Ontario Canada Teams Top the Field in Nevada Desert
Cap tip, Jesse Ortiz and SCIFL who put on the tournament, and NAFA for their assistance
Final Bracket: AA Division
A pair of Ontario Canada teams, competing in the Las Vegas Tournament for the first time, squared off in the championship game in the Nevada desert, with Hill United coming away with the title win, 9-4.
Hill United and Bear Creek are well known elite team in the world, ranked among the top handful of teams each year at the ISC World Tournament. In Vegas, it was their AA squads, but showing that they are among the best, whichever roster they may field.
Both teams were unbeaten headed into Sunday’s finale. Hill United won their first game Friday by a 9-0 score, followed by a 6-0 win onj Saturday afternoon over eventual third place finisher, Team 45 Athletics, from California. In their third game, on Sunday morning, Hill United beat Bear Creek in the Winner’s Bracket final, 2-0, setting up the rematch in the final.
Bear Creek won their first game on Friday by an 8-1 score over Morongo Men’s Club from California.
Runner-up Bear Creek Express (pictured above) opened the tournament on Friday with an 8-1 win over Morongo Men’s Club in the battle of Casino sponsors, followed on Saturday afternoon with a squeaker 1-0 win over the Kansas City Bravos. On Sunday morning, the Express suffered their first loss, a close 2-0 contest against Hill United. Bear Creek’s offense broke out in the final, scoring 4 runs against eventual champion Hill United, but could not over come the 9 runs posted by Hill.
Third place Team 45 Athletics of California posted a 5-2 win in their opener Friday night against a strong Loyalty Team. Team 45 dropped their second game to tournament champion Hill United, 6-0. In their third game, late Saturday night, Team 45 topped Morongo Men’s Club CA, 4-0, followed by a 6-1 win in the rematch with Loyalty early Sunday morning. Team 45 finished up their tournament with a solid performance, falling to eventual runner up, Bear Creek from Ontario Canada, finishing with a 3-2 record, losing only to two of the world’s best.
Sunday’s Scores – AA Divison
- Team 45 Athletics CA 6, Loyalty, Florida 1
- Hill United Chiefs ON CAN 2, Bear Creek ON CAN 0 (Winner’s Bracket Final)
- Bear Creek Express ON CAN 3, Team 45 Athletics CA 1
- Hill United Chiefs ON CAN 9, Bear Creek Express ON CAN 4 (Championship Game)
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 are posted at the SCIFL website (www.scifastpitch.com). You can also view it at the NAFA website where the team stats will be located for this tournament.
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