{"id":365,"date":"2005-07-18T12:41:15","date_gmt":"2005-07-18T20:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=365"},"modified":"2005-07-18T12:44:01","modified_gmt":"2005-07-18T20:44:01","slug":"bonanza-air-captures-norcal-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=365","title":{"rendered":"Bonanza Air captures NorCal Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bonanza Air, A-1 Tank, Nielsen Gamblers and West Coast Cardinals Nail Down ASA “C” National Berths<\/strong><\/p>\n

SONORA, CA-[By Herb Dower]<\/em>-Bonanza Air (Hayward, CA) defeated the Oroville Braves in the championship game of the Sonora II Tournament here July 9-10 to wind up as the No. 1 team in the Pacific Coast Tournament Series. Tournament director Bob Chapel stated, “I would like to congratulate Bonanza Air for winning the tournament series with 96 points. <\/p>\n

“The top four teams in the point standings qualified for the Amateur Softball Association’s Class C National Tournament to be held in Stockton, CA over the Labor Day Weekend. A-1 Tank (Stockton) finished second with 89 points, Neilsen Gamblers (Sacramento) placed third with 83 points and the final berth went to West Coast Cardinals (Sacramento) with 81 points. <\/p>\n

Another team in the tournament series, McLaughlin Air (Stockton) also received a berth in the National Tournament by winning the NationalQualifier held in Stockton. McLaughlin Air finished the tournament seasonwith 69 points. All of the other teams must now compete in the Association ChampionshipTournament in Hayward on July 23-24 in order to qualify for the NationalTournament. <\/p>\n

Unofficially, the Oroville Braves finished four points shy of gaining a berth in the nationals, winding up with 77 points to place fifth followed by the Italian Athletic Club (75), King Real Estate (70), Santa Rosa Storm(65), Elk Grove (49), Pride of San Juan (48), Mission II (47) and Bay AreaHigh Reach (47). In a pivotal game, Oroville scored a great come-from-behind 8-7 victory overthe West Coast Cardinals Sunday morning to keep their national tournament hopes alive. Official results have not been posted, but here are the unofficial results from Sonora:
\n
\nTOURNAMENT SCORES<\/strong>
\nSaturday, July 9<\/strong>
\nA Bracket
\nGamblers 10, West Coast 6
\nTaylor Farms 4, Nevada 1
\nWest Coast 9, Taylor Farms 3
\nGamblers 4, Nevada 3
\nNevada 9, West Coast 8
\nTaylor Farms 9, Gamblers 7
\n1. Taylor Farms 2-1
\n2. Gamblers 2-1
\n3. Nevada 1-2
\n4. West Coast 1-2<\/p>\n

B Bracket
\nBonanza Air 12, San Juan 2
\nElk Grove 9, Mel’s Plumbing 4
\nBonanza Air 12, Elk Grove 3
\nSan Juan 8, Mel’s Plumbing 7
\nMel’s Plumbing 6, Bonanza Air 5
\nSan Juan 14, Elk Grove 9
\n1. Bonanza Air 2-1
\n2. San Juan 2-1
\n3. Elk Grove 1-2
\n4. Mel’s Plumbing 1-2<\/p>\n

C Bracket
\nOroville Braves 10, King Real Estate 1
\nBay Area High Reach 14, Black Oak Casino 13
\nBay Area High Reach 17, King Real Estate 14
\nOroville Braves 2, Black Oak Casino 1
\nKing Real Estate 14, Black Oak Casino 7
\nOroville Braves 9, Bay Area High Reach 1
\n1. Oroville Braves 3-0
\n2. Bay Area High Reach 2-1
\n3. King Real Estate 1-2
\n4. Black Oak Casino 0-3<\/p>\n

D Bracket
\nIAC 10, Mission II 0
\nSanta Rosa Storm 6, Country Club Villa 1
\nCountry Club Villa 6, Mission II 3
\nIAC 13, Santa Rosa Storm 4
\nMission II 8, Santa Rosa Storm 7
\nIAC 8, Country Club Villa 0
\n1. IAC 3-0
\n2. Country Club Villa 1-2
\n3. Santa Rosa Storm 1-2
\n4. Mission II 1-2<\/p>\n

SUNDAY’S RESULTS
\nFIRST ROUND<\/strong>
\nGamblers 12, King Real Estate 7
\nIAC 15, Mel’s Plumbing 0
\nSanta Rosa Storm 11, San Juan 8
\nOroville Braves 8, West Coast 7
\nBay Area High Reach 7, Nevada 4
\nBonanza Air 10, Mission II 9
\nElk Grove 6, Country Club Villa 0
\nBlack Oak Casino 9, Taylor Farms 8
\n
\nSecond Round<\/strong>
\nGamblers 9, IAC 7
\nOroville Braves 9, Santa Rosa Storm 0
\nBonanza Air 9, Bay Area High Reach 1
\nBlack Oak Casino 19, Elk Grove 1
\n
\nSemifinals<\/strong>
\nOroville def. Gamblers
\nBonanza Air def. Black Oak Casino<\/p>\n

Championship
\nBonanza Air def. Oroville<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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