The 2014 Autumn Cotswold Tournament was blessed with fine weather on Sunday 5 October and a full complement of 12 teams from around the country that turned out at Archway School in Stroud. Two Bristol teams contested the Trophy final, won by Phoenix over Swarm.
Milton Keynes Diamonds won the Plate final over the Dragon Warriors from Cardiff, and the Spirit of the Game award went to Aries Softball from Bristol.
Tournament MVPs were Matt Burnett from Phoenix and Jodie Bull from the MK Diamonds.
Cotswold Tournament organiser Mike LeFevre has issued a special thanks to the Swindon Locos, who brought marking material and marked out batter's boxes on the morning of the tournament.
First round-robins
The 12 teams began the day playing a round-robin in three groups of four. Then the three first place teams, the three second place teams and the three third and fourth place teams played three-team round-robins to determine placings and which teams would reach the Trophy and Plate finals.
The results of the first round-robin were:
Group A
1. Birmingham Bobcats
2. Dragon Warriors (Cardiff)
3. Lucky Strikes (Bristol)
4. Base Invaders (Bristol)
Group B
1. Swarm (Bristol)
2. MK Diamonds
3. Friendly Fire (Bristol)
4. Swindon Locos
Group C
1. Phoenix (Bristol)
2. Nottingham Redbacks
3. Cotswold Chaos
4. Aries Softball (Bristol)
Second round-robins
The results of the second round-robins were:
First Place Teams
1. Phoenix
2. Swarm
3. Birmingham Bobcats
Second Place Teams
1. MK Diamonds
2. Dragon Warriors
3. Nottingham Redbacks
Third Place Teams
1. Friendly Fire
2. Lucky Strikes
3. Cotswold Chaos
Fourth Place Teams
1. Base Invaders
2. Swindon Locos
3. Aries Softball