2015 Nationwide Conference USSSA
D2E “Peach State” Shootout
Marietta, GA
May 23-24
D2E KAPOW hits against Xtreme in the championship game
Link to the Softballcenter.com picture album of the Atlanta Major
USSSA Atlanta tournament info and bracket link
The “Peach State Shootout” Atlanta Major returned to the Al Bishop softball complex in Marietta, Georgia after a year of park renovations. The weather was perfect for softball and the field of 30 teams, including 9 from the Nationwide Conference USSSA series battled it out “double elimination” style starting on Saturday morning. Early on the Georgia based Conference teams who normally perform well on their home turf got into trouble quickly. OI Livingston/TNT Hauling/Brothers Renovation/Worth the #18 ranked team in the country according to SoftballCenter.com’s computer rankings coming into the tournament was upset by a very good D2E Sports/K-POW team in the second round 21-17. D2E Sports is a ‘D’ team from right there in Marietta. And #25 ranked Broughton Pharmacy/Bad Draw/Worth a North Carolina ‘A’ team with a number of Georgia players was upset in second round 23-17 by a very good Team Gillette a ‘C’ team from Georgia. The rest of the final 8 teams in the winners bracket were the favorites #21 Xtreme/Miken (MN-A), #12 Encompass/Eurotec/Easton (MN-B), Worsham Athletics/Klutch Brand/Worth (NC-C), #22 Primetime/Easton (GA-B), #24 Above All Landscaping/EVO9X (N-B), and Nightmare/Miken (MO-B). Nightmare getting by their opening round game 17-16 over a Chicken and Shine ‘E’ team that probably is redifining the E division.
In the final 8 the two Minnesota teams Xtreme and Encompass run ruled their opponents Team Gillette and Worsham in the top half of the bracket. In the lower half the local D2E KPOW team mercy ruled Nightmare Miken 24-4 before the game really even got started. And Primetime came from behind late in the game against Above All Landscaping to win 34-26 in a game that was probably the best game during the daytime. Kyndrich Doggett who had a .750 onbase percentage coming into the tournament had a couple of big hits and a big homer to spark the comeback and Tony Mack at second base made a great linedrive stab to help Primetime to a big win.
Going into the final 4 the hot teams seemed to be Xtreme (if they could get by rival Minnesota team Encompass), and Primetime playing in their home state seemed to have the momentum and the better draw with upstart D2E KPOW as their final 4 opponent. As the night games Saturday began the fields which had not been drug all day became dangerous and the scores and game times increased dramatically. Xtreme/Miken used a 20 run 4th inning aided by a few Encompass miscues to run rule Encompass 30-14. And D2E KPOW continued their upset ways with a 27-21 upset of Primetime to make it to the winner’s finals.
In the winner’s final Xtreme stepped up and although D2E kept it close, Xtreme had their patented big inning and won 30-14. In the loser’s bracket the games were long and high scoring with the two ‘A’ teams OI Livingston and Broughton each winning 4 straight. Broughton scoring 19 runs in the 2nd inning vs Above All Landscaping in one game with 15 of the runs after the 2nd out of the inning and OI Livingston had a walk off single to beat Team Gillette by a run and a 17 run first inning to beat Worsham. But late Saturday after midnight both the Georgia ‘A’ powers were sent home – Primetime over OI Livingston 36-31, and Encompass over a “walking wounded” Broughton team 30-14 in a game that finished at 2:40 AM Sunday morning. In the Primetime game, Prime came back from a possible run rule early on. Chivas Clark leading the way with the stick (he was the leading hitter in the nation coming into the tournamnet) and also with two late inning “sell out” plays at 1st base on hard grounders to get the win. One of the plays he took off the chest to stop it and got the out.
On Sunday morning 3 teams battled to get to Xtreme. Encompass jumped on Primetime but Primetime as they had done all tournament came back once but their defense again let them down as Encompass ended up run ruling them 28-12. Then in the loser’s bracket championship Encompass jumped out to a nice lead on D2E KPOW but the resilient D2E team came from behind and shocked Encompass on the power of left fielder Brian Hampton and the pitching and defense of Clay Prickett to make it to the finals.
The tournament had 5 Conference umpires and used the normal Conference Classic M ball. The fences were 300 feet and played fairly short in the cooler weather. Worshams Dee Hornesburger playing the hot corner at 3rd gets the best hot shot plays award fielding some nasty ones. Encompass shortstop Tim Nielson gets the best diver award on hard grounder up the middle. There were a lot of complaints about the fields not being drug all day on Saturday. Overall though Xtreme was easily the class of the field and best of show as they run ruled all 5 of their opponents. D2E Sports/KPOW the ‘D’ team from Marietta upset 3 conference ‘B’ teams and 1 conference ‘A’ team in the tournament sparking all kinds of chatter on TheOldScout message board. And it is all deserved. They are a great team that could more easily win ‘B’ worlds with 16 teams than ‘D’ worlds with 150.
Team Breakdown:
30 Teams Overall
9 Conference USSSA Teams
3 ‘A’ Teams
5 ‘B’ Teams
4 ‘C’ Teams
9 ‘D’ Teams
9 ‘E’ Teams
D2E KAPOW’s Brandon Davis pitches to Xtremes Seth Brown in the winners final
Winners final Xtreme and Kapow
A nice panorama of Field 4 – Above All vs Primetime
Al Bishop park has great scenery and trees. Very park like. Primetime playing Encompass on Sunday morning
OI Livingston vs Primetime late Saturday.
Country Fresh had a lead late against Primetime
Encompass slugger Justin Barber gets one past the pitcher
Major Awards and Final Standings
Note: Xtreme hasn’t turned in their all tournament awards yet.
| Player Tournament Awards | Players Name | Plays For |
| Tournament MVP | Aaron Lewicki | Xtreme/Miken |
| Offensive Tournament MVP | Brian Hampton | D2E Sports/K-POW |
| Defensive Tournament MVP | Seth Brown | Xtreme/Miken |
| All Tournament Team | Kyle Decker | Xtreme/Miken |
| All Tournament Team | Todd Newton | Xtreme/Miken |
| All Tournament Team | Ira Brown | Primetime/Easton |
| All Tournament Team | Cory Hines | Encompass / Eurotech / Easton / CA |
| All Tournament Team | Matt McGowan | Xtreme/Miken |
| All Tournament Team | Dan Skelly | Xtreme/Miken |
| All Tournament Team | Matt Brooks | D2E Sports/K-POW |
| All Tournament Team | SHANNON SMITH | Xtreme/Miken |
| All Tournament Team | Justin Barber | Encompass / Eurotech / Easton / CA |
| All Tournament Team | Ryan Hassler | Encompass / Eurotech / Easton / CA |
| All Tournament Team | Sam Richards | D2E Sports/K-POW |
| All Tournament Team | COREY LINDSEY | D2E Sports/K-POW |
| All Tournament Team | Andrew Miller | Xtreme/Miken |
| All Tournament Team | Antroine Mack | Primetime/Easton |
| All Tournament Team | Adam Suhowolak | D2E Sports/K-POW |
| Place | State | Team | Team Class |
Wins | Losses | Ties | Runs Scored |
Runs Allow |
Avg Runs |
Avg Allow |
Avg Diff |
Max Runs |
USSSA Points |
| 1 | MN – Dayton | Xtreme/Miken | USSSA-Mens-A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 53 | 28.6 | 10.6 | 18 | 35 | 300 |
| 2 | GA – Marietta | D2E Sports/K-POW | USSSA-Mens-D | 5 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 129 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 2 | 27 | 225 |
| 3 | MN – Champlin | encompass / eurotech / easton / ca | USSSA-Mens-B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 107 | 25.1 | 15.2 | 9.85 | 34 | 200 |
| 4 | GA – Macon | Primetime/Easton | USSSA-Mens-B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 146 | 26.5 | 24.3 | 2.16 | 36 | 175 |
| 5 | NC – Greenville | broughton pharmacy/bad draw/worth | USSSA-Mens-A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 149 | 25.7 | 21.2 | 4.42 | 47 | 155 |
| 5 | GA – Peachtree City | oi livingston/tnt hauling/brother’s | USSSA-Mens-A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 125 | 27 | 20.8 | 6.16 | 32 | 155 |
| 7 | NJ – Jackson | above all landscaping/evo9x | USSSA-Mens-B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 114 | 31.8 | 22.8 | 9 | 41 | 130 |
| 7 | NC – Fletcher | worshamathletics/klutchbrand/worth/ | USSSA-Mens-C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 126 | 23 | 25.2 | -2.2 | 33 | 130 |
| 9 | GA – Peachtree City | Country Fresh Foods | USSSA-Mens-D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 110 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 36 | 110 |
| 9 | GA – Social Circle | Southern Gents | USSSA-Mens-E | 2 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 66 | 12.7 | 16.5 | -3.7 | 26 | 110 |
| 9 | GA – Rincon | Team Gillette | USSSA-Mens-C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 93 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 0.5 | 34 | 110 |
| 9 | MO – Branson | Nightmare/Miken | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 92 | 17.5 | 23 | -5.5 | 30 | 110 |
| 13 | NJ – Runnemede | Deluxe Bakery | USSSA-Mens-B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 80 | 23.5 | 20 | 3.5 | 30 | 70 |
| 13 | SC – macon | Honey Badgers | USSSA-Mens-D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 91 | 24.2 | 22.7 | 1.5 | 30 | 70 |
| 13 | FLP – Milton | Special K | USSSA-Mens-D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 71 | 20.3 | 23.6 | -3.3 | 29 | 70 |
| 13 | GA – Canton | tread stone/diamond enterprises/d2e | USSSA-Mens-D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 60 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 38 | 70 |
| 17 | GA – Fairmount | Chicken N Shine | USSSA-Mens-E | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 0 | 21 | 40 |
| 17 | GA – Dallas | buckhead investment partners | USSSA-Mens-D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 66 | 20.6 | 22 | -1.3 | 25 | 40 |
| 17 | GA – Dallas | Hot Soup | USSSA-Mens-E | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 68 | 15.3 | 22.6 | -7.3 | 31 | 40 |
| 17 | GA – Norcross | nouveau softball pink nation | USSSA-Mens-E | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 54 | 9.66 | 18 | -8.3 | 22 | 40 |
| 17 | GA – Atlanta | Hammerface | USSSA-Mens-E | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 62 | 13.3 | 20.6 | -7.3 | 28 | 40 |
| 17 | SC – Boiling Springs | Mo’ Crunch | USSSA-Mens-D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 83 | 18 | 27.6 | -9.6 | 26 | 40 |
| 17 | GA – Blue Ridge | team adiktiv customized/allstar ent | USSSA-Mens-D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 92 | 16 | 30.6 | -14. | 27 | 40 |
| 17 | GA – Macon | Causin Drama/D2E | USSSA-Mens-C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 55 | 12 | 18.3 | -6.3 | 22 | 40 |
| 25 | TN – Chattanooga | Team Collision/CTS | USSSA-Mens-C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 53 | 18.5 | 26.5 | -8 | 30 | 40 |
| 25 | GA – Waco | Special Edition | USSSA-Mens-D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 54 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 24 | 40 |
| 25 | GA – Cumming | Smith Co | USSSA-Mens-E | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 8.5 | 23.5 | -15 | 11 | 40 |
| 25 | GA – Temple | FCC/Media Powers | USSSA-Mens-E | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 58 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 19 | 40 |
| 25 | GA – McDonough | First Choice Contractors | USSSA-Mens-E | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 6.5 | 21 | -14. | 7 | 40 |
| 25 | GA – Dallas | New Divide | USSSA-Mens-E | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 22 | 40 |
Brian Hampton of D2E was Offensive MVP
