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Local Area Softball Tournament Results2001 Year in Review
Blue Route Fall Classic (Sponsored by The Little Brown Jug)
Andy Gelet's run scoring single in the sixth inning provided the margin of victory by the 10-run rule over the Millennium League's Last Call to claim the first annual Blue Route Fall Classic Tournament Title. Hooters finished second in their bracket. They were beaten by the Brown Jug in the first bracket game and then proceeded to win every game after that to capture the crown. After losing to the Jug 14-9, they then beat Aqua Sun/Berman 15-5 and Swedeland Fire Company 13-10 to advance into Sunday's elimination round. Once they got to Sunday, Manager Sully "Heels" Gelet, who came out of retirement to manage this squad worked his magic to lead the team to the title in convincing fashion. Gelet, arguably the greatest manager this town has ever seen provided the needed leadership this team needed and it showed in the way they played. He blended older experienced players like Roger Kummerer, Ed "Pittsburgh" Sasek, Jay Ehrhart and Dave Hicks with younger players like Robbie Himes, Ty Jones, Harry Singleton, Tom McLaughlin, Chris "Opie" Hendricks, Brian Pugh, Ronnie Kummerer and Jeff Brennan. Throw in tournament MVP Andy Gelet and it makes for a winning combination. Gelet was incredible on the day making just one out in leading his team to victory. Heels Gelet stood with the championship trophy and Andy Gelet with the MVP plaque. It was a nice moment only a father and son could share and also went to show what this tournament was all about. Thanks to Joe Organek and the Delaware County contingent of Rob Amerson, Joe Morris and the rest of Last Call and also the Coor's Light's squad who made the trip from New Jersey. These teams showed a lot of class in traveling up the Blue Route and playing a couple tough games to show that this tournament could be an every year event to bring the two great softball communities together. All and all, tournament director Joe Organek deemed the event a big success. Thanks go out to a lot of people who helped in making this event take place including tournament sponsor Earl Metzgar of the Little Brown Jug and the umpires who did a great job in making everything run smooth. BRACKET
"A" Standings/Records BRACKET "B" Standings/Records BRACKET
"C" Standings/Records BRACKET "D" Standings/Records Single Elimination
Tournament Results Final Standings (Final Record) Tournament MVP - Andy Gelet, Hooters KOP/Worth Red Cross Benefit Tournament
The Maennerchor Hitmen won the tournament title in the Red
Cross Benefit event held at Wierman Field in Norristown. The tournament was put
together by Keith Berry and Kathy Groff. It was run in a round robin format
where all three teams played each other twice. The Hitmen led by Brian Dunlap.
Kenny Priest and Woody Smith were 3-1, The Daulton Gang (Berry and Groff) were
2-2 and Little Brown Jug was 1-3.
Kim
Garvey Coed Memorial Tournament
Manager Mike Brinkman's Trappe Tavern came out of the loser's
bracket and double dipped Thom Eisenberger's Country Moon team. Trappe was led
by tournament MVP Steve "Rabbit" Swarter. Also playing well for Trappe was Steve
Moloney, Steve Kalbach, Bill Bradford, Chaz Davitis and Sue Wensel. Country Moon
was led by Andy Gelet, Chris Molitor, Bob Keyser and Mike Fiorentino. Keith
Berry and Kathy Groff's team Daulton's finished in third. Leading the way for
the Daulton gang was John Brooks and Brent Shaeffer. Head cheerleader for the
squad was little Daulton Berry. Finishing in fourth place was Don Douglass,
Steve Dimitry, Brian Fields, Roger Kummerer and the Maennerchor Club. Chris
"Fluff" Messmer's Main Street club tied for fifth with Mark Melice and
his MCCF squad. Thanks once again to Jimmy Myers for running a great tournament.
Everybody had a lot of fun and it was for a great cause.
USSSA Class-D Women's Northeastern Regional Championship
Our Place Slammers of the Norristown Women's Softball League
won the USSSA Class D Northeastern Regional Championship held over Labor Day
Weekend in Mercer County, NJ. They went undefeated (4-0) and beat Coral Reefers of Catonsville, MD in
the finals 6-4. They previously defeated Regional Truck Service of Middletowon,
NY 7-2, CSBR of Hollywood, MD 14-4 and Coral Reefers in the winner's bracket
finals 9-0 before defeating the Coral Reefers again in the championship. Shortstop
Kim Keller of the Slammers was named the tourney MVP,
Lorene Little was named the tourney's Best Offensive Player (two outs in four games), while Donal Renninger
(2B), Carol Rakich (OF), Cheryl Fine (P), Gaby Bodle (3B), and Jackie Turzer (OF) all made the
All-Tournament team.
Delco's Champs N Charity Classic
It happened for the second straight year as Willowbrook Pub
came back and double dipped Tom n Jerry's/Barnaby's/Mel's in the tournament
championship finals. The scores were 29-25 and 26-20. Jamal Herring was named
tournament MVP as he went 8 for 9 in the final two games to lead the Pub to its
fourth straight Champs N Charity title. Also staring for Willowbrook were Mike
Hall, Bob Watters and the legendary Calvin Butcher. Tom n Jerry's/Barnaby's/Mel's
defeated Price Toyota/Brick Bar in the winner's bracket finals 10-8. Price was
then beaten in the loser's bracket final 17-10 by three time defending tournament
champion Willowbrok Pub and finished third. Tom N
Jerry's Bombers finished in fourth place. Hooters/Hornsby/Worth tied for fifth
with Friendly Cafe. In the Women's Championship game, Red Lantern Flames
defeated Domenico's to win their third straight title. Duke's Tavern finished
third. Karen Pelky of Red Lantern Flames was named the tournament MVP.
2001 Men's Champs n Charity Final Standings ASA of PA Class-A Over-35 State Championship
Some local teams traveled to State College and competed for the 35 & over
Class-A state title. When all was said and done, they did pretty well. Spring
Ford AA went 1-2 to finish 12th. Cannoneers Club led by the hot bats of Andy
Selheimer, Willy
Plant, Pat Fines, Bruce Schmidt and "Cowboy" Cary Sell were 3-2 to
finish 5th. Little Brown Jug led by Sam Rosen (14-20, HR), Tom Pagel (13-18, 2
HRs), Butch Koester (13-17), Steve Dimitry (13-20), Dave Kwitakowski (10-19),
Dan Deterlein (10-19), Roger Kummerer (9-14) and Kevin "Big Boy"
Cherkas (11-20, 2 HRs) were also 3-2
and finished 6th. All-Clad Metal Crafters of Canonsburg beat Jasonville Sox of Elizabethtown in
the winner's bracket final to send the Sox to the losers bracket where they beat
Champ's Grill of State College to get a chance at All-Clad once again.
Jasonville was leading All-Clad when the storms
came and washed away the remainder of the tournament. In accordance with ASA
championship play rules, a game must be completed to be recorded as an official
regulation game. All-Clad finished up undefeated (5-0) and Jasonville Sox was
5-1. In the Class-D state tournament, Tree-O-Builders of Meadville double dipped
Mason-Norton of Lemoyne to win the state crown. Rolling Thunder of State
College was third.
Final Standings Class-A (Final Record) ASA of PA Class C and D State Championships
Hooters KOP/Worth, McGregor's Pub and Berry Mowing (Hatfield
Packing) all traveled to Turbotville for the ASA of PA Class-C state
championships. None of the teams made it to Sunday as McGregor's went 0-2,
Hooters KOP/Worth went 1-2 and Hatfield/Berry went 3-2. Out in York in the ASA
of PA Class-D state championships, The Franchise didn't fair any better as they
went 0-2 and were eliminated early also. In the "C's", Rox Stars from
McKees Rocks won the state title with Penepacker Insurance of Lewistown in second and Zimmerman Trucking of
Mifflintown finishing third.
In the
"D's", Eye Care/Harley-Davidson of York (6-0) won the title and Lanco
Concrete Walls of Bird in
Hand was second with a 5-2 record. The Chargers of Intercourse (7-2) were third
and M&M Medical of Beaverdale (5-2) were fourth.
Final Standings Class-C (Final Record)
Class-D States (top-4 only) ASA of PA Women's State Championships
The Women's Class-B State championships were held in New
Cumberland and local favorite Nick's 114 Cafe captured the prize by defeating
Flynn's Catering of District-3 in the finals. Dean Patterson of Williamsburg was
third. In the Class-C states held in Lower Allen Township, Game Time of Bessemer
defeated Joel Confer of Bellefonte in the 'if' game to win the title. Kohler's
Insurance of Carlisle finished third. The Class-D states were played in State
College with ADS of Hatboro finishing up on top. The Prospectors of Roaring
Springs were second. W.S. Diamonds of District-11 were third and Seton of
District-8 were fourth. In the higher classes, Reamstown AA went to the ASA
Class-A Nationals as Pennsylvania's representative and went on to finish 2nd in
the nation, losing only to the Armed Forces National Team. In the Women's Major
Class, The Lakerettes of Conneaut Lake represented Pennsylvania in the Nationals
and finished out of the top 3 for the first time in years. They won the
nationals in 1998 and 1999, then finished second in 2000.
2001 Women's Major National Representative (States not
held) 2001 Women's 35 & Over State
Championship (top 2 only, no other info available) The Trentonion
Stadium Sports/Mel's Pub went undefeated (5-0) and captured the Super-D class of
the Trentonion Tournament by defeating Valentino's of New Jersey 31-16 in
the final championship game, Paul "Reds" Meara was named the
tournament MVP as he went 19-21. The lovable Reds was named to the
all-tournament team along with Keith Berry, Joe Povenski, Jamie Ritter, and the resurgent Jack
"the Rattler" Mullen. Ivo Salvi as usual was solid all weekend on the defensive
side with a spectacular catch in the last inning of the winner's bracket final to preserve the victory. Mark
Ziegler was 8-9 at the plate on Sunday. And Clarke Farrell was also solid in the outfield
and chipped in with some key hits in the finals. In the "B"
Class, Hit and Run of Deer Park, NY defeated PTS/Showtime/Flip It of Easton
to win that classification title. No details were available.
ASA of PA 45-Over State Championships
Hordel John's Deli traveled out to State College to
compete in the 45-over state championships. Hordel John's is a team that has
played together fro many years with the same nucleus such as Tom Mulvahill,
Dale Hood, Sammy Rosen and Beefy Maniscalco. They picked up recently 45'ers
Bobby Ray and Rob Wisner to complete the team. The wound up finishing 3rd.
Abramson's of Centre Hall finished 2nd and Maroadi's/Frank n Stein of
Pittsburgh won
again. They are the defending four time ASA national champion.
TNT Sports Club Summer Classic
Hooters KOP/Worth swept through the field to capture the TNT
Summer Classic. Legendary manager Sully "Heels" Gelet came out of
retirement to manage the winners. He picked up right where he left off 9 years
ago by winning another tournament. Hooters was led by the hot bats of Jeff
Brennan (3 homers), Andy Gelet, Ty Jones, Ed "Pittsburgh" Sasek and
Jay Ehrhart. Slugger Scott Pennypacler was lost for the season with three
fractures in his foot. Pennypacker has 11 homers on the season for CVCK and will
sorely be missed. We wish him the best during his recovery. The Franchise came
in second and the Jug was third. Jake Corroplese's Franchise battled back all
day. The came from way behind to defeat the Brown Jug in the semi-final game as
Woody Capelli's home run was the big blow and Gus Baldassano's hit in the bottom
of the seventh inning drove in the winning run. John Cresswell, Brian Dunlap and
Chris Logan swung hot bats for the "Chise". Dave Hicks led the
Jug with a couple of dingers.
Final Standings (Final Record) Modi's Annual Radnor Classic
Upland AC of Delaware County defeated the Brick Bar of Radnor
Main Line Association to win Modi's Annual
Radnor tournament. Last Call of Delaware County was third,
Toto's of Norristown was fourth and J&J Painting of Plymouth was 5th.
Click on the link below to see photos of all the action. These are from Bob
Hornsby's Millennium Web Site. Zinn's (Class C & D) 35 & over Annual
Tournament
Two teams from Maryland finished 1 and 2 and some questions
were asked about the classification system of the out of state teams. These
teams were clearly not C or D. It's a shame because the locals that traveled to
Zinns were just that (Class C & D). AIA from Harrisburg is one of the better
35-over teams in the state and they were out in two games. But that didn't stop
Thom Eisenberger's Country Moon/Shiela's Water Ice team as they played
well enough to capture third place. Lead by pitcher Clayton Blank and shortstop
Jay Ehrhart along with old legends Dale Hood and Ron Weikel, the Collegeville
contingent will be a force to be reckoned with in the 35-over state
championships in State College on August 17-18 weekend. Matty Moore and his
Seamus Mulligan from Marcus Hook squad led by Frankie Smith went 1-2, including
a victory over the 2nd place team. Tom Schadt and his 50-over Spring Ford AA
team went 0-2. This was just a tune-up for the 50-over oldies as they prepare to
go to Pittsburgh to compete in the 50-over state championships in a couple of
weeks. On another note, Eisenberger's team will regroup and enter the 45-over
state championships in State College this coming weekend.
ASA of PA Class-D Regional States
None of the locals advanced out of the regional states. Maennerchor Club went 1-2 in
Turbotville. The Club was led by ageless pitcher Lou Raieta and Manager Dave
Raimondo. Results from York are as follows: Spring Ford AA of Linfield was
3-2 and finished 9th. N&O was also 3-2, Levingood Septic from Linfield was
2-2, Charlie's Pizza was 2-2 and Toto's was 0-2. Steppy's traveled to State
College and had a fine showing as they went 3-2, but John Shoemaker's squad did
not advance. The Franchise already qualified
for the state finals in York on August 10-11 weekend by virtue of winning the ASA
District-14 county championship earlier in the year.
Final Standings- Southeastern (@Mercersburg)
Final Standings- Northern (@Turbotville)
Final Standings- Northeastern (@York)
Final Standings- Central (@State College)
Final Standings- Western (@Meadville) Norristown "B-Division" All-Stars vs
Lansdale All-Stars
The Norristown "B-division" All Stars took on the All Star team from Lansdale for
the second year in a row at Heels Field. Playing by the Lansdale Unlimited Arc Rule, the Norristown team took the game 29-6. The power was supplied by Kenny
Hanley (Franchise) for Norristown with 2 home runs and Jeff Russo (N&O) with
one homer. Playing well for Norristown were Harry Singleton (Toto's) and Steve Moloney
(N&O) with 4 hits a piece. Also contributing were Chris Sullivan (Franchise),
Dave Baratucci (N&O) and Billy Gullota (Toto's) with 3 hits each. Rounding out the
all-star team were Mike Collazo, Chris Molitor and Joe Sanna from TNT, John
Cresswell, Robbie Himes, Brian Dunlap and Gus Baldassano of the Hitmen, Jay
Rissel from Swedeland, Sean Remish of Toto's and manager Jake Corropolese of the
league leading Franchise. The Lansdale power surge was supplied by John Curley and Rick Baskin with one
home run each. Before the game even began, the annual all-star home run
derby was held. Joe Sanna, TNT (3 homers), Rich Curley, Lansdale all-stars (3
homers), and Woody Smith, Hitmen advanced to the Final round. Joe 'Big Daddy' Sanna came through in the end hitting
2 out in the finals to take home the prize. Thanks once again to Chris 'Saint' Santori for setting this up again and for the Lansdale guys for coming down
to play in the game. A good time was had by all.
USSSA of PA Class-D Women's State Championship
Our Place Slammers of the Norristown Women's Softball League
finished in 2nd place in the USSSA "D" States. They were beaten in the
finals by Nick's Cafe of New Cumberland.
ASA of PA Class-B State Championship
Frederick's Chevrolet/Doc Holliday's/Geo's of Harrisburg
defeated DiBella's Pizza of Chambersburg to capture the ASA of PA Class-B State
title in Turbotville. Local teams held their own as District-6's Willowbrook Pub
led by Mike Hall and Calvin Butcher finished 5th with a 5-2 record. Spikes of
Linfield with Auggie Mauger and Todd Endy went 3-2 to finish 8th. Cannon Roofing
led by Tony Giannone was 1-2 and Mel's Pub/Barnaby's/Stadium Sports behind the
power of Joe Povenski was 2-2 to also finished in the top-10. Little Brown Jug
(0-2) was led by Bill Howseal who went 8 for 8.
Final Standings (Final Record) ASA of PA Class-C Regional States
McGregor's Pub of Norristown went 3-2 and finished 4th in Marcus Hook and
now advance to the ASA of PA Class-C State Finals in Turbotville on August
10-11th weekend. The Hitmen went 1-2 and CVCK/Steppy's went 0-2 in York. Alpine
International (1-2) of Quakertown and Cannoneers Club (0-2) of Lansdale also
played in Marcus Hook. Italian Club went 3-2 in Mercersburg to finish 6th. None of these teams advanced. McGregor's joins Hooters KOP (District-14) and Berry Mowing/Hatfield
(District-15) in the "C" state finals. Both of these teams qualified
by virtue of winning their respective ASA county championship. Here are some of
the top finishers in the regional states.
Final Standings- Northeastern (@Mercersburg)
Final Standings- Southeastern (@Marcus Hook)
Final Standings- Central (@York)
Final Standings- Western (@West Mifflin) TNT Sports Club Firecracker Tournament
City Line Bar from Philadelphia made it's way to Norristown
and captured the TNT Firecracker Tournament by going undefeated in the combined
bracket-double elimination format run by tournament director Sonny Termine. They
beat Little Brown Jug 17-16 in the bottom of the eight inning of the final
championship game. The Jug led 12-3 in the fourth inning before the City Liners
made their comeback. Brian Machinski was 12-17 with 3 home runs on the day.
Dan Devine went 14-16 and John Dlugoknski went 14-17 to also lead the City Line
squad. Rob Himes led the Jug with 6 homers on the day. Ryan
Walker and Don Douglass also swung hot bats for the locals. Montgomery County
Home Pro came in third. Ageless legend Tony "A" Orsini was 9 for 10
for Home Pro before he had to leave for work commitments. I'd like to thank
Brian Machinski and the City Line Bar team for venturing their way into
Norristown and winning over the locals with a rare display of talent and class.
Final Standings (Final Record) Dover 4th of July Firecracker USSSA Softball
Classic
David Allen of Paramount Builders/Worth hit a home run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 6th inning of the
championship game to defeat Buckeye's/Eagle Group/TPS 34-18 to win the Dover 4th of July Firecracker USSSA Softball Classic. The home run capped a 19 run inning in which Paramount fought back
to take the lead. Paramount Builders/Worth went 6 and 0 to capture the tournament against a very tough field. The tournament field
included 20 teams and was held at the beautiful Schutte Park in Dover, Delaware.
JC Casner of Reading suffered a couple of disappointing losses in bracket play
and ended up in the "B" Flight where they came in second. Little Brown
Jug of Norristown went 2-1 in bracket play, losing only to eventual champion
Paramount 27-3. They ended up in the "A" Flight where they lost to
Gasoline Heaven 29-12 and then to TNT Power of Virginia. They finished 10th.
"A" Flight Final Standings (Final Record)
ASA of PA District-14 Montgomery County
Class-C
Championship
Hooters KOP/Worth waltzed through the competition to
capture the ASA Montgomery County championship by defeating CVCK/Steppy's Sports Bar
in the final game. This tournament was continued from the previous weekend due
to rain. Andy Gelet and Ty Jones' squad now has earned a trip straight to the
state championships in Turboteville on August 10-11 weekend. Hooters was led
by the pitching and power of Tom McLaughlin along with hot hitting Jeff
Brennan (17-20, .850). CVCK/Steppy's finished second and the Hitmen were third.
Final Standings (Final Record) Quakertown Slow Pitch League Summer Classic
In what turned out to be the most competitive tournament of
the season so far, Stadium Sports/Mel's turned up their play a couple notches
to capture the $500 first place prize by winning this annual event. Deluxe
Bakery of New Jersey defeated Sheridan Printing/Showtime/Flip-it from Palmer
Township in Easton for the right to meet undefeated Mel's in the finals.
Deluxe proceeded to defeat Mel's to force the "if" game. Mel's then
defeated Deluxe in the final championship game to earn the title. Coors
Light/Peerless Beverage of New Jersey captured fourth place. Norristown's own
Little Brown Jug tied for fifth along with J&J Metals. Jimmy Lelii was
named tournament MVP by virtue of his 19 for 24 performance at the plate
(.792). Keith Berry and Paul 'Reds' Meare were both 9 for 9 in the final two
championship games to lead a strong offensive onslaught. Other hitting stars
for Mel's included Johnny Brooks, Gary 'Auggie' Maugher, Ivo Salvi, Jamie
Ritter and Danny Helm. Marty Murray, Jack Mullin and Danny King combined to go
9 for 10 in pinch hitting roles. The defense was lead as usual by Pitcher
Keith Berry. Clarke Farrell and Joe Povenski also made some incredible plays
from their outfield positions.
Final Standings (Final Record) Tournament
MVP - Jim Lelii, Stadium Sports/Mel's (19-24, .792)
ASA of PA District-14 Montgomery County Class-D
Championship
The Franchise lost their first game against TNT, then
proceeded to win their next 6 games to capture their first ASA County
Championship. After being sent to the depths of the loser's bracket by TNT, the
"Chise" reeled off wins against Maennerchor Club, Chain Mar Furniture,
Charlie's Pizzeria and Natale & Onufer Roofing. They then faced the task of
having to defeat unbeaten Steppy's Sports Bar twice. Behind the pitching of Mike
Fiorentino, who hurled all seven games and leadership of Jake Corropolese, they accomplished their goal and
are now headed to York in August for the ASA of PA Class-D State
Championships. Steppy's finished second while N&O was third.
Final Standings (Final Record) ASA of PA District-15 Bucks County Class-C
Championship
Hatfield Packing/Colmar Inn/Berry Mowing went undefeated
to capture their second straight ASA District-15 Bucks County Championship.
Overall, this was their 4th straight County Championship, as they won the
District-14 Montgomery County Championships in 1998 and 1999. They will now
travel right to the ASA of PA Class-C State Championships in Turbotville on the
weekend of August 10-12th, Rich Cocchmiglio and his squad went undefeated in
winning the title. Hatfield was led by the hot bats of Matt Cordi and Keith
McCollough. Alpine International were second and The Cannoneers Sportsmen
Club of Lansdale were third. Both of these teams qualified for the ASA of PA
State Regional in Marcus Hook. ASA of PA District-15 Slow Pitch
Commissioner Randy Bochniak organized and ran this event held at the North Penn
Gun Club in Trumbaurersville.
Sully's 24th Annual Women's Early Bird
Final Standings (Final Record) Tournament
MVP - Shelly Amendola, Red Lantern
Quakertown Slow Pitch League Early Bird
Sheridan Printing/Showtime (Flip-It) went undefeated to capture
the QSPL Early Bird Tournament with relative ease. With Pitcher Scott Farrell
leading the way on the mound and Big Troy Castellano, Herck Rodweller and Ben Kovalcik
providing the power, the Printers showed why they are a team to be reckoned
with. They defeated a tough Hatfield Packing (Berry Mowing) team twice in route
to the title. Scott Nauer, Dave Pettine, Marc Zeigler and Matt Cordi were the
hitting stars for Hatfield. Alpine International (East-West) came in third as
they lost to Hatfield twice. Doug Shaw, Jody Ritter, Eric and Wolfie all led the
Alpine squad. The Cannoneers Club lost their first game on Friday night and in
true Cannoneer fashion, they came all the way back to finish fourth. Willy
Plant, "Cowboy" Cary Sell and "Ice" Rotor Led the
Sportsmen's Club. If this tournament is any way in which the league is going to
be, then defending champs Cannon Roofing who did not enter the tournament has
it's hands full as the league looks real strong this year.
Final Standings (Final Record)
Norristown B/C "Rick Elliott/Billy Jackson Memorial"
This year's
B/C tournament
was played without a couple of very special guys named Rick Elliott and Billy
Jackson. Billy passed away last year. He played for Main Street Pizza. Rick passed away
last year after an accident. He last played for Falcone's, but is best
remembered with the old MAC Reality team. They both left behind family, friends
and many teammates.
The tournament was played on Saturday April 7th and was
rained out on Sunday April 8th. It was then continued on Saturday
April 21st. In "B" division action: Toto's/Brown Jug led by the hot bats of Billy Gullota and Willy Plant defeated
both Maennerchor Club and N&O. The Hitmen beat TNT and the Franchise behind
the hitting of Sammy Rosen and Gus Baldassano. Toto's/Brown Jug defeated The
Hitmen in the winner's bracket finals. They then sat back and waited as TNT beat
The Franchise and then faced off against the Hitmen to determine who went to the
finals to face Toto's. The Hitmen emerged victorious and faced the tough task of
having to defeat Toto's twice. It didn't happen as Toto's won the game and the
tournament title for new manager Tony "A" Orsini. Chris Santori swung
a hot bat for the champs and Toto's Pitcher Sean Remish was named the Tournament
MVP. In
"Rec" division tournament action, Kinsey's beat Main Street Pizza and Charlie's Pizzeria to gain a
spot in the finals. Montgomery Fitness defeated Bridgeport Rib House to advance
to the finals to meet Kinsey's. Kinsey Landscaping led by Tournament MVP Brian
van Buskirk defeated Montgomery Fitness to earn the "Rec" Tournament
Championship. Tournament director Sully Gelet said $400 was raised in each
tournament and donated to the families of both Billy Jackson and Rick Elliott.
In addition to that, the winning teams (Toto's and Kinsey's) and the Runner-up
teams (Hitmen and Montgomery Fitness) all donated
money back from their winnings to this cause. It was a nice gesture by the teams. Sully put in a lot of time to put this together and the Hooters
Softball Team donated their time to sell refreshments. The Monto Umpires
Associated also donated most of their time to help out. This whole idea was
conceived by Steve Maloney and the rest of the guys who play in the B and C
divisions. They all got together and voted to have this tournament in memory of
their former teammates.
Little Brown Jug Early Bird Open Tournament
Benny
Kovalcik's dramatic two run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Flip
It Softball from Palmer Township in Easton the championship prize of the Little
Brown Jug Early Bird Tournament. Stadium Sports/Mel's lost their opening
elimination tournament game to the same Flip It team and battled their way
through the loser's bracket to gain a spot in the finals against the Easton
powerhouse. The Mel's boys had to struggle through two amazingly close games to
reach the finals. They defeated the Casner/Moore/Owls 34-33 in arguably the best
game of the day. John Brooks single in the last inning gave Mel's the victory.
Mel's then beat CVCK 17-2 to advance to the semi-finals versus Berry Mowing. The
Mowers fell short in a 16-15 decision and finished in third place. Matt Cordi
and Brent Shaeffer swung hot bats for Berry and Dana Luscombe led the always
tough Berry defense. Mel's was lead by Dave Kwitakowski who was on fire the
whole day. Marty Murray and Jimmy Lelii also were in mid-season form for
Mel's. But it was the Flip It bunch that captivated the Wierman field
crowd with a rare display of speed and power. They hit the ball all over the
field and when the bases were occupied, they then hit their home runs. First
basemen Benny Kovalcik and Catcher Herk Rodweller both hit some massive homers
to lead the Flip It squad. Rodweller reportedly made only a handful of outs the
whole weekend and subsequently was voted the Tournament MVP. Manager Bill
Wilbert had his team ready for this tournament and it showed. CVCK/Steppy's
led by Ryan Henning, Ed Sasek, Jay Ehrhardt and Steve Kalback finished in fourth
place. Last year's two finalist, the Owls and Hooters finished in a tie for
fifth place. Swedeland Fire Company and McGregor's Pub tied for seventh place in
the final standings. The bracket standings and records along with the
elimination scores, results and final standings are listed below: BRACKET
"A" Standings/Records BRACKET "B" Standings/Records BRACKET
"C" Standings/Records BRACKET "D" Standings/Records Elimination
Tournament Results Final Standings (Final Record) Tournament
MVP - Herk Rodweller, Flip It
Millennium Early Bird Open Classic ©1998 Steve Dimitry, all rights reserved. Email:
sdimitry@verizon.net
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