It was a great tourney Saturday, thanks to all the teams who made it out!
Congratulations to Backdoor Sliders (Men’s) and Nutz n Honeyz (Coed) for winning the Crunch Cups!
Please check out the links below for full tourney info!
The “Flash Some Leather” REC softball tournament took place Saturday,
April 23rd at Vanech Complex in Dunedin, FL. The sun was blazing and the
balls were flying out at a record pace. The competition level was on point
with 8 teams in the men’s and 5 in the co-ed division. Everyone played
their hearts out competing for the thrill of victory and the agony of
defeat, and of course, the Crunch Cup!
In the co-ed division the Blue Bombers of Cap Coral went undefeated
through the divisional round and took the #1 seed heading into the
playoffs. Team Sneak Attack went on to beat team Tiger Blood 13-7 in the
first round but came up short after losing to the Bombers 12-2 in the
Semi’s. In the #2 vs. #3 semi-final game Nutz n Honeyz took down the Mean
Machine 14-3 avenging an earlier 15-13 loss. The co-ed Championship was
now set with the CC Blue Bombers vs. Nutz n Honeyz.
Team Nutz n Honeyz brought the lumber and came out to a quick 15-0 lead
through the first 3 innings. Tournament batting average leader Ryan
Ruggieri of CC had another great game but came up short. Lead by Jimmy
and Mark, Nutz n Honeyz kept it rolling and won it all 19-4. Congrats to
both teams players and managers, especially Nutz n Honeyz for their first
ever Cruch Cup!
The men’s division was a highly contested battle throughout. Defending
champs No Crap On Tap went undefeated in their first 2 games and went into
the playoffs as the #3 seed. Team S.W.A.T. also went undefeated and were
the #2 seed just behind team Fellowship of Encouragement as the #1 seed.
The first round of the playoffs was filled with near upsets. The Orlando
Bombers almost pulled it out. The #8 seed Bombers lead most of the game
before #1 Fellowship put up a 9 spot in the 5th inning and won the first
round match up 13-11. #2 S.W.A.T. had to rally late to get a tough victory
over the #7 seed the Game Blouses in a 14-12 instant classic type victory.
In the 3 vs. 6 game No Crap On Tap took care of business 19-6 over Cuse
Maintenance and the 4 vs. 5 had the Backdoor Sliders dominating team I’d
Hit It with a score of 18-7.
The Semifinals were now set with the #5 seed Backdoor Sliders squaring off
against tournament leading #1 seed Fellowship of Encouragement. In one of
the highest scoring games of the day, the Sliders took a 15-13 lead after
just 2 innings of play. Fellowship took the lead back but surrendered it
late. The Backdoor Sliders had a 7 run 5th inning and never looked back
with a 23-18 victory and a spot in the Championship.
N.C.O.T played nearly flawless on defense all day. Along with the leather
they brought the sticks too and out hit S.W.A.T. in another slugfest
22-12. The Championship was now set with the defending Crunch Cup winners
No Crap On Tap vs. the Backdoor Sliders. This was surely to be a thrilling
game after their divisional match up, which was won 24-23 by N.C.O.T.
Backdoor Sliders jumped on them quick and took an early 5-0 lead after the
top of the 1st. N.C.O.T. fought back with the slick fielding of Bo and
Trent and the timely hitting of tourney MVP Ryan but it was too little too
late. Led by the home run hitting of Rafferty and all around staggering
lineup the Backdoor Sliders took it down 17-7. Congrats to the Backdoor
Sliders for their first ever Crunch Cup!
Thanks again to everyone who participated for a really fun event and
another great day of softball action!!!
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