Yes, there was a 4 team Friendly played last week in Mishawaka Indiana -right outside South Bend. The 4 teams involved were Compuware, Illinois Slaughter, Thunder Elite and Team Pennsylvania. We each played one another, then seeded, then #1 played #2, then #3 & #4 played each other.
10 am Game Slaughter vs Elite - Elite won
10 am Game Compuware vs Team Pa - Team Pa won
11:30 Game Slaughter vs Team Pa - Team Pa won
11:30 Game Elite vs Compuware - Elite won
1:00 Game Team Pa vs Elite - Team Pa won
1:00 Game Slaughter vs Compuware - Slaughter won
2:30 Game Team Pa vs Elite - Team Pa won
2:30 Game Slaughter vs Compuware - Slaughter won.
It was a Friendly organized by Mark form Compuware - my team was lucky enough to get an invite because another team bailed at the last minute. It was nice to get outside but again it was a Friendly, nothing more.
We have been fortunate enough to play some awesome teams in Ohio - the past 4-5 months like Thuner Elite, Lasers Orange, Ice Black (prob most improved team I have seen since the Fall) & a few other top 10 Ohio teams - including Ohio Storm 01 (one of my personal favorites - love their competitive attitudes).
It's safe to say Ohio is loaded and definitely ahead of Western Pa softball - at least at the 12U & younger level. On a general level, I think all the Ohio coaches do a much better job preparing their girls at an earlier age & it shows on the field. It will be interesting to see who finishes on top of your polls because those teams are awesome and our coaching staff constantly uses your girls/teams for our motivation. I don't mean any disrepect to any other Ohio teams but Thunder Elite & Lasers are phenomenal & it will take a great game to beat them when they both are rolling on all cylinders. Hope to see you all around the fields soon & best of luck.
David Morrison
Team Pennsylvania