POOL PLAY HAD SANTA CRUZ IN POOL A GO 2-0 BEATING A GOOD SAC RAZORBACK TEAM 20-7 IN THE MARQUEE GAME. BOTH WENT TO A FLIGHT AND RICHMOND PD COMING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR WENT TO B FLIGHT AS THEY GOT OFF TO A GREAT START AGAINST SANTA CRUZ BUT COULD NOT SUSTAIN THE OFFENSE NEEDED TO BEAT A HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE SANTA CRUZ TEAM.

POOL B PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT BRACKET HAD STANISLAUS 2-0, FRESNO SHIELD 1-1 BOTH GOING TO A FLIGHT AND CHOIR BOYS GOING TO B FLIGHT. THIS POOL HAD ALL CLOSE GAMES AS ALL 3 TEAMS WERE VERY CLOSE IN ALL THEIR GAMES. STANISLAUS LOOKED VERY IMPRESSIVE IN THE FACT THAT THEY PUT UP LOTS OF RUNS WITH POWER AND SPEED AND THE MIDDLE INFIELDERS WERE THE SMOOTHEST I HAVE SEEN THIS YEAR TURNING THE DOUBLE PLAY. WATCH OUT FOR THIS CLUB!

POOL C HAD CONCORD/OSS 2-0, SAC PROBATION 1-1 BOTH GOING TO A FLIGHT AND DVI-GLADIATORS GOING TO B FLIGHT. SAC PROBATION AND DVI BOTH SHOULD SIGNS OF BEING VERY GOOD HITTING CLUBS AT TIMES AND BOTH WILL BEAT YOU IF NOT ON YOUR A GAME.

POOL D HAD 2 NEW LOOKING TEAMS IN THE SIERRA CARTEL 1-1 AND PLEASANT VALLEY STATE PRISON (PVSP) 1-1. PVSP, MAKING A COMEBACK AFTER DOMINATING THE HISTORY OF THE OLD CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS GAMES BACK IN THE MID 90'S AND UP TO 2001 WHEN THEY ENDED LOOKED A COUPLE PIECES AWAY FROM BEING BACK. THE CARTEL NOW RUN BY MY GOOD FRIEND STEVE CASPER LOOKED LIKE THEY ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK INTO GETTING BACK TO THEIR ROOTS IN MAKING THE A FLIGHT. PVSP WENT TO B FLIGHT.

A FLIGHT STARTED WITH SANTA CRUZ BEATING SAC PROBATION WITH A WALK-OFF HR, STANISLAUS BEATING FRESNO SHIELD, SAC RAZORBACKS BEATING SIERRA CARTEL. STANISLAUS THEN BEAT SANTA CRUZ, CONCORD/OSS THE #1 SEED BEAT THE SAC RAZORBACKS. CONCORD/OSS BEAT STANISLAUS TO REACH THE FINAL. STANISLAUS THEN FOUGHT THEIR WAY BACK TO BEAT THE SAC RAZORBACKS TO REACH THE FINALS.

THE FINAL GAME WAS SIMPLY A SLUGFEST WITH CONCORD OUTLASTING STANISLAUS 40-36. STANISLAUS WOULD NOT GO AWAY. EVERYTIME CONCORD/OSS OPENED UP A BIG LEAD OF 10 OR MORE STANISLAUS WOULD ANSWER WITH A BIG INNING. A GREAT FINAL GAME.

BESIDES THE 2-CO-MVP'S MENTIONED EARLIER OTHER ALL TOURNEYS WERE:
CONCORD/OSS
1. EDDIE "STERLING" RUSSELL HITTING .864
2. MATT "NOSE TACKLE" BOYKIN HITTING .846
3. RANDY" RAILROAD" RUDD HITTING .810

FOR STANISLAUS:
1. JASON HART
2.CHAD BANGSTON
3. CASEY HILL

CONGRATS TO STANISLAUS FOR A VERY IMPRESSIVE TOURNEY AND TO CONCORD/OSS . I AM SURE PRESIDENT DAGGS AND OSS INTL. WILL BE MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THEIR NEWLY SPONSORED INVESTMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE CONCORD/OSS POLICESOFTBALL CLUB AND CAN EXPECT A GREAT DEAL MORE PRESS AND ADVERTISEMENTIF THIS CONCORD/OSS TEAM CONTINUES TO PLAY AT THE LEVEL ACCOMPLISHED AT THE FIRST ANNUAL STATE RAZED CEN-CAL POLICESOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. OUR SOFTBALL CLUB WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE TEAMS THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THIS TOURNAMENT AND HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE TOURNY ENOUGH TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK DAVE ONTIVEROS, THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA USSSA DIRECTOR, FOR GIVING UP HIS CIVILIAN TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED THAT DAY AND MAKING THIS TOURNAMENT HAPPEN. THE UMPIRES HE SUPPLIED WERE TOP NOTCH. THE PRIZE PACKAGE HE PUT TOGETHER AT THE LAST MINUTE WAS EXCELLENT. DAVE HAS SAID HE WANT S TO CATER TO POLICESOFTBALL AND PROVIDE THE MOST ELABORATE PRIZE PACKAGE I HAVE SEEN IN POLICESOFTBA!
LL. HE CURRENTLY HAS SCHEDULED 2 MORE LAW ENFORCEMENT TOURNEYS ON JUNE 21ST AND SEPT 6TH IN SANTA MARIA WHICH IS ON THE CENTRAL COAST. MORE TO FOLLOW ON THIS IN THE NEXT DAYS. THANKS AGAIN AND SEE YOU ALL IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE!