Day 1 Results from 2011 ASA Major at South Bend

The # 3 ranked team in the world, Chicago/NY kept up the momentum from last week’s Erie Tournament championship with two opening night wins in South Bend, Indiana, beating # 16 ranked Ashland Stockpack of Ohio, 4-0 and the # 7 ranked Bar of Appleton of Wisconsin to advance to the winner’s bracket semi-final. For their efforts, Chicago/NY will get Friday off, returning to action Saturday morning, when they will face the winner of # 9 Minnesota Angels/unranked Duncan Outlaws game.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the bracket, the # 1 ranked team in the world, the Broken Bow/Jarvis Travelers showed why, pummeling # 20 ranked Dolan & Murphy, 16-0.

The unranked Duncan Outlaws delivered the first big upset of the tournament, routing #14 ranked Quad City Sox, of Iowa, 9-1. The Sox are one of the host teams in next week’s ISC World Tournament.

In other first round games, # 4 Albaugh IA defeated the # 5 Midland Explorers, 13-6, while the #12 ranked Kegal Black Knights defeated local unranked Anderson Lawmen, 6-0.

Scoreboard – Thursday, August 4

First round games

#3 Chicago NY 4. #16 Ashland Stock Pack, OH 0
Unranked Duncan Outlaws, IN 9, #14 Quad Cities Sox, IA 0
#12 Kegel Black Knights, ND 6, unranked Anderson Lawmen, IN 0
#4 Albaugh, IA 6, #5 Midland Explorers, MI 6
#1 Broken Bow/Jarvis Travelers NE 16, #20 Dolan & Murphy, IL 0

Second round games
# 3 Chicago/NY – 3, #7 Bar of Appleton, WI 1

Day 2 games, Friday August 5

Winner’s Bracket
# 9 Minnesota Angels vs. unranked Duncan Outlaws.
# 4 Albaugh IA vs. # 12 Kegel Black Knights
# 1 Broken Bow/Jarvis Travelers vs. # 8 PA Power

Loser’s Bracket
# 16 Quad City Sox vs. # 20 Ashland Stockpack
# 4 Midland Explorers vs. unranked Anderson Lawmen
# 7 Bar of Appleton WI vs. # 20 Dolan & Murphy

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