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National Slo-Pitch Conference - NSPC

NSPC Regular Season Tournaments (1978 - 1987)

1978

Five tournaments were originally scheduled, but the one in Triangle, NC was cancelled. Teams scheduled to play in Triangle were Howard's/Western Steer, Howard and Carroll, Poindexter Lumber, Ken Sander's Ford and Taylor Brothers.  NSPC #3 was originally scheduled for Rochester, NY, but was relocated to Detroit, MI.  Info on the 4 tournaments played in 1978 are as follows:

Campbell’s Carpets of Concord, CA won 2 out of 4 at-large berth tournaments to claim rights to the "UnOfficial" National Championship, 
No runner-up or MVP was named. Howard & Carroll of Sherrills Ford, NC and Howard’s Furniture of Denver, NC each won a tournament also.
1978 Total Total Avg.   # 1st's # 2nd's # 3rd's # 4th's Total Total
Regular Season standings Events Points Event Score (12 Pts) (8 Pts) (6 Pts) (4 Pts) Record RF-RA
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA 2 24 12.0 0.083 2 0 0 0 9 - 2 285 - 152
2. Howard & Carroll, Sherrill's Ford, NC 1 12 12.0 0.083 1 0 0 0 4 - 0 122  - 78
3. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC 2 16 8.0 0.125 1 0 0 1 6 - 3 170 - 134
4. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX 2 14 7.0 0.143 0 1 1 0 4 - 4 125 - 175
5. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK 4 24 6.0 0.167 0 1 2 1 7 - 8 405 .-333
6. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA 2 8 4.0 0.250 0 2 0 0 4 - 4 129 - 121
7. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC 2 8 4.0 0.250 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 70  - 118
8. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH (non-conference member) 1 8 0.0 0.125 0 1 0 0 4 - 2 99  -  95
9. Dubose Insurance, Pensacola, FL  (non-conference member) 1 6 0.0 0.167 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 43  - 68
10. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI 3 0 0.0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 130 - 161
10. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AZ 1 0 0.0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 61 -  66
** Scoring System- 
12 Pts for 1st, 8 Pts for 2nd, 6 Pts for 3rd, 4 Pts for 4th.
Standings based on total qualifiers entered divided by total points
Ties Broken by Most Tournament Championships or highest finishes
 
#1, June 10-11, Triangle, NC	
- Cancelled and never made up, the NSPC decided to go with just the 4 remaining events. Howard's, Poindexter, Howard & Carroll, Ken Sanders and Taylor Bros.
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#2, July 15-16, St. Louis, MO		W-L	(RF-RA)
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA		5-1	(133-99)
2. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX	2-2	 (68-79)
3. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK		2-2	 (79-68)
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC	2-2	 (48-66)
5. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA		1-2	 (44-48)
5. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI		1-2	 (60-57)
7. Dodge City West, St. Louis, MO		0-2	 (31-48)
MVP - 		Mike Cellura, Campbell's (13 HRs, 3 HRs and 8 RBIs in the Championship Game)
HR Leaders- 	Mike Cellura, Campbell's - 13
HR Leaders- 	Denny Jones, Campbell's - 13
Batting Leader-	Denny Jones, Campbell's (25-33, 13 HRs, 27 RBIs) - .758
ODPA- 		Ricky Page, Campbell's Carpets
NOTE- Campbell's Carpets came out of the loser's bracket to beat Taylor's twice 16-13 and 30-13. Mike Cellura hit 3 HRs and had 8 RBIs in the championship.
The fences were 300 feet and there was a 20 foot high sign-board fence 10 feet behind the 300 foot fences. Cellura and Jones both hit balls over that. 
Game Scores
Campbell 21 - Dodge City 16
Snyders 16 - Poindexter 1
Capitol 16 - Nelson 15
Taylor 19 - Capitol 18
Campbell 30 - Snyder 19
Taylor 23 - Campbell 15
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Poindexter 27 - Dodge City 15 eliminated
Nelson 26 - Snyders 25 eliminated
Poindexter 14 - Capitol 10 eliminated
Nelson 26 - Poindexter 6 eliminated
Campbell 21 - Nelson 12 eliminated
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Campbell 16 - Taylor 13
Campbell 30 - Taylor 13 eliminated
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#3, July 22-23, Montgomery, AL		W-L	(RF-RA)
1. Howard & Carroll, Sherrill's Ford, NC		4-0	(122-78)
2. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK		3-2	(145-111)
3. Dubose Insurance, Pensacola, FL		1-2	(43-68)
4. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC		2-2	(95-85)
5. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL		1-2	(61-66)
5. Barbeque Kitchens, Atlanta, GA		1-2	(26-61)
7. Carolina A's, Shelby, NC			0-2	(21-36)
NA. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX (had to withdraw)
MVP-		None awarded or Not Listed
HR Leader-	Tom Beall, Howard & Carroll - 10
Batting Leader-	Bruce Meade, Nelson's (21-25, 9 HRs) - .840
ODPA- 		Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll
NOTE- H&C beat Nelson's in the Championship 38-30. Don Clatterbaugh was 6-6 with 4 HRs.  Micky Morrison had 3 HRs and 7 RBIs. Tom Beall won the HR trophy
with 10 dingers, edging out Bruce Meade, Joel Todd and James Abercrombie, all of Nelsons who had 9. Bruce Meade's 21-25 (.840) won the batting title over
Luther Ates of Dubois.  Ates turned in a 15-18 performance (.833). Gene Jones of H&C had a great tournament as he went 20-25 (.800). Other HR totals for the 
weekend include: James Boyette and Clatterbaugh of H&C 7, Harold Kelley of Nelsons 7. Steve Williams of Dubose 5, Roger Brown of Carolina A's 4. For Howard's,
it was Don Arndt, Rick Scherr, HT Waller and Bill Howes all with 6.
Game Scores
Howard's 34 - Nelson's 23
H&C 39 - BBQ Kitchen 15
Ken Sanders 23 - Carolina A's 9
Dubose 25 - Howard's 20
H&C 24 - Ken Sanders 19
H&C 21 - Dubose 14
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BBQ Kitchen - Carolina A's 13-12 eliminated
Nelson's - Ken Sanders 33-19 eliminated
Howard's - BBQ Kitchen 25-5
Nelson's - Howard's 32-19 eliminated
Nelson's - Dubose 27-4 eliminated
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H&C - Nelson's 38-30
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#4,  July 29-30, Detroit, MI		W-L	(RF-RA)
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA		4-1	(152-53)
2. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH	4-2	 (99-95)
3. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX	2-2	 (57-91)
4. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK		2-2	 (84-68)
5. Softball City, Detroit, MI			1-2	 (27-77)
5. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI		0-2	 (42-57)
7. Lonnies, Detroit, MI			0-2	 (22-41)
MVP-		Denny Jones, Campbell's - (9 HRs, 33 RBIs, including the winning RBI in the 21-20 championship)
HR Leader-	Mike Cellura, Campbell's - 10
Batting Leader-	Bruce Meade, Nelson's (13-14) - .929
ODPA- 		Marty Monterosso, Greater Cincinnati Sports
NOTE- Campbell's Carpets went 4-0 on the weekend, including a 21-20 victory over Greater Cincinnati Sports in the final game behind Mike Cellura's 2 HRs.
Greater Cincinnati Sports was the surprise team of the tournament. Tom Riccardi hit 9 HRs for them on the weekend. Cellura (10) and Denny Jones (9) led 
Campbell's. Gordon Wheeler chipped in with 8.  Campbell's had a couple of offensive explosions during the weekend. They defeated Softball City by a 51-2
score. Cellura (4), Jones (3) and John Tercheria (3) led that onslaught. They beat Taylor Brothers 47-9. Jones and Wheeler hit 4 each, while Randy Barlich had 3.
Scores
Campbells 22 - Lonnies 10
Softball City 19 - Nelsons 16
Taylor Brothers 7 - Greater Cinn Sports 6
Cambells 51, Softball City 2
Taylor Brothers 20 - Snyders 16
Campbells 47 - Taylor Brothers 9
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Nelson 19 - Lonnies 12 eliminated
Greater Cinn Sports 10 - Softbal City 6 eliminated
Nelson 30 - Snyders 19 eliminated
Greater Cinn Sports 20 - Nelson 10 eliminated
Greater Cinn Sports 22 - Taylor 21 eliminated
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Greater Cinn Sports 12 - Campbells 11
Campbells 21 - Greater Cinn Sports 20 eliminated
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#5, August 5-6, Lakewood, OH		W-L	(RF-RA)
1. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC		4-1	(75-49)
2. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA		3-2	(85-73)
3. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK		2-2	(97-86)
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC	0-2	(22-52)
5. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI		0-2	(28-47)
MVP-		None awarded or Not Listed
HR Leader-	Charlie Mitchell, Nelson's - 8
Batting Leader-	Lonnie Parker, Snyder's (9-11) - .818
ODPA- 		Don Furnald, Capitol Insulation
NOTE- Stan Harvey led Howards's to the championship of the last NSPC tournament of the year as he blasted 4 HRs to lead the onslaught over Capitol
Insulation 26-9. Howard's hit 12 in the game. Don Arndt, Rick Scherr and HT Waller all had 2 each. Charlie Mitchell won the HR title with 8. He hit 4 in
one game. In that same game, James Abercrombie also hit 4 for Nelson's, while Joel Todd hit 3. Stan Harvey was close behind Mitchell with 7 homers total. 
Game Scores
Howard's 11 - Snyder's 8
Capitol 18 - Nelson's 15
Howard's 21 - Poindexter 10
Howard's 10 - Capitol 6
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Nelson's 36 - Snyder's 20
Nelson's 31 - Poindexter 12
Capitol 36 - Nelson's 15 
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Capitol 16 - Howard's 7
Howard's 26 - Capitol 9
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Regular Season MVP Winners
Mike Cellura, Campbell's
Denny Jones, Campbell's

ODPA Award Winners
Ricky Page, Campbell's Carpets
Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll
Marty Monterosso, Greater Cincinnati Sports
Don Furnald, Capitol Insulation

1979

Starting in 1979, National Qualifiers were held and point totals accumulated according to tournament finishes.  These were reflected in the regular season standings. The 8 teams with the most point totals were awarded berths in the National Championship Tournament. There were 22 Teams entered in the NSPC for the 1979 season. Point system as follows: 12 Pts for 1st, 8 Pts for 2nd, 6 Pts for 3rd, 4 Pts for 4th.  Standings based on average points per event.

1979 Total Total Total Avg. # 1st's # 2nd's # 3rd's # 4th's
Regular Season standings (Top 8 make finals) Record Events Points Event (12 Pts) (8 Pts) (6 Pts) (4 Pts)
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA  NA 4 44 11.00 3 1 0 0
2. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma, City, OK  NA 5 52 10.40 3 2 0 0
3. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC  NA 8 50 6.25 1 2 3 1
4. Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, AL  NA 8 48 6.00 3 1 0 1
4. Irving Sports Center, Irving, TX  NA 3 18 6.00 0 1 1 1
6. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH  NA 6 32 5.33 0 3 1 0
7. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC  NA 9 44 4.89 1 2 2 1
8. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA  NA 3 14 4.67 1 0 0 1*
9. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH  NA 5 20 4.00 0 2 0 1
10. American Reality, Sacremento, CA  NA 4 12 3.00 0 0 2 0
11. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC  NA 5 14 2.80 0 0 2 2*
12. York Barbells, York, PA  NA 8 16 2.00 1 0 0 1
13. St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO  NA 4 6 1.50 0 0 0 2*
14. G.B. Wilcher Contractors, Seymour, IN  NA 7 10 1.43 0 0 1 1
15. Trenton Capitols, Trenton, NJ  NA 3 4 1.33 0 0 0 1
16. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL  NA 5 4 0.80 0 0 0 1
17. Snyders Softball Club, Novi, MI  NA 5 2 0.40 0 0 0 1*
18. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT  NA 3 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
18. Taylor Brothers, Corpus Christi, TX  NA 3 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
18. Hillcrest Tavern, Cleveland, OH  NA 4 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
18. Burnette and Carroll, Chattanooga, TN  NA 6 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
18. LeAlCo, Lebanon, TN  NA 6 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
NA. DM Racing, Jacksonville, FL (non-conference team) NA 1 NA 0.00 0 0 1 0
NA. Softball City, Detroit, MI (non-conference team) NA 1 NA 0.00 0 0 0 1
* - each team tied for 4th once and split the 4 points                
NA - Non Conference teams received no points                
 
1979  NSPC Tournaments (13 regular season Qualifiers)
Location and Top Teams with available info (MVP, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders)
#1 April 7-8, Jacksonville, FL		
1. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL
2. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK
3. DM Racing, Jacksonville, FL
4. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC
	MVP- Roger Mayo, Ken Sander's Ford (.704, 17 HRs)
	Bruce Meade, Nelson's Painting (27-30, .900, 17 HRs)
#2 April 14-15, Charlotte, NC
1. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC
2. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC
3. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC
4. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL
	MVP- Dave Carroll, Dave Carroll Sports (9-13, .692)
	Gene Jones, Dave Carroll Sports (14-16, .875)
	Don Arndt, Howard's Furniture - 8 HRs
	Ray Fleetwood, Howard's Furniture - 8 HRs
#3 April 28-29, Chattanooga, TN
1. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL
2. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH
3. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC
	MVP- Larry Ellis, Ken Sander's Ford
	Roger Mayo, Ken Sander's Ford - 11 HRs
	Al White, American Reality - .852
#4 May 5-6, Winston-Salem, NC
1. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC
2. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
3. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
4. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL
	MVP- Tom Beall, Howard's Furniture - 9 HRs
	Mike Cellura, Campbell's Carpets - .652
#5 May 12-13, Marietta, GA
1. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK
2. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL
3. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC
4. York Barbell, York, PA
	MVP- Mike Parrott, Nelson's Painting  (.766, 22 HRs, 52 RBIs)
	Joey Raby, Dave Carroll Sports (19-23) - .826
#6 May 12-13, Concord, CA
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
2. Irving Sports, Dallas, TX
3. American Reality, Concord, CA
4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC
	MVP- Greg Fuhrman, Campbell's Carpets - 8 HRs
	Greg Fuhrman, Campbell's Carpets - 8 HRs
#7 May 19-20, Bowie, MD	
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
2. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK
3. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC
4. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC
	MVP- Jerry King, Campbell's Carpets - (.850, 12 HRs)
	Denny Jones, Campbell's Carpets (.780) - 12 HRs
#8 June 2-3, Springfield, OH	
1. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK
2. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
3. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC
4. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH
	MVP- Chic Downing, Nelson's Painting (.792, 11 HRs)
	Jerome Webb, Ken Sander's Ford - 12 HRs
#9 May 9-10, Bowie, MD	
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
2. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC
3. American Reality, Concord, CA
4. Trenton Capitols, Trenton, NJ
	MVP- Mike Cellura, Campbell's Carpets - 9 HRs
	Denny Jones, Campbell's Carpets - .694
#10 June 8-10,Cleveland, OH
1. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL
2. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
3. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC
4. G.B. Wilcher Contractors, Seymour, IN
	MVP- Craig Elliott, Ken Sander's Ford (.833, 9 HRs)
	Charles Wright, Ken Sander's Ford - 9 HRs
#11 June 23-24, Cincinnati, OH
1. York Barbell, York, PA
2. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH
3. Irving Sports, Dallas, TX
4. G.B. Wilcher Contractors, Seymour, IN
	MVP- not listed
	Rick Linz, GCS (14-19, .737)
#12 July 14-15, Bowie, MD
rained out, rescheduled and then never played
#13 July 14-15, Detroit, MI	
1. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA
2. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
3. Softball City, Detroit, MI
4. Irving Sports, Dallas, TX
	MVP- not listed
	John Geckle, Steele's (.684, 5 HRs)
NOTE - Some additional Qualifiers were not listed at all in the results
Regular Season MVP winners
Roger Mayo, Ken Sanders
Dave Carroll, Dave Carroll Sports
Larry Ellis, Ken Sanders
Tom Beall, Howard's/Western Steer
Mike Parrott, Nelson Painting
Greg Fuhrman, Campbell Carpets
Jerry King, Campbell Carpets
Chic Downing, Nelson Painting
Mike Cellura, Campbell Carpets
Craig Elliott, Ken Sanders

1980

There were 20 Teams entered in the 1980 Season. The 8 teams with the most point totals were awarded berths in the National Championship Tournament.

1980 Final Regular Season Standings Record Pct 1st 2nd 3rd
1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL  19 - 4 0.826 3 1 1
2. Softball City, Detroit, MI 25 - 9 0.735 3 0 0
3. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 16 . 7 0.696 0 3 0
4. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA 15 . 7 0.682 1 2 0
5. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH 23 - 11 0.676 1 1 3
6. Ken Sanders Subaru, Birmingham, AL 17 - 11 0.607 1 1 2
7. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN 11 - 8 0.579 0 1 0
8. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH 14 - 14 0.500 1 1 1
8. Dave Carroll's, Sherrill's Ford, NC 11 - 11 0.500 2 0 2
10. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI 18 - 24 0.429 0 1 0
11. Han Hansen, Toledo, OH 10 - 16 0.385 0 0 1
12. York Barbells, York, PA 8 - 13 0.381 0 1 0
13. Teamsters 293, Cleveland, OH 8 - 20 0.286 0 0 1
14. Bunca and Frey, Kalamazoo, MI 6 - 18 0.250 0 0 0
15. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT 4 - 13 0.235 0 0 1
16. Friarson's, Jackson, MS 1 - 10 0.091 0 0 0
NA. G.B. Wilcher, Seymour, IN  (withdrew from Conference) NA        
NA. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC  (withdrew from Conference) NA        
NA. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA  (withdrew from Conference)        NA        
NA. St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO  (withdrew from Conference) NA        
 
1980  Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments (18 Total)
Location and Top 3 Teams with available info (MVP-if named, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders)
#1 April 26-27, Clemmons, NC	
1. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL (4-1)
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 
3. Dave Carroll's, Sherrill's Ford, NC
	MVP- not listed
#2 May 3-4, Montgomery, AL
1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL (5-0)
2. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL (4-1)
3. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrills Ford, NC
	MVP- not listed
	Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll Sports (.800, 11 HRs)
	Mike Parrott, Dave Carroll Sports - .833
#3 May 10-11, Niceville, FL
1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL (4-1, beat Howard's head to head)
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC (4-1)
3. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL 
	MVP- James Washington, Jerry's Caterers  (.800, 7 HRs)
	Ed Roth, Howard's/Western Steer (.684) - 8 HRs
#4 May 17-18, Eden-Burlington, NC
1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA (4-1)
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
3. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL
	MVP- Richard Wilborn, Campbell's Carpets - 6 HRs
#5 May 17-18, Chattanooga, TN
Rained-Out, never re-scheduled
#6 May 24-25, St. Louis, MO
1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL
2. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
3. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH
	MVP- not listed
	James Boyett, Jerry's - 2 HRs
	Fred Winston, Jerry's - 2 HRs
#7 May 31-June 1, Marietta, GA
1. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrills Ford, NC (4-1, beat Jerry's head to head)
2. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL (4-1)
3. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL
	MVP- Larry Hall, Dave Carroll
	Lacy Brumley, Ken Sanders - 18 HRs
	Kenneth Carlton, Jerry's - .833
#8 June 7-8, York, PA
1. Softball City, Detroit, MI (4-0)
2. York Barbell, York, PA
3. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT
	MVP- not listed
#9 June 7-8, Dayton, OH
1. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH (5-0)
2. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA
3. Teamsters #293, Cleveland, OH
	MVP- John Geckle, Steele's
	Dennis Myers, Campbell's Carpets - 12 HRs
#10 June 7-8, Denton, TX
Cancelled
#11 June 21-22, Detroit-Wynndotte, MI	
1. Softball City, Detroit, MI (4-1, beat Snyder's head to head)
2. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI (4-1)
3. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
	MVP- Craig Seamon, Softball City (11-18, .611, 12 RBIs)
	Joe Young, Steele's - 5 HRs
	John Eckstein, Snyder's - .765
#12 June 28-29, Cleveland, OH
1. Softball City, Detroit, MI (7-1)
2. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH
3. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
	MVP- not listed
	Joe Young, Steele's (37 RBIs) - 15 HR's
	Mike Macenko, Hillcrest (14 HRs) - .765
#13 June 28-29, Seymour, IN/Cincinnati, OH
Cancelled
#14 June 28-29, Corpus Christi, TX
Cancelled
#15 July 12-13, Toledo, OH
1. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH (6-1)
2. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN
3. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
	MVP- not listed
	Joe Young, Steele's (30 RBIs) - 12 HR's
	Phil Wolak, Softball City - .818
#16 July 26-27, York, PA
Cancelled
#17 July 26-27, Louisville, KY
1. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC
2. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
3. Hans Hansen, Toledo, OH
	MVP- not listed
	Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll - 6 HRs
#18 July 26-27, Jackson, MS
Cancelled
Regular Season MVP winners
James Washington, Jerry's Caterers
Richard Wilborn, Howard's/Western Steer
Larry Hall, Dave Carroll Sports
John Geckle, Steele's Sports
Craig Seaman, Softball City

1981

There were 8 Teams entered in the 1981 Regular Season. The 8 teams were seeded according to season record  in the National Championship Tournament.  Howard's won 6 out of the 7 regular season tournaments and finished 2nd the other one.

1981 Final Regular Season Standings Record Pct 1st 2nd
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 18 - 4 0.818 6 1
2. Nationwide Advertising, Cleveland, OH 37 - 15 0.712 7 2
3. Snyder's/Stroh's, Detroit, MI 22 - 16 0.579 1 6
4. York Barbell/Ken Sanders, York, PA 12 - 9 0.571 1 3
5. Steele's Sports, Gradton, OH 8 - 23 0.258 0 1
6. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN 4 - 12 0.250 1 0
7. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 3 - 11 0.214 0 1
8. Gartenhouse, Plainville, CT 1 - 17 0.056 0 1
NA. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC (non-conference team) NA   0 1
Regular Season NSPC Leaders:
Regular Season HR Leader-		Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising - 46
Regular Season RBI Champion-	Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising - 94
Regular Season Batting Leader-	Bill Ferguson, Howard's/Western Steer  (.643)
1st Pos FIRST TEAM ALL NSPC AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Avg.
1st P Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising 140 50 59 3 2 20 57 0.421
1st C Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising 186 83 96 6 5 36 84 0.516
1st 1B Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising 174 83 100 4 1 38 80 0.575
1st 2B Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising 197 97 102 15 7 46 94 0.518
1st 3B Bill Ferguson, Howard's-Western Steer  70 26 45 2 1 3 15 0.643
1st SS Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising 123 56 66 11 0 23 43 0.537
1st OF Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 84 42 51 8 2 1 12 0.607
1st OF Dick Bartel, Howard's-Western Steer 81 43 45 5 1 24 54 0.556
1st OF Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising 162 84 88 15 5 31 62 0.543
1st OF Braxton Speller, Snyder's-Stroh's 151 66 81 11 2 31 92 0.536
1st UT Rick Scherr, Howard's-Western Steer 69 49 43 2 0 22 49 0.623
1st UT Stan Harvey, Howard's-Western Steer 83 40 43 5 0 21 44 0.518
                     
2nd Pos SECOND TEAM ALL NSPC AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Avg.
2nd P Buddy Slater, Howard's-Western Steer 49 14 20 0 0 0 4 0.408
2nd C Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's Caterers 42 13 21 2 1 8 16 0.500
2nd 1B John Geckle, Steele's Sports 97 33 53 3 0 3 24 0.546
2nd 2B Dennis Myers, Shimers 48 0 25 2 0 9 22 0.521
2nd 3B Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Sanders 81 34 46 6 2 5 19 0.568
2nd SS Rick Trudeau, Snyder's-Stroh's 160 46 86 5 1 1 31 0.538
2nd OF Jim Gendron, Snyder's-Stroh's 140 55 77 7 10 3 45 0.550
2nd OF Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 81 36 42 1 1 11 35 0.519
2nd OF Larry Garrard, Steele's Sports 106 29 54 3 4 0 24 0.509
2nd OF Harold Kelley, Jerry's Caterers 56 24 27 1 1 13 26 0.482
2nd UT Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's 144 47 83 4 4 1 31 0.576
2nd UT Russell Bradley, Howard's-Western Steer 90 40 48 7 3 2 15 0.533
 
1981 Regular Season Official Season Stats:
1981 NSPC Batting Leaders (35 At Bats) AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Avg.
Bill Ferguson, Howard's-Western Steer  70 26 45 2 1 3 15 0.643
Rick Scherr, Howard's-Western Steer 69 49 43 2 0 22 49 0.623
Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 84 42 51 8 2 1 12 0.607
Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's 144 47 83 4 4 1 31 0.576
Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising 174 83 100 4 1 38 80 0.575
Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Sanders 81 34 46 6 2 5 19 0.568
Dick Bartel, Howard's-Western Steer 81 43 45 5 1 24 54 0.556
Carl Tini, Gartenhaus 63 19 35 2 1 1 10 0.556
Jim Gendron, Snyder's-Stroh's 140 55 77 7 10 3 45 0.550
John Geckle, Steele's Sports 97 33 53 3 0 3 24 0.546
Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising 162 84 88 15 5 31 62 0.543
Tim Sweeney, Jerry's Caterers 37 12 20 2 0 0 1 0.541
Rick Trudeau, Snyder's-Stroh's 160 46 86 5 1 1 31 0.538
Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising 123 56 66 11 0 23 43 0.537
Braxton Speller, Snyder's-Stroh's 151 66 81 11 2 31 92 0.536
Russell Bradley, Howard's-Western Steer 90 40 48 7 3 2 15 0.533
Ted Larson, Shimers 51 0 27 4 3 0 6 0.529
Rich Amsden, Nationwide Advertising 63 27 33 3 1 11 27 0.524
Dennis Myers, Shimers 48 0 25 2 0 9 22 0.521
Jerry Pugh, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 50 15 26 0 0 2 11 0.520
Carl Parrish, Snyder's-Stroh's 106 38 55 10 5 7 40 0.519
Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 81 36 42 1 1 11 35 0.519
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising 197 97 102 15 7 46 94 0.518
Stan Harvey, Howard's-Western Steer 83 40 43 5 0 21 44 0.518
Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising 186 83 96 6 5 36 84 0.516
John Locke, Shimers 45 0 23 1 0 7 18 0.511
Larry Garrard, Steele's Sports 106 29 54 3 4 0 24 0.509
Gary Geister, Snyder's-Stroh's 126 49 64 6 0 11 32 0.508
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's Caterers 42 13 21 2 1 8 16 0.500
Chic Downing, Steele's Sports 57 13 28 4 1 6 24 0.491
Cliff Carpenter, Steele's Sports 51 23 25 3 2 1 7 0.490
Bill Meyer, Jerry's Caterers 43 14 21 0 2 2 11 0.488
John Brenner, Steele's Sports 105 37 51 1 2 0 7 0.486
Joel Todd, Jerry's Caterers 35 13 17 1 0 2 11 0.486
Harold Kelley, Jerry's Caterers 56 24 27 1 1 13 26 0.482
Steve Howard, Howard's-Western Steer 81 26 39 1 2 5 11 0.481
Fred Miller, Nationwide Advertising 96 30 46 1 1 12 21 0.479
Al White, Steele's Sports 88 31 42 3 2 11 46 0.477
John Eckstein, Snyders-Strohs 99 29 47 3 2 0 16 0.475
Joe Young, Jerry's Caterers 51 24 24 0 0 12 20 0.471
Don Arndt, Howard's-Western Steer 79 30 37 1 1 17 38 0.468
Tom Beall, Howard's-Western Steer 77 36 36 2 1 16 43 0.468
Dan Roberts, Gartenhaus 58 18 27 1 0 0 12 0.466
Billy May, Snyders-Strohs 104 34 48 7 3 10 34 0.462
Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising 139 44 64 4 1 19 44 0.460
Denny Helmig, Steele's Sports 59 17 27 3 0 0 8 0.458
Fred Trice, Jerry's Caterers 46 18 21 3 0 9 15 0.457
Richard Wilborn, Howard's-Western Steer 77 21 35 1 0 12 33 0.455
James Boyett, Jerry's Caterers 53 21 24 0 0 12 24 0.453
James Washington, Jerry's Caterers 53 18 24 3 1 6 16 0.453
Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising 124 45 56 4 1 22 51 0.452
Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 67 21 30 1 1 14 33 0.448
Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs 156 55 69 5 0 22 55 0.442
Henry McBeth, Steele's Sports 91 22 40 6 0 10 35 0.440
Mike Turk, Snyders-Strohs 105 26 46 2 2 1 22 0.438
Steve Ammons, Jerry's Caterers 48 14 21 2 0 8 18 0.438
Tom Tasha, Gartenhaus 48 12 21 1 1 0 4 0.438
Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 69 22 30 1 0 14 33 0.435
Ozzie Matthews, Gartenhaus 49 14 21 3 0 7 24 0.429
Garry Morris, Shimers 42 0 18 2 1 3 11 0.429
Craig Seaman, Snyders-Strohs 124 44 53 12 0 6 34 0.427
Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising 143 43 61 4 6 19 47 0.427
Scott Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 68 15 29 3 0 2 19 0.426
Jerry King, Steele's Sports 78 25 33 0 1 8 22 0.423
Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising 140 50 59 3 2 20 57 0.421
Gordie Handervidt, Shimers 53 0 22 4 0 2 7 0.415
Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 73 40 30 2 0 17 45 0.411
Buddy Slater, Howard's-Western Steer 49 14 20 0 0 0 4 0.408
Al Carfora, Gartenhaus 42 12 17 1 1 8 14 0.405
Dave Jacubs, Nationwide Advertising 57 19 23 2 0 4 14 0.404
Myles Schexnaydre, Jerry's Caterers 45 12 18 3 1 3 12 0.400
Denny Ellis, Shimers 35 0 14 2 1 0 9 0.400
Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising 137 46 53 3 4 17 55 0.387
Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 52 16 20 0 0 11 33 0.385
Fred Ryan, Nationwide Advertising 90 30 34 2 0 14 28 0.378
Larry Hutcherson, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 70 28 26 1 1 11 28 0.371
Tom Lynch, Gartenhaus 62 18 23 1 0 13 28 0.371
Glen Bourquin, Shimers 39 0 13 0 1 0 3 0.333
Jim Bowen, Shimers 40 0 14 2 0 3 11 0.305
1981  Batting  (less than 35 At Bats) AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Avg.
Mike Cellura, Howard's-Western Steer 26 13 16 2 0 6 14 0.615
Dave Zychowski, Gartenhaus 28 7 15 0 0 0 3 0.536
Buck Buchanan, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 16 2 6 0 1 0 2 0.375
Denny Jones, Steele's Sports 21 3 5 2 0 0 3 0.238
Herman Rathman, Steele's Sports 15 0 2 0 0 1 6 0.133
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1981  NSPC HR Leaders HR
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising 46
Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising 38
Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising 36
Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising 31
Braxton Speller, Snyder's-Stroh's 31
Dick Bartel, Howard's-Western Steer 24
Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising 23
Rick Scherr, Howard's-Western Steer 22
Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising 22
Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs 22
Stan Harvey, Howard's-Western Steer 21
Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising 20
Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising 19
Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising 19
Don Arndt, Howard's-Western Steer 17
Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 17
Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising 17
Tom Beall, Howard's-Western Steer 16
Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 14
Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 14
Fred Ryan, Nationwide Advertising 14
Harold Kelley, Jerry's Caterers 13
Tom Lynch, Gartenhaus 13
Fred Miller, Nationwide Advertising 12
Joe Young, Jerry's Caterers 12
Richard Wilborn, Howard's-Western Steer 12
James Boyett, Jerry's Caterers 12
Rich Amsden, Nationwide Advertising 11
Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 11
Gary Geister, Snyder's-Stroh's 11
Al White, Steele's Sports 11
Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 11
Larry Hutcherson, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 11
Billy May, Snyders-Strohs 10
Henry McBeth, Steele's Sports 10
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1981  NSPC RBI Leaders RBI
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising 94
Braxton Speller, Snyder's-Stroh's 92
Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising 84
Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising 80
Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising 62
Dana Andry, Nationwide Advertising 57
Frank Kessler, Snyders-Strohs 55
Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising 55
Dick Bartel, Howard's-Western Steer 54
Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising 51
Rick Scherr, Howard's-Western Steer 49
Roger Wilt, Nationwide Advertising 47
Al White, Steele's Sports 46
Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 45
Jim Gendron, Snyder's-Stroh's 45
Stan Harvey, Howard's-Western Steer 44
Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising 44
Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising 43
Tom Beall, Howard's-Western Steer 43
Carl Parrish, Snyder's-Stroh's 40
Don Arndt, Howard's-Western Steer 38
Ron Ford, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 35
Henry McBeth, Steele's Sports 35
Billy May, Snyders-Strohs 34
Craig Seaman, Snyders-Strohs 34
Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 33
Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 33
Richard Wilborn, Howard's-Western Steer 33
Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 33
Gary Geister, Snyder's-Stroh's 32
Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's 31
Rick Trudeau, Snyder's-Stroh's 31
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1981 NSPC HR Frequency Leaders AB HR HRF
Rick Scherr, Howard's-Western Steer 69 22 3.136
Dick Bartel, Howard's-Western Steer 81 24 3.375
Stan Harvey, Howard's-Western Steer 83 21 3.952
Joe Young, Jerry's Caterers 51 12 4.250
Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising 197 46 4.283
Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 73 17 4.294
Harold Kelley, Jerry's Caterers 56 13 4.308
Mike Cellura, Howard's-Western Steer 26 6 4.333
James Boyett, Jerry's Caterers 53 12 4.417
Steve Blanchette, Nationwide Advertising 174 38 4.579
Don Arndt, Howard's-Western Steer 79 17 4.647
Roger Mayo, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 52 11 4.727
Tom Lynch, Gartenhaus 62 13 4.769
Lacy Brumley, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 67 14 4.786
Tom Beall, Howard's-Western Steer 77 16 4.813
Braxton Speller, Snyder's-Stroh's 151 31 4.871
Bill Pollock, York Barbell/Ken Sanders 69 14 4.929
Fred Trice, Jerry's Caterers 46 9 5.111
Jim Bizzell, Nationwide Advertising 186 36 5.167
Rick Petrunyak, Nationwide Advertising 162 31 5.226
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's Caterers 42 8 5.250
Al Carfora, Gartenhaus 42 8 5.250
Dennis Myers, Shimers 48 9 5.333
Charles Wright, Nationwide Advertising 123 23 5.348
Mark Brown, Nationwide Advertising 124 22 5.636
Rich Amsden, Nationwide Advertising 63 11 5.727
Steve Ammons, Jerry's Caterers 48 8 6.000
 
1981  Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments (16 Total)
Location and Top Teams with available info (MVP, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders)
York, PA
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA
	MVP- Mike Macenko, NAS (.667, 8 HRs)
	Mike Nye, York-Sanders - .786
	ODPA- Curtis Williams, York-Sanders
Burlington, NC
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC
	MVP/ODPA- Russell Bradley, Howard's (.684)
	James Boyett, Jerry's Caterers - 8 HRs
	Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 8 HRs
	Tommy Spoon, Fabmasters - .727
Fort Wayne, IN
1. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
2. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH
	MVP- Rick Trudeau, Snyder's-Stroh's (.727)
	Braxton Speller, Snyder's-Stroh's - 2 HRs
	Rich Petrunyak, NAS - 2 HRs
	Dennis Myers, Shimers - 2 HRs
	John Geckle, Steele's Sports - .900 (9-10)
	ODPA- Tony Haley, Steele's Sports
Montgomery, AL
1. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
	MVP- Craig Elliott, York-Sanders (.692, 15 HRs)
	Don Brewer, AAMCO - 16 HRs
	John Smith, Miller Lite Royals - .700
	ODPA-Mac Stalcup, LeAlCo
Willoughby, OH
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Rick Scherr, Howard's - 8 HRs
	Fred Miller, NAS - .615
	ODPA- Richard Wilborn, Howard's
Pittsburgh, PA
1. Shimmers, Minneapolis, MN
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Dennis Myers, Shimers (5-6, .833, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs)
Louisville, KY
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
	MVP- Mike Cellura, Howard's (.632, 4 HRs)
	Jim Bizzell, NAS - 6 HRs (.727)
	ODPA- Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's - .750
Wyandotte, MI
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Steve Blanchette, NAS (9-13, .692, 5 HRs, 12 RBIs)
	Jim Gendron, Snyder's-Stroh's - .769 (10-13)
Willoughby, OH
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA			
	MVP- Roger Wilt, NAS (6 HRs, 14 RBIs)
	Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's - 700
	ODPA- Rick Trudeau, Snyder's-Stroh's (.667)
Eden, NC
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA
	MVP- Don Arndt, Howard's (.781, 10 HRs)
	Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 12 HRs (21 RBIs)
	Joe Young, Jerry's Caterers - 12 HRs
	Steve Ammons, Jerry's Caterers - 12 HRs
	Lacy Brumley, York-Sanders - .842 (11 HRs)
Hendersonville, TN
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL
	MVP- Dick Bartel, Howard's (8 HRs)
	Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 9 HRs (20 RBIs)
	Maxie Garrett, LeAlCo - .857 (18-21)
	ODPA- Roger Gibson, Nashville All-Stars
New Britain, CT
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Gartenhaus Café, Plainville, CT
	MVP- Steve Blanchette, NAS (11-17, .647, 6 HRs)
	Jim Bizzell, NAS - .667
	John Geckle, Steele's Sports - .667
	ODPA- Cliff Carpenter, Steele's Sports
Rochester, NY
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Steve Blanchette, NAS (10-13, .769, 7 HRs, 12 RBIs)
	Benny Holt, NAS - 7 HRs
Miami, FL
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
2. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
	MVP- Stan Harvey, Howard's (.857, 8 HRS, 15 RBIs)
	Stan Harvey and Ed Roth, Howard's - 8 HRs
	Bill Ferguson, Howard's - .867 (13-15)
Detroit, MI	
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Mike Macenko, NAS (23-27, .852, 12 HRs, 27 RBIs)
Willoughby, OH
1. Nationwide Advertising Services (NAS), Cleveland, OH
2. Snyder's-Stroh's, Detroit, MI
	MVP- Mike Macenko, NAS (8 HRs)
	Tim Sweeny, Jerry's - .750
Regular Season MVP winners
Mike Macenko, NAS (3 times)
Steve Blanchette, NAS (3 times)
Russell Bradley, Howards's
Rick Trudeau, Snyder's
Don Arndt, Howard's
Stan Harvey, Howard's
Dennis Myers, Shimers
Mike Cellura, Howard's
Roger Wilt, NAS
Dick Bartel, Howard's
Craig Elliott, York-Sanders
Regular Season ODPA Awards
Curtis Williams, York-Sanders
Russell Bradley, Howard's
Tony Haley, Steele's Sports
Mac Stalcup, LeAlCo
Richard Wilborn, Howard's
Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's
Roger Gibson, Nashville All-Stars
Cliff Carpenter, Steele's Sports

1982

In 1982, There were 6 regional divisions; National (3 teams), Eastern, Northern, Atlantic, Southern and Western (6 teams each). Each division held their own qualifiers and kept their own regular season division standings.  The 3 teams from the National division were automatically awarded berths to the National Championship Tournament and the other 5 division winners plus some wildcards were also awarded berths to the National Championship Tournament.

(* Qualified for National Championship Tournament)
1982 Final Regular Season Standings
1982  Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments Listed (Each Division was separate)
Location/Division and Top Teams with available info (MVP, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders)
National Division 			Record		Pct.
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 		24 -  7		.774	**
2. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 			18 -  7		.720	**
3. York Barbells/Ken Sanders, York, PA 		21 -  9		.700	**
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Atlantic Division 				Record		Pct.
Fab Masters, Lexington, NC 			10 -  2		.833	**
Carolina A's, Shelby, NC 			 9 -  3		.750	**
Gastonia Heat/No #1 Electric, Gastonia, NC	 3 -  9		.250
World of Wheel's, Kannapolis, NC		 2 - 10		.167
May 15-16, Fayetteville, NC (Atlantic Division Championship)
1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL		4-0
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC	3-1
3. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC		1-3
4. Carolina A's, Shelby, NC		
	MVP- Mike Parrott, Jerry's Caterers
	Rick Scherr, Howard's and Harold Kelley, Jerry's - 6 HRs
	ODPA- Denny Jones, Jerry's
May 29-30, Clemmons, NC (Atlantic Division Round Robin)
1. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC			**	4-0
2. Carolina A's, Shelby, NC			**
3. World of Wheels, Kannapolis, IN
4. Gastonia-No.1 Electric, Gastonia, NC
July 10-11, Burlington, NC (Atlantic Division Round Robin)
No information available
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Eastern Division 				Record		Pct.
Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY 		 8 -  4		.667	**
County Sports/Steele's, Levittown, NY		 7 -  5		.588
Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT			 7 -  5		.588
Farrell's Maintenance, Lancaster, PA		 4 -  8		.333
Stan's Place, Nashua, NH			 4 -  8		.333
July 24-25, New Britain, CT (Eastern Division Championship)
1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
?. County Sports/Steele's, Levittown, NY
?. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT
?. Farrell's Maintenance, Lancaster, PA
?. Stan's Place, Nashua, NH
?. Simsbury Raiders, Simsbury, CT
?. Dack Industries, Bristol, CT
May 22-23, Rochester, NY (Eastern Division Round Robin)	
1. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY 		3-1	**
2. Stan's Place, Nashua, NH 			3-1
3. County Sports-Steele's, Levittown, NY		2-2
4. Farrell's Maintenance, Ephrata, PA		1-3
5. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT			1-3
	MVP - not listed
June 26-27, York, PA (Eastern Division Round Robin)
1. York Barbells/Ken Sanders, York, PA		6-0
?. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY
?. County Sports/Steele's, Levittown, NY
?. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT
?. Farrell's Maintenance, Lancaster, PA
?. Stan's Place, Nashua, NH
?. Hoffman Blue, York, PA
	MVP - not listed
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Northern Division 				Record		Pct.
TNEMEC, Indianapolis, IN 			 4 -  0		1.000	**
Lo-Temp Brazing, Toledo, OH			 0 -  4		 .000
Synders Softball Club, Detroit, MI		forfeited
Danny's Drilling, Neward, OH			forfeited
Triangle Sports, Minneapolis, MN		forfeited
Kenmark NY Eastern/Steele's, Akron, OH		forfeited
June 12-13, Dayton, OH (North Division Championship)
1. York Barbell/Ken Sander's, York, PA		
2. TNEMEC, Indianapolis, IN			**
3. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC
4. Lo-Temp Brazing, Toledo, OH
	MVP- Bill Pollack, York-Sanders
	Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 13 HRs
	ODPA- Rick Scherr, Howard's
May 22-23, Site TBD (Northern Division Round Robin)
No information available
June 26-27, Indianapolis, IN
1. TNEMEC, Indianapolis, IN 4-0
2. Lo-Temp Brazing, Toledo, OH 0-4
?. Synders Softball Club, Detroit, MI
?. Triangle Sports, Minneapolis, MN
?. Danny's Drilling, Neward, OH
?. Kenmark NY Eastern/Steele's, Akron, OH
	MVP - Kenny Brooks, TNEMAC (16-19, .842)
	Gil Janek, TNEMAC - 8 HRs
	Lloyd Allison, TNEMAC - .822
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Southern Division				Record		Pct.
Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA 			14 -  2		.875	**
Rule and Lee, Maryville, TN 			11 -  5		.688	** (at large team and host for NSPC National)
Fred Weber/St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO	 6 - 10		.375
Southside Sports, Louisville, KY 		 5 - 11		.317	**
T & K, Lexington, KY				 4 - 12		.250
Unique Cleaners, Maryville, TN			forfeited
May 22-23, Hendersonville, TN (Southern Division Championship)
No information available
April 24-25, Louisville, KY (Southern Division Round Robin)
1. Elite Coatings, Gordan, GA			**
2. Southside Sports, Louisville, KY		**
3. T&K, Lexington, KY
4. Rule & Lee, Maryville, TN			**
	MVP- Chip Sheffield, Elite Coatings
	ODPA - Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings - 8 HRs
June 19-20, Macon, GA (Southern Division Regional)
No information available
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Western Division 				Record		Pct.
Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK 		11 -  1		.917	**
Cable TV, Garland, TX				 6 -  6		.500
Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX		 4 -  8		.333
Stone City Stars, San Antonio, TX		 3 -  9		.250
Pierson's, Houston, TX				forfeited
Slocum Construction, Alexandria, LA		forfeited
July 3-4, San Antonio, TX (West Division Championship)
1. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA	6-1
2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC	3-2
3. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL		4-2
4. Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX	2-2
5. Hill Country Car Ctr, San Marcos, TX	2-2
6. Cable TV, Garland, TX		1-2
7. Stone City Stars, San Antonio, TX	0-2
8. Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK	1-2
9. Steve Dillard Auto, Austin, TX	0-2
10. Lufkin Raiders, Lufkin, TX		0-2
11. Auto Transmission, San Antonio, TX	0-2
	MVP- Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 21 HRs
	Charles Wright, York-Sanders - 21 HRs
	ODPA- Richard Wilborn, Howard's
	P- Craig Elliott, York-Sanders
	C- Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's
	1B- Bill Pollock, York-Sanders
	2B- Charles Wright, York-Sanders
	3B- Ricky Huggins, York-Sanders
	SS- Danny Basso, Jerry's
	OF- Bruce Meade, Jerry's
	OF- Dick Bartel, Howard's
	OF- Mike Nye, York-Sanders
	OF- Mike Cellura, Howard's
	UT- Rick Scherr, Howard's
	UT- Russell Bradley, Howard's
June 12-13, Garland, TX (Western Division Round Robin)
1. Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK	5-1		**
2. Cable TV, Garland, TX
3. Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX
4. Stone City Stars, San Antonio, TX 
	MVP - Glen Bourquin, Garrett and Houck (.679, 6 HRs)
	Peter Ortega, Garrett & Houck - 9 HRs
	ODPA- Homer Salizar, Garrett & Houck
May 15-16, Moore, OK (Western Division Round Robin)
No information available
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Regular Season MVP winners
Craig Elliott, York-Sanders
Bill Pollack, York-Sanders
Mike Parrott, Jerry's Caterers
Glen Bourquin, Garrett and Houck
Chip Sheffield, Elite Coatings
Kenny Brooks, TNEMAC
Regular Season ODPA Awards
Denny Jones, Jerry's Caterers
Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings
Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer
Richard Wilborn, Howard's/Western Steer
Homer Salizar, Garrett & Houck


      

1983

In 1983, There was no regular season format or national qualifiers, 14 teams entered the National Championship Tournament (2 were no shows) 


NSPC suspended operations 1984, 1985 and 1986


1987

In 1987, The NSPC was brought back in the form of a National Championship Tournament that was originally billed as the Super Bowl of Softball. 8 teams were invited


NSPC disbanded for good in 1988


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