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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 ?
I am enjoying all the hitting that is going on. We had the out /safe call made by the 2B ump in the 4th inng. I like the homeplate umps strikezone.
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I didn't get to watch it yet - DVR! There is a bunch of inequity on the girls side of the WS. No, Kalamazoo didn't have to play their way into the WS and the other MI team in the tournament didn't have to play their way into the regional. In the past, the host team has been allowed to enter if there is an odd number of teams so they would have an even bracket. This year, there were 9 teams including Kalamazoo. They were a good team though (beat the crap out of our girls). We lost to D9 from MI 1-0 on a first inning error and lost to Conn 1-0 in 11. The team from D9 was (from reports I got) the best team there when their stud was on the mound.
I heard the umpires were not as good this year as they have been in the past. Were you there at all WMB? The reports I got from several people were that their strike zones were similar to those in Williamsport!