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National Slo-Pitch Conference - NSPC
NSPC Regular Season & Playoffs (1978 - 1987) 1978 12 charter members: Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI Howard & Carroll, Sherrill's Ford, NC Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AZ Pepsico-County Sports, Levittown, NY (Dropped out, lost sponsor) Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL (Dropped out, lost sponsor) Mazzola-Castle, Rochester, NY (Dropped out, became Rochester Zeniths of the APSPL) (The NSPC tournaments also included some local teams in the individual tournaments) No NSPC National Championship Tournament was played in 1978. Campbell's Carpets won 2 out of 4 at-large berths and was awarded the NSPC championship. Howard & Carroll and Howard's Furniture each won one qualifier. 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: St. Louis, MO 1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA 2. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX 3. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK 4. Pondexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC 5. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA 5. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI 7. Dodge City West, St. Louis, MO HR Leaders- Denny Jones & Mike Cellura, Campbell's - 13 Batting Leader- Denny Jones, Campbell's - .759 ODPA- Ricky Page, Campbell's Carpets Montgomery, AL 1. Howard & Carroll, Sherrill's Ford, NC 2. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK 3. Dubose Insurance, Pensacola, FL 4. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC 5. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL 5. Dubose Insurance, Pensacola, FL 7. Carolina A's, Shelby, NC 7. Barbeque Kitchens, Atlanta, GA HR Leader- Tom Beall, Howard & Carroll - 10 Batting Leader- Bruce Meade, Nelson's - .840 (21-25, 9 HRs) ODPA- Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll Detroit, MI 1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA 2. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH 3. Taylor Brothers Jewelry, Corpus Christi, TX 4. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK 5. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI 5. Softball City, Detroit, MI MVP - Denny Jones, Campbell's Carpets (33 RBIs) HR Leader- Mike Cellura, Campbell's - 10 Batting Leader- Bruce Meade, Nelson's - .929 ODPA- Marty Monterosso, Greater Cincinnati Sports Lakewood, OH 1. Howard's Furniture, Denver, NC 2. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA 3. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK 4. Pondexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC 5. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI HR Leader- Charlie Mitchell, Nelson's - 8 Batting Leader- Lonnie Parker, Snyder's - .819 ODPA- 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 total qualifiers entered divided by total
points 1979 Final Regular Season Standings: # Pts. Avg. 1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA 4 44 11.0 2. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma, City, OK 5 52 10.4 3. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 8 50 6.3 4. Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, AL 6 48 6.0 4. Irving Sports Center, Irving, TX 3 18 6.0 6. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH 6 32 5.3 7. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC 9 44 4.9 8. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA 3 14 4.7 9. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH 5 20 4.0 10. American Reality, Sacremento, CA 4 12 3.0 11. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC 5 14 2.8 12. York Barbells, York, PA 8 16 2.0 13. St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO 4 6 1.5 14. G.B. Wilcher Contractors, Seymour, IN 7 10 1.4 15. Trenton Capitols, Trenton, NJ 3 4 1.3 16. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 5 4 0.8 17. Snyders Softball Club, Novi, MI 5 2 0.4 18. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT 3 0 0.0 N/A Burnette & Carroll, Chattanooga, TN 6 0 0.0 N/A LeAlCo, Lebanon, TN 6 0 0.0 N/A Hillcrest Tavern, Cleveland, OH 4 0 0.0 N/A Taylor Brothers, Corpus Christi, TX 3 0 0.0 1979 Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments (14 Total Location and Top Teams with available info (MVP, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders) 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) 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 Fleetwood, Howard's Furniture - 8 HRs 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 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 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 - .826 (19-23) 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 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 - 12 HRs (.850) Denny Jones, Campbell's Carpets - 12 HRs (.780) 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 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 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 - 9 HRs, (.833) Charles Wright, Ken Sander's Ford - 9 HRs 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- ? Bowie, MD No information available Detroit, MI 1. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA 2. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH MVP- ? John Geckle, Steele's (.684, 5 HRs) Bowie, MD No information available 1979 NSPC National Championship Tournament (Birmingham, AL) 1. Nelson's Painting, Oklahoma City, OK 4-1 2 Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 4-2 3. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA 3-2 4. Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, AL 2-2 5. Steele's Sports, Grafton, OH 1-2 5. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC 1-2 7. Irving Sports Center, Irving, TX 0-2 7. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH 0-2 1979 NSPC All-Tournament Team: Joe Young, Nelson's Painting (MVP) Bruce Meade, Nelson's Painting Mike Parrott, Nelson's Painting Bill Ferguson, Nelson's Painting Chic Downing, Nelson's Painting Rick Scherr, Howard's Furniture (11 HRs) Ed Roth, Howard's/Western Steer Mike Jacobs, Howard's/Western Steer Tom Beall, Howard's/Western Steer Mike Cellura, Campbell's Carpets Jerry King, Campbell's Carpets Craig Elliott, Ken Sander's and not on the team, but receiving this honor: Paul Wright, Ken Sander's (.800) (Leading Hitter) 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. 1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 19- 4 .826 2. Softball City, Detroit, MI 25- 9 .735 3. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 16- 7 .696 4. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA 15- 7 .682 5. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH 23-11 .676 6. Ken Sanders Subaru, Birmingham, AL 17-11 .607 7. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN 11- 8 .579 8. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH 14-14 .500 8. Dave Carroll's, Sherrill's Ford, NC 11-11 .500 10. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI 18-24 .429 11. Han Hansen, Toledo, OH 10-16 .385 12. York Barbells, York, PA 8-13 .381 13. Teamsters 293, Cleveland, OH 8-20 .286 14. Bunca and Frey, Kalamazoo, MI 6-18 .250 15. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT 4-13 .235 16. Friarson's, Jackson, MS 1-10 .091 - Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA N/A - G.B. Wilcher, Seymour, IN N/A - St. Louis Merchants, St. Louis, MO N/A - Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC N/A 1980 Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments (12 Total) Location and Top Teams with available info (MVP, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders) Clemmons, NC 1. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL 2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 3. Dave Carroll's, Sherrill's Ford, NC 4. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC Montgomery, AL 1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 2. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll Sports - 11 HRs Mike Parrott, Dave Carroll Sports - .833 Niceville, FL 1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 3. Ken Sander's Ford, Phoenix City, AL 4. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH MVP- James Washington, Jerry's Caterers (.800, 7 HRs) Ed Roth, Howard's/Western Steer - 8 HRs Chattanooga, TN Rained-Out Eden-Burlington, NC 1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA 2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 3. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL MVP- Richard Wilborn, Campbell's - 6 HRs St. Louis, MO 1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 2. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA 3. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH James Boyett and Fred Winston, Jerry's - 2 HRs Marietta, GA 1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 2. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrills Ford, NC MVP- Larry Hall, Dave Carroll Lacy Brumley, Ken Sanders - 18 HRs Kenneth Carlton, Jerry's - .833 Seymour, IN Cancelled Jackson, MS Cancelled Dayton, OH 1. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH 2. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA MVP- John Geckle, Steele's Dennis Myers, Campbell's Carpets - 12 HRs York, PA 1. Softball City, Detroit, MI 2. York Barbell, York, PA Detroit, MI 1. Softball City, Detroit, MI 2. Snyder's Softball Club, Detroit, MI MVP- Craig Season, Softball City (.654) Joe Young, Steele's - 5 HRs John Eckstein, Snyder's - .765 Cleveland, OH 1. Softball City, Detroit, MI 2. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH Joe Young, Steele's - 15 HR's (37 RBIs) Mike Macenko, Hillcrest - .765 (14 HRs) Toledo, OH 1. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN 2. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland,OH Joe Young, Steele's - 12 HR's (30 RBIs) Phil Wolak, Softball City - .818 Louisville, KY 1. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC 2. Steele's Sports, Lima, OH Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll - 6 HRs 1980 NSPC National Championship Tournament (Birmingham, AL) 1. Campbell's Carpets, Concord, CA 4-1 2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 4-2 3. Steele's Sports, Grafton, OH 3-2 4. Ken Sander's Ford, Birmingham, AL 3-2 5. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 1-2 5. Softball City, Detroit, MI 1-2 7. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrill's Ford, NC 1-2 7. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN 0-2 9. Hillcrest-Fashion Rite, Cleveland, OH 0-2 1980 NSPC All-Tournament Team: Mike Cellura, Campbell's Carpets (.882, 15 for 17) (MVP) Elby Bushong, Campbell's Carpets Greg Fuhrman, Campbell's Carpets Denny Jones, Campbell's Carpets Dennis Myers, Campbell's Carpets Al White, Steele's Sports (10 HRs) John Geckle, Steele's Sports Larry Garrard, Steele's Sports Rich Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer Stan Harvey, Howard's/Western Steer (9 HRs) Tom Beall, Howard's/Western Steer Paul Wright, Ken Sander's and not on the team, but receiving this honor: Steve Howard, Howard's/Western Steer (ODPA) 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. 1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 18 - 4 .818 2. Nationwide Advertising, Cleveland, OH 37 - 15 .712 3. Snyder's/Stroh's, Detroit, MI 22 - 16 .580 4. Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, AL 12 - 9 .571 5. Steele's Sports, Gradton, OH 8 - 23 .258 6. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN 4 - 12 .250 7. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 3 - 11 .214 8. Gartenhouse, Plainville, CT 1 - 17 .056 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) Regular Season All-NSPC Team: 1st Team Selection 2nd Team Selection P-Dana Andry, Nationwide P-Buddy Slater, Howard's C-Jim Bizzell, Nationwide C-Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's 1B-Steve Blanchette, Nationwide 1B-John Geckle, Steele's 2B-Mike Macenko, Nationwide 2B-Dennis Myers, Shimers 3B-Bill Ferguson, Howard's 3B-Curtis Williams, York/Sanders SS-Charles Wright, Nationwide SS-Rick Trudeau, Snyders/Stroh's OF-Dick Bartel, Howard's OF-Ron Ford, York/Sanders OF-Rick Petrunyak, Snyders/Stroh's OF-Harold Kelley, Jerry's OF-Mike Nye, York/Sanders OF-John Gendron, Snyders/Stroh's OF-Braxton Speller, Snyders/Stroh's OF-Larry Garrard, Steele's Ut-Stan Harvey, Howard's Ut-Russell Bradley, Howard's Ut-Rick Scherr, Howard's Ut-Chuck Drewicz, Snyders/Stroh's 1981 Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments (15 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- Russell Bradley, Howard's (.684, ODPA) 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) Tony Haley, Steele's Sports (ODPA) 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 Mac Stalcup, LeAlCo (ODPA) 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 Richard Wilborn, Howard's (ODPA) 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) Chuck Drewicz, Snyder's-Stroh's - .750 (ODPA) 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 Rick Trudeau, Snyder's-Stroh's (ODPA, .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) Roger Gibson, Nashville All-Stars (ODPA) 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 Cliff Carpenter, Steele's Sports (ODPA) 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 1981 NSPC National Championship Tournament (Willoughby, OH) 1. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 3-0 2. Nationwide Adverstising, Cleveland, OH 3-2 3. York Barbell/Ken Sanders, York, PA 2-2 4. Steele's Sports, Grafton, OH 2-2 5. Shimers, Minneapolis, MN 1-2 5. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 1-2 7. Snyder's/Stroh's, Detroit, MI 0-2 1981 NSPC All-Tournament Team: Dick Bartel, Howard's/Western Steer (MVP) Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer Mike Cellura, Howard's/Western Steer Stan Harvey, Howard's/Western Steer Ed Roth, Howard's/Western Steer (7 HRs) Mike Macenko, Nationwide Advertising Marty Rolnick, Nationwide Advertising Benny Holt, Nationwide Advertising Mike Nye, York Barbell's/Ken Sander's (ODPA) Craig Elliott, York Barbell's/Ken Sander's Herman Rathman, Steele's Sports Harold Kelley, Jerry's Caterers (7 HRs) (.833) and not on the team, but receiving this honor: Doc Booker, Nationwide Advertising (ODPA) 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) 1981 Final Regular Season Standings 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 * 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 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 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 Southern Division Record Pct. Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA 14 - 2 .875 * Rule and Lee, Maryville, TN 11 - 5 .688 * 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 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 1982 Regular Season NSPC Qualifying Tournaments (Each Division was separate) Location/Division and Top Teams with available info (MVP, ODPA, HR, Batting Leaders) San Antonio, TX (National Invitational) 1. York Barbell-Ken Sanders, York, PA 2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 3. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 4. Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX MVP- Craig Elliott, York-Sanders - 21 HRs Charles Wright, York-Sanders - 21 HRs ODPA- Richard Wilborn, Howard's Dayton, OH (National Invitational) 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 Fayetteville, NC (National Qualifier) 1. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 3. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC 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 Clemmons, NC (Atlantic Division Regional) 1. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC 2. Carolina A's, Shelby, NC 3. World of Wheels, Kannapolis, IN 4. Gastonia-No.1 Electric, Gastonia, NC Burlington, NC (Atlantic Division Regional) No information available Fayetteville, NC (Atlantic Division Championship) No information available Rochester, NY (Eastern Division Regional) 1. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY 2. Stan's Place, Nashua, NH 3. County Sports-Steele's, Levittown, NY 4. Gartenhaus, Plainville, CT York, PA (Eastern Division Regional) No information available New Britain, CT (Eastern Division Championship) No information available Site? (Northern Division Regional) No information available Site? (Northern Division Regional) No information available Dayton, OH (Northern Division Championship) No information available Louisville, KY (Southern Division Regional) 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 Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings - 8 HRs Macon, GA (Southern Division Regional) No information available Hendersonville, TN (Southern Division Championship) No information available Garland, TX (Western Division Regional) 1. Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK 2. Cable TV, Garland, TX 3. Taylor Brothers Jewelers, Dallas, TX 4. Stone City Stars, San Antonio, TX MVP- Homer Salizar, Garrett & Houck Peter Ortega, Garrett & Houck - 9 HRs Moore, OK (Western Division Regional) No information available Houston, TX (Western Division Championship) 1.Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK 2.Cable TV, Garland, TX MVP - Glen Bourquin, Garrett and Houck (.679, 6 HRs) 1982 NSPC National Championship Tournament (Knoxville, TN) 1. York Barbell/Ken Sander's, York, PA 5-1 2. Jerry's Caterers, Miami, FL 4-2 3. Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA 2-2 4. Rule and Lee, Maryville, TN 3-2 5. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 2-2 5. Southside Sports, Louisville, KY 2-2 7. Fabmasters, Lexington, NC 0-2 7. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY 0-2 9. Garrett and Houck, Oklahoma City, OK 0-2 9. TENEMEC, Indianapolis, IN 0-2 11. Carolina A's, Shelby, NC No Show 1982 NSPC All-Tournament Team: Craig Elliott, York Barbell/Ken Sander's (MVP) (10 HRs, 23 RBIs) Charles Wright, York Barbell/Ken Sander's (11 HRs) Bill Pollack, York Barbell/Ken Sander's Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sander's Curtis Williams, York Barbell/Ken Sander's Clyde Guy, York Barbell/Ken Sander's Bruce Meade, Jerry's Caterers Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's Caterers Mike Bolen, Jerry's Caterers Mike Parrott, Jerry's Caterers Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer Mac Stalcup, Rule and Lee (ODPA) No other information available 1983 In 1983, There was no regular season format or national qualifiers, 14 teams entered the National Championship Tournament. 1983 NSPC National Championship Tournament (Maryville, TN) 1. Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA 4-0 2. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 3. Jerry's Carterers, Miami, FL 4. Steele's Sports, Grafton, OH 5. No. # 1 Electric, Gastonia, NC 5. Cable TV, Garland, TX No information available on the order of finish of the other 8 teams entered, which included: Unique Cleaners of Maryville, TN, Jim Lane's of Maryville, TN, Miller Beer, Southwestern Fabricators, Budget Rentals and Three other teams unknown at the present time. 1983 NSPC All-Tournament Team: Craig Elliott, Elite Coatings (MVP) Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings Fred Trice, Elite Coatings (.824) Steve Williams, Elite Coatings Charles Wright, Elite Coatings Greg Fuhrman, Jerry's Caterers Mike Bolen, Jerry's Caterers Bruce Meade, Jerry's Caterers Ed Roth, Howard's/Western Steer Russell Bradley, Howard's/Western Steer Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer (12 HRs) Dick Bartel, Howard's/Western Steer and not on the team, but receiving this honor: Denny Jones, Jerry's Caterers (ODPA) 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. 1987 NSPC National Championship Tournament (Gastonia, NC) 1. Smythe Sox, Houston, TX 6-1 2. County Sports, Levittown, NY 3-2 3. Capitol Softball Club, Northridge, CA 2-2 4. Howard's/Western Steer, Denver, NC 2-2 5. Ritch's Auto Salvage, Harrisburg, NC 1-2 5. Vernon's, Jacksonville, FL 1-2 7. Lighthouse, Stone Mountain, GA 0-2 7. Snyder's Softball Club, Wixom, MI 0-2 1987 NSPC All-Tournament Team: Bill Blake, Smythe Sox (5 HRs) (.636) (MVP) Bruce Meade, Smythe Sox (5 HRs) Bill Gatti, Smythe Sox Greg Whitlock, Smythe Sox Cecil Whitehead, Smythe Sox Mike Parrott, Smythe Sox Mauro Chiti, County Sports Ron Hargrove, County Sports Scott Smith, County Sports (ODPA) Mike Cellura, Capitol Insulation Larry McGee, Capitol Insulation NSPC disbanded for good in 1988 National Slow Pitch Softball History Home Page ©1998 Steve Dimitry, all rights reserved. Email: sdimitry@verizon.net |
