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Summary
The Bob Kapeller Memorial Tournament was held on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Perris, CA.
This event, hosted by Menifee Valley Upper Division Senior Softball, honored the disabled 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. An opening ceremony, 30 softball games, a Home Run Derby, and a raffle were all part of the day’s activities.
Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony began at 8:15 am with the presentation of the colors. The presentation was led by retired Air Force Technical Sergeant Roy Lantz, a volunteer member of the Riverside National Cemetery Memorial Honor Detail.
Tim LeBlanc, the CEO of “4 Paws 4 Patriots”, was introduced. Tim started training dogs as a kid and after many years of refinement and 1000’s of success stores, the system has become one of the most successful training systems ever developed. And, they do it all pro bono.
Tim, assisted by his son Justin, and Bob’s wife Kay Kapeller threw out the first ball.
Tournament Games
Twenty-one teams competed in the five-division tournament format with 5 games played on each of the 6 fields.
The division champions were:
60+ Division – Top Gun Mavericks 65M
65+ Division – Brandon’s Diner 65AAA
70+ Division – Sons of Pitches 70M
75+ Division – Fairway Ford 80M
Recreational League Division – Hemet 1
Home Run Derby
Jason Medeiros won the Home Run Derby in the 55-59 division; John Woolsey in the 60-64 division; and Jack Brunschmid in the 65+ division. 20 players participated in this event.
The Raffle
Over 50 prizes were raffled off throughout the afternoon; including softball bats, golf clubs, and a blu-ray disc player.
100% of the net profit from the tournament goes to “4 Paws 4 Patriots” — $5,000
Rules
Divisions / Teams
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60+ Tournament Teams |
65+ Tournament Teams |
70+ Tournament Teams |
75+ Tournament Teams |
Recreational League Teams |
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60A – Bob’s Posse 55M |
65A – Brandon’s Diner 65AAA |
70A – Sons of Pitches 70M |
75A – Cal Connection 75M |
H1 – Hemet 1 |
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60B – Weakend Warriors 60M |
65B – Fountain Valley Outlaws 65AAA |
70B – Top Gun 70M |
75B – Top Gun Classics 75M |
H2 – Hemet 2 |
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60C – Over the Edge 65M |
65C – No Guts, No Glory 65AAA |
70C – Git-R-Done 70AAA |
75C – Fairway Ford 80M |
MSSL1 – Menifee 1 (White) |
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60D – Top Gun Mavericks 65M |
65D – Top Gun Nomads 65AAA |
70D – Top Gun Olde Dawgs 65AA |
75D – Git-R-Done 75AAA |
MSSL2 – Menifee 2 (Red) |
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75E – Git-R-Done 80AAA |
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Schedule (Umpires) / Field Assignments
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YANKEE |
DODGER |
ANGEL |
FENWAY |
DURHAM |
PAWTUCKET |
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8:15 |
OPENING CEREMONIES |
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8:45 |
60A – 60B(+5) (Sternberger-70C) |
60C – 60D (Johnson) |
70A – 70B (Eller) |
75A – 75B (Cotto) |
65A – 65B (Alonzo) |
65C – 65D (Pickett) |
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10:15 |
MSSL1 – H1 (Haveron-75B) |
MSSL2 – H2 (Feeney-60C) |
70C – 70D (Eller) |
75A – 75E(+7) (Cotto) |
75C – 75D (Alonzo) |
65A – 65D (Pickett) |
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11:45 |
RAFFLE – PART I ** |
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11:45 – 12:45 |
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HOME RUN |
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12:45 |
RAFFLE – PART II ** |
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12:45 |
75C – 75E(+5) (Eller) |
60A – 60D (Haveron-75B) |
60B – 60C(+5) (Bailey) |
65B – 65C (Cotto) |
70B – 70C(+5) (Hellman) |
70A – 70D(+5) (Trice) |
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2:15 |
75D – 75E(+5) (Eller) |
75B – 75C(+5) (O’Donnell-60A) |
60B – 60D(+5) (Feeney-60C) |
65A – 65C (Cotto) |
65B – 65D (Sternberger-70C) |
70B – 70D(+5) (Rushing-MSSL1) |
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2:15 |
RAFFLE – PART III (includes 50-50) ** |
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3:45 |
75B – 75D(+5) (Eller) |
70B * – 75A(+5) (Benedict-65A) * 4th game for 70B doesn’t count |
60A – 60C (Bivin-60B) |
70A – 70C(+5) (Cotto) |
MSSL2 – H1 (Sternberger-70C) |
MSSL1 – H2 (McCoy-70A) |
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** RAFFLES near Yankee Stadium. |
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Coin flip for home team unless equalizer is required. Team giving the equalizer will be the home team. Recreational league rules for games involving MSSL and Hemet teams. SSUSA equalizer rules for games between tournament teams. SSUSA tiebreaker criteria to determine division champions: Head-to-head (in full round-robin only) Least runs allowed in games played between the tied teams Run differential in games played between the tied teams Coin flip |
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Standings
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DIVISIONS |
WON |
LOST |
TIED |
RUNS SCORED |
RUNS ALLOWED |
RUN DIFFERENTIAL |
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60+ Tournament Teams |
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60A – Bob’s Posse 55M |
2 |
1 |
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27 |
17 |
25 |
26 |
22 |
20 |
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60B – Weakend Warriors 60M |
1 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
20 |
24 |
27 |
12 |
24 |
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60C – Over the Edge 65M |
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2 |
1 |
17 |
12 |
20 |
17 |
20 |
25 |
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60D – Top Gun Mavericks 65M |
1 |
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2 |
17 |
22 |
24 |
17 |
17 |
24 |
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65+ Tournament Teams |
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65A – Brandon’s Diner 65AAA |
3 |
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25 |
22 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
4 |
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65B – Fountain Valley Outlaws 65AAA |
2 |
1 |
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11 |
19 |
19 |
25 |
12 |
7 |
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65C – No Guts, No Glory 65AAA |
1 |
2 |
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19 |
12 |
4 |
15 |
19 |
12 |
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65D – Top Gun Nomads 65AAA |
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3 |
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15 |
12 |
7 |
19 |
22 |
19 |
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70+ Tournament Teams |
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70A – Sons of Pitches 70M |
3 |
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10 |
26 |
20 |
6 |
16 |
8 |
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70B – Top Gun 70M |
2 |
1 |
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6 |
20 |
27 |
10 |
19 |
18 |
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70C – Git-R-Done 70AAA |
1 |
2 |
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25 |
19 |
8 |
11 |
20 |
20 |
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70D – Top Gun Olde Dawgs 65AA |
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3 |
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11 |
16 |
18 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
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75+ Tournament Teams |
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75A – Cal Connection 75M |
1 |
2 |
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13 |
20 |
0 |
18 |
8 |
7 |
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75B – Top Gun Classics 75M |
2 |
1 |
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18 |
9 |
18 |
13 |
17 |
17 |
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75C – Fairway Ford 80M |
3 |
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19 |
16 |
17 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
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75D – Git-R-Done 75AAA |
1 |
2 |
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11 |
17 |
17 |
19 |
8 |
18 |
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75E – Git-R-Done 80AAA |
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3 |
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8 |
12 |
8 |
20 |
16 |
17 |
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Recreational League Teams |
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22 |
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H1 – Hemet 1 |
2 |
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16 |
21 |
15 |
20 |
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H2 – Hemet 2 |
1 |
1 |
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22 |
20 |
5 |
29 |
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MSSL1 – Menifee 1 (White) |
1 |
1 |
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15 |
29 |
16 |
20 |
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MSSL2 – Menifee 2 (Red) |
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2 |
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5 |
20 |
22 |
21 |
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