{"id":21953,"date":"2013-08-18T17:59:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T00:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=21953"},"modified":"2013-08-18T18:24:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T01:24:34","slug":"big-comeback-and-homer-carry-long-beach-wolfpack-into-nafa-a-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=21953","title":{"rendered":"Big comeback and homer carry Long Beach Wolfpack into NAFA A championship (Story by Bob Otto)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_21750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21750\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ottoinfocus.com\/?p=10013\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/NAFA.WS_.logo_.1web1-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Click to visit Bob Otto&#039;s &quot;Otto in Focus&quot; site for the complete story.\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/NAFA.WS_.logo_.1web1-300x231.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/NAFA.WS_.logo_.1web1.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to visit Bob Otto&#8217;s &#8220;Otto in Focus&#8221; site for the complete story.<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong><em>From Bob Otto, Otto-in-Focus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nURBANDALE, IOWA \u2013 They\u2019re called the Long Beach Wolfpack, but a name change might be order, such as the \u201cComeback Kids.\u201d For the second consecutive game, the Wolfpack rallied to pull out a win.<\/p>\n<p>This time a big one in the semifinals of the winners bracket in the 40-team NAFA A World Series, Saturday, at Walker-Johnston Softball Complex in Urbandale.<\/p>\n<p>In what seemed more like a heavy weight fight than fastpitch softball, the Wolfpack pulled out a 10-9 victory over a Northern Michigan team (3-1) that scored 19 runs in its previous game.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"pullquote\"> \u201cWe haven\u2019t seen hitting like this ever,\u201d said Wolfpack manager and catcher Jesse Mullen. \u201cEverybody\u2019s crushing the ball and we have to crush it with them.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ottoinfocus.com\/?p=10013\">Click here to continue reading and see photos at Otto-in-Focus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12650\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ottoinfocus.com\/?p=10013\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ottoinfocus-300x72.jpg\" alt=\"Click logo for complete story.\" width=\"300\" height=\"72\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ottoinfocus-300x72.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ottoinfocus.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for complete story.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong>  Scroll to bottom of this or any other page at Fastpitchwest for the RSS Feed from Bob Otto&#8217;s blog.  Bob is in Des Moines for the entire NAFA World Series and providing wall-to-wall coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Bob Otto, Otto-in-Focus URBANDALE, IOWA \u2013 They\u2019re called the Long Beach Wolfpack, but a name change might be order, such as the \u201cComeback Kids.\u201d For the second consecutive game, the Wolfpack rallied to pull out a win. 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