Nemesis Wins ASA 16" National Berth

Eighteen Teams Participate At Washington Park In Chicago On June 18th

CHICAGO: Nemesis won the eighteen team, ASA Sixteen Inch National Qualifier played at Washington Park in Chicago on June 18th with a perfect 4-0 record. Jelly (3-1) finished in second place with the Rebels (2-1) and Gladiators (2-1) tying for third place at this single elimination tournament.
Nemesis opened play with a first round contest against the Lobcocks and came away with a narrow one run victory 7-6 over them to advance into the second round of tournament play.
In their second game it was nemesis defeating Steel Gold 6-4 to move into the semifinal of this national qualifying tournament. Steel Gold made it to this seconds round contest by defeating the Newcomers 10-0 in the first round of tournament action.
In their semifinal game of this tournament it was Nemesis defeating the Gladiators 7-0 to move into the championship game. The Gladiators made it to this semifinal contest by opening the tournament with a first round 4-0 win over Wallace before stopping the Mongos 7-5 in the second round of this tournament.
In the championship game of this ASA Qualifier it was Nemesis and Jelly squaring off with each other and when the last out had been recorded it was Nemesis leading on the scoreboard 7-0 to claim the championship and the national berth that goes to the champion.
Nemesis did not supply Illinois Softball Report with any team information, stats, highlights or quotes on how they were able to win the ASA National Sixteen Inch Qualifying Tournament.
Tournament runner-up Jelly opened play with a first round contest against the Alpha Giants and posted a 7-0 win up onto the bracket board to advance into the second round of tournament play. Jelly and the Grasshoppers were paired off in the second round with Jelly getting the better of it by a final score of 8-4 to move them into the tournament's semifinal round of play. The Grasshoppers made it to this second round game by defeating the Flames 4-3 in the first round of action.
In their semifinal game Jelly stopped the Rebels 7-0 to move into the tournament's championship game. The Rebels made it to the semifinal by opening tournament play with a first round 7-4 win over the Fighting 5th before stopping the Rolling Dice 4-2 in the second round of play.
The championship game was not kind to the Rebels as they were defeated by Nemesis 7-0 and with this loss having to settle for second place at this national qualifying tournament
The Rebels did not provide 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.