Souse's Lounge / Roger Drywall Win's USSSA Class C State

Sixteen Teams Participate At Inwood Sports Complex In Joliet

2006 Illinois USSSA Men's Class C State Champions - Souse's Lounge / Roger Drywall

JOLIET: It all came down to the 'if necessary game' between Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall (5-1) from Rockford and Byron Bank / Costa's / 6-4-3 (7-2) from Byron. One game with the wining team also claiming the 2006 Illinois USSSA Men's Class C state title as a bonus. Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall winning that pivotal game over Byron Bank / Costa / 6-4-3 by a final score of 9-4. Byron Bank / Costa's / 6-4-3 had forced the playing of the 'if necessary game' by defeating Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall 9-8 in the first championship game between these two ball clubs. Slugs (3-2) from Aurora finished in third place with Team Picnic / Mulligan's (4-2) from Rockford taking home fourth place. Finishing in a tie for fifth place were both Primetime Softball (2-2) from Joliet and Paul Davis Restoration (2-2) from Rockford Rounding out the top eight finishing teams were the Hooded Frogs / Bridgeview Sports Dome (2-2) from Bridgeview and Money (2-2) from Orland Park who tied for seventh place.
Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall opened play in this sixteen team event with a first round game against K.G.B. / 14 West from Lockport and posted a 27-13 win onto the bracket board to advance into the second round of play in the winner's bracket.
In the second round Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall met up with Byron Bank / Costa's / 6-4-3 and won a one run game 11-10 to move into Saturday afternoon's semifinal round of the winner's bracket.
Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall and Rockford rival Paul Davis Restoration went at one another with a berth in the winner's bracket championship going to the winner. Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall was that winning team as they hung a 13-11 win onto the bracket board to move into Sunday morning's winner's bracket undefeated game. Paul Davis Restoration made it to this semifinal game by opening play with a first round 12-2 win over the Wizards from Schaumburg before sending Money into the loser's bracket after beating them 24-14 in the second round of play in the winner's bracket to earn the right to face off with Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall in a semifinal game of the winner's bracket.
On Sunday playing in the undefeated game of the winner's bracket it was Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall and the Slugs going toe to toe with one another. Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall used their team defense to totally shut down the Slugs winning 7-0 to become the only unbeaten team left in this tournament and with this win also assuring them of a spot in the state championship game against whichever team that emerged from the loser's bracket to oppose them in the title game.
When all play in the loser's bracket had been complete a rematch with Byron bank / Costa's / 6-4-3 awaited Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall in the state championship game. Byronbank / Costa's / 6-4-3 was team surging through the loser's bracket and they kept up their winning ways as the handed Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall a one run loss 9-8 to even the tournament at one loss each and force the need to play the 'if necessary game' between these two ball clubs in order to determine which of them would own the 2006 Illinois USSSA Men's Class C State title. The pivotal game with each team owning a one run win over the other was played with Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall getting the better of it on this Sunday afternoon winning 9-4 to claim the 2006 Illinois USSSA Men's Class C State championship.
Byron Bank / Costa's / 6-4-3 made it to the championship game by opening play on Saturday with a 13-10 win over the Hooded Frogs / Bridgeview Sports Dome in the first round of play to advance into the second round. It was in this second round game that Byron Bank / Costa's / 6-4-3 tasted defeat as they were sent to the loser's bracket by Souse's Lounge / Rogers Drywall after losing a 11-10 game to them.
Once in the loser's bracket Byron Bank / Costa's / 6-4-3 went to work and started to pile victories up onto the bracket board starting with Sydnis All-Stars / Commission from Homewood by a final score of 7-5.

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