2017 Nationwide Conference USSSA
Demarini Classic
Gastonia, NC
July 29-30
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2017 NC Major bracket info link
Bad Draw/B&B/Broughton/BAF/Worth based out of North Carolina went undefeated to win the 1st Annual Demarini Classic in Gastonia this past Saturday and Sunday. They run ruled their way through the early rounds and then on Saturday evening won a slugfest over TDB/TMSports 50-44 in a game that may well have decided which of the two teams were to qualify for the 2017 USSSA Major World Series. In the winner's bracket championship late Saturday night and the finals on Sunday, Bad Draw beat a non-Conference 'C' team Briggs Collision 46-31 and 27-23 to win the tournament. Runner up Briggs knocked off Conference teams Pure Sports, Seminoles, Nightmare, and Worsham. And Worsham won 6 straight in the loser's bracket to finish 3rd as they beat Pure Sports, TDB/TMSports, and Nightmare.
The Nationwide Conference USSSA league wraps up their regular season in Columbus, Ohio August 4-6 with still a few spots left to be decided in the top 16.
Thank you to Elliot Clark and Cliff for the pictures and video clips and Rob and Mike for attempting to put up the livestream which did not work.
1st Place – Bad Draw/B&B/Broughton/BAF/Worth
Team Breakdown:
19 Teams Overall
8 Nationwide Conference USSSA Teams
2 'AA' Teams
5 'A' Teams
2 'B' Teams
10 'C/D' Teams
2nd Place (above and below) – Briggs Collision/Axalta/Miken
3rd Place – Worsham Athletics/BF Cattle/Athlon/Miken
4th Place – Nightmare/Miken
Championship between Briggs in Red and Bad Draw/B&B in white
Worsham and Briggs
Nightmare vs Briggs
Oldscout pollers had Bad Draw at only 16%
Scenic George Poston Park
Demarini Classic Major Awards and Final Standings
Awards have not been entered at this time
| Place | State | Team | Team Class | Wins | Losses | Ties | Runs Scored |
Runs Allow |
Avg Runs |
Avg Runs Allow |
Avg Run Diff |
Max Runs |
Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC – Greenville | Bad Draw/B&B/Broughton/BAF/Worth | USSSA-Mens-A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 109 | 31.2 | 21.8 | 9.4 | 50 | 300 |
| 2 | NC – Charlotte | Briggs Collison/Axalta/MIken | USSSA-Mens-C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 153 | 27.7 | 25.5 | 2.2 | 35 | 225 |
| 3 | NC – Hendersonville | Worsham Athletics/BF Cattle/Athon/M | USSSA-Mens-B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 110 | 25.3 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 34 | 300 |
| 4 | MO – Branson | Nightmare/Miken | USSSA-Mens-AA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 126 | 26.8 | 25.2 | 1.6 | 53 | 175 |
| 5 | KY – Richmond | The Scene/Cornerstone/BuffaloWings | USSSA-Mens-A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 159 | 34.6 | 31.8 | 2.8 | 47 | 155 |
| 5 | NC – Charlotte | TDB/TMSports/MidWestWhiteTailAdv/Mi | USSSA-Mens-AA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 102 | 27.3 | 25.5 | 1.8 | 44 | 155 |
| 7 | SC – Charleston | Pure Sports/HB | USSSA-Mens-A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 118 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 1.0 | 35 | 130 |
| 7 | NC – La Grange | Cookies/Terry's/Worth/Miken | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 91 | 24.8 | 22.8 | 2.0 | 41 | 130 |
| 9 | NC – Durham | SmashMouth/Dirty Earl&The Boys | USSSA-Mens-D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 88 | 16.3 | 22.0 | -5.8 | 22 | 110 |
| 9 | VA – Virginia Beach | Rock Solid/ BAF Sports/ Worth | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 112 | 25.5 | 28.0 | -2.5 | 33 | 110 |
| 9 | OK – Tulsa | SEMINOLES/TPS/NACSF.INC/MIKEN | USSSA-Mens-A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 84 | 18.3 | 28.0 | -9.7 | 35 | 110 |
| 9 | KS – Overland Park | Community 1st / The Egg & I | USSSA-Mens-C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 65 | 15.3 | 21.7 | -6.3 | 23 | 135 |
| 13 | NC – Raleigh | BT's Sexy Bunch/TM Sports/Mizuno | USSSA-Mens-D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 51 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 23 | 95 |
| 13 | GA – Macon | Primetime/Easton | USSSA-Mens-A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 76 | 23.7 | 25.3 | -1.7 | 28 | 70 |
| 13 | VA – Gainesville | Rapid Fire Athletics/DNI Sports | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 69 | 25.3 | 23.0 | 2.3 | 34 | 70 |
| 13 | NC – Morganton | Killman's | USSSA-Mens-C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 66 | 14.0 | 22.0 | -8.0 | 24 | 70 |
| 17 | SC – Spartanburg | CrunchTime | USSSA-Mens-C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 54 | 12.0 | 27.0 | -15.0 | 15 | 40 |
| 17 | NC – Greenville | Halfway House | USSSA-Mens-D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 51 | 13.0 | 25.5 | -12.5 | 18 | 40 |
| 17 | NC – ? | Merchants – Barry West | USSSA-Mens-C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 51 | 16.0 | 25.5 | -9.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 17 | NC – Gastonia | Street Cycle Kustomz | USSSA-Mens-D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 41 | 11.5 | 20.5 | -9.0 | 23 | 0 |
