(added all tournament awards) 2013 ASA ‘A’ National Tournament Report!
2013 ASA 'A' National
Ridgeland, MS
September 27-29
Video of the championship game – Long Haul vs O&S Cattle
You can find all of the games archived livestream at SoftballOutlet on Youtube
Link to the ASA facebook picture album
All photos in this recap are courtesy of ASA/USA Softball! THANKS!
ASA 'A' National tournament info and bracket link
Long Haul/JJ's/Doerflinger/Easton defeated the Armed Forces All Stars 29-18 on Saturday night in the winner's bracket final and O&S Cattle 41-29 to go 4-0 and win the ASA 'A' National Championship. Long Haul was led by Brian Wegman who was named MVP and went 7-7 with 3 homer's and 8 RBI in the final game. For the weekend Brian was 18-20 with 8 homers, 19 RBI, and 19 runs scored. O&S Cattle who finished 2nd fought through the losers bracket all weekend long after being upset by the Armed Forces 23-18 in their opening game on Friday night. O&S won 5 straight games including 1 run wins over Reds Astros and Rip City. Armed Forces who finished 3rd won their first 3 games with wins over Buzini, O&S Cattle, and Tharaldson before dropping two straight to Long Haul and O&S. Some of the stats from the tournament are posted below.
The video stream was of a very high quality so watching the archived games is worth a look as it is easy to fast forward and or replay parts of the games.
Freedom Ridge Park – 300 foot fields
1st Place – Long Haul/JJ's/Doerflinger/Easton
The Armed Forces and the 4 The Fallen team had a flag ceremony to honor Army SSG M. Hosey
Armed Forces All Stars finished an impressive 3rd
Geno Buck was pitching for O&S rather than Long Haul
ASA 'A' National Final Standings & Awards
Sonny's finished tied for 7th. They did not appear in the final standings above?
Tournament Name: ASA Slow Pitch Men's Class A
MVP..: Brian Wegman
Batting Champion..: Kyle Pearson (14-14)
HR Champion..: Dale Brungardt (11 HRs)
First Team
Pitcher Clark, Travis Long Haul/JJs/Doerflinger/Easton
Outfield Large, Cory Long Haul/JJs/Doerflinger/Easton
Outfield Pearson, Kyle Long Haul/JJs/Doerflinger/Easton
Outfield Santana, Nick O & S Cattle
Outfield Haglund, Neil Chempak/WC Lazers/Louisville Slugger
Utility Booth, Cory Sonnys
Utility Oliveira, Bryce Sonnys
Utility Bazat, Kevin Long Haul/JJs/Doerflinger/Easton
Utility Filby, Kevin Long Haul/JJs/Doerflinger/Easton
Utility Powers, Lee O & S Cattle
Infield Wegman, Brian Long Haul/JJs/Doerflinger/Easton
Infield Reckert, Brad Long Haul/JJs/Doerflinger/Easton
Infield Rulli, Dennis O & S Cattle
Infield Alienben, Jake All Armed Forces
Infield Brungardt, Dale O & S Cattle
Second Team
Pitcher Buck, Geno O & S Cattle
Outfield Cowart, Kyle Chempak/WC Lazers/Louisville Slugger
Outfield Schrage, Matt Rip City/Iron Hawk/DeMarini
Outfield Dillon, Brendan Long Haul/JJs/Doerflinger/Easton
Outfield Deaver, Frank 4 the Fallen/Miken
Utility Rowland, Mickey Tharaldson/Easton/Xtreme
Utility Larsen, Chris Rip City/Iron Hawk/DeMarini
Utility Schulte, Reggie O & S Cattle
Utility Roberts, Dustin Chempak/WC Lazers/Louisville Slugger
Utility Crine, Denny 4 the Fallen/Miken
Infield Gooding, Brandon 4 the Fallen/Miken
Infield Greinert, Chris Sonnys
Infield Granados, Chente Chempak/WC Lazers/Louisville Slugger
Infield Turlington, Kenneth All Armed Forces
Infield Mack, Bubba O & S Cattle
ASA 'A' Teams:
1st – Long Haul/JJs/Doerflinger/Easton (Mens A) Rob Humphrey – Burlington/IA
1 Kevin Bazat Columbia/MO A
2 Jason Branch Brooksville/FL RPL
3 Travis Clark Lake Geneva/WI RPL
4 Brandon Dillon Andeson/IN B
5 Daniel Feichtner Cincinnati/OH B
6 Kevin Filby Plain City/OH RPL
7 Brett Helmer Cicero/NY RPL
8 Rob Humphrey Burlington/IA B
9 Cory Large Bedford/TX B
10 Brad Reckart Trenton/OH A+
11 Luis Reyna Tampa/FL A+
12 Brian Titus Cato/NY B
13 Michael Umscheid Kenosha/WI B
14 Brian Wegman Hamilton/OH RPL
2nd – O&S Cattle (Mens A) Dennis Doerr – Stillwater/MN
1 Dale Brungardt Vancouver/WA A+
2 Geno Buck Red Wing/MN RPL
3 Eugene Burdick Eagan/MN A+
4 Jared Krasselt Chili/WI A
5 Andrew Lehman Andover/MN B+
6 Ronald Mack Milton/FL RPL
7 Matt McGowan Brooklyn Park/MN A
8 Lee Payne Alpharetta/GA C
9 Lee Powers Roanoke Rapids/NC RPL
10 Dennis Rulli Moorpark/CA RPL
11 Nick Santana Longwood/FL RPL
12 Reggie Schulte Sioux Falls/SD A
13 Jeremy Yates Lake City/FL A
3rd – All Armed Forces (Mens A) Tony Poore – Sam Houston/TX
1 Jacob Alicuben Pahoa/HI B
2 John Allen Wright-Patterson AFB/OH B
3 Rynne Brandt San Diego/CA B
4 Charles Campbell Scott AFB/IL C
5 Matt Faircloth Camp Lejeune/NC B
6 Dexter High Nellis AFB/NV A
7 Jacob Lenk Bramberg/AL B
8 Waylon Logsdon Honolulu/HI B
9 Nicholas Maragliano Youngstown/OH B
10 Dane Miller Ft. Sill/OK C+
11 David Moore Ft. Bragg/NC B+
12 Jose Otero March ARB/CA B
13 Eric Querry Ft. Hood/TX D
14 Kenneth Turlington Camp Humphreys/AL B
15 Marshall Woods Schofield Barracks/HI C
4th – CHEMPAK/WEST COAST LAZERS/MADD SKILLS/LOUISVILLE SLUGGER (Mens A) ron noyola – perris/CA
1 ROBERT BLACKBURN Indian Trail/NC RPL
2 VICTOR CORDOVA Tracy/CA RPL
3 KYLE COWART /GA A
4 John Gallegos Claremont/CA A
5 Dan Galvez /CA D
6 VINCENT GRANADOS Chino/CA A
7 MARIO GRANADOS SR. Chino/CA D
8 MARIO GRANADOS JR Chino/CA A
9 NEIL HAGLUND /CT A
10 JOHNATHEN LENZ Sugarland/TX A+
11 Daniel Lopez /AZ A
12 Ron Noyola Perris/CA A
13 RICHARD SALAZAR JR. San Antonio/TX A
Tied 5th – Tharaldson/Easton/Xtreme (Mens A) Mark Riggs
1 Ben Barrone Rochester/MN B
2 Mike Bjerkness Brainerd/MN A
3 Ron Brown Monticello/MN A
4 Chaun DeMars Becker/MN A+
5 Joel Granberg Rochester/MN B
6 Andy Hanson Plymouth/MN A
7 Jason Madsen Sioux Falls/SD A
8 Cory Neugebauer Brainerd/MN A
9 Chris Olson Rosemount/MN B
10 Derik Plonsky Cannon Falls/MN B
11 Mark Riggs Fargo/ND A
12 Scott Roen Salem/IA B
13 Mickey Rowland Rochester/MN A
14 Steve Schultz Coon Rapids/MN A+
15 Joey Tautges Brainerd/MN A+
16 Ben Vasquez Arcadia/WI A
Tied 5th – Rip City/Iron Hawk/Demarini (Mens A) Justin Bonnette – Denver/IA
1 Shannon Arnold Rock Island/IL B
2 Brian Barnett Davenport/IA B
3 Shaun Beutner Burlington/IA B
4 Justin Bonnette Denver/IA C
5 Joey Bulens Altoona/IA C
6 Andrew Collins Tampa/FL A
7 Robert Harrin Moline/IL C
8 Chris Larsen Vancouver/WA RPL
9 Kyle Pearson Panama City Beach/FL B
10 Matt Schrage Ames/IA C
11 Andy Shiltz Davenport/IA A
12 Nate Staats Davenport/IA B
13 Noah Wethington Rock Island/IL B
Tied 7th – 4 The Fallen/ Miken (Mens A) Greg Zayas – Anthem/AZ/
1 Pilar Amaya San Diego/CA B
2 Len Anderson Converse/TX C
3 Johnny Bailey San Diego/CA A+
4 Dennis Crine Henderson/NV RPL
5 Frank Deavers West Covina/CA B
6 Stephen Farr Phenix City/AL C
7 Jaime Fregozo Olympia/WA B
8 Brandon Gooding Escondido/CA C
9 Dave Lewis /OK C
10 Bill Messina Simi Valley/CA RPL
11 Faron Miller Goshen/IN C
12 Ryan Parfitt Blue Bell/PA B
13 Dale Roe Otter Lake/MI RPL
14 Nick Sansone Las Vegas/NV B
15 Clayton Shaw Clarksville/TN B
16 Michael Stephany Shawnee/KS B
17 Gregorio Zayas Anthem/AZ C
looks like parfitt is on there twice?
Tied 7th – Sonnys (Mens A) Sonny Pilcher – Casper/WY
1 Kevin Ballard Paris/TX A
2 Daniel Bean St. Charles/MO A
3 Carl Blank Gilbert/AZ A
4 Cory Boothe Richmond/VA A
5 Sammy Christensen Meridian/ID A
6 Charles Cunningham Port Orchard/WA A
7 Jeremy Davis Casper/WY A
8 Brian Faria Turlock/CA B+
9 Chris Greinert Casper/WY RPL
10 Westy Guill Clovis/CA B
11 Bryce Oliveira Las Vegas/NV C
12 Matt Pesso Simi Valley/CA RPL
13 Sonny Pilcher Casper/WY A
14 Alexis Ramirez Laveen/AZ A
15 Brian Zirkle Kankakee/IL B
Tied 9th – Red's Astros/Louisville Slugger/Creative/D2E/Vivid (Mens A) Herb Price – /IN
1 Taylor Albrecht Plano/TX A
2 Justin Aldora Richmond/IN A
3 Shaun Ballard Richmond/KY B
4 Joshua Bowen Evansville/IN B
5 Tim Cocco Union/KY RPL
6 Travis Dale Richmond/IN C
7 Cody Gilbert Vincennes/IN B
8 Ryan Hays Edgewood/KY C
9 Ryan Joiner Hipkinsville/KY B
10 David Kessler Fairfield/OH B
11 Steve Kingsolver Shelbyville/KY B
12 Troy Krider Auburn/IN A
13 Fred Lawson Columbus/IN C
14 Douglas Martin Corinth/KY B
15 Wally Maybrier Somerset/KY B+
16 Robert Moore Verona/KY A
17 Chad Mullins Hazard/KY B
18 Rick Potter Vincennes/IN B
19 Joshua Riley East Bernstadt/KY C
20 Robert Roop Columbus/IN B+
Tied 9th – Pro Gutter/Hemphill Construction (Mens C) Ken Pugh – Flora/MS
1 David Adams Brandon/MS C
2 Andrew Ayers Madison/MS C
3 Cody Childress Madison/MS C
4 Brian Dendy Benton/MS B
5 AJ Downs Brandon/MS B
6 Mathew Hodem Puckett/MS C
7 William Hurtt Pearl/MS D
8 Bo Kirby Brandon/MS C
9 Steve Mathews Shreveport/LA C
10 Brad Page Crystal Springs/MS C
11 Ken Pugh Flora/MS C
12 Shane Pullen Brandon/MS C
13 Curtis Spann Pearl/MS C
14 Ryan Taylor Pearl/MS C
15 Eric Wilkes Ridgeland/MS C
16 Benrus Womack Mendenhall/MS C
Tied 9th – Buzinis/BWW/Worth (Mens A) Jeff Lohrmann – MS
1 Brady Bascle Ruston/LA C
2 Ryan Bukuich /MS C
3 Brett Bukuich /MS C
4 Mitch Chappell Clinton/MS C
5 Brent Chappell Clinton/MS C
6 Cody Childress Ridgeland/MS C
7 Steven Gentry Brandon/MS C
8 Jeff Lohrmann Ridgeland/MS C
9 Chad Loudon Pensacola/FL B
10 Steve McLin Denham Springs/LA C
11 Jeremy Moreau Deville/LA C
12 Kyle Perterson Frierson/LA C
13 Donald Plaisance Slidell/LA B
14 Shane Pullen Clinton/MS C
15 Claude Simoneaux Praireville/LA B
16 Justin Stuart Haughton/LA C
17 Blake Terrell Summitt/MS C
18 Barry Wesson /MS C
19 Brock White Sandy Hook/MS C
20 Kyle Wilks Columbia/MS C
Low Bob's/Louisville Slugger wins the women's open division
Faith and Hope Softball from Louisiana won the ASA 'D'
Didn’t 4 The Fallen go 2-2?
How does ASA have Chad Mullins listed as a B player? Isn’t he at least on the Major watch list with USSSA?
Looks like Dillon got screwed there not making the 1st team… Wow
How did they give Bazat utility and not Dillon? He outdid him in every category offensively….and from what I seen he played a great outfield
Total BS on the selections. Only one Armed Forces player in the 1st team and one in the 2nd team for a team that finish 3rd. Not fair. It looks like a popularity contest.
It goes by stats
My point exactly. Geno hit .455 for the weekend and made 2nd team all tourney. Not hating on Geno. I am a fan. A couple of the Armed Forces guy got screwed.
He hit almost .700. The stats are messed up because his name is in there twice,happened to quite a few names.
The stats were screwed up for a lot if guys… Including Armed a Forces guys who hit over .700 but it doesn’t show. Seems a little strange that four guys have the exact same batting average with the exact same hits/abs.