Big Hoss C/D NIT Predictions

Winner's Bracket


1st Round:


Pure Divine vs. RAC: Pure Divine has been struggling so far on the year and RAC usually comes down once to twice a year and makes some noise when they do show up. They seem to always be up to face the Michigan teams and crowd.

Winner: RAC


GLX vs. Motown Raiders: I expect GLX to have a nice start in this tournament with the draw they have, Don't know much about Motown Raiders, but GLX is a veteran group that should win this game.

Winner: GLX


Khaos vs. Sand Baggers: Sand Baggers are coming off their best tournament of the year where they finished 4-2, but 3 of those wins were against E teams, so it will be interesting to see if they can continue the momentum against higher level competition. Khaos has struggled on the year, but I continue to wait for this team to turn it around, they have too many veterans on this team to continue to play the way that they have been playing.

Winner: Khaos


Joe's Tavern vs. DO/Mushtube.com: I really don't like this draw for DO/Mushtube.com, even though Joe's Tavern struggled in their last tournament, losing to two E teams I believe they will be ready to make a run in this tournament. I heard Mushtube again is missing some key pieces this weekend, which could really hurt them in this game.

Winner: Joe's Tavern


2nd Round:


Mayhem vs. RAC: This should be a very good game to watch, Mayhem has been playing a lot better as of late and even though RAC's overall record isn't very impressive, I believe they match up with any team in this tournament. ***UPSET SPECIAL***

Winner: RAC


TG/TPS vs. GLX: Right now if the rumors are true and Line Drive did actually get bumped up to B then TG is the class of the C division. They have been playing great all year and even though they got double dipped last weekend to Line Drive, I expect them to make another deep run this weekend.

Winner: TG/TPS


Khaos vs. Mush Reloaded: Mush is probably the hottest team in Michigan softball right now and they are going for their 4th straight tournament championship this weekend. If they play how they have been the last few weeks, they should win this game.

Winner: Mush Reloaded


D-Nation vs. Joe's Tavern: D-Nation has struggled quite a bit as of late, but hopefully they can rekindle some of that early tournament play they had going on and make a nice run in this tournament. They don't have an easy task with facing Joe's Tavern in their first game though.

Winner: Joe's Tavern


Winner's Semi-Finals:


RAC vs. TG/TPS: The RAC guys won't be intimidated by TG, but TG also won't be intimated by RAC either, this game could get very exciting, but I do think that the home team will win this game.

Winner: TG/TPS


Mush Reloaded vs. Joe's Tavern: These two teams have played each other twice already on the year, with Mush Reloaded taking both games. Neither game looked like a blow out, so I do expect another close game in this one as well. I do see the home team winning this game as well.

Winner: Mush Reloaded


Winner's Bracket Finals:


TG/TPS vs. Mush Reloaded: These two teams are pretty familiar with each other and have faced each other once so far on the year, which TG/TPS won a close game. I expect another real close game between these two teams, it is always fun watching games like then when you have arguably the best C team in the state vs. arguably the best D team in the state.

Winner: TG/TPS


Loser's Bracket:


1st Round:


Sand Baggers vs. Mayhem: I think this game will be closer than some may think, but Mayhem will bounce back after their early lost to win this game.

Winner: Mayhem


DO/Mushtube.com vs. GLX: Another real tough match up for Mushtube. I think Mushtube is going to have to score a lot of runs to beat GLX in this one.

Winner: GLX


Pure Divine vs. Khaos: This game could go either way, but if Khaos plays their game that they are capable of they should win this game.

Winner: Khaos


Motown Raiders vs. D-Nation: This might be the game that D-Nation needs to get back on track and take some of the pressure off of themselves with their recent tournaments.

Winner: D-Nation


2nd Round:


Mayhem vs. GLX: These two teams have played once so far on the year and Mayhem won pretty big in that match up, but I don't see this game being a blow out, I believe that GLX will play Mayhem tough through out.

Winner: Mayhem


Khaos vs. D-Nation: This is a big game for both teams for confidence alone. Both teams have to be looking at this match up and think that they should win. The team that makes the less mistakes defensively will win this game.

Winner: D-Nation


3rd Round:


Joe's Tavern vs. Mayhem: I really like Mayhem in this match up, I think if Mayhem shows up offensively in this game, they could open things up early on Joe's Tavern.

Winner: Mayhem


RAC vs. D-Nation: D-Nation will have to jump on RAC early and hope they come out flat in this game if they want a chance to win this one in the late innings, if they don't this game could get very ugly.

Winner: RAC


Loser's Semi-Finals:


Mayhem vs. RAC: They faced each other early in the tournament with me predicting RAC to win that game in a close one. I think you have have the same results in this game.

Winner: RAC


Loser's Bracket Finals:


Mush Reloaded vs. RAC: This could be the game of the tournament, with all the talking that both of these teams are capable of doing. I think this game could get very heated and will be extremely close, but I do see RAC winning a close one here.

Winner: RAC


CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:


TG/TPS vs. RAC: I believe RAC will come out on fire in the first game and win that game, but after being double dipped last weekend by Line Drive, TG will bounce back in the second game and win this tournament.

Winner: TG/TPS


Hopefully the rain holds off for this tournament and the E NIT to go off this weekend. Everyone have Fun and BE SAFE!

Big Hoss