2018 USSSA Las Vegas “Sin City” Classic tournament preview!
8th Annual
"Sin City Classic"
Conference USSSA!
April 6-8
Tournament Preview
presented by
2018 Las Vegas men's and women's bracket link
USSSALive.com for live streaming games!
The 8th Annual "Sin City" Classic Major kicks off the 13th season of the Nationwide Conference USSSA league! The tournament which begins Friday, April 6th at 4 PM Pacific time features 11 of the top 20 teams in this years SoftballCenter pre-season rankings and 16 Nationwide Conference USSSA teams over all. All 3 of the Major teams will be in Las Vegas and there are 40 teams total in the Men's Major bracket and 16 quality teams in the Women's Major as well. Last year Smash It Sports won the event over Helmer's Resmondo team after Helmer had won 4 straight Las Vegas Majors.
Teams will begin play on Friday, April 6th and USSSALive.com live streaming should start around the time of the first game at 4:00 PM Pacific time. The chat room will also be up on SoftballCenter.com to keep people informed. Live streaming will continue through the championship game which is set for Sunday at 11:00 AM Pacific time. The tournament is being held at the Big League Dreams park at 3151 East Washington Street. The fields feature artificial turf infields and each field is modeled after the look and feel of a major league baseball stadium.
The weather looks to be very good, warm and sunny on Friday, windy on Saturday, and a little cooler on Sunday. The home run rule in the Conference is Major vs Major teams hit 16 HR per team. 'AA' and 'A' vs any class is 12 home runs per team. And 'B' and below vs 'B' and below hit 8 homers per team. The tournament winner will receive 214 Conference points. 2nd – 174. 3rd – 154. 4th – 144. Major teams have dominated this event over the years even with the short home run fences, although there are usually plenty of big upsets.
Roster Moves across the Conference: Some noteworthy roster moves. Filip Washington is with Pure Sports. Andrew Collins is with Dan Smith. Donnie Hammonds is with TDB. Freddie Bynum, CJ Jacinto, David Forbes, and Brandon Cashwell are now with Rapid Fire. Danny Lopez is with Seminoles.
Injury Update: Andy Purcell will most likely hit in a few games and may do some pitching.
Men's Major Team Breakdown:
40 Teams Overall
16 Nationwide Conference USSSA Teams
3 Major Teams
7 'AA' Teams
5 'A' Teams
6 'B' Teams
19 'C' Teams
Women's Major Team Breakdown:
16 Teams Overall
4 'AA' Teams
2 'A' Teams
6 'B' Teams
3 'C' Teams
NEW RULE IN CONFERENCE: Anyone taking a game ball can be removed from the park.
Big League Dreams park at 3151 East Washington Street, Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas BLD Field Dimensions
Yankee (main field) 285-308-290-286-286
Fenway 274-303-308-297-256
Angels 285-289-305-272-270
Wrigley 287-295-300-291-286
Dodger 275-305-321-304-274
Crosley 274-283-301-280-275
NEW RULE IN CONFERENCE: Anyone taking a game ball can be removed from the park.
Weekend Weather
Tournament Picks by Shea Nation:
Shea Nation returns to do the weekly picks!
This weekend the 2018 Nationwide Conference USSSA seasons begins with the Sin City Classic in Las Vegas, NV. Teams in attendance with be 3 major, 7 AA and 5 A teams playing at Big League Dreams Sports Park. The 2017 Conference USSSA Major League World Series winner Smash It/Thunder/Backman/TDB/Miken is the favorite to win. The other teams looking to upset the favorite are: Resmondo/RDD/H.Auto/All In/Sprizzi/, Dan Smith/Menosse/Steven Smith, Rack’s/Worth Astros/Klutch/Troupe, Newbreed/Steel Sports/Demarini, Pure Sports/Monsta and Xtreme/Miken/ASP/Athlon.
Sin City Classic Predictions: The final 4 undefeated should be 2 exciting matchups: SIS versus Rack's and Resmondo versus Dan Smith. I predict Resmondo to beat Dan Smith and Smash It to beat Rack's. In the loser’s bracket I predict the 5th place games to be Pure versus Dan Smith and Racks versus Xtreme. If all holds true like predicted then Xtreme and Dan Smith would play for 4th place.
Final Picks for the Sin City Classic:
1. Smash It/Thunder/Backman/TDB/Miken
2. Resmondo/RDD/H.Auto/All In/Sprizzi/
3. Xtreme/Miken/ASP/Athlon
4. Dan Smith/Menosse/Steven Smith
5. Pure Sports/Monsta
Rack’s/Worth Astros/Klutch/Troupe
TheOldScout message board poll picks
2018 Team List
Class | Men's Major Bracket Teams | Home City |
Major | Dan Smith/Menosse/Steven Smith | CA – San Jose |
Major | Resmondo/RDD/H.auto/All IN/Sprizzi/ | FL – Winter Haven |
Major | Smash It/Thunder/Backman/TDB/Miken | NY – Rochester |
AA | CDZ Apparel / Free Agents | CA – Bakersfield |
AA | Newbreed/Steel Sports/DeMarini | WA – Bothell |
AA | NIGHTMARE / MIKEN | MO – BRANSON |
AA | Pure Sports/ Monsta | SC – CHARLESTON |
AA | RACK'S/WORTH ASTROS/KLUTCH/TROUPE | IN – Fishers |
AA | TDB/FAI/Klutch/Miken | NC – Charlotte |
AA | Xtreme/Miken/ASP/Athlon | MN – Medina |
MenA | AIRE/SLM/DOWNTIME SPORTS | AZ – Avondale |
MenA | Bay Area legends/miken | CA – Castro valley |
MenA | Chanticlear/J&H/P5/JEC/Miken-Worth | MN – Coon Rapids |
MenA | Classic Glass / Easton | CA – San Jose |
MenA | Tradesmen/louisville Slugger/SavOn | UT – SALT LAKE |
MenB | Big Ten/Deluxe Athletic Brand | CO – Denver |
MenB | Cheap Suits/Republic Realty/ CDZ | CA – Stockton |
MenB | Goonies/Bennett Homes | UT – Orangeville |
MenB | L & S Glass | CA – San Jose |
MenB | TUNIE SPORTS/BEDLAM/WAK | AZ – Wikieup |
MenB | Wiley’s Supreme Alpha Prime Sports | FL – Haines City |
MenC | Always Reppin | NV – Las Vegas |
MenC | AZGM/MobileGolfCartRepair/TVD | AZ – Prescott Valley |
MenC | Barney's Tire & Wheel | CA – Temecula |
MenC | Dirty Money/AzYD | AZ – Casa Grande |
MenC | Exclusive /Maximum Vacuum | CA – San Jose |
MenC | Garcia Boxing Elite | CA – Salinas |
MenC | GS Sports / Demarini | CA – Irvine |
MenC | Kava (Mens) | CA – Campbell |
MenC | KNOCKOUT FITNESS | AZ – Peoria |
MenC | Magz Premier | CA – South El Monte |
MenC | Myautojack.com | AZ – Glendale |
MenC | PNT | CA – Compton |
MenC | PonyTail Express | CA – East Los Angeles |
MenC | RUKKUS NATION | AZ – Phoenix |
MenC | S2S Ravens | AK – Anchorage |
MenC | Solano bail bonds | CA – Suisun city |
MenC | Strictly Aloha/All Action/Berserk A | HI – Ewa Beach |
MenC | TheProduct/Hitting Bombs/Black Ryno | CA – San Bernardino |
MenC | ZRP Athletics/So Cal Bar B Q | CA – Hemet |
Wm AA | Bryant Express / OA | AR – Bryant |
Wm AA | Easton Boom | WA – Shoreline |
Wm AA | KHAOS/FAI/KLUTCH/WORTH | FL – Harmony |
Wm AA | SMASH IT/DERBY GIRLS/EASTON | WA – KENT |
Class | Women's Major Bracket Teams | Home City |
Wm AA | Bryant Express / OA | AR – Bryant |
Wm AA | Easton Boom | WA – Shoreline |
Wm AA | KHAOS/FAI/KLUTCH/WORTH | FL – Harmony |
Wm AA | SMASH IT/DERBY GIRLS/EASTON | WA – KENT |
Womens A | Smash It Sports / MIKEN | VA – Lorton |
Womens A | West Coast Lockdown | OR – Portland |
Womens B | Lady Top Dog | TX – Beaumont |
Womens B | NTL/WORTH/HANGRITE | CA – Bakersfield |
Womens B | PS/Elite | CA – Los Angeles |
Womens B | SFK / A&S Constructors | CA – Pomona |
Womens B | Supersonics | GA – Warner Robins |
Womens B | Who Cares | CA – Vacaville |
Womens C | Chisme Time | AZ – Mesa |
Womens C | MPM | CA – Lakeside |
Womens C | SHE GONE | NV – Las Vegas |
Past Winners
2017 Winner – Smash It Sports/Albicocco/Miken/Worth/DirtySportsWear
2017 Las Vegas Major Tournament Report
2016 Winner – Smash It Sports/ASP/H Auto/MrWiggles/Easton
2016 Las Vegas Major Tournament Report
2015 Winner – Smash It Sports/Compound Athletics/H Auto/Easton
2015 Las Vegas Major Tournament Report
2014 Winner – Laservision/Desert Falls/Boombah/Easton
2014 Las Vegas Major Tournament Report
2013 Winner – Laservision/Desert Falls/Boombah/Easton
2013 Las Vegas Major Tournament Report
2012 Winner – Nordkap/Desert Falls/Easton
2012 Las Vegas tournament report link
2011 Las Vegas tournament report link
Past tournament results
2017 Results
1 NY-M Smash It Sports/Albicocco/Miken/Worth/DirtySportsWear
2 FL-M Resmondo/O.A.Apparel/H.Auto/Specialty Tank/Easton
3 IN-M Backman/S&S/Dr.Pepper/Louisville Slugger
4 WY-M Racks/Sonny's/Athlon/Easton/Cutter
2016 Results
1 NY-M Smash It Sports/ASP/H Auto/MrWiggles/Easton
2 FL-M Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth
3 WA-AA Newbreed/GTS/Beus Excavation/DirtySportsWear
4 WY-AA Team Racks/Miken/Sonnnys
2015 Results
1 NY-M Smash It Sports/Compound Athletics/H Auto/Easton
2 WA-M Team Combat/BaughFord.com/Softball.com
3 WY-A Team Racks Easton
4 CA-B Classic Glass/Easton
2014 Results
1 NY-M Laservision/H Auto/JJ's/Easton
2 AL-A Baugh Ford/Doerflinger/National Pawn/Klutch/Easton
3 WA-M Team Combat/Softball.com
4 CA-B Classic Glass/Easton
2013 Results
1 NY-M Laservision/Desertfalls/Boombah/Easton
2 MN-A Nordkap/Suncoast Reebok
3 MI-A Line Drive Sportz/SSS/Miken
4 CA-B OC SWATS/LCP
2012 Results
1 UT-M Nordkap/desert falls/easton
2 WY-A Sonny's / louisville slugger
3 CA-A Famous / Premiere
4 GA-B Down2earthsports.com/sbc/worth
2011 Results
1 WA-M GTL Cartel/DeMarini
2 WA-M Team Combat/laservision/d2e/supreme
3 IL-A ews/shirtsandlogos/drgraphx/easton
4 TX-A Wood Law/mizuno/famous/easton
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Is Filby with anyone yet this year? Based on the pictures it looks like he has won this event every year.