Heavy Metal Softball

Round Robin Tournament Format Suits Our Style More...Confirmed!

First -- as always -- I wish to thank all of the players who represented Heavy Metal Softball this weekend for their effort, help, and cooperation in competing in our ninth tournament of the year. Here are some final tournament statistics for those who are interested:

15th Annual Valley Softball Extreme Classic Tournament Summary --

Tournament Record: 3-1 (playoffs -- much better showing!)
                               1st game: Won 8-3 vs. Bandits
                               2nd game: Won 9-8 vs. Chuggers
                               3rd game: Won 11-9 vs. Blown
                               4th game: Lost 4-11 vs. Infectious Waste

Team Statistics (alphabetically):

Vern Amaro -- 7 for 14; .500 BA; 14 points.
Rich Avery -- 6 for 14; .429 BA; 16 points.
Wes Avery -- 5 for 11; .455 BA; 33 points.
Nathan Brown -- 4 for 12; .333 BA; 16 points.
Dennis Ellorin -- 3 for 14; .214 BA; 11 points.
Frank Fletcher -- 8 for 14; .571 BA; 40 points.
Lee Garcia -- 7 for 12; .583 BA; 17 points.
Paul Lawrence -- 7 for 16; .438 BA; 24 points.
Mike Lujan -- 6 for 13; .462 BA; 21 points.
Joaquin Perez -- 4 for 14; .286 BA; 12 points.

Team Batting Average: .425 (57 for 134; we averaged 8 runs/game for the tournament. Obviously, we need a much higher team average -- and score a lot more runs -- to give ourselves a chance, but this tournament was probably our best effort so far this year.)

Tournament MVP: Frank Fletcher (40 points)


2006 Season Statistics (alphabetically; all players):

Donny Aguiar -- 34 for 66; .515 BA; 101 points (6 tournaments)
Vern Amaro -- 39 for 85; .459 BA; 91 points (9 tournaments)
Rich Avery -- 20 for 50; .400 BA; 48 points (6 tournaments)
Wes Avery -- 48 for 87; .552 BA; 220 points (9 tournaments)
Nathan Brown -- 4 for 12; .333 BA; 16 points (1 tournament)
Tony DeLanda -- 5 for 15; .333 BA; 22 points (1 tournament)
Dennis Ellorin -- 3 for 14; .214 BA; 11 points (1 tournament)
Frank Fletcher -- 47 for 91; .516 BA; 216 points (9 tournaments)
Lee Garcia -- 25 for 66; .379 BA; 74 points (8 tournaments)
Richard Hart -- 12 for 34; .353 BA; 41 points (4 tournaments)
Gene Hitt -- 19 for 47; .404 BA; 79 points (5 tournaments)
Paul Lawrence -- 41 for 100; .410 BA; 174 points (9 tournaments)
Mike Lujan -- 33 for 80; .413 BA; 122 points (9 tournaments)
Joaquin Perez -- 4 for 14; .286 BA; 12 points (1 tournament)
Randy Pilgrim -- 10 for 37; .270 BA; 42 points (4 tournaments)
Matt Soares -- 16 for 31; .516 BA; 46 points (4 tournaments)
Devin Stafford -- 5 for 15; .333 BA; 23 points (1 tournament)
Steve Stafford -- 11 for 42; .262 BA; 70 points (5 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)