I was looking at the scores and noticed the NorCal Reds won 6 consecutive ONE RUN GAMES in 65 M. That is remarkable, but they fell short in the final. Nice run, guys!
Webbie ... I've been doing this a LONG time and have never seen anything quite like it ... The Reds played in every round of the Elimination Bracket (in itself a strange occurrence) and won all six of those games, as you mentioned, by one run ... The final runs in the Championship game, which they lost, came via a grand slam in the top of the 7th for the final margin of victory ...
Luck ran out. Nice run though.
Where are you finding the scores??
On the event tournament page for the SOUTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS ... Center column ... Click on the age group you want ...
It really was a remarkable run. And what made it even more amazing is that, being a California team, we hadn't played together since before the pandemic hit. That probably explains why we got "mercy ruled" in 2 of our first 3 games. Congrats to the Scorpions for ending our run.
Playing against the Redwood City/NorCal Reds since we were both playing 55's, I can tell personally tell you these guys just don't quit. More than a few times I thought my team had them done, as they were behind in the last inning, only for them to put together another rally and scratch out a 1 run victory. Hats off to our NorCal neighbors, what a great team wide effort!
PS Thanks to Dave Dowell for running a "tight ship" at BLD during the week. Its always a relief when Dave is the Tourney Director knowing how much he does for the program and how he handles the tournament.
Louie LaRocca
R & R 65 Majors
