Record 194 for LVSSA/SSUSA Southwest Championships

June 1, 2016

Softball News Report

LAS VEGAS - The 2016 LVSSA/SSUSA Southwest Championships, which was held April 19-24, blew up this season drawing a record 194 teams.

Congratulations to the teams that claimed a TOC invitation by winning their respective division in the 3rd largest SSUSA tournament of the year.

 The winners were TKP/Hunters (Women’s 40 Major), SoCal Toxic (Women’s 40AAA), 50 N’ Over (Women’s 40AA/50) Dudley/Prestige (Men’s 40 Major-Plus), Dickies/Elite/Dudley (Men’s 40 Major), Sommerville Softball (Men’s 50 Major-Plus), Pacific Coast Alliance (Men’s 50AAA), L.A.F. 50/DeMarini (Men’s 50/55 Platinum), KSS (Men’s 50/55AA), Santisi Brothers (Men’s 55AAA), AZ Legends (Men’s 55 Major), Summy’s Nighthawks (Men’s 60 Major-Plus). 

West Coast All Stars (Men’s 60 Major), Rocco’s (Men’s 60AAA), Los Vatos Viejos (Men’s 60AA), Timberworks Construction (Men’s 65 Major-Plus), MN Masters/Ancell (Men’s 65 Major), Over the Edge (Men’s 65AAA), Makua Ali’I (Men’s 65AA). 

Omen (Men’s 70 Major-Plus), Top Gun Swat (Men’s 70 Major), Hooikaika Kinipopo (Men’s 70AAA), Git-R-Done (Men’s 70AA), San Francisco Seals (Men’s 75 Major-Plus), and Kokopelli Eye Institute Scorpions (Men’s 75/80 Gold).

For complete division wrap-ups, please CLICK HERE.

LVSSA/SSUSA Southwest Championships All Tourney Players Named

2016 LVSSA/SSUSA Southwest Championships All Tournament Players:

Women’s 40 Major: TKP - Michele Alexander, Cindy Coleman, Kelli Handy, Gina Oliver, Elena Song; Kiss Our Stix – Patti Albrecht, Linda Ikami, Aretha Tilley

Women’s 40AAA: Smack That – Stefanie Acton, Monica Barajas, Taryn Martinez, Jonnie Reeves

Women’s 40AA/50: Arizona Dream Team – Angie Ayala, Jacqui Halyard, Jean Jones, Daisy Soto

Men’s 40 Major: Team Dickies/Elite/Dudley - Brian Wheatfill, Brian Hunt, Terry Boyd, John Spear, Jaime Pinon; Reno Elite Silver Bucks – Blake Gundmundson, Brent Husted, Dallas Kester, Marc Vestbie

Men’s 50 Major-Plus: Sommerville Softball – Keith Benjamin, Dwayne Curry, Scott Logan, Ron Parnell, Paul Salow; Cornerstone: Jeff Black, Al Larsen, Gary Springer

Men’s 50/55 Platinum: L.A.F. 50/DeMarini – Chip Brakeville, Matt Dobyns, Mike O’Donnell, John Patterson, Wayne Zucker

Men’s 50AAA: Pacific Coast Alliance – Doug Cherry, Greg Fortin, Kenny Levey, Wes Reynolds, Lawson Williams; Xtreme – Joe Baranski, Rich Moores, Steve Sims, Donnie Sorensen; Kamikaze – Doug Champagne, Mike Grimm, Jose Sobalvarro

Men’s 55 Major: AZ Legends – Jeff Brian, Jim Dickie, Rick Kooyenga, Scott Porter, Steve Rutledge

Men’s 55AAA: Stantisi Brothers – Jimmy Conner, Gene Ethier, Jim Hernandez, Mike Ross, Alan Sloan; LVSSA 55 Hitmen – Steve Camera, Randy Cranford, Bill Kephart, Wayne Roewer

Men’s 60 Major-Plus: Summy’s Nighthawks – Matt Fahring, Joe Hensley, Jon Kramer, Ken Vaught

Men’s 60 Major:  Ambush – Dan Bourget, Bill Griffin, Bruce McClain, Kenny Sheffield; MN Masters/White – Eddie Huebsch, Dave Mattson, Garry Morris, Rod Prather; Demolition – Tony Baltazar, George Robinson, Wayne Wilcox

Men’s 60AAA: Rocco’s 60’s – Larry Denzler, Angel Lopez, Richard Mares, Mike Perez, Joe Simental; Bucky’s Casino – Don Gilbert, Harold Hancock, Bill Hirschberg; CJ & S Express: George MacFadyen, Mike Manna, Pat Ramsey, Dunston Simpson

Men’s 60AA: Los Vatos Viejos – Frank Barjas, Rudy Franco, Billy Ong, Manuel Ramirez, Jess Silva; New Mexico Warriors – Art Burrola, Richard Ornelas, Jaime Trevino; Scrap Iron 60’s Rockies – Kelly Hallman, John Parisi, Charlie Powell, Jay Yoakum

Men’s 65 Major-Plus: Timberworks Construction: Hank Alonzo, Tom Amundson, John Cochran, Steve Owens, Doak Whitley; Omen – Steve Callan, Brian Rooney, Conway Waddy, Dan Walsworth

Men’s 65 Major: Nor-Cal Stixx – Ed Calip, Ron May, Phil Montez, Mike So; SoCal Gusto – Tom Aguilar, Dave Lacey, Lary Row

Men’s 65AAA: Over the Edge – Nick Basta, Danny Coterel, Dan Nava, Rod Schemp, Bob Templeton; OC Mustangs – Don Cuzick, Paul Dahlgren, Al Gingerelli, John Miller; KC Kids – Dennis Clauder, Bill Radford, Randy Rowe

Men’s 65AA: Makua Ali’I – William Andrade, Tony Fernandes, Glenn Morihara, Mike Sinnott, Paul Torres; Duke City Dynamite – Rich Doney, Ray Johnson, Joe Romero, Ken Summers; Desert Heat – James Brown, Mike Falkawitz, George LaCombe

Men’s 70 Major-Plus: Omen 70’s – Randy Bobby, Ed Carey, Gerald Ford, Otis Menasco, Billy Wilson; Scrap Iron 70 Legacy – Jim Brown, James Contreras, Mike Hoffberg, Gene Smith; Tharaldson’s - Paul Callaghan, Bob Gregorich, Jim Hoenninger

Men’s 70 Major: Top Gun Swat: Jerry Avila, Jerry Herling, Mike Ingalis, Mel Makos, Denny McCoy; Tri-State Diamondbacks – Roger Assink, Ron Case, Ken Ikleman

Men’s 70AAA: Scrap Iron 70 Reds – Joe Burton, Doug Kinney, Larry Neal, Bob Parella; Masters Marauders – Craig Barraclough, John Conacher, Allan Didrikson

Men’s 70AA: El Paso Nine-Elevens – Jaime Arras, Tommy Loyd, Bobby Nava, Donnie Reay

Men’s 75 Major-Plus: San Francisco Seals – Bob Banchero, Bobby Davis, Herb Epple, Bob Hannah, Terry Nafziger; Top Gun 75 Classics – Dave Duarte, Bob McCormick, Larry Thompson

Men’s 75 Major: California Connection – Gary Adams, Gary Evans, Jim George, George Lawson, Max Litt; Scrap Iron Beams – Dave Boone, Bob Lennon, Don McGill, Carroll Shook

Men’s 75AAA: Kokopelli Scorpions – John Bellavia, Melvin Bentley, Ken Ponzio, Larry Richey John Siegla; Top Gun Silver 75’s – Ed Balinger, Gary Bottenfield, Dan Emer

Men’s 75/80+ Gold: Hui Ohana – Danny Ayala, Dennis Holland, Terry Kimura, Guy Ruiz