Bonanza Air, A-1 Tank, Nielsen Gamblers and West Coast Cardinals Nail Down ASA “C” National Berths
SONORA, CA-[By Herb Dower]-Bonanza Air (Hayward, CA) defeated the Oroville Braves in the championship game of the Sonora II Tournament here July 9-10 to wind up as the No. 1 team in the Pacific Coast Tournament Series. Tournament director Bob Chapel stated, “I would like to congratulate Bonanza Air for winning the tournament series with 96 points.
“The top four teams in the point standings qualified for the Amateur Softball Association’s Class C National Tournament to be held in Stockton, CA over the Labor Day Weekend. A-1 Tank (Stockton) finished second with 89 points, Neilsen Gamblers (Sacramento) placed third with 83 points and the final berth went to West Coast Cardinals (Sacramento) with 81 points.
Another team in the tournament series, McLaughlin Air (Stockton) also received a berth in the National Tournament by winning the NationalQualifier held in Stockton. McLaughlin Air finished the tournament seasonwith 69 points. All of the other teams must now compete in the Association ChampionshipTournament in Hayward on July 23-24 in order to qualify for the NationalTournament.
Unofficially, the Oroville Braves finished four points shy of gaining a berth in the nationals, winding up with 77 points to place fifth followed by the Italian Athletic Club (75), King Real Estate (70), Santa Rosa Storm(65), Elk Grove (49), Pride of San Juan (48), Mission II (47) and Bay AreaHigh Reach (47). In a pivotal game, Oroville scored a great come-from-behind 8-7 victory overthe West Coast Cardinals Sunday morning to keep their national tournament hopes alive. Official results have not been posted, but here are the unofficial results from Sonora:
TOURNAMENT SCORES
Saturday, July 9
A Bracket
Gamblers 10, West Coast 6
Taylor Farms 4, Nevada 1
West Coast 9, Taylor Farms 3
Gamblers 4, Nevada 3
Nevada 9, West Coast 8
Taylor Farms 9, Gamblers 7
1. Taylor Farms 2-1
2. Gamblers 2-1
3. Nevada 1-2
4. West Coast 1-2
B Bracket
Bonanza Air 12, San Juan 2
Elk Grove 9, Mel’s Plumbing 4
Bonanza Air 12, Elk Grove 3
San Juan 8, Mel’s Plumbing 7
Mel’s Plumbing 6, Bonanza Air 5
San Juan 14, Elk Grove 9
1. Bonanza Air 2-1
2. San Juan 2-1
3. Elk Grove 1-2
4. Mel’s Plumbing 1-2
C Bracket
Oroville Braves 10, King Real Estate 1
Bay Area High Reach 14, Black Oak Casino 13
Bay Area High Reach 17, King Real Estate 14
Oroville Braves 2, Black Oak Casino 1
King Real Estate 14, Black Oak Casino 7
Oroville Braves 9, Bay Area High Reach 1
1. Oroville Braves 3-0
2. Bay Area High Reach 2-1
3. King Real Estate 1-2
4. Black Oak Casino 0-3
D Bracket
IAC 10, Mission II 0
Santa Rosa Storm 6, Country Club Villa 1
Country Club Villa 6, Mission II 3
IAC 13, Santa Rosa Storm 4
Mission II 8, Santa Rosa Storm 7
IAC 8, Country Club Villa 0
1. IAC 3-0
2. Country Club Villa 1-2
3. Santa Rosa Storm 1-2
4. Mission II 1-2
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
FIRST ROUND
Gamblers 12, King Real Estate 7
IAC 15, Mel’s Plumbing 0
Santa Rosa Storm 11, San Juan 8
Oroville Braves 8, West Coast 7
Bay Area High Reach 7, Nevada 4
Bonanza Air 10, Mission II 9
Elk Grove 6, Country Club Villa 0
Black Oak Casino 9, Taylor Farms 8
Second Round
Gamblers 9, IAC 7
Oroville Braves 9, Santa Rosa Storm 0
Bonanza Air 9, Bay Area High Reach 1
Black Oak Casino 19, Elk Grove 1
Semifinals
Oroville def. Gamblers
Bonanza Air def. Black Oak Casino
Championship
Bonanza Air def. Oroville