Summary
The Bob Kapeller Memorial Tournament was held on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Perris, CA. This event, hosted by Menifee Valley Upper Division Senior Softball, honored the disabled American veterans and members of our armed forces (both past and present) for their service, dedication, and sacrifices for our country.
This year, all profits will go to the “4 Paws 4 Patriots” charity which provides service dogs training and equipment for disabled American veterans.
Over 300 players, family, and friends attended this year’s festivities.
35 softball games, a Home Run Derby, and a 50-50 raffle were all part of the day’s activities.
Tournament Games
Twenty-three teams competed in the five-division round-robin tournament format.
The division champions were:
60+ Division – Barny’s Team 60M
65+ Major Division – Top Gun Mavericks 65M
65+ AAA Division – Mustangs 65AAA
70+ Division – Top Gun Patriots 70AAA
75+ Division – Franklin Loan Center 70AA
Home Run Derby
Jeff Iannone won the Home Run Derby in the 55-59 division;
Mike Karr in the 60-64 division; and Bob Raasch in the 65+ division.
21 players participated in this event.
The Raffle
50-50 raffle.
100% of the net profit from the tournament will go to “4 Paws 4 Patriots” — $4,500
Rules
Rules – BKMT3
HR Derby Rules – BKMT3
Umpire Info – BKMT3
Divisions / Teams
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60+ Tournament Teams |
65+ Major Tournament Teams |
65+ AAA Tournament Teams |
70+ Tournament Teams |
75+ Tournament Teams |
| 60A – Barny’s Team 60M | 65MA – Over the Edge 65M | 65A – FV Outlaws 65AAA | 70A – So. Cal Gusto 70M | 75A – Cal Connection 75M+ |
| 60B – Grant’s Posse 60M | 65MB – Top Gun Mavericks 65M | 65B – Grants Posse 65AAA | 70B – Top Gun Patriots 70AAA | 75B – Sage 75M+ |
| 60C – Launchers Softball 60M | 65MC – West Coast All Stars 65M | 65C – Mustangs 65AAA | 70C – So. Cal Warriors 70AAA | 75C – Hemet League 65AA/REC |
| 60D – Weakend Warriors 60AAA | 65MD – Sammy’s Cafe 65M | 65D – God’s Warriors 65AAA/REC | 70D – Git-R-Done 70AAA | 75D – Franklin Loan 70AA |
| 65E – 911 65AA | 70E – So. Cal Crush 70AAA | 75E – Top Gun Olde Dawgs 70AA |
Schedule (Umpires) / Field Assignments
Gates open at 6:30
| YANKEE | DODGER | ANGEL | FENWAY | DURHAM | PAWTUCKET | ||
| 7:30 | 60A-60D (+5) (Morehouse) | 60B-60C (Katz) | 70A-70D (+5) (J.Smith) | 70C – 75C (Trice)/REC | 75A-75D(+7) (Matt) | 70E-75E(+5) (Eller) | 7:30 |
| 9:00 | 65MA-65MD (Morehouse) | 65MB-65MC (Katz) | 65A-65D (Fuhrmann)/REC | 65B-65C (Rossi) | 60A-60C (Matt) | 60B-60D (+5) (Eller) | 9:00 |
| 10:30 | 75A-75E (+7) (Morehouse) | 75C-75D (+5) (Trice)/REC | HR DERBY | 70B(+5) – 75B (Rossi) | 70A-70E(+5) (Matt) | 70C-70D (Eller) | 10:30 |
| 12:00 | 65A-65E(+5) (Morehouse) | 65C-65D (Fuhrmann)/REC | 60A-60B (Katz) | 60C-60D (+5) (Rossi) | 65MA-65MC (Matt) | 65MB-65MD (Eller) | 12:00 |
| 1:30 | 50-50 Raffle near YANKEE | 1:30 | |||||
| 1:30 | 70B-70D (Morehouse) | 70A-70C (+5)(Barnhart) | 75B-75D (+7) (Katz) | 75A-75C (+5) (Fuhrmann)/REC | 65B-65E(+5) (Matt) | 65A-65C (Eller) | 1:30 |
| 3:00 | 70B-70E (Morehouse) | 65MA-65MB (Barnhart) | 75B – 75E (+7) (Katz) | 65MC – 65MD (Rossi) | 65C-65E(+5) (Matt) | 65B-65D (Trice)/REC | 3:00 |
Coin toss for home team unless equalizer is required. Team giving the equalizer will be the home team.
Recreational league rules for games involving God’s Warriors and Hemet REC teams.
SSUSA equalizer rules.
BKMT3 tiebreaker criteria to determine division champions:
(1) Head-to-head
(2) Least runs allowed in all games played
(3) Run differential in all games played
(4) Coin toss
Standings
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60+ Tournament Teams |
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| WON | LOST | TIED | RUNS SCORED | RUNS ALLOWED | RUN DIFFERENTIAL | |||||||
| 60A – Barny’s Team 60M | 3 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 23 | |||||
| 60B – Grants Posse 60M | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 24 | ||||
| 60C – Launchers Softball 60M | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 16 | ||||
| 60D – Weakend Warriors 60AAA | 1 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 18 | ||||
| 65+ Major Tournament Teams | ||||||||||||
| WON | LOST | TIED | RUNS SCORED | RUNS ALLOWED | RUN DIFFERENTIAL | |||||||
| 65MA – Over the Edge 65M | 2 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 23 | ||||
| 65MB – Top Gun Mavericks 65M | 3 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 | |||||
| 65MC – West Coast All Stars 65M | 3 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 33 | 22 | 21 | |||||
| 65MD – Sammy’s Cafe 65M | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 16 | ||||
| 65+ AAA Tournament Teams | ||||||||||||
| WON | LOST | TIED | RUNS SCORED | RUNS ALLOWED | RUN DIFFERENTIAL | |||||||
| 65A – FV Outlaws 65AAA | 1 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 20 | ||||
| 65B – Grants Posse 65AAA | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 23 | ||||
| 65C – Mustangs 65AAA | 2 (1) | 1 | 21 | 16 | 20 (10) | 18 | 17 | 17 (9) | ||||
| 65D – God’s Warriors 65AAA/REC | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 24 | ||||
| 65E – 911 65AA | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 10 | ||||
| 70+ Tournament Teams | ||||||||||||
| WON | LOST | TIED | RUNS SCORED | RUNS ALLOWED | RUN DIFFERENTIAL | |||||||
| 70A – So. Cal Gusto 70M | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||||
| 70B – Top Gun Patriots 70AAA | 3 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 70C – So. Cal Warriors 70AAA | 2 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 13 | ||||
| 70D – Git-R-Done 70AAA | 1 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| 70E – So. Cal Crush 70AAA | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 19 | ||||
| 75+ Tournament Teams | ||||||||||||
| WON | LOST | TIED | RUNS SCORED | RUNS ALLOWED | RUN DIFFERENTIAL | |||||||
| 75A – Cal Connection 75M+ | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 24 | |||||
| 75B – Sage 75M+ | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 12 | ||||
| 75C – Hemet League 65AA/REC | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| 75D – Franklin Loan 70AA | 3 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| 75E – Olde Dawgs 70AA | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 22 | ||||
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