Al’s Fastball: McLaughlins Air Wins C National Qualifier

BY HERB DOWER

Stockton, CA

McLaughlin’s Air (Stockton, CA) finished undefeated to capture the Amateur Softball Association’s Men’s Class C Fastpitch National Qualifier held in Stockton, CA May 28-29.

McLaughlin’s reached the championship game with a come-from-behind 9-8 win over the Storm of Santa Rosa, CA, scoring three unearned runs on two dropped fly balls to the outfield in the sixth inning that erased an 8-6 deficit. Dropped into the loser’s Bracket, the Storm lost 4-3 to the Rounders. The win by the Rounders gave them a second place finish and enabled them to join McLaughlin’s in securing berths in the C Nationals to be held in Stockton. The Rounders forfeited the championship game, giving McLaughlin’s the championship.

The Storm finish third, defeating Country Club Villa 8-1, Pride of San Juan 7-5 and Elk Grove 5-4 in 9 innings to reach the winner’s bracket finals against McLaughlin’s Air. Jim Vargas pitched and won all three games for the Santa Rosa entry.

Unofficial results:

WINNER’S BRACKET
Stockton Outlaws d. Native Americans (Santa Rosa)
Elk Grove d. Mel’s Plumbing (Stockton)
Gaines Liquors (Stockton) d. Neilson Realty Gamblers (Sacramento)
Country Club Villa (San Jose) def. Mission II (Stockton)
Oroville Braves def. Savala Painters (Long Beach), 7-5
Italian Athletic Club (Stockton) def. Bad Dogs
West Coast Financial (Sacramento) def. Party Time

SECOND ROUND
KHT Pumpers def. Stockton Outlaws
Elk Grove def. Warriors
San Juan def. Gaines Liquors
Santa Rosa Storm def. Country Club Villa, 8-1
McLaughlin Air def. Oroville Braves
A-1 Tank def. Rounders
IAC def. Al’s Roofing
Mixed Company def. West Coast Financial
THIRD ROUND
Elk Grove def. KHT Pumpers
Santa Rosa Storm def. San Juan, 7-5
McLaughlin Air def. A-1 Tank
Mixed Company def. IAC
SEMIFINALS
Santa Rosa Storm def. Elk Grove, 5-4 (9 innings)
McLaughlin Air def. Mixed Company.
WINNER’S BRACKET FINALS
McLaughlin Air def. Santa Rosa Storm 9-8.

LOSER’S BRACKET
Gaines Liquors def. Bad Dogs
Party Time def, Country Club Villa
Native Americans def. Oroville Braves
Rounders def. Mel’s Plumbing 17-3
Al’s Roofing def. Neilson Gamblers
West Coast Financial def, Mission II, 10-9
Second Round
Savala Painters def. Warriors
Party Time def. Gaines Liquors
Rounders def. Native Americans 19-15 in extra innings
West Coast Financial def. Al’s Roofing
Third Round
Savala Painters def. IAC 9-4
A-1 Tank def. Party Time 8-3
Rounders def. San Juan
West Coast Financial def, KHT Pumpers 13-7
Fourth Round
A-1 Tank def. Savala Painters 4-2
Rounders def. West Coast Financial 8-5
Fifth Round
A-1 Tank def. Elk Grove 8-0
Rounders def. Mixed Company
Elk Grove and Mixed Company tied for 5th place
Sixth Round
Rounders def, A-1 Tank 5-3
A-1 Tank finished in 4th place.
Loser’s Bracket finals
Rounders 4, Santa Rosa Storm 3
Santa Rosa Storm finished in 3rd place.

Herb Dower
Mailto:dower@sonic.net

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