Seco Champions Of USSSA Class E Qualifier

Six Teams One Day Tournament At Aurora's Turner Club

Seco Champions Of USSSA Class E Great Lakes National Tournament Qualifier In Aurora

AURORA: Seco from Aurora won the six team USSSA Men's Class E Great Lakes national Tournament Qualifier played at the Turner Club in Aurora on May 20th by defeating OBP/Borowiak Insurance 16-6 in the 'if necessary game' to earn the berth to play at the 2006 USSSA Great Lakes Men's Class E National Tournament to be held Rockford over Labor Day Weekend. OBP/Borowiak Insurance (4-2) finished in second place with Damaged Goods (2-2) from Sugar Grove taking home third place and Sharp Softball (2-2) from Romeoville finishing in Fourth place.
Seco received a first round bye in this six team event before taking on and defeating Sharp Softball 15-13 in the second round of tournament action. Sharp Softball had advance to this game with a 11-1 win over Grapevine/C & S Bowling Supply in the first round of tournament play.
Playing in the winner's bracket championship game Seco and OBP/Borowiak Insurance squared off for what was to be the first of three head to meting on this day with Seco gaining the upper hand by winning 12-6 to earning their spot in the tournament championship game.
Seco now sat back and watched as the loser's bracket was played out before knowing that they would be seeing OBP/Borowiak Insurance again in the championship game. OBP/Borowiak Insurance made their presents know to Seco by defeating them 11-7 in the first championship game to force the need to have the 'if necessary game' played between these two ball clubs in order to determine which of them out be the championship this tournament. In that extra game it was all Seco as they raced away to a 16-6 win to complete their goal; of winning the berth to play at the 2006 USSSA Men's Class E Great Lakes National Tournament in September.
OBP/Borowiak Insurance made it to the championship game by opening play with a first round contest against Sticky Fingers from St Charles and quickly posted a shutout win onto the bracket board by a final score of 8-0 over Sticky Fingers. Game number two was also win number two as OBP/Borowiak Insurance stopped Damaged Goods 10-2 to advance into the winner's bracket finals. Damaged Goods had received a first round bye to advance into this game with OBP/Borowiak Insurance.
OBP/Borowiak Insurance tasted defeat in the game between the tournament last two remaining unbeaten teams as Seco stopped them 12-6 to send OBP/Borowiak Insurance into the loser's bracket. OBP/Borowiak Insurance rebounded and sent Damaged Goods home in third place after stopping them for a second time on this Saturday by a final score of 12-8. Now OBP/Borowiak Insurance had their rematch with Seco and they made the most of the opportunity winning 11-7 to force the need of have to play that extra game to determine who would be the tournament champion with that champion also earning the berth to play at the USSSA Great Lakes National Tournament. Seco rose to the occasion and handed OBP/Borowiak Insurance their second loss 16-6 to send them home with second place from this tournament.