UPDATE – Kitchener Rivershark Twins dominated the Jarvis/Broken Bow Travelers 11-2 to win the ASA Major Sunday morning.
Cap tip to the Belleville Softball Staff in South Bend Indiana, for great game by game reporting at their website for ASA Men’s Major Tournament.
The Belleville Softball Complex, South Bend, Indiana is proud to host the ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch National Championship Finals Tournament, August 5-8, 2010.
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ISC # 2 ranked Kitchener Rivershark Twins beat ISC # 1 ranked Broken Bow Travelers in the winner’s bracket final. Broken Bow prevailed over the Minnesota Angels, who finished 5-2 in the tournament. Minnesota got good pitching performances from Juan Potliccio, Mitch Hardy and Kevin Kammueler, and appear to be a team on the rise as it heads towards Midland next week for the ISC World Tournament. Among the wins in South Bend for Minnesota, # 13 in the rankings was a win over the # 4 ranked New York Gremlins.
Another team that appears to be peaking at the right time is #25 ranked Marshall Lightning. The Lightning finished fourth in the tournament, falling in the loser’s bracket semi-final to the #13 ranked Minnesota Angels by a 1-0 score. The Lightning advanced to that game with the tournament’s biggest upset, a 2-0 win over in-state-rival, #6 Midland Michigan Explorers.
Here is how the top 10 fared at South Bend:
Rank Team
1 Jarvis, ON (Broken Bow) Travelers (3-2)
beat # 6 Midland 9-0
beat #4 NY Gremlins 3-2
lost to # 2 Rivershark Twins 2-4 in winner’s bracket final
beat # 13 Minnesota, 12-6 in loser’s bracket final
lost to # 2 Rivershark Twins 2-11 in championship game
2 Kitchener, ON Rivershark Twins (5-0)
beat #1 The Bar of Appleton 7-0
beat #12 Dolan & Murphy 7-0
beat #25 Marshall Lightning, MI 9-0
beat #1 Travelers 4-2;
beat # 1 Travelers 11-2
3 Chicago/NY Dominicana
Did not play (Jeremy Manley pitched for his former team, Pueblo)
4 Clifton Park, NY Gremlins (2-2)
beat # 21 Pueblo 2-0
beat #10 Decatur Pride 4-0
lost to #1 Travelers 2-3
lost to #13 Minnesota Angels 3-0
5 Salinas, CA Athletics – Did not play
6 Midland, MI Explorers (3-3)
beat unranked Duncan Outlaws IA, 9-0
lost to # 1 Travelers 0-9
lost to # 7 The Bar of Appleton 4-7
beat #10 Decatur 1-0
beat #21 Pueblo 1-0
lost to #25 Marshall Lightning, MI 0-2
7 Appleton, WI Bar of Appleton (1-2)
lost to # 2 Rivershark Twins
beat #6 Midland 7-4
lost to # 8 Albaugh 2-0
8 Elkhart, IA Albaugh Inc. (2-2)
lost to #13 Minnesota Angels 0-1
beat unranked Anderson Lawmen 8-1
beat # 7 The Bar of Appleton 2-0
lost to #13 Minnesota Angels 7-6
9 Saskatoon, SK Diamondbacks
Did not play
10 Decatur, IL Pride (2-2)
beat # 26 Ashland Stock Pack 1-0
lost to # 4 Gremlins 0-4
beat n/r Anderson 9-2
lost to # 6 Midland 1-0