Miller Forty-Fives Win ASA 16" Qualifier

Thirty-six Teams Participate At Majewski Athletic Complex On 7/9 & 10

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MT PROSPECT: The Miller Forty-Fives (5-0) continued to roll as they won yet another ASA Sixteen Inch National Qualifying Tournament as they sweep to the title at Majewski Athletic Complex in Mt Prospect on July 9th and 10th over a field of thirty-six teams that had entered. The ASA national berth fell to the Grasshoppers (2-1, 5th place tie) who was the highest finishing team without a national berth at this tournament. Flash (4-1) took home second place, with Binge (3-1) and Sage (3-1) tied for third place with Punch (2-1), Thunder (2-1), Grasshoppers and Traffic (2-1) all tying for fifth place at this event.
The Miller Forty-Fives opened play with a first round win over Menace by a final score of 15-5 in the first round of tournament play on Saturday.
In their second round contest the Miller Forty-Fives stopped the Bucketheads 15-5 to move into the third round. The Bucketheads made it to this game by defeating M-Best 9-2 in the first round of play.
On Saturday's third and final game it was the Miller Forty-Fives and Punch squaring off with each other with the Miller Forty-Fives coming out on top by the final score of 6-4. Punch had advance into the third round by opening with 7-0 win over the Spyders in the first round followed by a 9-7 win over the Raiders in the second round to advance into the third round contest with the Miller Forty-Fives.
On Sunday playing in the semifinals it was the Miller Forty-Fives breaking out their big bats and scoring twenty four runs as they defeated sage 24-14 to move into the championship game of this tournament. Sage made it to this semifinal game by winning three games on Saturday starting with a 20-1 whipping of the Shooters in the first round of action. In the second round it was sage over the Lemonheads 11-1 and in the third round Sage handled Thunder 11-1 to move into Sunday's semifinals.
The Miller Forty-Fives complete their sweep of the field of team when they stopped Flash 7-1 in the title contest to wrap up another 2005 ASA National Qualifying tournament championship.
The Miller Forty-Fives did not provide Illinois Softball Report with any team information, stats, highlights or quotes on how they were able to win this tournament.
Flash made it to the championship game by opening by against the Lobcocks in the first round and promptly posted a 10-0 win onto the bracket board to advance into the second round of play.
Flash stopped the Fighting 5th 10-0 in the second round to move into Saturday's third round of play. The Fighting 5th made it to this second round contest with Flash by defeating the Mavericks 17-2 in the first round of tournament play.
Saturday's third game was with Traffic and Flash continued to move forward in the bracket as they slipped past Traffic by a single run winning 4-3. Traffic made it into this third round game against Flash by opening tournament play with a first round win over ten Deep by a final score of 11-1 before they defeated Jelly 7-6 in the second round to move into the third round.
On Sunday in their semifinal game it was Flash beating Binge 10-1 to move into the tournament's championship game. Binge made it to Sunday's Semifinal game by opening tournament play with a first round win over the Lugnuts 11-5. In the second round it was Binge over Hype 4-0 to move into the third round ion Saturday where Binge stopped the Grasshoppers 8-4 to advance into Sunday's semifinal round in this tournament.
The championship game belonged to the Miller Forty-Five by a final score of 7-1as Flash was force to accept second place from this thirty-six team ASA Men's Sixteen Inch National Qualifying Tournament.
Flash did not supply Illinois Softball Report with any team information, stats, highlight or quotes as to how they were able to finish in second place at this tournament.