March Madness - Weekly Recap

11-Under:
After three Pool Play games, the Warriors and OC Friars advanced as the 1st and 2nd Seeds.  In their first meeting, the Warriors outlasted the Friars with a 3-2 victory.

Now with both teams in the Championship game, a hard fought game was sure to happen.  With the Friars taking the lead, solid pitching and defense allowed them to hold the Warriors to just 4 runs.  The Friars widened their lead, and took home the 7-4 upset and Championship victory.

Irish Recap

Green Shirts, blue skies, and warm temperatures made for a beautiful March weekend of baseball in both the coastal cities of San Clemente, and Huntington Beach.

Huntington Beach:
With a four game guarantee tournament, rather than a traditional Sunday Playoffs, each team played every team in their bracket, before the Top Two Seeds advanced to the Championship game.  While this ensured that the two best teams from the weekend would play for the championship, it eliminated any chance for an underdog to fight their way through the playoff brackets.  Each Pool Play game was crucial in the amount of runs given up, runs scored, and how much pitching was used.

While the Championship was always the 1st and 2nd Seeds, the 1st Seed didn't necessarily win each time.

Slugger Recap

10-Under:
After a rough start to the 2014 Season, the 10-Under So Cal Outlaws have found their footing, and are quickly rising to the top of the 10-Under division.

The Outlaws haven't lost a game in their last two tournaments, with a record of 8-0-1.  Their road to 1st Place wasn't an easy one though.  Up against the Lethal Venom in Pool Play, they managed to hold on to their winning streak by ending in a 7-7 tie.  The Outlaws edged out the Venom for the 1st Seed in Pool A by just 1 run allowed.

Frozen Fury Recap

While rest of the country was dealing with snow and low temperatures, the Frozen Fury in Southern California was a bit of a misnomer.  With temperatures in the 70s, it was a perfect weekend for some baseball.