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Long Haul Bombers Stage Big Show In The Big City

Helmer and Wegman combine for 24 points

July 5, New York City – The Stadium Power Tour took center stage in New York City Thursday night. A big time slugfest before the Met’s game at Citi FIeld was the perfect pre-game show for big apple sports fans.

Team Easton continued their impressive run this season. Brett “The Hitman” Helmer and Brian Wegman combined for 24 points.

Wegman led off with 12 points, with several upper deck blasts in Citi Field.

Helmer ended the show with a dozen points also. Team Easton is off to early lead, but Helmer is quick to point out, it’s early and any one’s game on the always tough Stadium Power Tour. “There is no let down at Team Easton, any week, another team can step it up and tighten it up the race, so we need to stay focused, and we will.“

Dustin Roberts from hitting for Team Gordie had a solid day at the plate with 10 points. Dustin and teammate Neil Heglund continue to help “The Old Scout“ Gordie Heagle, with his medical costs. Look for an upcoming feature on Gordie on “Softball 360 “ TV.

Team Combat’s is still in striking distance, former stadium power tour champ Johnny McCraw along with “Iron“ Mike Dill, who pinch hit for an injured Brandon Perry, continue to stay in the hunt.

FInal Results From Citi Field:
Brett Helmer, Team Easton: 12 points
Brian Wegman, Team Easton: 12 points
Dustin Roberts, Team Gordie: 10 points
Neil Heglund, Team Gordie: 6 points
Johnny McCraw, Team Combat: 5 points
Mike Dill, Team Combat: 3 points

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 which is 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, September 16 at the new Miami Marlins Park. www.Miami.Marlins.mlb.com

The Stadium Power Tour features the top sporting brands in the world: Combat, DeMarini, Easton, Louisville Slugger TPS, Miken, BP Athletics, Evil Sports, Tanel 360 and Suncoast Reebok. Fans can follow the National TV show, “Softball 360” the TV show is available on more than 93 house holds on TV stations and cable networks in North America.

“Team Gordie”, sponsored by Suncoast Reebok is helping Gordie Heagle with his medical costs. Gordie ran tournaments, created one of the first softball websites and has been a lifelong booster for softball. Gordie is mending after a year in the hospital. For details on how you can hit a “Grand Slam For Gordie“ CLICK HERE.

“Softball 360” also covers the grass roots of softball, including WSL tournaments across North America. www.worldsoftballeague.com

The finals of the WSL Worth North American Championships are scheduled for two big weekends: September 7 & 8 and September 14,15,16 at Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach Florida. www.visitpanamacitybeach.com

For more info: kimster@softball360.tv

Stadium Power Tour Heads to New York

Record Ratings for “Softball 360” TV show this season.

The Long Haul Bombers will help provide the red, white and BOOM during the upcoming Independence Day Holiday. The Stadium Power Tour is prepping for a July 5th contest at New York’s Citi Field, home of the Mets. Team Combat, Team Easton and Team Gordie are ready for a one of kind home run derby.

New York is the center of the world and the Bombers are ready to take center stage before the Mets & Phillies game. Team Easton’s’ Brett Helmer is excited to challenge the new left center field wall at Citi Field.“ The Met’s changed the dimensions a bit, all I can say is, heads up, as I will be sending some softball souvenirs to the Met’s fans.”

The Long Haul Bombers are featured each week on “Softball 360 “. The nationally syndicated TV show has also been a big hit this season. According to syndication director Curt Pires, more than a half million viewers tune in each week. “Our research show, slightly more than 550,000 households are watching each episode of “Softball 360” this year, a record number of viewers “.

“Softball 360“ is available on more than 93 million households on cable networks and TV stations including a group of regional sports networks that televise MLB teams. The RSN’s include NESN, (Boston Red Sox ) MASN, (Orioles ) CSN Chicago, (Cubs ) CSN Philadelphia, (Phillies) Altitude Sports Colorado, Root Sports Pittsburgh & Detroit (Pirates and Tigers) and SportsTime Ohio (Indians).

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 for the last pitch, known as the money which is worth 2 points and can be the tie-breaker. Six bombers qualify for the finals of the Stadium Power Tour, scheduled for Sunday, September 16 at the new Miami Marlins Park. www.Miami.Marlins.mlb.com

The Stadium Power Tour features the top sporting brands in the world: Combat, DeMarini, Easton, Louisville Slugger TPS, Miken, BP Athletics, Evil Sports, Tanel 360 and Suncoast Reebok. Fans can follow the National TV show, ” Softball 360 ” on more than 93 million stations and cable networks coast to coast. For links & air times log on www.softball360.tv

“Softball 360” also covers the grass roots of softball, including WSL tournaments across North America. www.worldsoftballeague.com

The finals of the WSL Worth North American Championships are scheduled for two big weekends: September 7 & 8 and September 14,15,16 at Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach Florida .www.visitpanamacitybeach.com

For more: Kimster@softball360.tv

Crine vs. Canseco: Battle of the Titans Home Run Derby for ALS

June 26, 2012 – Denny Crine takes on 6-time MLB all star Jose Canseco in “The Battle of The Titans” Home Run Derby. It’s a head to head, slug for slug, home run derby, between two titans of home run power.

Team Miken’s Denny Crine, is a two-time champ on the Stadium Power Tour with the Long Haul Bombers. Jose Canseco is a two-time World Series champ. Both are hitting for the ALS Society, helping fight Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

The Ultimate Home Run Derby is set for Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at 5:30 at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Los Angeles.

The home run derby will be followed by the California Collegiate League All-Star Game, show casing the best college baseball players from around the country.

The Ultimate Home Run Derby starts at 5:30pm and the All Star Game at 7:00 pm. $10 dollars tickets can purchased in advance at www.calsummerball.com

Or at the gate, on the day of the event. The home run derby takes place at the MLB Urban Youth Academy on the campus of El Camino College, 901 East Artesia Blvd, Compton California.

The charity event is presented by MLB Urban Youth Academy, California Colligate League, Golden West Chapter of the ALS Association and Natural Balanced Pet Foods.

Miken’s Denny Crine is a two time champ on the Stadium Power Tour. He’s a member of The Long Haul Bombers, a collection of the world’s greatest softball homer run hitters. The Long Haul Bombers stage one of kind home run derbies at Major League ball parks across North America.The Stadium Power Tour features the top sporting brands in the world: Combat, DeMarini, Easton, Louisville Slugger TPS, Miken, BP Athletics, Evil Sports, Tanel 360 and Suncoast Reebok.

Highlights of the Ultimate Home Run Derby will be on the national TV show, “Softball 360” later in July. www.softball360.tv “Softball 360” is available on more than 93 million stations.

For more information: kimster@softball360.tv

2012 McQuade/Budweiser Classic Tournament Report

Report and photos courtesy of DW and softballcenter.com

The 2012 McQuades Classic featured huge crowds, 460+ teams in 15 different divisions, and showcased the Team USA men’s slowpitch and Future Stars national teams.

The tournament began on Friday night with an opening ceremony featuring a military flag corps, the national anthem, and the introduction of the USA Future Stars and the North Dakota military all-star teams. Then the two teams took to the field. The Future Stars made short work of the ND Military team and won in 5 innings.

Then Team USA was introduced as the crowd grew into the thousands and they played the McQuade All Stars who were a group of ‘A’ and Major players from some of the top teams. The McQuade Stars kept the game interesting early on but Team USA separated mid way through the game on some great defensive plays by shortstop Don Dedonatis Jr, second baseman Greg Connell, and an incredible leaping stab of a hard line drive by pitcher Andy Purcell. Team USA won the game but not without a fight from the McQuade all stars.

Following the exhibition games was the finals of the homerun derby. Brian Wegman put on a show, hitting 17 home runs on 3 “outs” including some crowd pleasers.

On Saturday at 11 AM the “Pool Play” began for the tournament’s top division ‘A’. Nordkap Construction hammered Reebok/LongHaul/TYJA 36-15 in Pool A’s only game. This is because the third team in Pool A, Sonny’s, did not make the trip. Those games against Sonnys were considered forfeit wins.

In Pool B, Annihilation Easton scored 26 runs in the first inning against Team Combat before Combat called on Bobby Nifong to pitch in relief. Bobby was working at the Combat sales trailer and had to put on his uniform. He came over to the game and put out the fire in 3 batters. The damage was done though and Annihilation/Easton run ruled Team Combat 38-8.

Team Combat then lost to O&S 23-22. O&S then played the last game of the pool play and beat Annihilation/Easton 25-20 behind good pitching by Andy Purcell and some good infield defense by SS Bubba Mack and middle infielder Kevin Bazat.

The double elimination started on Saturday afternoon with Reebok/LongHaul/TYJA losing to Combat after leading the entire game. Combat was down 6 runs going into the bottom of the 7th. With the wind blowing in from RF, left hand hitting Joey Smith went opposite field for a walk off grand slam homer and 28-25 Combat victory.

Easton then “annihilated” Nordkap by an inexplicable score of 21-1? Then O&S Cattlemen used some more stellar defense and pitching to drop a less than sharp Combat team 28-25 and then O&S captured won the winner’s bracket championship over Annihilation/Easton by the run rule 37-22 on Saturday night.

The loser’s bracket didn’t start until Sunday morning at 8:40 AM with Nordkap beating Reebok/TYJA 28-25. Nordkap kept on rolling as they hammered Team Combat 27-5 and made it to the loser’s bracket championship where they gave away a nice lead against Annihilation/Easton but still led by 5 runs going into the bottom of the 7th inning. Michael Melton for Annihilation hit a clutch 2 out, 3 run homer to tie the game and send it into extra innings. Brett Helmer pitching for Annihilation in place of Geno Buck who had to leave, shut down Nordkap in the top of the 8th when Nordkap was out of home runs, and in the bottom half of the inning center fielder Reggie Schulte won the game for Annihilation with a walk off home run.

This sent Annihilation/Easton to the championship game against O&S Cattlemen. They beat a fresh O&S team in the first game of the championship with a solid win, and the two teams decided that missed flights and a delayed Team USA bus trip wasn’t worth it and they finished as co-champions.

Bats were tested at the beginning of the tournament. The 52 core ball was fair for the conditions and didn’t’ take as many bad hops as expected although Bazat might think differently. The weather was perfect and the atmosphere at the tournament was top notch.

Stadium Power Tour: Cleveland Bound.

Monday, August 6th the Long Haul Bombers are coming to Progressive FIeld in Cleveland Ohio, home of the Indians.

All of Ohio is softball country and it’s a great chance for softball fans to come out and see their home run hero’s.

Kevin Fibly of Team DeMarini lives nearby and is ready to roll out a welcome mat.

“I love the new ballpark and it’s just about in my backyard. It’s like The Power Tour is coming to my house, I’ll be ready to put on a show .”

For ticket info CLICK HERE

Softball 360 Show 4 2012

Softball 360 heads to the offices of Combat Sports Group to catch an inside glimpse of what goes on!

Softball 360 heads to Owensboro, KY and reveals a great county community tournament with leader Mickey Blue!

Softball 360 Previews what we can expect from the Long Haul Bombers as they invade Seattles’ Safeco field!

Softball 360 brings the pain! We follow the Long Haul Bombers as they smack 500+ feet homers outta Safeco Field!

Wegman and Powers tie with 10 points at Tropicana Park

“Team Gordie” scores early for “The Old Scout“ Gordie Heagle.

June 3, 2012. St. Petersburg Florida.

The domed home of the Tampa Bay Rays was no match for the Long Haul Bombers.

Big home run blasts were the story on round three of the Stadium Power Tour, before the Rays and Baltimore Orioles game Sunday afternoon.

Rookie Lee Powers of Team Louisville powered for 10 points and tied veteran Brian Wegman of Team Easton. Wegman just returned from a softball ambassador trip to Korea, visiting US Armed Forces. “It was great sharing softball with our troops. But it’s fantastic to be back home on the Stadium Power Tour. I was impressed with Lee Powers, it’s proof how deep the talent level is on the tour. But you can count on Easton and Brett Helmer to be at the top of the standings when the dust settles .”

Team Easton, Team Louisville and “Team Gordie” and Suncoast Reebok with Jeff Wallace and Dustin Roberts made their debut.

Rookie Dustin Roberts of “Team Gordie” hammered out Evil Softballs, many into the upper deck of the Trop. Roberts a US Coast Guard veteran, was swinging for softball legend Gordie “The Old Scout“ Heagle. “It’s an honor to help out Gordie, the man has done so much for the sport of softball “.

“Team Gordie”, sponsored by Suncoast Reebok is helping Gordie Heagle with his medical costs. Gordie ran tournaments, created one of the first softball websites and has been a lifelong booster for softball. Gordie is mending after a year in the hospital. For details on how you can hit a “Grand Slam For Gordie“ visit www.softball360.tv

Results from round #3 of the Stadium Power Tour at Tropicana Park.

Brian Wegman, Team Easton: 10 points

Lee Powers, Team Louisville Slugger-TPS: 10 points

Dustin Roberts, Team Gordie, Suncoast Reebok: 7 points

Brett Helmer, Team Easton: 7 points

Tim Cocco, Team Louisville-TPS: 6 points

Jeff Wallace, Team Gordie, Suncoast Reebok: 5 points

For the overall points standing on the Stadium Power Tour 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. From New York’s Citi Field to LA’s famed Dodger Stadium with 13 stops along the way. Each Bomber gets 15 swings, each home run is worth one point, except for the last pitch, known as the money which is worth 2 points and can be the tie-breaker. Six bombers qualify for the finals of the Stadium Power Tour, scheduled for Sunday September 16 at the new Miami Marlins Park. www.Miami.Marlins.mlb.com

The Stadium Power Tour features the top sporting brands in the world: Combat, DeMarini, Easton, Louisville Slugger TPS, Miken, BP Athletics, Evil Sports, Tanel 360 and Suncoast Reebok. Fans can follow the National TV show, ” Softball 360 ” on more than 93 million stations and cable networks coast to coast.For links & air times log on www.softball360.tv

“Softball 360” also covers the grass roots of softball, including WSL tournaments across north America. www.worldsoftballeague.com

The finals of the WSL Worth North American Championships are scheduled for two big weekends: September 7 & 8 and September 14,15,16 at Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach Florida. www.visitpanamacitybeach.com

Softball 360 Show 3 2012

We follow the along as the Long Haul Bombers are “Mic’d Up!”

Softball 360 heads to Tupelo, MS and discovers “The Wounded Warriors!” A team made of amputee war veterans!

Softball 360 “catches” up with Team Easton’s Brett “The Hitman” Helmer. We’ll see if he has what it takes to be back on top this year. So far, Brett, is off to a great start on the Stadium Power Tour.

Softball 360 dips into the time machine from 2011 and takes a look back on what happened last year (2011) at Safco Field. And we’ll find out what to expect this year from the Long Haul Bombers as Team Combat makes their debut.

Showtime this Sunday at the Home of the Tampa Bay Rays

Long Haul Bombers “Take on the Trop”.

May 31, 2012.

Round three of the Stadium Power Tour is set for Sunday, June 3 at Tropicana Park in St. Petersburg Florida.

Team Easton, Team Louisville Slugger and Team Suncoast Reebok with Jeff Wallace and Dustin Roberts make their debut.

Team Suncoast Reebok is hitting to help legendary softball scout Gordie Heagle. Gordie is making a comeback after an extended hospital stay in upstate New York. His wife Joanne told “Softball 360“ that Gordie appreciates all the support. “The Old Scout is deeply touched by the generosity, it’s been a big lift to him as his is mending. From Gordie and all of our family, thank you!“

For details on how you can hit a “Grand Slam For Gordie“, log on to www.softball360.tv, you can also make a donation via PayPal HERE

In the battle for the championship on the Stadium Power Tour, Brett “The Hitman“ Helmer of Team Easton is off to an early lead with 25 points in two events. Helmer is closely followed by Miken’s Denny Crine with 19 points. Team Combat’s Johnny McCraw got off to a strong start with 10 points after just one event. Helmer and Wegman will be at the plate Sunday in the pre-game show at the ‘Trop.

The Long Haul Bombers are a collection of the world’s greatest softball homer run hitters. They stage a one of kind home run derby at Major League ball parks across America. From New York’s Citi Field to LA’s famed Dodger Stadium with 13 stops along the way. The finals are scheduled for the new Miami Marlins Park. For ticket info www.softball360.tv

Each Bomber gets 15 swings, each home run is worth one point, except for the last pitch, known as the money ball, which is worth 2 points and can be the tie-breaker. For the complete Long Haul Bombers Schedule www.softball360.tv The Long Haul Bombers represent some of the best brands in the sporting goods world: Combat, Easton, DeMarini, Louisville Slugger, Miken, BP Athletics, Evil Sports and Tanel 360 and Suncoast Reebok. Fans can follow the national TV show, “Softball 360” on more than 93 million stations and cable networks coast to coast for listings and airtime’s log on www.softball360.tv

Softball 360 also covers the grass roots of the sport, local tournaments across North America. www.worldsoftballleague.com The season finale is the WSL Worth North American Championships held in September at Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach Florida. www.visitpanamacitybeach.com

Long Haul Trucking is the lead sponsor. Long Haul Trucking: Running on the Power of Promises Kept! www.longhaultrucking.com

For more: Kimster@softball360.tv or JoeHarewicz@gmail.com

Brett Helmer & Denny Crine dominate at Safeco Field

Johnny McCraw makes strong return!

Seattle Washington, May 25th, 2012. Round two of the Stadium Power Tour was a big hit Friday night in Seattle.

Team Combat, DeMarini, Miken and Easton’s Brett Helmer put on big show at Safeco Field before the Marines & LA Angles game.

Brett “The Hitman” Helmer continued to dominate. The team Easton vet won round two with 13 points. Helmer lead off slamming Evil softballs off the glass walls of the Hit It Here Cafe in right field. “I love this ball park and I got off to good start, my Easton bat was working, 13 is a big number, I’ll take it.”

Team Miken’s Denny Crine finished second with 11 points. Crine crushed several massive, upper deck show bombs to the bleachers in left field. Many Mariners fans left Safeco with Evil softballs as souvenirs.

Team Combat’s Johnny McCraw rounded out the leaders with 10 points. McCraw is a former champ on the Stadium Power Tour, who feels he has what it takes to take the crown back. “I didn’t come back to finish second, my Combat bat has plenty of pop, trust me on this, I’m taking Combat back to the top.”

Final results from round two of the Stadium Power Tour at Safeco Field.

Brett Helmer, Team Easton 13 points

Denny Crine, Team Miken 11 points

Johnny McCraw, Team Combat 10 points

Kevin Filby, Team DeMarini 9 points

Chris Larsen, Team DeMarini 7 points

Ed Vega, Team Miken 4 points

Brandon Perry, Team Combat 4 points

Round three of the Stadium Power Tour is set for Sunday June 3 at Tropicana Park in St. Pete Florida. Team Suncoast Reebok with Jeff Wallace and Dustin Roberts make their debut. Suncoast Reebok is hitting for charity, to help legendary softball scout Gordie Heagle. Gordie is making a comeback after an extended hospital stay. For details on how you can hit a “Grand Slam For Gordie”, log on to www.softball360.tv

The Long Haul Bombers are a collection of the world’s greatest softball homer run hitters. They stage a one of kind home run derby at Major League ball parks across America. Each Bomber gets 15 swings, each home run is worth one point, except for the last pitch, known as the money ball, which is worth 2 points and can be the tie-breaker. For the complete Long Haul Bombers Schedule log on www.softball360.tv

The Long Haul Bombers represent some of the best brands in the sporting goods world: Combat, Easton, DeMarini, Louisville Slugger, Miken, BP Athletics, Evil Sports and Tanel 360 and Suncoast Reebok. Fans can follow the National TV show, ” Softball 360 ” on more than 93 million stations and cable networks coast to coast for listings and airtime’s log on www.softball360.tv

Long Haul Trucking is the lead sponsor. Running on the power of Promises kept. www.longhaultrucking.com

For more: Kimster@softball360.tv or JoeHarewicz@gmail.com