After losing their first game of the 26 team NSA East vs. West softball tournament this weekend, Trophy World managed to pick up the pieces with 9 straight wins to capture another championship.  Trophy World started the tournament Saturday by losing their first game to the Chiefs from Louisville, KY 26-25, due to a 7 run rally in the bottom of the last inning.  Coach Mike Hurt said, "This was a tough loss for us, but sometimes that happens and you just have to be able to put it all back together and win."  Trophy World did put it all back together with wins that evening over SLH Communication 22-4 and Lynn's AC 21-20.  But, the real accomplishment came when Trophy World went 7-0 on Sunday, starting at 8:00 AM and not leaving the field until late that evening beating Fern Creek Express of Louisville twice in the championship 22-7 and 12-5.  Five players from the Trophy World team were named to the NSA East vs. West All-Tournament Team:  Chad Whitis, Brian Hall, Tommy Begley, Dennis Campbell and Tournament MVP Ryan Jones.  At this point in the season Trophy World has already won an ASA State Championships bid, ASA National Regional bid in Columbus, OH, NSA State Championship paid bid, NSA National Regional paid bid in Lexington, KY, and NSA World Series bid in Indianapolis, IN.  Trophy World's record on the season is now 45-16.  Trophy World is sponsored by Trophy World & Sports, A & H Machine, and Tates Creek Paving.

 

Trophy World from Richmond led by Tournament MVP JaMarvin Barlow and All Tournament team members, Chad Whitis, Ryan Jones, Dustin Fore and Tommy Begley won the 2008 Thoroughbred D NSA Classic in Lexington, KY.  The all ways tough Thoroughbred field was composed of 28 teams from all over the state.   TWS opened up the tournament with a win over E power Team RIP 18-11.  Next up was last years E State Champs, Big Show, a 13-6 win for TWS.  SWP / Longhorns was just coming off two last inning comebacks only to fall to TWS 20-8 with TWS scoring 9 runs in the last inning.  Louisville's Chiefs was next up and TWS run ruled them in 5 by a score of 15-5.  The next game for TWS was the Championship of the winners bracket were they played a tough young Boo's Raiders only to run rule them in 5 by a score of 20-9.  TWS then had a 3 hour wait for the championship game.  The Chiefs had got hot and made it back to the Championship game.  After setting so long TWS came out flat and lost the game by a score of 11-21.  TWS then got focused and came into the second game ready to play and won in 4 by a score of 19-0.  This was a great tournament for Trophy World.  By winning TWS was awarded a Paid State Tournament Bid, a World Series Bid, Polo Shirts and a Sponsor award.

 

 

TWS loses first game of NSA D State tournament in a heartbreaker, 18-16 to Problem Drinkers in 8 innings only to rebound and win 8 straight games to come in 3RD.  With a tough draw in the upper bracket TWS had hard way to go.  The second game was at Southland Park, playing a tough Orchard Hills team.  TWS run ruled Orchard Hills in 6 innings, 16-4.  Next up was Dwyer Companies, TWS 20-Dwyer 5.  Then TWS had to play an old rival, a tough Paris Merchants team.  I very close game TWS won 14-13.  Next TWS had to play another Louisville team Six Pack.  TWS got hot early and Six Pack never had a chance as TWS won in 5, 19-3.  Next up was PRTC, a good team out of Jackson County.  TWS won a low scoring game 8-4.  Huber Lawn Care was up next TWS won 21-13.  Then came a evil team from Western Kentucky called Evil.  Evil took an early lead until the 4th when TWS 15 batters to the plate to score 11 runs.  TWS went on to win, 19-11.  Up next was the winners of the ASA D State and tough rivals of TWS, HDI form London, Kentucky.  In a very hard fought battle that TWS trailed in most of the game TWS scored 8 runs in the 7th to win, 13-11.  In that game all tournament team member, Chad Scott hit a 3 run homer to give TWS the lead for good.  Next came TWS's 10th game of the tournament.  In the heat playing 10 games in two days TWS ran out of gas against a real good B & B / Fatboys team only to lose, 25-5.  Joining Chad Scott on the all tournament team was Brad Proctor.  Other players on TWS all so had great tournaments with Dennis Campbell leading the team with over a 800 batting average.  A great showing by Trophy World / A & H Machine.  Would all so like to thank A & H Machine for joining as a co-sponsor.