Double D's Win Byron Fest Women's Class D

Twelve Teams Participate At Annual Byron Fest Tournament In Byron

BYRON: Double D's from Godley won the 2006 USSSA Women's Class D Division of the annual Byron Fest Softball Tournament with a perfect 5-0 record. The champions earned a berth to play at the 2006 USSSA Women's Class D Great Lakes national Tournament to be held over Labor Day Weekend in Rockford. Culver's Softball (3-2) from Freeport finished in second place with Asche's Tap / PM Pub (3-2) from Milwaukee taking home third place and 3WD (2-2) from Addison finishing in fourth place at this twelve team event.
Double D's opened play with a first round contest on Saturday morning against Poplar Grove Airmotive from Loves Park and promptly posted a 15-3 win up onto the bracket board to advance into the second round of action. Double D's than played against Best Realty from Rockford and they hung their second straight W onto the bracket board by the final score of 10-6 Best Realty had received a first round bye in order to advance into this game against Double D's.
Double D's finished tournament play on Saturday as one of only two unbeaten teams left in this tournament after they stopped Asche's Tap / PM Pub 12-2 in a semifinal game of the winner's bracket. Asche's Tap / PM Pub opened play with a first round bye before stopping AFI from Streator 15-9 in the second round to advance into the semifinal sand the game with double D's.
On Sunday Double D's continued their winning ways as they met and defeated Culvers Softball 17-7 to win the winner's bracket assuring themselves of a spot in the tournament's championship game against whichever team that would come out of the loser's bracket to challenge them in the finals.
Double D's need to sit back and wait as the loser's bracket need to be played out to its conclusion before they would know which of the remaining teams would be their challenger in the title game. When the dust from the loser's bracket cleared a rematch with Culvers Softball was in store for the ladies from Streator in the championship game.
Once again Double D's was ready for the task before them as they won a closer game this time but won just the same defeating Culvers Softball 9-5 in the championship game to complete their undefeated run to the title of the2006 Byron Fest Women's Class D USSSA Great Lakes National Tournament Qualifying event.
Culver made it to the title by opening play with a fir t round bye before defeating Bad influence from Dixon 14-9 in the second round. Bad Influence had defeated Neighbors bar & Grill 11-4 in the first round of Tournament action to advance into this second round contest with Culver's Softball.
Culver's Softball than defeated 3WD 13-5 in their semifinal contest on Saturday afternoon to become one of only two teams left undefeated in this tournament. 3WD made it to this semifinal match-up with Culver Softball by receiving a first round bye before stopping Neighbors Bar & Grill II in the second round 17-7 to advance into their game with 3WD.
On Sunday Culver's Softball started out on the wrong foot as they were beaten by Double D's 17-7 to drop them into the loser's bracket finals where they met and defeated Ashe's Tap / PM Pub 13-9. This win earned them a second shot at the Double D's ladies but that proved to be not fruitful as the ladies from Godley complete their unbeaten run to the title by stopping Culver's Softball 9-5 in the title game to send Culver's Softball home with second place.