Kryptonite Rings out 19 others for A&V-NASF Rings tourney!

19 teams battled each other for the 1st A&V - NASF Rings tournament. The A&V-NASF Rings Softball Tournament took place on Aug. 11 & 12 at Big League Dreams Cathedral City, CA. The tournament was just as hot as the weather, with teams from all over So Cal and Las Vegas battling for the 1st place prize of a choice of Rings or Cash. The tourney began on Saturday and continued on through Sunday. On Sunday the top 4 teams were left to battle it out. The 1st match up was between Tile 4 Less out of Hemet, CA against Rivera Fury from Las Vegas, NV. Tile 4 Less was barely beaten by Rivera Fury, went they were not able to capitalize on a bases loaded opportunity in the 7th inning. Tile 4 Less, coached by Jeff Jordan, took 4th place in the tourney. Fury went on to meet Hired Guns, from Upland, CA who at just lost a one run game to Kryptonite from Ontario, CA. Fury was able to beat Hired Guns to go on to the Championship game. Hired Guns, coached by Brian Shively, took 3rd place in the tourney. The Championship game proved to very be exciting, with Kryptonite overpowering Rivera Fury in the IF game. Rivera Fury, coached by Felix Batista took 2nd place. The Kryptonite team coached by Henry Soto named Michael Romero MVP. Michael was awarded an A&V-NASF MVP jacket. His amazing bat power gave him the edge over his teammates to earn him the MVP award. Other Kryptonite players named to the All Tournament team were, Ruben "Indio" Castro 1st baseman, Danny "Dano" Gonzales 3rd baseman and Joe "Weeble" Emmons 2nd baseman. Other All Tournament players were Frankie Crespo - Rivera Fury, Jason Brennan - Rivera Fury, Scott Kellogg - Rivera Fury, Rob Loue - Rivera Fury, Jerry Boyd - Hired Guns, Jeff Stewart - Hired Guns, and David Williams - Hired Guns.