September 30, 2016 – OKLAHOMA CITY – Forced into the “if-game” after dropping a 36-27 decision to WC Monsta in the Championship Game, O&S Cattle/Mr. D battled through to claim the 2016 Super Slow Pitch National Championship ASA/USA Softball announced today. The bats came alive for O&S Cattle/Mr. D as the team combined for 12 hits en route to claiming the title in a 22-9 win over WC Monsta in the “if-necessary” game.
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In their first meeting of the day in the Championship Game, O&S Cattle/Mr. D took an early lead in the top of the first inning, capitalizing on a two-run home run and a pair of singles. WC Monsta responded in the bottom of the frame, cutting the lead to one run after plating three runners off a home run and double. WC Monsta would take the lead in the bottom of the second for good, bringing an additional five runners across the plate to make it an 8-5 lead. O&S Cattle/Mr. D plated two in the top of the third inning to cut WC Monsta’s lead to 8-7, but the west coast squad would explode for 11 hits to score 10 runs and extend their lead to 18-7. Five runs in the top of the fourth inning by O&S Cattle/Mr. D kept the game interesting as WC Monsta led by four as they stepped to the plate in the bottom of the fourth. That close lead would soon become a large one as WC Monsta again utilized timely hitting to push their lead to 16 runs.
Twelve runs in the top of the fifth inning by O&S Cattle/Mr. D brought the game within four runs. Three solo home runs started out the offensive burst before four more shots over the fence brought the game to a 28-24 lead for WC Monsta. Three home runs by WC Monsta in the bottom of the fifth regained the team a comfortable 10-run lead. Both teams would plate runs in the sixth inning, with WC Monsta holding a 36-27 lead as O&S Cattle/Mr. D headed to the plate for their final at-bat. Getting two quick outs, O&S Cattle/Mr. D would get two singles but a fly ball to centerfield ended the game with WC Monsta forcing the “if-necessary” game.
In the “if-necessary” game, O&S Cattle/Mr. D got an early 4-0 lead and kept WC Monsta off the board to complete the first inning of play. WC Monsta would return the favor in the top of the second, keeping O&S Cattle/Mr. D from adding to their lead while tacking on a run of their own to make it a 4-1 game. O&S Cattle/Mr. D added to their lead in the top of the third with a solo home run and an RBI double before WC Monsta cut it to 6-4 after scoring three in the bottom of the frame thanks to a three-run blast.
A six-run fifth inning helped expand O&S Cattle/Mr. D’s lead before tacking on another three runs in the top of the sixth to make it an 18-4 game. WC Monsta’s bats came alive briefly in the bottom of the sixth, plating three runs on a pair of home runs and singles. That offensive spurt would not be enough, however, as O&S Cattle/Mr. D would score another four runs in the top of the seventh while keeping WC Monsta to just one run in their final at-bat.
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Action in Other Divisions
Men’s D
Four teams remain in the drivers seat after the end of the first day of competition: CP/Sewer Septic Pros, DCL, Triad/Fatman/Claddagh Pub and GS Sports/DeMarini. Each of these teams are just two wins away from being in the Championship Game to be played Sunday morning at 11 a.m. CT at INTEGRIS Field.
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Men’s A
Twelve teams will battle it out in the Men’s A National Championship including Team Combat, POWERHOUSE Sportz/Racks/Monsta, Ts 13/DeMarini, H.Auto/Easton, All American Athletics/DeMarini, WC Monsta, ASP/KV Weld/BHR, OC, All Armed Forces, Precision, TG/Reds Astros and Seminoles.
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Women’s Open
A group of teams will be competing to be crowned National Champion in the Women’s Open division including Dolan Auto Group Fillies, Local Legends, WOC, Smurf-U, All Armed Forces, Khaos, Derby Girls/ASP/Combat and Aksarben Skers.
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Event Details:
All games will have free live streaming and live stats for fans online at ASAUSASoftball.com.
Admission to Slow Pitch Championship Series is free and all are welcome to watch the best slow pitch players compete for their respective National Championship. Event t-shirts will be on sale at the Complex while the Hall of Fame Museum and gift shop will be open from 10-4 p.m. on Saturday. Admission to the Hall of Fame and Museum is free for fans while donations are encouraged.
For more information, visit ASAUSASoftball.com or contact Rich Cress, Tournament Director, at rcress@softball.org or (405) 425-3442.
About ASA/USA Softball
Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 70 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.02 million. ASA/USA is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won 10 World Championship titles as well as claimed eight World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please visit http://www.asausasoftball.com/.