Wireless Mike's Wins ISA Co-Ed State Title

Five Teams, One day Tournament At Route 130 Sports Complex In Urbana

URBANA: Wireless Mike (3-1) won the 'if necessary game' 18-17 over Double Trouble (3-2) to win the Co-Ed State Tournament held at the Route 130 Sports Complex in Urbana on September 17th GHR (2-2) took home third place with Murphy's (1-2) finishing in fourth place at this state tournament.
Wireless Mike's received a first round bye before playing Murphy's in their opening game and defeating them 11-5. Murphy's made it to this game by posting an 8-1 win over GHR in their opener of this tournament.
Now playing in the undefeated game of the tournament it was Wireless Mike's and Double Trouble going toe to toe for the first of three meetings on this day with Wireless Mikes getting the early advantage with a 11-9 win to assure them of a spot in the tournament's championship game against whichever team that wins the loser's bracket to earn the right to challenge them for the tournament title.
As Wireless Mike's sat and watched the loser's bracket was played out to its conclusion and when it was over a rematch with Double Trouble awaited them in the championship game.
In a interesting game Double Trouble turned the tables on Wireless Mike's and handed them a two run loss by a final score of 14-12 to force the need to have the 'if necessary game played between these two ball clubs in order to be able to determine which of them would be the 2005 ISA Co-Ed State Champions.
In the deciding game it was Wireless Mike's making the plays that they needed in order to win and posting a 19-17 win onto the bracket board in the decisive game of the tournament.
Wireless Mike's did not provide Illinois Softball Report with any team information, stats, highlights or quotes on how they were able to win this 2005 ISA Co-Ed State Tournament.
Double Trouble made it to the championship game by starting play with a narrow 12-11 win over the Diamonds in their opening game to advance into the winner's bracket finals.
Double trouble was tripped up by Wireless Mike's 11-9 in the game between the tournaments last two remaining unbeaten teams dropping them, into the loser's bracket where they needed to win three straight games back to back to back in order to become the ISA 2005 Co-Ed State Champions.
Double Trouble went to work at accomplishing this with a 19-12 win over GHR to win the loser's bracket and earn a second shot at unbeaten Wireless Mike's in the tournaments championship game.
Double Trouble made their presents known to Wireless Mike's when they handed the previously unbeaten ball club a 14-12 loss to even the tournament at one loss each and with that victory forced the need to have the 'if necessary game' played between these two ball clubs in order to determine which of them would be the 2005 ISA Co-Ed state champion.
The deciding game went to Wireless Mike's 19-17 over Double Trouble as they were forced to accept second place from this tournament.
Double Trouble 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 state tournament.