18u Tournament Champions: Team North Florida   Runner Up: Worth Firecrackers   Click here or on the image to view winner's page
	16u Tournament Champions: Corona Angels-Langdon   Runner Up: The Next Level   Click here or on the image to view winner's page

Seedings are all accurate and ready to go 07/17/09 11:32pm

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS AN ERROR IN SEEDING POOL G WE ARE WORKING ON IT !! 07/17/09 11:10PM

July 17, 2009 8:42pm

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE 6TH ANNUAL CHAMPIONS CUP TOURNAMENT

I hope that the tournament provided you with the exposure (college coaches) anticipated. After tonight's last game played, the scores will be posted and the seeding will be posted on the website Live Results 18 Pool and you can go to the championship bracket to see what game time and what park you will start your first game of the single elimination games. If you finished first and you are in Pool H you look for 1H and it will tell you where you are playing. The bracket board will be posted with names a few hours later than the pool seeding charts.

We have never had a tie which requires a coin flip, but there is always a first time and if that occurs, we will be calling you tonight so hopefully we have all the phone numbers and contacts for your team.

Here are the rules in the event your coaches did not share with you.

Tiebreaker for pool standings:

1. Total record ( W=1, L=0, T=.5 points)
2. Head-to-head
3. Least runs allowed
4. Most runs scored
5. Coin flip
   

   Thank you again for all your support and good luck in the single elimination bracket games. If you lose your first game, there is a consolation game !!!

The 2010 application forms are posted on the website !!! We have a long waiting list, so if you do not anticipate returning, you are retiring, taking a younger team, etc. for next year, please be kind and fair to advise us immediately.

07/15/09 9:17PM

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ON CITY PROPERTY !!!

WELCOME TO THE 2009 6TH ANNUAL CHAMPIONS CUP !!

pick up your packets at the dinner tonight - July 14, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine -- 6:30 pm

hope to see all of you there... if not, your packets can be picked up at the site of your first game. Visit this website often to catch any changes... urgent information... etc. Visit Hotes/Parks Maps for directions to your fields, Alton, Lower Peter, Harvard and Bill Barber. The stadium is at Bill Barber ...

Support the snackbar... !!! Some great food and great menus are available at every park !!!

We will also have a limited number of Tournament Shirts for $12.00 at Harvard with Kim Cass under the Worth canapy.

Thanks for your continued support.

Jim Bollinger, Tournament Director

LATEST: 7/11/09 11:49PM

POOLS ARE POSTED WITH SEEDING

G pool 7 (pure gold is eliminated from this pool as a fill-in team 7 teams of 7 = 49 teams)

Elimination Bracket is 48 teams single elimination pool with a consolation game if you lose your first game.

Central CA Dirt Dogs (forfeited all games) finished last and Pure Gold will fill-in this pool "D" as 7D.

Thank you and good luck !!!

=== SUPPORT THE SNACKBAR ===

HOT AND FRESH FROM THE OVEN PIZZA .. PASTA .. RICE BOWLS STRAWBERRIES REFRESHING AND SWEET ... SALADS ....

Click here to view the Champions Cup store

UPDATE ... SHIRTS WILL BE HERE ON FRIDAY 7/10/09 FOR SALE --- WHITE AND GREY ONLY

LATEST NEWS - July 10, 2009

Just a note to say thank you all for participating in the Inaugural 16U Champions Cup. I hope all of you are enjoying the games, the weather and the impressive showing of college coaches on the first day of pool play.

The champions cup would like to express a special thanks to SoCal Athletics-Ginnes and SoCal Pumas-Parker for going above and beyond and as a show of respect for the game and the participants by stepping in to play in the place of the vacancies. They each played three games on Thursday, July 9, and we really appreciated this and wanted to acknowledge our gratitude. Those of you who played them and will play them this weekend, please share your appreciation.

As a housekeeping note, please, please TURN IN YOUR SCORECARDS TO THE SOCAL ASA "BOOTH" near the snack bar immediately after each game. Find someone responsible on your team to do this!!! Especially during the last game at night. This is critical on Saturday night after the last game, because each of you will be waiting to see what time you will play on Sunday and the longer we have to wait for the scores, the later you will wait to see when you play.

July 5, 2009 5:12 pm PDT

Welcome to the 2009 Champions Cup Tournament - Champions Cup (16U) and the 6th Annual Champions Cup

Please go to the individual JO Showcase 16 and 18 and Coaches to view your individual notices and the most up to date information related to your specific tournament information.

We thank you for your continued support of our program and look forward to another successful year for the athletes.

Regards,

Jim Bollinger, Tournament Director

April 3, 2009

It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 6th Annual Champions Cup, which is elite, multi-divisional fastpitch softball event being held from July 15 – 19, 2009 in Irvine, California. The Champions Cup is organized and operated by the Southern California International Softball Festival and all net proceeds from this tournament will be deposited to a fund that will distribute awards directly to athletes that require financial assistance in the continuation of their college education.   2008 scholarships have been awarded.

 The Champions Cup Junior Olympic Showcase will include top Gold and 18-Under teams from throughout the United States and Canada. Teams entered include the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 ASA-USA Junior Olympic National Champions in both the 18U Gold and 18A divisions.  Many of these teams will participate as preparation for their National Championship tournaments in August.

This year will include a 16U Tournament consisting of 48 invitational teams.  The tournament starts Thursday,    July 9 – 13, 2009 and will be played at Harvard Athletic Park in Irvine, California.  For more information visit www.championscup.org

The Champions Cup will be hosted by the City of Irvine; centrally located in Orange County, California, and one of the prime vacation destinations in the United States. The Col. Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park and Harvard Athletic Park will again serve as the primary venues for all tournament activity.   We also want to thank the Irvine Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Bureau for their help in providing entertainment opportunities off of the softball field.

The Hyatt Regency of Irvine has agreed to return as one or our host hotels for the Managers Dinner on Tuesday, July 14, 2009.  The Crown Plaza (Irvine) provided extra help and support in making the Champions Cup the success that it was.  The Irvine/Orange County Airport Hilton is also providing support and lodging for this year’s Cup in addition to all the wonderful hotels listed in your welcome package and on our website www.championscup.org.   

The Champions Cup is also pleased that Worth Sports and Ringor have chosen to remain as founding sponsors of the Champions Cup. These companies manufacture and represent the finest equipment and apparel available in fastpitch softball and have been tremendous supporters of the sport for many years. The Champions Cup is proud to join with them in continuing a new tradition in fastpitch softball. 

Jim Bollinger
Tournament Director