Softball

20th Annual 

Cincinnati Major

Nationwide Conference USSSA!

July 19-21

Tournament Preview

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2019 Cincinnati bracket and team list link

The Cincinnati Major is this Friday through Sunday at the scenic Mid America Ballyard in Cincinnati, Ohio located on the Miami river.  The games start on Friday at 5:00 PM eastern time with 27 teams total from 14 different states, and 18 from the Nationwide Conference USSSA.  17 of the teams are classed ‘A’ and above.  They will use the Dudley Classic M with normal Conference home run rules on the 4 fields.  There is also a 13 team Womens Major going on at a nearby park with the finals on Sunday at Mid America. 

USSSALive.com Livestream Link

Link to Chat Room

Team Breakdown:
27 Teams Overall
18 Nationwide Conference USSSA Teams
2 Major Teams
 7 ‘AA’ Teams
8 ‘A’ Teams
7 ‘B’ Teams
3 ‘C’ Teams

Park Schedule

Thursday Night July 18th USA Patriots  (Wounded Warriors) events and game information.

6:OOpm – Meet & Greet

6:30pm – Special Olympics Game (Some Players Maybe Needed to Play)

7:45pm – Opening Ceremonies

8:15pm Game vs Cincinnati First Responders

10pm – Home Run Derby for Anybody Interested – $20 All Money to the USA Patriots

10pm – After Party in the Bar

$10 donation asked at the gate.

USSSA Cincy Major Conference Tournament 

Friday Night Major Starts at 5pm

Saturday Women’s Starts at 8am

Shea Nations Cincy picks!

This weekend at the Cincinnati Major in Cincinnati, OH there will be 2 major teams and 6 AA teams, 8 A, 1 B and 10 local teams.  The tournament will begin on Friday evening at 5 pm with the first round games in which the top #5 seeds will all have byes.  The second round will start at 8 pm which will include only the top #5 seeds on Friday night.  TDB/Racks/Athlon is the #1 overall seed based on Conference points.  Resmondo/SIS/Thunder/RDD/H.Auto is the favorite after it’s 51st annual “Smoky Mountain” championship. The other teams looking to upset a Major team are: BayArea/Rapid Fire/Bad Draw/Easton; Xtreme/Miken/ASP/Athlon; and Riot/Hub’s Pub/Klutch/A&A Utility.

The Cincinnati Major Predictions:  The “Elite 8” starts at 12:30 pm on Saturday and could feature some of the same match ups that we will see at the “Conference” championship with Smash It versus Xtreme, TDB versus Riot, Bay Area versus Nightmare and Resmondo versus Newbreed.  The winners advance to the “Final Four” which should be TDB versus Xtreme and Bay Area versus Resmondo.  Immediately following the “Final Four” should be a rematch of the “Smoky Mountain” championship between Resmondo and TDB.  Can TDB get revenge from the late dominance by Resmondo or will Resmondo win their 4th tournament in a row? In the loser’s bracket, I predict Riot to win 4 games after it’s Elite 8 loss to TDB.

Shea’s Final Picks for the Cincinnati Major:
1. TDB/Racks/Athlon
2. Resmondo/SIS/Thunder/RDD/H.Auto
3. Riot/Hub’s Pub/Klutch/A&A Utility
4. Xtreme/Miken/ASP/Athlon
5. BayArea/Rapid Fire/Bad Draw/Easton
    NIGHTMARE/MIKEN

Oldscout pollsters are going with Resmondo 60%

It has been over a year since Resmondo won a Conference event on a 300 foot field with Purcells team at the tournament.  (Vegas 2018)

The two fields in the back used to be shorter but on think F3 is now 300 or more but home run management is key.

The two main fields are 300 feet all the way around.  It is 422 feet to the top of the hill on the main field out behind the homerun fence just for reference.

6960 Blue Rock Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45247

Weekend Weather

Past Winners

2018 Winner – Tie between Dan Smith, Smash It Sports, Racks/Astros, and Pure Sports due to rain

2018 Cincinnati tournament report link

2017 Winner – Smash It Sports/Scene/TDB/Miken/Worth

2017 Cincinnati tournament report link

2016 Winner – Backman Louisville Slugger

2016 Cincinnati tournament report link

2015 Winner – Backman/Shoppe/Louisville Slugger

2015 Cincinnati tournament report link

2014 Winner – Resmondo

2014 Cincinnati tournament report link

2013 Winner – Resmondo

2013 Cincinnati tournament report link

2012 Winner – Resmondo

2012 Cincinnati tournament report link

2011 Cincinnati tournament report link

2010 Cincinnati tournament report link

Random video clips from the 2012 Cincinnati Major

Past tournament results

2018 Results
Tie for 1st between Dan Smith, Smash It Sports, Racks/Astros, and Pure Sports
 

2017 Results
1 NY-M Smash It Sports/Scene/TDB/Miken/Worth
2 IL-AA Precision/3rd Street/GBrand/Easton
3 FL-M Resmondo/O.A. Apparel/H.Auto/SpTank/Easton
4 CA-M Dan Smith/Menosse

2016 Results
1 IN-M Backman Louisville Slugger
2 NY-M The Scene/Albicocco/Worth/Miken/Monsta
3 FL-M Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth
4 NY-M Smash It Sports/ASP/HAuto/MrWiggles/Easton

2015 Results
1 IN-M Backman/Shoppe/Louisville Slugger
2 NY-M Resmondo-Specialty Tank Worth
3 IL-A Precision/Easton/DO
4 NY-M Smash It Sports/Compound Athletics/H Auto/Easton

2014 Results
1 FL-M Resmondo-Specialty Tank Worth
2 NY-M Laservision/H.Auto/JJ’s/Easton
3 NY-A Team Albicocco/Scene/Easton/Elite
4 AL-A Baugh Doerflinger Nat-Pawn/Easton

2013 Results
1 FL-M Resmondo-Specialty Tank Worth
2 NY-M Laservision/DesertFalls/Boombah/Easton
3 NY-A Albicocco/The Scene/Easton
4 FL-A Demarini/Dirty/XtremeAthletics

2012 Results
1 FL-M Resmondo-specialty tank worth
2 NY-M Laservision/anni/supr/d2/easton
3 NY-A TYJA – Suncoast Reebok
4 VA-A Team 454/Emerald/Worth 

2011 Results
1 FL-M Resmondo-specialty tank / worth
2 WA-M GTL Cartel/DeMarini
3 WA-M Team combat/laservision/d2e/supreme
4 TN-A Shoppe / team tps / d2e / elite 

2010 Results
1 WA-A GTL CARTEL/WORTH
2 NY-A albicocco’s/the scene/worth
3 MI-A Sinister/line drive/sss/worth/mojo
4 IA-B Pipac/TCP/Easton

2009 Results
1 TN-A Jeanshoppe/chaneys/easton/sports55
2 MI-A Bud light/tps/linedrive/sports55
3 OH-B PRI/MFAB/Insanity
4 OH-B EAP/Easton

2008 Results
1 FL-M Resmondo/specialty tank/worth
2 TN-A Jean Shoppe/Easton
3 OH-B Blitz/watanabe/bull/minges drywall
4 WA-A GTL/Creative Stucco/Worth

2007 Results
1 FL-M Resmondo Softball
2 FL-M Bellcorp/belcher/tai/backman
3 NY-A The Scene
4 WA-M Team combat/benfield/dalsanders

2006 Results
1 VA-M Benfield/reece/shade/am las vegas
2 FL-M Bell corp/taylor/belcher/easton
3 OH-A Watanabe/katt/ttp/b&a/sup/tps
4 MI-A Northwest pipe/bud light/3n2/easton

Purpose

To practice using a dive to catch fly balls or field grounders.

Set Up

• In the outfield grass, have a fielder kneel about 15 feet away from the coach.
• Fielder has glove, coach has bucket of balls.

Instructions

1. Coach begins the drill by quick flipping a ball just outside the extended reach of the fielder.
2. The fielder must dive from a kneel to catch or field the ball.

Coaching Tips

• Make it harder: Have players partner off and throw diving catches to each other.  Have players stand up and make the dive from an athletic upright position.   Throw pop-ups that require the player to run into the diving catch.
• Make it easier: Instead of flipping the ball to the fielder, stand directly above her and simply drop the ball straight down to one side or the other.