A magnificent effort by Tournament MVP Kyle Pearson lifted ASPNation.com/A&A Utility/KV Weld to a 35-32 win over Precision/Easton/DO in the Men's Class A Championship Game on Sunday. Pearson racked up 10 RBI on five hits for ASPNation.com, singling in the fourth and sixth innings while sending out two long balls.
ASPNation.com never trailed after scoring 12 runs in the first inning on three, three-run home runs, an RBI single by Matt Vern, and a two-run triple by Brian McBryde. Precision would score three runs in the bottom of the second to cut its deficit to nine before ASPNation.com increased its lead with five runs in the fourth.
An 11-run sixth inning helped seal the eventual win for ASPNation.com. Down to their final at-bat and trailing by 17, Precision made the game interesting as the team launched six home runs to mount a comeback. With one out and trailing by three, ASPNation.com turned a double play to end the game. ASPNation.com went undefeated to claim the title with a perfect 5-0 record while hitting .682 as a team.
Precision/Easton/DO earned a spot in the Championship Game after defeating T's 13/DeMarini 38-22 (five innings) earlier in the day.
First Team All-Americans
IF- Kyle Pearson - ASPNation.com
IF- Keith Laski - Precision/Easton
IF- Chris Potts - ASPNation.com
IF- Matt Vern - ASPNation.com
IF- Jeff Keske - Precision/Easton
OF- Matt Schrage - T's 13/DeMarini
OF- Dan Kirkwood - Precision/Easton
OF- Davis Bilardello - Precision/Easton
OF- Jason Branch - Reds Astros
UT- Denny Crine - Heartland Investors
UT- Tim Bowser - ASPNation.com
UT- Chris Greinert - Team Combat
UT- Shannon Smith - T's 13/DeMarini
UT- Cooper Vittitow - ASPNation.com
P- Mike Brown - All American Athletics
Batting Champion – Mike Brown - All American Athletics (.813)
Home Run Champion – Chris Greinert - Team Combat - 10
Tournament MVP – Kyle Pearson - ASPNation.com