Po’okela Wins Hawaii 12U ASA State Tourney
You’ve probably seen this before, but it’s always cool to be able to witness at least part of it in person. What am I talking about? A team working their way back from the loser’s bracket to win a tournament.
Congratulations to Po’okela for winning FIVE games this past Sunday to come back through the loser’s bracket to win the Hawaii State 12U ASA “A Division” Tournament.
They looked strong in the beginning of the tourney, but when they were 1 of just 4 unbeaten teams left in the tourney, they lost 6-4 to the Lady Rebels in the last game of the evening on Saturday.
They had to come back at 8:30 am the next morning and play at 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, 2:30, and 4:30. They didn’t just come back and win, they came back and obliterated every opponent they faced on Sunday (including the Lady Rebels who had just beaten them the night before). I don’t think there was a margin of less than 5 runs in any game. In fact, I think most of the 5 games were run-rule games. I didn’t get to see every game, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team come back from the losers bracket with that kind of dominance in the remaining games.
Just goes to show you, even if you have the loooooooonnnngggggg road on the last day – it CAN be done. Nice to see it happen every now and then. Congratulations again to the Po’okela girls (and coaches and parents and supporters too). Awesome job!
The Players, Parents, and Coaches of Po’okela Softball would like to thank you for this awesome article about our team!