D21 Softball

Men's C State Finals

Men's Class C

Petoskey, MI

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Tournament Type: Double Elimination


Number of Teams: 14 teams

Tournament was completed on Sunday; however, in the top of the 6th inning of the championship game, the rains came and unloaded.  There had been one previous 40 minute delay due to rain and lightning in an earlier game that day. After a two hour delay, the tournament was called due to weather. Communiquest was determined the winner of the championship game, leaving both teams with one loss.  According to the tie breaker rules in the ASA Code, a Co-Championship was determined between Sportsman's Park from Jackson and Communiquest from Midland.

Game Results:
G1: Sportsman's Park over Hickory Tree - 8-2
G2: Eikenhout over Alchin's Disposal - 3-2
G3: Communiquest over West Michigan - 7-1
G4: Caliber Construction over Buist Electric - 9-6
G5: WCF over The Dugout - 4-2
G6: Cary Trucking over Bay City Grizzlies - 2-0
G7: Sportsman's Park over Blues Softball - 5-2
G8: Communiquest over Eikenhout - 1-0 (8 innings)
G9: Caliber over WCF - 10-2 (6 innings)
G10: Cary Trucking over A1 Asphalt - 8-0 (5 inning perfect game thrown by Lee Noel of Cary Trucking)
G11: Buist Electric over The Dugout - 5-4
G12: West Michigan over Alchin's Disposal - 4-1
G13: Eikenhout over Bay City Grizzlies - 11-3 (5 innings)
G14: WCF over Hickory Tree - 10-1 (5 innings)
G15: Buist over Blues Softball - 2-1
G16: West Michigan over A1 Asphalt - 13-3 (5 innings)
G17: Sportsman's Park over Communiquest - 6-4
G18: Cary Trucking over Caliber Construction - 5-2
G19: Eikenhout over Buist Electric - 3-2 (8 innings)
G20: West Michigan over WCF - 6-3
G21: Eikenhout over Caliber Construction - 14-4
G22: Communiquest over West Michigan - 8-0 (5 innings)
G23: Sportsman's Park over Cary Trucking - 4-2
G24: Communiquest over Eikenhout - 7-3
G25: Communiquest over Cary Trucking - 3-0
G26: (Championship) Communiquest over Sportsman's Park - 7-6 **
** Game called after 5 innings due to weather and tourney was ended after 2 hours of ongoing downpour.  Communiquest and Sportsman's Park, both with one loss, were determined Co-Champs.

Individual Awards for the Tournament:
Outstanding Pitcher - Shane Wilson from Communiquest - 6-1 record, allowing 16 runs, striking out 35 and walking just 2 over 46 innings.
Outstanding Hitter - Eric Brandt from Caliber Construction - .714 batting average with 10 RBI's
Outstanding Outfielder - Brian Skirka from Sportsman's Park - .538 average
Outstanding Infielder - Scott Immink from Eikenhout - .500 average

Final Order of Finish:
1) Sportsman's Park (D3) - Jackson - 4-1
1) Communiquest (D16) - Midland - 6-1
3) Cary Trucking (D3) - Coldwater - 3-2
4) Eikenhout (D8) - Allendale - 4-2
5) West Michigan Merchants (D8) - Zeeland - 3-2
5) Caliber Construction (D20) - St. Helen - 2-2
7) W.C.F. (D16) - Hope - 2-2
7) Buist Electric (D7) - Byron Center - 2-2
9) A1 Asphalt (D7) - Moline - 0-2
9) Blues Softball Club (D7) - Hastings - 0-2
9) Ann Arbor Hickory Tree (D5) - Ann Arbor - 0-2
9) Bay City Grizzlies (D17) - Bay City - 0-2
13) Alchins Disposal (D11) - Williamston - 0-2
13) The Dugout (D5) - Ann Arbor - 0-2