Bombers Finish 3rd out of 40 Teams at NAFA A-Major World Series
Des Moines, IA – The New York Bombers survived an early loss to place 3rd in the 2010 NAFA A-Major World Series. The Bombers got off to a 2-0 start at the 40 team event with wins over Home Federal and the Colorado Rage. But a 6-4 loss to the Crow Bar team from South Dakota was a wakeup call for the Bombers.
After the loss to Crow Bar the Bomber team regrouped to win 4 consecutive games by a combined score of 42-12. Included in those games were to 2-run wins over a tough Home Federal team and a scrappy Iowa Cocks team. The Bomber’s win run ended though against the eventual tournament champion El Paso Steel and their star pitcher Antonio Mancha by the score of 9-5. The Bombers ended the tournament with a 6-2 overall record.
Here is a recap of the scores and stats:
Bombers Game by Game Scores
Game #1 vs. Home Federal (Neb.) 9-0 Win
Game #2 vs. Colorado Rage (CO) 8-0 Win
Game #3 vs. Crow Bar (SD) 6-4 Loss
Game #4 vs. Home Federal (Neb.) 6-3 Win
Game #5 vs. Iowa Cocks (IA) 5-3 Win
Game #6 vs. Crouch Electric (MI) 10-0 Win
Game #7 vs. Boise River Dogs (ID) 21-6 Win
Game #8 vs. El Paso Steel (NM) 9-5 Loss
Top Bomber Hitters
Jake Wasielewski: .555 (10-18) 1 HR, 9 Runs, 6 RBI's (All-World Selection)
Tom Avery: .519 (14-27) 1 HR, 8 Runs, 8 RBI's (All-World Selection)
Bruce Hackett: .500 (13-26) 1 HR, 9 Runs, 7 RBI's (All-World Selection)
Dan Edholm: .462 (12-16) 2 Triples, 11 Runs, 7 RBI's
Mark Kinner: .429 (9-21) 1 HR, 8 Runs, 5 RBI's
Brad Gouger: .400 (10-25) 2 HR's, 7 Runs, 9 RBI's
John Dry: .391 (9-23) 1 HR, 6 RBI's
Jeff Carr: .348 (8-23) 3 HR's, 7 Runs, 9 RBI's
Roger Karn: .267 (4-15), 6 Runs, 7 Walks
Top Bomber Pitchers
Justin Heyman (4-0), 3.69 ERA, 24.2 IP, 21 K's
Shawn Samson (2-2), 2.41 ERA, 20..1 IP, 17 K's
Albums of the tournament
The Bombers improve to 32-9 on the season and will be in action in one week at the 2010 17th Annual Elkland B Tournament.
