2015 USSSA Maryland Dual Major tournament report!
2015 Nationwide Conference USSSA
"Battle On the Chesapeake"
Dual Major!
Glen Burnie, MD
June 11-14
Resmondo's Jeremy Yates hits a walk off homer in the bottom of the 7th to push Resmondo to a 32-31 win over Smash It Sports
in the winner's bracket finals of the Maryland Dual #2!
Link to the Softballcenter.com picture album of the 1st MD Major
Link to the Softballcenter.com picture album of the 2nd MD Major
USSSA MD #1 tournament info and bracket link
USSSA MD #2 tournament info and bracket link
32 of the top teams in the nation showed up at the Nationwide Conference USSSA Dual event in Glen Burnie, Maryland for 4 days of softball in brutal 90+ degree heat and high humidity. It actually ended up being 31 teams when Team Racks, one of the top 'A' teams in the nation no showed. The teams took to the fields at 8 AM Thursday morning on 6 fields with games every hour and a half. With over 120 games played between the two tournaments over a 4 day period it is impossible to describe all of the action. So I am just going to mainly speak in general terms. It was hot and when the wind blew in, it was hard to hit homers. In one game the Resmondo Major team who had a limit of 12 homers only hit 3. One game had a final score of 6-3. The normal Conference ZN classic M ball was used and it really "mushed up" in the heat.
In the first tournament the big story was the Texas 'C' team Steel. They knocked off Compound Athletics 22-7, Encompass 19-16, and pulled a shocker over Major team Backman 29-28 to make the final 4 where they met a hot Precision 'A' team out of Illinois and finally lost 24-15. Precision had gotten to the final 4 by upsetting the Smash It Sports Major team 19-16 in the second round. On the other side of the bracket #1 seed (by points) Resmondo made it to the semi-finals easily to face Albicocco who was finally up to the challenge of trying to beat another major team. In that game Resmondo jumped out to a lead but Albicocco scored an amazing 19 runs in one inning to take a commanding lead. Resmondo who needed to score just to avoid the run rule came back and put up 14 runs in the bottom half of the 5th and won on a Jeremy Yates walk off homer in the bottom of the 7th 34-33.
The 1st tournament continued on Friday with Smash It Sports who had been upset in the 2nd round by Precision marching through the loser's bracket. They beat SFI/SAL, Semper Athletics, Backman, Encompass, and Albicocco all by the run rule. Then they got a revenge win over Precision 21-17 to go to the championship against Resmondo but ran out of gas as Resmondo trounced them 24-4.
The 2nd tournament started Saturday morning at 8 AM. And it was still nasty hot. The big upset in this tournament early on was Deluxe Bakery who scored their first big Conference win over Major team Albicocco 16-15 on Tom Paturzo's walk off homer. This opened up the top quarter of the bracket for Broughton/Bad Draw/Worth an 'A' team out of North Carolina who beat CGR, Deluxe Bakery, and Peak Softball to make the final 4 where they were run ruled 44-25 by Smash It Sports. In the bottom half of the bracket Resmondo and Precision met in the semifinals with Resmondo coming out on top 42-27. The "Big Two" then met in the winner's bracket championship and Resmondo came from behind to win on a Jimmy Salas base hit in the bottom of the 7th 32-31.
On Sunday morning a banged up Precision team who had won a late night 9 inning affair over OC Swats to get to Backman forfeited when pitcher Andy Vitcak pulled an obleak muscle on a swing early in the first inning and Precision did not have enough players to continue. Backman moved on to play Smash It Sports in the loser's bracket final where they gave up 21 runs in the 5th inning to Smash It and lost 37-23.
In the finals of the 2nd tournament Smash It Sports went up 10-9 on Resmondo after two innings because of some infield errors by Resmondo. Then Resmondo turned up the defense with 3 great plays. A ricochet off of pitcher Andy Purcell went to Rulli who threw out the batter. Then Purcell reaching far to his left stabbed a hard grounder, and 2nd baseman Greg Connell cheated the middle at just the right time and stabbed a liner. Smash It got some great defense of their own with Mike Umschieds backhand at third base and pitcher Travis Clarks stab of a hard grounder right at him. Resmondo got another ricochet this one off of Salas at third base which went to Dedonatis at shortstop and he got the force play. With all the defense it was Resmondo with a 16-10 lead after 3 innings. In the top of the 4th Resmondo got a full out diving stop from third baseman Salas and a force out and it was evident that Resmondo playing their 12th game of the week was just a little fresher than Smash It Sports who were playing their 17th game of the week. The ball was bouncing Resmondos way and their infielders were just barely making great play after great play while Smash Its infielders were just barely missing on great plays.
Smash It did close the gap with a 3 run homer by Dale Brungardt and a great double play started by Bazat in the middle and an athletic jumping/twisting turn by second baseman Steven Lloyd kept them in the game down 8. In the bottom of the 5th though, Resmondo could smell blood and stepped on the gas with a BJ Fulk grand slam that put them up big and they ended the 5th with a nice lead and finished the game in the 6th with a walk off homer by Lee Powers.
The tournament was highlighted by great games and matchups throughout the 4 days and there seemed to be an unusually high amount of great diving stops by infielders. Something we don't see when playing with the bouncy 52 core ball.
I kept track of some of the great plays I witnessed:
– Above Alls 2nd baseman Chris Kirian great diver and roll at 2B vs Reds
– Pure Romance middle infielder Rocky Staton with two web gems in the same inning vs Resmondo. A leaping stab of a liner, and diver going toward ss and throw from almost a sitting position to first base.
– Resmondos Rulli diver in championship of first tourny where he landed within reach of 2nd base for the force.
– Broughtons Vernand Morency straight in diver against Peak from center field.
– CA Sports third baseman Kyle Pearson with a full out dive in the hole and from belly bounced the ball to 2nd for the force vs Xtreme.
– Xtreme shortstop Chris Bauer vs Peak mad a full dive in the hole and threw from a sitting position.
– Backman third baseman Kevin Kennington diver toward line on Bazat Sunday and his strong throw to first. And Bazat isn't slow.
– I know the entire Smash It Sports infield had many many great diving plays almost as if they were taking turns trying to out do each other.
And there were many more that I have forgotten or didn't have the privilege of witnessing.
Team Breakdown – 32 Teams Total (32 Conference)
4 Major
12 'A'
14 'B'
2 'C'
Resmondos Lee Powers hits a home run to give Resmondo the Dual #2 win 34-19!
Dennis Rulli leads off the Dual #1 winners final with a smash at Albicocco's Justin Mucciarelli
Precisions Denis Fisher bats against 3rd Streets Shane Spicer
Encompass/Eurotechs Chris Olson bats against Steel
TG Brand taking on rival Pure Romance
Xtreme taking on Compound Athletics
Above All Landscaping batting against Red's Astros
GTS Beus taking on Albicocco
Thursday crowd shot
Oldscout pollers were wrong! By the way VCH wasn't scheduled to play this tournament.
I accidently put them in the poll.
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Long Bombers of the Week
Resmondos Jeremy Yates hit an absolute bomb against Albicocco on Thursday night
Backmans Ryan Harvey hit a bomb Saturday night against Albicocco. I think anyone that was there might not call it a bomb but an absolute missile that seemed to gain speed as it passed the home run fence.
OC Swats Mike "BramZILLA" Brambilla also had a bomb in the heat of the day vs Deluxe Bakery that a few fans were talking about.
And finally I am including OC Swats Matt Fox in the long bombers, not for a home run but the hardest hit of the tournament against Precision Saturday night in that 9 inning game when he it a single to left field where the ball made a sound I don't think I've ever heard before. Wow.
Major Awards and Final Standings
Dual #1
Player Tournament Awards | Players Name | Plays For |
Tournament MVP | Greg Connell | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
Offensive Tournament MVP | Michael Umscheid | Smash it Sports/Compound Athletics/ |
Defensive Tournament MVP | Andrew Collins | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Dennis Rulli | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Brian Wegman | Smash it Sports/Compound Athletics/ |
All Tournament Team | Bryson Baker | Smash it Sports/Compound Athletics/ |
All Tournament Team | Andy Purcell | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Greg Connell | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Steve Edwards | Red's Astros/Louisville Slugger |
All Tournament Team | Cory Boothe | Red's Astros/Louisville Slugger |
All Tournament Team | michael ortiz | Smash it Sports/Compound Athletics/ |
All Tournament Team | Andrew Collins | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Chad Mullins | Red's Astros/Louisville Slugger |
All Tournament Team | Billy Fulk | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Brandon Dillon | Smash it Sports/Compound Athletics/ |
All Tournament Team | Ronald Mack III | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
Place | State | Team | Team Class | Wins | Losses | Ties | Runs Scored | Runs Allow | Avg Runs | Avg Allow | Avg Diff | Max Runs | USSSA Points |
1 | FL – Winter Haven | resmondo specialty tank worth | USSSA-SPMensMajor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 66 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 300 |
2 | NYU – Cicero, NY | smash it sports/compound athletics/ | USSSA-SPMensMajor | 8 | 2 | 0 | 245 | 136 | 24.5 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 44 | 225 |
3 | IL – Chicago | Precision/Easton/DO | USSSA-Mens-A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 109 | 22.8 | 18.1 | 4.66 | 41 | 200 |
4 | IN – Indianapolis | red's astros/louisville slugger | USSSA-Mens-A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 152 | 21.4 | 21.7 | -0.2 | 40 | 175 |
5 | NYU – Commack | albicocco/the scene/easton | USSSA-SPMensMajor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 112 | 21.2 | 22.4 | -1.2 | 33 | 155 |
5 | TXS – Corpus Christi | Steel | USSSA-Mens-C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 114 | 20.6 | 22.8 | -2.2 | 29 | 155 |
7 | MN – Champlin | encompass / eurotech / easton / ca | USSSA-Mens-B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 114 | 21.5 | 19 | 2.5 | 30 | 130 |
7 | GA – Peachtree City | oi livingston/tnt hauling/brother's | USSSA-Mens-A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 120 | 21.6 | 24 | -2.4 | 27 | 130 |
9 | CAS – Yorba Linda | oc swats doerflinger/miken/lcp | USSSA-Mens-B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 108 | 20.4 | 21.6 | -1.2 | 25 | 110 |
9 | IN – LAWRENCEBURG | backman/shoppe/louisville slugger | USSSA-SPMensMajor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 85 | 20.7 | 21.2 | -0.5 | 28 | 110 |
9 | CAN – San Jose | Classic Glass/Easton | USSSA-Mens-A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 88 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 33 | 110 |
9 | OH – West Chester | 3rd street/hubs pub/louisville slug | USSSA-Mens-A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 75 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 27 | 110 |
13 | NC – Greenville | broughton pharmacy/bad draw/worth | USSSA-Mens-A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 52 | 19.7 | 13 | 6.75 | 22 | 70 |
13 | GA – Macon | Primetime/Easton | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 94 | 17.5 | 23.5 | -6 | 23 | 70 |
13 | DC – Washington | Semper Athletics/Demarini | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 0 | 30 | 70 |
13 | MD – Baltimore | CGR/House Money | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 75 | 17.2 | 18.7 | -1.5 | 28 | 70 |
17 | WA – Bothell | newbreed/all american athletics/dem | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 11.3 | 15 | -3.6 | 19 | 40 |
17 | AR – Bryant | fence brokers inc/buzini/worth | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 68 | 25.3 | 22.6 | 2.66 | 30 | 40 |
17 | CO – Colorado Springs | peak softball/rockland llc | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 47 | 11.6 | 15.6 | -4 | 15 | 40 |
17 | NC – Fletcher | worshamathletics/klutchbrand/worth/ | USSSA-Mens-C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 51 | 16.3 | 17 | -0.6 | 28 | 40 |
17 | VA – Sutherland | SFI/SAL/Easton | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 5 | 16.3 | -11. | 6 | 40 |
17 | NJ – Jackson | above all landscaping/evo9x | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 66 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 30 | 40 |
17 | MS – Jackson | casport/miken/powerhouse/scottslawn | USSSA-Mens-A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 1.33 | 23 | 40 |
17 | OH – Cincinnati | pure romance/foulks adjusting/headl | USSSA-Mens-A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 52 | 11.3 | 17.3 | -6 | 18 | 40 |
25 | ID – Boise | GTS/Beus Excavation/AGD | USSSA-Mens-B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 19 | 40 |
25 | MI – Flint | TG Brand | USSSA-Mens-A | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 50 | 16.5 | 25 | -8.5 | 26 | 40 |
25 | WY – Casper | TEAM RACKS EASTON | USSSA-Mens-A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
25 | WA – Kent | combat/northwest athletics | USSSA-Mens-A | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 8.5 | 17 | -8.5 | 14 | 40 |
25 | NJ – Runnemede | Deluxe Bakery | USSSA-Mens-B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 57 | 9.5 | 28.5 | -19 | 11 | 40 |
25 | IL – CHICAGO | COMPOUND ATHLETICS/EASTON | USSSA-Mens-B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 47 | 18.5 | 23.5 | -5 | 21 | 40 |
25 | AR – Rogers | bear hollow ranch/cl/buzini/easton | USSSA-Mens-B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 39 | 9.5 | 19.5 | -10 | 14 | 40 |
25 | MN – Dayton | Xtreme/Miken | USSSA-Mens-A | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 15 | 40 |
Dual #2
Player Tournament Awards | Players Name | Plays For |
Tournament MVP | Jimmy Salas | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
Offensive Tournament MVP | Bryson Baker | Smash it Sports/Compound Athletics/ |
Defensive Tournament MVP | Don DeDonatis III | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Brett Helmer | Smash it Sports/Compound Athletics/ |
All Tournament Team | Andy Purcell | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Greg Connell | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Travis Clark | Smash it Sports/Compound Athletics/ |
All Tournament Team | Scott Kirby | Smash it Sports/Compound Athletics/ |
All Tournament Team | Steven Lloyd | Smash it Sports/Compound Athletics/ |
All Tournament Team | Andrew Collins | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Billy Fulk | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Nicolas Santana | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
All Tournament Team | Lee Powers | Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth |
Place | State | Team | Team Class | Wins | Losses | Ties | Runs Scored | Runs Allow | Avg Runs | Avg Allow | Avg Diff | Max Runs | USSSA Points |
1 | FL – Winter Haven | resmondo specialty tank worth | USSSA-SPMensMajor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 103 | 30.8 | 17.1 | 13.6 | 42 | 300 |
2 | NYU – Cicero, NY | smash it sports/compound athletics/ | USSSA-SPMensMajor | 5 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 170 | 33.5 | 24.2 | 9.28 | 44 | 225 |
3 | IN – LAWRENCEBURG | backman/shoppe/louisville slugger | USSSA-SPMensMajor | 6 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 161 | 28.1 | 20.1 | 8 | 41 | 200 |
4 | IL – Chicago | Precision/Easton/DO | USSSA-Mens-A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 126 | 24.5 | 21 | 3.5 | 36 | 175 |
5 | CAS – Yorba Linda | oc swats doerflinger/miken/lcp | USSSA-Mens-B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 140 | 23.5 | 20 | 3.57 | 35 | 155 |
5 | NC – Greenville | broughton pharmacy/bad draw/worth | USSSA-Mens-A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 113 | 20.6 | 22.6 | -2 | 28 | 155 |
7 | IN – Indianapolis | red's astros/louisville slugger | USSSA-Mens-A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 125 | 26 | 20.8 | 5.16 | 38 | 130 |
7 | NYU – Commack | albicocco/the scene/easton | USSSA-SPMensMajor | 4 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 138 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 130 |
9 | MI – Flint | TG Brand | USSSA-Mens-A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 114 | 23.6 | 22.8 | 0.80 | 32 | 110 |
9 | NJ – Jackson | above all landscaping/evo9x | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 86 | 18.7 | 21.5 | -2.7 | 31 | 110 |
9 | CO – Colorado Springs | peak softball/rockland llc | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 102 | 20 | 25.5 | -5.5 | 30 | 110 |
9 | MN – Champlin | encompass / eurotech / easton / ca | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 74 | 23.3 | 24.6 | -1.3 | 37 | 110 |
13 | OH – West Chester | 3rd street/hubs pub/louisville slug | USSSA-Mens-A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 82 | 21 | 20.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 70 |
13 | OH – Cincinnati | pure romance/foulks adjusting/headl | USSSA-Mens-A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 89 | 16.5 | 22.2 | -5.7 | 24 | 70 |
13 | MN – Dayton | Xtreme/Miken | USSSA-Mens-A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 110 | 24.2 | 27.5 | -3.2 | 30 | 70 |
13 | IL – CHICAGO | COMPOUND ATHLETICS/EASTON | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 61 | 19 | 15.2 | 3.75 | 34 | 70 |
17 | AR – Rogers | bear hollow ranch/cl/buzini/easton | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 55 | 14.3 | 18.3 | -4 | 16 | 40 |
17 | NJ – Runnemede | Deluxe Bakery | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 57 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 16 | 40 |
17 | AR – Bryant | fence brokers inc/buzini/worth | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 51 | 15.6 | 17 | -1.3 | 22 | 40 |
17 | GA – Peachtree City | oi livingston/tnt hauling/brother's | USSSA-Mens-A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 69 | 27.3 | 23 | 4.33 | 39 | 40 |
17 | WA – Bothell | newbreed/all american athletics/dem | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 60 | 18.6 | 20 | -1.3 | 24 | 40 |
17 | WA – Kent | combat/northwest athletics | USSSA-Mens-A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 89 | 16 | 29.6 | -13. | 22 | 40 |
17 | MS – Jackson | casport/miken/powerhouse/scottslawn | USSSA-Mens-A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 73 | 19.3 | 24.3 | -5 | 23 | 40 |
17 | GA – Macon | Primetime/Easton | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 62 | 20.3 | 20.6 | -0.3 | 29 | 40 |
25 | NC – Fletcher | worshamathletics/klutchbrand/worth/ | USSSA-Mens-C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 64 | 20.5 | 32 | -11. | 22 | 40 |
25 | WY – Casper | TEAM RACKS EASTON | USSSA-Mens-A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | 40 |
25 | VA – Sutherland | SFI/SAL/Easton | USSSA-Mens-B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 58 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 20 | 40 |
25 | ID – Boise | GTS/Beus Excavation/AGD | USSSA-Mens-B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 77 | 15.5 | 38.5 | -23 | 22 | 40 |
25 | CAN – San Jose | Classic Glass/Easton | USSSA-Mens-A | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 58 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 27 | 40 |
25 | DC – Washington | Semper Athletics/Demarini | USSSA-Mens-B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 49 | 15 | 24.5 | -9.5 | 19 | 40 |
25 | MD – Baltimore | CGR/House Money | USSSA-Mens-B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 41 | 14 | 20.5 | -6.5 | 18 | 40 |
25 | TXS – Corpus Christi | Steel | USSSA-Mens-C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 9.5 | 20 | -10. | 11 | 40 |
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Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth FL-Major
1st 6-0
1st 6-0
Overall 12-0
Resmondo heats up as the summer heats up. They had a perfect week, they went 12-0 they have pulled to within 12 points in the Nationwide Conference USSSA points, and they seem to be healthier than Smash It Sports. Connell is on a roll especially offensively, their defense is fairly sharp, and the youngsters Collins and Yates are hitting the ball well. As one Resmondo "fan" texted me, "they have 7 number two hitters in their lineup." As we know the two spot in the lineup is the most prestigious spot on most Major teams. Resmondo was tested twice by Albicocco and Smash It and came through in the clutch, especially that 14 run bottom of the 5th inning against Albicocco after Albicocco had put up 19 runs.
The Dudley this coming weekend could decide between the two super powers who will be the #1 seed going into the Smoky Mountain Classic.
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Resmondo lineup:
MI Rulli
2B Connell
P Purcell
3B Salas
1B Mack
C Fulk
EH Powers
SS Dedonatis
CF Collins
LF Yates
RF Isenhower
Santana played most games at CF
Sanchez pitched a number of games
Jimmy Salas at third, Don Dedonatis at SS, and Dennis Rulli at middle infield were getting it done fielding the hard shots.
Rulli had one ball he did a full out dive within reach of 2nd base and reached out and tagged it for the out. Another web gem.
Andrew Collins and Nic Santana
Greg Connell was MVP of the first tournament. .823 onbase %, 64 HR, 178 RBI coming into the tournament!
Powers congratulated for his big homer to end Dual #2
Andy Purcell and Jeremy Isenhower
Dan Sanchez did a lot of the pitching and Bubba Mack 135 RBI coming into Maryland
Smash It Sports/Compound Athletics/H Auto/ASP/Easton NY-Major
2nd 8-2
2nd 5-2
Overall 13-4
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Smash It Sports lineup
RF Baker (Scratchy)
LF Wegman
1B Kirby (Kirbot, Turbot, Skirby)
EH Filby or Helmer
2B Lloyd
P Clark
3B Umschied
EH Brungardt
SS Reyna
CF Dillon
MI Bazat
Reyna makes one of about 10 of his highlite film plays
Brett Helmer did play for his fans wondering
Travis Clarks shiny helmet caused one team to question if its allowed to be that sparkly?
Yoda and the young jedi knight
Scott Kirby hits those balls that look like they are going to hook foul but are hit so hard they curve back the other way. Jimmy Salas also hit one of these.
Precision/Easton/DO IL-A
3rd 4-2
4th 4-2
Overall 8-4
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OF Dan Kirkwood and infielder Brett McCollum
SS Keith Laski, MI Jeff Keske, and 2B Denis Fisher
Davis Bilardello climbs the left field fence
Red's Astros/Louisville Slugger IN-A
4th 5-2
7th 4-2
Overall 9-4
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Ben Dunn tracking down another in the gap, he also had another of those great jumps where he comes straight in and dives and takes away a base hit like he did in Chicago.
Travis Dale
Corey Boothe .717, 25 HR, 64 RBI coming into Maryland
Herb likes to take stroll when he is thinking through the management of a game
Albicocco/The Scene/Easton NY-Major
5th 3-2
7th 4-2
Overall 7-4
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Infielder Brian Faria may have taken over shortstop for Albicocco
Toni Albicocco and former player Orlando Castillo
Donald "Buckshot" Plaisance is now pitching for Albicocco
Backman/Shoppe/Louisville Slugger IN-Major
9th 2-2
3rd 6-2
Overall 8-4
Backman got tripped up by 'C' team Steel in the first tournament and Precision in the 2nd. They did recover to get 3rd place in the 2nd tournament with a big late Saturday wins over Albicocco and Broughton when they scored a total of 81 runs. Backman has had to scramble for players with all of their injuries and we'll see how they do in July now that they have most of it sorted out.
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Backman Sunday lineup:
1B Baggs
3B Kennington
RF Haglund
EH Harvey
C Roberts
MI Castillo
2B Crawford
CF Logan hit a moving car in hood with hr
LF Schulte
SS Lahair
P Watson
Harvey hits a walk off homer to beat Broughton in the bottom of the 7th
Backman picked up former 4 The Fallen outfielder Reggie Schulte
OC Swats Doerflinger/Miken/LCP CA-B
9th 3-2
5th 5-2
Overall 8-4
With the game tied and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th, OC Swats gets the rare 1-2-5 double play!
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We were trying to come up with a nickname for Mike Brambilla. I've settled on Mike BrambZILLA!
Swats picked up left fielder Mario Granados
Encompass / Eurotech / Easton / CA MN-B
7th 4-2
9th 1-2
Overall 5-4
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Patrick Ellwanger was mashing a lot of homers, especially in the first tournament
Krasselt gives Encompass three left handed outfielders that bat in the top 4…
Broughton Pharmacy/Bad Draw/Worth NC-A
13th 2-2
5th 3-2
Overall 5-4
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Matt Tindell had the power stroke going at some key times during Broughtons 2nd tournament run
3rd Street/Hubs Pub/Louisville Slugger OH-A
9th 1-2
13th 2-2
Overall 3-4
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Cody Gilbert gets tagged out at the plate vs Newbreed
Jasyon "Red" Scott has had a nice year at leadoff for 3rd Street
OI Livingston/TNT Hauling/Brother's GA-A
7th 3-2
17th 1-2
Overall 4-4
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Mike Olive the sponsor had to play when they had some player emergencies. Mikie can hit!
2nd baseman Matt McCraw turns a great double play to beat OC Swats
Above All Landscaping/EVO-9X NJ-B
17th 1-2
9th 2-2
Overall 3-4
Peak Softball/Rockland LLC CO-B
17th 1-2
9th 2-2
Overall 3-4
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Joe Gordon beat Classic Glass with a walk off hit
Todd Pease and Nate Holcomb are some of the new Peak additions
Chad Loudon and Baltimore native John Robinson
Primetime/Easton GA-B
13th 2-2
17th 1-2
Overall 3-4
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Pure Romance/Foulks Adjusting/Headlines OH-A
17th 1-2
13th 2-2
Overall 3-4
Bellamy, Masur, and Staton
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Staton made an incredible leaping stab and also a full diver to the left of 2nd base by the grass and threw the runner out at first base from a sitting position!
One of the better plays of the year.
Steel TX-C
5th 3-2
25th 0-2
Overall 3-4
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Jason Guillory did the pitching for Steel
CASport/Miken/Powerhouse/ScottsLawn MS-A
17th 1-2
17th 1-2
Overall 2-4
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Danny Evans did the pitching in place of the missing Geno Buck
CA Sports could use some sponsorship to finish their run at an 'A' World title
Classic Glass/Easton CA-A
9th 2-2
25th 0-2
Overall 2-4
Trending Even
Fence Brokers Inc/Buzini/Worth AR-B
17th 1-2
17th 1-2
Overall 2-4
Trending Even
Some of FBI's veteran hitters Zach Keene, Alex Henry, and Tim Bowser
Newbreed/All American Athletics/Demarini WA-B
17th 1-2
17th 1-2
Overall 2-4
Trending Down some
Veteran conference mashers Donovan Pokraka and Charles Cunningham
TG Brand MI-A
25th 0-2
9th 3-2
Overall 3-4
CGR/House Money MD-B
13th 2-2
25th 0-2
Overall 2-4
Trending Up!
Veteran Greg Rush
COMPOUND ATHLETICS/EASTON IL-B
25th 0-2
13th 2-2
Overall 2-4
Trending Even
Compound 2B John Howard leads them in homer's, .630, 23 HR, 58 RBI
Compound pitcher Stephen Cooper
Semper Athletics/Demarini DC-B
13th 2-2
25th 0-2
Overall 2-4
Trending Even
Semper had a different left side this weekend
Xtreme/Miken MN-A
25th 0-2
13th 2-2
Overall 2-4
Trending Even
McGowans
Xtreme shortstop made a great diving play against Peak
Xtreme and a couple of other teams went to DC
Bear Hollow Ranch/CL/Buzini/Easton AR-B
25th 0-2
17th 1-2
Overall 1-4
Bear Hollow has played 11 USSSA tournaments already this year. In Maryland they didn't score much and lost their first 3 games to Conference 'A' teams. Then they beat Steel 14-8 and lost to another 'A' team 3rd Street. One game they boot the ball too much, next game they don't score well. Joseph Talley leads the team with a .809 onbase % in 69 plate appearances. Pitcher Addison Rayford leads the team in homers with 22.
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Matt Snyder for Bear Hollow has a quick bat
Combat/Northwest Athletics WA-A
25th 0-2
17th 1-2
Overall 1-4
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Canadian Franck Henry was back with Combat NWA
Dal Beggs was back in the Conference, Kendrick still carries a high onbase % .691 coming into Maryland (leading team)
Deluxe Bakery NJ-B
25th 0-2
17th 1-2
Overall 1-4
Trending Even!
Tom Paturzo who had that walkoff against Albicocco!
SFI/SAL/Easton VA-B
17th 1-2
25th 0-2
Overall 1 – 4
Trending down!
WorshamAthletics/KlutchBrand/Worth NC-C
17th 1-2
25th 0-2
Overall 1-4
Trending Even
GTS/Beus Excavation/AGD ID-B
25th 0-2
25th 0-2
Overall 0-4
Trending Down!
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Texas softball friends Mike Cervantes, Chris Potts, Ben Dunn, Cooper Vittitow, and ? Brian McBryde?
Collins was out at the plate, good call!
The crowd for the winners semi and final Saturday was about 150 (yes I counted…) 🙂
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