Canadian Club/On Tap Champions At ISA C/D

Six Teams, One Day Tournament At Melas Fields In Arlington Heights

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS: Canadian Club/On Tap from Softball City won the six team, one day, ISA Men's Class C/D World Tournament Qualifier played at Melas Fields in Arlington Heights on July 16th with a perfect 3-0 record. The Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome (3-2) from Bridgeview finished in second place, Primetime (2-2) from Joliet took home third place with Die Hard (1-2) from Arlington Heights finishing in fourth place at this tournament.
The champions to be opened tournament play with a first round bye before taking on and defeating Throwin' Leather 22-1 in the second round of tournament action. Throwin' Leather had advanced into this second round contest by defeating Squeeze Softball 22-12 in the opening round of tournament play.
In the game between the tournaments last two remaining unbeaten teams it was Canadian Club/On Tap against Primetime with the Canadian Club/On Tap ball club posting an 21-9 win up onto the bracket board to win the winner's bracket and assure them of a spot in the tournament's championship game against whichever team that wins the loser's bracket to earn the right to oppose them in the finals. Primetime made it to this game by opening tournament play with an 18-8 win over Die hard in the first round of play before beating the Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome 24-21 in the second round to earn their way into the tournaments undefeated game.
When the loser's bracket was played out to its conclusion the Canadian Club/On Tap ball club than knew that they would be playing the Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome in the championship game.
Canadian Club/On Tap took care of business in the title game and defeated the Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome 21-16 to claim their title by going undefeated at this tournament.
Canadian Club/On Tap did not provide Illinois Softball Report with any team information, stats, highlights or quotes on how they were able to win this tournament and claim the berth to play at the I.S.A. Men's Class C World Tournament to be held at Loudin, Virginia on August 26th through 28th, 2005.
Tournament runner-up Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome also opened play with a first round bye before being upended in the second round by Primetime 24-21. This loss dropped the Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome into the loser's bracket where they eliminated Squeeze first by a final score of 17-1.
The next team to exit this tournament at the hands of the Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome was Die Hard who was excused with fourth place after dropping a 16-5 game to the Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome.
The Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome now prepared to take the field against the team that had put them into the loser's bracket earlier in the day with the added prize of the winner will earn their way into the championship game as a bonus prize. The Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome took care of business as they took that pound of flesh know as revenge on Primetime by defeating them 19-9 to win the loser's bracket and give them the right to challenge Canadian Club/On Tap in the title game.
The championship game belonged to Canadian Club/On Tap as they sent the Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome home with second place after beating them 21-16 in the deciding game of this tournament.
The Hooded Frogs/Bridgeview Sports Dome did not supply Illinois Softball Report with any team information, stats, highlights or quotes on how they were able to achieve their second place finish at this tournament.