Roseville regional

[ssarge]

Can someone post a link please. Not sure what I am doing wrong but I can't find any info for the regional.

Here you go:

http://www.sacramentoasa.org/m51_5_10-14_regional.shtml

Best regards,

Scott

[PDad]

... And FIVE 14U teams.

Seriously, not trying to be a smart ass. I'd really like to know the answer. Has ASA Nationals become so unimportant that a NorCal team won't enter a tournament in it's own back yard with a ONE in THREE (or better) chance of qualifying? Against exclusively other NorCal (no SoCal) teams?

Wow.

Here's my shot at top 3 reasons:

1. Premier: There were effectively more association berths available due to some top NorCal teams going to Premier instead of ASA/USA Nats.

2. Cost/Economy: It is a lot less expensive for NorCal teams to play Westerns in Roseville. Second-tier teams may not feel confident about being competitive in Midland to spend the extra money.

3. Location: Midland, TX! You can't get there from most places - you have to start from someplace else.

[onesdad]

Thanks for the link ssarge...

[ICMTM]

Are there teams not on that list that would put on a good showing at Nationals? If not why go?

[sofbal1234]

Canceled due to lack of participants!

[bruisedshin]

Are all divisions cancelled? They still have teams listed as playing 12U and 14U?

[sofbal1234]

Are all divisions cancelled? They still have teams listed as playing 12U and 14U?

As far as I know it's just the 12U division

[bruisedshin]

sacramentoasa.org has updated now. It looks like 14U is still on (only 6 teams), but the 12u portion is gone. Two years ago, when 12U Western Nationals were in Tracy and USA Nationals were in Alabama (or some other crappy state, I don't really remember), there were only 3 or 4 teams at both the national qualifiers and regionals, with SoCal teams walking away with both bids. They still held the tournaments. Last year, with 14U Westerns in Colorado, there were a ton of teams for the qualifier and the regional.

[bruisedshin]

Breeze 97 won this tourney and qualified for ASA Nationals in Midland.