Greg
Connell from Team Worth: 2011 champion on Stadium Power
Tour.
TPS
honored for wining manufactures cup.
Los Angeles, California, September
18, 2011.
The Long Haul Bombers, powered
by Home Run Monkey.com crowned a new champion today. Greg
Connell from Team Worth took top honors at the final contest
of the season, held at LA’s legendary Dodger Stadium.
Connell
got the crowd’s attention, with big home run blasts, some
went completely out of the stadium and into the parking lot. Connell
ended the day on top, with 10 points.
“ It's a Great stadium, we had
perfect weather and the crowd was into to it. It's an honor
to be on this tour and I happy to bring the championship to
Worth . “
Martin Cloutier of Home Run
Monkey.com made the presentation and was in awe of the
worlds greatest collection of softball home run hitters.
“Congrats to Greg and Team
Worth, what a show at Dodger Stadium, watching Greg send
homers into the parking was powerful fun. “
6 Bombers qualified for the
right to hit for championship in LA: 2 time champ Denny
Crine from Miken, wily vet Brett Helmer from Team Easton and
his Easton teammate
Brian Wegman, along with JD
Genter and Tim Cocco from Team TPS. These 6 athletes have
the skills to do what only a select few are capable of and
that's hit a softball 500 feet and beyond. They staged a
one of kind home run derby before the Dodgers & Pirates game
at Dodger Stadium, the 3rd oldest in the bigs, only Fenway
Park and Wrigley Field have more history.
Before the game, Team TPS was
honored with an award for winning the manufactures
cup. Steve Bush from TPS and Louisville Slugger presented
the award to JD Genter and Tim Cocco.
“ These two sluggers represent
TPS in a fantastic way, we’re all proud of what they’ve been
able to do all season long with TPS bats in hand . “
All 6 Long Haul Bombers made the
fans proud and all 6 showed why they qualified for the
championship. Tim Cocco finished a close second with 9
points and the remaining Bombers tied at 7 points. All six
Long Haul Bomber one sent softball souvenirs deep into the
yard and some out of the stadium and into the parking lot.
Here the are final standing from
Dodger Stadium, site of the 2011 Stadium Power Tour Finals.
-Greg Connell, Team Worth 10 points
-Tim Cocco,Team TPS: 9 points
-Denny Crine, Team Miken: 7 points
-JD Genter, Team TPS 7 points
-Brett Helmer, Team Easton: 7 points
-Brian Wegman, Team Easton: 7 points
Next
season the Stadium Power Tour will be both challenging and
exciting. There's a new ballpark for the bombers to test in
Miami Florida. There are return trips to LA and St. Louis and
perhaps a new stop in Texas at Rangers Stadium.
The Long Haul
Bombers, powered by Home Run Monkey.com are a collection of the
world’s greatest softball home run hitters. They stage a one of
kind home run derbies and represent some of the best brands in
sports such as DeMarini, Easton, East Coast Athletics, Miken,
TPS and Worth. Each Bomber gets 15 swings, each home run is
worth one point, except for the last pitch, known as the money
ball, which is worth 2 points.The
slates are clean,for the finals, may the best bomber win.
For the complete schedule go to www.softball360.com.
Fans can follow the national TV show, " Softball 360 " on
stations and cable networks coast to coast for listings and
airtimes, log on to www.softball360.com.
For
more information:
Kimster@ISOCracing.com
JoeHarewicz@cs.com
JD@softball360.com
