Former Spartan baseball player, Jason Pominski helped guide his team to the 2011 USFE Championship in Germany, earning a spot on the all-tournament team. Pominski is a member of the Spartan 200 hit team and is STAC's all-time leader in stolen bases. He is currently in the U.S. Airforce stationed in Italy.
Pominski will return to the U.S. in the upcoming weeks and will be home to participate in the Spartans Alumni game on October 5th.
Men
"That's the kind of game we play," said Ramstein's Marquez Flores, who opened the game with a leadoff homer and completed his 4-for-4 effort with two singles, one of which plated a run, and a grand slam. "We always choose visitors. We like to get ahead and intimidate the other team."
Anthony Molina also clubbed two homers for the Rams, who got a round-tripper each from Tom Yost, who was 6-for-7 in the romp, Anthony Calogero and Ryan Schnyders.
In Sunday's first men's title game, the teams combined to clear the fence 20 times. Each team hit 10, with Chris Pint stroking three for the eventual champions and Jason Spaulding matching that total for Aviano.
For the two games, Spaulding was a combined 7-for-8 with five home runs. Matching Spaulding with two homers in the title game was his teammate, Wes Cummins.
The two teams each hit six out in the decider.
Aviano reached the title round earlier Sunday by downing the final surviving Army team, Grafenwöhr, 23-9 in the losers-bracket final and setting up an all-Air Force Final Four which became an all-Ramstein Final Two.
2011 USFE all-tournament teams
Marcus Flores (MVP), Jason Acre, Chris Pint, Cody Spradlin, Tom Yost (Ramstein); Wes Cummins, Spencer Quinn, Jason Pominski, Jason Spaulding (Aviano); Justin Huckestein, Aaron Smith (Grafenwöhr).