RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA – A & V Softball Tournaments held men’s qualifiers in four divisions on Jan. 27. Three divisions were played at Quakes Stadium in Rancho Cucamonga with a total of 23 teams while over at Southridge Park in Fontana seven teams battled for top honors.

“This tournament gave teams a chance to see and play against teams in not only their division but also the next level up,” said Al Acosta, A & V Owner. Since the top four finishers in each division earned a berth to all the A & V major tournaments, they can now adjust their rosters with player changes. “Teams can change anywhere from three to five players but they must play together in a tournament with the new players before playing in a major tournament, and the teams must let me know who the new players are,” added Acosta. “The berth is the team berth because they earned it. We can move the team up or leave them in the same division.”

In Division 3, Connecta from Los Angeles, CA, were 4 - 0 to to win first place. Team Ruckus from Rancho Cucamonga were 3 - 2 to take second, with Helmets/Pitbulls from Los Angeles also 3 - 2 taking third. Fourth place went to Team OGR from Apple Valley with a record of 2 - 2.

Division 4 had the Thugs from Riverside beating up the competition to win their division with a 4 - 0 mark. Second place went to the Bruins from Pomona going 4 - 2 with their only losses at the hands of the Thugs. The Longshots from Riverside were trying to win back-to-back tournaments but they finished with a 2 - 2 record and the third spot. Fourth place went to Changos also from Riverside.

Division 5 had the So. Cal. Freaks from Highland, CA double dip So. Cal. Impact from Long Beach, CA. So. Cal. Freaks took first place with a 6 - 1 record, rolling off straight wins after losing their first game of the day. So. Cal. Impact took second place with a 3 - 2 record. In third place going 2 - 2 were the Wolfpack from Lompoc, CA and fourth place, also at 2 - 2, went to All In from Montebello, CA.

Division 5 over at Southridge Park had Team Stupid from Riverside go 5 - 0 to take top honors.

“They had a lot of second and third place finishes last year but finally won a tournament in their first outing of the year with A & V,” said Acosta.

“Maybe it’s a good sign of things to come for the team this year.” Team Miroe from San Bernardino finished at 4 - 2 in capturing the second place spot.

Third place went to Team Faith from Riverside going 3-2 and 4th place went to Stantons’ Team Pride with a 2-2 record.