Only one area team managed to finish in the top three in their division during the annual Gasparilla Softball Tournament in Tampa Bay the weekend of Feb. 17-19. The Orlando Force finished second in the B-Division after falling to first-place team the Fort Lauderdale Noize.
The Atlanta Genesis finished third in the B-Division.
With more than 70 teams participating, organizers once again utilized three different softball complexes to facilitate all three divisions. B-division play was held at the Greco Softball Complex in Tampa while the C-Division bracket was played at Woodlawn Fields in St. Petersburg. D-Division games were held at the Ed Radice Sports Complex in New Tampa.
In C-Division Play, the Carolina Thunder took the first place trophy after beating second place finishers The Chicago Blues. Third place went to the Fort Lauderdale Blue Crush.
The Chattanooga Boogie took first place in the D-Division after defeating the Twin Cities' Lost Sox. The Oklahoma City Rough Riders finished third.
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