Season Opener in San Diego a Success.
Filby and Rockoff tie with 10 points
April 27, 2013 – San Diego, CA – It was not surprising to see Stadium Power Tour returning champ, Kevin Filby blast out 10 points at the season opener Saturday night. But it was a surprise as rookie Adam Rockoff tied Filby with 10 points. Rockoff rocked out many upper deck blasts, including the money ball and was pleased with his debut. “It’s a real honor to represent DeMarini on the tour and a great way to start the season“. Filby, who changed teams from DeMarini to Miken in the off season, picked up where he left off. The big lefty, took advantage of new shorter porch in right at Petco.
“The balls were flying, the weather was good, what’s not to like about hitting in San Diego.”
It was “Softball Night in San Diego” a big crowd of 38,823 including many youth softball teams came out to see the show. They enjoyed the Stadium Power Tour home run derby after the extra innings game between the Padres and the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
Final Results From Round one at Petco Park:
Kevin Filby – Miken 10 points
Adam Rockof f- DeMarini 10 points
Denny Crine – Miken 9 points
Ed Vega – Miken 8 points
Chris Larsen – DeMarini 7 points
Donovan Pokraka – DeMarini 4 points
Next Stop on the Stadium Power Tour, Friday night May 24 in Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park and Sunday May 26 at Tropicana Park in St. Petersburg Florida.
Tickets are available on line at www.softball360.tv.
The Long Haul Bombers are a collection of the world’s greatest softball homer run hitters. They stage one of kind home run derbies at Major League ball parks across North America. Each Bomber gets 15 swings, each home run is worth one point, except the last pitch, known as the money ball, worth 2 points and can be the tie-breaker. Six Long Haul Bombers qualify for the finals of the Stadium Power Tour, scheduled for Sunday, Friday night in St. Paul at Midway Stadium, home of the St. Paul Saints.
The Stadium Power Tour features the top sporting brands in the world: DeMarini, Easton, Miken, BP Athletics, Evil Sports and Suncoast Reebok.
Fans can follow the Bombers on the national TV show, “Softball 360 “, available on more than 93 million households on TV stations and cable networks across North America.
“Softball 360” also covers the grass roots of softball, including WSL tournaments across North America. www.worldsoftballeague.com It all happens at Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach Florida.www.visitpanamacitybeach.com
The Long Haul Bombers are sponsored by Long Haul Trucking, running on the power of promises kept. www.longhaultrucking.com