Heavy Metal Softball

By Competing In Every Tournament, We Stay In The Points Race....

First -- as always -- I want to thank all of the players who represented Heavy Metal Softball this weekend for their effort, help, and cooperation in competing in our second CCASA Rec. Series tournament of the year. I knew we would be a little shorthanded this weekend, but the weather was great, we showed up with our team, and those who played always seem to enjoy playing ball -- as I do. Here are some final tournament statistics for those who are interested:

CCASA Rec. Series #2 Tournament Summary --

Tournament Record: 0-2 (ouch!)
                               1st game: Lost 6-17 vs. Good Friends
                               2nd game: Lost 5-16 vs. Bleacher Bums

Team Statistics (alphabetically):

Vern Amaro -- 4 for 5; .800 BA; 10 points.
Wes Avery -- 4 for 5; .800 BA; 17 points.
Frank Fletcher -- 6 for 7; .857 BA; 15 points.
Lee Garcia -- 1 for 6; .167 BA; 3 points.
Richard Hart -- 0 for 5; .000 BA; 0 points.
Gene Hitt -- 3 for 6; .500 BA; 14 points.
Paul Lawrence -- 2 for 7; .286 BA; 6 points.
Mike Lujan -- 2 for 5; .400 BA; 5 points.
Matt Soares -- 2 for 6; .333 BA; 2 points.
Steve Stafford -- 0 for 5; .000 BA; 2 points.

Team Batting Average: .421 (24 for 57; we averaged 5.5 runs/game for the tournament. Obviously, we need a much higher team average -- and score a lot more runs -- to give ourselves a chance.)

Tournament MVP: Wes Avery (17 points)

Manager's Award: Frank Fletcher (.857 BA)


2006 Season Statistics (alphabetically; all players):

Donny Aguiar -- 23 for 47; .489 BA; 72 points (3 tournaments)
Vern Amaro -- 22 for 53; .415 BA; 62 points (5 tournaments)
Rich Avery -- 9 for 19; .474 BA; 24 points (2 tournaments)
Wes Avery -- 35 for 57; .614 BA; 137 points (5 tournaments)
Tony DeLanda -- 5 for 15; .333 BA; 22 points (1 tournament)
Frank Fletcher -- 30 for 58; .517 BA; 138 points (5 tournaments)
Lee Garcia -- 12 for 37; .324 BA; 43 points (4 tournaments)
Richard Hart -- 10 for 28; .357 BA; 37 points (3 tournaments)
Gene Hitt -- 15 for 41; .366 BA; 53 points (4 tournaments)
Paul Lawrence -- 28 for 64; .438 BA; 136 points (5 tournaments)
Mike Lujan -- 20 for 50; .400 BA; 81 points (5 tournaments)
Randy Pilgrim -- 9 for 26; .346 BA; 37 points (2 tournaments)
Matt Soares -- 12 for 20; .600 BA; 34 points (2 tournaments)
Devin Stafford -- 5 for 15; .333 BA; 23 points (1 tournament)
Steve Stafford -- 8 for 31; .258 BA; 53 points (3 tournaments)
Art Tabacco -- 9 for 11; .818 BA; 44 points (1 tournament)
Manny Vasquez -- 5 for 16; .313 BA; 5 points (1 tournament)
Nelson Vieira -- 5 for 12; .417 BA; 18 points (1 tournament)

Until next time....