{"id":220,"date":"2005-05-30T22:07:13","date_gmt":"2005-05-31T06:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=220"},"modified":"2005-06-01T12:47:47","modified_gmt":"2005-06-01T20:47:47","slug":"mclaughlins-air-wins-c-national-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=220","title":{"rendered":"McLaughlins Air Wins C National Qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Al’s Fastball: McLaughlins Air Wins C National Qualifier<\/a><\/p>\n

BY HERB DOWER<\/p>\n

Stockton, CA<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Unofficial results:
\n
\nWINNER’S BRACKET<\/strong>
\nStockton Outlaws d. Native Americans (Santa Rosa)
\nElk Grove d. Mel’s Plumbing (Stockton)
\nGaines Liquors (Stockton) d. Neilson Realty Gamblers (Sacramento)
\nCountry Club Villa (San Jose) def. Mission II (Stockton)
\nOroville Braves def. Savala Painters (Long Beach), 7-5
\nItalian Athletic Club (Stockton) def. Bad Dogs
\nWest Coast Financial (Sacramento) def. Party Time<\/p>\n

SECOND ROUND<\/strong>
\nKHT Pumpers def. Stockton Outlaws
\nElk Grove def. Warriors
\nSan Juan def. Gaines Liquors
\nSanta Rosa Storm def. Country Club Villa, 8-1
\nMcLaughlin Air def. Oroville Braves
\nA-1 Tank def. Rounders
\nIAC def. Al’s Roofing
\nMixed Company def. West Coast Financial
\nTHIRD ROUND<\/strong>
\nElk Grove def. KHT Pumpers
\nSanta Rosa Storm def. San Juan, 7-5
\nMcLaughlin Air def. A-1 Tank
\nMixed Company def. IAC
\nSEMIFINALS<\/strong>
\nSanta Rosa Storm def. Elk Grove, 5-4 (9 innings)
\nMcLaughlin Air def. Mixed Company.
\nWINNER’S BRACKET FINALS<\/strong>
\nMcLaughlin Air def. Santa Rosa Storm 9-8.<\/p>\n

LOSER’S BRACKET<\/strong>
\nGaines Liquors def. Bad Dogs
\nParty Time def, Country Club Villa
\nNative Americans def. Oroville Braves
\nRounders def. Mel’s Plumbing 17-3
\nAl’s Roofing def. Neilson Gamblers
\nWest Coast Financial def, Mission II, 10-9
\nSecond Round<\/strong>
\nSavala Painters def. Warriors
\nParty Time def. Gaines Liquors
\nRounders def. Native Americans 19-15 in extra innings
\nWest Coast Financial def. Al’s Roofing
\nThird Round<\/strong>
\nSavala Painters def. IAC 9-4
\nA-1 Tank def. Party Time 8-3
\nRounders def. San Juan
\nWest Coast Financial def, KHT Pumpers 13-7
\nFourth Round<\/strong>
\nA-1 Tank def. Savala Painters 4-2
\nRounders def. West Coast Financial 8-5
\nFifth Round<\/strong>
\nA-1 Tank def. Elk Grove 8-0
\nRounders def. Mixed Company
\nElk Grove and Mixed Company tied for 5th place
\nSixth Round<\/strong>
\nRounders def, A-1 Tank 5-3
\nA-1 Tank finished in 4th place.
\nLoser’s Bracket finals<\/strong>
\nRounders 4, Santa Rosa Storm 3
\nSanta Rosa Storm finished in 3rd place.<\/p>\n

Herb Dower
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