2007 USAFE Small Units Softball Championships
Camp Darby IT, 5-11 August

CONGRATULATIONS SEMBACH - 2007 USAFE SMALL UNITS SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS!

Standings and Box Scores
Game Schedule
Double-Elimination Bracket

All-Tournament Team:
Chris Roberson - Sembach
Randy Blevins - Sembach
Josh Peavy - Croughton
Will Stephens - Croughton
John Williamson - Camp Darby
Everard Oliver - Camp Darby
Corey Duncan - Alconbury
Greg Brittnacker - Alconbury
Dave Peay - Lajes
Ted Saxman - Volkel
Legg - Kleine Brogel

Report/Results from Tournament Director, Mr Steven Lowe:

Congratulations Sembach - 2007 USAFE Small Units Softball Champions! Croughton won the championship game against Sembach to force the "if necessary" game. After an hour and forty-five minutes and a full seven innings of play, the "if" game ended with Sembach defeating Croughton 40-31.

CONGRATS to Sembach and Croughton and all teams for yet again a great small units softball event. Perfect weather and field conditions at Darby meant for a great week - close games and what a finale! One of the most high scoring softball games in USAFE history - hats off to Sembach Tigers for pulling off the win 40-31. Details are in attached files.

The USAFE Large Units Championships begins this Thursday at Aviano.

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 11:58 AM
Subject: 2007 USAFE SMALL UNITS SOFTBALL - THE FINAL STRETCH ...............

Sembach advanced to the championship game with a 25-12 victory oover defending champion Croughton this morning. Alconbury are on a roll in the losers bracket defeating hosts Darby last night in a 32-30 thriller that included 16 home runs. The Dragons followed it up with a win over Lajes today and are now playing Croughton with the winner advancing to this afternoons championship game against Sembach.

-----Original Message-----
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:40:31 +0200
Subject: Re: 2007 USAFE SMALL UNITS SOFTBALL - DAY FOUR SCORES SO FAR

In the winners bracket games this afternoon Croughton cruised to a win over Lajes and Sembach advanced with a win over previously unbeaten Camp Darby - this sets up a Sembach vs Croughton match up tomorrow at 0900 for the right to advance to the championship game. In elimination games earlier today Menwith Hill, Kleine Broegel, Fairford and Buechel were all eliminated and two further teams will follow suit later this evening as Lajes meets Volkel and Darby plays Alconbury - the two winners from these games will continue play head to head tomorrow morning at 1015.

-----Original Message-----
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:20:40 +0200
Subject: 2007 USAFE SMALL UNITS SOFTBALL - DAY THREE SCORES

Day four with continuing games in the double elimination tournament with all teams still alive - four teams will play later today in the winners bracket with defending champions Croughton meeting Lajes and hosts Darby matching up against Sembach - the remaining six teams all with one loss with meet in losers bracket games to stay alive - Steve Lowe

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:56 AM
Subject: 2007 USAFE SMALL UNITS SOFTBALL - DAY TWO SCORES

Defending champions Croughton lead the way in Pool A finishing their games with a 4-0 record to claim the #1seed heading into todays double elimination games later. In Pool B hosts Darby (04 and 05 champions) and Volkel are both at 3-0 and will play each other this morning for the right to the top seed.
Other round robin games finish up this morning with all teams being seeded in the tourney starting later today and continueing through Friday afternoon
- weather permitting (with rain on the horizon!!!)

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Subject: 2007 USAFE AND ARMY/AIR FORCE SOFTBALL

All - Three command level softball championships will be hosted by the USAFE sports office during the month of August as below. Details and updates will be sent out to this distribution list as and when the action happens!

2007 USAFE Small Units Softball Championships - 5-11 Aug - Camp Darby, IT

10 teams competing from six countries throughout USAFE - 5 day event comprising of split pool format followed by double elimination tournament. Defending champions are the Croughton Cougars.

2007 USAFE Men's and Women's Large Units Softball Championships - 15-21 Aug
- Aviano AB, IT

7 ladies and 5 men's teams competing playing round robin format followed by double elimination format. Defending champions are the Ramstein Rams and the Ramstein Lady Rams.

2007 Army/Air Force Final 4 Softball Championships - 23-26 Aug - Aviano AB, IT

The top two men's and women's will represent USAFE at the Final 4 event in Aviano.. Again the format will be round robin play followed by a double elimination tournament.