A-1 Tank from Hayward,CA is going To Mankato, Minnesota for the NAFA A-Major tournament. The Tank will open against Cerro Gordo of Minnesota at 7pm on opening night, Thursday, August 18, 2005. The tournament runs through Sunday, August 21, 2005.
Their first game opponent, Cerro Gordo took 7th in the NAFA “A” division in 2003 with a 6-2 record, was reclassified for 2004 to NAFA “AA”, but did not play. (There was no “A-Major division until 2004). A-1 Tank was classified as ASA “B” until October of 2004 when they were dropped to the “C” division by the ASA Committee.
The squad headed to Mankato looks like this:
Manager-Bob Piddock
Coach-Fred Williams
Pitchers:
Rusty Arata
Snake
Dave Dodson
Fred Willams
Infield:
Rick Abina – Dh
Donnie Meyers – Catcher
Bobby Jones – 1st
Mikey Ramerace -2nd
Dustin Boots -Ss
Shawn Ching – 3rd
Marc Linnell – Utility
Outfield:
Andy Parisotto
Keoki Farrish
Craig Daniels
Mike Woods
Rob Cordera