2015 Nationwide Conference USSSA
Combat Sports
Seattle, WA
May 28-31
Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com went 10-1 over a 4 day stretch of great softball to win not one but two Nationwide Conference USSSA tournaments! Team Combat, the only Major classed team in the “Dual” tournaments dominated offensively in both events. Dual tournament #1 began on Thursday night with 23 teams including 7 teams from the Nationwide Conference league. The local teams that won in the first round played a second game on Thursday against the Conference teams in the second round. All 7 of the Conference teams advanced to the “final 8” with easy victories. The weather all 4 days was spectacular and the Dudley HiCor ball was used making for lower scoring games overall. In the “final 8” of the winners bracket all 4 of the favored teams won – OC Swats, Classic Glass, Newbreed, and Team Combat with OC Swats moving onto the finals with a 24-23 win over Newbreed Friday afternoon after getting a double play ball to end the game! And Team Combat run ruled local Conference ‘B’ team Newbreed 29-14 to advance. Team Combat then continued with their offensive barrage and beat OC Swats 23-8 in the winner’s bracket finals. OC Swats dropping to the loser’s bracket turned around and run ruled Newbreed to get back to the Friday night championship. In the night cap OC Swats turned up the defense a notch with great defensive play leading to multiple double plays by shortstop Chente Granados who also added a huge grand slam homer in the top of the 3rd inning to give OC Swats an 18-10 lead. A great catch in right field by Combats tournament co-MVP Nick Manganarro who added a big 3 run homer of his own in the bottom of the 3rd brought Combat to within 6 runs. But OC Swats got a 2 run homer by Offensive MVP Mike Brambilla, one of the leading power hitters in the nation, to separate by 5 runs again in the 5th and OC Swats completed the upset with great line drive stabs by third baseman Matt Fox and pitcher Paul Winner to win it 25-23 and force the “if” necessary game.
In the final game of the first tournament Team Combat would not be denied as Filip Washington hit a 3 run homer and Kyle Pearson hit a 2 run homer in the bottom of the 2nd to give them a 9-4 lead and co-MVP Bryce Oliveira and pitcher Brian Titus added 3 run homers in the bottom of the 3rd to give Combat a 19-6 lead. Combat went on to win 21-6.
Chris Greinert and his Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com take on Combat/Northwest Athletics in the Dual #2 Championship!
The second “Dual” tournament began on Friday night for the non-conference teams as the first “Dual” tournament was still completing. On Saturday morning starting at 8 AM the non-conference winners from the night before took on the tired Conference teams again in the 2nd round. And again all 7 conference teams advanced to the “final 8” fairly easily although GTS/Beaus needed a walk off two out homer in the bottom of the 7th inning by newly acquired 3rd baseman Chris Arredondo to beat Batters Brigade 18-16. In the round of 8, Team Combat crushed 4 The Fallen ‘D’ team 38-5, Newbreed held on defensively to beat OC Swats 29-27 as Swats hit 2 homers in the bottom of the 7th for outs after the 8 home run limit had been reached, Combat/Northwest Athletics beat GTS 24-18 on the baseball field with the temporary fence in a game both teams desperately needed to win, and Classic Glass led the whole way and beat Magz Premier 28-15 in a battle of California teams. In the “final 4” of the winner’s bracket Team Combat trailed Newbreed 15-9 late in the game when the ball quit flying on Field #3 but came back to win 16-10. And Combat/Northwest Athletics outslugged Classic Glass 42-29 in a marathon 2 hour game. In the winner’s final Team Combat base hit their way to a nice 16-4 lead in the 2nd inning while Combat/Northwest Athletics left the bases loaded in the 1st inning. Team Combat went on to an easy win 24-4.
On Sunday morning Classic Glass who had beaten OC Swats on Saturday night 22-12 because of superior home run management beat a feisty Upper Deck local team 29-23. Upper Deck was playing their 15th game of the weekend! Then in the loser’s final Classic jumped out to a 10 run lead going into the bottom of the 7th against Combat/Northwest Athletics. But Combat/NWA wouldn’t give up and tied the game at 27-27 on a two out homer by Chris Constantino, forcing extra innings, and won the game 31-30 on a walk off homer by local pickup Jon Oram in the bottom of the 8th! In the championship though it was all Team Combat as they won their second tournament of the week scoring 10 runs in the first inning with nobody out and beat their fellow Combat/Northwest Athletics team 24-4 by the 4 inning 20 run “mercy” rule. It was a Combat dominated weekend as Combat Derby Girls won the Women’s Major by scoring 6 runs in the bottom of the 6th to tie and won on a walk off sac fly in the bottom of the 7th. Incidentally the Derby Girls are the #1 ranked women’s team in the nation!
Link to the Softballcenter.com picture album of the Seattle Major
Link to the Attention Deficit pictures of the Seattle Major
USSSA Seattle tournament #1 info and bracket link
USSSA Seattle tournament #2 info and bracket link
Team Breakdown – 23 Teams Total (8 Conference)
1 Major
2 ‘A’
4 ‘B’
10 ‘C’
6 ‘D’
Fields were great
Team Combat middle infielder Kyle Pearson turns two on Magz Premier
GTS veteran Ryan Barabe hits against Classic Glass
Magz Premier bats against Classic Glass
F1 baseball field with temporary fence
Bat testing and the Dudley HyCor 52 bouncy ball made for some lower scoring games and more legitimate home runs.
The ball is good for pitcher safety, less home runs, and lower scores, but worse for infielder safety.
Seattle Dual Major Awards and Final Standings
Dual #1
| Player Tournament Awards | Players Name | Plays For |
| Tournament CO-MVP | Bryce Oliveira | Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com |
| Tournament CO-MVP | Nicholas Manganaro | Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com |
| Offensive Tournament MVP | Mike Brambilla | OC Swats Doerflinger/Miken/LCP |
| Defensive Tournament MVP | Kyle Pearson | Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com |
| All Tournament Team | Brian Zirkle | Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com |
| All Tournament Team | Steven Lopez | OC Swats Doerflinger/Miken/LCP |
| All Tournament Team | Cole Patterson | NewBreed/All American Athletics/DeM |
| All Tournament Team | Pilar Amaya | OC Swats Doerflinger/Miken/LCP |
| All Tournament Team | Frank Yeilding | Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com |
| All Tournament Team | Filip Washington | Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com |
| All Tournament Team | Nick Sansone | Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com |
| All Tournament Team | Casey Rogowski | Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com |
| All Tournament Team | Brian Lipman | Team Combat/Baugh Ford/Softball.com |
| All Tournament Team | Nickolas Utley | NewBreed/All American Athletics/DeM |
| All Tournament Team | Eli Aguilar | OC Swats Doerflinger/Miken/LCP |
| All Tournament Team | Mitch Johnson | NewBreed/All American Athletics/DeM |
| Place | State | Team | Team Class |
Wins | Losses | Ties | Runs Scored |
Runs Allow |
Avg Runs |
Avg Allow |
Avg Diff |
Max Runs |
USSSA Points |
| 1 | WA – KENT | team combat/baugh ford/softball.com | USSSA-SPMensMajor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 66 | 25.5 | 11 | 14.5 | 29 | 300 |
| 2 | CAS – Yorba Linda | oc swats doerflinger/miken/lcp | USSSA-Mens-B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 110 | 18.7 | 15.7 | 3 | 25 | 225 |
| 3 | WA – Bothell | newbreed/all american athletics/dem | USSSA-Mens-B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 113 | 19.3 | 18.8 | 0.5 | 32 | 200 |
| 4 | CAN – San Jose | Classic Glass/Easton | USSSA-Mens-A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 97 | 22.2 | 19.4 | 2.8 | 35 | 175 |
| 5 | WA – Spanaway | Upper Deck | USSSA-Mens-C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 94 | 20.5 | 13.4 | 7.14 | 27 | 180 |
| 5 | CAN – West Sacramento | Nor Cal Wreckers | USSSA-Mens-D | 4 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 87 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 1.16 | 28 | 180 |
| 7 | HI – kailua kona | SHUT-D | USSSA-Mens-C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 96 | 21.8 | 16 | 5.83 | 34 | 130 |
| 7 | WA – TACOMA | Hangrite Northwest | USSSA-Mens-C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 85 | 18.6 | 17 | 1.6 | 27 | 155 |
| 9 | WA – Everett | NWA/Combat/M2 | USSSA-Mens-D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 59 | 9 | 14.7 | -5.7 | 17 | 135 |
| 9 | WA – Kent | combat/northwest athletics | USSSA-Mens-A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 66 | 22.3 | 22 | 0.33 | 26 | 110 |
| 9 | CAS – Los Angeles | Magz Premier | USSSA-Mens-C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 64 | 15.6 | 21.3 | -5.6 | 28 | 110 |
| 9 | ID – Boise | GTS/Beus Excavation/AGD | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 73 | 15.3 | 24.3 | -9 | 22 | 110 |
| 13 | NV – Las Vegas | leaguenight/majorapparel/prostytch | USSSA-Mens-C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 9.5 | 12.5 | -3 | 26 | 95 |
| 13 | WA – Kent | doerflinger/goodfellas/premier | USSSA-Mens-C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 64 | 16.5 | 16 | 0.5 | 21 | 95 |
| 13 | WA – Tacoma | Doerflinger Athletics | USSSA-Mens-D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 61 | 8.66 | 20.3 | -11. | 16 | 70 |
| 13 | WA – Bow | Vortex/UTP/Ynot | USSSA-Mens-D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 64 | 11.3 | 21.3 | -10 | 16 | 70 |
| 17 | WA – Enumclaw | J&I/Elite/WCA | USSSA-Mens-C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 54 | 17.3 | 18 | -0.6 | 26 | 65 |
| 17 | WA – Puyallup | Cafe Elite/OlyFed.com | USSSA-Mens-C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 48 | 9.66 | 16 | -6.3 | 15 | 65 |
| 17 | WA – Kent | Combatants/Team Combat | USSSA-Mens-A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 44 | 7.33 | 14.6 | -7.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | OR – Salem | Team Haras 40+ | SPMn40OComp | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 17 | 22.5 | -5.5 | 18 | 65 |
| 17 | WA – Veradale | batter’s brigade/snap fitness | USSSA-Mens-C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 42 | 16.5 | 21 | -4.5 | 18 | 65 |
| 17 | AK – No City | Bye 1 | USSSA-Mens-E | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | WA – Kent | Arsenal | USSSA-Mens-D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 19.5 | -10. | 9 | 65 |
| 17 | AZ – Gilbert | AZM/Easton | USSSA-Mens-B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Dual #2
| Player Tournament Awards | Players Name | Plays For |
| Offensive Tournament MVP | Tony Flores | Combat/Northwest Athletics |
| All Tournament Team | Jason Kendrick | Combat/Northwest Athletics |
| All Tournament Team | Chad Durick | Combat/Northwest Athletics |
| All Tournament Team | Sean Boldt | Classic Glass/Easton |
| All Tournament Team | Sal Formosa | Combat/Northwest Athletics |
| All Tournament Team | Larry Sheedy | Upper Deck |
| All Tournament Team | Tyler Espland | Classic Glass/Easton |
| All Tournament Team | Jacob Emil | Upper Deck |
| All Tournament Team | Clifton Williamson | Combat/Northwest Athletics |
| All Tournament Team | Brandon Traylor | Classic Glass/Easton |
| Place | State | Team | Team Class |
Wins | Losses | Ties | Runs Scored |
Runs Allow |
Avg Runs |
Avg Allow |
Avg Diff |
Max Runs |
USSSA Points |
| 1 | WA – KENT | team combat/baugh ford/softball.com | USSSA-SPMensMajor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 41 | 25.8 | 8.2 | 17.6 | 38 | 300 |
| 2 | WA – Kent | combat/northwest athletics | USSSA-Mens-A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 135 | 21.3 | 22.5 | -1.1 | 42 | 225 |
| 3 | CAN – San Jose | Classic Glass/Easton | USSSA-Mens-A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 127 | 26.1 | 21.1 | 5 | 30 | 200 |
| 4 | WA – Spanaway | Upper Deck | USSSA-Mens-C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 134 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 4.12 | 28 | 200 |
| 5 | CAS – Yorba Linda | oc swats doerflinger/miken/lcp | USSSA-Mens-B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 72 | 22.8 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 30 | 155 |
| 5 | WA – Bothell | newbreed/all american athletics/dem | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 76 | 18.2 | 19 | -0.7 | 24 | 155 |
| 7 | CAN – West Sacramento | Nor Cal Wreckers | USSSA-Mens-D | 4 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 119 | 18.3 | 19.8 | -1.5 | 31 | 155 |
| 7 | HI – kailua kona | SHUT-D | USSSA-Mens-C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 88 | 21.3 | 14.6 | 6.66 | 26 | 130 |
| 9 | WA – Tumwater | 4 The Fallen/JBLM | USSSA-Mens-D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 97 | 15.7 | 24.2 | -8.5 | 26 | 110 |
| 9 | NV – Las Vegas | leaguenight/majorapparel/prostytch | USSSA-Mens-C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 83 | 23 | 20.7 | 2.25 | 32 | 135 |
| 9 | CAS – Los Angeles | Magz Premier | USSSA-Mens-C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 78 | 21.3 | 26 | -4.6 | 33 | 110 |
| 9 | ID – Boise | GTS/Beus Excavation/AGD | USSSA-Mens-B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 61 | 18.3 | 20.3 | -2 | 19 | 110 |
| 13 | WA – TACOMA | Hangrite Northwest | USSSA-Mens-C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 77 | 16.7 | 19.2 | -2.5 | 30 | 95 |
| 13 | WA – Veradale | batter’s brigade/snap fitness | USSSA-Mens-C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 52 | 15.2 | 13 | 2.25 | 21 | 95 |
| 13 | WA – Federal Way | Knockout Softball Club | USSSA-Mens-E | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 57 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 27 | 70 |
| 13 | WA – Tacoma | Doerflinger Athletics | USSSA-Mens-D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 66 | 10.3 | 22 | -11. | 17 | 70 |
| 17 | WA – Puyallup | Cafe Elite/OlyFed.com | USSSA-Mens-C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 72 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 28 | 65 |
| 17 | OR – Salem | Team Haras 40+ | SPMn40OComp | 1 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 72 | 20.3 | 24 | -3.6 | 31 | 65 |
| 17 | WA – Everett | NWA/Combat/M2 | USSSA-Mens-D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 53 | 15 | 26.5 | -11. | 21 | 65 |
| 17 | WA – Kent | Combatants/Team Combat | USSSA-Mens-A | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 55 | 25.5 | 27.5 | -2 | 26 | 0 |
| 17 | WA – Enumclaw | J&I/Elite/WCA | USSSA-Mens-C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 57 | 18 | 28.5 | -10. | 28 | 65 |
| 17 | WA – Kent | Arsenal | USSSA-Mens-D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 47 | 6.5 | 23.5 | -17 | 8 | 65 |
| 17 | WA – Bow | Vortex/UTP/Ynot | USSSA-Mens-D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 27 | 65 |
| 17 | WA – Kent | doerflinger/goodfellas/premier | USSSA-Mens-C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 12.5 | 18 | -5.5 | 17 |
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