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From Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wins first ASA Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Major Fast Pitch National Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n South Bend, Ind.—Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s of New York City won its first ever ASA Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Major Fast Pitch National Championship on Saturday night with a 9-5 win over the Farm Tavern of Madison, Wis. Gerald Muizelaar, who was named as the Herb Dudley Most Valuable Player, held off a scrappy Farm Tavern squad to collect his third win and secure Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first ASA Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Major National Championship.<\/p>\n Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Thomas Makea was named as the Batting Champion after going 9-for-18 (.500) during his team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s run to the title. Despite a runner-up finish, the Farm Tavern\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second baseman Zeron Winters was named as the Most Valuable Player after posting a .433 batting average with 13 hits, three home runs and 10 RBI.<\/p>\n Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cruised in to the championship game with a 6-2 win over the Quaker Riversharks of Ambler, Pa. Frank DeGroat was once again the offensive star for Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s collecting a single, a home run and three RBIin the winning effort. Travis Wise drove in two RBI while Omar Moraga posted a single, a double and an RBI. Adam Folkard was the winning pitcher for Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s after striking out nine.<\/p>\n After dropping its opening game of the tournament to Broken Bow, the Farm Tavern battled all the way back to meet Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in the championship game. On Saturday alone, the Farm won four games in a row just to get in to the championship game. They started the day with a 10-6 win over the Minn Dak Millers of Fargo, ND at 9 a.m. Jeff Goolagong almost hit for the cycle going 3-for-3 with a double, triple, home run and two RBI.<\/p>\n At 11 a.m. the Farm got their revenge on Broken Bow with an 8-7 victorythat sent the Gremlins home. The win sent the Farm into the semi-finals of the loser\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bracket where they faced Circle Tap of Denmark, Wis., the defending ASA National Champion. Arepeat of 2006 was not to be for Circle Tap as Broken Bow continued their dreamcome back with a 6-2 win to move one step closer to the championship game. Wintersled the way for the Farm with a single, a home run and two RBI.<\/p>\n In the loser\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bracket finals the Farm showed no signs of fatigueas they took down the Quaker Riversharks, who were playing just their secondgame of the day, 8-2, to advance in to the championship game against Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.Collin Abbott, Donny Hale and Winters were all offensive stars in the win. Abbott had a single, a home run and two RBI, while Dale contributed a single, a double and two RBI. Winters continued his success with a single, two RBI andtwo RBI.<\/p>\n Brian McCall (Championship) Game #37 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 5:00pm<\/strong> Batting Champion: 9 hits, 18 at-bats, .500 batting average Herb Dudley Most Valuable Pitcher: Won 3, Lost 0 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c1.68 ERA, 16 2\/3 innings pitched, allowed 10 hits, while striking out 20 Most Valuable Player: 13 hits, 3 HR\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, 10 RBI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s,..433 batting average Bob Waters Final Bracket<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n First Team All Americans<\/strong><\/a> From Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wins first ASA Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Major Fast Pitch National Championship South Bend, Ind.—Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s of New York City won its first ever ASA Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Major Fast Pitch National Championship on Saturday night with a 9-5 win over the Farm Tavern of Madison, Wis. 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\nThe Farm Tavern \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Madison, WI 5runs, 10 hits, 0 errors
\nPatsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u201c New York, NY 9runs, 9 hits, 2 errors
\nWP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gerald Muizelaar
\nLP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sebastian Geravsutti
\nZeron Winters (Farm Tavern) three singles
\nDonny Hale (Farm Tavern) triple, home run, two RBI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s
\nJeff Goolagong (Farm Tavern) single, home run, RBI
\nPaul Rosebush (Farm Tavern) two singles, RBI
\nTravis Wilson (Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) two singles, two RBI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s
\nFrank DeGroat (Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) single, home run two RBI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s
\nLois Joglar (Patsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) two singles, RBI<\/p>\n
\nPatsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s – Thomas Makea<\/p>\n
\nPatsy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Gerald Muizelaar<\/p>\n
\nThe Farm Tavern \u00e2\u20ac\u201c (2B) Zeron Winters<\/p>\n
\nBelleville Softball Staff
\n574-282-1449<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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\nSecond Team All Americans<\/strong><\/a>
\nFinal Order of Finish<\/strong><\/a>
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\nIndividual Award Winners<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"