North/South Dakota State Tournament

NOTE: All North and South Dakota leagues compete in a single district tournament. The winner advances to the Midwest Region Tournament in Indianapolis. For 2009, all participating leagues were located in South Dakota.

Tournament Results:

The North/South Dakota championship tournament is using a pool play format. Leagues are divided into three pools for round-robin competition, with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the second phase. All rounds following the completion of pool competition use a single-elimination format.

Pool Competition Results:

(Pool 'A' Participants: Bandit Ball, Harney, Spearfish, and Timberline)

(Pool 'B' Participants: Canyon Lake, Rushmore, and Sturgis)

(Pool 'C' Participants: Brandon, Brookings, and Dell Rapids)

Pool 'A' Bracket
Host - Rushmore (Rapid City)
At Red Pesek Field

Harney 7, Spearfish 0
Timberline 14, Bandit Ball 0
Harney 20, Bandit Ball 0 (4 innings)
Timberline 11, Spearfish 8
Harney 8, Timberline 3
Spearfish versus Bandit Ball (cancelled)

Pool 'B' Bracket
Host - Rushmore (Rapid City)
At Red Pesek Field

Canyon Lake 9, Sturgis 5
Rushmore 14, Sturgis 8
Canyon Lake 6, Rushmore 3

Pool 'C' Bracket
Hosts - Brandon and Brookings

Brandon Valley 13, Brookings 1
Dell Rapids 12, Brookings 0
Brandon Valley 8, Dell Rapids 7
Brandon Valley 7, Brookings 6
Brandon Valley 19, Dell Rapids 10
Brookings 6, Dell Rapids 5

Pool 'A' Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Harney	3	0	0
Timberline	2	1	16
Spearfish	0	2	18
Bandit Ball	0	2	34
Pool 'B' Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Canyon Lake	2	0	8
Rushmore	1	1	14
Sturgis	0	2	23
Pool 'C' Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Brandon Valley	4	0	24
Dell Rapids	1	3	33
Brookings	1	3	37

The top two teams in each pool advance to the second phase.

Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. If a clear winner cannot be determined from head-to-head results, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio advances.

In the event of a tie involving three or more teams, once the initial tie is broken, the remaining tied teams are again compared on head-to-head record to determine if a clear winner can be identified. If no clear winner can be identified from head-to-head results among the remaining tied teams, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is again used. This process is repeated until all ties have been broken.

Elimination Rounds:
Host - Rushmore (Rapid City) (District 1)
At Red Pesek Field

Quarterfinal Round (Tuesday, July 28)

Rushmore 6, Brandon Valley 2
Timberline 1, Dell Rapids 0

Semifinal Round (Wednesday, July 29)

Harney 9, Rushmore 3
Canyon Lake 6, Timberline 5

North/South Dakota Championship Game (Thursday, July 30)

Harney 3, Canyon Lake 0 (TITLE)