sportsguy22 Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 In my opinion, there is no reason that softball and baseball region tournaments shouldn't be four-team double-elimination tournaments. Here's my thoughts: 1) All the district and state tournaments are double-elimination as they should be. 2) Why make only the region semifinals single-elimination? 3) Why force teams into a make or break game immediately after a double-elimination district tournament and just before an upcoming double-elimination state tournament? 4) It would only take three days to play a double-elimination region tournament, starting on Monday, finishing whenever the TSSAA deemed necessary...probably on Friday with Saturday as a make-up date possibilty. 5) It's only fair to all teams to play double-elimination throughout the tournaments. 6) Get rid of the sectional contest (too much travel involved anyway) and take all 8 Regional winners in each classification to the State Tournament. Fair enough? What does everyone think? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlimbaugh Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 See 'The Limbaugh Plan' thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opperman Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 In my opinion, there is no reason that softball and baseball region tournaments shouldn't be four-team double-elimination tournaments. Here's my thoughts: 1) All the district and state tournaments are double-elimination as they should be. 2) Why make only the region semifinals single-elimination? 3) Why force teams into a make or break game immediately after a double-elimination district tournament and just before an upcoming double-elimination state tournament? 4) It would only take three days to play a double-elimination region tournament, starting on Monday, finishing whenever the TSSAA deemed necessary...probably on Friday with Saturday as a make-up date possibilty. 5) It's only fair to all teams to play double-elimination throughout the tournaments. 6) Get rid of the sectional contest (too much travel involved anyway) and take all 8 Regional winners in each classification to the State Tournament. Fair enough? What does everyone think? Thanks. Do you really want to guarantee that someone from, say, Region 8-AA will be in the state tournament? No offense to anyone from those 11 schools, but they'd pretty obviously always be 2 and 'cue, and probably run-ruled. I like the Limbaugh plan better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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