[Alsfastball] ASA - The Farm Tavern goes undefeated for the 2nd year in a row to repeat as National Champion
Al Doran
aldoran at pmihrm.com
Sun Aug 8 22:10:51 EDT 2004
Subject: Men's Major Fast Pitch National Championship
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 13:56:36 -0500
From: "Bill Plummer" <bplummer at softball.org>
THE FARM TAVERN GOES UNDEFEATED FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW TO REPEAT AS
NATIONAL CHAMPION
SOUTH BEND, IN -- Pitcher Dean Holoien of Surrey, British Columbia of The
Farm Tavern of Madison, WI made his first appearance in an ASA National
Championship one to remember Sunday morning (August 8th) at the Belleville
Softball Complex by hurling a no-hitter in beating Broken Bow Spirit, 6-0,
of Broken Bow, NE in the championship game of the 2004 Men’s Major Fast
Pitch National Championship
The 35-year-old Holoien fanned 14 of the 22 batters he faced in winning his
fourth game, allowing only one runner when he walked Ray Reinagel to open
the third inning.
Holoien finished with a tourney-high 65 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings,
allowing two runs (earned) and eight hits to give The Farm Tavern its 10th
consecutive win in ASA national championship play. Holoien, who also batted
.267, walked only three batters and finished with an ERA of 0.52.
Last year Paul Algar (1-0 in this national) and Todd Martin hurled The
Farm to its first ASA national title, but a groin injury sidelined Martin,
giving Holoien his long-awaited opportunity.
“I’ve always wanted to play in an ASA national championship,” Holoien said,
“but because of the foreign player import rule I didn’t get the chance
until this year.”
Besides hurling a no-hitter in the final, Holoien, winner of the Herb
Dudley (outstanding pitcher) and most valuable player awards, earlier in
the tourney set a record for most strikeouts in a seven inning game with
21, leaving sponsor Rod Peterson smiling from ear to ear.
In his 38th year of sponsoring a men’s fast pitch, Peterson was asked if
winning his second ASA national title was sweeter than the first, which
came last year in Midland, MI.
“Yes, it is,” Peterson said.” But it took a long time to get the first one
(national championship).”
Four times Peterson’s team had advanced to the championship game, only to
come up short until last year in Midland where it blanked Circle Tap of
Denmark, WI, 4-0 in the championship game. Circle Tap was third this year
(3-2) with The Bull/Townline of DePere, WI fourth (5-2).
The Farm Tavern didn’t waste any time taking the lead and added to it
against Broken Bow, which finished with a 6-2 record in becoming the first
Nebraska team to advance to the finals of the Men’s Major Fast Pitch
National Championship.
After one out in the first, The Farm Tavern loaded the bases on a pair of
singles and an error by the Bow shortstop Jason Smith. The first run scored
when R.G. Moraga couldn’t handle Holoien’s grounder, bringing home Rob
Gray. Middleton fanned Todd Garcia for the second out, but Dan Smet then
singled up the middle, scoring Todd Budke for the second run. Boomer Brush
also tried to score on Smet’s single but was tagged out by catcher Ray
Reinagel on center fielder Diego Rico’s throw. Both of the runs were unearned.
The Farm expanded its lead to 4-0 in the fourth inning after two outs when
Rob Gray walked, stole second and scored on a wild pitch by Middleton.
After Gray scored, Todd Budke walked and came home on Boomer Brush’s triple
to right field. Both runs were earned.
Frank Cox replaced Doug Middleton in the circle to start the fifth inning
for Broken Bow. Middleton walked two and fanned seven in four innings.
Cox hurled two innings, giving up four hits including a two-run homer by
Budke (3-for-3) in the sixth inning. It was Budke’s third homer, which led
the tournament in that category. Six other players had two homers piece.
Gerald Muizelaar replaced Cox and hurled the last inning for Broken Bow.
Muizelaar, who was named a first-team All-America, was unbeaten (4-0) and
didn’t allow any earned runs in 26 innings, striking out 49 batters. He
allowed one run and walked four.
The tourney batting champ wasTim Hatten of the Blackhawk Athletic Club who
had eight hits in 12 at-bats (.667).
Championship Final
The Farm Tavern 200 202 0 – 6 11 0
Broken Bow Spirit 000 000 0 - 0 0 3
Dean Holoien and Todd Garcia. Doug Middleton, Frank Cox (5) and Gerald
Muizelaar (7th) and John Wodtke.
W-Holoien. L-Middleton. 2B: The Farm Tavern – Todd Garcia
3B: The Farm Tavern: Boomer Brush. HR: The Farm Tavern: Todd Budke.
First
Team All-Americans
1B – Tim Hatten, Blackhawk Athletic Club. 2B – Bill McDonald, Heflin
Builders. 3B – Todd Budke, The Farm Tavern. SS – David Boys, The Farm
Tavern. Outfield – Tony Gabriel, Heflin Builders; Rob Gray, The Farm
Tavern; Chad Maxon, Blackhawk Athletic Club and Steve Schott, Broken Bow
Spirit.Utility – Chris Delarwelle, Circle Tap; Chris Delorit, The
Bull/Townline; Steve Price, Heflin Builders. Catcher – Todd Garcia, The
Farm Tavern. Pitchers – Dean Holoien, The Farm Tavern; Gerald Muizelaar,
Broken Bow Spirit and Rob O’Brien, Circle Tap.
Second
Team All-Americans
1B – German Alcantara, Heflin Builders; 2B – Raul (RG) Moraga, Broken Bow
Spirit; 3B – Tom Montgomery, Circle Tap; Outfield – Mike Dryer, Broken Bow
Spirit; Brent Evans, HIS Construction; Nick Needham, Fred’s Interiors and
Jason Shea, Pueblo Bandits. Utility – Quentin Matzner, Fred’s Interiors;
Blake Miller, Heflin Builders and Todd Twachtman, The Farm Tavern. Catcher
– Russ VanWyk, Fred’s Interiors. Pitchers – Frank Cox, Broken Bow Spirit;
Sebastian Gervasutti, The Bull/Townline and Jeremy Manley, Pueblo Bandits.
Order of finish W-L
(1) The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI 5-0
(2) Broken Bow Spirit, Broken Bow, NE 6-2
(3) Circle Tap, Denmark, WI 3-2
(4) The Bull/Townline, DePere, WI 5-2
(5) Fred’s Interiors, Quad City, IA 2-2
(5) Hefin Builders, Balston Lake, NY 4-2
(7) HIS Construction, Houston, TX 2-2
(7) Blackhawk Athletic Club, Rockford, IL 2-2
(9) Lafayette Pub, St. Louis, MO 1-2
(9) Winterset A’s, Winterset, IA 1-2
(9) Imaging Solutions Knights, Fargo, ND 1-2
(9) Pueblo Bandits, Aurora, CO 2-2
(13) Midland Explorers, Midland, MI 1-2
(13) Bloomington Stix, Bloomington, IL 1-2
(13) The Freight, Hillsboro, IL 1-2
(13) Dolan and Murphy, Aurora, IL 1-2
(17) Indiana Jaybirds, Anderson, IN 0-2
(17) Plangger’s Furniture, South Bend, IN 0-2
(17) Coors Light, Ashland, OH 0-2
(17) Separators, Anderson, IN 0-2
"Bill Plummer" <bplummer at softball.org>
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