Pitcher Need For 16U ASA Nationals

[FridayMainEvent]

Not that I am aware of.................

 

 

 

That's possible...................although I do not own the park (wish I did).

 

If you ran that tournament, then we met.

 

Ironically, you had me play a back to back out of the winner's bracket at about 11:30 PM on Saturday night in that tournament. Had to practically run all the way across the park because one game was scheduled on the field away from all the action and the next game was on the other side of the park. We were in the 14U last year.... Now our opposing sides in that recent discussion make a little more sense..... /blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blush:" border="0" alt="blush.gif" />

[stlbrd]

If you ran that tournament, then we met.

 

Ironically, you had me play a back to back out of the winner's bracket at about 11:30 PM on Saturday night in that tournament. Had to practically run all the way across the park because one game was scheduled on the field away from all the action and the next game was on the other side of the park. We were in the 14U last year.... Now our opposing sides in that recent discussion make a little more sense..... /blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blush:" border="0" alt="blush.gif" />

 

Like I said, not as easy as you might think.....................

[FridayMainEvent]

How did your team do, Stlbrd? I thought you'd give us an update.

[stlbrd]

How did your team do, Stlbrd? I thought you'd give us an update.

 

17th out of 144. 2-0 in pool, 4-2 in bracket.

[FridayMainEvent]

17th out of 144. 2-0 in pool, 4-2 in bracket.

 

 

 

Nice job /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

[FridayMainEvent]

17th out of 144. 2-0 in pool, 4-2 in bracket.

 

 

 

I didn't realize their were that many teams in each age bracket. I've never competed at that level. How do teams qualify for this tournament, Brd. Do they take the top 3 from State tournaments or use a point system? Just curious...

[stlbrd]

I didn't realize their were that many teams in each age bracket. I've never competed at that level. How do teams qualify for this tournament, Brd. Do they take the top 3 from State tournaments or use a point system? Just curious...

 

Regional qualifying tournaments, national qualifiers, state qualifiers. Tennessee was allowed to give two berths this year (1 at the Memorial, 1 at the State Tournament). Region 4 teams can play in the regional qualifiers and get their berth there. You can also go out of region and play at a national qualifier (but you have to win the tournament). At large berths are also available, but there has to be room for at large teams.

[statman3]

Regional qualifying tournaments, national qualifiers, state qualifiers. Tennessee was allowed to give two berths this year (1 at the Memorial, 1 at the State Tournament). Region 4 teams can play in the regional qualifiers and get their berth there. You can also go out of region and play at a national qualifier (but you have to win the tournament). At large berths are also available, but there has to be room for at large teams.

 

Chattanooga Force got the first of TN's 2 state berths by being the last team standing in the winner's bracket of the memorial at tyner fields when the rains showed up Sunday morning.

 

TN Xplosion got the 2nd TN state berth by winning the ASA state tournament in Chattanooga. I believe the same thing may have happened with the rain in that tournament.

 

Knoxville Thunder got their berth by traveling to Cincinnati, OH to play in a national qualifier open to teams from any state. They won 7 straight games to take the championship in that tournament. The tournament had teams from Ga, TN, IN, IL, KY. Interestingly, there were 6 teams fom that tournament that ultimately made it to Nationals. some may have been at large berths awarded to team's from the host state.

 

Not sure exactly which tournament the Germantown team qualified in, but it was in Arkansas. Memphis is not part of the TN ASA Association.

 

It might be noted that Chattanooga Fury had a great 16U team this summer that just missed qualifying at the memorial and the regionals in Burlington, NC. Without a bertth to the USA/ASA nationals, they attended the Southern Nationals where they won the tournament. The win at the Southern Nationals gives them an automatic berth to the 2009 16U and/or 18U USA/ASA nationals next summer.