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The Battle Cruisers, made up of players from National Softball League teams Pioneers, Blue Steel and Legends, edged out the Manchester Lions by a score of 12-11 to win the top competition at the 2016 Edinburgh Festiball, played on the weekend of 27-28 August.
The tournament, with 32 teams in four separate competitions, was played in warm sunshine with only a bit of cloud on Saturday morning.
The opportunity was taken at the tournament to present the BSF Hall of Fame trophy to Jim and Karen Murray for long-term services to coaching, and awards were also presented to the teams that finished as winners and runner-up in this season’s inaugural NSL 2 competition: Dodgers and Blitz.
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Results
Festiball results were as follows:
COMP 1: PENTLANDS CUP
Cup Final: Battle Cruisers 12, Manchester Lions 11
Plate Final: A Team (Bristol) 24, Hairy Coos (Glasgow) 9
MVPs: Natalie Wooley (Battle Cruisers) and Adam Roberts (Lions)
COMP 2: BRAIDS CUP
Cup Final: Honey Badgers 11, Storks 9
Plate Final: Scorgs 17, Legends 9
MVPs: Jen Prior and Teppi Ito (Honey Badgers)
COMP 3: BLACKFORD CUP
Cup Final: MouseRats (London) 21, Chargers (London ) 14
Plate Final: Capitals (Edinburgh) 10, Little Fish (Manchester) 6
MVPs: Emma Ko and Joe Hippensteel (MouseRats)
COMP 4: CALTON CUP
Cup Final: Inglorious Batters (Edinburgh) 21, Bolts (Edinburgh) 14
Plate Final: Flycatchers (Bristol) 15, Game of Throws (London) 14
MVPs: Billy Anderson and Nicole Bancroft (Inglorious Batters)
Photos courtesy of lucophotography.co.uk