Summary
The Bob Kapeller Memorial Tournament was on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Perris, CA. This event, hosted by Menifee Valley Upper Division Senior Softball, honors the disabled veterans and members of our armed forces (both past and present) for their service, dedication, and sacrifices for our country.
This year, 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.
32 softball games and a 50-50 raffle were all part of the day’s activities.
Tournament Games
20 teams competed in the six-division round-robin/single-elimination tournament.
The division champions were:
60 Division – Pony’s House 60AAA
65 Division – Weakend Warriors 65AAA
70M Division – Over-the-Edge 70M
70AAA Division – D&K 70AAA
70AA Division – Franklin Loans 70AA
75 Division – So. Cal Warriors 75AAA
Home Run Derby – cancelled
nevertheless,
Al Underwood was crowned home run king in the 60-64 division and
Guy Trisler in the 65-69 division;
The Raffle
50-50 raffle.
100% of the net profit from the tournament goes to “4 Paws 4 Patriots” — $2,850
Rules
Rules – BKMT6
HR Derby Rules – BKMT6
Umpire Info – BKMT6
Divisions / Teams
| 60 Division | 65 Division | 75 Division |
| 60A – Diminished Skills 60AAA | 65A – Top Gun Stealth 65AAA | 75A – Al’s Sport Shop 75AAA |
| 60B – Pony’s House 60AAA | 65B – Weakend Warriors 65AAA | 75B – J-Squared 75AAA |
| 60C – Advil Knights 60AA | 65C – Majestic 65AA | 75C – Olde Dawgs 75AAA |
| 75D – So. Cal Warriors 75AAA | ||
| 70M Division | 70AAA Division | 70AA Division |
| 70A – Samurai 70M+ | 70D – D&K 70AAA | 70H – Franklin Loans 70AA |
| 70B – No Guts, No Glory 70M | 70E – Mustangs 70AAA | 70J – Git-R-Done 70AA |
| 70C – Over-the-Edge 70M | 70F – So. Cal Gusto 75M | 70K – Olde Dawgs 70AA |
| 70G – Sons of Pitches 75M | ||
Schedule / Field Assignments
Gates open at 6:30 am.
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YANKEE |
DODGER | FENWAY | ANGEL | DURHAM | PAWTUCKET | ||
| 7:30 | 70D – 70E | 60A – 60C(+5) | 65A – 65C(+5) | 70A – 70B(+5) | 70H – 70J | 7:30 | |
| 9:00 | 75A – 75B | 75C – 75D | 60B – 60C(+5) | 65B – 65C(+5) | 70B – 70C | 70J – 70K | 9:00 |
| 10:30 | 70E – 70F | 70G – 70D | 60A – 60B | 65A – 65B | 70A – 70C(+5) | 70K – 70H | 10:30 |
| BREAK 12:00 – 12:30 |
50-50 Raffle near Yankee Stadium | Home Run Derby (cancelled) |
BREAK 12:00 – 12:30 |
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| 12:30 |
70M Division |
70AA Division Seed #2 – Seed #3 |
* Note: 2:00 games on Fenway & Angel may start earlier; i.e. immediately after Home Run Derby |
75B – 75C | 75D – 75A | 12:30 | |
| 2:00 * | 70M Division 12:30 Winner – Seed #1 |
70AA Division 12:30 Winner – Seed #1 |
Seed #2 – Seed #3 | Seed #2 – Seed #3 | 70D – 70F | 70E – 70G | 2:00 * |
| 3:30 | 75A – 75C | 75B – 75D | 2:00 Winner – Seed #1 |
2:00 Winner – Seed #1 |
70F – 70G | 3:30 | |
Coin toss for home team unless equalizer is required. Team giving the equalizer will be the home team. SSUSA equalizer rules.
Teams 60A, 60B give a 5-run equalizer or an 11th fielder to 60C.
Teams 65A, 65B give a 5-run equalizer to 65C.
Team 70A gives a 5-run equalizer to 70B, 70C.
Standings
| 60 Division – Seeding | Won | Lost | Tied | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | |||||
| #1 | 60A – Diminished Skills 60AAA |
2 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 27 | ||||
| #2 | 60B – Pony’s House 60AAA |
1 | 1 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 34 | |||
| #3 | 60C – Advil Knights 60AA |
2 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 24 | ||||
| Elimination Games: Pony’s House #2 defeated Advil Knights #3, 22-11 Pony’s House #2 defeated Diminished Skills #1, 17-11 — Champions |
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| 65 Division – Seeding | Won | Lost | Tied | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | |||||
| #2 | 65A – Top Gun Stealth 65AAA |
1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 17 | |||
| #1 | 65B – Weakend Warriors 65AAA |
2 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| #3 | 65C – Majestic 65AA |
2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 19 | ||||
| Elimination Games: Top Gun Stealth #2 defeated Majestic #3, 14-12 Weakend Warriors #1 defeated Top Gun Stealth #2, 18-14 — Champions |
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| 70M Division – Seeding | Won | Lost | Tied | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | |||||
| #3 | 70A – Samurai 70M+ |
2 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 20 | ||||
| #2 | 70B – No Guts, No Glory 70M |
1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 21 | |||
| #1 | 70C – Over-the-Edge 70M |
2 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Elimination Games: Samurai #3 defeated No Guts, No Glory #2, 20-19 Over-the-Edge #1 defeated Samurai #3, 22-11 — Champions |
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| 70AAA Division – Round-Robin |
Won | Lost | Tied | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | |||||
| #1 | 70D – D&K 70AAA — Champions |
3 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 6 | ||
| #4 | 70E – Mustangs 70AAA | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 24 | ||
| $3 | 70F – So. Cal Gusto 75M |
1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 16 | |
| #2 | 70G – Sons of Pitches 75M | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 5 | |
| 70AA Division – Seeding | Won | Lost | Tied | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | |||||
| #1 | 70H – Franklin Loans 70AA | 2 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| #2 | 70J – Git-R-Done 70AA | 1 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 12 | |||
| #3 | 70K – Olde Dawgs 70AA | 2 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 22 | ||||
| Elimination Games: Olde Dawgs #3 defeated Git-R-Done #2, 14-7 Franklin Loans #1 defeated Olde Dawgs #3, 16-7 — Champions |
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| 75 Division – Round-Robin | Won | Lost | Tied | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | |||||
| #3 | 75A – Al’s Sport Shop 75AAA |
1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 18 | |
| #2 | 75B – J-Squared 75AAA | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 11 | |
| #4 | 75C – Olde Dawgs 75AAA |
3 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 24 | ||
| #1 | 75D – So. Cal Warriors 75AAA — Champions |
3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |
SSUSA tiebreaker criteria:
(1) Won/Loss record
(2) Head-to-Head (only if all teams in your division play all the other teams in your division)
(3) Least runs allowed in games played between the tied teams
(4) Run differential in games played between the tied teams
(5) Coin toss
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