NSA Richmond/ SoftballNation Winter Meeting
Sunday, February 4th: 3:00 pm
Holiday Inn - Airport
Richmond, Virginia
Details: This is our annual meeting on league and tournament play in and around Richmond, Virginia.  We will preview the upcoming season and hand out tournament information and discuss other details related to adult slow pitch softball for NSA fans in Central Virginia.  We usually have directors and officials from other parts of the state and region in attendance.

2000 NSA Richmond Metro Championship:
Men's Class C:  Clearly Wireless Wins C Metro
Clearly Wireless held off a diminished but strong field of teams to claim the NSA Richmond C Metro Championship with a 19-9 win over rival Spirit Graphics/Hooters.  The two teams have a strong rivalry that carries over from their league play into championship tournament play.  Clearly Wireless won this one.  Ray Anderson was selected the Tournament MVP.

NSA Richmond Metro Championship: Men's Class C
1. Clearly Wireless (4-0)
2. Spirit Graphics/Hooters (4-2)
3. Tuffy Auto Service (2-2)
4. ABC Softball (2-2)
5. Kristina's Pizza (1-2)
5. Sportshack (1-2)
8. H&M Lawn Care (0-2) No Show
8. Wright Softball (0-2) No Show

NSA Richmond Metro Championship: Men's Class D:
All that's left is to decide who the champions will be.  Mother Nature put a stop to the finish of the NSA Richmond Metro Championship in the Men's D division.  Just before the  Championship game between State Farm Insurance and King George Softball Club, a huge thunderstorm rolled through and put a halt to the action.  The two teams will come back in two weeks and decide the outcome.  State Farm is the undefeated team and KG Softball will need two victories to claim the title.
Here's how the rest of the tournament finished.  It was a strong field with some good teams.  It looked like a good preview to the Men's D Eastern State Championship.

Men's Class D: 
1. 2.  Championship Game: State Farm vs. KG Softball
3. Jans/Worth (3-2)
4. Atlantic Resource Group (3-2)
5. Trust Company of Va. (2-2)
5. Konica (3-2) 
7. S&S Yellow Jackets (2-2)
7. Mulligan's Sports Grill (2-2)
9. SPLW/CC's Pizza (2-2)
9. Dalton Farms (1-2)
9. Spicer Automotive (1-2)
9. Petersburg Eagles (1-2)
13. Blurred Vision (1-2)
13. AGS (0-2)
13. Castle Windows Hitmen (0-2)
13. Central Va. Medical (0-2)
17. AllPro/Mulligans (0-2)

Dixie Dudley Tournament Serie Points Final Standings: 

Central Virginia Weather

NSA Richmond Firecracker 2000:  Mikey's Ends Championship Drought, DeMarini Survives Infiniti

Men's Class C:  
    It's been a while, but Mikey's Trucking finally got another tournament victory and this one earned them a Paid World Series Berth.  Mikey's beat JB's Gallery 14-4 in the finals of the NSA Richmond Firecracker 2000 to earn the paid berth.  Wright Softball and Kristina's Pizza finished tied for third.

Men's C: Final Standings: Firecracker 2000
1. Mikey's Trucking (4-2)
2. JB's Gallery (5-1)
3. Wright Softball (2-4)
3. Kristina's Pizza (2-3)
5. Gator's Billiards (1-4)

Men's Class C:  Game Scores
Bracket: C  (Men's C)
Kristina’s Pizza 9 vs 21 JB’s Gallery 
Wright Softball 10  vs 9  Gator’s Billiards
Wright Softball 7  vs 17 Mikey’s Trucking
Gator’s Billiards 8 vs 10 Kristina’s Pizza
Wright Softball 7 vs 12 JB’s Gallery Field
Gator’s Billiards 11 vs 10 Mikey’s Trucking
Mikey’s Trucking 21 vs 20 Kristina’s Pizza
Gator’s Billiards 4  vs 17 JB’s Gallery
Wright Softball 8 vs 9 Kristina’s Pizza
Mikey’s Trucking 4 vs  23 JB’s Gallery

Single elimination playoffs:
Wright 18  Gator's Billiards 2
Mikey's Trucking 17 Kristina's 9
JB's Gallery 10  Wright Softball 9
Mikey's Trucking 14 JB's Gallery 4

DeMarini-Cigar:  Firecracker 2000 D Champions

Men's Class D: Firecracker 2000
   DeMarini-Cigar paid their second NSA visit to Richmond and, this time, Mother Nature did not send them home empty handed.  The Massachusetts based team took the Men's D title in the Firecracker 2000 with a close 9-7 victory over Infiniti Richmond. The two teams were evenly matched in both skill and emotion.  The final game was a tough battle with some big plays made by both teams.  
    Cigar takes the paid berth back to New England.  Infiniti continues to build on their reputation as a tough competitor.
Trust Company of Virginia and Willet Hitmen finished tied for third.  Trust Company played solid ball throughout the day and lost a tough battle to DeMarini in the semi-finals.

Men's Class D: Firecracker 2000 Final Standings
1. DeMarini-Cigar (7-0)
2. Infiniti Richmond (6-1)
3. Trust Co. of Virginia (4-2)
4. Willet Hitmen (3-3)
5. Devil Rays (2-3)
5. Ruffin (2-4)
5. Patrick Henry Mixers (2-4)
5. Thunder & Lightning (2-3)
9. AGS (1-4)
9. Too Cool (0-5)

Game Scores: Men's D: Firecracker 2000
Ruffin 5 vs 16 Willet Hitmen 
Too Cool 21 vs 26 Trust Co. Of Va.
Ruffin 3 vs 13 Infiniti Richmond
Willet Hitmen 16 vs 2 Too Cool
Ruffin 3 vs 12 Trust Co. Of Va.
Infiniti Richmond 16 vs 10 Too Cool 
Willet Hitmen 9 vs 19 Trust Co. Of Va.
Ruffin 15 vs 7 Too Cool
Infiniti Richmond 11 vs 10 Trust Co. Of Va
Willet Hitmen 10 vs 11 Infiniti Richmond 
Thunder & Lightning 8 vs 9 Amer. Gasket
Thunder & Lightnng 7 vs 18 DeMarini-Cigar
American Gasket 5 vs 7 Devil Rays 
DeMarini-Cigar 16 vs 1 P.H. Mixers 
Thunder & Lightning 11 vs 10 P.H. Mixers
DeMarini-Cigar 12 vs 2 Devil Rays
American Gasket 10 vs 20 P.H. Mixers
Thunder & Lightning 8 vs 4 Devil Rays 
American Gasket 2 vs 12 DeMarini-Cigar
Devil Rays 15 vs 4 P.H. Mixers 

Firecracker 2000: Men's D:
Single Elimination Playoffs:
Ruffin 16 AGS 11
PH Mixers 24 Too Cool 8
Trust Co. 10 Devil Rays 0
DeMarini-Cigar 12 Ruffin 5
Infiniti Richmond 20 PH Mixers 9
Willet Hitmen 19 Thunder & Lightning 15
DeMarini-Cigar 30 Trust Co. 20
Infiniti defeated Willet Hitmen
DeMarini-Cigar 9 Infiniti Richmond 7
 
Sign Up Now:  July 15th: 
NSA Richmond Metro Championship
Men's Class C and Men's Class D.
This tournament is open to all teams that have participated with NSA Richmond during the season.  The tournament is a double elimination format and the champions will receive a travel fund of $50 from each team's entry fee.  Seeding will be awarded to teams that have won previous NSA Richmond tournaments if any byes exist.  For details or to enter, contact: Butch Tiller at (804) 231-2968.

Results: Commissioner's Cup: May 13th: Richmond, Va.
Men's Class C
    Tuffy Auto Service survived a tough group of teams to claim the Commissioner's Cup World Series Qualifier.  Tuffy went through their bracket undefeated and then turned back ABC Softball and Crush in the playoffs to complete a 5-0 sweep of the field.  Bubba Moore was selected the tournament MVP for Tuffy's.
1. Tuffy Auto Service 5-0
2. ABC Softball 4-2
3. Crush 2-3
4. Murphy's Law 2-2
5. Clearly Wireless 1-2
5. Maintenance Plus 1-2
5. Kingsmen 1-2
8. 2900 Club 0-3
DNP: Wright Softball
DNP: Mikey's Trucking

Game Scores:
Murphy's Law 13 Kingsmen 10
Crush 19 Maintenance Plus 16
Murphy's Law 21 Maintenance Plus 10
Kingsmen 18 Crush 8
Maintenance Plus 15 Kingsmen 12
Crush 14 Murphy's Law 13
Tuffy Auto Service 13 Clearly Wireless 9
ABC Softball 19 Clearly Wireless 7
Tuffy Auto Service 22 ABC Softball 12
Clearly Wireless 19   2900 Club 13
ABC Softball 14   2900 Club 12
Tuffy Auto Service 18    2900 Club 8
Tuffy's 7 Crush 1
ABC Softball 12 Murphy's Law 8
ABC Softball 20 Crush 10
Tuffy 8 ABC Softball 4

Men's Class D:
    BJ's Landscaping earned their World Series Berth with a dramatic finish to a tournament that ended just as a big thunderstorm hit the field.  BJ's beat Southern Construction 32-5 in the finals.  The Chesterfield County based team earned a World Series Berth for their victory.  Atlantic Resource Group finished third after  spending most of the afternoon on the field.  ARG's schedule worked against them as they played in 6 out of the last seven games of the day.
    As for BJ's, the team selected Co-MVP's for the weekend and they were Robert Cox and Gary Wilson.

1.  BJ's Landscaping 5-0
2.  Southern Construction 4-2
3.  Atlantic Resource Group 3-3
4.  Thunder & Lightning  2-3
5.  Shiflett's Lawn Care 1-3
6.  Hampton Inn 1-2
7.  Trouble 0-3

Game Scores:
Thunder & Lightning 15 Shiflett's 12
Thunder & Lightning 8 Atlantic Resource Group 7
Atlantic Resource Group 18 Shiflett's 12
Shiflett's 17 Thunder & Lightning 7
Atlantic Resource 20 Thunder & Lightning 14
Atlantic Resource 21 Shiflett's 20 (9)
Southern Construction 7 Trouble 0
BJ's 6 Southern Construction 5
Hampton Inn 7 Trouble 0
BJ's 7 Trouble 0
Southern Construction 13 Hampton Inn 10
BJ's 11 Hampton Inn 4
Southern Construction 7 Thunder & Lightning 6
BJ's Landscaping 15 Atlantic Resource 14
Southern Construction 15 Atlantic Resource 8
BJ's Landscaping 32 Southern Construction 5

Previous Results: May 7th
Chetti's Takes Sunday One-Day
    Chetti's Tavern of Richmond held off a game Kristina's Pizza in the "if" game to take the NSA Richmond Sunday One-Day tournament this weekend in Richmond.  John Madison and Chris Harris were selected tournament MVP's for Chetti's who had to dig down to hold off Kristina's.  
    Kristina's looked to make it a double dip in the finals but couldn't keep Chetti's down.  The first game of the finals saw Kristina's ten run Chetti's with a 13-3 victory.  
    Wall To Wall Advertising was the highest finishing D team in the C/D mixer.   They took 3rd place after dropping an 8-3 game to Kristina's.

NSA Richmond Sunday One-Day: May 7th
1. Chetti's (4-1) C
2. Kristina's Pizza (3-2) C
3. Wall To Wall Advertising (3-2) D
4. Old Dominion Glass (1-2) D
5. Spicer Automotive (1-2) D
6. Softball Express (0-2) C
7. Mikey's Trucking (0-2) C

May 7th Results: FirePro Spring Open: Clearly Wireless, Select Motorcars take titles and Paid Berths.
    It's finally complete.  The tournament that wouldn't end ended this weekend with the completion of the D bracket in the 2000 FirePro Spring Open.  The C division was declared over when the tournament was originally postponed because of the rain and Clearly Wireless was declared champions because of their 26-16 win over ABC Softball.  Andy Wicker was chosen MVP for his efforts in the tournament.
    This weekend, Select Motorcars survived the playoffs and turned back the ACES with a 21-19 win.  Select takes the Paid World Series Berth and the awards and title of 2000 FirePro Champions.  Robbie Jerrell was selected the tournament MVP for Select.  Here's how it turned out.

FirePro Men's Class C:
Bracket: (Shortened due to weather)
1. Clearly Wireless (3-0)
2. ABC Softball (2-1)
3. Mikey's Trucking (1-2)
4. BJ's Landscaping (0-3)

FirePro Men's Class D:
1. Select Motorcars (7-0)
2. ACES (6-2)
3. Infiniti Richmond (5-3)
4. Stafford Construction (4-3)
5. Taylor's Roofing (4-2)
6. El Mariachi (2-3)
7.Central Va. Medical (3-4)
8. DeMarini Cigar (3-0)
8. Undertakers (1-2)
8. Trust Company (1-2)
8. Wrayvens (1-2)
8. Excoll Sports (1-2)
8. Southern Construction (1-2)
8. Keeton Soundz (0-3)
8. Legacy (0-3)
8. Rookies (0-3) 

Bracket B:
DeMarini Cigar (3-0)
Infiniti Richmond (2-1)
Trust Company of Va. (1-2)
Keeton Soundz (0-3)
Bracket C:
Taylor's Roofing (3-0)
Stafford Construction (2-1)
Undertakers (1-2)
Legacy (0-3)
Bracket D:
Select Motorcars (3-0)
El Mariachi (2-1)
Southern Construction (1-2)
Central Va. Medical (0-3)
Bracket E:
ACES (3-0)
Excoll Sports (1-2)
State Farm (0-3) withdrew
Bracket F:
Blitzkrieg (3-0)
Wrayvens (1-2)
Rookies (0-3) No show -  Suspended
FirePro: Playoffs: Men's D
Infiniti Richmond 7 Blitzkrieg 0
Select Motorcars 16 Stafford Construction 1
ACES 7 DeMarini Cigar 0
Taylor's Roofing 13 El Mariachi 10
Stafford Construction 19 Central Va. Medical 3
Select Motorcars 8 Infiniti Richmond 7
ACES 12 Taylor's Roofing 8
Infiniti Richmond 11 El Mariachi 0
Stafford Construction 7 Taylor's Roofing 2
Select Motorcars 15 ACES 5
Infiniti Richmond 15 Stafford Construction 0
ACES 13 Infiniti Richmond 10
Select Motorcars 21 ACES 19

Previous Results: March 25th: NSA Richmond Y2K Opener: Results: 
A great way to begin a season.  You couldn't ask for better weather in late March.  24 teams showed up in Petersburg and Richmond to go for Richmond's first World Series berths of 2000.
   The Quantico Marines took Men's B division with a victory over JB's Gallery out of Virginia Beach.  Spirit Graphics/Hooters beat Fuddruckers for the Men's C title and All Star Title downed their arch rivals The Aces to take the Men's D division.  Here are the complete results from the tournament.

March 25th: Y2K Opener: Men's B Division
1. Quantico Marines (Woodbridge)  3-1
2. JB's Gallery (Newport News) 2-2
3. Amaco Diamond Sharks (Winchester) 1-2
4. Kingsmen (Richmond) 0-3

Scores
JB's 38  Kingsmen 22
Quantico 19 JB's 6
Amaco Diamond Sharks 26 Kingsmen 15
Quantico 17 Kingsmen 6
JB's 18 Amaco Diamond Sharks 8
Amaco Diamond Sharks 18 Quantico 13
Playoffs:
Quantico beat JB's 20-5 to take the Championship.

March 25th: Y2K Opener: Men's C Division
1. Spirit Graphics/Hooters  5-0
2. Fuddruckers 4-2
3. Godfather's Lounge 2-3
4. Ferguson's 2-2
5. Murphy's Law 1-2
6. Petersburg Eagles 1-2
7. TNT Ballbreakers 1-2
8. KRUSH 0-3

Bracket 1: Bracket Winner Fuddruckers
Fuddruckers 26 Petersburg Eagles 16
Fuddruckers 25  Godfather's Lounge 18
TNT Ballbreakers 20  Petersburg Eagles 12
Petersburg Eagles 25  Godfather's Lounge 16
Fuddruckers 9  TNT Ballbreakers 8
Godfather's Lounge 10  TNT Ballbreakers 5

Bracket 2: Bracket Winner: Spirit Graphics/Hooters
Spirit Graphics/Hooters 10 Murphy's Law 8
Ferguson's 15 Murphy's Law 14
Spirit Graphics/Hooters 17  Ferguson's 12
Spirit Graphics/Hooters 8  KRUSH 7
Murphy's Law 11  KRUSH 10
Ferguson's 13 KRUSH 6

Men's C Division Playoffs:
Spirit Graphics/Hooters 26 Fuddruckers 14
Godfather's Lounge 6  Ferguson's 5
Fuddruckers 35  Godfather's 16
Spirit Graphics/Hooters 27 Fuddruckers 17

March 25th: Y2K Opener: Men's D Division
1.  All Star Title  5-1
2.  ACES  5-2
3.  Taylor's Roofing  5-2
4.  Chancellor's Mortgage 2-3
5.  Blitzkrieg  3-1
6.  Knox/Worth  2-2
7.  Drifters  1-2
8.  Stafford Construction  1-2
9.  Bungalow Billiards Diamond Jaxx 1-2
10.  Target Marketing  1-2
11. Rooney's  0-3
12.  Diamond Cutters  0-3
Bracket 1: Bracket Winner: Blitzkrieg
Bungalow Billiards 10 Diamond Cutters 9
Knox/Worth 13 Bungalow Billiards 11
Blitzkrieg 9 Diamond Cutters 7
Knox/Worth 11 Diamond Cutters 7
Blitzkrieg 8 Bungalow Billiards 3
Blitzkrieg 16 Knox/Worth 15 (8)
Bracket 2: Bracket Winner: ACES
All Star Title 12  Stafford Construction 5
ACES 16  Stafford Construction 5
All Star Title 16  Rooney's 1
ACES 8  All Star Title 7
Stafford Construction 6  Rooney's 4
ACES 13  Rooney's 3
Bracket 3: Bracket Winner: Taylor's Roofing
Chancellor's Mortgage 18 Target Marketing 3
Taylor's Roofing 7  Chancellor's Mortgage 3
Target Marketing 16  Drifters 13
Taylor's Roofing 13  Target Marketing 12
Drifters 23  Chancellor's Mortgage 17
Taylor's Roofing 16  Drifters 6
Men's D Playoffs: 
ACES 15 Blitzkrieg 0
All Star Title 13 Taylor's Roofing 4
Chancellor's Mortgage 15 Blitzkrieg 12
Taylor's Roofing 9  Knox/Worth 8
Taylor's Roofing 13 Chancellor's Mortgage 7
All Star Title 17 ACES 7
ACES 17 Taylor's Roofing 13
All Star Title 16 ACES 6

League Information:
Youth Competitive Fast Pitch League: 14u 16u
If you would like to have an NSA sanctioned league, let us know.  If you are in an established league and would like for that league to be sanctioned by NSA, you should let us know and notify the Recreation and Parks department where you play.  NSA is continually looking for available fields for league play, but the desire must come from the teams.  Otherwise, many Parks and Rec. Departments just stay with the status quo.  You can change this by taking action.

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