{"id":43008,"date":"2024-04-06T07:08:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T14:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=43008"},"modified":"2024-04-06T07:08:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T14:08:20","slug":"bear-creek-hill-united-advance-to-winners-bracket-semis-in-aa-division-at-2024-las-vegas-road-trip-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=43008","title":{"rendered":"Bear Creek, Hill United Advance to Winner&#8217;s Bracket Semis in AA Division at 2024 Las Vegas Road Trip Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will Face Team 45 CA Athletics and the Kansas City MO Bravos Saturday at 3pm<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"www.scifastpitch.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/SCIFL-150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8628\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifastpitch.com\">Click here for the official SCIFL website.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Two of fastpitch&#8217;s best known teams, the <strong>Bear Creek Express<\/strong> and <strong>Hill United<\/strong> (NAFA AA Versions) advanced to the Winner&#8217;s Bracket Semi-finals with easy wins on Friday, April 5, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These two teams will join Team 45 Athletics of California and the Kansas City MO Bravos in winner&#8217;s semi-final match-ups Saturday afternoon at 3pm at Sunset Park in Las Vegas Nevada.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Friday Scores<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Team 45 Athletics 5<\/strong>, Loyalty Team Florida 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hill United CAN,<\/strong> Budmen CA 0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bear Creek 8<\/strong>, Morongo Men&#8217;s Club 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kansas City Bravos, MO<\/strong> 4, San Diego Gear Squad 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday Games <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>3pm Saturday &#8211; Team 45 Athletics vs. Hill United<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3pm Saturday &#8211; Bear Creek v. Kansas City Bravos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four games are slated for Sunday, the final day of play, with the winner&#8217;s bracket final at 9:45 am., and championship game at 1:15pm, while the loser&#8217;s bracket semi goes at 8am and loser&#8217;s bracket final at 11:30am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>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&#8217;s AA Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click below to view the complete brackets for all three divisions, courtesy of the SCIFL.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scifastpitch.com\/\">From the SCIFL:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule for the 2024 SCIFL Las Vegas Road Trip Tournament<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scifastpitch.com\/documents\/LasVegas24AABracket.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AA Division Schedule<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; | &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scifastpitch.com\/documents\/LasVegas24AMajorBracket.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A-Major Division Schedule<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; | &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scifastpitch.com\/documents\/LasVegas24ABracket.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Division Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tournament results will be posted throughout the day at the SCIFL website so everyone can know when they play next. You can also view it at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.playnafa.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NAFA website<\/a>&nbsp;where the team stats will be located for this tournament. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TOURNAMENT DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament will be using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scifastpitch.com\/documents\/SCIFLRulesLasVegas.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SCIFL rules<\/a>. Teams will have the option to bat up to 10 players using the Extra Hitter (EH), a Designated Runner (DR), and a Courtesy Runner (CR) may be used for the pitcher or catcher&nbsp;<strong>ONLY<\/strong>&nbsp;but it must be the last recorded out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All divisions will use the 3-game guarantee NAFA bracket. The championship games are scheduled for 3:00 PM on Sunday with no &#8220;IF&#8221; games on any of the divisions. All winners will have a paid berth to the NAFA World Series except for the A-Division which will have a paid berth for the Gold and Silver Champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please keep in mind that with any tournament(s) the scheduled times and games may be pushed back a bit during the course of the day so please plan flights accordingly. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your normal routine is to have a conference with all your players before the first pitch, please do that before the coin flip or better yet, while the game before you is in play so we can keep games running as close to on-time as possible. The umpires will be instructed to get you moving and start the game without wasting any time.&nbsp; Also, keep your teams moving in and out of the dugouts as quickly as possible.&nbsp; The courtesy runner for the catcher is there for a reason, to get their gear on while the inning is in play and not after the last out. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>BAT TESTING<\/strong><br><br>The USA Softball Bat Testing &amp; Certification Program along with compression testing will be utilized in this tournament \u2013 NAFA tamper proof decal stickers will be provided to bats that pass inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Bat testing will be conducted at Sunset Park in the center of fields 11, 12, 13, 14. In order for the bat to receive a tamper proof decal sticker it must meet the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usasoftball.com\/certified-equipment\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USA Softball Bat Testing &amp; Certification Program<\/a>&nbsp;by having 1) the ASA, USA Softball, or WBSC certification mark, 2) is not on the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/usa.asasoftball.com\/e\/BB1P2000.asp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Non-Approved Bat List<\/a>, and 3) passes compression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Once the bat passes its testing it will be given an NAFA tamper proof decal sticker. Bats without a NAFA tamper proof decal sticker will not be allowed in the game. Players should not try to remove the tamper proof decal sticker because it will show a &#8220;Void&#8221; once it has been removed. Any bat with a sticker that looks like it&#8217;s been tampered with will not be allowed in play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PARK LOCATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament will be played at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunset Park &#8211; Fields 11,12,13 &amp;14<br><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/irVwhwfgVWZga9C1A\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2601 E. Sunset Road, Las Vegas, NV 89120<\/a><br>Note that we are playing on the fields off Eastern Ave., South of Sunset Park Road.&nbsp; Park in the lot South of the fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warm Springs Park &#8211; Fields 8, 9 &amp; 10<br><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/jJJG2UAGw2PWb5YD7\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7262 S Eastern Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89120<\/a><br>Please take precautions when parking your car as some of the spaces are close to the fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cap Tip for Organizing and Managing this Tournament to<\/strong><br>Jesse Ortiz<br>SCIFL President<br>NAFA Assistant Executive Director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Face Team 45 CA Athletics and the Kansas City MO Bravos Saturday at 3pm Two of fastpitch&#8217;s best known teams, the Bear Creek Express and Hill United (NAFA AA Versions) advanced to the Winner&#8217;s Bracket Semi-finals with easy wins on Friday, April 5, 2024. 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