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2011 Kansas City Tournament Preview

Kansas City

Tournament Preview

There are 29 teams entered in the Conference USSSA tournament in Kansas City called the "Mike Turney Memorial".   13 are Conference teams

1 – Major
5 – 'A' Teams
6 – 'B' Teams
13- 'C' Teams
4 – 'D' Teams

Resmondo has clear sailing to the finals as they have a 49-2 record over 'B' teams the last 4 years and all that is in the bottom of the bracket are 'B' teams.

The top half of the bracket however looks more like the 'A' Worlds after the first round with Darkside, 454, FBI, R&M(TCP), Sinister, and EWS.  The question is, does EWS have the team chemistry to put things together this weekend?  They have a 3-6 record against upper level teams this year. 

I'll take Darkside over FBI in the top quarter of the bracket.   FBI has a completely new roster but I think they have enough to get by 454 early in the season here.   In the second final 4 part of the bracket I'll take R&M over EWS.   In the bottom half there are some great 'B' matchups and B/C matchups.   I'll take T's 13 over DMC if they can both make it past their first games.   I'll take Midwest Swing over T's to make the final 4.   In the bottom half I'll take Magic over RFC and Resmondo over Magic.  RFC is playing close to home so that Magic game should be a good one.

In the final 4 I'll take Resmondo over R&M in the winner's final and Resmondo over EWS in the championship.

My top 4 for KC then is:
1) Resmondo
2) EWS
3) R&M
4) Darkside

Take it with a grain of salt…

I should have twitter updates and the message board up on the homepage here at softballcenter.com most of Saturday and Sunday.   I won't get to the fields until late on Friday night though.

Link to the KC Bracket

 

                 
  [CT] DARKSIDE/TYJA/EASTON              
                 
  Fri 9:30 PM F4   (14                
[MO] KC AFFLICTION                
Fri 8:00 PM F4   (1                  
[KS] VIPER SOFTBALL                
    Sat 2:00 PM F3   (35              
[AR] FENCE BROKERS/GAMETIME SUPPLY/                
Sat 8:00 AM F2   (2                  
[CO] STARS/ WORTH SPORTS                
  Sat 11:00 AM F2   (15                 
[VA] TEAM 454 EMERALD/WORTH                
Sat 9:30 AM F1   (3                  
[KS] BAD KARMA SOFTBALL                
      Sat 5:00 PM F1   (47            
[IA] R&M METALS/TROUPE/TCP/EASTON                
Sat 8:00 AM F4   (4                  
[MO] KC THUNDER                
  Sat 9:30 AM F4   (16                
[MI] SINISTER/PRITCHARD/MIKEN                
Sat 8:00 AM F1   (5                  
[KS] MARKETPLACE DIRTBAGS/S&S APPAREL                
    Sat 2:00 PM F4   (36               
[KS] KC SMOOTH                
Fri 8:00 PM F3   (6                  
[MO] BOWTECH/COMBAT                
  Fri 9:30 PM F3   (17                
                 
  [IL] EWS/SHIRTSANDLOGOS/DRGRAPHX/EASTON              
                 
        Sat 8:00 PM F1   (53          
[NE] T'S 13/EASTON                
Fri 8:00 PM F5   (7                  
[MO] AVIDMOBILE / ALLIANCE                
  Sat 11:00 AM F1   (18                
[MO] DMC/RESMONDO SPORTS                
Fri 9:30 PM F5   (8                  
[NE] TPS/DIRTBAG ASSAULT                
    Sat 2:00 PM F2   (37              
[AR] 5J ELECTRIC SOFTBALL                
Sat 8:00 AM F3   (9             Sun 11:00 AM F1   (56      
[OK] EVICTED                
  Sat 9:30 AM F5   (19                 
[IN] MIDWEST SWING / MIKEN                
Sat 8:00 AM F5   (10                  
[KS] ROCKHOUNDS                
      Sat 6:30 PM F1   (48             
[KS] RFC/HUB'S PUB/SYNDICATE                
Sat 9:30 AM F2   (11                  
[KS] BOURBON STREET                
  Sat 11:00 AM F3   (20              Sun 12:30 PM F1   (57    
[MA] MAGIC/NATIONAL GOLD/S&S/TYJA S                
Sat 9:30 AM F3   (12                  
[KS] VENOM/DAKOTA STYLE                
    Sat 2:00 PM F1   (38               
[CO] PERFORMANCE/AFLAC                
Fri 8:00 PM F2   (13                  
[MO] AMERICAN MAYHEM/WORTH                
  Fri 9:30 PM F2   (21                
                 
  [FL] RESMONDO-SPECIALTY TANK / WORTH           L-56  
                 

 

# Reg
Number
State – City Usssa
Points
Power
Rating
for Teams
Registered
Class
In Class
Record
Overall
Record
Team Name Team
Class
Class
Stre
ngth
Manager Name
1 91159021360 FL – Winter Haven 260 912 2-3 9-3 Resmondo-Specialty Tank / Worth SPMensMajor 6 USSSA Conference 2010
2 81106019026 CT – New Britain 300 1042 3-2 9-6 Darkside/TYJA/Easton SPMensA 5 USSSA Conference 2010
3 91136030654 IL – CHICAGO 280 752 1-2 5-6 EWS/SHIRTSandLOGOS/DrGRAPHX/EASTON SPMensA 5 USSSA Conference 2010
4 91142032607 IA – Waterloo 180 917 1-0 4-4 R&M Metals/Troupe/TCP/Easton SPMensA 5 USSSA Conference 2010
5 91154031488 VA – Glen Allen 160 971 1-0 4-4 Team 454 Emerald/Worth SPMensA 5 USSSA Conference 2010
6 81159029720 MI – Livonia 80 168 0-2 1-4 Sinister/Pritchard/Miken SPMensA 5 USSSA Conference 2010
7 91171027786 AR – Bryant 675     11-0 Fence Brokers/Gametime Supply/Worth SPMensB 4 USSSA Conference 2010
8 91135032231 IN – Evansville 300 885 2-2 4-4 MidWest Swing / Miken SPMensB 4 USSSA Conference 2010
9 81104011918 MA – Plymouth 225 851 1-0 7-0 Magic/National Gold/S&S/TYJA Sports SPMensB 4 USSSA Conference 2010
10 91148017926 KS – DERBY 85 851 1-0 5-3 RFC/HUB'S PUB/SYNDICATE SPMensB 4 USSSA Conference 2010
11 91143029102 MO – St Louis 25 851 1-0 2-2 DMC/Resmondo Sports SPMensB 4 USSSA Conference 2010
12 91147030967 NE – Omaha 0       T's 13/Easton SPMensB 4 USSSA Conference 2010
13 81171009004 AR – Rogers 595 1063 9-4 17-10 5J Electric Softball SPMensC 3 Michael Cates
14 91143017207 MO – Kansas City 370 928 6-7 17-10 KC Affliction SPMensC 3 James Hutson
15 91148016085 KS – Shawnee 355 1219 10-2 18-4 KC SMOOTH SPMensC 3 Pat OLeary
16 91184021291 CO – Centennial 340 1184 9-2 21-3 PERFORMANCE/Aflac SPMensC 3 Greg Zinchini
17 91143021959 MO – Branson 340 835 3-4 4-4 AMERICAN MAYHEM/WORTH SPMensC 3 BENGIE RAMOS
18 91148027242 KS – Shawnee 325 979 9-6 15-13 Viper Softball SPMensC 3 Craig Ewert
19 91143020461 MO – Springfield 320 1027 9-7 14-8 Bowtech/Combat SPMensC 3 Jonathan Seaton
20 81173007796 OK – OKC 255 1075 10-5 18-9 EVICTED SPMensC 3 aaron bryant
21 91143025063 MO – Jefferson City 210 1096 11-4 13-5 AvidMobile / Alliance SPMensC 3 Chris Robinett
22 91184024731 CO – Denver 165 1213 9-2 10-2 Stars/ Worth Sports SPMensC 3 William Sanchez
23 91143017864 MO – Gladstone 120 617 3-5 5-7 KC Thunder SPMensC 3 Robert Williams
24 91148024587 KS – wichita 115 725 1-4 11-4 Bourbon Street SPMensC 3 Trevor Jones
25 91148017578 KS – Olathe 50 472 1-4 2-4 Venom/Dakota Style SPMensC 3 Stanley Quarles
26 91148027621 KS – Olathe 280 1165 10-2 14-4 Bad Karma Softball SPMensD 2 Mark Sander
27 81148020348 KS – Wichita 235 1045 7-5 11-7 Marketplace Dirtbags/S&S Apparel SPMensD 2 Stephen Wegeng
28 91147025145 NE – Omaha 235 898 1-2 9-5 TPS/Dirtbag Assault SPMensD 2 Scott Bang
29 91148028682 KS – Kansas City 75 1155 5-0 5-0 Rockhounds SPMensD 2 Brian Gant


 


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