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I'd have to once again go over the ASA Code but I'm pretty sure that once you participate in "championship play" at the A level (and remember, that is defined to include playing in a qualifier, whether or not your team wins), you cannot drop down to the B level for championship play.
I tend to agree with CGS's reply based on this applicable code:
Article 507 (H) (03) (page 67 pdf)
d. Girls? Class B Fast Pitch. Teams and players who participate in Class A tournaments, or higher, that lead to a National Championship Finals, shall not be eligible to participate in the Class B competition. Girls? Class B teams must be made up of players who participate in the same league.
EXCEPTION: A Girls? Class B Fast Pitch team that participates in a higher classification National Qualifier must comply with Article 507 (B) (02).
ASA Code is being very specific when it refers to National Qualifiers, so this exception does not apply to other qualifiers like the one in question.
Another section bars teams from playing in multiple classifications (e.g. age/class) within a division (e.g. Girls Fastpitch), even though they make an exception in another.
Article 501 (C) (page 49)
02. Team Participation. A team may register and participate in more than one division of play, but that team is limited to only one classification within a division of Championship play.
ASA delegates most of the administration of team classification to local associations and regions (see Article 507 A-E). You should contact your local association if you're really interested in playing in this tournament.