Nice tournament set up, if no upsets and everything goes according to the tournament seeding:
Pool A = Cal Rebels
Pool B = OC Wildcats (I have Revenge winning this pool)
Pool C = Bomb Squad
Pool D = PowerSurge
Pool E = Cal Thunder
Pool F = Corona Angels Knighten
Leading to great quarterfinals
OC BB Snow vs. CA – Knighten
Rebels vs. OC Wildcats
Bomb Squad 96 vs. PowerSurge 96
Cal Thunder vs. American Athletics
Semi Finals
Rebels vs. CA Knighten
PowerSurge vs. Cal Thunder
Finals
Cal Rebels vs PowerSurge
Now if you look at the brackets there is little reason for any top team to throw their pool to get a better path in the bracket. Second all of the top teams will likely have to throw their #1 pitcher in their first round game or they will be going home.
My Predictions
On the bottom bracket:
Pool E – 1st place team (I’ll take Cal Thunder) has the easiest path to the Finals. As BombSquad (1st pool C) most likely will have to throw the ace in both round 1 (I believe vs. OC Wildcats 2nd in pool B) and 2 (vs. PowerSurge 1st Pool D).
Pool F – 1st place team (I’ll take CA Knighten) has the easiest path to the Finals. I believe the Rebels will face Raiders (#2 pool D) and Revenge (my #1 pool B), before facing the Angels.
My take – CA-K over BombSquad in finals.
Pool A - Murdy Park F1
1. Irvine Sting
2. Cal Rebels
3. Desert Blaze
4. Cal Stars Coast
Pool B - Murdy Park F2
1. OC Wildcats
2. Revenge
3. So Cal Diamonds
4. USA Athletics
Pool C - Canyon HS
1. Bomb Squad
2. OC Batbusters Ray
3. Valley Breeze
4. Corona Angels Lockman
Pool D - Greer Park
1. Grapettes
2. Nemesis
3. OC Batbusters Snow
4. San Diego Power Surge
5. Raiders 96
Pool E - Fountain Valley High School F1
1. OC Crush
2. Cal Thunder
3. Cal Breeze
4. Corona Xpress
Pool F - Fountain Valley High School F2
1. American Athletics
2. Corona Angels Knighten
3. Fresno Force
4. Sacramento Fire and Ice