Chicago Area Teams @ ASA / USA Nationals and PGF

[Watcher]

Good luck to all the local teams on the national stage. Play your hearts out and represent the Chicago area well.

PGF
18HS - Hunnington Beach CA (67 teams)
Beverly Bandits Gold BC
Beverly Bandits Gold JT
Illinois Chill Gold
New Lenox Lightning Gold
Southern Force - Goler
Wasco Diamonds

16U - Hunnington Beach CA (64 teams)
Beverly Bandits Gold SS
Wasco Diamonds

14U - Hunnington Beach CA (50 teams)
CP Bulldogs
Wasco Diamonds

12U - Hunnington Beach CA (43 teams)
none

ASA / USA
18U Gold - Oklahoma City OK (73 teams)
Bulls/Sox

18U A - Johnson City TN (95 teams)
Bartlett Silver Hawks Dennison
Kane County Explosion
Lake County Liberty
Lemont Rockers Didi - MO (good luck, make the big guy proud)
New Lenox Lightning
Orland Park A's SS
Sparks Softball
Team Oak Stars
Xtreme Havoc

16U A - Montgomery AL (151 teams)
Bulls/Sox
Chi-Town
Hawks Domico
Hawks Kutcha
Lemont Rockers OZ
Lemont Rockers RC
Lincoln Way Storm
New Lenox Lightning
Orland Park A's - BR

14U A - Sioux Falls SD (114 teams)
Bulls/Sox
Hawks Judge
Sparks Softball Black
Sparks Softball Red
Tinley Park Rockers Gold 14U
Windmills Blue
Windmills O'Connell

12U A - Moline IL (83 teams)
Bulls/Sox
Edge Chaos '99
CP Bulldogs '99
CP Bulldogs '00
Illinois Outlaws '99
Lemont Rockers RD
New Lenox Lightning
Orland Park A's - JR
Sparks Softball
Sparks Softball - Black '00
Tinley Park Rockers 12U Gold

10U A - Bloomington IN (43 teams)
NWI White Sox
Orland Park A's

[richiec]

Good luck to all teams who open up today. Let's show the country that Chicago metro is some pretty good softball.

[lock]

12U Rocker RD lost a tough one this morning... My guy Roy Pena will be rallying the troops for tomorrow!

[softballlifer]

Congrats Bulls Sox 18 on great showing at Gold Nationals. Losing only to the champion and runner ups in close games. Way to go out in top!

[wingdinger]

Did the 14u Hawks leave a pitcher behind? Injuries?

[ilforce]

Although many of the girls from the IL Force 18U Gold team are from southern Illinois, four of the girls were from Chicago suburbs and their team finished 9th at Gold Nationals out of 75 teams. Congrats girls! The Bulls-Sox and the IL Force did a great job of representing Illinois (and the midwest) against a lot of warm-weather teams.

[flipper14]

The Chill are in a battle with the So Cal Athletics right now at PGF. The Athletics are the two-time defending Premier champs and has girls going to Stanford, Tennessee, Florida, and Arizona. Fecho's allowed only one hit through four and the Chill trail 1-0.

[billconroy]

Chill lost a tough game 2 to 1 So Cal Athletics. The Beverly Bandits- Conroy are still in the winners bracket, down to the final eight and playing on streaming TV on the 7:15 PT game against Washington Lady Hawks tonight.

[goobie]

Here's the link to the broadcast for the PGF Games: www.sportsnetusa.net/html/broadcasts.html

[billconroy]

Beverly Bandits - Conroy playing at 12:30 against Team North Florida in winners bracket final 4.

[goobie]

Down to two Illinois teams left in the 16U tournament in Montgomery. Bulls-Sox are still in winner's bracket and Hawks Domico are in the Loser's bracket.

[beantown]

Why did most of the traditionally strong california/west coast organiations and teams stay away from the 18u ASA Nationals in Tennessee..?

[Watcher]

There is a simple answer. PGF.

PGF has attracted the top level teams from ASA/USA National Tournaments, primarily locally in the California and surrounding area, and to a lesser extent nationally. PGF came to exist from a few organizations that were tired of ASA not listening when it came to some important rules and tournament hosting locations. They started three years ago with 18HS and 16U with mostly invites and promises to have the best teams / competition along with many top D1 college coaches watching. They have delivered on most of that promise.

They have since grew to include 14U and 12U divisions, however at those ages they are having a tougher time drawing teams from outside the SW area of the country. It is a little too much for the younger ages from the middle of USA to the atlantic. You also have most of the California teams at that age staying on the West coast to play PGF since it is close to home. Pretty much a split between the West coast and the rest of the nation.

[wondering]

Last day for ASA A, anyone from the area still playing?

[16trooper]

Congrats: Tinley Park Rockers Gold 14u. Top 25 in South Dakota USA Nationals