Eight Teams Win 2014 Triple Grand Slam

Dec. 1, 2014 – Ross McCulligan

LAS VEGAS – Eight teams claimed the Holy Grail of Softball - the Triple Grand Slam title – during the World Masters Championships here.

The Triple Grand Slam is earned when a team wins their division in the Eastern or Western National Championships, the U.S. National Game and then their division of the World Masters Championships.

Out of all the teams in the country – and 506 at the World Masters – eight realized this accomplishment: Dreamgirlz 50 W, Superior Senior Softball 60, MBA Elite 60, Vacar Stars 70, Omen 70, Syracuse Cyclones 70, San Francisco Seals 75 and Center For Sight 85.

Triple Grand Slam winners receive a pair of Tanel shoes, and option for a specialized Triple Grand Slam ring and their team’s name etched on the perpetual Triple Grand Slam Trophy.

In the U.S. National games, 13 western team and eight eastern teams won their respective divisions. The U.S. Nationals are the second step of the Triple Grand Slam and is a winner-take-all single game between the Eastern and Western National winners that is played during the World Masters Championships in Las Vegas. Each of the winners received a plaque and bat bags for all players.

Here are the results of the U.S. National games:

Epic of California defeated

Mid-Atlantic Elite of Virginia 23-16 in the 40 Major division.

Sommerville Softball of California defeated DLB of Wisconsin 29-14 in the 50 Major Plus division.

Team USA of Maryland defeated Cornerstone of Oregon 25-23 in the 50 Major division.

Stanislaus Sluggers of California defeated ILA Fifty Plus of Virginia 22-15 in the 50 AAA division.

MTC Softball Club of California defeated Omega IT Services of Maryland 31-26 in the 55 Major Plus division.

Scrap Iron Rocky Mountain Thunder from Colorado defeated Triangle Masters out of North Carolina 30-24 in the 55 Major division.

Tri-C-Machine out of California defeated Old Stars out of Illinois 16-15 in the 55 AAA division.

Superior Senior Softball from Virginia defeated God’s Sports Company out of California 35-20 in the 60 Major Plus division.

MBA Elite from California defeated Crystal Cobras out of North Carolina 23-13 in the 60 Major division.

Hannington’s out of Massachusetts defeated Viejitos from California 24-14 in the 60 AAA division.

Hamel Builders/Superior Senior Softball out of Virginia defeated Full Circle of California 21-5 in the 65 Major Plus division.

Handeland Flooring of Wisconsin defeated Enviro-Vac Marauders out of British Columbia 24-15 in the 65 Major division.

Sacramento Islanders of California defeated Syracuse Cyclones out of New York 19-7 in the 65 AAA division.

Damaged Goods out of

California defeated Chicago Hitmen 20-16 in the 65 AA division.

Connection out of California defeated Vacar Stars out of Virginia 20-4 in the 70 Major Plus division.

San Francisco Seals defeated Joseph Chevrolet from Florida 14-12 in the 75 Major Plus.

PDR Fastsigns out of Oregon defeated Hamel Builders 75’s of Maryland 19-17 in the 75 Major division.

Florida Investment Properties defeated Fairway Ford out of California 19-13 in the 80 Major division.

Center For Sight 85’s from Florida defeated Redwood City Chiefs out of California 20-12 in the 80 AAA division.

B.O.O.B.S out of California defeated Lew’s Crew/Exceeding Expectations out of Maryland 17-5 in the Women’s 40 AA division.

Dreamgirlz out of Virginia defeated Ladiez Steel Smackin’ of California 10-2 in the Women’s 50 division.