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PGF Qualifier Berths?

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by PDad » Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:18 pm

I was curious to see how 18U Premier teams fared vs how they got in.

Returning Berths - Premier: So Cal Athletics 3rd, OC Batbusters Haning 1st, Texas Glory 49th (0-2), Beverly Bandits 3rd, East Cobb Bullets Schnute 5th, Firecrackers Rico 7th, Jersey Intensity 33rd, Gold Coast Hurricanes 49th (0-2), Lady Lightning Gold 9th, KC Peppers 17th

Texas Glory had the worst finish, going from 3rd to a win-less 49th. Their performance in CO shows that some very strong teams go 0-2 in PGF. Over all, the top-12 finishers from 2013 did pretty well in 2014.

Returning Berth - Platinum: Strike Force Guerra 49th (0-2)

I question the logic in promising a Premier berth to Platinum champions, especially in the younger age groups where only 6 returning berths are available.

Invited Teams: Corona Angels Tyson 2nd, Birmingham Thunderbolts Gold 5th, Explosion 7th, So Cal Choppers 9th, Washington Ladyhawks 9th, Team North Florida 9th, Rhode Island Thunder 13th, Nebraska Gold 17th, Sorcerers 17th, Wichita Mustangs 17th, Cal Cruisers Sievers 25th, Grapettes Gold 25th, Texas Impact Gold KC 25th, Atlanta Vipers Jennings 33rd, Tennessee Fury Lewis 33rd, Texas Bombers Gold 33rd, Virginia Legends 33rd, Arizona Storm 49th (0-2), Irvine Sting 49th (0-2), NW Bullets 49th (0-2), Minors Gold 65th

The invited teams did very well for the most part.

Qualified Teams: AZ Firecrackers Randy 33rd, Bownet 13th, Georgia Impact Medlam 33rd, Williamsburg Starz 49th, Aces Express 49th, Texas Firecrackers May 13th, Firecrackers DFW Gold Poole 49th, Originals Bernholtz 13th, DeMarini Zephyrs 33rd, Georgia Impact Pauly 25th, Carolina Elite 17th, Krunch Gold 25th, So Cal Athletics Quarles 49th, Firecrackers Blanco Gold 25th, Batbusters Fox 49th, AASA Merrida 65th, AZ Killer Bees 33rd, New Mexico Sundancers 49th (0-2), Beverly Bandits Team Premier 25th, KG Hitters 17th, Corona Angels Howard 25th, Firecrackers Snyder 49th (0-2), Indiana Magic Gold 33rd, St Louis Esprit Gold Huecker 49th (0-2), Firecrackers DFW Poole 33rd, Vienna Stars 65th, Lower South Liberty 49th (0-2), TX Storm Wymer 33rd, Newtown Rock Garvey 33rd, Michigan Finesse 33rd, New Lenox Lightning 33rd, Firecrackers 18U Blanco 65th, CA Grapettes KO 33rd, Arizona Hotshots Ewing 17th, Illinois Chill Gold 49th, Texas Blaze Gold 65th, Las Vegas Rage Gold 65th, CA Kryptonite 65th

I'm disappointed in how the teams that qualified finished - the best finishes were 13th and lots were at the bottom. I expected the teams that qualified early in each region would do better than the ones that qualified later. However, the 4 teams that qualified in SoCal didn't fare as well as I expected.

At Large: Cal Cruisers Phil/Lyn 17th, Louisville Lady Sluggers 65th

Phil & Lyn's team barely missed qualifying in SoCal and finished higher than all the ones that did qualify.

As much as I dislike the invites, the 18U Premier results indicate PGF is doing a good job there. I'll leave the other divisions for other people to analyze.
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