Hill Cruises to Final, Bear Creek in Semi-Final Squeaker
To no one’s surprise, it will be two of Ontario Canada’s — and the world’s finest teams in the Winner’s Bracket final on Sunday morning, Hill United and the Bear Creek Express. Hill United won their semi-final Saturday by a 6-0 score, after an opening round 9-0 win, so they have scored 15 runs while surrendering none.
Bear Creek opened the tournament with an easy 8-1 win over Morongo Men’s Club but advanced to the Winner’s Bracket Semi by virtue of a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Bravos.
The winner’s bracket final is set to go this morning at 9:45am Pacific time, 6:45am for those back east. The Championship game is at 1:15pm.
Despite a valiant effort against Bear Creek, Kansas City Bravos were eliminated Saturday, falling 2-0 to Loyalty, a team comprised of a large number of players from Venezuela. Loyalty will take on the Team 45 Athletics at 8am Pacific Time, with the winner taking on the loser of Hill United /Bear Creek.
The AA Division is top division of three competing in the 2024 Las Vegas Road Trip tournament, an annual staple on the fastpitch schedule, hosted by the So Cal Independent Fastpitch League (SCIFL). Eight (8) teams compete in this year’s AA Division.
Click below to view the complete brackets for all three divisions, courtesy of the SCIFL.
UPDATED BRACKETS/Schedule for the 2024 SCIFL Las Vegas Road Trip Tournament
AA Division Schedule | A-Major Division Schedule | A Division Schedule
Tournament results will be posted throughout the day at the SCIFL website so everyone can know when they play next. You can also view it at the NAFA website where the team stats will be located for this tournament.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The tournament will be using SCIFL rules. Teams will have the option to bat up to 10 players using the Extra Hitter (EH), a Designated Runner (DR), and a Courtesy Runner (CR) may be used for the pitcher or catcher ONLY but it must be the last recorded out.
All divisions will use the 3-game guarantee NAFA bracket. The championship games are scheduled for 3:00 PM on Sunday with no “IF” games on any of the divisions. All winners will have a paid berth to the NAFA World Series except for the A-Division which will have a paid berth for the Gold and Silver Champions.
Please keep in mind that with any tournament(s) the scheduled times and games may be pushed back a bit during the course of the day so please plan flights accordingly.
If your normal routine is to have a conference with all your players before the first pitch, please do that before the coin flip or better yet, while the game before you is in play so we can keep games running as close to on-time as possible. The umpires will be instructed to get you moving and start the game without wasting any time. Also, keep your teams moving in and out of the dugouts as quickly as possible. The courtesy runner for the catcher is there for a reason, to get their gear on while the inning is in play and not after the last out.
BAT TESTING
The USA Softball Bat Testing & Certification Program along with compression testing will be utilized in this tournament – NAFA tamper proof decal stickers will be provided to bats that pass inspection.
Bat testing will be conducted at Sunset Park in the center of fields 11, 12, 13, 14. In order for the bat to receive a tamper proof decal sticker it must meet the USA Softball Bat Testing & Certification Program by having 1) the ASA, USA Softball, or WBSC certification mark, 2) is not on the Non-Approved Bat List, and 3) passes compression.
Once the bat passes its testing it will be given an NAFA tamper proof decal sticker. Bats without a NAFA tamper proof decal sticker will not be allowed in the game. Players should not try to remove the tamper proof decal sticker because it will show a “Void” once it has been removed. Any bat with a sticker that looks like it’s been tampered with will not be allowed in play.
PARK LOCATIONS
The tournament will be played at
Sunset Park – Fields 11,12,13 &14
2601 E. Sunset Road, Las Vegas, NV 89120
Note that we are playing on the fields off Eastern Ave., South of Sunset Park Road. Park in the lot South of the fields.
Warm Springs Park – Fields 8, 9 & 10
7262 S Eastern Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89120
Please take precautions when parking your car as some of the spaces are close to the fields.
Cap Tip for Organizing and Managing this Tournament to
Jesse Ortiz
SCIFL President
NAFA Assistant Executive Director