E World Qualifier 5/14/11 (Canton)

This is another tournament that is wide open with some of the top teams taken the weekend off. Hopefully the rain holds off so they can get this tournament in.

Winner's Bracket

1st Round:

Assassins vs. Venom: Venom has struggled as of late, but this a type of tournament where they can get things rolling and get the confidence that they  need. I really like where the direction the Assassins are going in, they had a real good outing at Spring States, and they do have home field advantage in this game.

Winner: MI Assassins

Irish Swagger vs. Avenue: Irish Swagger needs to avoid the start they had two weekends ago, even though they bounced back nicely in that tournament, it is definitely easier to finish a tournament when you avoid an early loss. I think Swagger will be ready in this game to avoid that scenario.

Winner: Irish Swagger

SOS Softball vs. Motor City SWAT: SOS has won their first game of the weekend the last two weekends, but haven't done much after that. Inconsistent pitching could hurt them in this game, but I do see SOS sneaking a win in the first game for the third straight week.

Winner: SOS Softball

2nd Round:

Turmoil vs. Riot: This should be a very good game, it is basically a coin flip. Whoever has the hammer in this one, probably will sneak out the win in the 7th:

Winner: Detroi Riot

Trust Sports vs. MI Assassins: I think this game will be a lot closer than people think. Trust adding a few new guys could take a minute for them to start gelling, Assassins need to take advantage of that early, if they don't it could be trouble.

Winner: Trust Sports

Basers vs. Irish Swagger: If Swagger plays up to their ability their is no reason for them to lose this game, Basers are a team that are very streaky and very inconsistent on the year so far.

Winner: Irish Swagger

Syndicate vs. SOS Softball: This is a good match up for Syndicate, they have been struggling as of late and this could be the perfect game to get their confidence and swagger back. Plus they are playing in Canton and they are very familiar will those fields.

Winner: Detroit Syndicate

Winner's Semi-Finals:

Detroit Riot vs. Trust Sports: Trust should have most of their guys here for this game and I think that will be a huge help for this game versus a very good and very scrappy Detroit Riot team. This is another game that I think will go down to the wire.

Winner: Trust Sports

Irish Swagger vs. Detroit Syndicate: This should be a very good game to watch, I can see this game getting very loud and chirpy, which I actually thinks plays into Irish Swagger hands, they have been involved in these types of games before and done very well in them.

Winner: Irish Swagger

Winner's Bracket Finals:

Trust Sports vs. Irish Swagger: Trust is losing a few guys for this game for various reasons, but I don't know if that would make a difference or not against Swagger who is a veteran bunch and does very well in these Canton tournaments. When Irish Swagger hits they are tough for anyone to beat especially with their top notch defense they have.

Winner: Irish Swagger

Loser's Bracket:

1st Round:

Avenue vs. Turmoil: I think this will be a nice bounce back game for the Turmoil guys, they are a scrappy bunch that is capable of beating any team in this tournament and any given time.

Winner: Turmoil

Motor City SWAT vs. MI Assassins: After a tough lost to Trust, Assassins should bounce back in this game and get back to their winning ways.

Winner: MI Assassins

Venom vs. Basers: This is definitely a winnable game from Venom, as long as they get solid pitching with good defense behind that pitching they should win.

Winner: Venom

2nd Round:

Turmoil vs. MI Assassins: This is a really tough game to call, like I said I think Turmoil is capable of beating anyone in this tournament, but the lose of Haidy pitching might have them struggle a bit in this tournament and Assassins could take advantage of that.

Winner: MI Assassins

Venom vs. SOS Softball: Another very winnable game for Venom, these are games that they must win and must build on for team chemistry and confidence heading later into tournaments.

Winner: Venom

3rd Round:

MI Assassins vs. Detroit Syndicate: As long as Syndicate keeps in composure after the Irish Swagger game and play their game, they should be able to find a way to beat Assassins in this one.

Winner: Detroit Syndicate

MC Venom vs. Detroit Riot: I think whoever jumps out early in this game is going to win this game, Riot has been playing more consistent ball on the year and I think that will help them bounce back after a tough loss.

Winner: Detroit Riot

Loser's Semi-Final:

Detroit Syndicate vs. Detroit Riot: This is a game where if both teams want to take the next step, they need to win. Two very similiar teams, young, athletic and can score runs in bunches at times. I give the slight edge to Syndicate in this one because of their defense.

Winner: Detroit Syndicate

Loser's Finals:

Detroit Synciate vs. Trust Sports: These two teams played each other down in Cincy where Syndicate came out on top in 8innings. Syndicate has been struggling since and Trust is has a much improved roster. The problem is that some of the key pick ups won't be there for this game.

Winner: Detroit Syndicate

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Detroit Syndicate vs. Irish Swagger: I think you will see a lot of the same chriping you did in the first game of this tournament between these two teams, but I don't believe this game will go to an "IF" game I think Irish Swagger wins a close one in the first game.

Winner: Irish Swagger

Hopefully the rain holds off for this tournament to go, if it does everyone Have Fun and BE SAFE!

Big Hoss

**Side Note**

X-Factor is down playing in Sylvania against some pretty good teams, so good luck to those guys down there, beat up on some Ohio teams for the rest of us.