16th Annual Spring Training Classic Hosts 58 Teams

March 1, 2020

K&B Beverage/AG Painting/D Bat - Men's 40 Major Champions

PHOENIX - The 16th Annual Spring Training Classic welcomed 58 teams here at Rose Mofford Sports Complex and Victory Lane Sports Complex, Feb. 28 - March 1.

The tournament began Feb. 28 at Rose Mofford with the three-team Men’s 70/75 Division.

The division started with a three-game round robin on Friday and concluded with a two-game round robin final on Saturday.

In the end, Ginco Plumbing 75 won the division going 2-0 on Saturday.

In the four-team Men’s 65 Major Plus/Major Division, Arizona Scorpions come out on top going 2-0 in the single elimination bracket on Sunday, including a 24-20 win over Rocco’s in the Championship game.

In another four-team division, the Men’s 65 AAA/60 AA Division, Bucky’s Casino 65 posted a 2-0 record in Sunday’s single elimination bracket, including a 14-12 win over Full Throttle 60.

In the five-team Men’s 55 AAA/AA/60 AAA/AA Division, Los Vatos Viejos 60 II AAA took the crown following a perfect 2-0 mark in the single elimination bracket, which included a thrilling 13-12 win over Santisi Brothers 60 AAA in the championship game.

In another five-team division, the Men’s 55 AAA Division, Oldies But Goodies went 3-0 in the single elimination bracket, including a 16-11 win over Hustle in the championship game.

In the five-team Men’s 55/60 Major Division, Arizona Old School 55 survived the single elimination bracket, going 2-0, capped off by a 17-15 win over AZ Legends 60.

For Arizona Old School, this is the team’s second championship of the month, as the team also won the Gold Glove Spectacular.

In the six-team Men’s 50 Major Division, AZ Heat went 2-0 in the single elimination bracket, including a 29-28 thriller over top seed, Thunderstruck, in the championship game.

In the six-team Men’s 50 AAA/55 Major Division, Arizona Scorpions 55 escaped the single elimination bracket, going 3-0, including a 24-22 win over top seed Lokahi AZ 50.

In the six-team Men’s 40 AAA Division, all teams played one seeding game, to go into a three-game guarantee bracket.

After dropping their seeding game, Underdawgz rattled off four straight wins, including a 21-13 win over Joker’s Wild in the championship game.

Vintage Softball finished in third place.

The eight-team Men’s 40 Major Division, the largest of the tournament, was also set-up with a single game round robin to seed into a three-game guarantee bracket.

After dropping their opening bracket game against Icon, 35-29, K&B Beverage/AG Painting/D Bat ran the gauntlet, winning a grueling seven straight games, including all five games on Sunday.

The run capped off by a double-dip of Whitton Co./Standard Plumbing Supply/AZ Bandits, winning the championship and “if” games by nail-biting scores of 27-26 and 22-21, respectively.

Icon rounded out the top three finishers, while Roster Check finished in fourth place.

In the six-team Women’s 40 Division, Saints completed the perfect weekend, winning their lone seeding game, as well as all four games in the bracket, including a 27-18 win over Notorious in the championship game.

Dames Got Game finished in third place after winning three straight elimination games, while F.B.I. (Fueled By Insanity) finished fourth.

CLICK HERE to view a slideshow of the winners.