circle Tap) Denmark, Wis. 3
(SoCal Bombers) Yucaipa, Calif. 8, Midland, Mich.2
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Posted: 7/6/2008
USA Men continue to struggle at 3 Nations Challenge
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — The USA Softball Men’s National team will conclude play today in the 3 Nations Challenge after the Americans finished pool play at 0-4. The U.S. will battle Japan for its third time in as many days looking to muster its first win of thetournament. The game will begin at 1 p.m. MST with the winner moving on to play Canada at 3:30 p.m. MST for the championship title.
The Japanese finished 3-1 while Canada finished at 3-1 and earned the No. 1 seed with a Saturday evening 9-2 win over Japan.
See below for recaps from Friday and Saturday.
Saturday, July 5 – Japan 13 USA 6
Team USA closed the pool play portion of the 3 Nations Challenge, with a loss to Japan on Saturday night, 13-6 in five innings. Team USA pitching struggled with the powerful Japanese bats giving up four home runs. The Japanese have hit seven home runs in twelve innings against Team USA in this tournament. The U.S. grabbed its first lead of the tournament in the top of the first when Kyle Magnusson (Salt Lake City, Utah) hit a solo home run.
The lead moved to 2-0 in the top of the second when Eddie Ketelhut (Canton, Mich.) got on base on a Japanese error, and stole second base. He then scored on a Bryan Hansen (Denmark, Wis.) single.
The Japanese responded with nine runs in the bottom of the inning off American starter Paul Algar (Lexington, Ill.) and reliever Sean Kelly (Homer, Mich.). Algar went one and a third inning giving up eight runs (five earned) while walking four. Kelly relieved going one and two thirds of an inning giving up four earned runs. Travis Price (Corona, Calif.) closed out the game going one and a third inning allowing one run.
Magnusson led the American hitters going 2-for-3. Chase Turner (Stockton, Calif.) went 1-for-3 and Steve Pinocchio (Merced, Calif.) went 1-for-1 hitting a pinch hit grand slam in a four-run fourth inning for the Americans. Takuto Tsutsui hit two home runs for the Japanese, while Youhei Ono went 1-2 with a grand slam in the second inning.
USA 110 40 6 6 0
Japan 090 31 13 10 3
Winning Pitcher: Kunihiko Iida Losing Pitcher: Paul Algar
Friday, July 4 – Canada 9 USA 5
The USA Men’s National Team continued to struggle to find a break in a tough luck loss to Canada on Independence Day in Saskatoon, SK. The Canadians beat the Americans 9-5 before 1,231 fans at Bob Van Impe Stadium. The Americans continued to hit well, out hitting the Canadians nine to five, but left five runners stranded while playing the Canadians close through five innings.
Starter Gerald Pyle (Simi Valley, Calif.) went four and one third innings giving up three hits andtwo earned runs. Cody Thomson (Herriman, Utah) relieved for Team USA going an inning and two thirds. Canada’s Trevior Either was the winning pitcher throwing four innings and was relieved by Frank Cox.
The Canadians opened up a three-run lead in the first, scoring three runs, two of which were unearned. The Americans began their scoring in the third inning with three runs, all with two outs. A Nate Devine (Merced, Calif.) double scored Chase Turner (Stockton, Calif.) for Team USA’s first run, and then Devine scored when Frank DeGroat, Jr. (Ringwood, N.J.) hit a long home run to right field. The Americans scored a single run in the sixth when Kyle Magnusson (Salt Lake City, Utah) led off the inning with a single and then scored on a Matt Palazzo (Pleasant Hill, Iowa) double. Nate Devine (Merced, Calif.) closed out the American scoring in the seventh with a towering home run estimated at over 370 feet that drew a loud ovation from the Canadian crowd.
USA 003 001 1 5 9 2
Canada 310 032 x 9 5 1
Winning Pitcher: Trevior Either Losing Pitcher: Gerald Pyle
