12U Bracketologist Ranking - Pre ASA Nationals Updated Poll

[onthejuice]

Ok 1234, give me the Monday morning scoop, I know you have something you can share.

[sofbal1234]

OOo

I meant CA98.... Maybe I have had to many for the

Them to!!
But I do like
"WendyPeffercornAllAmericanKnowitallSuperstarNevertobeundermindedGirlyGirlPunisherMom" [/quote]

YES!!! I'm beginning to like the sarcasm SitOnTheBench That was FREAKIN FUNNY

Keep up the good work buddy

[sofbal1234]

Dammit... the buckets all wacked out with quoting again

[anonlooker]

You all in 12s are lucky you have a #1 spot... I hear in 14s, after this weekend, they are going to Co- #1s

[sofbal1234]

Ok 1234, give me the Monday morning scoop, I know you have something you can share.

Sounds to me like A LOT of people are going to have A LOT to say about A LOT of things transpiring in the 12u circuit REALLY soon.... So stay tuned, news @ 11

[sofbal1234]

You all in 12s are lucky you have a #1 spot... I hear in 14s, after this weekend, they are going to Co- #1s

Does that mean all their trophies will look like they came from Willy Wonka's office???

[bringtheheat]

Its great to see socal talking about a couple of norcal teams Dirt Dogs are a great team very well coached great parents these girls are competive in every game they play.Smash also great team solid pitching and some big bangers in the middle of lineup very well coached.
At fresno tournament Smash played ca98 an won 10-6 after jumping out to a quick 6 run lead sure ca98 made some errors but as most great teams do they took advantage of mistakes and made ca98 play catch up . In championship smash 9-1 over dirt dogs .

Good lucky to all the socal teams going to States.

[sofbal1234]

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Its great to see socal talking about a couple of norcal teams Dirt Dogs are a great team very well coached great parents these girls are competive in every game they play.Smash also great team solid pitching and some big bangers in the middle of lineup very well coached.
At fresno tournament Smash played ca98 an won 10-6 after jumping out to a quick 6 run lead sure ca98 made some errors but as most great teams do they took advantage of mistakes and made ca98 play catch up . In championship smash 9-1 over dirt dogs .

Good lucky to all the socal teams going to States.

Thanks for clearing up "One for the road's" error on game scores... He had everyone down south here thinking the pharmaceutical's up north were WAY more powerful than ours

Teams down here are still and always will enjoy the more fierce competition you northern cal folks bring to the table when we match up... That's all I was trying to do in my earlier post, was trying to give credit where credit was due and one for the road had to go and mix things up and well, get some folks down south on edge

No worries, just makes for more intense softball... Right

[PDad]

... As far as a Target? We all know that if a team comes from the North to play down South they are always a Target.

Not always - just if they placed high in a previous visit. SoCal teams have a bad tendency to take teams from other areas lightly and sometimes it bites them in the ass.

[TheCloser]

State odds based on the draw:

Victory USA 3-1 - Good early draw but will have to get through 3 top 10 teams in a row to win the title.
OC Batbusters 98 4-1 - Easiest draw of all the top teams, should walk into the finals and possibly be able to save some pitching. Will have to beat an elite team to win the title which will be their biggest hurdle but they'll get there easily.
Corona Angels 98 7-1 - Good draw will give them a chance. They'll probably run into Breakers Sieber or USA Berouty before a showdown against Victory.
USA Berouty 8-1 - Ok draw, if they can get by Breakers Sieber in round 2 after a bye they'll have a shot at the semis.
Rawlings 98 10-1 - Tough 1st round game, easy 2nd round game, and a Punishers matchup in round 3. Edge to Rawlings for that game because of the draw.
Breakers Sieber 12-1 - Another tough bracket, possibly Strikeforce 98, USA Berouty, Batbusters Briggs 98/99, Corona Angels, Victory, wow!
Punishers 12-1 - Tough draw, Nemesis 98, Double Play 98, Rawlings 98, Victory, wow! Rawlings can save some pitching against Madness and will have the edge in their game.
Batbusters Briggs 20-1 - Will have to pull off some major upsets.

The odds don't necessarily reflect who the best teams are but it's more indicative of their draw. The bottom half of the bracket is loaded. ASA is stupid. If they want to do the right thing they should do what USSSA does for their Elite 32 World Series which is seed teams based on tournament results.

They should have a few ASA tournaments over the year, maybe 2, Thanksgiving and March/April and base the seedings in the state tournament based on the results.

Brackey, your Punishers squad has a tough road ahead of them.