The ASA Women’s Open and Hooters Championship Series (HCS) Men’s B National Championships were decided in a commanding fashion Saturday while three National Champions will be decided Sunday at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, Okla. Two teams from Florida were victorious with Enough Said capturing the Women’s Open and BSM taking the Men’s Class B title.
BSM Sports of Deerfield Beach, Fla. Claims ASA Men’s Class B title
Eastern Champions BSM Sports of Deerfield, Fla., completed a three-game sweep of Sonny’s Softball (Casper, Wy.) Saturday, claiming the Men’s Class B title with a decisive 21 to 11 run-rule victory. A best-of-five series, BSM was led by Most Valuable Player pitcher Jerry Molloy (Orlando, Fla.) who tossed all three victories for the National Champions.
Shortstop Randy Vollmer (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) tallied a strong weekend offensive performance for BSM batting .733 (11-for-15) with 10 RBI and 11 runs scored. “It feels great to be the MVP of this tournament but I couldn’t do it without all of the guys behind me. I wouldn’t be possible without them. I’m very proud of our team for the great effort that we all put into becoming National Champions,” Molloy said. “I think this is the best softball tournament in the country. I will 100-percent be back here going for another National Championship next year. I wouldn’t miss it.”
With a 2-0 series lead after Friday’s play, BSM opened the Championship Game with a combined 18 runs in the first two innings and never looked back. Sonny’s tried to chip away at the BSM lead but failed as the defense of the eventual champions prevailed for the title. BSM’s Chad Durick (Fort Pierce, Fla.) and Steve Allen each tallied two home runs apiece and five RBI while extra hitter Randy Burnett led the way with a 4-for-4 performance.
Four BSM players saw double-digit RBI totals for the weekend with Brian Millstead (Jacksonville, Fla.) leading the group with 12. For Sonny’s, every player contributed a hit in the loss and Manny Liriano (Casper, Wy.) finished 3-for-3 with two RBI. With the sweep, the East reclaimed the bragging rights in the Men’s Class B after Western Champs Tharaldson Enterprises (Fargo, ND) won the 2009 title.