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Originally Posted by Chess Ref
My first question is did the Kalamazoo have to play their way in ? Or were they there because they were the host team ?
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The host team is automatically entered into the WS pool. However, after that, they still have to play against all the other regional winners from both the US and the foreign entries. And Kalamazoo more than holds their own. They won this year; they have won a couple times in the past, and are usually in the final game, or close to being in.
Actually, the best team in the tournament this year (Grand Rapids) beat Kzo in pool play, but lost a tie-breaker between themselves, Kzo, and Conn. We play some pretty good softball in West Michigan; Kzo and GR have won this tournament several times in the last 7 or 8 years - and that means consistantly beating the warm weather teams (West, SW, SE) from CA, TX, FL, etc. The only other teams that seem to win a title are from the East coast (Conn, Maryland).
WMB