Not sure about 2007, but if 2008 is any indicator of berths and their availability for teams from Region 9 and the State of Ohio.
Registration Berths: Total of 4 Berths
Dayton Metro = 1 Berth
Cleveland Metro = 1 Berth
State of Ohio Assoc = 2 Berths
Region #9 Regional Qualifiers: For teams registered in Region 9 only!
2 Berths
Region #9 National Qualifier: For any ASA Team from any Region
1 Berth
Ashland Blaze won the 14u ASA Eastern Nationals Last August and within the requirements for returning players earned an automatic berth for either 16u or 14u. (FYI a great way to earn a berth if you believe you are a year away from being ready for "the Show"
This is a total without the Ashland Blaze of 7 berths for Region #9 / State of Ohio, any unfilled berths in the region could be filled by a team that played in a Cahmpionship Play event, it is possible in 2007 that berths were not filled and offered at the last event in Region #9 which was the State Tournament which as I understand has historically been a tournament for any team registered in Region #9. Which interestingly enough is the only Region with only 1 state encompassed, so effectively any event in Region#9 with the exception of Metro Tournaments in Cleveland and Dayton would be Region #9 events, this is unique in the whole of ASA, and creates the opportunity for 7 teams from Ohio to attend Nationals, and even more if Ohio teams qualify thru Metro Cincinnati and/or Region #10.
Confusing in it's simplicity isn't it!! LOL!