Week of May 21-25 (Shortened because of mid-season break):
May 21 Results:
Charlotte 6 at Miami 5
Virginia Beach 8 at Memphis 4
Houston 10 at Atlanta 6
New Orleans 13 at Jacksonville 14
Louisville 5 at Tampa 13
Shreveport 7 at Raleigh 5
Jackson 12 at Savannah 4
Nashville 8 at Mobile 9
Myrtle Beach 10 at Little Rock 5
Dallas 9 at Birmingham 10
Richmond 10 at Austin 11, 10 innings
Orlando 1 at Baton Rouge 6
Top Players:
Lou Whittier, Jacksonville, 4/6, 2-2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 R
Jimmy Joseph, Richmond, 5/5 2-2B, 4 RBI, 2 R
John Snider, Jackson, 3/5, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
May 22 Results:
Houston 17 at Shreveport 4
Birmingham 2 at Virginia Beach 11
Miami 8 at Orlando 5
Little Rock 6 at Louisville 5
Mobile 7 at Charlotte 6
Memphis 4 at Myrtle Beach 6
Jacksonville 16 at Richmond 6
Tampa 8 at Jackson 5
Austin 15 at Nashville 8
Atlanta 7 at Dallas 3
Raleigh 16 at New Orleans 1
Savannah 5 at Baton Rouge 4
Top Players:
John Bender, Tampa, 4/5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Ryan Greer, Austin, 3/5, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, R
RJ Harper, Jacksonville, 3/6, 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
May 23 Results:
Mobile 13 at Charlotte 3
Birmingham 11 at Virginia Beach 10
Miami 9 at Orlando 3
Little Rock 6 at Louisville 9
Jacksonville 14 at Richmond 8
Memphis 8 at Myrtle Beach 9
Tampa 13 at Jackson 9
Savannah 10 at Baton Rouge 3
Austin 10 at Nashville 3
Houston 10 at Shreveport 3
Raleigh 2 at New Orleans 10
Atlanta 6 at Dallas 7
Top Players:
Joseph D’Abrichecourt, Miami, 5/5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
Michael Murdoch, Jackson, 3/5, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
Ricardo Ramos, Birmingham, 4/5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
May 24 Results:
Richmond 5 at Raleigh 4
Baton Rouge 9 at Tampa 6
Jackson 4 at Little Rock 13
Charlotte 7 at Austin 3
Myrtle Beach 9 at Birmingham 11
Orlando 3 at Mobile 6
Louisville 10 at Memphis 5
Savannah 8 at Miami 3
Virginia Beach 10 at Atlanta 7
Nashville 11 at Jacksonville 2
Shreveport 8 at New Orleans 0
Dallas 7 at Houston 8
Top Players:
Brent Jackson, Louisville, 3/5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
John Hubbard, Little Rock, 2/4, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
Chase Nelson, Birmingham, 4/5, 2-2B, 3B, RBI, 3 R
May 25 Results:
Baton Rouge 11 at Tampa 12, 10 innings
Savannah 14 at Miami 20
Richmond 5 at Raleigh 6
Virginia Beach 5 at Atlanta 7
Nashville 10 at Jacksonville 6
Charlotte 1 at Austin 6
Louisville 1 at Memphis 4
Orlando 1 at Mobile 10
Jackson 8 at Little Rock 9
Myrtle Beach 10 at Birmingham 11, 10 innings
Dallas 0 at Houston 6
Shreveport 13 at New Orleans 14
Top Players:
Max Ramon, Tampa, 5/5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
Rafael Padilla, Miami, 6/6, 3 RBI, 4 R
Lucas Gilbert, New Orleans, 4/6, 3-2B, 4 RBI, 3 R
PASS Player of the Week:
There's nothing like being in the prime of your softball career -- and playing like it. Just ask
Nathan Hill, the Myrtle Beach right fielder, who swung a sweet bat all week to not only aid his team, but also pick up the Professional Association of Southern Softball Player of the Week honors.
Hill piled up 17 hits in 31 at-bats, 3 home runs and 7 RBIs while hitting .548.
Currently Hill is batting .371 with 5 home runs and 18 RBIs.
Updated Standings:
Weekly Team Power Rankings:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Houston Slammers (150.0, o)
2) Miami Whales (117.5, o)
3) Birmingham Gorillas (108.0, ++)
4) Louisville Thoroughbreds (106.0, -)
5) Jacksonville Buzzards (105.0, o)
6) Austin Bulls (104.5, ++)
7) Tampa Toros (102.5, ++)
8) Atlanta Arrows (100.5, o)
9) Myrtle Beach Dolphins (99.5, +)
10) Virginia Beach Blue Claws (98.5, +)
11) Raleigh Cats (96.5, -)
12) Shreveport Fighters (94.5, --)
13) Memphis Navigators (87.0, --)
14) Dallas Bandits (86.0, --)
15) Nashville Muskies (84.5, +)
16) Mobile Hounds (82.0, ++)
17) Little Rock Razorbacks (75.0, ++)
18) Charlotte Shamrocks (74.0, o)
19) Orlando Kings (73.5, --)
20) Savannah Spikes (72.0, o)
21) Jackson Jacks (70.5, --)
22) Baton Rouge Rhinos (70.0, --)
23) New Orleans Buzz (59.0, o)
24) Richmond Robins (47.5, -)
Wrap Up / Features:
The Houston Slammers continued their dominance heading into the midseason break by winning every game this week. They have now won seven straight and look unstoppable. That’s why they are the #1 overall team in the weekly power rankings. Houston now has a five-game lead, and that could be tough for the rest of the Southwest Division to overcome in a 50-game season.
Miami is second in the power rankings, and they are a good, deep team. They are playing in the hottest division right now, though the Orlando Kings were cold this week, losing all of their games. The Southeast Division is also the tightest division, with four teams all within two games of each other.
The Northern Division is also tight. Louisville holds the lead by a game over Raleigh and Virginia Beach. Raleigh has not been good as of late, so they must get better if they want to win the division crown. The Cats were expected to be in contention for the title before the season began, and they still should take it all when things are said and done. Of course, Charlotte was supposed to challenge for the division, too, and they are just 10-14 at the break. The Shamrocks will have to pick it up not to finish towards the back end of the division.
In the South Central Division, Birmingham is trying to take control. It helps that they won three straight to finish out the week. Jackson continues to struggle. The Jacks have lost four straight and nine of their last 10. At this rate, Jackson is going to go from first place early in the season to dead last soon. Mobile and Little Rock are just a game back of the Jacks at 10-14.