For Immediate Posting
By Jim Williamson, Manager and Sponsor of JRW and Associates C Squad
jrwilliamson@foodfacility.com

Sun Sept 4, 2005
JRW C Squad at ASA MFP Class ?? Nationals

Louis Park, Stockton, California……JRW C Squad of Yakima, Washington went 1-2 for a 33rd place finish out of 65 teams at the ASA MFP Class A ?? Nationals. This National was called a Class C tournament so it would be eligible for federal funding.

The rosters in this tournament had several “playdowners”. Included were two players from the OPEN Class SoCal Bombers, one of whom was second team All-American in this tournament. Another club had four All-Americans from last year’s A Nationals – two first teamers & two second teamers. A third club had a catcher who had been named All-World DB at the NAFA AA World Series. Two ex-Rainey players were each on a team. An infielder from Portland DeMarini’s OPEN team of 2003 played on still another team. And one OPEN Class player from Quaker Riversharks batted .600 with 12 RBIs in Stockton. Not surprising as he batted .389 in Super Pool play at the ISC World Tournament. Guess which team he played for and what award he received.

The good pitchers in Stockton were about Class B level, but there weren’t any OPEN or Class A pitchers at Louis Park.
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